Draft: The Shinjo Bushi

And now for the My Little Pony Bushi. I mean, the Shinjo. This has always been a fairly solid, cavalry-dominating niche. I don't mind that, especially after breaking the Clan Monopoly Problem. There's not too much different here, except some Battle buffing, some Charge addition, and the Parrying part is gone.

Wait! Wait! Let me explain.

The parrying ability has been somewhat upgraded to offensive status (because if you really know fencing, you know that parrying without a riposte is a rookie thing to do) and placed in a Path. So it's there, it's different but still cool, so put down the katana...

Also, this is the last of the O-Shosei ryuu to be statted. The next three are two Shosei (the Kitsune and Yoritomo) and a Shodai (Tsuruchi).

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The Shinjo Bushi Ryuu

Basic Discipline: The Shinjo Bushi

Uji/Profession: Shinjo Bushi
Benefit: +1 Awareness
Honor: 2
Skills: Athletics, Bajutsu, Hunting, Kenjutsu, Yarijutsu, Yomanri
Outfit: Daisho, daikyu, any 20 arrows, any 2 weapons, light armor, 1 kimono, traveling pack, steed, 10 koku

Okuden
Rank 1, Way of the Unicorn: A Shinjo rider learns to trust his steed's instincts above his own desire. When mounted, you add your Bajutsu to all Skill roll totals and TN to be Hit.

Rank 2, Across the Dusty Plains: You are taught that speed is no excuse for carelessness. You can perform the Charge Attack Maneuver without making a Raise, and when making a Full Attack others gain only 2 Free Raises against you until your next Action. If mounted, your opponents gain only 1 Free Raise against you.

Rank 3, Four Winds Strike: When you spend an Action to make an attack, you can also make an additional attack.

Rank 4, One Spirit: You and your steed react as one. When mounted, your steed uses your TN to be Hit. If the steed's TN to be Hit is higher, you use its. Your steed also has access to all of your Shinjo Bushi okuden while under your direction. When assigned a Battle Action during a Wave, your bond with your mount allows you to take an additional Battle Action, assuming you are mounted.

Rank 5, Dancing With Fortunes: The luck of Lady Shinjo be with you. After any roll, you may spend a Void Point to reroll, even if was successful. After any roll made against you (be it an attack, a spell, etc.), you may spend a Void Point to force the foe to reroll. This can only affect rolls directly made against you, not environmental effects or collateral damage.