[Setting conversion] Rokugan

[Morgenstern]

You're a bit on fire today, aren't you? 

Once you've got the framework in place, some adaptations are obvious . You can probably pull all of the old dueling feats out of the document - I'll rework them to fall in line with the new structure.
 
Putting the alignment requirement on the 'Mastery' feats made so much sense - it keeps the mechanics attached to the 'Basics' feats in the general pool and allows for the many examples in the source material of heroes who have mixed some aspects of another clan's teachings into their legend.

I think I've just about got a skeletal mass combat system functional. Putting meat on it may take a LOT of pouring over the card notebooks though. Its kinda like the dueling rules, but on multiple fronts - its more of a team effort and should involve a whole player group pretty effectively.

[Mister Andersen]

Since ties on the roll don't count as a success, how can people win simultaneously?

[Morgenstern]

Two characters with One Strike Basics can do it with exceptionally awkward timing. There are also a few other CCG card effects that can generate strange ties, so I wanted the general rule in place in case any other combinations became possible.

[Mister Andersen]

That's a pity, because I  rather like those instances, like in Predators, where both combatants make the killing blow at the same time.

[Morgenstern]

If you don't kill them with your hit, you're about to get a massive retaliation. I suppose it could be handled simultaneously ...

Adjusted in post and added "complex check" to the list of tricks that apply to duels.

The card "Kharmic Strike" lets you automatically tie in a duel - killing both participants ussually. I think the Dark sword of Bitter Lies (official home of the suicidal Scorpion nut-jubs) school just found the trick for their Basics feat .

[glimmerrat]

I like it.

I'll have to get around to adding the Phoenix origins asap.

After that it's just Scorpion, Unicorn, Imperial Families and Minor Clans to go.

[aegis]

http://www.le-scriptorium.com/uploads/file/Aides_de_jeu/Mastercraft/l5r_conversion_guide.pdf

Feats and Dueling rules added.

I guess the Kakita and Mirumoto Style feats are kind of obsolete as well, huh? Unless you have some idea to retain their effects within the two new feat chain you're devising.

Can't wait to see the Phoenix!

[glimmerrat]

A few points about the document:

The Kakita have had calling and iconic classes added - I really don't think they need them.

You still need to remove the old attribute modifiers for the clans I have finished.

Some of the clans haven't had an honor score added.

Otherwise very nice - how did you convert it into a PDF, and how did you make it look so... pretty? 

[aegis]

I have Adobe Indesign at work. I shouldn't use it for personal projects but hey, that was purchased with my taxes!

I'll investigate the points raised. But about the Kakita, why not Calling and Iconic classes? They're supposed to be mostly excellent swordsmen and artisans if I recall.

Edit: Alright.

[Morgenstern]

While the Kakita are good at those things he's modeling the essence of Kakita: to strive for excellence in ANY activity - callings and iconic classes detracts from that by channeling them into limited avenues of progression.

Base Honor for Clans and Families

CRAB 1 - Hida 1, Hiruma 2, Kaiu 1, Kuni 2, Toritaka 2, Yasuki 1
CRANE 2 - Asahina 3, Daidoji 2, Doji 3, Kakita 2, Yasuki 2
DRAGON 2 - Agasha 2, Hitomi 1, Hoshi 2, Kitsuki 3, Mirumoto 2, Tamori 2, Togashi 2
LION 2 - Akodo 2, Ikoma 2, Kitsu 3, Matsu 3
MANTIS 1 - Kitsune 2, Moshi 1, Tsuruchi 1, Yoritomo 1
PHOENIX 2 - Agasha 2, Asako 2, Isawa 3, Shiba 2
SCORPION 1 - Bayushi 1, Shosuro 1, Soshi 1, Yogo 1
UNICORN 2 - Horiuchi 2, Iuchi 2, Moto 2, Shinjo 2, Utaku 3

(best fit looking at every personality card printed for those families prior to the newest edition. Preference given to non-unique card trends over unique card trends, aka the masses rather than the heroes)

I suggest adding a short summary like this as a chart near the honor section along witht he individual entries with each clan and family. A combined chart will help people searching for a family with a particular honor they want to play and may be useful to GMs deciding on the honor/behavior of a newly encountered NPC.

[glimmerrat]

While the Kakita are good at those things he's modeling the essence of Kakita: to strive for excellence in ANY activity

Yeah, this. That's what I was trying to model. The Kakita are of the opinion that if you're going to do anything, you may as well be the very best there is at what you do.

[snake]

Hi. Just passing and don't know much about L5r but was wondering about the Monsters in the setting.

Does it have Oriental beasties like Tengu (Japanese demons) and Chiang-shih (Chinese vampies) ??

[Mister Andersen]

I vaguely recall the notion that inquisitors from the Royal Court were somewhat important to the setting, so someone muight want to tinker with this

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     Inquisitor [Master Class]
     As long as sentience has existed intelligent entities have sought answers, a search that only intensifies once they achieve sapience. Many have managed to refine this search to a keen science that peels back the layers of the world’s mysteries. Some have elevated it to an art. You, however, have learnt to embody it.
Party Role: Specialist. Inquisitors are masters of divining truth from fantasy.

     Class Features
     Requirements: Sense Motive 10+ ranks, Black Cat, Breaking Points.
     Favoured Attributes: Wisdom, Intelligence, Charisma
     Class Skills: Analysis, Bureaucracy, Impress, Intimidate, Investigation, Manipulate, Notice, Resolve, Search, Security, Sneak, Streetwise.
     Skill Points: 8 + Int modifier
     Vitality: 1d8 + Con modifier per level

     Class Abilities
     Continuity: Choose 3 class skills from other classes you have levels in to become Inquisitor class skills.
     Flawless Choice: Solving a mystery can sometimes call for dedicated commitment to a particular skill set. At 1st level, select any 2 class skills. Any time you fail a check with these two skills and don’t suffer an error, you still succeed as long as the check DC (or your opponent’s check result) is equal to or less than your class level + 20. If several grades of success are possible, you achieve only the lowest possible positive result. If you gain another Flawless ability from other classes that includes one of your chosen skills, your relevant class levels are added together before you add 20 to determine the DC against which you automatically succeed.
     At 4th level, you may select a 3rd class skill to be covered by this ability.
     Spill It: Maybe it’s because you’re unassuming or perhaps you trigger the memory of some childhood tyrant. At 1st level, once per session, you may spend an action die to cause everyone within CQB distance of you to find themselves incapable of committing any deliberate or intentional falsehood. Each potentially affected creature within the area of effect is allowed a single Will save against a DC equal to your Sense Motive bonus. Failure results in them answering without artifice. Success provides enough self awareness to choose to avoid answering questions to which they would normally respond with a lie, or to be evasive as long as they remain within the boundaries of the truth. Creatures who leave the area are free to speak as they choose, but must make another Will save if they again enter your CQB range. The effect is invoked as a free action and lasts until the end of the scene.
     If You Recall: At 2nd level, you gain the Photographic Memory feat.
     Discern Lies: You’re a human lie detector. At 3rd level, as a free action you may spend and roll an action die. For a number of minutes equal to the result you may concentrate on a single individual within CQB range — including their representation via surveillance device. During this time, you are able to discern if the subject is deliberately and knowingly committing a falsehood. This ability does not reveal the truth, uncover unintentional inaccuracies, or necessarily reveal evasions.
     It’s Elementary: At 4th level, you gain an iteration of the Sleuth class ability of this name.
     Harsh Light of Truth: Though you may not know the evil that lurks in the hearts of men, not much else is capable of escaping your gaze. At 5th level, a number of time per session equal to your Wisdom modifier you may spend and roll an action die. For a number of rounds equal to the result you see all things in the same location as you within your 1st visual range increment as they actually are, seeing through natural and artificial darkness, noticing the presence of secret doors hidden by magic or super-science, divining the exact location of creatures or objects under blur or displacement effects, seeing invisible creatures or objects normally, seeing through illusions, and discerning the presence of any polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things but not its original form. However, this ability in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent, nor does it negate the effects of concealment of any kind. Any disguised or hidden character must re-roll their check when this ability is used, the error range of the check being increased by your Wisdom modifier, but the new result only applies to the user of this ability.

BAB: Low
Fort: Med
Ref: Med
Will: High
Def: Med
Init: High
Wlth: Med
Gear: Low (Tradecraft, Resource)

[glimmerrat]

Hi. Just passing and don't know much about L5r but was wondering about the Monsters in the setting.

Does it have Oriental beasties like Tengu (Japanese demons) and Chiang-shih (Chinese vampies) ??

Japanese demons are called Oni, and yes, there's lots of them in the setting.

Tengu = Kenku, and yes they are in L5R - they're hellgood swordsmen. There's also different types of vampire. Ching Shih are chinese, so not really inherent to the setting, so they use Nukekubi (under the Malaysian name Penanggalan oddly enough).

There's also a slew of the hungry dead, and I love scaring one of my players with a very persistent Onryo.

[snake]

Nice. Bet it would be really cool to do a Seven Samurai type adventure with your Ronin etc defending a town vs Oni or Kenku.