Before the events of A New Hope, Darth Vader employs Boba Fett, on a mission to discover and bring to Vader a single small box, the contents of which could change the fate of the galaxy.But there's a catch: Vader trusts no one, and the truth of the box's mystery is too important to allow the bounty hunter to live! These Techniques should only be granted to That being said, a character who is a member of the Kolat characters who have earned them, and they are as much ashould take the Advantage Forbidden Knowledge: Kolat and burden as they are a source of power.the Disadvantage Dark Secret: Kolat. Aggressive bears can be terrifying, for they Wounds: 5: +10; 10: Dead are notoriously difcult to kill. . . In the aftermath of the attack, the Steel Sect lacked aThey send reports to the other Sects about what has happened, true mission there was no longer a central headquarters towhat may happen, and what the Kolat can do to affect this. . The hardy goat is found in all Rokugani forests and is no- table for its tenacity as well as its surprising dexterity. Silk Sect . . 100 Cult Without Its Master . Pp. . Delve into the conspiracies of the Kolat, the tainted ravings of the Lost, and the silent terror of the Lying Darkness. The target This spell is, to the best of anyones knowledge, known only suffers Wounds with a DR equal to his Fire, and must roll to two people Iuchiban and Yajinden. . . I nd the clearly in sight. . . The remaining cultists serve as foot-soldiers for thespeakers will too easily fall prey to the magistrates and Witch goals of their leader, and generally keep their activities localHunters who constantly try to root them out. . . This allows Master Cloud to maintain tight and direct other signals. . . . . . . . . are intelligent and aggressive hunters, strong swimmers, and seem to have a taste for human esh. While not often seen, snakes are present in the lands of feet long, and has jaws powerful enough to bite a grown man every clan and often play a big part in keeping the populace in half. For this reason sharks are held inoctopus have the ability to expel a dark cloud of ink to ob- reverence by both the Hiruma family and, ironically, some ofstruct the vision of their enemies, and many of them can also the smaller Bloodspeaker Cult sects.change the color and texture of their skin so as to appear asharmless rocks or blend in with the sea-oor. He mysticallytion. . He or she is usually (though not always) the oldestintensely promoted and maintained without it the Blood- member. nization. He had caused some minor embarrassment hereand there with his outbursts in social settings, but it was well As you wish, Hikaru observed. . . . . . . . . . Edwin David, Thomas Denmark, John Donahue. AIR 2 EARTH 1 FIRE 1 WATER 1 REFLEXES 4 - AGILITY 2 PERCEPTION 2 AIR 1 EARTH 1 FIRE 1 WATER 2 Initiative: 4k4 Attack: Teeth 3k2 (Complex)REFLEXES 5 - AGILITY 4 PERCEPTION 4 Armor TN: 25 Damage: 1k1 (cannotInitiative: 5k5 Attack: beak/talons (Complex) explode) Wounds: 6: +5; 12: DeadDamage: 2k2 5k4 Skills: Athletics 5 Armor TN: 30 Special Abilities: Wounds: 7: +5; 15: Dead c Glider: The squirrel can glide from higher locations toSpecial Abilities: lower ones as a Complex Action. . . For internal civil wars, revolts and rebellions, see List of Roman civil wars and revolts . . 242 Kenku Sensei . . . The Champion of the Lion went mad with fury at a minor insult from a Dragon courtier and led 15,000 Lion troops in a disastrous assault on the Dragon Mountains. . In keeping become his chief lieutenants in the emerging cult: Jama Suruwith tradition, when his brother took the throne he joined the and Asahina Yajinden.Otomo family to eliminate any conict of inheritance withhis older sibling. . . . . These contacts ofcial canon history of Rokugan already has heroes whoare run solely through cell leaders or sometimes specic other defeat Iuchiban, the GM can always set those historical g-members whose role is to maintain these contacts. 245Oni of the Shadowlands . . He also began to recruit fol-around his life, his various defeats, and his ultimate demise. The most select of these were allowed to Hantei Jama was the younger brother of the Hantei Em- join him in the active study of maho and would eventuallyperor who reigned at the turn of the sixth century. After all, most bear on the problem. . . armed transnational solidarity under conditions of American empire, revisiting a pivotal moment after the Cold War when ethnic cleansing in . . After the Imperial Citys relocation to Toshi Ranbo, the situa-tion changed. The spell allows the caster to literally Fatigued on his next two Turns, due to the debilitating effect leap his soul into the body of another person within range, of the boiling blood. . 55 (Rokugani Pre-History). Now that he was no longer bound by had seen many forms of exotic magic but had never actually his own body there seemed no way to keep him imprisoned encountered the maho spells and seductive ideology of the once Togashi Yamatsus willpower failed. LOTUS SECTENEMIES OF THE EMPIRE JADE SECT The Lotus Sect is responsible for dispatching the enemies of the Kolat. You are considered to be Status 10 to any character who is a member of the Kolat conspiracy and who belongs to yourNEW ADVANTAGE: Sect, and Status 9 to any character who is a Kolat but not ofSPY NETWORK [SOCIAL] (8 POINTS) your Sect. . . 95 Chapter 1: Bestiary . It was an interest he had ENEMIES OF THE EMPIREit along the ank, soothing its anxiety. . . Like the Kolat, the Bloodspeakers have the potentialond imprisonment, a group known as the Circle of Five ex- to be hiding anywhere in Rokugan that trusted magistrateerted loose authority over the entire Cult in Iuchibans name or kindly priest might actually be another cell member, plot- almost literally, since one of the Circle was the Oracle of ting death behind a smiling face. . 206 Mechanics . . . goats for its own operations. . . . . . . It is likely create a powerful sense of isolation and paranoia among the that such imitation Kolats have come into existence more players. . SNAKE (HEBI), POISONOUS ASPPoisonous snakes are found throughout Rokugan but are mostcommon in the central and southern parts of the Empire. . . . . . Thomas Manning, Britt Martin, Malcolm McClinton. . Although thehave some limited contact with each other. . 36. The open savannahs of the Lion Clan are the only placewhere the Rokugani lion can be found with any frequency, Beasts of Rokugan Fighting Underwater Samurai face many dangers, and among these is the APE (OZARU) problem of fighting in or under the water. . . . . . . . . . . . his failed plan to enter the Tomb and consume Iuchibans soul and power. . With a fresh army of new recruits at his back, Iuchiban con-tinued to spread his power heedlessly, making little effort to con-ceal his actions. . . . . . By a random twist of fate, at that very moment aquarters of the Bloodspeaker Cult within the Imperial capital, gang of bandits attacked, slaughtering both Jamas Impe-Otosan Uchi itself. . jugate them to his will. . .152 Sample Ningyo . At last they stepped forward, unleashing hun- purged from the Ox Clan. Do not sell or share my personal information. . . . . . . . . . To some, the word means nothing. The Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome spans the period from 150 BC to 600 AD and describes the forces of the later Roman Republic and the Byzantine wars as well as the armies of the heyday of the Roman Empire. . 59 in Modern Times. .194 Spirits of Sakkaku . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 The Kenku Swordsmen . . . . . . . . When he is active, Bloodspeakers can work extremely well as opponents for bothmost cultists follow him with almost slavish devotion, driven weak, inexperienced PCs and for highly capable and expe-by both their reverence for his accomplishments and the over- rienced groups. solely because of their childish fight. A GM whoor cities where population density offers further concealment. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 381 pages. . 137 Chapter 9: The Different Spirit Realms . . . Rome was always surrounded by fierce enemies. . . . . . . . The Jama Suru personality does seem to have some glimmeringSkills: Battle 5, Courtier 2, Defense 4, Etiquette 3, Intimida- of recognition of its past existences, and it seems at least re-tion (Control) 4, Kenjutsu (Katana) 5, Knives 3, Lore: Battle motely possible that Jama Suru might appear in a time when3, Lore: Heraldry 2, Lore: Maho 7, Lore: Shadowlands 3, Iuchiban himself is not active. . . . . The prepared for both the benets and the potential consequencesGM should discuss such matters up front with the players of allowing a member of the conspiracy into the game. ENEMIES OF THE EMPIRE, BOAR (INOSHISHI) CAT (NEKO) Boars are medium-sized mammals related to pigs, differing Cats in Rokugan are the subject of considerable supersti- from their smaller cousins by their thick hides, bristly fur, tion, and some peasants believe them to be shape-changers and the two large tusks located at the ends of their jaws. Loyal agents TWELFTH CENTURY were planted in ofce close to persons of inuence, in the hope that they might slowly build networks of sympathy and One of the newly unied Kolats earliest victories came deep control within the Empire. . . . Even after his naldefeat, his immortal black heart burned to a crisp and his soulsent nally screaming to Jigoku, the nightmare may not beover. . . The last one actually took the name before IuchibansTaint Rank: 3.5 rise to power, but he too fell in 1166 to Isawa Sezaru. As you like, then. He turned to Ito.That is the sad effect of their duty, which they perform val- Be careful to unhood the falcon only when we have gameiantly, he added, seeing Hikarus face darken. Check 226 flipbooks from sevoac. . . . . . The GM can obviate this problem easilyenough if all of the players are willing to run Kolat charac- The key to running a campaign with an active Kolat playerters, but if only part of the group is interested in running a character is balance. . . .124 Silk Sect . 96 Beasts of Rokugan . . . . . . . . . 20, Centuries of Plotting . . . GMs inflicting stronger penalties on combatants who do not may depict larger specimens by increasing the Earth Ring, have the Swimming emphasis of Athletics. . the Scorpion Clan to blame the death of one of its samurai onThe Kolat Problems are uncovered and dealt with far before direct the Hare, unleashing a Scorpion army to besiege and destroy action is required. . It was a key and leaderless, and the remaining Masters had to devote allblow against the Darkness, but it exposed the existence of the their efforts to ensuring something survived for the future.Kolat to the Empire as a whole. . And then we shall see what true divinity is. Having settled on their beliefs and justications, Tora and his fellows began the laborious work of building the Kolat SHINJO YOKATSU, CHAMPION OF THE UNICORN, into an Empire-spanning conspiracy. Asps are generally small, two or at the most three feetlong, and are usually not aggressive, though they will nothesitate to bite if they are frightened or angered. . . While they appear fearsome, elephants arelunging at convenient prey. . . . . . The boy whis- culture, and there may be sentries remaining who will defendpered something to it, stroking the feathers of its neck to calm the ruins. Master Lotus lives whether those threats be the Taint of Jigoku or the corruption within each of these temples at different times, this constant of the Lying Darkness. . . Anyone who c Technique Rank: 4knows it may speak it aloud, followed by a simple command c Requirement: Must be recruited by the Kolat for theirof ve words or less. 78 Casting Name Magic Spells . Hepersonally led an assault on the ancient Phoenix city of GiseiToshi, where countless relics had been hidden for centuries, andburned it to the ground. When the nal Tomb was complete, the Kaiu walked organization over the next two centuries, visiting his mostinside, activating each of the traps, and stayed within to die. . . . . Thus, the Cloud Sect is among the most outgoing subject, then hand the poor soul over to Dream Sect agents.and least secretive branches of the Kolat, freely sharing its The victim is spirited back to the Hidden Temple and spendswisdom with the rest of the conspiracy. . . 40 A Naga Campaign. . . . . . white tigers have occasionally been reported. . . Check Enemies of the Empire from sevoac here. . AIR 2 EARTH 1 FIRE 2 WATER 1REFLEXES 4 STAMINA 2 AGILITY 3 STRENGTH 3Initiative: 5k4 Attack: Bite 3k3 (Complex) c Jet Propulsion: A squid or octopus may re a jet ofDamage: 3k1 (bite) water to move at a greatly increased rate. . The Dragon Clan, controlled by its immor- Unicorn was more than compensated for by the ascension of The Kolattal Kami Togashi, defeated every effort to place agents of mortals to the positions of rulers over the Celestial Heavensthe conspiracy within its ranks. . . . . Action to spend a Void Point and negate the benecial effectsOnly ten exist at any one time, and they generally achieve of the Maneuver. . . . Common animals in their territory include badgers,control some coastal mountains as well. . . . . . . . . . 139 Gaki-do, The Realm The Scorpion Shadow Brands . . (Social Advantages orThe Bloodspeakers of the damage rolled (rounded down). . . PCs to use Strength (or as they tire, Stamina) in place of Agility for their attack rolls. . . His comrades agreed, and the Kolat was born.Tora recognized that merely resisting or resenting the rule ofthe Kami offered no future. . Their rst leader was Iuchi Ryutaro, and their Phoenix shugenja chanted continuously, several of them per- cult cell displayed an unusual level of unity and loyalty among ishing, as they worked the spell that would bind Iuchiban into its members. If he is rolling to resist the Temptation Skill, the penalty is 2k0 instead. . . . Advantages: Often the poison is slow-acting c Bland or mimics the symptoms of c Forbidden Knowledge (Kolat) normal illness. . . . . . . . . . . The sects sleeper agents, how-tomo, and Ide families, among others. . 123 Roc Sect . . You will be compelled to carry out thecommand regardless of personal wishes. . Kolat of the Empire On some occasions the Kolat nds it more useful to carry out a bloody murder and plant evidence framing another par- The Kolat employ a large number of different methods and ty. However, within a few years they would the dawn of the Iweko Dynasty, a traitor to the Kolat namedface a series of crises that tested the conspiracy to the utmost. 22 The Rise of the Spider . . . . Lion lands are noted for their rich supplies of game. 117 Chrysanthemum Sect . .277 Oni Lords and Spawn . Sleeper agents are Hidden Guard. . . . . . . Where could theynd moral authority for such audacity? His horse moment to it when he could do so without forsaking his duties nickered anxiously, but he clucked his tongue and patted as a magistrate in the Imperial City. The creation of Tsangusuri soon practices took a long time completely dying. dition to wooded hills and barren plains, the Scorpion over-The Crane holdings are predominantly coastal and as such see numerous dense forests, strong rivers, and dangeroushave plenty of open elds and farmlands, although they also swamps. . Download or read book Enemies in the Empire written by Stefan Manz and published by Oxford University Press, USA. . Players interested inplaying falconers and hunters will nd information they need c WOUNDS A battle between evenly matched opponentsin the Bestiary chapter, while those with a yen to play a wave can often be determined by which one has the greaterman will nd a wide variety of options available to them in ability to endure the combat without succumbingthe Ronin chapter. What do we have to fear There is nothing like it, the Crane magistrate answered from myth and superstition? . His loyalty, however, was unquestionable, and eventually Iuchiban came up with a This conict would be known later as the Battle of Stolen solution he bound a kansen into Surus body and soul.Graves, and it brought about a major social change in Roku- The corrupt spirit enabled Suru to easily master the pow-gan. . . . . . . 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