L5R - Jade Legacy OOC thread

[Plainsfox]

Don't worry. You're in good company. Both Raganui and I had to roll on the Dishonorable Ancestor table.  

[Agent Sinistra]

It figures that I'd end up with Maho-Tsukai ancestor for a secret.

Still, it does provide some interesting backstory that works for my character.  

[Plainsfox]

*nods* Mine worked out well, too in the end. Raganui got the same result as you. I wonder if we'll have to hunt down the whole party....  

[Agent Sinistra]

Here's to hoping those secrets end up staying secret! rofl

Not that it'd bother me too much. I'm already considering taking Bad Fortune for the heck of it.  

[Plainsfox]

Yeah. I think my poor scorpion's going to be busy. ><

"Oh hey, that shugenja and that duelist are....*THWACK*"  

[Mongooseh]

Player: Mongooseh
Name: Kaiu Kagae +1 Perception
Clan: Crab
School: The Kaiu Engineer School +1 Intelligence
Rank: 1
Insight: 136
Experience:
Glory: 1.6
Honor: 3.2
Status: 1.8
Taint: 0
Heritage:


EARTH: 2

• Stamina: 2
  
• Willpower: 2
  

WATER: 2

• Strength: 2
  
• Perception: 3
  

FIRE: 3

• Agility: 3
  
• Intelligence: 4
  

AIR: 2

• Reflexes: 2
  
• Awareness: 2
  

VOID: 2

• Void: 2
  
• Current Void Points:
  

SKILLS
Battle (Perception) - {Rank: 3}
Craft: Armoursmithing (Intelligence) - {Rank: 3}
Craft: Weaponsmithing (Intelligence) - {Rank: 4}
Craft: Traps (Intelligence) - {Rank:1}
Engineering (Intelligence) - [Siege] - {Rank: 3}
Kenjutsu (Agility) - {Rank: 3}
Lore: History (Intelligence) - {Rank: 3}
ShadowLands Lore (Intelligence) - {Rank: 1}
Spears (Agility) - {Rank: 1}
Defense (Agility) - {Rank: 2}
War Fans (Agility) - {Rank: 1}
Lore: Crab Clan (Intelligence) - {Rank: 1}


MASTERY ABILITIES


TECHNIQUES, SPELLS, KATA, KIHO, SHADOWLANDS POWERS
The Path of the anvil Rank 1


ADVANTAGES
Crab Hands (6 Points): Your rank in all weapon skills is considered one higher.

Higher Purpose (2 Points): Kagae wishes to craft a Kaiu sword but to do so he must become one of the best swordsmithies of his time.

Clear Thinker (5 points): When someone attempts to confuse, stall or lie to Kagae they increase their TN by 10. People attempting to use the Feint manoeuvres on Kagae must make two raises rather the usual one.

Wealth 2

DISADVANTAGES
Anti-Social (4 Points) -1k1 in Social Skill rolls.



EQUIPMENT/CURRENCY
Kimono
Sandals
Travel pack:
Finger of jade
Flint and tinder
Blacksmith's Hammer
Shovel
Small tent
Small knife
Wicker umbrella
Parchment and charcoal (10 pieces of each)

COMBAT
Weapons
Katana - 6k2 -Damage: 5k2 - {Quality}
Wakizashi - 6k2 -Damage: 4k2 - {Quality} -

Armor
TN To Be Hit = 25 for a week then it needs to be reworked.
Other Modifiers = +5 TN to all skill rolls involving agility and reflexes.

Initiative
3k2

Wounds
HEALTHY (+0): 0/4
NICKED (+3): 0/4
GRAZED (+5): 0/4
HURT (+10): 0/4
INJURED (+15): 0/4
CRIPPLED (+20): 0/4
DOWN (+40): 0/4
OUT (+N/A): 0/10


DESCRIPTION
A man who stands, if caught standing, at 5ft10" he is very pale for he spends most of his time inside in his workshop. He has brown eyes and dark brown hair that when untied flows past his shoulders. When in a more formal setting he usually has half of his fringe draping to the side of his left eye while the rest of it would be tied up in a top knot. This leaves the back of his hair to do as it will at the back.
Lazy version


BACKGROUND
Kagae was born into the Kaiu family of the Crab clan where he as all Kaiu's do attended the Kaiu engineering school for his childhood. Here he learnt the crafts of armour and weapon smithing. The grandeur of engineering and history then the revered tactics of battle and Kenjutsu. Then the whispered secrets of the shadowlands and traps.
He passed his Gempukku quite easily in which he designed and built an improved ballista but forgot to hand over the plans for it afterwards and it now sits in a Kaiu workshop being studied to reveal its secrets.
After he passed his Gempukku Kaiu Kagae retreated to his workshop for several years becoming known in his family as a hermit who barely ate or left his workshop. He became quite anti-social during this period due to his lack of interaction with other humans bar any servants that delivered food to make sure he did not starve himself by accident.
All attempts to marry him off failed also due to how distant he seemed always wanting to be back in the warmth of his forge. One day his father came in with great news that Kagae things were packed and he'd go to the Jade tournament to win himself a great status. His knew he'd agree also that it was a great idea no need to say his goodbyes and remember to send letters.

Slam!

Kagae now found himself with a bit of a dilemma as he couldn't return home until he had attended this Jade Tournament. 'Oh well' he thought to himself as he grabbed his belongings and begun his travels to the Jade Tournament.

Parents:
Father - Kaiu Ieyasu
Mother - Kuni Hana  

[Plainsfox]

...no roll on the ancestor table? I'm sure that the luck that has eluded the crane, the scorpion, and the phoenix will surely visit you! wink  

[Agent Sinistra]

You'll have to correct that to include Lion rather than Pheonix. The original Pheonix shugenja I was planning on making turned into a Lion Shugenja with an obvious Kitsu heritage.

Tentative Char Sheet for Kitsu Kyumi
If you want to see what I've done with her so far. Still need to finish up the details, though.  

[Plainsfox]

Not bad, but I get the feeling she may wind up drowning poor Kojiro. ><  

[Agent Sinistra]

Oh, I know! I remember looking at Kojiro's character sheet right after I'd worked out a good part of Kyumi's and then realized that she may turn out to be his opposite. rofl  

[Plainsfox]

Yeah. Kyumi looks a lot like what I imagine Koyuki to be...except Koyuki would be a courtier and a Bayushi. ><  

[Rain Yupa]

Mongooseh

Player: Mongooseh
Name: Kagae Kaiu +1 Perception
Clan: Crab
School: The Kaiu Engineer School +1 Intelligence
Rank: 1
Insight: 100
Experience:
Glory: 1.0
Honor: 2.5
Status: 1.0
Taint: 0
Heritage:


EARTH: 2

• Stamina: 2
  
• Willpower: 2
  

WATER: 2

• Strength: 2
  
• Perception: 3
  

FIRE: 2

• Agility: 2
  
• Intelligence: 4
  

AIR: 2

• Reflexes: 2
  
• Awareness: 2
  

VOID: 2

• Void: 2
  
• Current Void Points:
  

SKILLS
Battle (Perception) - {Rank: 1}
Craft: Armoursmithing (Intelligence) - {Rank: 3}
Craft: Weaponsmithing (Intelligence) - {Rank: 3}
Engineering (Intelligence) - [Siege] - {Rank: 3}
Kenjutsu (Agility) - {Rank: 3}
Lore (Intelligence) - [History, Traps] - {3}
ShadowLands Lore (Intelligence) - {Rank: 1}



MASTERY ABILITIES


TECHNIQUES, SPELLS, KATA, KIHO, SHADOWLANDS POWERS
The Path of the anvil Rank 1


ADVANTAGES
Crab Hands (6 Points)



DISADVANTAGES
Anti-Social (4 Points)



EQUIPMENT/CURRENCY
Katana
Wakizashi
Heavy Armour
Drawing Paper and pens
Kimono and sandals
Scroll Case
Surveying Tools
Travelling Pack
3 Koku


COMBAT
Weapons
Katana - {Roll to Attack} -Damage: 3k2 - {Quality}
Wakizashi - {Roll to Attack} -Damage: 2k2 - {Quality} -

Armor
TN To Be Hit = 20
Other Modifiers =

Initiative
3k2

Wounds
HEALTHY (+0): {2xEarth}
NICKED (+3): 0/{2xEarth}
GRAZED (+5): 0/{2xEarth}
HURT (+10): 0/{2xEarth}
INJURED (+15): 0/{2xEarth}
CRIPPLED (+20): 0/{2xEarth}
DOWN (+40): 0/{2xEarth}
OUT (+N/A): 0/{5xEarth}


DESCRIPTION
To be done later.


BACKGROUND
To be done later.

(I don't understand what my roll to hit is and the wounds. I hope the rest is in order.

Again, until I get 'The Four Winds', I can't do a full audit of your sheet. But I can at least get started.

To figure out your Wounds, you multiply your Earth Ring (lowest of your Stamina or Willpower, so 2 for you) by 2 for each level except the last. So, you have 4 wounds for Healthy, 4 for Nicked, 4 for Grazed, etc. 20 for Out. You can take 4 damage and still be "Healthy", but upon your fifth wound, you become "Nicked", moving down to the next level.

To figure out your Attack Roll to hit, you take the combat stat you're rolling (Kenjutsu, by the looks of it; the attack roll for katanas, wakizashis, and no-dachis), add the Trait its based off of (Agility for Kenjutsu). So Agility 2, Rank 3 means you roll 5 dice, keep 2 (your agility).

Your damage is based on the weapon, but you add your Strength to the dice rolled. So katanas are normally 3k2, but your strength is 2, so you roll 5k2 for damage.

UPDATE: 6k2 to attack with Crab Hands.

Make sure to include the penalty for Heavy Armor under your "Other Modifiers"!

Your insight should be 100 (All 5 rings added together, times ten) + 17 (sum of all your skill ranks) = 117.

I'd suggest jotting down what your advantage and disadvantage do, so you and other players will know smile Same with your School Rank 1 ability.

That'll be it for now, til I can finish at a later date!  

[Rain Yupa]

Rain Yupa

Funny thing. Out of all the times I've played L5R (not many, but enough), I think I've only seen one roll on the Distinguished Past table.

Agent Sinistra

Rolling on the Dishonorable Pasts Table. crying

... What.

I rest my case.

EDIT: If you and Raganui agree, it can be the same ancestor. It could be as much fun if it was as it would be if they weren't.  

[Agent Sinistra]

I actually just got an idea for that, although it's something that would definately need to have Rain's permission first.

If Rain disapproves of that idea, and providing Raganui would also be up for it, I'd be willing to have it be the same ancestor.  

[Rain Yupa]

What's the idea?