L5R - Optional Rules: Ancestors

[Keith Valken Lionheart]

Family:  

[Rain Yupa]

Profession: Spy or duelist
Drive: Compassion or Courage

Spy: Your ancestor was a spy, sacrificing his honor and putting himself at tremendous risk in order to gain valuable information for his lord. You gain a +1k0 bonus to all Acting and Deceit Skill Rolls.
Duelist: Your ancestor was a great duelist, wielding his steel for the honor of his lord, his family, and his Clan. For every Focus you make in a duel, you gain a +2 bonus to your Iaijutsu Roll when making your strike.

Compassion: A deep respect for the welfare of others marked your ancestor as a beloved figure in his time. You may add your Insight Rank to the total of any roll made to assist someone in need, whether defending them in combat, using the Medicine Skill to treat their wounds, or crafting an object they need to perform a duty.
Courage: Your ancestor knew nothing of fear, and was in turn feared by those who faced him in battle. You gain a +1k0 bonus to any roll made to resist a Fear effect (whether a creature ability, spell, or Technique) or a Deceit (Intimidation) Skill Roll.  

[Keith Valken Lionheart]

Gender:  

[Agent Sinistra]

Ooo! I'll roll too! biggrin  

[Agent Sinistra]

So officer or... whatever this one turns out to be Priest?  

[Agent Sinistra]

Drive 1  

[Agent Sinistra]

Honor or.... Duty!  

[Agent Sinistra]

And 2d4 for Family and Gender! :3

Family: Ikoma
Gender: Female  

[Rain Yupa]

Officer: Your ancestor was a great leader on the battlefield. Inspiring those who served beneath him to feats of greatness. When making any Cooperative Skill Roll, you are considered to have +2 Ranks in the Skill in question.
Priest: Your ancestor was a priest, and much beloved by the kami. Choose one of the following Skills: Lore , Spellcraft, or Theology. You gain 2 Ranks in the chosen Skill. These are cumulative with other Ranks, but may not increase your total Skill Rank above 3.*

*If you bring your Ancestor to Rank 2, and choose this option, you gain +1 rank, and the total skill rank limit is 4. Same increase with other ranks.

Honor: Your ancestor's honor was her life. Nothing else mattered. Your Honor is considered 1 Rank higher whenever you make an Honor Roll or a Test of Honor.
Duty: Enacting the will of her lord was the only driving goal of your ancestor. You gain 3 additional Void Points that may only be spent in fulfilling a specific task given to you by your lord. For instance, "Defeat Daidoji Etsumi" is specific; "destroy the Crane Clan" is not.  

[Psychofish]

Alright, let's give this a go.

5 and 17  

[Psychofish]

Dee-twelvery.  

[Rain Yupa]

Duelist - Your ancestor was a great duelist, wielding his steel for the honor of his lord, his family, and his Clan. For every Focus you make in a duel, you gain a +2 bonus to your Iaijutsu Roll when making a strike.
Yojimbo - Your ancestor was a valiant yojimbo, protecting his charge from harm, ignoring any danger to himself. When using the Full Defense posture, you may apply your increased TN to 1 extra opponent.

Sacrifice - Your ancestor gave of himself that others might flourish. You gain a bonus equal to your Insight Rank to any roll made when you are sacrificing yourself for others (acting as a diversion so others can escape, committing a dishonorable act for the benefit of others, etc).
Duty - Enacting the will of his lord was the only driving goal of your ancestor. You gain 3 additional Void Points that may only be spent in fulfilling a specific task given to you by your lord. For instance, "Defeat Daidoji Etsumi" is specific; "destroy the Crane Clan" is not.  

[Psychofish]

Forgot to roll to determine ancestor's gender- even is male, odd is female.