IHMN, I already knew this because I read the sign-up sheet(not to mention I stated I already knew this above). However, I am asking JAD about the circumstances I described above if there would be any way in hell for a foreigner to be in existance here.

He would eventually die, quickly. Reasons being

1) He will be the tallest guy there.

2) He would have to hide his face all the time (Which no one does).

Eventually some one would see his eyes, and he would be killed (A normal foriegner is killed, one who sneaks in would be killed in a worse way).

Ah well, it seems that Dante and the rest of the Scorpions have arrived without me. Oh well, I can either be there already or arrive a little late I guess.

Except my char. He has a face not even a mother could love.

Ok there are two three types of foreigners. Senpet (Arab/ egyptians) they are killed on sight unless they are traveling with the unicorn. The unicorn has secret trade relations with them.

Ivory Kingdoms (similar to non arabs indigenous to the indian ocean. e.g. both Africans and the people of India.) They are killed on sight, unless visiting the mantis clan. The mantis clan has a secret trade aliance with them.

Lastly the various Eurpopean Gaijins, due to their hostile attack on the empire during the battle of white stag, they are executed on sight. any contact with them will result in the execution of Rokugani for acts of treason. The possession of their black powder except for purposes of making fireworks is treason and punishible by death.

So no straight foreigners, the proble is you wouldn't speak Rokugani. If you want to be a foreigner take a Unicorn clan samurai. and take the gaijin name disadvantage.

It gives you an extra cp and it costs you 1 die in all social interactions.

edit: Batgirl, Dante doesn't count as a scorpion, he's a spy after all.

ihmn: well the scorpion clan hides their faces behind masks. That's their signature.

Heh, I like putting a random raving lunatic somewhere.

I thought the Scorpion had more of the mouth cover and maybe something covering their forehead, but the eyes were still very visable.

depends on the scorpion.

if you want a lunatic go ahead.

here are the people who should attend and their jobs

Crab: Yasuki Nokatsu,Yasuki daimyo; and four minor nobles including Asakane.

Crane: All the major players of the clan.

Dragon: Agasha Yama, Agasha Daimyo; Kitsuki Daijoku, Kitsuki Daimyo; Raiden; a Togashi Mitsuko, a monk

Lion: Akodo Tadaka, Daimyo; Matsu Hitomi, Daimyo; Ikoma Yoritomo, daimyo; Kitsu Okura, Daimyo; Akodo Yakutsu, General.

Phoenix: Shiba Toku, Daimyo; IHMN; Asako Sogaten, Daimyo; Isawa Takao, The master of Fire; Isawa Tsuko, The master of Air.

Scorpion: Bayushi Dozan, Daimyo; Shosuro Furuyari, playright; Izumi

Unicorn: Shinjo Hanari, Khan of the Unicorn; Ide Tadaji, Ide daimyo

Editting my post then.

Edit: BTW, I had already placed a raving lunatic in it before I had stated that.

So what's holding you all up?

Experience update: experience works exactly like CP. 1 e. point for a skill (can only increase by a max of 2 at a time, and maxes at 5); 8 ep to raise a trait; 12 ep to raise a void point; 5 ep to raise your glory; 3 ep to raise your honor; you can buy back some of your disadvantages but I'll only allow it if you rp a reason for you to lose it.
Me: 3 points (2 for my duel, 1 for my social interactions. 1 of must be spent on kenjutsu, 1 must be spent on courtier and the other is free to be used at a later date.)
Dante: 3 points (1 must be spent on acting, for bluffing the gaurd. 2 points are to be spent however he wants for moving about the crowd.)
Batgirl: 1 point (has to be sepent on Ghost Lore
Celes: 1 point (however she feels like.)

bump.

experience update.

Elminster: 1 point (must be spent on Ghost lore)
Batgirl: 1 point (Must be spent on either Ettiquette, or seduction)

Also if you guys want a subplot pm me.

Right now the main plots are.

Raiden + Izumi vs. Satume

Celes trying to maintain order

The Hostility of the Lion clan toward the Dragon and Phoenix clans, over our support of the Dragonfly Clan, a minor clan that was formed in the last five years. during the end of Celes' predecessor's rule.

The Crab trying to get much needed Jade supplies to the wall.

The Crane trying to accumulate wealth and prestige for themselves

The Unicorn trying to gain acceptance to an empire they just returned to.

The scorpion constant attempts to gain information, and manipulation of the court.

the haunted folk dealing with their ancestors

Alright I have an experience update.

Me, Dante, IHMN: Gain a point of ettiquette.

Good job.

Any questions.

Yes, is this going to be a straight feast, or will the ninajs come in through the paper doors anytime soon?

No ninjas, that would be painful and dumb for the ninjas. You may have twenty courtiers in the room, but just outside you have armed yojimbos, imperial gaurds, and also the warriors in the room, including a togashi monk, with a centipede, Crow, Dragon, Monkey, and Tiger tattoos.

This chapter will be short, and mainly for getting initial alliances forged.

I think this is a first in an rp. A character accidently poisoning themself.

What's Asukane's Intelligence aain? 1 or what?

He has it at 4, ironically he's tied with Celles for the smartest character.

Don't you think that he should have known beforehand that he is allergic to fish? I mean, being allergic to the staple food of a country would kind of be brought to your attention if you have lived there for more than a month. I should have had IC knowledge of the fact that he was allergic to fish.

I told you after you created your character that your Bad fortune was a fish allergy. You may have conveniently forgoten, but not me. Now that we have a pall set over the evening I'm wondering if it's best to go back to our "Homes" and get ready for the next event.

ok off to home with you all. The new chapter starts on thursday, till then post what your character is doing. after they leave.

Every one has been given 2 experience points for the dinner.

Celes: has gained an extra 2 for her last post.

Available Experience points.
Jad: 3
Celes: 5
Batgirl: 4
IHMN: 2
Elminster: 2
Dante: 4
Krylo: 0

Again, Krylo if you want something to do please PM me and we'll work something out, that goes for all of you.

There is also the storyline that Cales is as yet unmarried.

I find this development rather interesting. Could I marry the Empress? It'd be the greatest Scorpion coup EVER.

Actually Shoju's would still be better.

Shoju's? I kind of forgot... Still, becoming the Emperor would be fun...

You'd be emperor in name only.

Like I said, fun... not practical.

Couldn't he at least make people commit seppuku for dishonoring him?

Also, I'm pretty much ok doing nothing but reading... however, I do want to know if I'll get to go to the kenjutsu tournament?

Am I awake yet?

krylo Yes you will.

elm you'll wake up tommorrow and have the worst hangover of your life.

Okie day

Also you need to post in the near future about what you are doing during the 5 days betwwen the current point in the story line and the next chapter. If you do it well I may reward you with up to 12 experience points so you can improve your character.

It can be about personal and background stuff, right?

Just has to give me enough info determine what kind of imporvement you want to make. BG and I already made our modifications to our characters based on our experiences Raiden is even more of a badass with a sword and Izumi is pretty close to irresistable now.

I know th CP costs to increase stats, but what about the XP costs?

same

Also: Would Taken know about the Kenjutsu tournament or not? I'm not sure if it was a planned event of it Hantei just decided it would be a good way to divert attention and keep her guests from killing each other.

And... would commoners get to watch and/or participate? I'd guess a yes on watch and no on participate, but what do I know?

It won't really change much... just whether he finds out about it on the streets or knows ahead of time. Basically just whether or not one passage makes it into the post.

Edit: Meh... doesn't really matter either way, actually.

Dang, that's a lot of text... *Fighting spirit ignites*

Must beat krylo...

Tournament is open to samurai, and you, despite ronin status, are a samurai, this is your ticket to the rest of the events if you place well. It's an annual thing there is a different type of tournament every week.

Your posts are acceptable. Unless I'm controlling the NPC, or you're contesting a pc I don't need to roll, unless I notify due to your lack luster rping ability , that you are being punished with rolling all your actions.

Experience :

Krylo: You gained a 1 point of kenjutsu and nofujutsu, and 8 exp to spend how you want.

Suffix lesson:
-sama
This suffix shows great respect and is usually translated as, "Lord," "Lady," or "Master." Use only if the person has a fancy title.

-san
-san shows ordinary formality and is usually translated as "mister" or "miss." This is everybody who isn't a peasant, and not a sama

-kun
-kun is most commonly used for young boys as well as younger men but is also used for subordinates of a company for either men or women. -kun is polite, but may not be considered as polite as -san at times.

-chan
-chan is used to address girls almost exclusively, but can be used to address young boys or boys who prefer for you to use -chan. -chan can be both semi-normal politeness or casual depending upon if you're close to the person you use it to. For example, a teacher will address a female pupil with -chan. Or, a girl might be addressed with -chan by a friend.

-Dono
-dono is used by a servant to adress an employer, at least that's my understanding of it.

-sensei A respectful term meaning "teacher", also used with physicians. Frequently used to refer to experts in a field or people in any respected occupation.


No honorific
If no name suffix is used for someone's first name, the person speaking is very close to the person that he or she is addressing, the person speaking is trying to be rude, or the person speaking is exclaiming a person's name.

I realize I didn't have to roll, as that you mentioned it earlier... but I like doing it to make sure that I'm well within my character's normal abilities.

Anyway... he had one in nofujutsu before, but it was from crafty. Does that mean that he now gets it as one as a normal skill (not earned through an advantage), or does it go to two over all, now? I'd guess he gets it as two now, but I'm not sure, because some advantages (like crab hands) clarify that you only get the bonus if you'd otherwise have no skill, and I can't remember if crafty was like that.

As for those 8 points: toss them into agility, if you'll please.

it's at a normal one. crafty only substitutes for actual skill.

I was always of the impression that "-sama" was used in reference to a lord, and that the Chinese equivalent would be "da ren", or "sir/ma'am". "-Dono" would be used when referring to one's supreme superior, e.g. a samurai speaking to the Emperor, etc. The CHinese equivalent would be "bi xia", or "Majesty/Highness".

No I've always understood Sama was meant for someone with a title, Daimyo, emporer, captain of the imperial gaurd, etc. Dono would be appropriate for your peasant porter to call you. At least that's how I always heard it.

Sama connotes respect, and Dono connotes great respect, IIRC.

In any case, will the next chapter begin with the kenjutsu tournament?

next chapter. Every time i've heard Dono used it gave me the impression it was more personal and less respectful. More respectful than Chan and kun, but less so than sama and san.

Fair enough, yes.

What would I do to improve my spell power/spell casting ability?

If I can't do that, what would be good to have?

So... now that I'm back from work, how much trouble would Taken get in if he called every other samurai -kun? It seems something his overconfidence + vanity would set him to, but he's also got SOME etiquette and the japanese were rather strict about these kinds of things, so if it's rude enough to be dangerous, he'd just stick to -san.

Ronin are beneath the notice of most clan samurai, (or at least, the clan samurai despise them as honorless dogs) so calling them -kun or -chan would net you many swords in the face.

...Wouldn't getting their asses handed to them by a ronin ALSO piss them off if Ronin are 'beneath the notice' of the samurai? ...Considering I did make Taken pretty bad ass with a sword, with only Raiden, that I can think of off the top of my head, out of the PCs being close to him, and I do plan on placing as well as possible...

Notice i also had my ass handed to me by a grunt house gaurd. pissing people off equals a lost limb a lot of the time.

Spellcasting can only be improved by rank, sorry. You can also try to improve the ring that effects the majority of your spells (in your case fire.)

How do I increase a ring? Just do the ring attributes (Like I think Fire was agility and intelligence, so Yoshi would read and run)?

Well, still busy with work, so my 5 days will have to wait...

Yes, I did notice that... and I kind of wondered why you're the samurai and they aren't.

Seriously, though... I was just thinking that the competition shouldn't be nearly that hard in the tournament if any of us are going to have a chance of placing well... and further thinking that if samurai see Taken as beneath them... it would be a BIG blow to their egos to be defeated by him. Blows to one's ego tend to come with irrational anger...

They are samurai. Highly trained samurai.

*cough*

Ring attributes, IHMN. It was described in the sign up. Your ring level is equal to the lowest stat in that ring.

Your ring is equal to the lowest of the traits under it, agility and intelligence in this case.

I figured that meant that we had to do a specific thing for the five days to get the kind of XP using upgrading thing, in my case agility and some intelligence.

Or do we just do anything for 5 days, then we use the points however?

Well that's so you don't do something illogical like go and read in the library and increase your reflexes, or go and practice your swordplay then give yourself tea ceremony skill

Well, maybe while in the library some one left the window open and a draft came in, and the person had to keep stopping the page from blowing to the next page quickly, thus increasing their reflexes.