Heavenfall

Burning down a body is so difficult it's more likely to trigger the creation of the wheelbarrow than anything else. Joke aside, the trip is unlikely to change the burial rites of Rokugan. We only encountered a few zombies, and, as of now, it's easy to dismiss them as monsters that can only exist wit...

Questions that come to my mind after reading it (future plot hooks?): General: With so many twins, and the emperor himself being a twin, did some specific customs emerged regarding twins? So, Hisomu is the only one feeling like the expedition may have brought back more than the eye can see from the ...

I can't wait for the Nezumi/Naga war with the Empire as a buffer zone at best :P The Stag's role in this continuity might be to ensure that neither the Nezumi Empire or the Naga become a menace to the Human Empire. One possible way to achieve that is to pit them against each other (not exactly hard...

The Wall wasn't built before 700 years after the fall. Before that, the defensive line was full of holes. I guess right now, the frontier is a but a few fortifications in critical choke points. I wonder if Great Mountain City is now a Crab enclave in the south, of if it has been conceded to the Stag...

Did the community coin a term for that weird limbo time when the main game is over but there are still some post-game elements and epilogues pending, so you still check the forum several times a day just in case?

So it begins. I'm quite curious how the results will be handled as none of the victors had a true landslide. I'm also expecting a lot from all those goals which have been teased but not revealed yet (like Wu's one for example). My Dark Fate Shosuro Actor School might or might not have been f(o)unde...

I welcome feedback on the Saru Artisan School if there is any. The Path I think I want to revisit a bit, but open to ideas and suggestions. School seems fine to me. The path is a bit weird though, not by what it does but because it blocks you from the crucial "your Raises are not limited" ability. ...

No idea where to post that, so here as good as anywhere I guess. I've finally read a bit more thoroughly the list of available families/schools, and noticed a few things/have a few questions: Jiyo Selfless Guard When in a skirmish with a friendly Imperial or Shugenja personage, you gain +1k0 on all ...

Time to pound Clan: Crab Deck Type: Conflict Card Type: Event Traits: Technique. Cost: 0 Influence: 3 Action : During a conflict, choose a participating character you control - until the end of the conflict, that character gets +X [Mil], where X is that character's base [Pol] skill. (Max 1 per conf...

We can have both, with "simple" blood magic for emergency situation (a.k.a normal play mechanics), and complex bloodless magic for planned, ritualized ceremonies like blessing a marriage (a.k.a fluff and events).

I would be interested by Hanzou, Chisei and Kyosei in character takes about what elemental magic is and how it is supposed to work. From my understanding (didn't interact a lot with any of you, sorry), Kyosei is patient and materialistic (has spent years working again and again the same piece of jad...

"As far as creating goes I have a philosophy." Ayumu took a sip for dramatic effect. "It's never about what others can do, but only about what you can bring to the table. Some can know more vocabulary, own a more beautiful writing or voice, have had more past enlightening experiences to mix with the...

Unless they explicitly asked to remain anonymous, would be cool to list all those who contributed to this goal and how their influence was instrumental in making both of these goals. Because more fluff is good. I'm always worried about "you may used A instead of B" techniques from a balance perspect...

I'm all in for fluff and a more religious approach to magic, but I agree this sounds quite complex, and not exactly usable under normal circumstances. Dunno if that helps, but as far as sacrificial magic goes and if I remember correctly (my memories might be mixed with other influences), in old L5R ...

Ayumu waved at the pile of still blank sheets. "Writing may not be your forte, but you're a star at narrating. All three of you are. I would be honored if you were to tell me, or sing to me, or to another scribe, your versions of the tale we just lived, so it can be recorded for the future generatio...

Damn. None of the many participants of these lessons has a single point left?

"I cannot see the future, so I cannot answer that. Guess it'll happen when it'll happen if it's bound to happen. Some in my family might bother me about that, but I intend to ignore them until the right person and the right moment."

"I think you're right. One day we'll beat the dust too, hopefully of old age, and I would love for those I've left behind not to remember me with tears, but with smiles." He smiled and turned to Miuna: "Is that the point I'm supposed to tease you about your upcoming wedding to lighten the mood?" His...

Juicy conflict indeed.

"So, the Emperor said maybe we should cooperate with the Nezumi..."
"Come on, they are vulnerable right now, no way we won't use that opportunity. If Shiba's boys aren't happy, they can come and try to stop us."

This is going to be quite the diplomatic conundrum.

Thanks. Except for Nanzi, all important people were quite humble, still doing menial tasks and getting their hands dirty (Saruko crafting, Kinsen cooking and making tea, Jin cleaning blood and wounds...). Even the Kami were approachable in their own ways, especially Shinjo (and Shiba as was establis...