Questions tagged [l5r-4e]
The fourth edition of Legend of the Five Rings which was released in 2010. Legend of the Five Rings is a fictional setting created by John Wick and published by Alderac Entertainment Group in 1995. The setting primarily involves the fictional empire of Rokugan, though some additional areas and cultures have been discussed. Rokugan is based roughly on feudal Japan with influences from other East Asian cultures such as China, Mongolia, Korea, and Vietnam.
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How far is "Nearby" for the purposes of "The Falcon Takes Flight"?
The Toritaka Bushi School gets the following Rank 2 trait:
The Falcon Takes Flight - Through his training, the Toritaka can sense the emanations of nearby spirits as they cross over into the mortal ...
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The Art of Mi-ai and the Nakodos of Rokugan
Rokugani Samurai don't marry for love, they marry because their lords decree so and because it is their duty. At times their betrothal is blissful or bitter.1 The general rundown of the process of ...
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Is there a price list for goods outside of the core book?
Rokugan is a very varied place, and characters might want to acquire a lot of things that are not covered in the core book.
Like, recently I came into the pickle that a painting samurai wanted to ...
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What's the canonical punishment for Self-defending a Clan Champion to death?
The death of the Mantis Champion
It was a winter night at Kyuden Bayushi, during a Winter Court, on the road leading east, and right at the edge of the town surrounding the palace. A group of young (...
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Identifying the Long Distance Communication Spells
When I was listening to the Court Games podcast, episode "Heroes of Legend, Part 1", during a train ride, the hosts discussed the story of the same name. One of the main lore tidbits they ...
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When the Touch of the Void becomes a merit
The Touch of the Void isn't meant to be a particularly deadly flaw, but one that makes spending void in combat quite a gamble - resulting in a good chance that your next round will be spent dazed:
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Where do the alternate or expanded crafting rules hide?
In the group I am a player in, I at times do some craft rolls with my samurai. Generally, it's stuff like painting a nice picture for a gift, as that's the one craft I got. However, we got a late ...
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How do we find the origin of Gossip?
Samurai in power have boring days. Like, get up, train a few hours, answer letters, order some commoners to be executed, then spend the afternoon trading gossip...
Now, gossip isn't generally attached ...
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When do young Samurai get their Stipend - and how much?
When Samurai start out, they get a stipend that is denominated by their school. Generally it is between 3 to 10 Koku, about enough to supply a single Samurai with enough food and shelter even far away ...
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Of Fighting Fear
Recently, our troupe of Samurai was faced with a Yurei, a haunting ghost. It was indeed a powerful one, and it possessed the power of Fear 3, sending some of us fleeing and making it nigh impossible ...
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Training in the Dojo
I have scanned the 4th edition rules for the fifth time by now, and I still can't seem to find what I am seeking.
I know, that it takes a measure of weeks (typically two to four) to train an animal to ...
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Does Glory fade?
When Samurai do awesome things like going out and beyond what they are expected to do, hunting down traitors, and fortifying the heavenly order of the empire, they earn Glory, which is kind of a ...
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Action to use Battle Healing?
Given the text below, my question is: what type of action is it to use this ability (free, simple, complex)? There's a pre-campaign disagreement about this.
NEW ADVANTAGE: BATTLE HEALING
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How does the Rokugan timeline diverge between the 4th and 5th editions of L5R?
L5R 4th edition was very big on offering the whole empire timeline as a playing field. However, while I am getting myself a treat of the 5th edition core book commented on, it became apparent quite ...
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What creature wears the skin of its victims?
My GM had us encounter a monster some months ago. We know that it was for sure shadowland tainted because the kami of the river it swam in felt grossed out by the thing's passing and wanted us to ...
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