(IRR) The Rokugan IR Introduction (Thread 3)

[The Forsaken One]

I'm on vacation till the 7th of august so I'll cya then and don't wrreck the world to fast

And I'll behave in Spain

May the force be with you all! KGGGG KGGGGGGGG KGGGGG

(Live for the Swarm!!! sorry couldn't resist )

 

[Knight Otu]

Have fun, Forsaken One!

Creamsteak - I don't want to sound impatient, but the PL total of my forces should be 130/130 after my new claims. Also, the Character bonus provided by the Katana of Fire is not listed yet, nor is the Katana itself listed in the Artifacts section at the start of the lists.

 

[Creamsteak]

Noted.

It's all on my hard-copy of the lists. I havn't updated them to the boards yet. I'm waiting on someone .

 

[Creamsteak]

Notice: This is my 800th Enworld Post since January.

That is all .

 

[Festy_Dog]

Very kewl! Congratulations Creamsteak!

I'd like to claim the following -

NPC: Festy Dog (Fighter 10 / Weapon Master 4 / Honour 2) - Male, Blink Dog, NG, PL 1

Custom Troops: Gale Blades - 20PL of Samurai

Otherwise I'm pretty stumped on how to fill the rest of my PL.

 

[Knight Otu]

Notice: This is my 800th Enworld Post since January.

That is all .

Congratulations, Creamsteak!

 

[Lichtenhart]

Ok, this should fill my PL cap.

Old claims

Player Character
Unicorn Clan Champion: Moto Gaheris (Male Sam 5/Moto Avenge 10) PL 2

Clan Families and Shadowlands Groups
Moto (Berzerker/Moto Avenger/Honor 1) Daimyo: Moto Gaheris (Male Sam 5/Moto Avenge 10) PL 5 : IR 8
Iuchi (Shugenja/Honor 2) Daimyo: Iuchi Yue (Female Shu 14) PL 4 : IR 5
Shinjo (Ranger/Shinjo Explorer & Kishi Charger/Honor 2) Daimyo: Shinjo Shono (Male Rng 2/Sam 3/Explorer 3) PL 1 : IR 1
Utaku (Samurai/Battle Maiden/Honor 3) Daimyo: Utaku Xieng Chi (Female Samurai 7/BattleMaiden 8) PL 5 : IR 8
Horiuchi (Shugenja/Honor 2) Daimyo: Horiuchi Shem-Zhe (Male Shu 8) PL 1 : IR 1
Ide (Courtier/Honor 2) Daimyo Ide Tadaji (Male Courtier 20) PL 10 : IR 28 (This is marked as unclaimed!)
Temimo Province PL 5 : IR 1
Hinoma Province PL 5 : IR 1
Junan Province PL 5 : IR 1

Non-Player Characters
Moto Chagatai (Fighter 4, Berserker 10) PL 1
Iuchi Lixue (Shugenja 13) PL 1
Moto Chen (Samurai 6, Kishi Charger 7) PL 1

Territories in the North West of Rokugan
Shiro Utaku Shojo (Castle) PL 7 : IR 5
Shiro Shinjo (Castle) PL 7 : IR 5 (This is marked as unclaimed!)
Shiro Moto (castle) PL 7: IR 5
Toshi no aida ni Kawa (City between the Rivers) (city) PL 3: IR 4
Exile's Road Watchtower (Tower) PL 5 : IR 3

Territories in the West of Rokugan
Duzaki (Town) PL 2 : IR 3
Hae Moete (Firefly River) PL 1 : IR 0
Hisatu-Kesu (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
Kawa Sano Fui no Dansei wo Sasu (River of the Unexpected Hero) PL 1 : IR 0
Kita Toge (Northern Pass) PL 1 : IR 0
Kyodai Na Ana (The Great Crater) PL 1 : IR 0
Minami Toge (Southern Pass) PL 1 : IR 0
Mizu (Town) PL 2 : IR 3
Naga Doro Heigen (Naga Road Plain) PL 1 : IR 0
Otaku Seido (Shrine) PL 6: IR 2
Shinomen Tower (Tower) PL 5 : IR 3
Shiro Ide (Castle) PL 7 : IR 5
Shiro Iuchi (Castle) PL 7 : IR 5
Shiroi Kishi (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
Shiroi Kishi Heigen (White Shore Plain) PL 1 : IR 0
Turo Kojiri (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
Watchtower (Tower) PL 5 : IR 3

Territories in the South West of Rokugan
Shinomen Mori (Hidden Forest) PL 1 : IR 0

New Claims

Clan Families and Shadowlands Groups
* Ito Province PL 5 : IR 1
* Kugoi Province PL 5 : IR 1
The Baraunghar (General: Iuchi Lixue) PL 6 : IR 6 (see description below)
The Junghar (General: Moto Chen) PL 6 : IR 6 (see description below)
The Khol (General: Moto Chagatai) PL 8 : IR 9 (see description below)

Non-Player Characters
Shinjo Shono (Male Rng 2/Sam 3/Explorer 3) PL 1

Territories in the North West of Rokugan
* Akami (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Bikami (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Bugaisha (Fort) PL 10 : IR 10 (see question below)
* Egami (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Kamashimino Komichi (Sorrow's Path) PL 1 : IR 0
* Kawa Nemui (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Kawa Nemui (Sleeping River) PL 1 : IR 0
* Kibukito (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Kurayami-ha (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Oshindoka (City) PL 3 : IR 4
* Yashigi (Village) PL 1 : IR 1

Territories in the West of Rokugan
**Okuyaki (Village) PL 1 : IR 1 (you should add it to the list)
**Shinden Horiuchi (Shrine) PL 6: IR 2 (you should add it to the list)

 

[Lichtenhart]

Little description of my armies and a question for Creamsteak

The Baraunghar: the Army of the West.
This troop is composed by the war shugenja of the Iuchi and by the swiftest Battle Maidens of the Utaku. The Khan ordered them to specialize in quick assaults and guerrilla tactics he learned in gaijin lands and they didn't disappoint him. The speed they can reach is stuff of legends throughout the Empire, especially among the Crabs that were aided by them against the Shadowlands.

The Junghar: The Army of the East.
Among the Unicorn's techniques rokugani don't fully understand there is the Shinjo Parry. Members of the Junghar are master of this technique which consists in using one's own sword to deflect the enemy's attack and furthermore they are assisted by the best Shinjo trained scouts, which makes them a truly impressive defensive force.

The Khol: The Army of the Center.
Very few can tell to have seen the wrong end of a Khol charge. Composed by the most seasoned warriors of the Unicorn, the elite Battle Maidens and the fiercest Moto Berserkers, The khol usually attacks when the other wings have already done they damage, to completely sweep away the enemy at the expense of their own defense. This is the army who crushed the Dark Moto, when the Khan himself rode at their very head.



Creamsteak, a little question for you: how it is that Bugaisha is stonger than a castle? Here is its description from Rokugan CS:
U9 Bugaisha (Outsider Keep): This is were the Unicorn send their dishonored samurai in order to remove them from the courts and activities of the Empire at large. It is considered a great dishonor to be sent here; a samurai thus exiled from his clan may as well shave his head and retire. There is no exit from Bugaisha. Until the destruction of the Dark Moto, this keep also served as the prymary dojo for the Moto bushi schol. The school has since relocated to Shiro Moto (U27).
Can you shift back its stat to that of a normal castle (7/5) and assign 10/10 to Shiro Moto?

 

[Tokiwong]

Tentative Claims List

Player Character

Uda Hiyone Fighter 5/Samurai 5/Iaijutsu Master 5 (PL 3)

Monkey Clan
* Northern Yaen Province PL 5 : IR 1
* Southern Yaen Province PL 5 : IR 1

Tortoise Clan
* Northern Zamede (1/2 province) PL 5 : IR 1
* Southern Zamede (1/2 province) PL 5 : IR 1

Territories in the North West of Rokugan
* Fu-kurokujin Seido (Palace) PL 6 : IR 4
* Heigen Kori (Ice Plain) PL 3 : IR 0
* Kamashimino Komichi (Sorrow's Path) PL 1 : IR 0
* Kawa Nemui (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Kawa Nemui (Sleeping River) PL 1 : IR 0
* Kibukito (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Kurayami-ha (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Kyodai na Kabe sano Kita (Great Wall of the North/West) PL 20 : IR 0

Territories in the East of Rokugan
* Castle of the Emerald Champion (Castle) PL 7 : IR 5
* Heigen No Hayai Mondai (Plain of Fast Troubles) PL 3 : IR 0
* Kyuden Seppun (Palace) PL 6 : IR 4
* Kyuden Tonba (Palace) PL 6 : IR 4

Hmm not sure if I did this... right...

 

[Lichtenhart]

Re: Tentative Claims List

Territories in the North West of Rokugan
* Kamashimino Komichi (Sorrow's Path) PL 1 : IR 0
* Kawa Nemui (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Kawa Nemui (Sleeping River) PL 1 : IR 0
* Kibukito (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
* Kurayami-ha (Village) PL 1 : IR 1
Hmm not sure if I did this... right...

Actually, I think I beat you to those by about five hours...

Here's my little advices:
As a minor clan player, you won't find many places on the map you can rightfully claim and I'm not sure you'll gain advantage from few territories the bigger clans may consider as theirs... Let's see other ways to reach your PL cap.

NPCs: You can claim up to ten newly generated NPCs and I think as many as you want "official" NPCs, e.g. Toku, Monkey Clan Champion (Com3 / Sam7 [really orrible stats! pump him up by 4 or 5 levels]) PL 1

Unaligned lands: well, there is some chaos here. You could check with Kalanyr, because he claimed several minor clan and the imperial provinces but not all their territories, several are not on the list; you probably can find a deal. There are also some places controlled by ronin.
I will tell you better later.

Troops and special troops:
Something like Imperial Guard PL 10 : IR 28 should fit well.

Artifacts:
You may forge some artifact to strenghten your PC or NPCs or even a major artifact (100 PL) to balance Sollyr's one. Then all the good guys will owe you something.