[Setting conversion] Rokugan

[Mister Andersen]

Have you considered the sub-clans as splinter feats rather than talents in their own right?

[glimmerrat]

Have you considered the sub-clans as splinter feats rather than talents in their own right?

Yeah I had, but this ain't my thing and I don't wanna step on aegis's toes so really it's up to him.

I actually considered that it might be a thought to have each of the major schools as a feat, such as Moshi Shugenja, Daidoji Harrier, etc.

[Morgenstern]

There is an evil little part of me that thinks I could boil most L5R roll-and-keep schools into 3 feat chains...

I'm gonna stick to the card of the day for the moment though .

Aegis, did you see the stuff about clan distinctions in the 'Beginning a New Tale' thread? Glimmerrat's work there can be ported in pretty much as written .

[glimmerrat]

There is an evil little part of me that thinks I could boil most L5R roll-and-keep schools into 3 feat chains...

Yeah, this.

[aegis]

There is an evil little part of me that thinks I could boil most L5R roll-and-keep schools into 3 feat chains...

Oooh, yes. If you put pure numerical bonuses aside, there is not much interesting mechanics to extract. Three feat chains, yes, that should do it. But how, I leave that to you ...

Aegis, did you see the stuff about clan distinctions in the 'Beginning a New Tale' thread? Glimmerrat's work there can be ported in pretty much as written .

I did. I was just overwhelmed by an insane amount of work lately, but I'll try to add this and complete what I've said I'd do asap. Maybe tomorrow, maybe by the end of the week.

[glimmerrat]

I assume the Mantis guff was ok?

[Morgenstern]

L5R Card of the Day IV
Ok, this was goofy-good fun to make workable . Turns out quite a few of the CCG's "event" cards sound like promising candidates for inspiring Chance feats.

CHANCE FEAT
Glimpse of the Unicorn
To catch a glimpse of the Unicorn is said to grant the greatest of luck. So far you’re a believer.
Benefit: At the beginning of each scene you may roll a d6 with the following results:
1 – You gain a +1 luck bonus to all skill checks until the end of the current scene.
2 – You gain a +2 luck bonus to all saves until the end of the current scene.
3 – You begin each combat this scene with at least 3 Edge.
4 – Your maximum wounds increases by 4 until the end of the scene and you gain 4 wound points.
5 – You gain a +5 luck bonus to the first action die you roll this scene.
6 – Nothing. If you have the Unicorn alignment and this is the first time you have rolled a ‘6’ on this table this scene, you may roll a second time.

[Morgenstern]

I assume the Mantis guff was ok?

Some thoughts~
Mantis. Should probably have the +2 Prudence benefit. They are the most cash concious bunch in the setting. Might lower the attribute bump and shed the free origin skill to pay for it.
Mantis. I like the Sailor benefit, but probably should rename it 'sea-worthy so as to not lock down the word sailor (which is a pretty strong choice for a Specialty name). May consider formating these benefits as a feat and then giving them the feat.
Moshi. Its a bit of a cantilever, but you might give them a step on the Path of the Sun - they have very strong ties to Amaterasu and it'll give them a head start in that direction. WIll just hve to make sure that the first step of the path is something other that spell casting so it makes sense for non-shugenja members of the house/clan.
Tsuruchi. Love it (and I'm a Wasp snob  ).
Yoritomo. Might change the penalty to Wisdom. Big Green did some nutty stuff, but he certainly attracted a loyal following. And some of the other major mantises had epic decents into taint - I think getting a -1 to Will saves (from reduced Wis) will feed that behavior nicely.
Yoritomo. I think improved stability would represent the benefits of their 'sea legs' better than sure footed.

[Mister Andersen]

Mantis. I like the Sailor benefit, but probably should rename it 'sea-worthy so as to not lock down the word sailor (which is a pretty strong choice for a Specialty name). May consider formating these benefits as a feat and then giving them the feat.

That benefit is essentially Pathfinder Basics (aquatic)

[Morgenstern]

So it is. Nice. And formating it as a bous feat gives them one more terrain feat which will help if they're trying to get an orrochi for a pet .

[glimmerrat]

All corrections added. The only one I didn't implement was lowered the Mantis attribute bump - you may notice a recurrent theme in the generic clan talents, and I really wanted to stick with that theme. Everything else was added.

[aegis]

Well, Hitomi have 8 points total, I suggest skipping Unbreakable. Hoshi and Togashi are fine, but I miss the Limited Proficiency for Hoshi, that was cool. The rest is fine as far as I can tell.

What about the Path of Crystal? Is the last one devised by Mister A. closer to what it is supposed to represent, or should we look at something closer to the Path of Light actually?

Also, I added Morg's feats to the document. I'll update it as soon as the Mantis are validated (and added).

Do I understand Inner Fire: If you are baffled III and use this feat, you become baffled II, right?

[Morgenstern]

It should wipe all levels of baffled. I adjusted the text in post to make that clearer.

[Morgenstern]

...you may notice a recurrent theme in the generic clan talents, and I really wanted to stick with that theme.

I appreciate the symetry .

[glimmerrat]

Hitomi corrected.