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Clas Classe ses: s: Shug Shugen enja ja
Schools Schools Asahin Asahin Shugenja
HISTO;ty
herabilities in Air,
seeminglyconstant
th
to crea create te ma ca arti artifa fa ts neve neve gree gree tocreate
cred cred le
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ve allo allo
him to buil buil
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OCIAl. OCIAl. BarlaF BarlaFIT IT mag-
shugenja
ieal talisman talismans. s. .+
nd
it
in
ts lo ti prep prepar arin in fo th da when when thei thei clan clan will llup secre weapon. weapon. an othe othe memb memb rs of th Asah Asahin in fami family ly th im
particular
scho school ol'sexi 'sexist sten ence ce know know to Asah Asahin in Seka Sekawa wa,and ,and rece receiv ived ed hi secre sanction. sanction.
T;ulI7ITIOn.
hi shug shugen enja ja scho school ol is to ne to ha deve develo lope pe an lo gstandi standing ng traditio traditions. ns. ac epts epts only only Cr ne sh genj genj as st dent dents, s, an keep keep it exis existe tenc nc care carefu full ll guar guarde de secr secret et An isit isitor or wh arri arrive ve re allo allowe we to se shug shugen enja ja sc oo that that appe appear ar norm normal al in ever ever resp respec ect. t. ra ledgeof edgeof th basi basicsofbat csofbattl tl an conf confli lict ct bu alsoth alsoth prop proper er us th waki wakiza zash sh as weap weapon on figh figh to th last last brea breath th even even when when hi allo allotm tmen en spel spells ls ha been exhausted, exhausted,
T;tAlrun.G
Th most most unus unusua ual. l.as aspe pect ct of th Asah Asahin in Batt Battle le Scho School ol is that that al stud studen ents ts lear lear to us th waki wakiza zash sh in clos clos comb combat at Spec Specia ia iq tw rk ff move move en make make th m. form formid idab able le dver dversa sari ries es even even when when thei thei spel spells ls ar on he reas reas that that th waki wakiza zash sh is ta gh spec specif ific ical ally ly inst instea ea of th kata katana na is th elem elemen en of surp surpri rise se Adve Advers rsar arie ie rare rarely ly expe expect ct spel spelll-de depl plet eted ed Asah Asahin in to leap leap to th atta attack ck Withhis Withhis waki wakiza zash shi. i. he se se orro orrowe we info inform rmat atio io fr Ak do book book on batt battle le stra strate te nd tact tactic ics: s: "K ow your your enem enemy, y, Know Know yo rself self."W ."Wha ha ette ette wa to no ou trad tradit itio iona na enem enemy, y, th le if study study of Akodo' Akodo' boo
ti
th
ic
th
dire direct ct that that ange anger. r. This This grea greatl tl incr increa ease se th effe effect ctiv iven enes es of dama damagi ging ng ai spel spells ls an ta es ma ye rs of dili dili ent, ent, some some time danger dangerous ous study study
ster ster of Asa in Batt Battle le choo choo [Shugenja 10; Asahin Asahin Shugenja Shugenja 4]
in
r. He th if it tole tole th if from from hi frie friend nd an teac teache hers rs th soun sounds ds ofani scra scrabb bbli ling ng up te le wall wall th tt ie an tb insa insa laug laught hter er th Fals Fals Hotu Hoturi ri as he mars mars aled aled hi troo troops ps AsMata AsMataro ro watc watche he th shug shugen enja ja of th temp temple le die, die, unwi unwill llin in un bl to stri strike ke back back agai agains ns thei thei foes foes he grew grew to beli believ ev that that Asah Asahin in paci pacifi fism sm wa afallac afallacy. y.He He want wanted ed noth noth to drive ll supr suprem emac ac on th battl battlef efie ield ld ha been been hi life' life'sgoa sgoal. l. xpel xpelle le from from th Temp Temple le of th orni orning ng un befo before re hi gemp gempuk ukku ku fo hi mili milita taris risti ti beli belief efs, s, he gain gained ed admit admitta tanc nc to
vinc vinced ed hi fath father er no to diso disown wn him. him. Sinc Sinc leav leavin in th scho school ol th la ik shug shugen enja ja wh wo ld join join him. him. He ha be surp surpri rise se at ow many many Asah Asahin in shar shared ed hi belie beliefs fs Rule Rule Note Notes: s: Asah Asahin in Mata Mataro ro isadept isadept at usin usin Ai spel spells ls to hurt hurt enem enemie ies. s. He poss posses esse se know knowle ledg dg ofthe most most dama damagi ging ng Ai spel spells ls avai availa labl ble,alo e,along ng with with th meta metama magk gk feat feat to incr increa ease se rp
BEn.Ef"ITS
Asah Asahin in batt battle le shug shugen enja ja ar taug taught ht to harn harnes es th powe powers rs ofair fo viol violen ence ce an attl attle. e. They They also also lear lear to us th weap weapon on of thei thei soci social al caste caste th waki wakiza zash shi, i,
OCIAl-
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None.
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these short shortcom coming ing for these
A s a h m a Ba tl
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char charac acte te
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ir pell pells. s.
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sp ri
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excl exclus usiv iv
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skill
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B~ITT1.S T£1i\?£ST Evoc Evocat atio io (Col (Cold) d) evel evel sh (Air te Mult Multii-El El me t) Components: S,DF im full full roun roun ft./level vel ft 40 ft./le Area: Cyli Cylind nd 50 ft radius/40 ft. high) round/level Saving tu
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ASAHlnA SOH~I (n.EW i'ATH)
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LL
kami join in th lesh lesh of th targ targ t, gr ntin ntin lii9ill lii9illtn. tn.e.s e.s and speed. speed. The spell incr increa ease se th targ target et's 's ~lle ~llex< x
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the air
Afte Afte this this period the target must m a k e ound ound th TN star starts ts at 15 nd incr incr as by Ol:I Ol:Ill ll,a ,aWl Wl ne targ targ fail fail this this roll roll he take take Woun Wounds ds suf-
of erre errecu cu
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rolls initiati ve rolls
2k2Wounds.
following
roun round, d, he dies dies of suff suffoc ocat atio ion. n.
kam.i,
wate wate belo belo
he fami family ly's 's esta estate te able situatio situations. ns.
rials rials valuab valuable le th
to
wo
outs outsid id
poss possib ibil ilit it During th
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harm harmin in
's
this
ever ever corn corner er of exis existe tenc nce. e. Th Tamo Tamori ri also
in all thin things gs This This prac prac
inno innoce cent nts. s.
to
is ra in
amor amor
Scorpion.
SEltSEI TA1I TA1I\O \O-. -. more more impo import rtan an reso resour urce ces. s. hiro hiro as a, Sh ro mori mori Home Dojo, an th am ri av
th
rago rago
19; Tamo Tamori ri
Sbug Sbugen enja ja
S/Sp S/Spir irit it-B -Bin inde de
with with
is brot brothe he
Agas Agasha ha Tamo Tamori ri to ch llen llen
carefully mona monast stic ic bret brethr hren en iece Shai Shaitu tu is iece
in
will
on Chosai
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hi
ro
as prid pridef eful ul fool fools, s,
comp compli lici city ty
in ea
th
rocky en ag
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kin in mort mortal al comb combat at
ring
hi students
's
to
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SOCI SOCIAJ AJ.. .. BEn. BEn.Ef Ef'I 'I Tamo Tamori ri ar e x p e c t e d
None.
T~AmJn.G BEn.Ef'IT them them capa capabl bl
la
in
1i\0 1i\0 n.TAII TAII
re dy
em
hu en a.
T~[7ITIOIl
foun founde der' r'
2]
till till es he un ai nt nued nued ex er me stoo stoo
prac prac iced iced
CH SA
[Shugenja
oppo oppone nent nts. s. 1.
nOTA nO TABL BL TAli\O~
TU
nT
CHliiK.O
inspiration.
(S ugen ugenja ja 8;Ta 8;Ta oriS oriS ugen ugenja ja 3] Asakohealer
in pa
ife. ife. Thou Though gh trai traine ne
in th wa
of Eart Eart
affinity to
T;tADITIOn.
its atten-
th meta meta just justic ice. e.
TAIi\O~1 TAIU [Shugenja 6; Tamori Shugen Shugenja ja 2]
mp
rn
T;tAlnln.c; Many Many nobl nobles es frnd
TH
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SErtSEI
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KISTO~
ex
TAm.O~
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It
th
all
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mast master er swor swords dsmi mith th
attention
1+, Wisdom 16+
GoreS GoreS HE tT DOjO BE~EFITS
en as if and cast
capable rd mi
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if at
choice) is Earth.
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us fulf fulfil il al th foll follOW OWin in crit criter eria ia ra n. ac us Alignment: Any exce except pt Chao Chaoti ti Evil Evil
as
if
(8 Rank Ranks) s) Spel Spellc lcra raft ft (8 Rank Ranks) s) Feat Feat nn te it arti artial al cien ciency cy Kata Katana na Void Void Use. Use.
weapon.
nOTABJ..E STUDE~TS
to ca
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mulr mulric icla lass ss with with this this Prestige
Class Class freely freely
TA1i\O TA1i\O;U ;U I(AnBSn. nBSn. [Sbu [Sbuge genj nj
th
S;Ta S;Tamo mori riSh Shug ugen enja ja
C1.A C1.A55 51 11.1 11.1.5 .5 e T
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ar clas clas
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me
as es
is
atan atan
as el
li
ar ATa
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of
mori mori
amab amab hi
ienc ienc char charac ac er
fo
ells ells
that
av
DSf' DSf'IA IA
ing ha
re ain. ain. an Affi Affi ty or
ef cien ciency cy
earn earned ed as Inna Innate te Abil Abilit itie ies. s.
f' f" ;t
Abjuration
to
tst leve level, l,
to
Pa
S5:C;t5:.T
to
I,.he I,.he must must deci deci Y am am a b fo this this purp purpos ose, e,
is
(Fire)
Components: Cast Cast ng ime: ime: ange ange Se
Tama Tama
S,DF action
Focus
for this
2.
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ar th
moun mounta tain ins. s.
half
Spell hi spel spel
is
ll occu occupy py ng
at
are. are.
Constantexposure
homeland abushi
flrsrlevel, +1 bonus
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to
5T ns
Abju Abjura rati tion on (Ear (Earth th +1
+2.
of
Components; DF Castingrune: action Rang Range: e: Pers Person onal al Targ Target et Yo Duration:
his living ng in harm harmon on by livi
Yamabushi
hi
spell' spell' level level limit ofspells
11+5 11+5 1A i\0; i\0;t1 t1
i\ BU I+I
Cn,5:\!1?ATH] Technique
froma
Rank:
magi magica ca atta attack ck faci faci
Tamo Tamoci ci fa il
pare pare
as been been
omin ominat ated ed
warf warfar ar
Be ause ause th s, powerfull ull to be powerf
+10
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fo it
TABLE 3-1: TH
of yo
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If
TAMOR TAMOR
AMABU AMABUSH
Fort
ef
choo choo
Will Spel Spells ls P·er P·er
·e
move move an ex ting ting wall The wall is bp er nc
attack,
hick hick ess. ess.
to
;:A« ;:A«TM TMS: S:n. n. Evoc Evocat atio io
anyo anyone ne atte attemp mpti ting ng
S1.A S1.AD5 D5
(Ear (Earth th
Components: V, DF CastingTIme: action Rang Range; e; Touc Touc ffec ffec Swor Swor ik ea Duration: 10minntes/level
aVo be or th
is exhausted.
pe
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if
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Italso ignores th dama damage ge resi resissub ype. ype. ou ay Shadowlands if you wish.
protect him from ro ro d, givingthe
a+1
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Ii\.OUn..TA.I!tS· \!I~TM Transmutation Level: shu Components; Cas'tingTime:
to
th shug shugen en.j .ja' a' Eart Eart
speU is exhausted.
S,DF action ft./ ft./
ee Ring Ring befo before re the
m o u n TA.ntsw~ATH
leve levels ls
Targ Target et cr at re Dura Durati tion on 1rou 1round nd/l /lev evel el Sa in Thro Thro Fort Fort ne ates ates (har (har le s) Spel Spel Resi Resist stan ance ce
an e: 0f M.as M.aste tery ry Leve Level: l: Dura.tion: minute dfl +5
target et take take th targ
Ids
(0
targ target et
el is
frhl frhl
Fire an Eart Eart target's Fire
Rings roll and
caster level,
tE
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TH
;!'; ;!'; ;i'G ;i'G
TA 2::: 2:::
O;
A.
LY
'Iamori family
will be furt furthe he
the D m g o l 1 .
Duration:
+1
minute
that
Bene Benefi fit: t: +1 Will Willpo powe we 1, plus
Shadowlands
D.f'.IAncs:Of'
creatures.
f"1.;ts:
Skil Skills ls itation, skill Eart Earth, h,
Call Callig igra raph phy, y, ou tain taineer, eer,
boxes
Kenjutsu, Shrn Shrnta tao, o, anyone
Water. Tamori
High or Bugei
's
HISTO~
certain relig religio ious us lead leader ers. s.
ot
KITSV HI~OIi\ASU Head Priest of Bi ha on Se do ii/Fig ig er Ki su Shugenja [Sbugenja ii/F
lands impo imposs ssib ible le ye di Itag Itagi' i' sist sister er Mats Mats
beli ve ou, beli
apr
in that that Tada Tadaka ka wa
espo espons nsii-
hi
Iragi
th
to
5]
era, Hiro Hiro CI3I). Wa era,
in
ss
ly
ll
ti
is
weregriev-
le
io mi
:t
te
ti
mi
st
tory tory hera herald ldry ry
an
an tact tactic ics. s.
.A
families power arid lJli lJlili lita tary ry migh migh
of thei thei
lan, lan, gl dl
pa ti ipat ipated ed
in
plete, Kitsu batt battle le shug shug nj
th
le
clan clan's 's enemies with
lite lite unit unit ofMa ofMats ts th Lion Lion rmie rmies, s,
in
st ik
SOCI SOCIA. A.
Sa:n Sa:n.; .;:J :J'I 'I
None.
samurai-ko
.. Alru Alrun. n.
T;tA[7ITIOn.
philosophy
su
ly
thei thei
al
traditional
betw betw en
ie
thos thos
conv convic icti tion ons. s.
visi visits ts to tr
ta
n. TA 1. shugecja
bless
.IKO .IKOm. m. [S ugen ugenja ja
to
TS
12/K 12/Kol olat at Agent
4; Kitsu
Sbugenja
ly
th
l s in
thinks
is
sa
S::ns::1
ta io
4]'
ama
ls ic
TV 7:
SA
T;tA.lrun.G th se
roll,
te
Bi
mo
in
Tsai is
in
to mo
sa iv ma
li tr
ll
T~ADITIOI\ tice. Tsai
hi
duties duties Durin Durin in
ic rn
me
eave eave be en oy trav travel elin in
thro thro
an
T01i\BS n d ro r o u p la la ce ce . s t a nngg e a n w o nd e a r n o r w o u l d lmders tand t h e m . ll its h ea h o n o r a b l e place o n c e m or is, Ii. pure or e O n eyes of Kitw: .od .odanan-ss emo to k n o w thaI."
Clas Classe ses: s: Shug Shugen enja ja Scho School ols: s: Kits Kits
Soda Sodann-se senz nz
Shug Shugen enja ja
wh m y st st e e s ne n o is that it n e e o n l look into the
th fami family ly'S 'S rese resear arch ch
to
gempukku
it
from from he fa il
Kits Kits Soda Sodann-se senz nz
T;tAlrun.G
kirsu, ik cr at re an Fa en arni arni he ta
germ german an
(Pre (Prest stig ige) e)
HISTO;ty
he re
fo info inform rmat atio io
an ei
rder rder
ei
ac ce
es ruct ruct on
es
Kitsu
ctiv ctiv ie
velo velo
atie atie ce
nd kn
ed
pu ge all
sf
frequently
ot
their
SEnSEI at
the Kitsu Tomb Tomb
ha trad tradit itio iona nall ll
Kitsu,
kitsu
course, as
communing
tors tors Ty call call
hi
al ay
es lted lted in th
it
ance ance ai yo elec electi ti
gift.
ment in
.Th
KI
V:
[Shu [Shuge genj nj
ts mb 1S/S 1S/Sod odan an-s -sen enzo zo
ever everyo yo e'
xp ctat ctatio io
the
if
11
4; Kits Kits
su ce de
Soda Sodann-se senz nz
an
5]
al
ar
InfO InfOrI rIll llat atio io
he dare dare no speak of hi susp suspic icio ions ns as
also rp is
ly
evas evas at ng
orce orce
IT
larg larg
attl attle, e,
B~n.5:"ITS ~,
both knowledgeable th ir eerl eerles es ed
of
piri piri
e,al e,alrn rn ,.bu ,.bu
feared for
fonns of etiquette not incenturies,
SOCIA~ S;:n.iEf"IT the th Kits Kits fami family ly
TH5: SO[7An...S~n.zO S~n.zO (';';t (';';t5:S 5:STIC TIC;5: ;5: CJ..AS CJ..ASS) S)
Clan. To
+4
ance ancest stor or feat feat
their
T~lrun.<1
S;:n.5:f"IT
Hit Die:. d4
None.
;:
n.OTAB~5: STUDEn.TS
th foll follow owin in
ITS HIS SH [Shugenja
av
ro
sodan-senzo,
Kitsu
hisemire life unnoticed
ful TsUD TsUD Soult Soultwi wiste sters rs
incl includ udin in
surpowerrpair of powe
Singl Single-h e-han anded dedly. ly.
crit criter eria ia
Yomi Yomi
Void Void Use) Use) Special: Ability
AS
In
KI .~ an-s an-s nz clas clas ce rs cl si
skill Points
ADIlAn.CE" T;tAlrun.G
rank rank each each Know Knowle ledg dg
the sodan-senzo
sons
kitsu race in
ki
tanks
th level divine spells.
(a
ey ab it fo ea
il )at~ )at~
Int) Int) ed (S irit irit Real Realms ms (I ), ll), ll), eUcr eUcraf af (I ), an (W ). In modi modifi fier er
cr
C~ASS f"EATv;t;:S Pres Presti tige ge Clas Class. s.
sodan-senzo is pro-
Sodan-senzo
TH5: TH5: SODA SODAn. n. ..S5 ..S5:n :n.z .z
as
(Anc (Ances esto tors rs
shields.
from th tran transf sfon onne ne descended from gained
level in
proficientin
TN equal to
beca became me soda sodann-se senz nzo, o, he each each leve leve fo hi rp e. piri piri ig t: Beginning at st le el the. the. sodan-senzo may use spirit sight il as spel spelll- ke abil abilit it (Spirit sight is spel spel M a g i.i. c o f R D lm lm g an an . es ri ed Bonus Feat; ai
sodan-senzo
ow ng an es
an such such incr incr as
expe expe ts
akin akin
as ag thin thin fo part part cula cularl rl
ny kill kill fr
an age. age.
skills eq al
th-l th-lev evel el ripl ripl
TH tITS tITS O" R.5W ?ATH) ?ATH) Benefit:
+1
.Co ce ra io
[Drs [Drs an
odan odan-s -sen enzo zo ma is om modi modifi fier er
sedan-
an
'E
Conc Concen entr trat atio io
Sodan-senzo
thei thei
es en an
as well as to
went went -f ot ra ius. ius. Th ffic fficul ul assa assage ge is available
the
egin egin
Range: Self
all ancestor
sens sens ma
(A
Dura Durati tion on
4th leve leve
da -sen -senzo zo char charac ac er Air spell
i:
an ad itio itio al
Kharmic
the Spirit
el
the
the
ha es th bo d.
(A ::S Mast Master er Dura Durati tion on
'::a.. .. evel evel Conc Concen entr trat atio io
n2
Willpower
Skills:
Begi Beginn nnin in
Starting pack pack
cr
Hono Honor: r: 3, plus
boxes part partic icul ular arly ly frie friend ndly ly abou abou it
Outfit:
atch atchel el
erem erem ia
mask mask
anto anto
ko u.
on "A ce to Sp lls" lls" nclu ncludi di
en
nces nces r, Comm Commun un
th
Duration:
'E.L 'E.L.a .a..
::
';:a ';:a
hour
if they
Scho School ol Rank Rank
TABLE 4-1: THE 50DAN-5ENZO
(A
Range: Self
Rank. c&ST c&ST
o~
ef Save
Will
SODAn-SEJ\ZO
ADUAnTAGES Bloodlines
hills,
tnvclving
effe effect cts. s. Unli Unlike ke e a r t h q u a k e , an ot viol viol nt
th ti (rou (round ndin in
evoke similar
(s poin.ts)
to
25 th Co spel spel Leve Level)or l)or Loset Losethe he spells they they were were prepar-
up
lo
ts
tr 5Wlb"l~~lh~l~es \="'''.IUI.g
Rank.
sodan-senzo
DM's disc discre reti tion on left to th DM's
LIO~ or is fill fill
it
ount ountle less ss
51UI"l!lilliQ.C
op seve severa ra spel spells ls suit suited ed to laJl laJll~ l~~i ~i ttHj ttHj rest restri rict cted ed situ situat atio ions ns coul coul pn)t pn)t~r ~rin inlp lpI' I'ac ac)~ )~q, q,;: ;:1' 1'!j !j
Abjuration
Level:
llIa.,a -''- UlUU:ltpll
Components: DF Ca rounds Rang Rang Medi Medium um (100 ft. Area.: All creatures Duration: ll th nf rtun rtun tely tely this this spel spel .nl,"tt ..~ it is wise to cast breath battle'lllI!t!tm!!_"'~~~C"6 te All. (DC 20) re eive eive duri during ng th ur tion tion twic twic thei thei over overal al char charac acte te
m.ATSV·S Ench Enchan antm tmen en
f"U;tY (Com (Compu puls lsio ion) n)
th
natu natura ra
barrle
in
it co fers fers th be efit efit larg batt battle les, s, "''''"!I1''':;;'Il~'w,''IJ,·a''''UJ,IifLUJTlm'''e.~,In larg of effe effect ct to roll roll on addi-
Ll\tibl!.:;anted1Di!:i~ t,;~.::-:~·w
CastingTitne: full round Ra ge Medi Medium um (100 ft. 10 Area: All alli allies es with within in [t. ur tion tion ound ounds/ s/le leve ve As bless, exce except pt with with
is increased
to +2.
can reshape Evoc Evocat atio io
[Bar [Barth th (Earth) Components: S, DF Cast Castin in ime: ime: full round 40 ft./1e ft./1evel vel
su fe 2k adds 15 eral. Any
ound ound
viol nt up eava eava from th viol
batt battle le this this
T1tADITIOIl
H-IST01t.Y
trasubstantial
he Ubu
th
th Empi Empire re
with with memo memori rial als. s. Moshi is to males.
kami,
T1tAIn.In.C;
firsr
part partic ic larl larl
ro pect pect
fa
ly
st
e o
thei attuned to thei
~~~I~~
y S
n a
r v e C
r t
e w
r g t t s k
u s
the
. T
it' y
t
smoother e E e t
e d
that
r w e s
. S
, i
e M
"iiiiil
-.st: SEnSEI
r~
r h rep ace a Y er
d M e b
d w
·1
he Mant Mant
of Amar Amarer eras as
rh
n t
so
sg tf
in
Th hea. hea. prie priest stes es
",-=_......
g r
even even cenruries nu
bs rb
tw
Clan Clan
mu al
sea.
y o
iii~
re me t.
turned
m. SH Chief
Seide has matriarchal
fg
fM ad
3' K.lO K.lO
[Shugenja
18;
osht Shugenja
5]
to
[ukios
inthe name
of Amateras Amaterasu. u.
hug rito ritoro ro
as ai ed du in
as
th
at le
iv
's
'BEn..EFIT5 th
il
ly
OCIA OCIAll- BETt£ BETt£f' f'IT IT Benefit:
+4
th iriteraction
of th Theo Theolo lo
T«'AlruTt~
thei thei live liveli li oo
fo
entu entu ies. ies.
T;l.A[7ITIOn.
skil skill. l.
B£TtEf'IT Sp llcr llcraf af
bonu bonu
he
it
es arch archin in to
it
if
nOTA'B~E
STUDEnTS T;tAlrunG
.OSHI .OSHI .:ruru .:ruruCM CM [Mos [Moshi hi Shu. Shu.ge genj nj
good good-n -n ture ture
2; Shugenja
atti attitu tude de
tTe
6J
ould ould norm norm ll
voke voke
nple nple sant santne ness ss th
in mpir mpir
extr extr me Mant Mantis is empl employ oy
he
orit oritom om
firmly
ic ly
io
leme lement ntal al acti activi vity ty an
S~n..SEI
T£m.i'EST I 5 "M Maa n s e h e a nd nd , a n r u u nd n d er er s a n
a s o o p la la y n g with ow h e cannot underus catl oo o n h e worb wo h e f o rc r c e a t their c o m . m a n d . "
an time time
.O
K. I~:::T I~:::T 5;
lass lasses es
huge hugenj nj
torm torm Ride Ride
Storm Rider
(Pre (Prest stig ig
5/
1]
Shugenja
HISTO;l.~ importance
da lacked
th
th
tu
to
te ll of is
is il
ta ir
le
ig
ales ales surr surr
di
th is an
ar mere mere peas peasan an su er itio itio
10
SOCIAl-
CH C)
SKVG~n.jA TH~ .mAn.TIS
02
(Ele (Eleme ment ntal al Focu Focus: s: Air)
more spectalized ve si Rokugan..
Elem Elemen enta ta
B~nEFIT Rokugan.) ( C r e at at e W a t e r .
to
pure pure wate water. r.
+4
dd ti na
T~mlnG
dice dice fo all Inti Intimi mida dati tion on
roll rolls. s.
BEnEFIT
seas.
(obscuring
ist. ist. Fo surr surr ds Kaimetsu-uo'sWard (Resist Elements.) Ignores am ge/r ge/r from from on ener energy gy type type
12
(Solid Fog.) movement. ce . Yuki Yuki's 's Bles Blessi sing ng (Wall o f I ce hp -+ Control Weather.
15
Dragorr
if your affecrs the
Id6 dama damage ge/l /lev evel el
seco second ndar ar
( Ch Ch a i
a.. L ig i g h t 1 in in g) g) .
bolt bolts. s.
Stann
CHOO CHOO), ), r2n.O r2n.O t7ITIO t7ITIOn1 n1 n.OT YO
TOIi TO Ii\O \O Alth Althou ough gh
)'
Benefit:
TUOE TUOEn.TS n.TS
skills:
-+
Agility
YOYO YOYOnA nAGI sele select cted ed
plus
to
kami, She
erab erably ly easi easier er An
spel spel
nd
boxes
ir pell pell
fire, win
and dan.
TH
ADIIA~C£" T;tAlrunG
sh genj genj
and
~O~ITOIi\O .j
CH
er th cent cent ries ries
date back back This date
to
se-as.
TH~ Ii\OSHI
SH·VGEn. SH·VGEn.J'" J'" SCHOO), SCHOO ),
's scho scho
as stab stabli li ed
empl empl
on th
revi revi us
in abit abited ed
fE
IT Ii
TH mA ;U[7 E;tS
nJ
C.L n. [[7201 [[7201
(Elemental Focus: Water) .. appear in R o h u g a n ,
Rokligan, and
in O r i e n ta ta ! A d v e n t ur ur e s . W a t e r ) , Creates
in M a g i c
n.
IS
have have powe powerf rful ul conn connec ectio tions ns gift this this is ye noth noth
2.
it
pure pure wate water, r, le entering.
t1
to
is
th
2.
Subjec ects ts ca brea breath th (Water B Breathin.g). reathin.g). Subj underwater. (Control Walet).
bodi bodies es of wate water. r. reso resolv lv
as lauc lauc
TH TO n, il.1 il.1 C?;t;:S C?;t;:STIGE TIGE C.LA
tt ks
teleport without e r r o r aIo' aIo'ng ng Roku Rokuga gan' n'
coas coast. t.
th se Mant Mantis is Clan Clan
TH5: ~O;UTOIilO Benefit: +1 Perception kill kills: s: thle thleti tics cs Call Callig igra raph phy, y, ilin ilin an tw skil skills ls 1, plus boxes
to
ts on hint hint o, Th olog ology, y,
Water
Air.
tS
Hit Die; d6.
hire
UOUI«.;:Ii\;::n. TS .T th foll follow owin in
Ba
At
call call more more promptly
crit criter eria ia
Bo
io
clan: Mantis. skills: Prof Profes essi sion on (Sai (Sailo lor) r)
rank ranks, s, Know Knowle ledg dg
Reli Religi gion on
rank ranks. s. le
(Cha), Intuit Prof Profes essi sion on Sail Sailor or
Skill
(A17 (A17I1 I1An AnC5 C517 17 SCHO SCHOOL OL
te
CJ..ASS SKIJ.J.S c la la s s k ilil l
skill) are ty (Int), Heal Heal (Wis (Wis), ), Inti Intimi mida dati tion on
is), is), nd Sp llcr llcraf af (Inr (Inr), ), In modi modifi fie. e.r. r.
CJ.ASS FEATU~a:S ll following
to
;tEQUI~£Ii\En.TS Rings/fraits: Water 4, Stamina Sailing skills:
Theology
ance ancest stor or adva advant ntag ag at
rh
pres presti tige ge clas class. s.
to
sp waktzashi, Storm proficient
more gene genera ra is more
TECHn.IOU£S Rank 1:
Rank.
Suitengu
if Raises
S0
on ..Th ..This is
Raises the spell ffec ffec of th Rais Rais is doub double led. d.
Rank
othe othe divi divine ne s p el el lc lc a sstt in in g c la la s s per day,
2:
Chil Chil
ofOs ofOsan anoo-Wo Wo in
lleffects, lleffects, By
it
wind-based damage.
purpose.
an
it
olure.
+2 luck
al saving
his exis existi ting ng Scho School ol
+1
th
Th
c o nt n t ro ro l w e a th th e r abilit ity. y. This This incr increa ease se to twice per spell-like abil 4th level. Stor Storm' m' Fury: le is
in
Rank at
Ride Rider. r.
long long as t h th
ja in
addtnonal
:"t
an
le le
him
ja
o-level or tsr-level
spell he 4th·level slot, slot, allowi allowing ng
hour. it is another
ll Fury of OsanoOsano-
ir
ch day. day.
TABLE 5_:1: TH,E TH,E STOR STOR
RIDE RIDERS RS
~Fort
will
Spells er Day existing class +1 level
S~C~ST TH mAn.TIS CLAn tl720l C~VSHIn.
te
As e n d ur ur e e le le m e nt nt s
weat weathe her, r, incl includ udin in
SUIT SUITSn Sn.C .CiU iU'S 'S
10
old, old, lect lect icit icity, y,
ir or
at r. This This in lude lude
UI«. UI«.AT AT
Transmutation
(Air Components: im
te
i-
DF 15 minutes
..-~~!i;
ft./ ft./le leve ve radi radius us DU_: DU_: OJiI OJiI:. :.ld ldl0 l0 hour hour
ls
to
J..... I;I0I;"ill~"I!olPl!:iI~H
e s y f t a
will blow. s c
r in in w e s
t to to r MAsrER'S
Guide th
ll
l.EIi\S l.EIi\S::n. ::n.TAl. TAl. "E SEl. Conjuration Components: im
Dura Durati tion on
Si'~LLS OF TH CLAn t2nD EC7ITIOru
S,DF full full roun roun ft./21evels ft./21evels days days/l /l ve
all direct direction ion se MASfER'S
in
th
in
seaw seawor orth th
vess vess it
very obvi obviou ousl sl G u i d e ) , bu is very
inst instan antl tl
U)(;lJ.l.:le_j;
olla ollaps pses es into into it comp compon on nt
LV""'''UV''~,
in duration.
nD .E Divination Special
S, DF Components: Cast Castin in Time Time full full roun roun Range: 100 miles li
SAn.CTUA~Y Abjuration Components: Cast Castin in Time Time
Ul.ll',",(JIU Ul.ll ',",(JIU,.
' ', , , " , ,, , " " , "
100 miles ofyOl.l1A~ ofyOl.l1A~~1'lI ~1'lItM~t1O tM~t1O:l\1 :l\1
OF n.ln n.lnGE GEn. n. ..[7 ..[7
DF action
ie
"Uli~:Ot1IlCl,
As s c r y i n g , me
tl
it
b~7s b~7spl pl ed an fo ce Th
av infl inflic icts ts 6k
ound ound
nd knoc knocks ks
opponent
:!
if at
l.
En.D En.D'J 'J.E .ESS SS SEAS SEAS Elem Elemen
te
Dura Durati tion on Conc Concen entr trat atio io Rang Range: e: Touc Touc Area of Effect: 10 miles ll water is
learned it
th sea, lake,
if he
it wa with within in
Otosan
10 mile miles, s, fo inst instan ance ce
goes as
spell.
EJ.;::Tt\;::n.AJ EJ.;::Tt\;::n.AJ Element: E a
"ESS "ESS J. Wate Wate
Mult Multii-El Elem emen en
Mastery. Range: Touch
know this
kobune from obviously is mech mechan anic ical ally ly
iden identi tica ca
Insight poin poin duri during ng it
an
stone.
SVIT5:ltGU'S Elem Elemen
W~TH
Air, Air, Water
1ho Area Area of Effect: 2,500' radius Perh Perhap ap th le ea ed an teng 's Mantis, Su teng dead dead iest iest rces rces ex st in Ro ccur ccurri ring ng
rc
on
ei
n,
rm
er
at an
ea es mo oo
ea ed
this spel spel by this
SEnsEI
an . W h ilil e the clans oe ix C l an s aaw w a , h et et ru ru e s ec ec re re t Kyude Kyude
ecre ecre ost.e ost.ens nsibl ibl
formal lessons
safe
to
stoc stoc rega regard rdin in
inst instru ruct ctio iona na
pDli pDlicy cy
ISI!\.WI!\ ISI!\.WI!\ HOCHI
'S
Fire would S t D P at nothing power.
to
Isaw Isaw
its incre incredib dible le
Tens Tensai ai
1]
oneof
e .... H
of bein bein outs outsid id theirown the be on
legends
well well deserv deserved ed
Hoch Hochiu iu poss posses esse se
journey to invariably follow the actualctry, return em y-ha y-ha de
powe powerf rful ul fire fire spel spells ls avai availa labl ble, e, 3. from al va tage tage at cr as th effe effe ts
T:a.AI'ITIOn
ince ince
The foremost Gisei Toshi
sa
ft
Ph en
ti
Clan Clan Th
ew
ts er
e.
is considered
se
advantage in th ir st ie lies lies
ag c.
ells ells
-exa -exact ctly ly hi fa er th infa infamD mD
fa
el as ow rf
myth mythic ical al
IT
it stud studen ents ts
ma ical ical lore lore
SOCII!\.J.B·an:::f'IT None,
T;tA T;tA n.In n.In
Isawas grea greate test st secr secret et Each st
en
allows the resources crea creati ting ng ne
shug shugen enja ja expe experi rien ence, ce, cross-referenced
to al magi magica ca Know Knowle ledg dg
library.
spel spells ls
+1 .ga (Arc (Arcan ana) a) chec checks ks
Sc.h Sc.hoo oo Rank Rank on an Spel Spel Research
T:aAlrun.C; re ex ec ed
n.OTABJ..~STV[7~nTS
erfo erform rm as
mercilessly
grilled
IS UIA 5AYV 5AYV;U ;U Sh ge ja
life.
ci
it
Ishi Ishike ke
it
'as
to',ev to',even en if
!saw Disciple 3; !saw
4]
few
realize
is
expo expose se
an.: an.::f :f IT
I(
"£n. "£ n.
lass lasses es
GA tt
throughs.
Agasha
....,5.·
huge hugenj nj
scho school ols: s:
le
iz Wa
th
le io D m g o n or Magic o f R o ku k u g a for
g:is g:isha ha Shug Shug nj
H·ISTO«.Y ~"('i',:jio,ft",:},,
PIP!~"'3.1, £M!"""''''.!.
th
ly
mo
,U
" , , " l i l '
i, ,..
. _ · .
Agashas palace
Ch mp
clan im ii iG
O.ll;"U1Ie'~..o,I1l.~_
designe ne It wa desig na hold holdin ings gs Most Most impo impo tant tant rese re sear arch ch an trai tr aini ning ng leal irlCl:UUILIlgr.fDI11'P
it ha be om
th fo emi& emi& e U
an usin usin
m i zu zu gu gu su su r
ja
it
.F Hama Hamana nari ri some some bili bility ty to pred predic ic as
= I " "
a n k ag a g ak ak u but
ti
past past ew ye rs
even events ts
it
10110-
SR4~~~Ild ibim', ibim',!fO !fO"tle "tle:rc :rcetv etv the future future in tliifti tliifti!ti !tiUii Uiilif; lif;ln~ ln~Iof Iof:i. :i.cie cien'in n'in multi-e multi-elem lement ent
AGASH-A
l'JiIl:Bu !tl:lfdltS
.in thei thei
T1t.ADITIOrt
spells. spells.
SErt~,"ITS
disc discus ussi sion ons. s.
allegtan .Od
le
oa
over over th long long term term is ques questi tion onab able le
T1t.AlrurtG
so
~ve. ~ve.61 61ti tiPl Plli lilj lj~i ~ioS oSOf Of!r !rli li ik
in
'O
Agas Agasha ha ar fa more more scie scient nttf tflc lcal ally ly mtnd mtnded ed th
most most shug shugen enja ja
SEn.FIT
ma
or magi magica ca prac practi tice ce
is redu reduce ce
Ii\U Ii\U1.TI 1.TI ..E1 ..E1.E .E1i 1i\E \E '17201
ls
i"
Of
S?EJ S?EJ.J .J.S .S
IT.R IT.R.G .G
Tran Transm smut utat atio io [Tel [Telep epor orta tatio tion] n] Leve Level: l: sh (Air Range: mile/level
requirements.)
As t el el ep ep o r w i th th o u t e rr rr o r
TO~KO
AGASHA [Shugenja
no
iv
Agasha ha Shug Shugen enja ja 8; Agas
merg merg
3]
he posi positi ti n, du to an ti
olit olitic ical al savv savv sh poss posses es es
in this this fiel fiel
an
retu return rn to
th
In
family family's 's practi practices ces
ou selv selv
ov
TH.
ay in body body
te to init initia iate te
"~
Necromancy Level: Components: Casting Time: full full roun roun Rang Range: e: Touc Touc Targ Target et On crea creatu ture re ur tion tion mane manent nt Savi Saving ng Thro Throw: w: will negates
ADIIAJ\CEI7
it in
T~AlruJ\G
i ilil ''JJ i 'l'l .!.! ! llll ! !P!P ' 7 " iiii _
at le st al
ic
th
" F
will stat stat unti unti it
1i\U1.TI... TI ...E1.E1i\ E1.E 1i\En En bl nd ff ct of ulti ultipl pl hybridization were effe effe ts th gash gash daim daim
el ment ments. s. utho utho ized ized
ager ager to disc discov over er onsi onsi er bl
during the
Agasha
reso reso rc
clan War.
commands, lt
nd libr libr ri s. Th othe othe
the
amil amilie ie
sous,
SWO;W
Conj Conjur urat atio io
(Cre (Creat atio ion) n)
Components: S,DF XP CastingTbne: hours Rang Range: e: Pers Person onal al Effect: On at na or ki ashi ashi ur tion tion mane manent nt
eith either er
akiz akiz sh
or w a k i z a s h i , but to inquiry.
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yo cast cast
HD of th spel spell' l' targ target et
such
armies
they they were were in th ir labo labo at ri
ic
at na
nd ou ar -aut -aut mati mati ll pr fi e e n k a ta ta n a is +1 k ee norm normal al weap weapon on
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(Cre (Creat ation ion
Components: S, DF Cast Castin in Time Time full round Rang Rang Medi Medium um (100 ft. 10 ft./level) t: Cl radius us 15 t. high high in 50 ft radi Duration: minutes/level
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[Min [Mindd-af affe fect ctin ing] g]
THE Components: Cast Castin in Time Time
S,DF full full roun roun ft./21evels) ft.
soves
Dura Durati tion on.: .:
Dura Durati tion on Conc Concen entr trat atio io Savi Saving ng Thro Throw: w: will sav negate negate
the Ishiken, imprisons it
reunit it is reun
roll rollin in reat reatur ur
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will
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ly
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grou grou of th Emer Emer ld Magi Magist stra rate tes. s. Ve th year years, s, th nqui nquisi sito tors rs have have worked
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TtI.E chokit
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Co centr centrat ation ion
Scho School ol Rank Rank
spells. in
ma
tr
tc
it
CJ.A CJ.ASS SS SK LJ
Inquis isit itor or's 's clas clas skills 'The Inqu
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spell.
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skill
TABLE
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ASAK ASAK
'Bonus
"'fst
+0
(Int (Int
Sens Sens Moti Motive ve (Wis (Wis
In modi modifi fier er
INQU INQU,I ,ISI SITO TO
Will
Save
2n 3rd 4th
5t
+1
+1
+4
ti4
is Sreali Srealil'i l'i ttlie ttlie Kami,.
+1 level. level. ·of,eil ·of,eilstir stirfg;cfa fg;cfats, ts,
Tt+~
C.LASS C.LASS f'SATU;l£
I( (n.5W i'ATH)
pres presti tige ge clas class. s. Weapon an al
Technique
IrtQ IrtQ ISIT ISITO: O:
Rank:
shi,
shield. The Kami
m4gic,, at will ca detect m4gic will as Ebb an ff ct
eg
in
fully
spel spelll-li like ke abil abilit ity: y:
1st
+4
Level canc cancel eled ed by this this tech techni niqu que. e.
H~ CHO ..
ISHII(~n aha
on all
hug
s o
d~~pel m a g i ' as
spel spelll-li like ke abil abilit ity. y. eof
ui ed to deal deal
th
os hrea hrea
he Scor Scorpi pion on ea oned oned ha
beyo beyond nd th eyes eyes of th law. law.Th Th main main reas reason on Iuch Iuchib iban an hims himsel el
sno agains agains suc threat threats. s. Itoj Itoj appr approa oach ched ed th Empe Empero ro dire direct ctly ly requ reques esti ting ng hi perpermission to ound ound brot brothe he hood hood ahoaho-hu hunt nt ng huge hugenj nj that that woul woul serv serv at hi comm comman and. d. Th Empe Empero ro agre agreed ed whic whic ashar ly urpr urpris is ng co side side in he th ea uchi uchiba ba ha posed, posed, and the Kuroib Kuroiban an ("Blac ("BlackWatc kWatch")wasform h")wasformed. ed.
T1tA[7ITIOn.
Th Kuro Kuroib iban an ar rela relati tive vely ly smal smal grou group, p, rare rarely ly havi having ng more more ha ft me be at an me ha he ac nu bers bers
he
uroi uroiba ba does does no
ca ered ered abou abou th home home ar insc inscri ribe be
av
head head uart uarter er or do
pe
e.
arge arge ci es of th Ernpire. Al of thes thes with with spec specia ia ward wards, s, visi visibl bl only only to thos thos
they they even even disp displa la th pres presen ence ce or abse absenc nc of inre inrell llig igen en crea crea tu es th n, whet whethe he or no ho crea crea ures ures ar Kuro Kuro ba wards in place place Kuro Kuroib iban an agen agents ts ca iden identi tify fy thes thes safe safeho hous uses es with with glan glance ce an dete determ rmin in th area area issafe. issafe. ,a be of th ur iban iban have have also also been been me be of that that up.i up.i Th lead leader er ha alwa alwaysbe ysbeen en Yogo Yogo thou though gh it is quit quit rare rare that that th go da an Ku oiba oiba eade eade ar he am pers person on Th Kuro Kuroib iban an must must be care carefu fu when when ne Yogo Yogojo join in it rank rank
main mainta tain inin in
revi review ewin in th hist histor or of pote potent ntia ia memb member ers, s, they they only only sele select ct Yogowh Yogowh see [0 have have alre alread ad fulf fulfil ille le th terr terrib ible le curs curs that that follow follow their their bloodl bloodline ine
rare rare Shad Shadowl owlan ands ds crea creatu ture re able able to conc concea ea thei thei Tain Tain even even om magi magic. c. he Ku oiba oiba os es ec et tech techni niqu ques es that that
reve reveal aled ed tothose tothose outs outsid id thei thei orde order.The r.The Empe Empero ror, r, of cour course se alwa alwayskno ysknows ws of thei thei exis existe tenc nce. e. An othe othe expo exposu sure re is treat treated ed on ca e-by e-by case case ba s.Tho ho have have prov proven en they they ca be trus truste te to main mainta tain in th secr secret et of th Blac BlackWatc kWatc have have earn earned ed pote potent nt ally allyTh Thos os wh ar untr untrus ustw twor orth th ar swif swiftl tl an perpermane manent ntly ly sile silenc nced ed Th Kuro Kuroib iban an take take no jo in assa assass ssin inat atin in
th puri purity ty of th Empi Empire re exte exterm rmin inat atin in an an ea alre alread ad exis exis to deal deal with with obvi obviou ou thre threat at such such as thos thos foun foun
them them disc discre reet etly ly befo before re they they beco become me thre threat at Th Kuro Kuroib iban an neit neithe he need need no desi desire re glor glory. y.Th They ey pref prefer er to rema remain in behi behind nd th scen scenes es acti acting ng only only when when abso absolu lute tely ly nece necesssary sary Many Many ofthe tech techni niqu ques es they they us to unco uncove ve thei thei foes foes ar unkn unknow ow to th rest rest of th Empi Empire re an fo good good reas reason on.. .. the adapt, adapt, negati negating ng the Kuroib Kuroiban' an' advant advantage age Unfo Unfort rtun unat atel ely, y, this this mean mean that that th Kuroiban ofte ofte refu refuse se to act if he dang danger er of expo expo ur is to grea great. t. Each Each is on ha stri strict ct prio priori rity ty an an devi deviat atio io from from prot protoc ocol ol is hars harshl hl punpunishe ished. d. Fo inst instan ance ce cons consid ider er grou grou of Kuro Kuroib iban an assi assign gned ed to plag plague ue zomb zombie ie atta attack ck near nearby by vill villag age.Th e.Thou ough gh th Kuro Kuroib iban an agen agen coul coul easi easi deal deal wi he hrea hreat, t, to do ight ight draw draw atte attent ntio io to them themse selv lves es befo before re they they ar prep prepar ared ed to deal deal with with loss loss agai agains ns th Shad Shadowla owland nd is cons consid ider ered ed regr regret etta tabl ble, e, th uroi uroiba ba know know ha they they mu pick pick he batt batt es ca eful efully ly th ut cont contin inue ue ec ec he si pl cann cannot ot unct unct on Thou Though gh it is an acce accept pted ed trad tradit itio ion, n, th tast tast of comp compro romi mise se is bitt bitter er to many many Kuro Kuroib iban an Some Some secr secret etly ly keep keep tabs tabs on memb member er
such measures. measures. With With th Empi Empire re's 's curr curren en lack lack ofan Empe Empero ror, r, it rema remain in to Ku oiba oiba
uppo uppo
otur otur Seza Seza
as Empe Empe or Th
hatr hatred ed or he Shad Shad wlan wlands ds Th Blac Blac fo bett better er pair pair of trai traits ts in an Empe Empero ror. r.
ol no
atch atch coul coul no as
T1tAlrun.G
Memb Member er of th Kuro Kuroib iban an rare rarely ly join join th grou grou dire direct ctly ly afte afte gemp gempuk uk u. he Blac Blac atch atch is er elec electi tive ve an on th most most skil skille le an trus trustw twor orth th shug shugen enja ja ar invi invite te tojoi thei thei numb number er It isrumor isrumored ed amon amon th Blac BlackWat kWatch ch that that thos thos wh
revi review ew pote potent ntia ia agen agents ts very very care carefu full ll befo before re appr approa oach chin in them them ecen ecen me or no ne ho ha been been appr approa oach ched ed ha beco become me offi offici cial al embe embers rs of th ur iban iban thou though gh they they ma asso associ ciat at with with such such indi indivi vidu dual al from from time time to time time
expo exposu sure re he simp simply ly arra arrang nges es
take take to on ofthe Blac BlackWat kWatch ch'sma 'smany ny hidd hidden en safe safeho hous uses es an give give cras cras cour course se in th orga organi niza zati tion on's'se 's'secr cret et meth method ods. s. This This cons consis ists ts of an exha exhaus usti ting ng sixsix-mo mont nt trai traini ning ng regi regime men, n, duri during ng whic whic time time th pros prospe pect ctiv iv memb member er lear learns ns th comp compli lica cate te
Kuro Kuroib iban an agen agents ts join join such such agen agenci cies es them themse selv lves es putt puttin in thei thei secr secret et know knowle ledg dg to exce excell llen en us in th perf perfec ec cove cove iden identi tity ty Thou Though gh th Kuro Kuroib iban an valu values es secr secrec ecy, y, it also also valu values es resu result lts. s. Agen Agents ts wh ca mana manage ge th deli delica cate te bala balanc nc betw between een cove covert rt exis existe tenc nc an publ public ic wa agai agains ns th Tain Tain ar high highly ly valu valued ed
Kuro Kuroib iban an At th en of trai traini ning ng th shug shugen enja ja is cons consid ider ered ed full memb member er an is imme immedi diat atel el give give hi £lrs £lrs miss missio ion. n. Some Some time time th ne agen agen isallo isallowe we towor with with part partne ne to allo allo peri period od of accl acclim imat atio io to th resp respon onsi sibi bili lity ty asso associ ciat ated ed with with th ne po it on or of en he ne agen agen di patc patche he on is trai hi own, own, with with on traini ning ng to guid guid him. him. Ascarel Ascareles es as it
Hunt Hunter ers, s, th Emer Emeral al
Magi Magist stra rate tes, s, or th Impe Imperi rial al Legi Legion ons. s.
with with dire direct ctly ly with withou ou risk riskin in
S5
offe offe With Within in tw ye rs he
nd
,n spell eo
followtng
ar er of
YO
fellow
in
first.
all
ural ural grac grace. e.
pri-
I{U1tOIBAn. J"ITS 5:
xtreme mely ly secr secr is an xtre
Th Kuro Kuroiba iba
were were atta atta king king
taken as
does
Koji's 's magi magi fo uses uses on stea stealt lth, h, prec precis isio ion, n, an Rules Notes: Koji
Yogo
marr marria iage ge
offi office ce ofthe Kuro Kurotb tb n. tv ti
social
it
character,
ledg ledgli ling ng play play
1t03 1t03 1, KV~OISAJ\ AGEnT
maho maho-t -tsu suka ka
new chat-
as
ib ty
in
cur-
th
exploits. Koji Koji deto detour ured ed mem-
bets. In tbis son. son. To make make matt matter er in
reveal themselves, only if grou group' p'
ninj ninja. a. Unbe Unbekn know owns ns
se rets rets
either c a s e , coded Soshi
daim daimyo yo warn warnin in
Koji Koji's 's fath father er of if
hu enja enja
In
SWiftly end thei thei life life
SO IA
EJ Ef'I Ef'I
lb il se reti retive ve so iety iety howe howeve ver, r, they they
li e,
Kuro Kuroib ib
betr betray ay
th
orge orgeni ni atio ation. n.
ug agai agains ns
to
Shad Shadow owla land nd
+4
crea creatu ture res. s.
T;tAlnm~ BEnEFIT he Blac Blac atch atch as deve develo lo ed numb numb secret secretly ly fighti fighting ng the Shadow Shadowlan lands. ds.
of tech techni niqu ques es fo
Benefit: yo meet meet th othe othe prer prereq equi uisi site tes, s, yo ma join join th Kuro Kuroib iban an pres presti tige ge clas class. s. it uma te learn learn secret secret Kuroib Kuroiban an spells spells
~OTAB~E
Sosh Shug Shugen enja ja 2/Ku 2/Kuro roib iban an 2; Sosh
1J
Kuro Kuroib iban an thou though gh sh ha alre alread ad ha an even eventf tful ul care career er He moth mother er wa aYogo, aYogo,an an asa resu result lt sh face face much much disd disdai ai an forc forced ed to acce accept pt what whatev ever er duti duties es were were offe offere re to her, her, with with he firs firs miss missio io invo involv lvin in dari daring ng infi infiltr ltrat atio io of th Kaki Kakita ta Duel Duel in Acad Academ em ed ci ou stud studen en that that scho scho l, sh agic agic to dupl duplic icat at hi ap eara eara ce
ho gh th
Sosh Sosh sens sensei ei ar noto notorio rious usly ly crue crue an into intole lera rant nt task taskma mast ster er wh se it ir ja rgan rganiz ized ed into into lass lasses es am ng whic whic th se se enco enco rage rage fier fier comp compet etit itio ion. n. Thos Thos wh main mainta tain in resp respec ectf tful ul efer efer nc to thei thei supe superi rior or an ye ma ag to exce exce beyo beyond nd thei thei classm classmate ate are carefu carefully lly noted. noted.
refi refine ne arts arts of th shug shugen enja ja Like Like an Scor Scorpi pion on th Sosh Sosh ar
STUDEnTS
SOSH. An~AI [Shuge [Shuge.nj .nj 6/Kuro 6/Kuroiba iba
T~AlruJ\G
os
ownown-
ro thei thei oper operat ativ iv ever ever sinc since. e.
mpir mpire, e, an full full prep prepar ared ed to part partic icip ipat at in th endl endles es Scor Scorpi pion on intr intrig igue ues. s. This This is anot anothe he reas reason on th S05h S05h1en 1enco cour ur ti th il repa repare re to fa th enem enemie ie th corp corpio io in th olit olitic ical al aren arena. a. Th Sosh Sosh have have care carefu full ll cult cultiv ivat ated ed th imag imag of "cul "cul ture ture thug thug they they wo ld rath rather er indi indire rect ctly ly infl influe uenc nc ve ts with with thei thei inte intell llec ec an plot plots, s, bu will will read readil il dirt dirt thei thei ow hands if they they must must
SEn55:1 impa impart rt tw less lesson on to ties ties fo th lan, lan, an th ri offail offail re or than than an othe othe scho school ol Sosh Sosh stud studen ents ts tend tend to mix thei thei resp respec ec fo thei thei masmasters ters with with gene genero rous us amou amount nt offear. offear. OSHI OSHI YUkl YUklln ln.l .l
~y clas classe ses: s: Shug Shugen enja ja (Sos (Soshi hi), ), Rogu Rogu Scho School ols: s: Sosh Sosh Shug Shugen enja ja
I+ISTO~'y
Th past past ofthe Sosh Sosh scho school ol is shro shroud uded ed in dark darkne ness ss Th orig orig inal inal Sosh Sosh wa awalki awalking ng dece dece tion tion saidto saidto benothi benothi more more than than an alia alia Shos Shosur ur adop adopte te afte afte faki faking ng he ow deat death.The h.The Thou Though gh th Scor Scorpi pion on ar no high highly ly reli religi giou ous, s, th Sosh Sosh ar an ro worl worl moun mounta tain in rang range.The e.The stru struct ctur ur wa spar spared ed near nearly ly al th tw Impe Imperi rial al Edic Edic al th dojo dojo of th clan clan were were dest destro roye yed. d. Thou Though gh th Dojoof Dojoof th Cl se yewa well well hidd hidd n, it wa no sp re th wrat wrat of th Impe Imperi rial al Legi Legion ons. s. Toda Today,t y,the he scho school ol ha been been rebu rebuilt ilt larg larger er than than befo before re stan standdth li ri in
prot protec ec th Empi Empire re from from th scho school ol
T~ADITlon
The 50sh1fam 50sh1family ily is hesi hesita tant nt to admi admi thos thos from from outs outsid id thei thei fami family ly Othe Othe Scor Scorpi pion on occa occasi sion onal ally ly gain gain admit admitta tanc nc into into th eo family.
[Shugenja 14; Sosh Sosh Shug Shugen enja ja 5]
th im is le an gree greedy dy woma woma wh £lau £launt nt th powe powe an resp respec ec he stastati daim daimyo yo have have peti petitio tione ne Sosh Sosh fami family ly daimyo Uido Uidori ri abou abou he sister er's 's beha behavi vior or bu have have been been dism dismis isse se poli polite tely ly an twin sist firmly. he av gran gran illu illusi si to main mainta tain in nd fe in th Scor Scorpi pion on ar priv priv to it Th twin twin are, are, in f!lc f!lct,t t,tri ripl plet ets. s. thir thir is lf th th sist sister er allo allowi wing ng both both Yuki Yukimi mi an Uido Uidori ri to oper operat at unde undete tect cted ed when when th need need aris arises es le ja te mani manipu pula lato tor. r. Sh pref prefer er spel spells ls of misd misdir irec ectio tio an mani manipu pula la tion tion to al othe others rs thou though gh sh rare rarely ly empl employ oy them them fo he ow reasons,
abov abov al else else an he inti intimi mida dati ting ng beha behavi vior or insp inspir ires es he stustuents ents to ac in loya loya nd duti dutifu fu mann mann if only only to avoi avoi he wrath.
C~OS£[1
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tw
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pell pellcr cr ft (Int (Int), ), Spot Spot (Wis (Wis). ). l'be l'beTe Te
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skill),
ti
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805m 8h.u 8h.uge genj nj [Shugenja 2; 805m
is g e
Young H O I O t O g i ha bare barely ly comp comple lete te
tr
ll
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ti
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will think
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spellcasnng
ss
each each leve leve fo this this purp purpos os
tst
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save. If m al al l Greater Warding
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TABLE
7-1:
Level 1st
TH
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Technique Rank: Path tr
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it
nt
sh
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j a 2, other other Shuge Shugenj nj
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ad
fo each skill) is
in li
I(.U;tOIBAn
in to leve levels ls unti unti thei thei Tain Tain issomehow cured.
kIL. kIL.LS LS The shugenja's
ta
your rank
to
id te
Yo gain gain no Affi Affini nity ty ny mi
or De icie icienc nc i ci ci e
fo
this ir
KU OIBAN OIBAN
Attack Bonus
Fort
Ref
Will Save
Sp ness
P e D '9 '9 '
level ,ofe~istin
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C';_Y7T)C CI7H£~ Illu Illusio sio (Cla (Clame mer) r) Level: (Any) Components: S,DF CastingTime: action Rang Rang Touc Touc
magiC
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ll
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I{U;tOIBAn.
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t2M ~OITIOru t: Dura Durati ti n:
Perm Perm nent nent
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magical in ny
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purpose.
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round/z levels
id
EDIT.OM
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CJ,.OU[7EO Ench Enchan antm tmen en
nuno
(Air)
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YOKOSHIII\A upre upre oult oultwi wi te ofTo ofTo uchi uchi Shin Shinde de [Shuge [Shugenja nja (Soult (Soultwis wiste. te.r) r) 18; Tsttn.o, TSUDOSoultwiste s] first glan glance ce Yoko Yokosh shim im migh migh be mist mistak aken en fo an unde undead ad Tsuno, He is emac emacia iate te to th poin poin of appe appear arin in dise diseas ased ed Fo centuries,
trol trolle le ener energi gies es that that woul woul rear apart apart lesser lesser beings beings Altho Although ugh he ha SUrv SUrviv ived ed th ener energi gies es have have take taken.a n.a terr terrib ible le toll toll on hi body.Yo bod y.Yokos koshim him retain retain his incred incredibl ibl magica magica abilit abilities ies to thi day,bu day,bu isvery weak weak phys physic ical ally ly.Yoko .Yokosh shim im assu assume me hi posi posi tion tion when when hi elde elde Tsun Tsun ntai ntai eppe eppe down down pu ue personal personal concerns. concerns. Rule Rule Note Notes: s: Yoko Yokosh shim im ha nume numero rous us feat feat an abil abilit itie ie enormous that that incr increa ea th difficulty to resi resist st his spells leve levels ls He comm comman ands ds some some of th most most powe powerf rful ul spel spells ls available able an ca cast cast them them mult multip iple le time time pe day. day.
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Ther Ther ar no bene bene ts or atte attend nd ng th da em le be on th deva devast stat atin in abil abilit itie ie conf confer erre re by th Tsun Tsunos os biza bizarr rr form form of.magic.
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7; Tsu. Tsu.no no Tsun Tsun Soultwister Kagyaku is elat elat vely vely oung oung Tsun Tsuno, o, ut he ma es up fo hi inex inexpe peri rien ence ce with with vehe veheme menc nc norm normal ally ly seen seen only only in seaseasone sone warr warrio iors rs He recen recentl tl acco accomp mpan anie ie th forc forces es ofTs ofTsun un Kurushimi on he ai ofthe Ki suTom suTombs bs th Lion Lion ands ands Kagy Kagyak ak assi assist sted ed in th capt captur ur of Mats Mats Domotai, brot brothe he of
Niku Nikush shim im Shin Shinde de fo th tort tortur ur of th Lion Lion warr warrio ior, r,
SOUJ.T\!IIST5~S
ei prac practi tice ce powe powerf rful ul form form of magi magi that that augm augmen ents ts thei thei batt battle le abil abilit itie ies. s. Unli Unlike ke huma humans ns howe howeve ver, r, th Tsuno upon upon th elem elemen en al ka ue thei thei ag c. crea crea ures ures of th Tsu both spirt us thei thei innate abil abilit it to access th Spir Spirit it Realms to powe powe thei thei spel spells ls draw drawin in upon upon th es ence ence of diff differ eren en real realms ms orde orde achi achiev ev di fe en effects.
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Soultw:isters ar similar to th shug shugen enja ja of Roku Rokuga ga in almost ever ever resp respec ect. t. They They are divine spellcasrers with with an iden identi tica ca progression in the acqulsmen of spel spells ls an spel spells ls pe day. day.Th Th only only diff differ eren ence ce at as foll follow ows: s: 'Theva 'Thevalu lues es of th Fort Fortit itud ud an will will save savesare sare reve revers rsed ed Th shugenja of he Tsun Tsun ar constderably Empi Empire re bu do no poss posses es th same same degr degree ee of ment mental al disc disciipline. Soul Soul wi te do no po se th Sens Sens Elem Elemen en ability. Inst Instea ead, d, they they gain gain th spel spelll-li like ke abil abilit it to us dete detect ct pass passag ag (see (see belo below) w) as 12th 12th leve leve sorc sorcer erer er at will. Soul Soul wi te have have an iden iden ical ical pe is as huge hugenj nja, a, bu choo choo ng
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