The Day of Thunder

Ki-Rin Schools School: Chai Magistrate School [Bushi] Benefit: +1 Perception Skills: Athletics, Horsemanship, Hunting, Investigation, Jiujutsu, any one Bugei Skill, any one non-Bugei Skill. Honor: 3.5 Outfit: Ashigaru Armor, Sturdy Clothing, Daisho, any one weapon, Traveling Pack, 5 koku. Rank 1: N...

Dragon Schools Saru Artisan Founded by the woman who became Togashi’s wife, the Saru Artisans follow her path of enlightenment that embraces the beauty of life and in the world - it is the expressions and emotions of humans that can push them to their greatest heights. The philosophy is that art is...

Crab Schools Anjing Bushi School [Bushi] Benefit: +1 Agility Honor: 3.5 Skills: Athletics, Defense, Hunting, Kenjutsu, Heavy Weapons, Stealth, any one skill Outfit: Light or Heavy Armor, Sturdy Clothing, Any two weapons, Heavy Weapon, Traveling Pack, 3 koku Rank One: If Crouching, Low. If Standing,...

Bat Schools Ryoshun Mystic School [Shugenja] (Modified Void Mystic) Benefit: +1 Willpower Honor: 3.5 Skills: Defense, Divination, Hunting, Lore: Elements (Void), Meditation, Stealth, any one non High Skill Outfit: Robes, Wakizashi, any 1 weapon, Travelling Pack, 3 Koku Requirements: All students of...

Imperial Schools Chiyo Shugenja School Benefit: +1 Willpower Honor: 4.5 Skills: Defense, Hunting, Lore: Spirit Realms, Lore: Theology, Meditation, Spellcraft (Importune), Any one Craft Skill. Outfit: Robes, Wakizashi, Yumi or Knife, Scroll Satchel, Traveling Pack, 5 koku Affinity/Deficiency: Earth ...

Here is the list of available schools from the books. Additional player-made schools are listed below by Clan in alphabetical order. Imperial/Shiba Jiyo Bushi School (Shiba Bushi) Imperial Loremaster (Asako Loremaster) Isawa Shugenja Bat/Ryoshun Agasha Shugenja School Ryoshun Smith School (Tsi Smith...

Characters may use the Courtier skill to spread gossip. To do so, they must succeed at a Courtier (Gossip)/Awareness check against a TN equal to 15 plus the target's Glory x5, minus their Infamy x5. If the rumors involves multiple characters, calculate the TNs for every character involved and then u...

We'll be using >Sakkaku< to roll dice for this game. Rolls made on other dice rolling programs will not be considered valid rolls. Here is a brief walkthrough of how Sakkaku works. First, you need to sign up for an account to be able to save and retrieve your dice rolls. Rolls not saved will not be ...

Skills Iaijutsu Add the "Strike" emphasis, which applies to the Iaijutsu/Reflexes roll made during the Strike phase of an Iaijutsu duel. Medicine The Antidote emphasis is required to treat poisons; it is not required to identify poisons. The Disease emphasis is required to treat diseases. The Herba...

Champions and Daimyo Celestial Heavens Sun: Amaterasu Moon: Onnotangu Imperial Families and Positions Emperor: Shiba Imperial Consort: Yuzuru Emerald Champion: Jiyo Voice of the Emperor: Isawa Akiko Imperial Chancellor: Isawa Ariminhime Shogun: Isawa Takeshi Imperial Treasurer: Isawa Ouno - Chiyo d...

A list of characters led by Shinsei to a mysterious festival in the northern foothills. Imperial Families x. Jiyo Sora Bat Clan x. Ryoshun Huan x. Ryoshun Nao x. Ryoshun Yukara Crab Clan x. Anjing x. Yoshitsune Ayako x. Kaiu Tai x. Kaiu Takuma x. Hiruma Naraku Crane Clan x. Nanzi Ai x. Doji Hikaru D...

This early in the Empire, Clan relations are mostly relatively straightforward and based largely on the personal relationships between the siblings and their spouses, the tournament, and the very earliest of enmities and alliances. Relations are on five levels - Allied, Warm, Neutral, Cool, and Enem...

Geography The Empire of Rokugan, still known by some clinging to tribal traditions as the Protected Lands, is the new name for the large swath of land bordered by the Northern Ranges, the Shinomen forest in the west, the Twilight Mountains to the south and the Eastern Sea. Most of the realms beyond...

Year 25 Influential members of the clans gather for the wedding of Nanzi Ananzihime and Hadananzi in what will be remembered as the first winter court of the Emperor. The event is marked by a series of dire revelations of corruption within the empire and threats of an impending battle with the forc...

Year 10 Ch’chit T’kirri gains enormous prestige with the Nezumi for saving their civilization, changing his name to Ti'ake Chuk'tchick to reflect his new appearance and his deeds. Wu leaves the Empire a few weeks after returning from the expedition along with a few of his followers, leaving Mirumot...

Year 1 The tribes of the protected lands witness a mysterious celestial event – nine lights descend from the Heavens. Seven streak downward only to slow and land gently at the home of the Seppun Tribe. An eight light takes longer, but follows the same pattern. Their light fades mostly, and they rev...

Part 1: The Oral History of the Seppun Tribe The Seppun speaks of the history of this world. Our ancestors have seen visions of the far past, and speak of the blackness that existed before the world, and of the Sun and Moon who gave names to the Ten Thousand Things of the world. The Sun chased the ...

Monk Orders Order of Heroes The Order of Heroes is originally founded by Nozomi (formerly known as Phi), alongside Shinsei. It derived from their reflections on the infinite possibility of human potential and the potential of the mortal soul, which they saw as they traveled alongside Ch’jak’matt an...

Stag Clan Families Hantei Family: +1 Perception Hantei was the favored child of Heaven, and while this didn't lead him to victory in the Tournament of the Kami - his brother's motivation to look after the Tribes won out - he, his descendants, and his followers still carry a certain something about ...

Spider Clan Families Hisomu Family: +1 Willpower The followers of the founder of the Spider Clan are a fairly eclectic bunch, ranging from stealth specialists, to seers, to talkative and charismatic people who could talk their way into and out of anything. What unites them is twofold: A deep streng...