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Post by the0gekko0state on Mar 21, 2017 11:46:58 GMT -8
Thanks guys!
This is what I've got written up for a email to the players. Kind of a quick summary of the empire at the moment:
You were once part of a joint Clan task force put together by Kitsuki Nobuo and sanctioned by the Emperor. That all ended when the Emperor was killed in his palace by unknown forces. None of the royal family was spared and wide spread rioting over took the capital city. Several years have passed and the Empire is not what it once was. The Kaiu Wall has fallen and the Crab scramble to do what they can. The Crane lands are now overflowing with shadowland creatures. The Dragon have receded further into the mountains seeking “enlightenment”. The Lion have gone forth into the Empire enforcing their version of law. The Mantis have begun building ships for unseen reasons. The Phoenix have closed borders and turned away from the Empire. The Scorpion have gone silent, only saying or doing minimal work. The rumours about the Unicorn are that they are leaving, or bringing people in depending on who you ask. The Imperial families have but all left the capital. The Minor Clans are joining ranks. Ronin and Monks no longer roam the Empire. Kitsuki Nobuo has once more called upon you and your talents. For a mission of the upmost importance.
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Post by battlematt on Mar 21, 2017 21:23:28 GMT -8
OMG, it's the Rokupocalypse!
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Post by the0gekko0state on Mar 22, 2017 10:50:49 GMT -8
It is a little dark I must admit. Probably didn't help that I liked the 1,000 years of darkness alternate timeline.
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Post by the0gekko0state on Mar 22, 2017 15:57:16 GMT -8
Here's some more stuff I've been writing up:
-PCs were part of a task force put together by Kitsuki Nobuo to investigate strange occurrences around the empire. When the Emperor died Nobuo went into hiding for a while. He has recently sent for the PCs to come to Shiro Kuni. Where a group of Samurai are gathering to find the person responsible for killing the Emperor and returning order to the land. Nobuo knows the Iron Daimyo but hasn’t told anyone. Because it goes deeper than that. They were once rivals in the imperial courts. Until the Iron Daimyo was slighted by the future emperor and made a laughing stock. Nobuo made note to keep tabs on the man until he made it to the shadowlands and lost trace of him. The Iron Daimyo was assumed dead, until some strange things started happening with ties and signatures of the Iron Daimyo. Then forming the aforementioned task force with the blessing of the now Emperor. All was shaken when the assassination happened. Once more sending for his retainers and coming out of hiding, Nobuo hopes to once and for all defeat the Iron Daimyo and restore order to the Empire. Nobuo was in the palace at the time of the attack and got one of the heirs out. But when he went back to see how he could help the Emperor or Empress out he suffered an attack. Which was tainted with maho. He suffered greatly and now has a level of taint. Which he is keeping secret and under control. But it is a losing battle.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 2:17:33 GMT -8
Like the sound of that, I'm imagining at some point during the opening adventure Nobuo gets slain in a heroic last stand to demonstrate his loyalty to Bushido and what the Empire stood for (then maybe comes back later under the influence of the taint).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 2:18:48 GMT -8
OMG, it's the Rokupocalypse! I would totally listen to an album called Rokupocalypse but it would have to include a twisted metal version of Tainted Love.
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Post by the0gekko0state on Mar 23, 2017 12:04:33 GMT -8
Like the sound of that, I'm imagining at some point during the opening adventure Nobuo gets slain in a heroic last stand to demonstrate his loyalty to Bushido and what the Empire stood for (then maybe comes back later under the influence of the taint). I'm thinking something along that lines. Although coming back under the influence of taint is good idea I hadn't thought of lol, thanks!
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Post by the0gekko0state on Mar 23, 2017 17:33:06 GMT -8
A couple other thoughts I had and thought I'd share:
-Some of the Imperial Legions are coming to Shiro Kuni. Some know something is coming and in order to protect the Empire and restore order they have sworn to serve Nobuo. Other Clans are wondering what is going on with as the legions should be serving the Empire or Emperor. Not a magistrate. So some of the Legions are going across the Empire to do what they can. Hopefully providing cover for the ones serving Nobuo. Nobuo has pulled some strings in order to do this. Calling in favours and coercing others. Some are even blackmailed. Nobuo hopes hat even a quarter of the strength of the Legions will be enough.
-Jade is getting scarce. Nobuo and the Crab Clan are renewing efforts in mining it. Some are saying the Dragon have found some new mines in their mountains. And they have closed boarders for that reason. So that they alone can mine it without effecting the sanctity of the mountains. Where in real fact they are being tricked into believing it. By an agent of the Iron Daimyo. In the Crab lands the miners are being hunted by new kinds of shadowlands creatures sent by the Iron Daimyo.
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Post by battlematt on Mar 24, 2017 3:06:30 GMT -8
I think this is awesome. I'd love to run something like this at some point, but I have to get my group hooked on, and fall in love with the setting first, before I bring something like this to the table.
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Post by the0gekko0state on Mar 30, 2017 9:49:33 GMT -8
I think this is awesome. I'd love to run something like this at some point, but I have to get my group hooked on, and fall in love with the setting first, before I bring something like this to the table. Yeah it's definitely not for everyone. But I think given a shot most people will enjoy L5R. Here is some more. Some bullet points about the Crab Clan and Crane Clan. Crab Clan: -Crab lands are over run with Oni and other demons. -The Carpenter’s Wall has fallen. -When the Emperor was killed the supplies and advocacy for the Crab became non existent. -Before the Emperor’s Death strange and new Oni and demons were coming more to the wall. Some are very powerful. -Iron Daimyo’s infiltrators became very powerful in the ranks of the Crab Clan. -The leaders of certain sections of the wall were killed or have gone missing. -The clan champion is being slowly poisoned and is loosing his mind. -A lot of the clan has scattered in effort to find the end of the Demons and fight the good fight for the people. The Wall may have fallen but it’s spirit lives on. -A strange shadowlands creature is making it’s way to the Empire. It’s massive and little else is known about it right now. Very few scouting parties have returned to Shiro Kuni. Crane Clan: -The Daidoji Harriers are once pressed into service for the clan. As the Crane are the only clan to have a grasp on what the Scorpion are up too. Having some things come back to them about the Scorpion’s involvement of the assassination of the Emperor. They don’t know yet that it was actually the Iron Daimyo infiltrators masking as Scorpion clan ninja. They feel it their duty and right to deal with the Scorpion once and for all. Doji do what they can to keep the Clan’s face and cover up anything the clan does. -Oni that have made it past the wall are now in the Crane lands. The Kakita and Asahina family have been tasked with cleansing the lands and hunting down the Oni. -Some villages around the Crane lands are reporting undead (zombies). Some Crane scouting parties have seen them but higher ups don’t want to raise panic. And are denying the threat to the rest of the Clan and Clans. Someone is out in the Crane lands raising dead. He/ She is an ex Crane that the Iron Daimyo has brainwashed and trained. To create a diversion so that the Crane won’t be able to respond to future threats. -Similar things are happening to all the Clans. Smaller threats to keep them divided and not prepared for a full invasion.
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