GM Questions

[Canary]

Ask questions of the GMs here!

[Ryoshun Rei]

No rush, but are there Advantage and Disadvantage adjustments for the Bat?

[Doji Dojihime]

Is it intended that a player can earn 3 Influence a day just from a daily open thread?

Subject: Player Events

Guess threads, though the distinction might be blurry. If it's about providing rolls and rewards for this being an event, I can make something up if it's allowed.

In general you need about ten people or so to really matter if you expect that every game day then I can post it.

Edit: Correction there is no minimum though I would like to have Canary or a GM chime in if they wanted us to have events every day.

[Otomo Gusai]

No rush, but are there Advantage and Disadvantage adjustments for the Bat?

Similarly the Stag?

[Togashi Satsuki]

Could we have an overview of the current relations between the clans? It might help for our newer players too to know which clans are friendly and which ones are not so friendly.

Edit: Also, could we increase the number of posts per page?

[Shinjo Ryoko]

A newb question: is Bat Mystics' Void magic still pure blood magic?

[Canary]

No rush, but are there Advantage and Disadvantage adjustments for the Bat?

No rush, but are there Advantage and Disadvantage adjustments for the Bat?

Similarly the Stag?

I'll work on that today. I'll show up under the Advantage/Disadvantage thing with the Spider adjustments.

Is it intended that a player can earn 3 Influence a day just from a daily open thread?

Subject: Player Events

Guess threads, though the distinction might be blurry. If it's about providing rolls and rewards for this being an event, I can make something up if it's allowed.

In general you need about ten people or so to really matter if you expect that every game day then I can post it.

Edit: Correction there is no minimum though I would like to have Canary or a GM chime in if they wanted us to have events every day.

A party with less than 5 attendees including the host is a meeting and won't count. I'll add it to the rules.

Could we have an overview of the current relations between the clans? It might help for our newer players too to know which clans are friendly and which ones are not so friendly.

Edit: Also, could we increase the number of posts per page?

Sure, I'll work on it.

[Chai Kotsume]

Hi Birb! Thanks again for helping me notice I was being stupid and already had access to the forums

More or less specific questions, but I know they should help at least one fellow player -

1) For fishing, should we use Hunting, or Craft: Fishing, or do both do different things? (and if so, what would the difference be?). For Craft: Fishing, which trait should we use? Or does it vary?

2) For Craft skills more generally, the Core Book says the Trait used 'varies'. I've seen this handled differently, sometimes with a list of traits for each particular skill, sometimes with the trait used depending on the particular use of the skill, sometimes allowing players some flexibility in choosing traits as long as they justified their approach. Do you have a particular way you plan to handle this?

If you plan on using specific skills, could we maybe get a general listing (no rush, of course!)? Or maybe just some info on Craft: Fishing (see above ), Craft: Shipbuilding (or boatmaking, or whatever applies to making canoes lol), Craft: Woodworking and Craft: Weaponsmithing?

Thanks!

[Canary]

Hi Birb! Thanks again for helping me notice I was being stupid and already had access to the forums

More or less specific questions, but I know they should help at least one fellow player -

1) For fishing, should we use Hunting, or Craft: Fishing, or do both do different things? (and if so, what would the difference be?). For Craft: Fishing, which trait should we use? Or does it vary?

2) For Craft skills more generally, the Core Book says the Trait used 'varies'. I've seen this handled differently, sometimes with a list of traits for each particular skill, sometimes with the trait used depending on the particular use of the skill, sometimes allowing players some flexibility in choosing traits as long as they justified their approach. Do you have a particular way you plan to handle this?

If you plan on using specific skills, could we maybe get a general listing (no rush, of course!)? Or maybe just some info on Craft: Fishing (see above ), Craft: Shipbuilding (or boatmaking, or whatever applies to making canoes lol), Craft: Woodworking and Craft: Weaponsmithing?

Thanks!

Pick the trait you want to use for your craft and justify it in your PF once those go up.

[Chai Kotsume]

Pick the trait you want to use for your craft and justify it in your PF once those go up.

That sounds great! And as for Hunting vs Craft: Fishing for, well, fishing? Is there a difference in what the skills do, or how they will work?

[Canary]

Pick the trait you want to use for your craft and justify it in your PF once those go up.

That sounds great! And as for Hunting vs Craft: Fishing for, well, fishing? Is there a difference in what the skills do, or how they will work?

You used Craft: Fishing to fish and you use Hunting for hunting land animals and birbs.

[Otomo Gusai]

Also, since the Otomo are listed as a Stag Family in the Timeline, I should use the listed Family bonus (+1 Intelligence) in the Core book, yes?

[Jiyo Ayumu]

For any event requiring several players organizing it (for example an exhibition match between two swordmasters), how is influence awarded? Shared as evenly as possible?

[Makime Ayano]

Follow up to Ayumu's question:
Would clan's coordinating on events have any effect on their overall relations?

[Doji Dojihime]

For any event requiring several players organizing it (for example an exhibition match between two swordmasters), how is influence awarded? Shared as evenly as possible?

Follow up to Ayumu's question:
Would clan's coordinating on events have any effect on their overall relations?

Addendum to the previous two, is there a limit to how many Hosts there can be? One per clan if joint ventures happen?

[Togashi Satsuki]

Will there be pregame?

[Chai Kotsume]

Following up with some more questions here:

In the Human character creation rules:

If your School references a banned Skill, replace it with any other skill within that category. Thus Iaijutsu becomes any Bugei Skill, etc. If a school specifies Kenjutsu, you may swap the skill for another Weapon skill. The daisho may be swapped out for any two available weapons.

As Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu are not limited or banned anymore, I'd just want to confirm this can still be done. Can I still swap Kenjutsu for another Weapon skill, and the Daisho for two other weapons?

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Also, and on a completely different note.

• The 'pet' option on the Core Book (that can be got as part of the travelling pack or bought by 1 koku) mentions - 'c Pet: Dog, cat, songbird, monkey, or others. Incapable of combat.'
• Animal Handling 5 reads: Rank 5: Trained animals still in possession of the trainer may be commanded to attack a target of his choosing. The animal will flee for its life if badly wounded regardless of commands issued.

So, some questions about that.

1) Could I get otters as part of my travelling pack, or by spending koku?

2) I intend to train otters (or have them already be trained, if that's allowed) for some tasks - not combat, not yet at least, but stuff like fishing (mainly), finding stuff, and the like. Could that be done with Otters obtained by the method above? If not, how could I get Otters I could do that with? Spending points as per the Inheritance: Falcon advantage or something like that? Any other ideas?

3) If I 'do' want to get dogs - or otters - I can train for fighting/ hunting (as per the Animal Handling 5 Mastery ability), how could I get them? Either during Char Creation or in game?

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EDIT: Joined one of the questions here to Kuni's question below as they're closely related

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EDIT: Argh sorry, one more

Seven Fortunes' Blessing: Ebisu - Whenever you are engaging in a Craft skill roll to improve life for your Clan, whether creating tools for them, farming, or fishing, you may add +0k1 to the to the total of the Craft roll in question. This bonus does not apply to Craft: Weaponsmith unless you are creating a weapon for someone else.

I'm assuming this is instead of and not in addition to the +1k1 to social skills with non-samurai, right?

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Thanks again, and sorry for the barrage of questions!

[Hisomu Kuni]

Any chance people taking a ronin School, but still are part of a Clan could get a little more money. Kuni needs jade.

[Chai Kotsume]

Any chance people taking a ronin School, but still are part of a Clan could get a little more money. Kuni needs jade.

Oh, and finally, on koku - you had mentioned on Discord those who went from a Ronin Path to a Clan School might get some bonus Koku based on the Clan they're in. Is that still a thing? If so, could we maybe get a listing of the Koku available for each clan?

This is closely related to one of my questions above, so joining both here.

[Shinjo Ryoko]

A newb question: is Bat Mystics' Void magic still pure blood magic?

Think it got lost. Still dunno if I get to cut myself. ^^;

Also, is it possible to enable small sig pics?