Professional Documents
Culture Documents
l5r Pba
l5r Pba
Waves upon the rocks. When you defy danger in a physical □ Hida Bushi Rank 1: Shell of the crab. You wear your ar-
fight, roll+strong instead of roll+bold. mor everywhere. You are always assumed to have 2-armor
Choose a family name: Hida, Hiruma, Kuni, Yasuki unless you specifically state otherwise.
Choose a personal name: Yuto, Shogo, Goro, Jotaru, The mountain falls upon you. When you charge into a bat-
Oda, Masaru, Ton, Shuzo, Chie, Junko, Oharu, Shige, tle with no concern for your own safety, take +1 forward. You □ Hida Bushi Rank 2: The mountain does not move. When
Yuko. Hiroe, Hisa, Mayo may not choose the suffer little harm or suffer no harm result you have taken 6 or more harm, you may make one addi-
on your next move. tional move before collapsing.
Survey the field. When you read the situation before com-
bat or a battle and act on the MC’s answers, take +2 on the first
question instead of +1.
Strong Elegant
Fence of steel. If you are attacked when you have no armor,
you can use your skill with weapons to hold your enemies at
bay. Consider yourself to have 1-armor.
Sagacious Bold
Blessed
Harm: □□□|□□□
Face: □□□|□□□
Shadowlands Taint: □□□|□□□
is my secret love.
Love: □□□□
Experience: □□□□□
Starting Stats
Choose one:
• +1 Bold, +2 Strong, –1 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
• +2 Bold, +1 Strong, 0 Elegant, –1 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
• +1 Bold, +2 Strong, –2 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, +1 Blessed
• 0 Bold, +2 Strong, –1 Elegant, +2 Sagacious, –1 Blessed
Insight
Choose another player character and fill in their name on the
appropriate line.
• I have faced on the battlefield.
• bears a scar that I gave them.
• ’s family and mine have been enemies for
generations.
• I know ’s skill and I fear and respect it.
Possessions
Every session you have 1-wealth at your disposal.
Sagacious Bold
Blessed
Harm: □□□|□□□
Face: □□□|□□□
Shadowlands Taint: □□□|□□□
is my secret love.
Love: □□□□
Experience: □□□□□
Starting Stats
Choose one:
• 0 Bold, –1 Strong, +2 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, +1 Blessed
• 0 Bold, –2 Strong, +2 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, +2 Blessed
• –1 Bold, –1 Strong, +1 Elegant, +1 Sagacious, +2 Blessed
• –1 Bold, 0 Strong, +1 Elegant, +1 Sagacious, +1 Blessed
Insight
Choose another player character and fill in their name on the
appropriate line.
• I have use as an inspiration for a work of
art.
• received an example of my art as a gift.
• I refused ’s offer to purchase a piece of art.
• has publicly criticised my artistic abili-
ties.
Possessions
Every session you have 1-wealth at your disposal.
The duelist’s stance. When you drop into your stance, you
display your skill, roll+bold. On a 10+, choose 2. On a 7-9,
choose 1.
Blessed • Your opponent must also show you their stance.
• Your opponent is intimidated and backs off.
• Your opponent is forced to publicly recognize your skill, re-
store 1-face.
Harm: □□□|□□□
Face: □□□|□□□
Shadowlands Taint: □□□|□□□
is my secret love.
Love: □□□□
Experience: □□□□□
Starting Stats
Choose one:
• +2 Bold, 0 Strong, +1 Elegant, –1 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
• +2 Bold, +1 Strong, 0 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, –1 Blessed
• +1 Bold, +2 Strong, –1 Elegant, +1 Sagacious, –1 Blessed
• +2 Bold, –1 Strong, +1 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
Insight
Choose another player character and fill in their name on the
appropriate line.
• dueled me and bears a scar I gave them.
• I have observed ’s technique and know I
can defeat it.
• I served as ’s champion in a duel.
• fought me in battle and delivered me a
grave defeat.
Possessions
Every session you have 1-wealth at your disposal.
Sagacious Bold
Blessed
Harm: □□□|□□□
Face: □□□|□□□
Shadowlands Taint: □□□|□□□
is my secret love.
Love: □□□□
Experience: □□□□□
Starting Stats
Choose one:
• +1 Bold, +2 Strong, –1 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
• +2 Bold, +1 Strong, 0 Elegant, –1 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
• +1 Bold, +2 Strong, –2 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, +1 Blessed
• 0 Bold, +2 Strong, –1 Elegant, +2 Sagacious, –1 Blessed
Insight
Choose another player character and fill in their name on the
appropriate line.
• I have faced on the battlefield.
• bears a scar that I gave them.
• ’s family and mine have been enemies for
generations.
• I know ’s skill and I fear and respect it.
Possessions
Every session you have 1-wealth at your disposal.
The guardian sees all. When you are ready for violence,
roll+bold. On a 10+, when an enemy makes their move you
are ready before they can even act. They must back down and
offer no violence or force your hand and submit to harm. On
a 7-9, choose 1:
Sagacious Bold • You suffer little harm.
• You inflict harm.
• You impress, dismay, or frighten your enemy.
Harm: □□□|□□□
Face: □□□|□□□
Shadowlands Taint: □□□|□□□
is my secret love.
Love: □□□□
Experience: □□□□□
Starting Stats
Choose one:
• +2 Bold, +1 Strong, –2 Elegant, +1 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
• +1 Bold, 0 Strong, 0 Elegant, +2 Sagacious, –1 Blessed
• +2 Bold, 0 Strong, +1 Elegant, –1 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
• +2 Bold, +2 Strong, –1 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, –1 Blessed
Insight
Choose another player character and fill in their name on the
appropriate line.
• I stood to protect in the past.
• I once stopped ’s attack, but I suffered a
grievous wound.
• knows the depth of my resolve.
• I can trust to have my back.
Possessions
Every session you have 1-wealth at your disposal.
Harm: □□□|□□□
Face: □□□|□□□
Shadowlands Taint: □□□|□□□
is my secret love.
Love: □□□□
Experience: □□□□□
Starting Stats
Choose one:
• 0 Bold, –1 Strong, +2 Elegant, +1 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
• 0 Bold, –2 Strong, +2 Elegant, +2 Sagacious, 0 Blessed
• –1 Bold, –1 Strong, +1 Elegant, +2 Sagacious, +1 Blessed
• –2 Bold, 0 Strong, +2 Elegant, +1 Sagacious, +1 Blessed
Insight
Choose another player character and fill in their name on the
appropriate line.
• My lord desires an alliance with ’s family.
• knows a potentially compromising secret
about me.
• I know ’s heart’s desire.
• I took ’sside in a dispute at court.
Possessions
Every session you have 1-wealth at your disposal.
You have a fine kimono for court functions and may choose
two other possessions:
a riding horse or a litter with bearers.
a well-crafted item worth 1-favor as a gift (describe the
item).
an item with a heroic history tied to your family (describe
the item).
information worth 1-blackmail on another character (PC
or NPC).
Insight
Choose another player character and fill in their name on the
appropriate line.
• ’s name has come across my desk associ-
ated with some crime.
• I cleared ’s name when they were falsely
accused.
• I refused ’s petition and they have not for-
given me.
• I made an introduction between and a
powerful person.
Possessions
Every session you have 1-wealth at your disposal.
You have a fine kimono for court functions and may choose
two other possessions:
a riding horse or a litter with bearers.
letters of recommendation from a powerful person worth
2-favor.
an item with a heroic history tied to your family (describe
the item).
information worth 1-blackmail on another character (PC
or NPC).
a personal servant or handmaiden.
a bodyguard.
School Archetype
O, kami, take away this hurt. To call upon the kami to heal □ Yoritomo Bushi Rank 1: Claws of the badger. You ag-
physical damage, roll+blessed. On a 10+, heal 2-harm. On a 7-9, gressively attack with a flurry of blows. Your opponent must
Choose a family name: Kitsune, Mochi, Tsuruchi, Yor- you heal 1- or 2-harm, but the pain of the afflicted is passed to give ground before you or suffer +1 harm.
itomo you, and you suffer harm equal to what you have healed.
Choose a personal name: Hajime, Iwao, Keiji, Raiden, □ Yoritomo Bushi Rank 2: The badger does not retreat.
Shigeo, Taro, Tsuneo, Yori, Arisu, Bunko, Etsuko, O, kami, strike down my foe. When you are in physical When engaged in combat, you cannot be made to lose
Izanami, Mari, Nao, Riko, Suzu. conflict and call on the divine powers to harm your enemy, ground. Your opponent cannot make a hard advance against
roll+blessed. The attack will damage your foe like a weapon (2- you, nor can the MC choose to have you lose your footing.
harm hand loud). On a 10+, choose 4. On a 7-9, you choose 2
and the MC chooses 1:
• +1 harm.
Strong Elegant • an additional +1 harm.
• close/far.
• area.
• non-lethal.
• armor piercing.
• not loud.
• blinding to look upon.
Sagacious Bold • causes terror in observers.
• you suffer no harm.
Wisdom of the kami. You may ask the kami for guidance,
roll+blessed. On a hit, you can ask the kami questions. When-
ever you act on one of the kami’s answers, take +1. On a 10+,
ask 3. On a 7-9, ask 1:
• What is hidden from me?
• What is the will of the gods in this situation?
• What is this person’s destiny?
• What is the greatest danger threatening me or my allies?
Harm: □□□|□□□ • What path should I take?
• Where can I find what I seek?
Face: □□□|□□□
Shadowlands Taint: □□□|□□□
is my secret love.
Love: □□□□
Experience: □□□□□
Starting Stats
Choose one:
• –1 Bold, 0 Strong, 0 Elegant, +1 Sagacious, +2 Blessed
• 0 Bold, +1 Strong, –2 Elegant, +1 Sagacious, +2 Blessed
• –1 Bold, 0 Strong, 0 Elegant, +2 Sagacious, +1 Blessed
• 0 Bold, –1 Strong, +1 Elegant, 0 Sagacious, +2 Blessed
Insight
Choose another player character and fill in their name on the
appropriate line.
• The kami have told me of ’s fate.
• I aided with my magic without their
knowledge.
• saved my life.
• I have foreseen that ’s destiny and mine
are intertwined, for good or ill.
Possessions
Every session you have 1-wealth at your disposal.