Out Of Character Chat 1, Planning and Pre-game

[Vutall]

So far, I think you are our farthest traveled.

[Doji Sakura]

I clearly traveled the furthest!

[Kaiu Aiichiro]

So far, I think you are our farthest traveled.

No, it surely should be Seppun-chan.

[Vutall]

Alright, all the appropriate lore is up now in the Lore forums, as well as the lore for family/schools in the character creation Clan Family and School posts. Please avoid using lore from outside sources, as much in 5e is changed from the older editions.

If there are things missing you feel like you need to know for your character, please ask me and Ill dig through what I havn't posted to see if there is any references

[Doji Sakura]

Tea!

Sweets!

Sake!

[Vutall]

I could link you the entries on food, but those three are all pretty benign and can just be made up.

[Seppun Suzuran]

So far, I think you are our farthest traveled.

No, it surely should be Seppun-chan.

Seppun-chan lives in Otosan-Uchi, so I'd not imagined bothering messing with maps.

[Doji Sakura]

I'm so going to climb that wall

[Vutall]

Can anyone think of anything else I can work on before the game launches?

Rules: Complete
Scheduled Events: Complete
Player Disadvantage "Events": Complete
Lore: Complete

[Yasuki Ginkarasu]

Fortune of Enigma's visit + riddle contest? https://l5r.fandom.com/wiki/Muzaka >.>

[Vutall]

August the Religion sourcebok drops, so it will be interesting to see if they keep that one. (Trying hard to not reference previous lore since 5e has a habit of changing a lot of stuff)

[Togashi Dao]

Can anyone think of anything else I can work on before the game launches?

Rules: Complete
Scheduled Events: Complete
Player Disadvantage "Events": Complete
Lore: Complete

Is there any news on the state of the Imperial Legions in this timeline?

[Vutall]

Nothing of note really. Later on there is a little in the fictions, but for the RPG they haven't got into it. My guess will be when the Lion sourcebook drops. (no plans for it yet though)

"The Army of the Emperor
The Imperial Legions differ greatly from their clan army counterparts, given that they represent a single, unified force drawn from all the clans and led by the Emerald Champion. There have always been ten distinct legions with the capability of fielding up to ten thousand soldiers each, although the actual size of the legions has varied over the years, and such a force has not been seen in centuries. Each legion is subdivided into ten regiments, which are further separated into five companies each, with platoons below that. Commanders are drawn from the Seppun family as well as the best and brightest the clans can offer. Most of the samurai in the legions are fielded from the Lion Clan, and lords may choose to send peasants to help fill out the legions’ strength as well. The ashigaru who make up these legions are as close as one can get to career soldiers among the peasants, as they sign up for a renewable six-year term and do not return home until their assignments are complete.

The bureaucracy required to maintain, coordinate, and equip so many soldiers is the province of the Otomo family, with help from the more analytically inclined Miya and Seppun, with additional support from the Great Clans that waxes and wanes with the overall size of the army. There are estimated to be twice as many bureaucrats toiling in the capital as there are soldiers marching in the field, and even more peasants who assist the legions in the field with cooking, cleaning, and gear maintenance.

In times of peace, the Imperial Legions may be repurposed to complete public works, making it even more important that the courtiers of the clans are able to catch the ear of an Otomo official or the Emerald Champion"

[Kitsune Setsuna]

I'm the best.

Are we gonna meet the boss lady Agasha Sumiko herself?

[Vutall]

She is here! Gives you the welcome speech day 1

[Ikoma Shizuru]

I'm not sure if you're saving it for when we actually meet said NPCs, but the NPCs thread in The Cast sub-forum is empty at the moment.

[Vutall]

Yup, I'll populate it as the game progresses!

[Vutall]

This is super neat. I'd love to go see it in person. There's 5 videos, each round 8 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... =emb_title

[Kaito Haruki]

Note to self, the time on this website is vastly different from my current time. How do timezone differences affect play by post games?

[Vutall]

They don't really. Look at the pregame for an example. People post something, then someone gets around to responding to it later.

You can fiddle with the time offset in your user settings, you may have to set it forward so th time is right, but the day is off, but you can at least get it close.