"Students of the Empire, welcome. You have all been brought here to undergo a special period of instruction which the Emperor has established to test how well the different clans are preparing the future generations to serve him. Your time here will be difficult, covering a many number of activities and studies that will likely be something new to you, but I have faith that each of you will do your family proud."
She pulls out a scroll and begins to read off of it.
"You are all expected to conduct your stay here as if it was your own dojo. Wake at the hour of Tiger and begin to prepare the interior of the Dojo for the day. Clean and eat at the Hour of the Hare. Be on the parade grounds and ready for martial instruction at the Hour of the Dragon. During the hour of Scorpion, you shall all ensure the parade ground is returned to order and cleaned. "
She pauses for a moment to take a breath, and then continues reading off the list on the scroll in a methodical manner.
"During the hour of the Horse, your afternoon meal is served. During the hour of the Goat, you will be instructed in different lessons we deem necessary for all Samurai. After, during the hour of the Monkey, you are expected to clean the dojo. The evening meal will be served at the hour of the Rooster, after you have cleaned yourself of the days sweat."
"The hour of the dog is yours to do as you see fit, but all students are expected to be in bed by the Hour of the Boar."
She furls up the scroll and puts it away. Giving the students a shallow bow again, she steps back and a group of sensei take her place and begin to lead the students through the morning kata. Sumiko watches for a few moments before turning and departing.
The eyes of the instructors are watching the students as they go through the morning kata. They are looking to see how each of them handle both areas they are familiar with, and those that may be foreign to them. If a student does well enough, the instructors will make a note of it and look to help them at some time during there stay at the Dojo.
The following skills are used during this kata:
First, the kata is a prayer, which uses Spellcraft/Intelligence.
Then, the kata moves to stretching, which uses Athletics/Reflexes
Next, the kata moves to basic unarmed strikes, which uses Juijutsu/Strength
Then, the katas moves to strong defensive stances, which uses Defence/Stamina
Next, the kata involves shouts, which uses Intimidation/Willpower
Then, a pairing of partners, which has each student bow to each other, using Etiquette/Awareness (This does not trigger Antisocial)
Then, one student is given a bokken and the other told to dodge them, taking turns, which uses Kenjutsu/Agility and Investigation/Perception (roll for both)
and then finally, the kata ends with group Meditation/Void.
All TN's are 6. For any roll that includes your Family Trait, the TN is increased to 8. For any Skill that is not part of your School that you pass, you gain +1 Dojo point. If a student succeeds at all rolls, they gain and additional +2 Dojo Points.
If you pass a roll by 2 or more, you gain +1 dojo point (even if the base roll did not original grant a point because the skill is a school skill)
If you have two or more explosions on a roll, you gain the Great Potential advantage for that skill
Characters with the Inner Gift: Foresight advantage gain +1 to their rolls
If any student has 6 or more Dojo points at the end of this event, they gain the attention of the instructors, granting them a temporary Ally (1/1) who may be called on at some point in the game for extra mentoring.
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