Draft: The Kakita Bushi

Next up is the Kakita Bushi. Well, there's not all that much different here. What I did do is to make their techniques less Iaijutsu-specific, and more duel-specific.

So any time it says dueling, that means dueling.

You may have noticed there are a lot of duels in Hachigaku that don't involve drawing a katana first.

You're welcome, Kakita.

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The Kakita Bushi Ryuu

Basic Discipline: The Kakita Bushi

Uji/Profession: Kakita Bushi

Benefit: +1 Awareness

Honor: 3

Skills: Bajutsu, Defense, Etiquette, Iaijutsu, Kyujutsu, Oratory

Outfit: Daisho, any bow, any 20 arrows, light armor, 2 kimono, traveling pack, steed, 10 koku

Okuden

Rank 1, Way of the Crane: Iaijutsu is not merely a skill, or even an art; it is life. When making any attack roll wielding a katana, you can use your Iaijutsu in place of Kenjutsu. You can still benefit from Kenjutsu Emphases according to your Kenjutsu Rank. Also, you always add your Iaijutsu Rank to your Initiative Total.

Rank 2, The Sudden Strike: You breathe ritual and ceremony; forms bend to the will of a Kakita. When in a duel, you can Raise by any amount, instead of being limited to multiples of 5. Also, all changes to Glory and Honor from dueling are increased by your Discipline Rank.

Rank 3, Strike from the Void: The Kakita find the swift strike in the depths of the Void. During a duel, you can spend as many Void Points for any use as you wish. Thus, you can spend multiple Void Points on a roll, or repeatedly spend Void Points to Focus again.

Rank 4, One Strike, Two Cuts: Your blade moves so quickly that two strikes blur into one. When you spend an Action to make an attack using Iaijutsu, you can also make an additional attack. Also, you can add your Iaijutsu Rank to your TN to be Hit at all times.

Rank 5, Strike With No Thought: The swiftness of Kakita's reflexes and instinct to strike are legendary. At the very beginning of a combat, before Initiative or even the Challenge of a duel, you can attempt an attack roll. Choose a target and spend a Void Point to immediately make an attack roll; the target is considered unaware. If done at the beginning of an Iaijutsu duel, this attack is considered highly dishonorable.