Titles (L5R)

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TITLES

Name Description Assigned by Status XP to Immediate Title ability


award completion effect
Advisor Serves notables with their - Daimyō +10 status 36 XP - Skilled attendant:
minds and their words, giving - Emerald magistrates (min. 40) When assisting at Scholar check, the character you are
them guidance, ideas and - Military leaders assisting may roll equal to your rank in that skill
counsel as requested - High-ranking courtiers
- Other individuals of
import
Castellan
Clan Similar to Emerald - Daimyō +10 status 30 XP - Justice of the champion:
magistrate magistrates, but have a - Clan champions (min. 45) At Command or Courtesy check targeting a member of your
jurisdiction confined to the - Other leaders within a clan:
lands and holdings of their clan +: the target receives or removes strife equal to spent
parent clan this way

Covert agent
Daimyō Provincial rulers who oversee - The Emperor +20 status 36 XP - Voice of authority:
the day-to-day rule of vast - Clan champions (min. 55) -1 TN at Command checks targeting your vassals
swaths of the Emerald Empire - Other high ranking
officials in the Imperial
hierarchy
Damned A legion of samurai with - Kuni daimyo -20 status 20 XP Gain Ferocity Tainted warrior:
Shadowlands taint based in a - Other Kuni officials (max. 30) disadvantage +1 TN at Social checks
fortress close to the Wall (-Command)
Must possess min. 1
Shadowlands taint -1 TN at Martial arts [any] check targeting Tainted beings

Non-Tainted beings receive 1 strife at Social check targeting


you
Dreaded
enforcer
Emerald Agents of the Emperor´s law, - The Emperor +15 status 30 XP - Voice of authority:
magistrate who dispense wisdom and - The emerald champion (max. 40) Once per session, at Scheme or Support check using Social
justice - Other high ranking skills, you may choose additional targets equal to your Glory
officials rank (cannot choose targets with vigilance higher than inial
target)
Esteemed
negotiator
Gunsō Leading military personnel - Daimyō +5 status 24 XP - Lead from the front:
responsible for all aspects of - Superior officer within (min. 20) When you defeat an opponent in a clash, your cohort removes
battle readiness for the troops the military panic equal to the opponent´s glory rank
under their command
When you succeed at an Attack check during mass battle,
your cohort removes panic equal to half of the attrition you
inflict
Harvester Samurai skilled in traversing - Hiruma officials +10 status 20 XP - Capture evil:
and surviving the - Kuni officials (max. 45) -1 TN of Survival checks to track down a Tainted being
Shadowlands, who collect and
return with specimens, living When inflicting a critical strike to a Tainted being:
and dead, for research : target becomes Dazed, Disoriented or Immobilized
Kenshinzen
Kyūden
Asako
shieldbearer
Master artisan
Monastic Samurai who have spent their - Most monasteries Status 24 XP - Enlightened:
acolyte lives in service to their clan becomes You may spend a void point to increase or decrease the TN of
and retired to become monks 25 a check targeting you by a an amount up to your rank in
Meditation (min. 1)
Priest Individuals who offer prayers - Head priest (assigned to +10 status 24 XP - Servant of the Kami:
and devotion to the Kami and people who have shown (min. 40) You importune invocations even if you don´t know any
conduct many of the rituals extraordinary devotion to invocations
important to samurai and the Kami)
commoners When you importune invocations, do not increase the TN by
(Most are trained for their 1
role from a young age)
Seven fold
palace acolyte
Twenty- Former rōnin, who have slayed - Hida daimyō +15 status 20 XP - Goblin killer:
goblin crab and brought back the heads of - Other Hida officials (min. 30, Martial Arts [any] check targeting a goblin:
20 goblins from the max. 40) +: each goblin at range 0-2 from target receive 1 strife per
Shadowlands, thus earning a spent this way
place in the Crab clan
Spy Samurai who use deception -.Daimyō -5 status 24 XP - Ears everywhere:
and subterfuge to gather - Clan champions You may gather and sift through the current rumors for
information - Magistrates credible intelligence by making a TN 4 Sentiment (Air) check
- Clandestine organizations (once per session)

: you plant a rumor that spread among the targeted group


Winter court
champion
Witch hunter Samurai who seek out mahō- - Another witch hunter +10 status 45 XP - Bane of sorcerers:
tsukai and any who dare (min. 30) At check to resist the effects of a mahō technique:
practice mahō within Rokugan +: -1 TN at next check targeting the mahō practitioner per
spent this way
: the mahō practitioner receives strife = your Theology
rank (if you succeed at resisting)
Yōjimbo Dedicated bodyguards, - Daimyō +10 status 36 XP - No sacrifice too great:
appointed to protect a specific - Emerald magistrates (min. 40) One character is assigned as your charge
individual at any cost - Military leaders
- High-ranking courtiers When your charge is at range 0-2, you may spend 1 void
- Other individuals of point to your charge as the target of an attack
import
+1 void point if you suffer a critical strike
Yoriki Samurai who function as - Magistrates +5 status 24 XP - Take them alive:
permanent deputies to (min. 35) At Attack check using a weapon with Snaring quality, you
magistrates may alter any kept dice containing or to

BONDS
Name Description Effects Bond ability
Comrade
Family
Lover
Nemesis
Rival

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