Out of curiosity where was this house rule specified? While I vaguely remember hearing about it, I cannot manage to find it in the character creation thread and the search function didn't prove useful either.

"Overthinker" was neither Kaoru's old or new name but it was her heart one. Maybe it was yet another gift for the Mantis and the other recipients were but a decoy. Could even be spiced with a more in-depth plan. Like, indeed send recommendations for half a dozen people, but have some technically-Imp...

Kaoru respectfully bowed in gratitude. Her brain cogs were turning. Beware of the Crane bearing gifts. What would the Crane earn from such move? The idea the magistrate could actually want justice to be served better or something like that didn't even cross her mind. It was a political position, and...

Biggest curveball the game threw you? Biggest curveball Kaoru threw you? A curveball is a surprise right? Sport metaphors are like a twelve point corner strike to me. Not sure is the term is appropriate but I struggled all game trying to give a more "teen" feeling to Kaoru to no avail. I actually c...

Kaoru was wondering about the armor. How did it work exactly? The champions couldn't all have the same height, weight, body type. Armors didn't need to be tailor-made and could be adjusted with padding and straps of course, but only within reasonable limits. How the armor could fit any champion so w...

Shosuro Kaoru was of course there. Though a meeting involving half a dozen persons from about as many clans, each with their own objectives, had close to a zero percent chance of being politically productive, skipping said meeting would likely be politically damaging, and zero was still greater than...

As usual.

I was wondering what AEG was doing these days since they sold off most of their strong licenses (they only have Smash Up! and Thunderstone nowadays I think?).

Well, apparently, they're doing fine with their one million dollars Kickstarter.

No idea where to post that but: Reminder that not all possible uses for opportunities are listed directly on Sakkaku (mainly because they're just so many of them and the page already has to fit a ton of information), and for "advanced rolls" like duels (likely the most complicated rolls in the syste...

Kaoru's body had mechanically returned to feed itself, her chopsticks delicately bringing food to her mouth. The processor in her brain however was simply overheating. So the Emperor was there on a whim. Fine. But seriously, shouldn't at least some of the upper Imperial servants have stayed in the F...

"It is the natural state of the body to reveal the content of one's mind. Can the body be trained to hide or even fake such information? On that clans, in particular the Dragon and the Scorpion, disagree. Is that an issue? Not really. But reading one's body is an interesting skill to have, and I too...

Kaoru was completely puzzled by the appearance of so many prestigious characters at once. And worried. Why is every head, present or future, of the Empire gathered in one place? Doesn't that go against every safety measure? If that building was to burn down the empire would be left in utter disarray...

"Niten.

You're too well-trained to let anything but the appropriate answers come out of your mouth when asked about the classical conundrums of a samurai's life.

Your body however has a language of its own, and tell a more interesting story."

Kaoru was in attendance, wearing proper ceremonial clothes, with proper court makeup. Her gift was likewise very traditional, a high end Noh mask the like of the Shosuro were reputed to make, and offered following all the social codes. It was everything that was expected of a Shosuro courtier. And t...

"None. A samurai should have control over their emotions. However, sometimes you have to underplay or overplay them for the sake of the show. For example, Scorpion and Crane always act smug around each other in public, because the Otomo would drop on us like a rain of snakes if we were suddenly look...

"Admittedly, in a fight against a more classical duelist, you would have the advantage of roughly knowing what to expect when they'll be contemplating the mysteries of the void in the flesh. That's an edge that might turn into a few surprises here. Even the best duelists in the Topaz championship ar...

"I guess there is enough enmity going around without adding some to the pile, and your bards will be thankful for you to have kept quiet. Easier to shelve a story when it went by without making much noise. Because the Ikoma definitely won't be writing about this defeat should it happen. Clans have a...

"Definitely. But that would be a finale whose political consequences are unlikely to be bad and easy to plan out for. A finale between, let's say, the Mantis guy and the Sparrow girl, would require of them to play a far more difficult game if they're to reap a political benefit from it. For two samu...

Waiting to see what the EE event is about before committing to anything, but Kaoru's day certainly isn't filled to the brim too.

"If I was to face someone actually trained to duel, I do expect my blade to be at least half out of its scabbard by the time I lose. Far closer to the strike than someone who's never truly trained with a sword, but still a world away from what would be required to succeed. Being better than a theore...