GM Questions

[Ender]

Curious if the iai bracket will work like NCAA basketball (locked in, technically only power protecting in the first round) or NFL playoffs (the lowest remaining seed each round fades the highest remaining seed).

For some reason, the idea of Mitsuko cheering for Rin while sitting beside Ahiru who wants to cheer for Hirame but is much more proper about it is... Just gives me a chuckle and I kinda want to rp it.

Ah, I see you are a being of culture as well.

Initial thought is March Madness style.

That way is simpler. So Rin v Hirame in the finals. I like it!

Granted- the seedings are not final yet. There are three events. And I may have missed some things while sleepy

[Shosuro Kaoru]

Uh, what is this supposed to be about? I'm puzzled.

[Ender]

Uh, what is this supposed to be about? I'm puzzled.

Answered via PM

[Ender]

Where can I meet with Tenshin for dinner??

Red Lotus is popular for dinner

I am assuming that failure on a crafting type role ruins the materials? Poor silks if so

It does. Opportunities can be spent to recover 25% of materials per opp

[Seppun Urusai]

At your leisure, sir: viewtopic.php?f=61&t=92&start=11

[Isawa Natsuko]

Hrm. Dice rolling question!

Declared that I was using Void to roll and keep an extra die, forgot to actually click the box.

Reroll entirely?

Or. roll an extra die separately. Pick 'manually' and link the pair of rolls with appropriate notes.

[edit: finished and added a die. Will reroll in the morning if that's the ruling. More detail tucked here.]

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edit for entirely different question: Can people assist on the art for the temple event?

[Seppun Urusai]

Regarding the Art event, would having Saito as an Ally help?

[Asahina Sakura]

Re: Temple thread, is the Artificer's school tech allowed? Mainly "to augment/awaken an object."

[Ender]

Hrm. Dice rolling question!

Declared that I was using Void to roll and keep an extra die, forgot to actually click the box.

Reroll entirely?

Or. roll an extra die separately. Pick 'manually' and link the pair of rolls with appropriate notes.

[edit: finished and added a die. Will reroll in the morning if that's the ruling. More detail tucked here.]

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edit for entirely different question: Can people assist on the art for the temple event?

Adding the single extra die is fine.

Assist is allowed

[Ender]

Regarding the Art event, would having Saito as an Ally help?

I'm going to say no. While this is supporting the Temple, this is more about secular impressing the Crane

[Ender]

Re: Temple thread, is the Artificer's school tech allowed? Mainly "to augment/awaken an object."

Yes

[Funegao no Hirame]

Question here:

http://kiku.fallenash.com/viewtopic.php ... 9886#p9886

[Ikoma Aya]

For the Temple Thread:

I'm assuming this use of Opportunities is allowed?

* If you failed, provide assistance to the next character trying to accomplish the same action (p. 298 CRB)

So basicaly you need two opps to provide assistance if you succeeded, but only one if you failed?

Copying directly from the book, on page 298 as mentioned above:

Assisting another character on a similar subsequent check (for 1 Opp if the first character fails their check or 2 Opps if the first character succeeds on their check)

The list of opportunities doesn't openly include this, but I believe it's an oversight (which is why this use of opps is listed under https://craneclan.weebly.com/5th-editio ... table.html, I take it!)

Asking b/c I've seen a few folks saying there's nothing they could use opps from failed rolls in, and I think this one could always apply!

[Ender]

For the Temple Thread:

I'm assuming this use of Opportunities is allowed?

* If you failed, provide assistance to the next character trying to accomplish the same action (p. 298 CRB)

So basicaly you need two opps to provide assistance if you succeeded, but only one if you failed?

Copying directly from the book, on page 298 as mentioned above:

Assisting another character on a similar subsequent check (for 1 Opp if the first character fails their check or 2 Opps if the first character succeeds on their check)

The list of opportunities doesn't openly include this, but I believe it's an oversight (which is why this use of opps is listed under https://craneclan.weebly.com/5th-editio ... table.html, I take it!)

Asking b/c I've seen a few folks saying there's nothing they could use opps from failed rolls in, and I think this one could always apply!

Allowed

[Funegao no Hirame]

Additional question! http://kiku.fallenash.com/viewtopic.php ... 9930#p9930

[Shiba Ichiro]

Given that extreme success involves the spirits but basic success does not would Sixth Sense apply or not towards the Temple Art event if rolling Void?

[Ikoma Aya]

Question that came up while talking about Iai duels and re-reading the Houserules:

Under http://kiku.fallenash.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6#p6:

Iai techniques may be used to perform the Finishing Blow action in a duel.

As per the CRB page 259, Finishing Blows can already be done using any Attack action, if I'm reading this right:

A character executes the finishing blow by choosing an Attack action and performing it against their opponent, interrupting anything their target is doing (...)

(And all Iaijutsu Cut Kata are Attack actions, as per CRB pg. 179 (Crossing Blade and Rising Blade) and POW pg. 89 (Reverse Draw and Sword and Sheathe... which really shouldn't come up here)).

So I'm assuming you probably meant something else here? Is this the same House Rule that's been suggested elsewhere of allowing Iaijutsu Cut techniques to use Opportunities to inflict a Critical Strike (as a normal "Strike" action would)? Or is this something else? Or just a reminder that you CAN use Iai Kata for a Finishing Blow even if you've got your weapon still sheathed?

Thanks!

[Ender]

Question that came up while talking about Iai duels and re-reading the Houserules:

Under http://kiku.fallenash.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6#p6:

Iai techniques may be used to perform the Finishing Blow action in a duel.

As per the CRB page 259, Finishing Blows can already be done using any Attack action, if I'm reading this right:

A character executes the finishing blow by choosing an Attack action and performing it against their opponent, interrupting anything their target is doing (...)

(And all Iaijutsu Cut Kata are Attack actions, as per CRB pg. 179 (Crossing Blade and Rising Blade) and POW pg. 89 (Reverse Draw and Sword and Sheathe... which really shouldn't come up here)).

So I'm assuming you probably meant something else here? Is this the same House Rule that's been suggested elsewhere of allowing Iaijutsu Cut techniques to use Opportunities to inflict a Critical Strike (as a normal "Strike" action would)? Or is this something else? Or just a reminder that you CAN use Iai Kata for a Finishing Blow even if you've got your weapon still sheathed?

Thanks!

It's the use the Opps on iai tech to generate critical strikes one.

It's either player wastes xp on a technique that is supposed to signify someone who has specifically trained in dueling to not work in a duel

Or

Slightly depower a ring in one specific skirmish instance where it's still really good otherwise.

I'll take slightly depower a ring over watching people waste the limited resource of XP

[Togashi Shinko]

I wanted to make sure that Shinko was using this right considering the setup in the Art for the Temple event. I wanted to use the Dazzling Performance shuji to spend Opportunity on a Fire (Performance) roll to gain Glory. Here is the raw text

Activation: When making an Artisan skill (Fire), Games (Fire), or Performance (Fire) check, you may spend  in the following way: Fire +: The next time you receive a glory award this scene, increase the amount you receive by 1. If there is a character of higher status in the scene, increase it by 1 per  spent this way instead.

Because there are samurai of higher status there, and Shinko is spending 5 opportunity over three rolls, and there is a Glory reward at the end I am pretty sure all things are necessary to increase Glory by 10 plus whatever the event gives out. If this is being too gimmicky with the RAW in this setting, I can limit it to one check's worth

[Ender]

Since you wouldn't receive the Glory until the end of the scene, on all those checks, it would apply.

Dazzling Performance is real good. Lets you build up a giant pool of glory for social spending