This unofficial fan-made school for the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game: 5th Edition was

created
using the school creation rules/guidelines provided in L5R RPG 5th Ed supplement: Path of Waves.

Shugenja of Emma-ō ADVANCE TYPE

[Shugenja, Courtier] Scholar Skills Skl. Grp
While each Great Clan maintains a sect of Emma-ō Performance Skill
priests, Shugenja of Emma-ō are rare, enjoying the Composition Skill

RANK 1

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Fortune of Death’s favor. As legal advocates for the
Meditation Skill
living and the dead, Shugenja of Emma-ō argue on
behalf of the recently deceased, lobbying for less time Rank 1 Earth Shūji Tech. Grp.
in Meidō, or even immediate reincarnation. As such, v Rite of the Wheel (Celestial Realms) Technique
they are expected to be trained in law and rhetoric as v Bind the Shadows Technique
well as theological matters. Among their most feared
Social Skills Skl. Grp
More about powers is the ability to commune with shinigami,
the Priests and spirits of the dead, or even the Fortune of Death Skullduggery Skill
Shugenja of himself. Death clings to them like a shroud, so they Martial Arts [melee] Skill

RANK 2
Emma-o can
often travel alone, but may find their place among Labor Skill
be found in the
following 5th those who look past their connection to death.
Rank 1-2 Water Shūji Tech. Grp.
Edition L5R Affiliation: The Court of Emma-ō, and any Great
supplements: v Bond of the Realms (Celestial Realms) Technique
Clan, Minor Clan, or Ronin
Priests of Emma-o: Fires of Purity Technique
Page 150 of Rings: +1 Void, +1 Earth
Emerald Empire Martial Skills Skl. Grp
Starting Skills (choose three): +1 Culture, +1 Gov-
Shinigami: Page ernment, +1 Meditation, +1 Performance, +1 Senti- Theology Skill
26 of Celestial
ment, +1 Theology RANK 3 Government Skill
Realms
Honor: 45 Survival Skill

Techniques Available: Invocations Rituals Rank 1-3 Invocations Tech. Grp.

Shūji v Cleansing Spirit Technique

Starting Techniques: v Crimson Leaves Strike Technique

• Invocation: Jade Strike Social Skills Skl. Grp
• Rituals: Commune with the Spirits, Divination Martial Arts [melee] Skill
• Shūji: Weight of Duty Theology Skill
RANK 4

Channel Shinigami (School Ability): Once per scene, Commerce Skill

as a Downtime activity or Support Action, you may
Rank 1-4 Void Shūji Tech. Grp.
attempt a TN 2 Void Government check and request
Regal Bearing Technique
a favor from a shinigami (your clerk). If you succeed,
choose a number of kept dice from your roll up to v Awe of Heaven (Emerald Empire) Technique
your school rank to reserve. For the rest of the game Scholar Skills Skl. Grp
session, you may replace any number of your kept dice
Command Skill
with dice from your reserve. This ability may never
grant more reserved dice than your School Rank. Meditation Skill
RANK 5

Performance Skill
New Opportunities
Rank 1-5 Invocations Tech. Grp.
The GM may c : Haunt a mortal target at Range band 0-1,
interpret a message inflicting strife equal to your School Rank. Rouse the Soul Technique
to Emma-o
c : Send a wordless message to someone within v Soul Sunder Technique
however they
deem appropriate. a Range band up to your School Rank, which they Call Upon The Infernal Bailiffs (Mastery Ability): As a
It is generally ill- understand perfectly. Support action, you may make a TN 5 Theology (Void)
advised to waste check targeting an unoccupied position at range 0-3. If you
cc : Deliver a message to Emma-ō. succeed, you summon two Mazoku from Meido, one blue
RANK 6

the Fortune of
Death’s time with Starting Outfit: Traveling Robes, Robes of Judgement
heedless requests.
(pg 97, Celestial Realms), choice of bo (staff) or
naginata (polearm), traveling pack, scroll satchel,
calligraphy set, knife, spirit offerings
and one red. They are generally disposed to help you but
will not disobey Emma-ō or commit evil acts. They persist
until the end of the scene, their Attack actions inflict
supernatural damage, and they use the Mazoku Guard
and/or the Mazoku Bureaucrat NPC profiles (from Wheel
of Judgement).

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