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<blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 6350914" data-attributes="member: 50895"><p>Not that you'd need nor want it, but there's a Japan analog setting for Pathfinder called the Kaidan setting of Japanese horror (PFRPG), though its definitely <em>not</em> Rokugan and thus, not worth replacing your version of Rokugan with Kaidan, however there are several supplements for it that might be easier to convert to 5e, since it's already set up in "D&D" mode.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/102482/Way-of-the-Samurai-PFRPG?term=way+of+the+samurai" target="_blank"><strong>Way of the Samurai (PFRPG)</strong></a> includes an honor mechanic, and a system of creating detailed samurai clans (using the City Stat Block mechanic from the PF Gamemastery Guide). Most of the rest of that supplement is probably too Pathfinder specific to use for a 5e conversion with its samurai class, archetypes, feats and traits. There is an archetype and prestige class worth considering from that book, however, the <a href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/alternate-classes/samurai/archetypes/rite-publishing---samurai-archetypes/kuge" target="_blank"><strong>Kuge</strong></a>, is an aristocratic born samurai (yes, most samurai are aristocrats, but some are born in major clans, and this archetype is for one of those), with a slower progression of samurai class features in exchange for more skill points, and class features that enhance social skill use. The kuge being a samurai class, still has access to varying samurai combat abilities, so it plays well with D&D, yet his social strengths in many ways fit the Rokugan concept of courtier. The prestige class of note is the <a href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/3rd-party-prestige-classes/rite-publishing/bugyo" target="_blank"><strong>Bugyo</strong></a>, which is more like a clan leader, or an aristocrat with official authority (magistrate, provincial governor, etc.) in some ways similar to a Kuge, but with very administrative power for class features. It touches on courtier in a slightly different light.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/96752/Way-of-the-Yakuza-PFRPG?term=way+of+the+yakuza" target="_blank"><strong>Way of the Yakuza</strong></a> is probably much less helpful to an L5R conversion, since the yakuza has no place in Rokugan (at least from my experience, the rogue type classes don't even exist outside of something like a Scorpion clan ninja). But if you're looking to include rogue characters and organizations to more closely emulate feudal Japan (again not so much Rokugan) this supplement may help.</p><p></p><p>Like Rokugan, Kaidan tends to be humano-centric in most things, especially society, but since Kaidan is built for Pathfinder, like D&D there needs to be non-humans in the setting, so Kaidan includes kappa, korobokuru, kitsune, hengeyokai and tengu. These non-human races, however, dwell in wilderness areas, and are often hunted by human samurai as "enemies of the state", and could just as easily be eschewed from the setting with only humans being the sentient race of the state.</p><p></p><p>Just some ideas to help you. You needn't be required to convert resources that is already much closer to a D&D conversion, than doing it from scratch with L5R.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gamerprinter, post: 6350914, member: 50895"] Not that you'd need nor want it, but there's a Japan analog setting for Pathfinder called the Kaidan setting of Japanese horror (PFRPG), though its definitely [I]not[/I] Rokugan and thus, not worth replacing your version of Rokugan with Kaidan, however there are several supplements for it that might be easier to convert to 5e, since it's already set up in "D&D" mode. [URL="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/102482/Way-of-the-Samurai-PFRPG?term=way+of+the+samurai"][B]Way of the Samurai (PFRPG)[/B][/URL] includes an honor mechanic, and a system of creating detailed samurai clans (using the City Stat Block mechanic from the PF Gamemastery Guide). Most of the rest of that supplement is probably too Pathfinder specific to use for a 5e conversion with its samurai class, archetypes, feats and traits. There is an archetype and prestige class worth considering from that book, however, the [URL="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/alternate-classes/samurai/archetypes/rite-publishing---samurai-archetypes/kuge"][B]Kuge[/B][/URL], is an aristocratic born samurai (yes, most samurai are aristocrats, but some are born in major clans, and this archetype is for one of those), with a slower progression of samurai class features in exchange for more skill points, and class features that enhance social skill use. The kuge being a samurai class, still has access to varying samurai combat abilities, so it plays well with D&D, yet his social strengths in many ways fit the Rokugan concept of courtier. The prestige class of note is the [URL="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/3rd-party-prestige-classes/rite-publishing/bugyo"][B]Bugyo[/B][/URL], which is more like a clan leader, or an aristocrat with official authority (magistrate, provincial governor, etc.) in some ways similar to a Kuge, but with very administrative power for class features. It touches on courtier in a slightly different light. [URL="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/96752/Way-of-the-Yakuza-PFRPG?term=way+of+the+yakuza"][B]Way of the Yakuza[/B][/URL] is probably much less helpful to an L5R conversion, since the yakuza has no place in Rokugan (at least from my experience, the rogue type classes don't even exist outside of something like a Scorpion clan ninja). But if you're looking to include rogue characters and organizations to more closely emulate feudal Japan (again not so much Rokugan) this supplement may help. Like Rokugan, Kaidan tends to be humano-centric in most things, especially society, but since Kaidan is built for Pathfinder, like D&D there needs to be non-humans in the setting, so Kaidan includes kappa, korobokuru, kitsune, hengeyokai and tengu. These non-human races, however, dwell in wilderness areas, and are often hunted by human samurai as "enemies of the state", and could just as easily be eschewed from the setting with only humans being the sentient race of the state. Just some ideas to help you. You needn't be required to convert resources that is already much closer to a D&D conversion, than doing it from scratch with L5R. [/QUOTE]
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