Rainy Days are here again - Another L5R 4e Campaign?

[PupSage]

Rain Yupa

And with you officially having Jiujutsu 3, that's 3 more points in skills (so 2 in Lore: Theology, 3 in Jiujutsu, 5 total). 39/40, so you have 1 point remaining 3nodding

theology 2 came with my monk package, as did jiujitsu 1 and 2  

[Rain Yupa]

PupSage

Rain Yupa

And with you officially having Jiujutsu 3, that's 3 more points in skills (so 2 in Lore: Theology, 3 in Jiujutsu, 5 total). 39/40, so you have 1 point remaining 3nodding

theology 2 came with my monk package, as did jiujitsu 1 and 2

Temple of Osano-Wo Monk, p233 of the 4e book? I never denied Jiujutsu 2, but Lore: Theology is only 1 rank.  

[Rain Yupa]

Plainsfox

Hrrm.... If it's what you think is right.

This is supposed to be a group collaborative work. You have input as well.

My original notion for Willpower was to key off of the Dragonyness of it; I didn't want another Awareness boost, I didn't want to use Perception and make them identical to Kitsuki, and at the time, I thought Willpower was more suited for the kind of not-courtier Himura would have been. But I could have been wrong.

I want everyone's vote/opinions, not everyone's reaction to my own.  

[Paidi tou Selini]

Quote:

[1:30:00 AM] Selini: Yeah, kebobing a fish sounds pretty easy.
[1:31:06 AM] Rain: Not if you're the fish!
[1:31:36 AM] Selini: I'm sure the fish doesn't have any difficulty with it either. Unless you're kebobing it while it's still alive.
[1:31:46 AM] Selini: In which case you've probably failed your TN. >_>;;
[1:32:03 AM] Rain: Aren't you the only one with ranks in fishing and cooking?
[1:32:14 AM] Selini: Yup.
[1:32:40 AM] Rain: Then I think it's best you not try to find out how your clanmates would do in this regard.
[1:32:50 AM] Selini: XD
[1:34:01 AM] Rain: I'm seeing Raga's fish with like, a dozen sticks through it. Plains attempting to skewer his fish with a rock. And PupSage just punching her fish against the ground into paste.

 

[Plainsfox]

Yes it is more thematic for the Kraken school to encourage intelligence. Put me down as a yes vote for intelligence.

*Goes off into his lab and attempts to develop rocks that can skewer fish*  

[Plainsfox]

*Thinks more*
Maybe flipping the attributes would fit better? Family benefit being Willpower and School benefit being Awareness?
Gar. Lots of options.  

[Raganui Minamoto]

Hmm... I like WP and Int. Depends on how you want to run it. Int for their artisan/merchant stuff, or WP for 'we're studied duelists who keep our calm'.  

[Paidi tou Selini]

Eeehn... I'd say this is between WP and Int, 'cause we should not be giving up Awareness. ESPECIALLY with no courtier and loads upon loads of disadvantages.  

[Plainsfox]

Well, asides from the fishmongery, I tend to view it as a courtly school. *thinks about it harder* Yeah. Intelligence may serve us better than Willpower.
We can look at it this way. Our founder chose great intelligence when choosing her favor. Neither she nor her father demonstrated any great willpower. ><  

[Paidi tou Selini]

Ambitious and overconfident? Yeah, we're not the most willpower-y.  

[Raganui Minamoto]

Right, good arguments. Going to vote Int.  

[Rain Yupa]

Himura Family: +1 Intelligence

HIMURA BUSHI SCHOOL v0.3

• Benefit: +1 Awareness
  
• Skills: Etiquette, Iaijutsu, Investigation, Kenjutsu (Katana), Any one Artisan Skill, Any one Merchant Skill, Any one High or Bugei Skill.
  
• Honor: 5.5
  
• Outfit: Light Armor, Sturdy Clothing, Daisho, any 1 weapon, Traveling Pack, 3 koku.

TECHNIQUES
RANK ONE: THE KRAKEN SLUMBERS
A Himura is quick to action, but not necessarily quick to aggression. You add your Honor to all initiative rolls. When taking the Defense or Full Defense Stances, they may add their Void Ring their Armor TN, in addition to any other modifications.

RANK TWO: THE KRAKEN STIRS
Owing to their Kitsuki heritage, a Himura is a good judge of character. Add your Investigation skill rank to all Awareness/Iaijutsu (Assessment) rolls. In addition, add the difference of your Honor Rank and your target's Honor Rank to each damage die, if yours is higher.

RANK THREE: THE KRAKEN WAKES
The namesake of the clan, Himura, was known for his skill with a blade being as deft as with a brush, and this is encouraged to all his descendents. Add your Artisan skill rank to all Void/Iaijutsu (Focus) rolls. This calm and patience has been focused in other ways, as well; The turn after moving from the Defense or Full Defense Stances into the Attack Stance, you add +1k1 plus your Void Ring to any one roll made that turn, as if you had moved from the Center Stance. You do not get the Center Stance's initiative bonus, however.

RANK FOUR: THE KRAKEN IS RELEASED
The Himura strike only when necessary, but do so with unwavering confidence. You may make attacks as a Simple Action instead of a Complex Action while using weapons with the Samurai keyword.

RANK FIVE: THE KRAKEN HUNTS
When confronting a Himura, an opponent can become overwhelmed, even in the face of serenity. While in an iaijutsu duel, add your Etiquette skill rank to your Reflexes/Iaijutsu to strike your opponent. In normal combat, if your attack roll exceeds an opponent's Armor TN by 5 or more, you may spend a Void Point to gain a number of Free Raises equal to the number of intervals of 5 in which you exceeded the TN, which may immediately be used for Maneuvers as if you had called Raises normally before your attack was rolled.


Updated school, with Intelligence in place of Willpower.  

[Raganui Minamoto]

updated Gendo. He's now got more Int (helpful for some things) but has lower Agility, so he's actually less useful in a fight. His merchanting ability is improved though.  

[Rain Yupa]

Raganui Minamoto

updated Gendo. He's now got more Int (helpful for some things) but has lower Agility, so he's actually less useful in a fight. His merchanting ability is improved though.

Rocking the Earth like a champ. Congratulations, you get to survive Season 1!  

[Plainsfox]

Updated Naohiko. Now he goes down to a stiff breeze!