Hachigoku はちごく 八国: A reworking of the Legend of the Five Rings RPG from both a setting and system viewpoint. I do not claim any ownership of L5R; this is purely a not-for-profit exercise in fun. And you're invited.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Draft: Doji Teishin, Ikoma Teishin, and Kitsuki Teishin.


Here are the Doji, Ikoma, and Kitsuki.


Doji Teishin Gakuen


Basic Discipline: Doji Teishin

Uji/Profession: Doji Teishin
Benefit: +1 Awareness
Honor: 3
Skills: Artisan, Calligraphy, Etiquette, Oratory, Politics, Sincerity
Outfit:

Okuden
Rank 1, Soul of Honor: Cultivation of the highest precepts is the key to social grace. You add your Honor x 2 to all Social roll totals, and reduce all Honor Point losses by your Discipline Rank.

Rank 2, Whispers from the Soul: Finding harmony with your own soul gives insight into the souls of others. After ten minutes of conversation with an individual, you may spend an Honor Point to know the Honor of the individual. Once you know another's Honor, you gain Free Raises on all contested Social rolls equal to their Honor.

Rank 3, The Perfect Gift: A Doji always knows the finest gifts and favors to give, and strives for the influence necessary to procure them. You can spend a Season Action to give a Granted Advantage to another individual until the end of the season. Additionally, whenever someone in your presence gains Honor Points, you may spend an Honor Point to increase the gain by your Discipline Rank.

Rank 4, Test of Honor: It is not steel that protects one best: it is honor. Whenever a foe attempts to attack you in combat or initiate a contested Social roll, you can spend 2 Honor Points to force the foe to roll their Honor (TN 20). If they fail, your virtue overcomes them and they cannot attempt any other hostile Actions or contested rolls against you for the rest of the Scene. They can overcome this limitation by sacrificing an Honor Rank. If they have 0 Honor, or no Honor at all, they cannot be affected by this Okuden. Furthermore, Advantages you give with your Rank 3 Okuden are now permanent (unless events remove them in during the course of a Story).

Rank 5, My Lady's Grace: The grace of Doji protects you, and those around you. You can spend a Season Action to remove a Granted Disadvantage from an individual, unless they wish otherwise. When targeted by a Vendetta, or in a force targeted, you reduce the number of Vendetta Actions the enemy may take at the end of the Season by your Honor.


Ikoma Teishin Gakuen


Basic Discipline: Ikoma Teishin

Uji/Profession: Ikoma Teishin
Benefit: +1 Intelligence
Honor: 2
Skills: Athletics, Battle, Etiquette, Iaijutsu, Kenjutsu, Oratory
Outfit:

Okuden
Rank 1, Taking the Measure: You survey court like a bushi surveys the terrain on a battlefield. When making any Politics Skill roll, you can use your Battle in place of Politics. You can still benefit from Politics Emphases according to your Battle Rank. When making contested Social rolls, you add your Glory to all roll totals.

Rank 2, Ikoma's Boast: The ferocity of Akodo pushes you to new heights of glory. Whenever you or anyone in your presence gains Glory Points, you can make an Oratory (Bragging)/Glory roll to increase the gain by your Discipline Rank. When in combat, those you designate as allies (individuals up to your Glory + Intelligence) add your Glory to all attack roll totals.

Rank 3, Ikoma's Cunning: The cunning of Ikoma is legendary, his quick wits turning escape to victory time and time again. Whenever you make a Social roll, you may spend a Glory Point to replace the Trait or Ring used with your Intelligence. Also, you gain a bonus to your TN to be Hit equal to your Intelligence x 2 at all times.

Rank 4, Brilliant Glory: Samurai across Hachigoku recognize the brilliance of the Ikoma and the honors they bestow on their favored. Normally, your Glory is limited by your highest Ring. Your maximum Glory is instead limited by your highest Ring + Discipline Rank. You can extend this benefit to another individual by spending a Season Action, and can “cover” a number of individuals up to your Intelligence. When anyone in your presence loses Glory Points, you may spend a Glory Point to reduce loss by your Discipline Rank.

Rank 5, Glory Is Eternal: You allow none to demean greatness. When involved in a Duel, Vendetta, or Battle, neither you nor any force you are a part of can lose Glory. When in combat, you may make Oratory (Bragging)/Glory rolls as Active Defenses.


Kitsuki Teishin Gakuen


Basic Discipline: Kitsuki Teishin

Uji/Profession: Kitsuki Teishin
Benefit: +1 Perception
Honor: 2
Skills: Etiquette, Games, Investigation, Law, Lore, Meditation
Outfit:

Foci: Investigation, Truth, anti-Trouble

Okuden
Rank 1, Kitsuki's Method: Agasha Kitsuki's reliance on his own perception versus traditional testimony lives on in you. When making any Politics Skill roll, you can use your Investigation in place of Politics. You can still benefit from Politics Emphases according to your Investigation Rank. When making contested Social rolls, you add your Perception to all roll totals.

Rank 2, Wisdom the Wind Brings: Your dogged tenacity to follow clues leads you to startling conclusions. When making Mental Trait rolls to define the setting with Bonus Effects (How do they act? What do I know? What do I see? No.), you gain Free Raises equal to your Discipline Rank. After spending ten minutes in conversation with an individual, you may make a contested Awareness roll to learn the individual's lowest Trait Rank. This can only be done once per Story, and you can learn of an additional Trait Rank per Raise.

Rank 3, Finding the Path: The world is full of false roads and dead ends, but your training keeps you on the right path. You may spend a Void Point when making a Discipline Skill roll to automatically succeed with no Raises, except for Free Raises. You cannot do this if it is a contested roll. If your enemy in a Vendetta has Infamy, you gain additional spies equal to your Discipline Rank.

Rank 4, Know the Rhythm of the Heart: It is almost impossible to lie to you. You can now succeed automatically on Discipline Skill rolls even if they are contested rolls, with no Raises except Free Raises, by spending a Void Point. In addition, if involved in a Vendetta you gain reverse spies equal to your Discipline Rank.

Rank 5, Eyes Betray the Heart: Your keen eyes wither the strongest resolve. Whenever someone attempts to lie to you or mislead you in person, you instantly know. This doesn't tell you the truth, but it does let you know what is false, and the reason why Agasha Kitsuki is infamous for sticking to “yes or no” questions. Further, if an individual fails a contested roll against you and spent a Void Point doing so, you gain the Void Point.

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