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Unofficial Third Edition Adaptation



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Table of Contents

1 MECHANICS........................................................................................................................................3

2 ADVANTAGES.....................................................................................................................................4

3 DISADVANTAGES:...........................................................................................................................13



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1 MechanicsThe advantage list presents the adapted advantage/disadvantage list matched to the Third

Edition rule set from previous rule sets. The original advantage/disadvantage mechanics are

associated with the First and Second Edition rule set. If AEG has a prolem with theseconversion rules or the information therein! please let me "now. I could not adapt all the

advantages from previous rule#sets! ecause new rules superseded them or otherwise! there

was not enough information to them. For do$o information! please see m% &o$o updates.



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' AdvantagesAllies (granted)* ' or + ,-. ou have a minor or important contact among another clan

or famil%! who can give %ou information when needed. e will not act for %ou! nor

giving %ou life#threatening information. 0 if the contact is a ratling 2unless %ou are a,ra3! 0 ' for others supernatural creatures.

Authoit!* ,-. 4ne of %our ancestors was renowned in one domain 2magistrate!

poetr%53. ou have a free raise for all socials rolls involving this su$ect! and each

time %our earn status points related to the su$ect! %ou earn an additional one.

"la#$ %otus Initiate (granted) 2+ -4I6TS3* ou have een indoctrinated into the

asics of the 7lac" 8otus ,artel. At the eginning of each da%! %ou gain a numer of

dice e9ual to %our Insight :an". These dice ma% e spent as e;tra rolled dice on an%

Social S"ill :oll made with an%one with an onor of ' or less! or when attempting to

deceive someone in authorit% 2a magistrate! superior! or cit% guard! for instance3.

These dice ma% onl% e used once per da%! and are restored each sunrise. 7onus dice

not spent are lost at sunrise."lessin& of "loo'* Four winds page 1<.

"lessin& of the Gol'en (eal (granted)* 1' ,-. 6aga or characters with a direct

connection to 6aga onl%. ou can use the pearl magic li"e a =a"la of half %our insight

ran" 2rounded down3 with one spell of each element.

"lessin& of the Stas* + ,-. Students following %our teachings understand more easil%

some facts. 4nce per insight ran" of the student! ma"e an awareness / instruction roll

T6 >. If successful! the student earns 1 e;p to e used in one s"ill of the choice of the

sensei. ? ' station 2sensei3 points.

"lissful "etothal (granted)* ,-. An interesting wedding have een negotiated for

%ou. &uring %our wedding! %ou can pa% for one of the following advantages* Ear of

the court! allies! contacts! 5 as their cost is reduced % ' ,- 2or < E0-3.

"loo' )a*ilia (granted)* < ,-. ,huda characters onl%. ou have ound to %ou an

animal 2ird! rat! sna"e! and insect3 with %our lood and a maho ritual. After one round

of concentration! %ou can see through his e%es or give him a one sentence order that he

will tr% to do with the est of his ailities.

"loo' of the D+inn (inherent)* @ ,-. nicorn shugen$a onl%. ou donBt pra% the "ami

to cast %our spells! %our powers coming from the names. ou are a wiCard! not a

shugen$a. 6o one must "now the truth aout %ou! or %ou will e e;ecuted. ou can

cast meishodo spells without using items. ou can have onl% Iuchi famil% ancestors.

"loo'lines (inherent) 2Ditsu shugen$a or Sodan#senCo onl% -4I6TS3* our Ditsu

ancestr% is far more potent than most! as %ou have the lood of heroes in %our veins.The onus gained from an% Ancestor spell is increased % two 2three 9uestions instead

of two with ,ommune ith Ancestor! increased ene.ts with Summon Ancestor3.

"on in a Clan (inherent)* 1 ,-. Mon" and ronin onl%. ou can have s"ills!

advantages and disadvantages li"e a memer of the chosen clan.

"eath of (uit! (inherent)* 1 ,-. ou are immune to all effects that would give %ou

Shadow points without %our own accord.

"othe of the "la#$ %otus (granted)* @ e;p. :e9uires the Initiate of the 7lac" 8otus

advantage. Increase % 0 1. all the dices received from the Initiate advantage

2rounded up3! and %ou are granted an initiate to help %ou in %our smuggling usiness

2famil% and clan up to GM! insight ran" %ours minus '3.



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Ca'an#e* ' ,-. ,rane clan character onl%. ou "now the secret cipher of the ,rane

artisans! who can e hidden among artistic wor"s. ou can cipher in it if %ou have in

the performance or artisan s"ill %ou are using for %our artistic wor".

Conne#tions (granted)* ,-. ? ' free raises for one social roll per da% using friendsB

names to support %our claim. ? ' station 2Amassador3 points useale onl% for allies.

C!stal Ca,e-s Tou#h (granted)* @ ,-. &ragon clan characters onl%. ,hoose anelement* when %ou are targeted % a spell of this element! the opponentBs dice pool is

reduced % %our ran" in this element.

Dalin& of the Cout (granted)* ' ,-. ou are the center of the attention at the court!

ecause %ou have caught the attention of ma%e the Emperor himself. &uring <

months! %our glor% ran" is considered ' ran"s higher! and %ou have a lot of s%cophants

turning around %ou. For ' E0- %ou can turn them into minor contacts. After < months!

this advantage is lost! ut %ou can "eep the contacts.

Dis#ile of /ate (inherent)* ,-. For opponentBs Tides of attles rolls when %ou are

the general! the% are reduced % %our water ran" minus the difference etween %our

insight ran" and the opponent insight ran" 2ut onl% if he is superior to %ours3.

Dis#o,ee' S!* ,-. ou "now the identit% of a sp% or nin$a who is infiltratedamong %our clan or shiro. ,an e used as lac"mail or to feed him false information.

Ea of the Cout (granted)* ,-. ou have an important contact at the Imperial court!

giving %ou a wa% to have some political leverage. ou earn an additional cases of

glor% and of status.

E'&e of Ma'ness (granted)* 1 ,-. Mon"s of the three orders with the disadvantage*

enlightened madness onl%. ou have een taught wa%s to deal with %our madness. ou

can spend one hour in meditation and ma"es a oid ? meditation roll T6 '> to earn a

free raise for all resist attempts to %our madness for insight ran" 0 ' hours.

Ele*ental Co**union (inherent)* ,-. Mon"s and shugen$a onl%. ,hoose an

element. ou are considered to e one higher insight ran" for learning "ihos of this

element.

Ele*ental Ha*on! (inherent)* 1 ,-. Mirumoto and Shia 7ushi onl%. hen a

shugen$a cast a spell! %ou can detect it. The range of this sense is the insight ran" of

the spell 0 feet and the roll is awareness T6 21> minus insight ran" of the spell3 0 .

Spell casted discreetl% increase the detection T6.

)a,o (granted)* 1 ,- per favor ran". ou can call upon %ou for a favor from a &o$i

courtier. See page 1' of the third edition to see which favor %ou can call upon. The

favor is lost after use.

)una#e-s Tou#h (granted)* 1> ,-. &ragon clan characters onl%. ,hoose an element

other than oid. A shugen$a choose then an innate ailit% spell of this element that he

will e ale to cast once per da% without using a spell slot! and without a dice roll andan% raise of an% t%pes. 6on#shugen$a can now spend a oid point to attempt to cancel

a spell targeting them! % ma"ing a contested roll of the spellBs ring against the same

ring for the caster. ,anBt cancel a spell that has a master% level superior to their school

ran" ? '.

Gloious Sensei (granted)* + ,-. ou are renowned for %our teachings. ? 1 station

2sensei3 point and %our glor% ran"s are of H cases instead of 1>.

Geat State&ist (granted)* + ,-. ? ' station 2warlord3 points %ou can use for units.

ou have also a ? onus for attle maneuvers.

Gua'ian (granted)* glor% ran" of the guardian. :onin onl%. ou have an emplo%er

that gives %ou missions and pa% %ou mone% if %ou accomplish them. e also protects

%ou from some magistrates % giving %ou traveling papers.



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Half0"loo' itsu An#est! (Inherent) 2Ditsu Shugen$a 4nl%! -oints3* Although the

Ditsu lood in %our veins is not pure enough for %ou to commune with the ancestors!

%ou have some small ailit% with the spirits. ou can cast Sense Ancestor as a sodan#

senCo of the same School :an".

Han' of the Sha'oe' Toe* Four winds page H' with the Shadowed powder.

Ha*oni# "alan#e (inherent)* 1> ,-. Imperial families and mon"s characters onl%.ou are sensile to the presence of the 8iving Shadow and things with over ' ran"s of

Shadowland taint ecause of the harmonic alance of %our elements. The GM can

ma"e a oid roll T6 1 for %ou to feel the presence of such foul things.

Heisho* ' ,-. ou dream of d%ing. ou are now considered to have the death trance

advantage! ut %ou are so focused on %our death that %ou have a T6 penalt% to all

courtier and deceit rolls and give a free raise to all such rolls against %ou.

Influen#e (granted)* ,-. 4nce per game! %ou can call for a favor of %our clan. ou

can get items for a value e9ual to > times %our insight ran". Those items can onl% e

used to e offered as political gifts to non#pla%er characters or e returned after the

mission. ? ' station 2Amassador3 points useale onl% for gifts.

Inuisito (granted)* + ,-! then + e;p for each additional ran". -hoeni; clan shugen$aand Asa"o courtier onl%. ou have een tattooed the open e%e named truth#see"ing

e%e J on %our palm! s%moliCing %our position as an in9uisitor. ou can have one ran"

in this advantage per insight ran". ou earn a free raise ran" for all attempts to

discover the truth when someod% uses deceit 2l%ing3 against %ou. hen %ou cast a

maho spell! the numer of Shadowlands taint points is increased % %our ran" in this

advantage.

Ia$u %ibaian (granted)* + ,- / ,- for Agasha 2then Tamori3 and Isawa

characters. Shugen$a onl%. ou have een granted access to the precious ICa"u lirar%.

ou have a free raise for spellcraft 2spell research3 per da% spent here! up to %our

insight ran" ? '. ou must use them within a month! and not more than one per roll.

%ittle Maste-s Tea#hin&s* ,-. ou "now some riddles of the Tao. ? ' station

2sensei3 points! and when loosing glor% for inaction! %ou onl% loose 1 instead of .

%o#al Heo* + ,-. :onin onl%. The ronin is considered to e a hero in some region of

:o"ugan. e is welcome here! the magistrates leave him e and he usuall% can found

a $o easil% in the area. ? ' glor% ran"s when interacting with heimin.

Maho* ' ,-. Shugen$a onl%. ou have one maho scroll that %ou havenBt %et opened.

ou can ta"e this advantage more than one time! ut for each scroll after the first %ou

earn a shadowlands taint point.

Maho0"on (inherent)* 1' ,-. True ronin onl%. ,hoose a maho spell of master% level

or less. ou can cast is li"e a shugen$a of insight ran" e9ual to %our insight ran"!

insight ran" time per da%.Mail )ien' (granted)* 1 ,-. ou have a friend to whom %ou communicate onl% %

letters! giving %ou contacts! ut who is slow to give the information.

Maste of the "la#$ %otus (granted)* H e;p. :e9uires the 7rother of 7lac" 8otus

advantage. :eplace the dice granted % Initiate and 7rother % twice %our insight ran"

dice. ou have a numer of initiates of insight ran" 1 e9ual to %our insight ran".

Maste of the Cout (granted)* 1> E0-. ou must have the hatamoto status. ?

station 2Amassador3 points.

Maste of the Slit Min'* < ,-. ou are a remar"ale master. ou can ta"e multiple

schools for K less e;p points! include in another clan! and can teach oth schools. ? '

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Me'iu* (inherent)* ,-. &espite not eing ale to summon a "ami! %ou can tal" with

them li"e if %ou were a shugen$a if the% are summoned % one. ou have a free raise

for social interactions with creatures from another spirit realm.

Me#hant (aton (granted)* @ ,-. ou are supporting non#samurai merchants in the

name of %our clan. ou choose the numer. Each month! the% ma"e an awareness 2'3 /

commerce 23 2merchant3 roll T6 1>. Each point over 1> grants a "o"u! first "o"ugoes to %our clan! others to %ou. If the% fail the roll %ou pa% the difference. our honor

canBt go over .

Metho'i#* ,- / ' ,- for Ditsu"i. ou "now a lot aout the places where smugglers

and pirates hides their stash. ou roll one additional die for all investigation 2search3

roll to discover hidden stashes or passagewa%s.

Musha Shu&!o (granted)* + ,-. ,lan ronin onl%. ou arenBt a full ronin! ut a clan

memer in warrior or hol% pilgrimage for %our clan! eing given the authoriCation %

%our daim%o and sensei. ou have traveling papers with %our real name! ut %ou

e;pect to e treated otherwise li"e a ronin! and never as"ing for favors related to %our

clan or famil%.

Nin+a %e&a#! (inherent)* ' ,-. our parents were nin$as and spies of the clan! andserved it lo%all%. For those who "now aout %our line among %our clan! %ou have ?1

glor% ran". ou start with a free ran" in the s"ill underworld. ou can have nin$a

items.

Noble "ith* ,-. 7rotherhood mon"s characters onl%. &espite having $oined the

7rotherhood! %ou still have some importance in %our famil%. Influence! wisdom or

ma%e favors! %ou are still considered a samourai.

5sano0/o-s "loo' (granted)* ,-/ ,- for ,ra and Mantis characters. &espite the

name! %ou arenBt forced to e a living descendant of 4sano#wo! ecause itBs his

lessing. ou are now immune to negative effects of normal weather. ? cases of

glor% if %ou are a ,ra or a Mantis.

(aton (granted)* cost e9ual to the glor% of the patron. ou must have at least in a

performance or artisan s"ill to have this advantage. ou have someod% li"ing %our

artwor"! and some pa%ing %ou for it. It also gives %ou invitations to courts and protects

%ou from some political influences.

(aton of an Atisan (granted)* < ,-. ou are supporting a non#samurai artisan. e is

ran" in one artisan s"ill of %our choice. Ever% month! he rolls g' T6 ! granting

%ou one "o"u per point over the T6! and costing %ou one "o"u per point under the T6.

(esonal Mon (granted)* 1 ,-. ou have a personal mon allowed % the Mi%a. our

glor% ran" is increased % 1 case for ever% 1> missions %ou accomplish.

(oseous "lessin& 5) Dai$o$u (granted)* @ ,-. ,an e onl% ought if %ou are a

venerale "eeper. ? station 2"eeper3 points. ,an e ought more than one time.6uate*aste (granted)* ,-. ? ' station 2warlord3 points %ou can use on supplies

and encampment. ? to %our rolls to resist to fatigue.

Sa#osan#t (granted)* 1> ,-. onor ran" of at least to have this advantage. ou are

under the direct protection of the Emperor. As long as %our honors donBt drop under

and %ou arenBt accused to acting against the Emperor! a decree grants %ou this

advantage. Another one can remove it. Those who stri"e %ou in a fight efore %ou

have stric"en them loose honor cases per wound ran" the% inflicted to %ou! and their

glor% ecame infam% if the% "ill or "noc" %ou out.

Sea )eet* ' ,- / 1 ,- for Mantis. ? 1 free raise for swimming or "eeping %our alance

on a ship.

Sensei (granted)* 1! or ,-. A sensei has accepted to teach %ou some of histechni9ues and s"ills. For 1 ,- he is two ran"s over %ou and so can teach %ou onl%



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%our ne;t techni9ue and s"ills up to +. For ,- he is ran"s over %ou! and so can

teach %ou ' techni9ues and s"ills up to @. For ,- he is ran"s over %ou! and so can

teach %ou + techni9ues and s"ills up to 1>. For one additional ,- point! he can have

the master sensei new path techni9ue.

Sensei (granted)* 1! or ,-. ou must have the instruction s"ill at least ran" ' and a

s"ill at to have this advantage. ou have 1 student per ran" in this advantage. The%are ran" > characters and usuall% donBt follow %ou on missions.

Silent Sensei* ' ,-. ou are reall% focused on %our teachings! ut nothing else. ?

station 2sensei3 points! and %our glor% ran"s have 1' cases instead of 1>.

Soul of %ies (granted)* + ,-. Trained in the lies of :%o"o 4wari! %ou earn a free raise

for all %our courtier 2sincerit%3 and deceit 2l%ing3 rolls.

Soul of Stoies (granted)* < ,-. 7orn and raised in the ig cultural environment of

:%o"o 4wari! %ou earn a numer of free raises per da% %ou can use for an% awareness

ased rolls e9ual to %our insight ran".

Soul of the Cit! (granted)* H ,-. ? station 2cit%3 points.

Soul of the Geen /alls (granted)* + ,-. 7orn and raised in :%o"o 4wari! %ou have a

free raise for all %our hunting and eti9uette rolls within the cit%! and earn the wa% ofthe land* :%o"o 4wari advantage.

Soul of the Si'e (inherent)* ' ,-. &aido$i characters onl%. our soul is ound to the

Great Sea Spider % the Asahina ritual that holds it in peace. ou are considered to

have the rash J disadvantage! and if %ou have it alread% the T6 is increased % .

All magic attempts to influence or control %ou are at ? 1> T6 if the caster is from

6ingen#do. ou have a free raise for all attempts to resist to poisons and diseases.

Soul of the Ta,el-s En' (granted)* < ,-. our famil% has a wealth% merchant place

in :%o"o 4wari! and %ou start with '> additional "o"u.

Siit0"in'e (granted)* 1> ,-. &ragon clan shugen$a onl%. ou can cast the summon

spell on %ourself to fusion the "ami with %ou for one hour. hen doing so! %ou can

use the "ami once to give %ou a free raise for one spell %ou have in innate ailit%. The

spell must e of the same element! and have a master% level e9ual or lower to the

numer of raises %ou ta"e on the original summon spell. ou can also ind the "ami to

someod% who is a willing target and here when %ou cast the summon spell. In this

case! %ou can use the entire targetBs sense when %ou want during the duration 2one

hour3! and the summon spell must have een casted with a numer of raises e9ual to

the insight ran" of the target.

Sto* %e&ion Me*be (inherent)* + ,-. oritomo characters onl%. ou are a

descendant of the first 1' followers of Daimetsu#uo! founder of the Mantis clan. ou

canBt reduce %our starting status or glor%L %ou canBt ta"e disadvantages li"e « black

sheep » or ta"e another school than a oritomo famil% one. ou earn one ran" of socialstatus! ? cases of Glor%! and an% deceit 2l%ing3 attempt against %ou % another

oritomo character is at ? 1> T6.

Taint 7esistan#e (inherent)* H ,-! + ,- for -hoeni; in9uisitor and Tsu"ai#sagasu

Duni. ou doule the time etween to taint resist rolls! and the difficult% of those rolls

are reduced % 1.

Tainte' ha*a (granted)* ' or + ,-. A "ansen is attracted to %ou. For ' ,- he gives

%ou a free raise for a maho spell of %our choice and reduces his master% level % 1. For

+ ,- he gives %ou three spells li"e the ' ,- version! or one spell with ' free raises and

master% level minus .

Ta*ashii* Four winds page <1.

Tea#h the Da&on-s Thou&ht* + ,-. ou have a particular approach of a s"ill. 4nce per insight ran" of a student! %ou can ma"e an instruction roll T6 '. If successful! the




student is granted a free raise for the month when using this s"ill. ? 1 station 2sensei3

point.

Vetean Geneal (granted)* 1> E0-. ou can u% this advantage more than once! ut

can e ought onl% if %ou have a social position as a general. ? station 2warlord3

points.

/eb of Conta#ts (granted)* < ,-. ou are in the middle of an important we ofcontacts! and each time %ou go in a region of the Empire with a relativel% normal

population! %ou can ma"e an awareness T6 '> roll to locate a contact of %ours. If %ou

ma"e a success! %ou found a minor contact with a favorale point of view on %ou.

:aises can improve his influence and point of view.

Inheitan#es 8&ante'9: 8,aiable9: Sometimes! characters of others clans can have

an inherited item of another clan! %ou must doule the cost in such cases. Follow a list

of possile inherited items*

o A$o'o A*o* 2 ,- for 8ion ,haracters3* A"odo Armor is e;ceptional

9ualit% light armor that grants the wearer a free raise for social interactions

with characters that have at least ' s"ill ran"s in 7attle and a ? 1 onus to mass

attle rolls. The a% of the 8ion techni9ue onl% ignores half of the armorBs T6 onus.

o A*o of the Tili&ht Mountains* 2 ,- for 7oar ,haracters3 This heav%

armor grants an additional ? T6 for ever% ran" of Ancestor &evotion the

character possesses.

o "la#$ Aos* 4n impact! a lac" arrow e;plodes into a lac" cloud of smo"e

that lasts one hour and affects an area > feet large. 6ote* A lac" arrow is

created % Intelligence/E;plosives 2Daga"u3 at a T6 '! rather than

Intelligence/,raft* MiCugusuri.

o "la#$steel Shui$en* 2' ,- for Scorpion and Go$u ,haracters3* If these

shuri"en hit their target! the% dispel one spell affecting the target and increase % 1 the T6 of the ne;t spell cast % the target! unless he/she spends a void

point.

o Co Staff * 2' ,- for Mon" or &ragon ,haracters3 4nce per da%! the wielder

can summon a crow for a numer of rounds e9ual to their wielderBs void ran".

The summoned crow will oe% an% command! unless the command endangers

the crowBs life.

o Dai0!u of Ane$$usai* 2' ,- for nicorn ,haracters3 This &ai#"%u has an

enhanced ow strength of .

o Gihei* 21 ,- for &ragonfl% ,haracters3 This is a ceremonial o staff used %

mon"s and shugen$a. The wielder ma% roll an additional die for meditation and

theolog% s"ill rolls.o Gol'en )o& of aeu* + ,-. 6o more than per character. ,reated % the

Daeru famil% centuries ago! the% have een for most of those lost. As long as

%ou carr% it with %ou! %ou add %our oid ran" to all s"ills rolls related to the

s"ills of the frog! shown % the item the frog carr% with her* aacus

2,ommerce3! Sword 2Den$utsu3 Fan 2,ourtier3! 7rush 2,alligraph%3! Dau"i

Mas" 2Acting3! 7ow 2D%u$utsu3! &agger 2Stealth3! Torch 2Investigation3! Tea

,up 2Tea ,eremon%3! Mon" Staff 2Theolog%3 And hip 2&eceit

2Intimidation33.

o Hotei Si#es* 1 ,- per dose. :aised % -hoeni; mon"s! the% give to the food a

taste depending of the mood of those who eats it. E;cellent for happ% peoples!

to sand for pessimistic ones.



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o Hunts Hel** 21 ,- for nicorn ,haracters3 This helm grants a free raise on

all contested unting rolls with non#intelligent characters and an insight ran"

onus to attac" rolls against such creatures.

o I#hio A;e: <+ cp for 7adger ,haracters3 An 4no with a damage rating of 1"+

that reduce carapace % two.

o =a'e E&&* 21 ,- for ,ra ,haracters3 A 6in$a :anged eapon s"ill roll canthrow these small egg#li"e pro$ectiles 2ma;imum range* <> feet3. 4n impact!

the egg e;plodes and creates a #foot cloud. The cloud is irritating to an% living

eing! re9uiring an Earth roll T6 1> or the eing is linded for :ounds. The

resist roll is increased % '> for tainted characters and the% cannot act for one

round! regardless of the resist roll.

o atana of The Tili&hts Mountains* 21 ,- for 7oar ,haracters3 A "'

"atana that grants a free raise to attac" rolls against characters affected % a

Ditsu Shugen$aBs Ancestral Guidance Techni9ue.

o en$u "la'e* 2@ ,-L Special3 This "atana gives a ? initiative onus and a

?1"> attac" onus to hit non#living targets. The "atana ma% onl% e granted %

a "en"u sensei to his/her students.

o enshin Sa!a* 2+ ,- for ,rane ,haracters3 These ornamented sa%a increase

the damage % ?1"> of "atana sheathed in them for at least a wee". The

damage onus is lost after a full da% without eing sheathed.

o itsu$i (o'e* ' ,-/dose. Dits"u"i magistrates onl%. hen used! this

powder reveals all traces of lood and footprint not older than a wee". The

glowing light created dar"ens if their an% traces of Shadowlands or Shadow

taint in the Cone covered. ,an e created with miCuguri 2T6* >! duration!

instantaneous! components* diamond powder! Di"iBs tears! &reams of the

merchant! pearl powder! tea! and some dog fur3.

o itsune Na&a*a$i: 2' ,- for Ditsune ,haracters3A 6agama"i with a damagerating of '" that increases the wielderBs T6 to e hit % the wielderBs :efle;es

trait.

o o-u*a =iushi* ,-. A heav% anner s%mol of an arm%. ? 1 T6 for %ou to

attac" and %ou can use onl% one hand. Increase %our water ran" and the one of

%our general % 1 for tides of attles rolls in mass attle! and grant ' free raises

for all communications attempt within an arm%.

o ou$en "la'e* 2+ ,- for -hoeni; ,haracters3* These "atana have a "

damage rating and give the wielder a numer of free raises a da% e9ual to the

wielderBs school ran" for Den$utsu S"ill rolls. These stats onl% appl% if the

wielder is residing in the province where the Dou"en 7lade has een created.

If the wielder is still in -hoeni; lands! ut outside the province where the lade

was created! a Dou"en ladeBs damage rating is reduced to "' and is

wea"enedL however! the lade still grants the wielder free raises for Den$utsu.

If the wielder is outside in -hoeni; lands! the lade ladeBs damage rating is

reduced to "1! wea"ened! and loses the enefit of the granted free raises.

6ote* hen the lade is wea"ened! the penalt% to rea" the weapon is reduced

% five.

o Miu&ui* (variale). &ragon clan and Agasha characters onl%. 1 ,- for one

dose of a T6 '> potion or ' doses of a lower T6 one. ' ,- for one dose of one

dose of an higher T6 one.

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5; "la'e 2oan$in 7lade* 4; 7lade as a s"ill! ' ,- for 4; clan characters3The "' 4; 7lade functions as a oan$in :ing 7lade! ut has an advantage of



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eing longer. Thus! the weapon has the same rules as oan$in :ing 7lade! ut

also allows a free raise for horseac" attac" rolls. This sword has rings on it

that are meant to catch an opponents weapons. hen a wielderBs opponent

miss the wielder % five or more points in full defense action! the wielder ma%

caught the opponentBs weapon. Furthermore! % ma"ing an opposed strength

roll! %ou can rea" the caught weapon if the wielder wins % more than five for wood weapons! 1> for peasant weapons! '> for common weapons! ' for steel

weapons. If the weapon does not rea"! the weapon is onl% loc"ed for one

round.

o 7ainbo Cae* ,-. Scorpion onl%. ? 1 free raise for stealth and "u$i#"iri.

o 7ei#hins Hel** 2' ,- for are ,haracters3 This helm increases the T6 of

maho spells targeting the wearer % five and also increases the wearerBs %our

T6 to e hit % two.

o Sashi*ono* 1 ,-. Short ac" anner! %ou can have up to three* clan name!

%our name or vassal famil%! famil% name.

o Se#on' Dut! A*o* 2' ,- for &ragon ,haracters3 This armor increases the

T6 of hostile spells targeting the wearer % twice the wearerBs ring 2the ring

applied is the same as the one the caster used to cast the spell3.

o Seenit! %antens* ,-. hen lit! the use of oid for an% hostile attempt is

cancelled if %ou are in the area of the light.

o Subtlet! of Cout* H ,-. 4ne of the @ original copies of the oo" of 4tomo

Mado"o. alve the cost of the emphases and e;perience cost of courtier and

eti9uette.

o Tsan&usui* (variale). ,rane clan onl%. 1 ,- for a one use fetish! ' ,- for a

multiple use fetish! + to < ,- for a permanent fetish.

o Tsi "la'e* 2 ,- for an% 7ushi ,haracter3 A Tsi 7lade is either a +"' "atana or

a "' wa"iCashi that grants the wielder a ? ' onus to the wielderBs attac" rollsif he/she has more than two ran"s in the Den$utsu s"ill.

o Tsu$es 7e,en&e* 21 ,- for -hoeni; ,haracters3 These arrows urn at the tip

and deal an additional 1"1 magic fire damage separate to the normal damage.

o Voi' A*ulet* < ,-. -hoeni; onl%. ou have one additional oid point to use

per da%.

o /hite 5a$-s "e* ' ,-/1 ,- for -hoeni;. 4ne use onl%. ,ast a% to Inner

-eave li"e a ran" shugen$a with H in his water ran" and ta"ing raises when

drin".

o /in's Chil's* 21 ,- for + ArrowsL Tsuruchi ,haracters onl%3 These arrows

ignore an% weather or range related penalties.

o >oban+in (o'e* 1 ,- for ' doses. -hoeni;! Tortoise and Mantis onl%. ,an

onl% e used % a shugen$a! this powder is used during a spell casting to grant a

free raise to the damage. 4ne use per dose. The "ami doesnBt li"e this effect!

and the T6 of all general spells is increased % for the ne;t < hours.

o De*on A*o* 2'//< ,- ,ra ,haracters3* &emon Armor is heav% armor

covered with spi"es to wound their opponents. To deal damage with the armor!

the wearer must ma"e a Agilit%/ =iu$utsu 2&emon Armor3 roll against the

opponents T6 to e hit.

o ,- &emon Armor is classical heav% armor! dealing '"1

damage.

o ,- &emon Armor is large heav% armor! dealing "'damage.



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o ,- &emon Armor is $ade spi"ed heav% armor! dealing

1"1 damage unless the target is tainted. In that case! the

armor deals " damage.

o a&e0>a$in <Sha'o "an'?* After Shosuro assumed the identit% of Soshi!

she taught Scorpion shugen$a the secret of the Dage#a"in. This m%stical

tattoo is infused with the power of 6othing. 7efore 4livionBs Gate! man%Scorpion were lost to the tattooBs effects and turned into nin$a. Afterwards! the

Scorpion anned the use of this ritual. A Scorpion character ma% still egin

with a Dage#a"in with a point inheritance advantage 2Availale onl% to

7a%ushi! Shosuro and Soshi characters3. Each Shadow rand grants an

additional 1"1 to all rolls made in dim light. The e;posure of the Dage#a"in

to direct sun light deals 1"1 for each round of e;posure. A wielder that gains

two Dage#%a"in! receives one Shadow point. Furthermore! the Dage#a"in

slowl% disconnects the wielderBs connection to void. Thus! a characterBs oid

ran" is limited % the numer of Dage#%a"in he/she has*

• 1 7rand limits the oid ran" at @

• ' 7rands limits the oid ran" at

• 7rands limits the oid ran" at

• + 7rands limits the oid ran" at '

• 7rands limits the oid ran" at 1

o The Da&ons >a* 21 ,- for &ragons ,haracters3* The following t%pes of

arrows are created % a Intelligence/,raft* MiCugusuri roll at T6 '. An%

arrow can e used onl" once and is fragile. To ignorant onloo"ers! the% appear

to e classical a 2illow 8eaf3. The following five t%pes of arrows can e

created*

• "lue Aos* 4n impact! these lue arrows e;plode and create

a #foot diameter cloud that puts to sleep an%one failing a

illpower T6 '> roll. An%one failing the roll is awa"ened if

someone gets too close too them 2N 1 foot3 or if the% are

attac"ed.

• >ello Aos* 4n impact! %ellow arrows e;plode and create a

1>#foot diameter cloud that causes a ? 1> T6 penalt% to all rolls

for individuals trapped within the cloud.

• 7e' Aos* 4n impact! an% red arrow e;plodes into a raging

inferno and inflicts urst damage 2" damage3 to ever%thing

within feet of the initial e;plosion.

• Geen Aos* 4n impact! a green arrow e;plodes! releasing a#foot diameter cloud of pollen. An%one in the affected area

must ma"e a Stamina T6 '> roll or is linded for 1 round.

Inheitan#e 2Governorship3 (Granted) 2H -oints3 The administration of a stronghold!

village! or cit% has een passed to %ou! and %ou are now responsile for ensuring its

safet% and prosperit%. The mechanical enefits of this Advantage are different from

other Inheritance Advantages in that %ou do not gain a Free :aise on a specific roll.

Instead! %ou lose no onor for use of the ,ommerce S"ill so long as it involves %our

governorship! and %ou roll one additional die on all %our ,ommerce rolls 2for a

settlement3 or 7attle rolls 2for a stronghold3.

Siit of Mai&o no Musha 2 points3 ,reatures of :o"ugan page 1+

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Half0siit 2 points3* similar to Spirit of Maigo no Musha.

Me'iu* 2 points3* once per da%! %ou can cast commune to contact ancestors li"e the

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&isadvantages*A'ote'* 1 to ,-. ou arenBt of the lood of the clan. our status ran" is now of 1>

? cases per ran" in this disadvantage for the 1st ran"! minus per each ran" after.

Alone In This /ol'* 1 ,-. ou have no famil%! no inheritance! no land and %ou willnot e allowed to use "harma.

"isha*on-s Cuse* ,-. ,reatures of :o"ugan page 1+

"o$en Daisho* or ,-. :onin onl%. In shame! one of %our swords has een

ro"en. A ro"en wa"iCashi 2 ,-! &* >"13 inflict %ou a ? 1 ran" in infam% or lower

% one ran" %our glor% with samurai. A ro"en "atana 2 ,-! & 1"'3 inflict

transform %our ran" into infam% and increase %our ran" % 1. Those swords have een

so ro"en that unless a master smith reforges them! once reforged the% will still show

the scars of the reforging! "eeping so the infam% penalt% and lowering the & to 1"'

and '"'.

Catain-s /ath* ,-. our commanding officer 27oatBs ,aptain! 8eader 4f 7andit

Group! Superior 4fficer in a Militar% nit3 hates %ou. e will alwa%s choose %ou forthe dirt% wor"s humiliate %ou and tr% to get rid of %ou.

Colo "lin'* 1 ,-. ou donBt see the colors. More common among ,rane clan.

Cuse* revealed curse* 1 to ,-. idden curse* ' to + ,-. ou have een cursed!

ma%e % a Fortune! and angr% "ami! "harma det or a maho spell. Tal" with the GM

aout the character point cost of the curse. The revealed curse version ma"es the fact

%ou are cursed something peoples can "now when the% succeed at identif%ing %ou

with %our glor% 2or infam%3. The hidden curse version means %ou are the onl% one to

"now %ou have een cursed.

Dai$o$u-s Cuse* ,-. ,reatures of :o"ugan page 1+

Dishonoe' Sensei* 1 ,-. our sensei has een accused of wrongdoing. ou suffer no

real penalt%! ut peoples are suspicious aout the teachings he can have given %ou.

ou can still train in %our school! ut the memers of %our own do$o will alwa%s scorn

%ou. our Glor% is considered o;es higher and treated as Infam% for the purpose of

people of the same do$o tr%ing to recogniCe %ou.

Dishonoe'* ,-. ou cannot ta"e the deathsee"er disadvantage. our glor% is

considered infam%! ut %ou donBt have the social dice onus of it! onl% the penalties.

ou canBt earn status and are unwelcome in %our own clanBs lands.

Ebisu-s Cuse* ,-. ,reatures of :o"ugan page 1

El'e* + ,-. ou are past the retirement age. -eoples ma% thin" %ou are actuall%

retired! or tr% to force %ou to retire. ou must ta"e two raises on all strength and agilit%

rolls! and all s"ills ased on those.Enli&htene' Ma'ness* '!+ or < ,-. Shugen$a or tattooed mon"s onl%. ,hoose one

tattoo 2tattooed mon"s3 or element 2shugen$a! one per ran"3 when %ou pic"#up this

disadvantage in it 2if %ou choose oid! itBs when %ou use oid points to cast an

additional spell or when %ou use void element spell slots3. The power %ou are gaining

is slowl% overcoming %our soul and master%. hen %ou use the tattoo or cast a spell of

the element! %ou ma"e a willpower roll 2T6 '> for shugen$a! T6 1! '> if + ,-! ' if <

,- for the tattooed mon"s. If failed! the character loose control for ' hours. e has no

memories of his actions. For tattoos that are alwa%s activated! the roll is ma"ing ever%

hour. Aggravated version of this disadvantage create madness li"e* falling in love with

someod%! estialit%! rashness! confusion! contemplation! fearful! mad prophet! new

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)o&otten Tainin&* @ ,-. ,lan ronin with a school of their former clan onl%. ou

have een on the road so much that %ou have lost some of %our martial training. hen

%ou are using a techni9ue or "ata related to it of %our former clan school! %ou must

ma"e a willpower roll T6 1> ? (2level of the techni9ue O 1 or school ran" re9uirement

of the "ata O 13 0 ) or not eing ale to use it.

)a&ile* ,-. our od% is fragile and has difficulties recovering from wounds. oudoule the time re9uired to heal! halve the wounds recovered from non#magic

treatment and %our stamina is consider one ran" lower for the time re9uired to heal.

)u$uo$u+in-s Cuse* ,-. ,reatures of :o"ugan page 1

Hei*in* H ,-. True ronin onl%. ou canBt e a shugen$a. ou are orn a heimin and

too" the sword on a dead samurai! and now pretend to e one. ou donBt "now how to

read unless %ou pa% one ,- to e literate 2ma%e ecause %ou have een orn in the

,rane provinces or something3 ut %ou canBt have calligraph% as a starting s"ill.

Increasing %our ran" in high s"ills cost ' more ,- until %ou can have a proper training

2reducing first the penalt% to 1 ,- then to >3. All %our social rolls with samurai are

rolled with ' less dice. ou canBt ta"e social disadvantage* ronin.

Hohei 2private3* < ,-. 7ushi onl%. ou have een given a reall% 9uic" gempu""u and een sent to the attlefield $ust after! efore %ou could master %our training. ou are a

ran" > character. ou donBt have %our school techni9ue! school trait onus or school

s"ills 2unless %ou pa% them3. ou get e;tra e;periences points to pa% one ran" 2or ' if

%ou have a school with a s"ill starting at '3 in each of %our school s"ills! to learn %our

school starting emphases and %our school trait onus. 4nce %ou have all of them! %ou

master %our ran" 1 techni9ue and earn a special e;perience points onus.

Hotei-s Cuse* ,-. ,reatures of :o"ugan page 1

Hunte'* '!+ or < ,-. :onin onl%. ou are a criminal hunted % the magistrates. our

glor% ran" is infam% now. For ' ,- %our ount% is of "o"u. For + ,- of 1> "o"u!

and %ou increase %our infam% ran" % one. For < ,- the ount% is of '> Do"u and

%our infam% ran" is increased % '.

=unshin* ' ,-. Scorpion onl%. ou are an honest Scorpion.

=uo+in-s Cuse* ,-. ,reatures of :o"ugan page 1

itsune Taboo* 1 to ,-. Ditsune famil% memers onl%. To help the henge%o"ai to

hides among %our clan! man% Ditsune have ta"e some particular vow spells forcing

them to have strange haits! ma"ing more difficult to outsider to ma"e the difference

etween a samurai who undergo such a vow and an henge%o"ai in human form. Ta"e a

taoo loo" li"ing those undergo % henge%o"ai under human form for each ,- or

create a more difficult taoo 2care aout those under %ou! never sa% the whole truth!

not meddling with other peoplesB usiness without eing invited! never eating rice!

never eing with less than ' peoples! alwa%s wait others peoples to have finished total" to spea"53.

Ma'ness* 1 to ,-. ou are mad and people "now it. &espite %our madness %ou are

still ale to act in court! ut peoples tend to not trust %ou and %ou earn dangerous

missions. The point value of %our madness is up to the GM. This disadvantage is

worth one less point for Scorpion of the 7itter lies do$o.

Moto-s Cuse* ' ,-. Moto character onl% efore the destruction of the &ar" Moto.

ou are elieved to e cursed and doomed to $oin the &ar" Moto. ou are told to have

a lin" with the Shadowlands.

Mutin!* ' ,-. our suordinates hate %ou. For good reasons or not! the% want to get

rid of %ou as their officer.

Na*eless 5ne* cost (variale). 6ameless one onl%. This list is special deformities for 6ameless one. Twisted mouth 21 pt! difficulties to tal"3! ghostl% 21 pt! %ou float a few



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inches over the ground and have a ghostl% aura3! slightl% deaf 21 pt! ? 1> to -erception

T63! twisted hands 2 pts! nearl% no manual de;terit%! canBt use weapons3

Nin+a %e&a#!* ' ,-. our parents have een discovered as spies and shinoi. ou start

with an infam% ran"! and on the heritage tales %ou must reroll all honorale dead

results once 2if %ou get an honorale dead result the second time! %ou can "eep it3.

Scorpion clan characters can reroll dishonorale dead results once.5bli,ion-s 7itual: + ,-. ou canBt e a shugen$a. ou are a former shugen$a who has

done such a crime that the Elemental council has removed all %our ailities as a

shugen$a.

5l'* ' ,-. ou have etween > and +> %ears old. ou must ta"e a raise on all

strength and agilit% rolls! and all s"ills ased on those.

5ni$a&e S*ell* ' ,-. ou have een close to one of the &ar" MotoBs undead steed!

the oni"age. ou canBt approach an% mortal steed! the% get mad around %ou.

5ut#ast* 1 to ' ,-. 7adger clan shugen$a! former ronin and clan ronin onl%. ou live

in shame for something %ou have done! or some "ind of ad reputation. ou cannot

inherit an%thing! and %our e9uipment is of poor 9ualit%. our infam% ran" is increased

% 1 2or glor% lowered % '3 for each ran" with characters of %our former or 2for7adger shugen$a and former ronin3 actual clan.

7anshin* 1 to ,-. ou are a veteran of hundreds of attles! and %ou are

ps%chologicall% affected % it. ou have seen so much horror that it "eep %ou awa"e at

nights. 4nce per ,- %ou have in this disadvantage! %ou ma"e a willpower T6 '> roll

under a stressful situation. If %ou fail! %ou are confused* %our e%es see the void! %ou

stri"es around lindl% as %ou are lost in an old attle and not the actual world.

S#as* 1 ,-. ou have a series of old scars! who are trouling and impossile to hide.

ou loose 1 die on all social interactions rolls! ' dice for deceit 2seduction3 rolls.

Thon out* 1 ,-. ou have een trained at a famous do$o of the Empire. ou gain

one ran" in the s"ill PDnow the School* %our own schoolP. owever! %ou have een

thrown out of %our school. ou ma% train with a similar do$o! ut first %ou must

convince them to ta"e %ou as a student.

Tou#he' b! the Voi'* ,-. ou can use one more oid point for one action once per

da%. Each time %ou spent a void point! all characters within < feet of %ou who have a

oid or an A"asha ran" are slightl% disoriented 2the% roll one less die for all their rolls

for %our void ran" turns3.

Vassal )a*il! "loo'* 1 ,-. All vassal famil% characters start as $i#samurai with >.

status instead of the normal 1.> status. Furthermore! their famil% mon has a difficult%

T6 of ' to recogniCe from an% samurai outside their perspective clan 2an%one within

the clan has the T6 lowered % 1>3. These samurai are called % the ma$or famil%

name outside of their land and then their vassal famil% estate name 2sometimes thename ma% e the house name3. This disadvantage cost > for characters from a vassal

famil% with rules.

Vi#ti* of Da$ness* ' ,- 2+ for Moto efore the destruction of the &ar" Moto!

after3. our soul is vulnerale to the Shadowlands taint for some reason. hen %ou are

earning Shadowlands taint points! %ou alwa%s earn the ma;imum possile. All %our

T6 to resist ac9uiring Shadowlands taint are a ? . All T6 to discover %ou are tainted

at ? .

>o&o-s Cuse* ,-. This disadvantage cost > and is oligator% for ogo ,haracters. It

gives %ou ,- if %ou are an Asa"o character. 4nl% Scorpion and Asa"o characters can

have it. ou are doomed to etra% the person the more important to %ou.

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)ee' >o$ai 2H points3. ou have a full Shadowland taint ran" and the &ar" secret*

spirit returned from =igo"u 2 points3 disadvantage. ou have a free raise on all

shadowlands lore and low s"ill rolls. Shadowlands creatures realising what %ou are

will eliminate %ou.

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