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Sequence of EventsStage 1:Initiative

Stage 2:Turns

Stage 3:Reaction

WoundsHealthy:No Penalty

Nicked:+3 to all TN

Grazed:+5 to all TN

Hurt:+10 to all TN

Injured:+15 to all TN

Crippled:+20 to all TN; increasecomplexity of Move Actions

Down:+40 to all TN; can only perform

Free actions (not Move) and must

spend Void to do so.

Out:Immobile, unconscious and likely

dying. Can not take any action.

StancesFull Attack:Can not take any Simple or

Complex action other than to attack,

and can only move towards his enemies.

Can not be used to deliver ranged

attacks. Attacks gain a +2k1 bonus

that round but Armor TN is reduced

by 10. Move actions increase the travelled distance by extra 5 feet. Can

not be used while mounted.

Attack: Standard stance. No bonus and no

penalties.

Center: No action is taken this round. On

the next round, the samurai gains a

+1k1 plus his Void Ring bonus to his

attack roll. The samurai also adds 10

to his Initiative for that round only.

Defense:Add the Air Ring plus Defense

Skill rank to Armor TN while in this

stance. Can not attack directly but can

cast spells (even attack spells).

Full Defense:Roll Defense / Reflexes and

add half to Armor TN. Counts as a

Complex action for the round.

ActionsEach round, samurai can makeOne Complex action + Free actions

Two Simple actions + Free actions

ManeuversCalled Shot(Variable Raises)

Disarm (3 Raises)Extra Attack(5 Raises)

Feint (2 Raises)

Guard (0 Raises)

Increased Damage(1+ Raises)

Knockdown (2 or 4 Raises)

GrapplingA samurai initiates grapple with a

Jiujutsu / Agility roll versus Armor TN.If successful, target is grappled until

his turn, when he can attempt to

control the grapple. Gaining control is

a contested Jiujutsu / Strength roll.

Winner has control until the others

turn. Controller can:

Hit:Deal unarmed damage as a

Complex action.

Throw:Target is thrown and becomes

prone within 5 feet. Target is

no longer in the grapple. Complex action.

Break: Ends the grapple as a Simple

action.

Pass:Does nothing as a Free action.

SpellcastingRoll School Rank / spells element Ringagainst a TN of 5 plus (5x spells mastery

level). Max spells of certain element per

day is equal to the shugenjas Ring in

question. If roll fails, spell slot is wasted.

Casting time takes as many Complex

actions as the spells mastery level. Spell

is cast on the final round of spell casting.

Armor TN

Initiative

5 + (Reflexes x5) plus any bonus from

armor and other special abilities.

Roll Insight rank / Reflexes andadd any relevant modifiers.


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Conditional EffectsBlinded: Suffers a -3k3 penalty to range

attacks and -1k1 to close attacks,

and -5 to Armor TN. Samurais

Water Ring is 2 lower for Movement

(min. 1). Any Simple Move actions

require a successful Athletics /Agility roll (TN 20) or the samurai

falls prone.

Dazed:-3k0 to all actions. Can only stay in

Defense or Full Defense stances, and

can not be perform an Iaijutsu duel.

Each round the samurai can remove

the effect with a successful Earth roll

(TN 20). The TN is reduced by 5 each

round after the first.

Entangled:Can take no physical action

except to break free (a Strength rollagainst a TN).

Fasting:After 24 hours, can not regain Void

from sleep. After two days, suffers +5

to TN of most rolls. Every day after that,

suffer additional +5 TN penalty. After

days equal to Stamina, samurai suffers

2k1 Wounds per day until fed.

Fatigued:After 24 hours without sleep,

suffer +5 penalty to all TN of rolls.

Increase penalty by +5 every

additional day without rest. After

Stamina many days, make

Willpower roll (TN 20) every twohours or fall asleep. Can not take

the Full Attack stance.

Mounted/Higher:Gain +1k0 bonus to

attack rolls against targets who are

not mounted/higher.

Prone:Suffer -10 penalty to Armor TN

against melee attacks. Can not

use Move actions, and can only

adopt the Defense or Attack stances.

Can not use large weapons and

suffer -2k0 penalty when usingmedium or small weapons. Simple

action is required to stand up.

Stunned:Can not take any action. Do not

calculate Reflexes into Armor TN

(or the equivilant). Recover by

making a successful Earth roll (TN

20) during reaction. If failed, the

effect is removed during the next

reaction stage.

Gaining & Losing GloryAcknowledgment Publicly acknowledged by someone of Status 7+, gain 1 rank

Blood Feud Avenging a feud gains Glory equal to opponents Status or Glory (lower)

Caught in a Lie Lose double the Glory gained by the act about which the samurai lied

Completing a Quest Gain Glory points = half the Glory Rank of one issuing the quest

Craftsmanship Gain one Glory Point per Raise made when creating an item

Defeat In battle (officer) or duel (duelist), lose opponents Glory

Duels Winning a fair duel earns 1/3 of opponents Status/GloryFamily Dishonor Lose one Glory rank if close relative commits an act worthy of seppuku

Gifts Gain Glory = Glory/Status of giver if giver is of higher Status

Idleness Lose 1 Glory per week if no Glory is gained

Indifference Being ignored, reduce Glory gains by 1, increase losses by 2

Immortality Inspiration for a work of art, gain Glory = Glory rank of most prominent admirer

Learning Gain one Glory rank when Insight rank is increased

Marriage Increase Glory of lower-Glory spouse to one less than higher-Glory spouse

Public Bragging After gaining Glory, add 1 point through bragging

Romance One point for public declaration of love (without identifying lover)

Skirmishes Gain one Glory point for defeating bandits, ronin, etc.Status Gain Glory equal to Status gain

Stealing Credit Gain Glory equal to the event being usurped

Warfare Gain 3 points for suriving a battle, 6 if on the winning side


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Gaining & Losing HonorAct 0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

Accepting a bribe 0 0 -3 -4 -7 -8

Accepting responsability for superiors shameful act 8 7 6 4 3 3

Acknowlidging a superior opponent 5 4 4 2 2 0

Aiding a wounded enemy 9 8 6 6 5 3

Being an accomplice to a heinous crime -1 -4 -8 -12 -16 -20

Being an accomplice to a minor crime 0 -1 -4 -4 -8 -8

Breach of etiquette, blasphemous -1 -6 -10 -10 -16 -20

Breach of etiquette, major 0 -2 -2 -2 -6 -6

Breach of etiquette, minor 0 0 -1 -2 -2 -2

Disloyalty to lord, spouse, or superior 0 -2 -6 -10 -14 -18

Duped into performing a criminal act -1 -4 -8 -12 -16 -18

Duped into performing a disloyal act 0 -2 -4 -6 -10 -14

Duped into performing a foolish act 0 -2 -4 -4 -6 -8

Disobeying a lords command 0 -2 -2 -6 -6 -10

Enduring an insult to your ancestors 0 -2 -4 -4 -6 -8Enduring an insult to yourself 2 2 2 0 0 2

Enduring an insult to your family or clan 0 0 -2 -2 -4 -4

Facing a superior foe in the name of your family 8 6 5 4 3 2

Fleeing from battle 0 -2 -4 -6 -8 -10

Following orders despite personal misgivings 6 4 0 0 -2 -4

Fulfilling a promise despite great personal cost 10 8 6 4 2 0

Giving a truthful report at your own expense 8 6 4 2 0 0

Lying to bolster your reputation 0 -2 -4 -6 -8 -10

Manipulate another into dishonorable behavior 0 -2 -4 -6 -8 -10

Politely ignoring anothers dishonorable behavior 3 2 0 0 -2 -2Protecting clan/family/lords interest despite great risk 8 8 6 6 4 2

Showing kindness to one beneath your station 6 6 4 4 2 2

Showing sincere courtesy to enemies or rivals 9 7 5 2 0 0

Using a Low Skill 0 -1 -2 -3 -6 -9

Using false courtesy to gain advantage over an enemy 0 0 -2 -6 -10 -10

FearFear effects have ranks, from 1 to 10. Toresist, roll Willpower against a TN of

5 + (5x the Fear rank). Samurai can add

their Honor rank to the roll.

If the roll fails, the samurai suffers

penalty equal to the Fear rank in dice to

all rolls. If the roll fails by 15 or more, the

samurai either flees or cowers helplessly.

Strength of HonorCharacters are allowed to add their Honorrank to the result of all rolls to resist the

uses of the Intimidation Skill and the

Temptation Skill, and to resist Fear of

any kind.

Optional: Honor RollOnce per session, a samurai may re-roll

a single failed roll against the same TN.

This time, however, he rolls his Honor in

dice and kept dice. If the re-roll fails, he

loses 10 points of Honor.

Discerning HonorA samurai can find out the Honor rankof another by making a Lore: Bushido /

Awareness (TN 30).


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Void

XP CostTrait:4x new rating

Void: 6x new rating

Skills:Equal to new rating

Emphasis:2

Advantages:Equal to rating

Kata:Equal to mastery level

Kiho:Equal to mastery level

Kiho (other monks):1.5x mastery level

Kiho (shugenja & ninja):

2x mastery level

Gain a +1k1 bonus to Skill, Trait, Ring,

or Spell Casting roll (spending Void

must be declared before the roll is made).

Damage rolls may not be enhanced in this

manner.

Temporarily increase his rank in a Skillfrom 0 to 1, avoiding untrained Skill

penalties.

Reduce the amount of Wounds suffered

from one source of damage by 10 (this

must be done immediately after the

damage total has been announced).

Increase his Armor TN by 10 for one

round. This is done at the beginning

of the combat round.

Exchange his Initiative Score with one

willing target for the remainder of the

current skirmish. This is done at the

beginning of the combat round. Only

one of the two characters needs to spend

a Void for this effect to take place.

Increase the Initiative Score by 10 for

the current skirmish. This is done at the

beginning of the combat round.

Move ActionsFree action: Water x5 in feet

Simple:Water x10 in feet

Complex:No real rules

TerrainBasic:City streets, plains, sparse

forest, etc. No change.

Moderate:Tall grass, foot hills,

beaches, etc. Water is one

lower for Movement (min. 1).

Difficult:Mountains, dense forest,

hip-deep water, etc. Water is

two lower for Movement (min.

1).

Iaijutsu DuelingIaijutsu duel is done in three stages:

Assessment:Both assume the Center

stance and make Iaijutsu

(Assessment) / Awareness rollagainst a TN of 10 plus their

opponents Insight Rank x 5. If

successful, the samurai learns

one of these facts, plus one more

per each Raise:

Opponents Void

Opponents Reflexes

Opponents Iaijutsu Skill

Opponents Iaijutsu emphases

Opponents current Void points

available Opponents current Wound level

If either beats the others roll by

10 or more, he gets +1k1 bonus on

the Focus roll.

Focus: Both make a contested Iaijutsu

(Focus) / Void roll. If one beats the

other by 5 or more, he has earned

the right of first strike. A FreeRaise is earned for every additional

5 points the other is beaten. If

neither beats the other by at least

5, both strike at the same time.

Strike:Attack normally with Iaijutsu /

Reflexes, using any Free Raise

earned on previous stage. The

second samurai may then strike

after the first. If the duel was to

the first blood, the second samurai

has lost. If the duel was to thedeath, the duel becomes a standard

skirmish until either one is dead.

The act of striking counts as each

characters action for this round.

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