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Kasuga Yoshi
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Tortoise Clan | Honor: 25 | Glory: 27| Status: 25 | Male | Diplomat | Groomed | Generous | Strife with Mantis
Equipment (standard): Traveling clothes, wakizashi, calligraphy set, knife, kiseru, abacus or gaijin compass, travelling pack, pouch of gaijin coins
(Battle): Tetsubo
"It's an absolute pleasure to see you again. Here, please take this gift. I insist"
Theme Song: Smooth Criminal (Shamisen Style!)
Equipment (standard): Traveling clothes, wakizashi, calligraphy set, knife, kiseru, abacus or gaijin compass, travelling pack, pouch of gaijin coins
(Battle): Tetsubo
"It's an absolute pleasure to see you again. Here, please take this gift. I insist"
Theme Song: Smooth Criminal (Shamisen Style!)
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Shiba Raizo
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Re: Ask the GM
You gonna survive duel day?
Phoenix Clan * Bushi * Soldier* Blunt * Cynical * Seasoned * Strong
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
Re: Ask the GM
Non-Human * Gamemaster * Headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy * Mastermind
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Kaikoga Koi
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Moth Clan ★ Glory 44 ★ Honour 49 ★ Status 28 ★ Courtship Points 23 ★ Scent of Lilacs, Citrus oils and Almond ★
Update: Day 13. Koi is wearing a kimono in much higher quality, lilac in hues with green lunar moths and silver lanterns. She is wearing a jade green choker. She is wearing a katana that largely is peace tied, and at night has a very fine lantern. She is being followed at all times by a Shika Guard at a distances. She wears a fine wooden carved bracelet with the Moth Clan symbol on it.
Dangerous Allure ★ Wood working tools ★ Unsavoury Past ★ Shaking Hands ★ Anxiety Attacks ★ A Purple Choker with a wooden sphere of a Moth ★
Female ★ Actress ★ Vitiligo on the left eye ★ I'd never really found a place in the outside world, but had stayed away too long to fit in at home. ★ Wait so Long ★ Profile ★
Update: Day 13. Koi is wearing a kimono in much higher quality, lilac in hues with green lunar moths and silver lanterns. She is wearing a jade green choker. She is wearing a katana that largely is peace tied, and at night has a very fine lantern. She is being followed at all times by a Shika Guard at a distances. She wears a fine wooden carved bracelet with the Moth Clan symbol on it.
Dangerous Allure ★ Wood working tools ★ Unsavoury Past ★ Shaking Hands ★ Anxiety Attacks ★ A Purple Choker with a wooden sphere of a Moth ★
Female ★ Actress ★ Vitiligo on the left eye ★ I'd never really found a place in the outside world, but had stayed away too long to fit in at home. ★ Wait so Long ★ Profile ★
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Asahina Bo
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Re: Ask the GM
For consideration for future games:
When researching deadliness it came up that Kiho, unless otherwise noted, have a deadliness of 8 which, frankly, is mind-boggling. It surpasses any weapon, falling vast distances, having a person dropped on you, etc. and only the most powerful (or lucky) shugenja will come close with spell deadliness.
Given that there are rank 1 attack kiho without specified deadliness (that would replace the 8) that makes kiho-wielders a lot more dangerous, even with a starting character, than others. (Also if a kiho-wielder ended up in a duel and cheated to just kiho-punch their opponent for the Finishing Blow they would be dealing Instant Death severity critical but hopefully monks will be avoiding duel or being honorable...)
Some potential fixes, if you think it should be fixed:
Have unarmed attack kiho use unarmed attack deadliness not kiho deadliness. It still means some of the more mystical damage dealing ones can be super deadly but those are less common and usually higher ranks. (This might even be the rules' intent but I couldn't find it spelled out anywhere)
Have kiho use the ritual/maho deadliness rules (Deadliness = ring used for check + bonus successes)
When researching deadliness it came up that Kiho, unless otherwise noted, have a deadliness of 8 which, frankly, is mind-boggling. It surpasses any weapon, falling vast distances, having a person dropped on you, etc. and only the most powerful (or lucky) shugenja will come close with spell deadliness.
Given that there are rank 1 attack kiho without specified deadliness (that would replace the 8) that makes kiho-wielders a lot more dangerous, even with a starting character, than others. (Also if a kiho-wielder ended up in a duel and cheated to just kiho-punch their opponent for the Finishing Blow they would be dealing Instant Death severity critical but hopefully monks will be avoiding duel or being honorable...)
Some potential fixes, if you think it should be fixed:
Have unarmed attack kiho use unarmed attack deadliness not kiho deadliness. It still means some of the more mystical damage dealing ones can be super deadly but those are less common and usually higher ranks. (This might even be the rules' intent but I couldn't find it spelled out anywhere)
Have kiho use the ritual/maho deadliness rules (Deadliness = ring used for check + bonus successes)
Crane Clan Bushi • Guardian Gourmand • Gentle Giant • Overly Honest • Unintentionally Uncouth
Glory: 39 • Honor: 67 • Status: 35 • Courtship: 34
Always carried: Daisho, ceremonial clothes, rare spices, a peony pendant
Expecting trouble: As above plus lacquered armor, yari
Glory: 39 • Honor: 67 • Status: 35 • Courtship: 34
Always carried: Daisho, ceremonial clothes, rare spices, a peony pendant
Expecting trouble: As above plus lacquered armor, yari
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Suzume Senseki
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A question regarding how you'll treat and score duels:
Per the rules, a duel ends at the end of the "round" where one of the contestants has reached their goal. For a duel to first strike, that's inflicting a critical.
However, if the one to inflict the critical goes first in the round, the other character gets a chance to strike as well. If they also inflict a critical (and thus actually hit their opponent as well), do both count as having "reached their goal" (i.e. +6 points)... as in a 'kharmic strike', say?
If so, for scoring purposes, I'm assuming the one who actually scored the critical first counts as having "struck first" (i.e. +3 points)?
Thanks!
Per the rules, a duel ends at the end of the "round" where one of the contestants has reached their goal. For a duel to first strike, that's inflicting a critical.
However, if the one to inflict the critical goes first in the round, the other character gets a chance to strike as well. If they also inflict a critical (and thus actually hit their opponent as well), do both count as having "reached their goal" (i.e. +6 points)... as in a 'kharmic strike', say?
If so, for scoring purposes, I'm assuming the one who actually scored the critical first counts as having "struck first" (i.e. +3 points)?
Thanks!
Sparrow Clan * Woodsman * Herbalist * Wicker hat * Disheveled hair * Clothes never fully clean
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
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Shiba Raizo
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And how about duels where no critical is ever actually struck?
Phoenix Clan * Bushi * Soldier* Blunt * Cynical * Seasoned * Strong
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
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Kitsu Moshumaru
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Re: Ask the GM
Is there an in-game roll we can make to find out if we're on an NPC's list?
Lion Clan - HGS: 51/41/35 - Kitsu Red Hair, Missing fingers
"Mark my words, your descendants will remember you."
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Gift giving ritual: Feel free to skip due to timezones
Ideal Lewdness level: Ftb, raunchy/lewd is fine
PM if thread desired
"Mark my words, your descendants will remember you."
Profile
Gift giving ritual: Feel free to skip due to timezones
Ideal Lewdness level: Ftb, raunchy/lewd is fine
PM if thread desired
Re: Ask the GM
You're correct.Suzume Senseki wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:13 amA question regarding how you'll treat and score duels:
Per the rules, a duel ends at the end of the "round" where one of the contestants has reached their goal. For a duel to first strike, that's inflicting a critical.
However, if the one to inflict the critical goes first in the round, the other character gets a chance to strike as well. If they also inflict a critical (and thus actually hit their opponent as well), do both count as having "reached their goal" (i.e. +6 points)... as in a 'kharmic strike', say?
If so, for scoring purposes, I'm assuming the one who actually scored the critical first counts as having "struck first" (i.e. +3 points)?
Thanks!
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Asahina Soyokaze
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Crane Clan | Artisan | Courtier | Weaponsmith | Meek | Paragon of Compassion
Honor: 67 | Glory: 41 | Status: 38
Courtship points: 12
Description
Carries: Clothing, Wakazashi, Fan, Whitwe Gloves. D10+:Netsuke of Ebisu D13+:Delicately carved wooden bracelet with a small Crane token.
Often followed by an attendant.
Honor: 67 | Glory: 41 | Status: 38
Courtship points: 12
Description
Carries: Clothing, Wakazashi, Fan, Whitwe Gloves. D10+:Netsuke of Ebisu D13+:Delicately carved wooden bracelet with a small Crane token.
Often followed by an attendant.