Your Stats

School: Suzume Bushi
Rank: 1
Honor: 3.5
Glory: 1.6
Status: 1

Air 3
Earth 2
Willpower 3
Fire 2
Agility 3
Water 2
Perception 3
Void 2

Skills
Calligraphy 3
Kenjutsu 3
Lore: History 2
Performance: Storytelling 3
Theology (Shintao) 2
Lore: Wasp Clan 1
Lore: Fox Clan 1
Etiquette 2
Courtier 2
Kyujutsu 1
Stealth 1
Defense 1
Commerce 1

Advantages
Ebisu's Blessing
Precise Memory
Voice
Way of the Land (Sparrow Provinces)

Equipment
Your Grandfather's Daisho
Fine Calligraphy Set
Footman's Bow
20 Arrows
Average Traveling and Courtly Attire
Traveling Pack
2 bu (silver coins)
Bayushi Hiroshi's Personal Chop
Shinichi of the Wasp's Personal Chop
Shinji of the Wasp's Personal Chop
Traveling Papers countersigned by an Emerald Magistrate
Arrow with the Ezo Wolf Sealing within
A Borrowed horse

Due to technical difficulties (the archive is down) I do not have links to the previous threads.

What did the map from the Lion scouts seem to indicate?

>>10305890
It showed several routes that the Lion were considering for their movement across Wasp and Sparrow lands to their targets in Scorpion Lands.

I can't recall the details, but didn't we tell the Scorpion that we would be trying to put together the alliance which we have now put together, and would get back to them after doing so? Should we be leaving to do that?

>>10305936
Is there the possibility that the Lion will move armies through both the Wasp and Sparrow lands?

>>10306009
They are definitely going to. They have chosen the route through Wasp and Sparrow lands to avoid the choke points that the mountain passes between Lion and Scorpion lands create. You also know from your meeting with the Scorpion Commander, Bayushi Hiroshi, that the Scorpion intend to let the Lion penetrate their lands and then attack from all sides and harass their supply lines. This would force the Lion to either fall back to their own territory or live off the minor clan lands that they would be forced to retreat to. The Wasp, Sparrow, and Fox do not have to the resources to support the Lion and would starve in the winter. Political pressure will not be fast enough to stop the Lion from attacking. Therefore they have to be stopped before they attack.

>>10306002
You had spoke with the Scorpion Commander and he seemed sympathetic to your clan's plight. He had said that if the Minor clans involved granted permission he would consider moving their staging grounds up into the territories of those clans.

>>10306209
Did the Scorpion actually seem sympathetic, as in we successfully made a perception roll to determine that, or are we just going by his words?

Also, would Scorpion attacks on the Lion armies in our lands have it look like we're allying with the Scorpion or open us up to harsher attacks from the Lion legally?

>>10305728

A shame, that. I was here for the first thread and I was sad when I found out I'd missed four or five installments. The archives will be good reading when we get them back.

>>10306260
The Scorpion General seemed as genuine as any Scorpion. Like any Scorpion, he is as trustworthy as you are useful to him.

Legally if Scorpion come to your defense, at your request, it puts them firmly in the right and the Lion firmly in the wrong. The political leverage the Scorpion would gain against all involved would be enough to make it worth the Scorpion's time/manpower.

>>10306367
Well, let's bring up this matter in our meeting. Our defensive strategy obviously can't depend upon external aid, but neither can we reasonably officially request Scorpion aid when we are only one of three clans involved.

Hell, I don't know that we can even speak definitively for the Sparrow.

>>10306367

On top of this, the Scorpion are both:

1. Low on actual brute manpower compared to most other clans, and

2. Intimately familiar with the effectiveness of unconventional tactics,

-so their incentives to overstay their welcome in the lands of the Minor Clans would be low.

>>10306367
We'll we're waiting for the scouts to return anyways? I say we mention what the Scorpion told us to Ryosei and Tsuruchi and see what they think.

>>10306417

>Hell, I don't know that we can even speak definitively for the Sparrow.

Given that we were sent as an official emissary, I think we can; though mobilizing the Sparrows military forces (if you can call them that,) and similar sweeping decisions is probably above us.

>map we found

Somebody wanna fill in a latefag?

>>10306420
Make their bodies into totems, cracking their ribs open to display their open chests to the world. Then slice open their stomachs, and pull out the intestines for them to see. Place on a roads that gets a lot of their traffic, keep adding bodies all over the place quickly before patrols set up.

Then when the patrols are set up to look for who is setting up all the bodies, have a few ninja come in and set a few dozen houses on fire, and as the clan leader's guards are distracted with the threat of fire, the ninjas sneak into the building and go after the clan leader. If possible, make his body into a similar totem.

>>10306534
...what.

>>10306531
Last week you defeated a Lion Scout patrol and found a map on the man you took prisoner.

>>10306441
On arriving at Kyuden Asahinabachi you were told that the Sparrow are mobilizing and your daimyo will be arriving with the vanguard in a couple of days.

>>10306555

This gentlemen is describing how we would go about convincing the Scorpion to leave our lands should they overstay their welcome.

He is describing it in great detail.

>>10306614

>On arriving at Kyuden Asahinabachi you were told that the Sparrow are mobilizing and your daimyo will be arriving with the vanguard in a couple of days.

SHIT JUST GOT REAL

>>10306640
No, he's describing how we make ourselves into ronin in the best case scenario.

>>10306666

>I like your style.jpg

BAMP. people can't find it on page 3.

>>10306666
I'm with Lord Lucifer on this one. That was a really bizarre suggestion. Besides, the Scorpion out-ninja everyone. They would not be fazed by that sort of thing.

We're honorable. We don't do stupid shit like that.

So uh, what's there for us to decide on right now?

>>10306954

Think the good Sensei is waiting for more thread regulars to show up.

>>10307005
He'd be stupid to do that, when there are players here.

>>10307022

I dunno lol.jpg

>>10307040
idontevencare.jpg

I was going to post it, but duplicate file detected.

>>10306640
>>10306666

What gets me is why he thinks the Sparrow have anything resembling ninja. We have peasants, a few bushi, and courtiers. That's it.

Come on, Shinsei, we're here. Let's go.

>>10306614
Lion are big on the whole honor thing, right?

Not in the same way as Crane, but still.

Do you think that we could settle this with single combat between ourselves and the Lion commander? As Lion entry to our lands would constitute a challenge, we are the challenger and can therefore pick the conditions of the duel.

The duel, of course, would be one of stories. The Lion starts to tell a story, then we continue, then the Lion picks it up again, then us, and so forth until one of us can no longer continue the story. The last storyteller standing wins the duel for his clan. If we win, the Lion will not travel through the lands of the Fox, the Wasp or the Sparrow if they wish to fight the Scorpion. If they win, we shall not oppose their passage.

>>10307212
That and how he thinks we'd be able to beat the Scorpion at their own game when it comes to ninja. When their best ninja that can hide undetected in the imperial palace under control of a dark god for a number of years, we definitely can't match that.

This Sparrow Clan Bushi has arrived;
Of L5R quest I have been long deprived!

>>10307245
It's risky but possible. The hard part will be getting them to agree to a duel, especially since they might just ignore us since we're minor clan. It depends on their commander I guess. Additionally, if we're unlucky and they have an Ikoma with them that's into history and such, they might be adequate enough to take us on.

I think if we're going to try the duel route, we need to at least bloody the Lion. At this point, they'll likely think they have nothing to fear from us and have no reason to accept a duel. If we can blunt their advance for a time, having a meeting and getting them to challenge us to a duel might work then.

>>10307245
>
Do you think that we could settle this with single combat between ourselves and the Lion commander? As Lion entry to our lands would constitute a challenge, we are the challenger and can therefore pick the conditions of the duel.

No, if you are the one to suggest a duel, you are the challenger. Also, as it stands, we're fairly smalltime. For our rank, we're impressive, but this is a Lion commander.

...he could kill us by shouting.

>>10305936
>It showed several routes that the Lion were considering for their movement across Wasp and Sparrow lands to their targets in Scorpion Lands.

Any glaringly obvious routes we've already got covered? More importantly, are there any that are both unconventional and that we HAVEN'T considered?

>>10307354
inb4 Shouting Matsu.

Also, aren't Sparrows offshoots of the Crane? Don't we have l33th4x dueling skillz?

>>10307297
The problem is that our clan is in an even worse position than you might think.

Remember, the whole point of the Sparrow Clan's existence (officially) is to guard some of the richest land in all of Rokugan from those who would despoil it, land we're not allowed to farm. And land that the Lion Clan forces would be passing through. Needless to say, the Golden Plains are going to be pretty despoiled after an army goes by.

So we'd have to come out and meet the Lion in battle before they get to the Golden Plains... except that I don't think we have any terrain advantage if we do that, and without a terrain advantage their superior numbers and equipment will slaughter us.

We have to fight the Lion, but there's literally no way we can beat them militarily. Especially since they know full well that we would have to face their army before we reach the Golden Plains, and will take advantage of that fact. Our best chance by far is to change the game to something where we have a chance of winning.

>>10307412
Our best shot is to find some way to both safeguard the Golden Plains and funnel them into some kind of trap.

...There wouldn't happen to be some kind of mountain pass we can do this in, would there? Preferrably near a cliff, and tightly spaced (so that their numbers will count for nothing).

Also, our Wasp Allie's arrows will blot out the sun :3

>>10307354
So we just have to provoke him into challenging us, then.

And so what if we're likely to die? This is Rokugan, not Faerun; dying in an attempt to stop a war that will ruin our clan is far better than dying when the Lion sends men at us until we literally drop from exhaustion.

>>10307412
Oh I'm aware we can't beat them on our terrain but if we can beat them on Wasp lands and make it clear that the Fox, Sparrow and Wasp stand united, perhaps we can convince them with what was suggested. I had no illusion of beating them on our terrain. If it ends up in Sparrow lands, at best we end up as a political pawn for the Crane or Scorpion to make the Lion look terrible in court. Not immediately beneficial for us unfortunately.

>>10307393

Oh dear me, didn't he cover how to defeat the Sparrow in one of his lectures?

Also, I'm reasonably certain that would be a thoroughly unfair boss fight.

>>10307449
Pic related.

That aside, I could probably contribute more if we had a map to plan out stuff on. Here's a big map of Rokugan, if somebody will point out where Sparrow/Wasp/Fox lands are.

>>10307529
He didn't say HOW to; just how to minimalize casualties. It boiled down to bringing a larger army to bear, denying terrain advantage, and being wary of peasants who might actually be samurai.

>>10307594
Woops, forgot my map.

>>10307684

I will admit. I laughed.

So we don't have the Crane on our side? What a pity, would be useful to convince a duelist to come to our aid. Especially since we can't beat the Lion at anything ourselves.

Wait, we're meeting with the Tsuruchi? They're ultra-hax, could we convince him to put an arrow in the Lion commander's eye if we scout ahead of our main force and find the Lion camp?

>>10307684
As best as I can tell, if the Lion are using our territory to outflank the Scorpion, they're coming in by sea.

So perhaps we could send an emissary to Mantis and see what it would cost to have a whole bunch of Lion ships sunk en route?

Has Shinsei forsaken us?

>>10307790
FFFFFFF- Don't get Yoritomo in this. He'll either want lots of money or he'll try to take the reins of our alliance. I demand we chance history and make our own alliance without the Mantis.

>>10307684

True, he didn't seem to think losing to the Sparrow was possible. Hmmm...I might be having an idea.

>>10307790
Given the involvement of the Fox Clan (and our little detour through the forest), it might actually be going through that big ol' forest.

>>10307684

... the fuck are we on this map?

>>10307790
Aren't the Wasp a part of the Mantis? Or is this before then; I haven't been in this thread since back when we were dealing with the spirit wolf. If yes, a letter to the Mantis wouldn't be a bad idea. Taking on a name for this thread, btw.

I still think a sneak attack with maybe 12 Tsuruchi willing to give their lives might be enough to reduce the Lion command. If we get allies, we might be able to survive an actual battle if we kill whatever Akodo is leading them.

OP is the least consistent quest dude on /tg/

Sorry for my absence for the last hour. My ISP was being a bitch again. I will have answers in a moment.

>>10307901
>>10307905
I JUST SUMMONED YOU

>>10307878
I believe this is before the second day of thunder so the Mantis are still a minor clan as well.

>>10307878
This is before the Mantis became a Great Clan. The reason I suggested talking with them is because even before they were a Great Clan, they had a pretty decent navy, and unless the Lion troops are walking through Crane territory they're coming to us by sea.

And on the map, I'm pretty sure that Kyuden Suzume is at A25, Kyuden Kitsune is at A24, and Kyuden Asahinabachi is at A13. Lion is everything with an L, Scorpion is everything with an S.

>>10307938
Cool. Then let's not deal with the Mantis... Maybe some Maho is in order, let's try to summon up Jingoku to fucking destroy the entirety of the Lion clan...

Jokes aside, let's try to be good friends with the Wasp. They might be able to turn this in our favor if we can convince them to sneak attack the Lion commanders.

>>10307976
According to the maps we got, it seems their doing a land based invasion. I also personally think we should keep Yoritomo out of this. If we go to him, I imagine he'll try to take over more than his fair share. If he at least comes to us, we might have some bargaining power.

On >>10307684's map

Kyuden Kitsune is at A19
Kyuden Asahinabachi is at A15
Sparrow lands are between A18, A20, and M7

The Lion are coming in along their border with the Crane on the east side of the river. They plan to push through the smaller passes south of Beiden Pass, which was between L18 and S8.

>>10307938
You are correct. It is before even the Scorpion Coup.

>>10308071
I'll repeat my earlier question. What is there for us, as players, to decide on?

>>10308011
Well, since Shinsei just clarified that yep, it's land-based, we won't need the Mantis after all. So fuck Yoritomo. Fuck him right in the ear.

>>10308104
As of the last thread, there was talk of trying to find Tsuruchi's missing scouts, setting up fortifications try and force the Lion to where their numbers do not matter as much, and lastly trying to figure out what exactly is the deal with the Arrow that you trapped the Ezo wolf in.

>>10308214
We should definitely consult with Ryosei on the arrow before we leave and mention the shrine we found. No question about that and I'm sure she wants to know what the result of our quest was.

Beyond that, I say we find the scouts. Fortifications won't matter against the Lion if they really want to siege us since they'll just outnumber us. It might be worth trying to get them into an area where it would limit their numbers as well... How many scouts were there and how far away were they sent?

>>10308214
Let's get some politicking done! Converse with Ryosei and Tsuruchi, get caught up on current events that happened while we were trapping that wolf in an arrow (LIKE A BOSS).

>>10308214
Alrighty, I'm for finding those missing scouts. After all, the Tsuruchi make the best damn archers of all time. We could use their accuracy in any fight.

>>10308071
Well, perhaps we could head for L18 with our forces. We do have that lovely lake to use for transport, after all.

Our goal would be to hit their supply columns fast and hard. They won't be expecting it at first, and it would cripple their army's ability to move forward. Secondary goal is to wreck any siege machinery they have with them, preventing them from taking any of our castles quickly.

Also, if at all possible, we send whatever supplies are not immediately needed by the Fox and Wasp to Otosan Uchi, with a request that they be distributed to the poor and needy in the city. Plus a secondary request that all credit for the donation be given to the Lion Clan.

I VOTE WE CRASH/MAKE IMPASSABLE THE PASSAGES THAT WE DONT WANT THE LIONS TO USE, CAUSING THEM TO TRY AND GO THROUGH ONE

THEN THEY MASS THERE

AND WE FIRE OUR ARROW WITH SPIRIT WOLF INTO THEIR MIDDLE, BREAKING THE ARROW WHEN IT LANDS, AND RELEASING THE ANGRY WOLF INTO THEIR FORCES TO FUCK SHIT UP.

>>10308214
So, then perhaps sneeking to an area that would allow us to deliver the arrow into the midst of their host would be a good use of the arrow, assuming that the spirit would be safe to loose at all. Having the equivalent of a fimbulwolf unleashed into their host would likely even make a Matsu nervous as to the wisdom of their campaign.

>>10308288
I think using the arrow as a weapon might be misguided. It might be useful short-term but it could have potential long-term benefits if we can salvage the spirit from it's current state. If we're super lucky, it'll make the Kitsune forest a lot safer from the Lion and get the Fox's gratitude to our clan/this alliance.

>>10308288
Either way, we want a Tsuruchi making that goddamn shot. Maybe we can embed it in the skull of their commander when it breaks.

>>10308268
Why hello there, LION CLAN SCUM.

Also, my vote (and probably a long shot) regarding the wolf is taming it and making it passive/willing to come out of the arrow on command.

Then, we must go on a quest across Rokugan, capturing spirits and sealing them in various mundane objects.

>>10308464
We must capture them all, and be the very best Sparrow Clan Bushi in the land!

We must search far and wide, capturing spirits to understand them!

>>10308254
>>10308260
You bring out the Ezo Wolf Arrow and tell the story of how the three of you captured the spirit.

Ryosei looks at the arrow thoughtfully, and tells you that the three of you may have accidentally recreated the way spirits were bound in the early empire. Tying a spirit into an object is inherently unstable, the object's spirit rejects the foreign spirit. If the arrow is damaged the Ezo wolf would likely break free. She recommends that extreme care is taken in handling the arrow, she is not even sure that it would be safe firing the arrow.

Tsuruchi looks at the arrow with a wicked gleam in his eye. "If this Ezo Wolf is as terrible as you say, it might make a powerful weapon if used properly."

>>10308265
Both Tsuruchi and Ryosei are completely against this sort of maneuver. Attacking a great clan will erase any political protection they have as a minor clan.

>>10308464
>>10308543
We are not becoming Pokemon Masters.

>>10308324
I agree, to a point. It would be good to present the Fox with a gift to help repay them for aiding us. This said, if this spirit would do some damage to the Lion host, using it as a weapon would save Sparrow and Wasp bushi, and perhaps if we were to frame its use in the right way to our Clan Champion, we could still provide a boon to the Fox even if we were to use it.

>>10308616
Besides, we already have a shugenja in the party.

>>10308603
Would it be possible to restore the spirit to what it once was if we gave it to Ryosei? Also, what would happen if we released the spirit? Would it cause havoc around where it was and then return to the forest or would it stay in that area from then on?

>>10308637
My biggest concern is, will the Fox disapprove (-25) if we use a spirit as an object for war? We NEED their support and if we alienate them by using this ancient spirit as a tool, that would be bad.

>>10308603
So... Looks like our viable options are to make overtures to the Scorpion and let it drop that "OH BOY IT SURE WOULD BE SWELL IF THEIR SUPPLY LINES GOT CUT HERE, HERE, AND HERE" and/or digging in/harassing them into a battle on our own terms.

I assume our own Shugenjas (combined with the might of the Fox Clan's own) can suitably alter the lay of the land to force the Lion where we want them?

>>10308680
Very well then, we return this arrow to the Fox. We can implant regular arrows in the skulls of whatever Akodo lead the Lion.

>>10308683
It is dangerous asking things of the Scorpion, but I would prefer to keep them away from Wasp lands, due to their history. The safest use of their aid would be either small units to aid us or shinobi, though I am not sure how we could request their use in an honorable manner.

>>10308680
So, if they give us permission, allow the Tsuruchi to use the arrow, otherwise return it.

>>10308849

Sounds like a plan. Shall we proceed?

>>10308660
Ryosei tells you that the spirit would likely be very dangerous at its release. It was already quite angry and possibly insane from being cut off from the Realm of Animals for so long. She believes it would rampage over the countryside until it is either properly appeased or forced to return to Chikushudo. And since it appears to have forgotten that it can speak, only an exorcism will end its reign of terror.

She seems somewhat saddened at the condition of the Ezo Wolf, but understands that it could be channeled into doing some good. She just warns that if it is freed, the onus would be on you to insure that it is properly taken care of.

>>10308814
Mention to the Scorpion that (unless I fucked up reading the maps again) the Lion invasion path will ultimately take them through Monkey Clan. And that dealing with those supply lines (and thus weakening Lion enough that we can beat them) would be the best way of preventing that unfortunate event from happening.

>>10308862
SIMPLE

Prepare for exorcism before hand. Release wolf on biggest Lion group we can find, causing destruction to them, then do our exorcism we've pre prepared.

>>10308889
This is well before the founding of the Monkey clan. In fact, Toku is still on the farm at this point.

>>10308862
The problem is though I imagine the exorcism will have to be done in close proximity and the wolf could just wander off in another direction... This is wayyyy too dangerous. If we lose it, it could ravage the Wasp lands. I say we give this to thing to the Fox to deal with and we not use it as a weapon or we potentially use an L5R-themed WMD on our allies if we botch the use of it.

Neutral Option: We save the Wolf as a FTW option. Otherwise, we plan to purify its spirit/shrine. Sound like a deal?

If we MUST use it, we'll use it; otherwise, it's slated to be cleansed/brought back to sanity.

>>10308968
I can live with that I suppose. Then I say we go look for the scouts. Every archer will be useful and they may have important intel. Even if it's just the fact they're dead.

The Archive is back up! Here are the previous threads.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/9116176
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/9137108
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/9260546
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/9994974
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/10170158/

>>10309025
Is true. Let's do it.

>>10308327

Sniping their commander was an idea of mine, but...there is a danger. Akodo legions often make their battle plans ahead of time, and are so precise that even the loss of a commander doesn't halt their war machine.


What we need is either to heal and tame the Wolf by fixing the shrine or whatever, or...find a way to hit most of their officers at once. Say, by firing it into a tent where they're assembled and discussing war plans.

>>10309092
Exactly why we need as many archers as possible.

>>10309117

Exactly. Let's go find those scouts.

CAN WE JUST DO SOMETHING? ANYTHING!

GOD DAMN. HOURS GO BY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. OP, YOU'RE FAILING AT YOUR JOB RIGHT NOW. YEAH, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LET THE PLAYERS DECIDE WHAT TO DO. BUT YOU'RE ALSO SUPPOSED TO ADVANCE THE FUCKING PLOT. AND IF THE PLAYERS ARE TAKING TOO LONG, YOU GIVE THEM A FUCKING PUSH.

God damn.

>>10309170
I'd rather we didn't rush into our death, thanks.

Underage B& needs to grow up and learn some patience. This is a message board, not a chat room.

>>10309144
Hell yeah, Bayushi. Let's assemble our party!

>>10309203
Suck my dick cunt hole. This thread's been up for three hours. An hour of which OP was away because his internet sucks. Now he's been back, but there's still be no fucking development. That means the OP is doing a shitty fucking job.

Now go back to being useless.

>>10309025
>>10309117
>>10309144
Leaving the Arrow in the Castle of the Wasp, you head out to find the missing scouts. Shinji has a good working knowledge of Wasp lands and is able to lead you to where Tsuruchi sent the scouts. Hikaru also agrees to come, she knows a little healing magic and if the scouts are injured she may be able to save them.

You are on the road again by noon. After a couple of hours Shinji leads you off the main road and into the backwoods. The going is rough and slow but you make good enough time to reach the pass where the scouts were sent just as the sun goes down.

Further up the path you see the light of a fire burning.

>>10308951
One of the reasons to have a Tsuruchi use it, though only after the risks are maid clear.

I also second the motion of looking for those Wasp scouts.

Hmmm... How big of a fire? Is it like a simply campfire or is it more like a "YOUR BROS GOT THEMSELVES RAPED AND SHITS ON FIRE" fire?

>>10309246
U mad?

>>10309293
Well you know, that idea was seconded about an hour ago. And thirded. And fourthed. Ad nauseum. Too bad it's taken the OP so long to post that most of the players have gone.

>>10309246
I bet you had a ball with Hurry The Fuck Up Quest.

>>10309268
Approach with caution

>>10309299
It looks to be a campfire. You have not spotted the owners of the fire yet though.

>>10309324
Any indication on who might of made the fire or is there anything around it?

>>10309170

We're planning a war here, not deciding where Protagonist is going to search for porn next or something. This is a slower-paced Quest.

>>10309346
I've been on every session of this quest so far, and today has definitely been the slowest. It's too slow. God damn. When all the players say to go searching for the scouts and it takes an hour before it happens, something's wrong.

>>10309324
What say we try a sneak approach and see if they're our buddies or our enemies?

>>10309324

Right. Send our Tsuruchi friend in first, if this fire belongs to his clanmates, they'll recognize him, whereas we and Hikaru might potentially get sniped.

>>10309357
Patience is a virtue, impatient man;
Although by your words, you remind me of the Crab Clan.

>>10309378
True, but if they're Lion he might get destroyed by some Matsu.

>>10309405
RAPPING BUSHI, GIVE NO MERCY
SIMPLE MAN, WASTE OF GAM(s)

>>10309416
Are you attempting some kind of poetry?

>>10309457

Poetry doesn't work that way, everyone knows that!

>>10309411
Why not just go up the three of us. It would be unseemly to allow one of our allies take greater risk than we do.

>>10309464
That's why I was so puzzled. Perhaps he's a Crane; that'd explain why he can't do poetry, hunh?

>>10309473
I agree with this, but I also think it's somewhat stupid to stroll in to a Lion scout camp. I think stealth may be in our best interest, but then again, we're absolute shit at stealth.

>>10309491
The Kakita Artisan Academy would like to have a word with you. 17 words in fact.

>>10309513
Well, the choice is either just stroll in or ask our Wasp buddy to sneak up. He might have some skill at it.

>>10309540
I'm sure my horse's ass would love listening to them.

On topic, however, let us ask our Tsuruchi friend how sneaky he believes himself to be.

>>10309268
Approach with caution; have Shinji bring up the front, with Hikaru in the center and us in the rear.

>>10309473

Shinji (If I've got his name wrong, which is likely, I'll be very sad) is likely to have some Stealth, and should go investigate.

>>10309672
Shinji was the emissary we met on Fox Turf. Shinichi was the dude we met on our first foray into Wasp lands (and the first to give us his chop).

>>10309728

And which is with us now?

>>10309597

...This isn't the first time you've forced the Crane to recite poetry to your horse if they want to recite it at all, isn't it?

I bet they do it, too. Don't want to show their feathers ruffled.

>>10309755
Shinji. Also, read >>10309268

>Shinji has a good working knowledge of Wasp lands and is able to lead you
>Shinji has a good working knowledge
>SHINJI

>>10309755
I've also taught my horse to fart on command.

Let's ask shinji if he thinks he can sneak around and take a peak without being noticed.

I'm guessing OPs net died again. Hope next weeks session goes better.

>>10309793

See? I thought it was Shinji.

>>10309805


If there is a hilarious story about why you enjoy making life so difficult for the Ide, my friend, I'll have to hear it one of these days.

>>10309884
I suspect so, since he hasn't said anything for over half an hour.

>>10309884
>Shinsei once again konked out
LION TREACHERY.

WE MUST STOP THESE BRUTISH LOUTS.

>>10309805
It's a shame the ST decided to ruin the friendship between the Unicorn and the Crane now that I think about it. I always thought that'd last longer compared to the stupid Dragon/Scorpion alliance seeing as it's partly thanks to the Crane the Unicorn were even accepted back into the empire.

>>10309947
It's partly due to us accepting too much of Gaijin culture. There's also the whole thing where we usually roll with scimitars rather than katanas in our daisho.

We pretty much troll them by living.

Guess we can discuss L5R while Shinsei's connection gets synced up again.

Anybody else here excited for 4th Edition in a couple of days?

>>10309936
You a Hida or a Hiruma?

>>10309986
I'm buying it and holing up for week while I read it and acquaint myself to the fluff in full. Then I have the fun task of convincing people to play with me despite the fact it's not D&D and that it'd be my first time GMing...

>>10309986
I'm just hoping it does come out soon. I've heard rumours it won't be out until GenCon or it won't be shipped until August.

>>10310017
I hope not. That'd be terrible.

>>10309986
I'm still bitter that the Sparrow didn't get a Courtier class.

I MEAN, HONESTLY. WHO IN ROKUGAN IS MORE BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED TO GET A NEW COURTIER CLASS.

>>10309974

This. The Crane are extremely...well...vigilant about the purity of Rokugani culture. Guess how the Mantis and Unicorn make them feel? It isn't exactly "tingly".

>>10310017

Shawn himself confirmed it. It's out on the 14th.

>>10310154
I understand that but the ST could of easily BSed their way around that in SOME way, just from going how they tolerate it due to the bond Doji and Shinjo had. They've BSed their way until now with the Dragon/Scorpion alliance somehow still working so there's no real excuse.

>>10310010

If it's on Sunday evenings or after 9PM eastern, and online, I'm in. You have my katana.

>>10310261
Unfortunately, it's not online. You'll probably get to hear all about it as I ask for assistance with it, though.

>>10310375
What area are you in?

>>10310416
Central Tennessee.

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