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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 5823096" data-attributes="member: 50895">In Kaidan, unlike L5R, you can play a samurai, a commoner, a hinin caste member (probably a member of the yakuza). So not only does a samurai have to worry about a mob killing him for over-reacting or just tyranizing the commoner caste, because that commoner opponent might just be a 15th level bushi fighter, and not some lowly NPC. The truth was, historically, samurai did kill commoners for showing disrespect to samurai, but it wasn't all that common. Most commoners knew better and if they showed disrespect, they expected to lose their heads, but perhaps the moment of rebellion was worth the sacrafice. As an aside, I hate to use the word 'peasant' when describing the Japanese commoner caste, as they weren't peasants really. In Europe a peasant works the land and pays rents to his lord, because the lord owns the land. In Japan, the commoner farmer owned the land that he worked. Life was harsh for a commoner, true, as rice taxes were very high so life is tough, but at least the commoner was a land owner and not a peasant. Even the Hinin caste member owns the property he works generally, unless he worked for the Hinin member who owns it. There was no peasant class in Japan. Also in Kaidan, there are commoner caste revolts and we have intentions of developing an adventure based on that premise. In fact there is currently a province in a state of rebellion without an active daimyo in charge (slain by the rebels) at the start of the campaign. The idea that an RPG on feudal Japan would not include such a thing is a silly statement. Perhaps not in L5R which is basically a samurai game with everyone else except shugenja as NPCs - L5R is not the only Asian game in town. (Also shugenja is the wrong word for priest monk, shugenja is a follower of Shugendo. A 'follower' meaning a simple adherent, not a priest. A priest of shugendo is called a yamabushi. Shugenja to Shugendo is the same as Christian is to Christianity. It describes worshippers, not priests).</blockquote>

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