Ayumu was comfortably seated and was taking notes. A lot of notes. So much notes that to make a full book out of them, he will simply have to bind them together. He was just missing a title. What about "The rescue of Hisomu, the myth and the reality: When art tramples on the lessons of history inste...

Yoshitsune Chizu wrote:SORA organized an expedition to the DISMAL SWAMP to retrieve FUKUROJIN.

So, the Draw Lot Play is also based on real events?

"There's a legend about a man so physically weak he couldn't even lift a small stick, yet ended up known as a formidable warrior. Because his tongue was so sharp all of his opponents would drop their weapons and cower in fear as soon as he started talking to them. The steel blade is but one way one ...

"There is no set rule for learning. Some beginners like to give themselves objectives, like a text they would like to be able to decipher, or a message they would like to immortalize in paper and ink. Once they've learned enough of the basis to be able to progress by themselves, they often carry a f...

Akodo Moshi wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:34 am

Are we allowing instantaneous spells to heal right before we go in?

Sure.

1 skill or can you get more with enough raises? Actually, the first custom ruling was way too stringy compared to the kind of bonus lower rank Fire spells grant, so I've edited my post to up it a bit (replacing a +1k0 with a Free Raise basically)... But a bit too late. Sorry. To avoid this becoming...

Hikaru considered a moment, then shook his head. "It is nothing. I imagine he must see a great many things. I wondered how many of them come to pass... but he already explained it to me himself." He took a breath. "He is a good man? In your judgement?" "Sora?" Ayumu contemplated the concept of Sora...

Akodo Moshi wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:57 pm

From the way the test is written, would the spell wisdom and clarity give some sort of benefit to the roll?

I guess that's the ultimate "checking your notes before the exam" spell, so it should. For the purpose of the event, let's say it grants 1 Free Raise to a Lore skill of the target's choice.

Main thread RP Is magic allowed? Splashing blood everywhere and shouting for the Kami's help in the middle of the exam proper is a big no-no. However, there is no rule that says that you cannot cast spells before entering the room. Any spell with a duration of 1 hour or more is thus fine. Can I che...

The more the Empire grows, the more it requires men and women of exception to tie it up together, people able to understand and balance the concerns of the worldly merchant, the recluse priest, the seasoned warrior, and pull off the best compromise for everyone. Handpicked by the Emerald Champion an...

The exam is lightly ritualized: Candidates enter the room where it will take place en masse through a big door in the middle of the library, but leave it quietly one by one through another, far more discreet, one. It leads to a "pressure release" room: A quiet place with , some seats, some cushions,...

Since the D6EE slot is apparently taken, and thus the schedule clearly not up-to-date, would any of the D6LA/D6LE slot be free?

Doji Dojihime wrote:Poke

Doji Hikaru wrote:Poke

[ snip Ayumu just smiled and nodded at the comment about the little devils' machinations. As for the last question: "Yes and yes. But you'll have to be more precise. Sora has spied a lot of things through his life with his little eye of him. I know only of a portion of them, and understand only a fr...

"I'm not in charge of the martial portion of their training, but, from my understanding, a lot of my students – the future accountants, librarians, architects, artists... – won't ever receive more than the bare minimal amount required to not cut themselves with the blade that'll eventually hang by t...

snip "You have it easy really. If you want a glimpse at pure chaos, ask Sora about his times dealing with the Imperial kids and the Imperial foxes together, all of them competing to drive him the most nuts. The Imperial fox in particular is the ultimate force of nature. They do whatever they want, ...

"Seventeen, eighteen years? I didn't keep count. Long enough that I don't really consider myself a follower of Jiyo, only a follower of Shiba. At the time, if you weren't a shugenja, you were assigned to Jiyo, and that's about it. As I hinted at before, I wouldn't even carry her name if not for trad...

Ayumu nodded: "It was but an offer, and you're indeed perfectly allowed to decline it." He took a deep breath, relaxed his muscles and stood straight: "Well, unless you've got some questions of your own to avenge yourself for my own interrogations, I guess I have no more excuse to lengthen my break."

snip "War. We will never know the details, but by the time we reached the pit, we had a good idea of the consequences of failing. Channeling the power of a Kami, the armies of Jigoku would have walked on the remains of the fatally diminished Nezumi empire, then into Rokugan proper. I don't know who...

"There's never a bad time to start.

Just, the earliest you do, the earliest you'll enjoy the fruits of your labor."

"You're not very talkative about where that path will lead you but that's not my role to pry. However, what is part of my duty is to ask you about the tensions between yourself and the Crane. I didn't bother listening to the details, but seems you have some beef with at least one of them, who's been...