OOC Thread

I think I'll go with 3 xp for the way of the earthquake since I can't raise any ring :(

Unfortunately that's a Rank 2 Technique so you can only pick it up after you get to at least Rank 2 within your school. If you want to advance a Ring you would probably be best banking the XP for now

really? how does the school advancement work? I just assumed I could pick anything under rank 1 :(

Nope, you're right. All I can find in the rulebook is you must meet the prerequisites listed on the Technique and it doesn't give any exceptions for cases like the above but after checking the Errata if a Technique is available in your current school rank as long as it has the diamond like symbol before the name then you can ignore any prerequisites whilst you are within that rank.

if it is in an errata is must be confusing :D by the way, how do techniques work? can I just spread earthquakes around now or is there a use limit?

Depends on the Technique - for Way of the Earthquake it says:

Activation: As an Attack and Support action.....

So for that one you could do it every round, others might be a bit more restrictive or need you to spend a Void point or similar to Activate

I'll learn the technique Lady Shinjo's Speed (pg222). For reference Utaku Battle Maiden school is on pg 86.

Ok, I'm going to leave it another few days and then start the game rolling again peeps.

Also ready

ready

Hi all, apologies for the delay - works been an absolute s*** this last couple of weeks and I've been struggling a bit to get posts up for my games. Will get things moving again for you all shortly!

Sorry, can you explain again how the ranking will go in the end?
There was the part we did so far and then the other two tournaments tomorrow.
Do the points we got so far matter or is it just the person with the most points tomorrow will be the champion?

And what exactly are the things tomorrow going to be? One is a fighting tournament of some sort and the other?

Wait, I reread it and I think I got it now.
There's two winners tomorrow and those two will get their points from the previous two days compared and the higher of those wins the championship, right?

Now I only need to know what Iajitsu and Taryu-jiai mean xD

Iajutsu is katana dueling.

Right, below is what it says in the book regarding the final part of the championship:

The next morning, the remaining contestants gather for the final stage of the Topaz Championship. It is a single-elimination iaijutsu dueling competition, fought with blunted steel swords.
After each round, half the contestants are eliminated, until only one remains: the Topaz Champion. Note that all of the contestants who are allowed to enter the tournament must have attained enough points to complete their gempuku—the duels are only to determine who gains the honor of becoming the new Topaz Champion.
There is also a parallel competition for shugenja, known as taryu-jiai. If the winner of this magic-oriented competition has amassed more total points than the winner of the iaijutsu dueling competition, then the shugenja is named Topaz Champion—a very rare occasion to be sure, but one that has happened in the past.

I've added emphasis to highlight what i see as the most pertinent points here so whilst the points do matter it essentially comes down to whoever has the most points out of the winner of the two duelling contests for who get's named Topaz Champion

Thanks!

very quick question... We recovered all our strife/fatigue before the tournament right?
mine was at 6 just now :(

From the rulebook:

Fatigue recovery
After a full night's rest, a character heals fatigue equal to two times their Water Ring.

Strife recovery
Characters naturally remove some strife as time pass-es. At the end of each scene (a self-contained event or events in an ongoing adventure) each character removes strife until it is equal to half their composure, rounded up (unless it is already lower). Strife can be reduced further through restful con-templative activities including the pursuit of one's ninjō (see page 38), pursuing a passion (see page 99), meditating, or attending a tea cere-mony. Such activities can potentially remove all of a character's current strife.

Let’s say you’ll have all had ample opportunity to do things to recover all your strife but the fatigue (if you need any) would be recovered as per the note above (2 x your Water Ring)

Ho is everyone finding the dice rolling in posts going? The last post I made I had to edit about 8 times as I was going along but admittedly I am running actions for 4 NPC's in the fight. Are you all happy with it/the way I'm managing things (trying to keep things out in the open at the moment so everyone can see how things are coming about) or would you rather see less of the crunch stuff in the IC thread?