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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vigilance" data-source="post: 2688998" data-attributes="member: 4275">If a martial arts style is modifed by an ability other than Strength that only covers attack rolls. Damage is always modified by Strength. If a martial arts style is specifically a weapon style, then its ability modifier applies to weapon attacks as well (for example Naginatajutsu). If the style is primarily an unarmed style (such as Ninjutsu) then it applies to only unarmed attacks. I don't assign Honor for trivial acts of kindness or politeness. When I design adventures I include specific encounters as "Honor tests". So a PC Samurai might be assigned the protection of a child, only to be offered wealth and power in return for allowing a ninja to slip in and kill the child (of course if he refuses there will be combat and another chance to earn or lose Honor for bravery/cowardice).  In other words, only during crucial situations or situations. The new use of the Diplomacy skill, etiquette, is a way to gain Honor through "politeness" but I generally only call for a check during first meetings or important meetings. Even then since Honor is lost if the skill check fails, I dont think you're going to see radical increases in Honor.Well to some degree it depends on who's playing the Samurai <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Ive used such a model in my Legends of the Samurai campaigns, with some PCs being the retainers of a PC Samurai, while other characters were "noble peasants" who aided the Samurai during the first adventure and were invited to continue helping him.Chuck</blockquote>

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