Hello!
I was wondering if there's a store/ "source" in Canada where I can get cards (ccg not lcg). I have tons of them when I'm still in the Philippines, as we have an active community that still plays the old format, and had some revisions / house rules (we called it the Eternal Format), but unfortunately, I cannot bring the cards here, except for this personalized playmat.
Any leads would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
PS.
NOT a fan of Amazon/EBay.
Just wanted to show this off a little. It's still pretty plain, and right away I noticed I needed to adjust some spacing things, but I'm rather happy at how this turned out. Also, I had to feature it using my favorite clan on the cover, haha.
This one is the bushi version of the travelogue. I plan on making a shugenja one with many more pages for spells, a courtier one with more emphases on people known, and a monk one for lists of kiho.
I've seen the term "enclaves" thrown around a couple times in L5R. It seems to be used when a clan holds territory entirely within that of another clan. I am not sure if these are a defined thing in the lore or not (they don't seem to be). I imagine the clan embassies in Otosan Uchi might be considered "enclaves", and I've seen the various scattered holdings of the Tortoise Clan be referred to as such.
Would these be considered extraterritorial holdings, subject to the laws of the outside clan? Can yoriki from the city or province they are in enter one without permission from the holding clan?
How common would they be? I imagine neighboring clans would have lots of reasons for wanting a holding in the territory of their neighbor, whether for trade, diplomacy, coordinating shared activities (and of course spying).
Would cities in Imperial, Minor or Unaligned territory be more or less likely to have enclaves? I imagine port cities would be desired locations for these.
I'm curious if these have come up much at all in any lore or fiction. It could very well be that I've assumed too much and these aren't really a thing.
If you don't think enclaves are a thing, if you wanted to integrate them into the setting, what would you make them like?
(Inspired by r/whereidlive)
Explanations:
Absolutely:
Unicorn lands - homeland.
Islands of Silk and Spice - sweet tropical climate, laid-back attitude, locals are open-minded and used to foreign-looking people. And good food - the Mantis are our spice bros in terms of cuisine.
Otosan Uchi - who wouldn't want to live in the capital? Even though it's a big city, there's just the most career and social opportunities there, so much history, and a vibrant and cosmopolitan environment.
Willing:
Phoenix lands - not too far from Unicorn lands in terms of climate. We have historically good diplomatic ties, they even have some of our horses and we wouldn't give those to just anyone. Some nice open plains for horse riding down South, too. Even though the Phoenix can be a bit traditional and there could be some discrimination of meishodo, I've heard they're quiet and mostly keep to themselves.
Scorpion lands - the third member of the spice bros. Spicy food is very important! Not to mention, they grow a lot of poppies, if you know what I mean. Nice varied landscape and masks seem fun.
Maybe:
The Eastern steppes. Ancestral ties to that land so would be interesting to visit, but a bit too empty out there, I want a little more social interaction in my life and honestly I couldn't live as a nomad like they did. I want a nice warm house to come home to after riding around.
Reluctantly:
Crab lands - the Crab are bros in general and very nice people, but the proximity of the Shadowlands would just make life there too dangerous and unpredictable for my liking.
Crane lands - while the natural variety of the coast seems nice, the Crane are just way too traditional and seem kind of intimidating honestly. I'd feel constantly judged and never accepted. I could never be at home in those fancy salons.
Dragon lands - mountains creep me out, to be honest. I'm just not used to land towering above me, feels like I'm being crushed. Also seems exhausting to trek through, and hard for horses. Though I've heard they appreciate mountain tuna and that's almost like Unicorn cooking. Then again I think they have a food shortage nowadays? And I would never understand anything the Dragon folks say to me. Daily riddles? No thanks.
Never:
Shadowlands - obviously. Everything trying to kill you, damn your eternal soul and drag you to Jigoku. Give us back our Moto!
Shinomen - I don't like talking trees and I hate not being able to see the horizon.
Lion lands - aside from the obvious military tension, like the Crane, I feel they are too traditional and would never accept me. I think a Unicorn samurai would be persecuted there.
Nella foto, Agasha Kasumi contempla ciò che rimane delle Terre dell'Ombra dopo che ha invocato il Fulmine Rosso.
Questa scena è accaduta al tavolo di gioco tra lo stupore dei partecipanti, incluso il GM. Da lì è nata la discussione: "Ma funziona davvero così?"
In breve, la mia interpretazione è che la capacità di cambiare Anello per lanciare un'invocazione richieda di assumere quella Forma. Alcuni sostenevano che invece cambia sostanzialmente solo il numero di Dadi Neri che si utilizza per il tiro, mantenendo la Forma originale richiesta dall'invocazione.
Per quanto riguarda le Opportunità, l'abilità di scuola specifica che non si possono utilizzare quelle associate all'Anello originale, mentre è possibile accedere a quelle del nuovo Anello: non specifica però se ciò riguarda solo le Oppo dalla tabella delle invocazioni, oppure include anche le tabelle delle Oppo in fondo al manuale, e soprattutto quelle "nuove" specifiche per la singola invocazione. Qui la mia interpretazione è che, cambiando la Forma, semplicemente si abbia accesso a tutte le Oppo del nuovo Anello, per invocazioni e non. Quelle "nuove" specifiche invece restano accessibili, perché "cambiano" insieme all"invocazione stessa.
Per fare un esempio chiaro citerò il caso del Fulmine Rosso presentato all'inizio: si tratta semplicemente dell'invocazione Saetta di Giada lanciata in Fuoco.
Con una pool di 5B5W si possono ottenere molti Successi considerando che in Fuoco aggiungiamo anche lo Strife. Nel caso specifico, sommandoli al valore bare dell'Anello, si era ottenuta una Letalità di 22.
Con qualche Oppo di avanzo il Raggio è stato aumentato a 6.
Grazie al contraccolpo spirituale di Fuoco, tutte le creature (e solo quelle Contaminate!) nel raggio diventano bersagli.
Centinaia di oni arrostiti.
E FU COSÌ CHE LA LUCE SQUARCIÒ L'OMBRA.