Burden of the Emerald Empire (A Legend of the Five Rings Tale)
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[x] Emerald (Kaneka and Kitsuki Akane encounters)
Don't know how the Jade champion is chosen but we are doing pretty well with the Phoenix and the Crane need a boost.
Plus having an advisor who's main job seems to be running herd on our other advisors (*cough* Hiroko *cough*) should lighten everyone else's workload somewhat.
Don't know how the Jade champion is chosen but we are doing pretty well with the Phoenix and the Crane need a boost.
Plus having an advisor who's main job seems to be running herd on our other advisors (*cough* Hiroko *cough*) should lighten everyone else's workload somewhat.
The Jade Championship is decided via special magical duels where contestants summon elemental avatars and have them fight other contestants until only one is left standing. Political skill and formal training don't matter for a Jade Champion, only power does. (Which is the result of the first one being a jackass who got the job by beating up every other Clan's best shugenja and going to the Emperor and saying 'look I'm clearly the best shugenja you have, give me a job' and the Emperor agreed) This has come back as a hindrance for the Jade Champion as the more politically adept Phoenix proved able to disgrace the position into obscurity. With the Phoenix clan still recovering from the repeated beatings its taken over the century, that is not likely to happen for a while but it's something to keep in mind.
*If this quest took place during the previous dynasty, the Jade Champion position would be the Inquisitor position and would automatically have a Phoenix on it.
*If this quest took place during the previous dynasty, the Jade Champion position would be the Inquisitor position and would automatically have a Phoenix on it.
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Sounds like a chance to give the Crab some love and put a Kuni in place.
In canon, Kuni Daigo did in fact win the Test of the Jade Champion but that happened a year later, so things might end up differently this time.
Edit: Hmm let's insert a tally shall we?
Edit le deux: By a decent margin it seems that the Emerald Championship is in play first
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Emerald Tournament System
Okay that's enough to call it. Emerald Champion it is.
Now while the tournaments are essentially run without your interference. (Preferences are of course noted, and will come up, but they don't influence the out comes) That's not very interactive, so in lieu of me just rolling a lot of dice, I decided to try this experiment. I'm going to show you the tournament brackets, and give a short summary for the character along with their clan. Then up to twelve players, may roll for one of the candidates.
The rules are pretty simple, you can only claim one candidate. You roll 3d10 for each match. These three d10's will be compared against the other candidate's roll. If two of your three dice are bigger than two of their dice, that means your candidate wins and advances to the finals. In the event of a tie reroll. (Dice are rerolled via the more options button after you post, make sure to label who you are rolling for!)
So as an example..
The bracket says that the Unicorn and Scorpion face off first in the tournament
Utaku Tama (played by Randnomae123) rolls 3d10 and gets 5, 1, 9
Shosuro Jimen (played by Dangerzone43) rolls 3d10 and gets 6,2, 4.
9>6
5>4
So Tama wins the match and goes to the next round. We then do the whole thing over again until we get a winner.
Due to the Crane rigging the system the Crane candidate gets a +1 to their rolls.
Now the Brackets
Round 1:
Utaku Tama vs Akodo Shigetoshi
Suzume Rei vs Usagi Kenshin
Shosuro Jimen vs Kaiu Hirayuki
Shiba Masumi vs Utagawa
Round 2:
Tsuruchi Kaya vs winner of Unicorn/Lion match
Kakita Noritoshi vs winner of Sparrow/Hare match
Seppun Yusuke vs winner of Scorpion/Crab match
Mirumoto Shin vs winner of Phoenix/Miya Sponsered match
(You may note that the Round two contestants get an initial bye, this was because of how 12 contestants works out. The Semifinals and Finals will be updated as time goes along)
Candidates
Crab: Kaiu Hirayuki is a mountain of a man but surprisingly well spoken in spite of that, although a substitute for Hiruma Todai, he has more than proved his worth so far.
Crane: Kakita Noritoshi is the current head of the Kakita family (something he intends to hand off to his wife if he wins), a quintessential Kakita, his master of iaijutsu and the arts is unquestioned and is considered a strong favourite to win.
Dragon: Mirumoto Shin is something of an oddity in this tournament, a follower of the unorthodox Taoist swordsman sect, his skill with words leaves something to be desired, but his skill in investigation and battle more than make up for it.
Lion: Akodo Shigetoshi, once considered the favourite to succeed the aged Akodo Ginawa, the birth of an heir set him on a new path. A brilliant tactician and administrator, he has managed the Lion magistrates for several years.
Mantis: Tsuruchi Kaya, a now experience magistrate who cut his teeth on hunting down ronin left over from the tumult of the Four Winds era, he is a skilled investigator and courtier, although on the older side of things.
Phoenix: Shiba Masumi, a younger candidate she has spent much of her formative years running down and cleansing the Phoenix lands of bandits and other criminals. Adept in combat and investigation, she has a strange affectation of Dragon tattoos.
Scorpion: Shosuro Jimen is a brilliant politician, and quite skilled at understanding criminals. Whether this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen.
Unicorn: Utaku Tama blends the purity of the Utaku Battle Maidens with the ferocity of the Moto and is all the stronger for it. Skilled in swordsmanship, and somewhat experienced hunting down foes from her scouting career, she's considered a close friend of Moto Chagatai.
Sparrow: Suzume Rei, although adopted into the clan after her ronin mother was found dead, Suzume Rei has proven something of a young prodigy in the Suzume school of combat, and now seeks to make her name on the grandest stage there is.
Hare: Usagi Kenshin, a somewhat older magistrate that has served as troubleshooter for many Minor Clans, he seeks to win less for himself and more to show the Empire that the Hare have regained their strength.
Miya Sponsored: Utagawa is the ronin leader of the elite 'Legion of Two Thousand' a skilled duellist and leader, she was persuaded to compete after her young protege Tamago successfully led the Legion against the mad ronin lord Karatsu.
Otomo Sponsored: Seppun Yusuke, a man who has long administered justice in the name of the Seppun amongst the far flung holdings of the Imperial families, he comes from a long line of law men...and was reportedly born quoting Imperial Law
Now while the tournaments are essentially run without your interference. (Preferences are of course noted, and will come up, but they don't influence the out comes) That's not very interactive, so in lieu of me just rolling a lot of dice, I decided to try this experiment. I'm going to show you the tournament brackets, and give a short summary for the character along with their clan. Then up to twelve players, may roll for one of the candidates.
The rules are pretty simple, you can only claim one candidate. You roll 3d10 for each match. These three d10's will be compared against the other candidate's roll. If two of your three dice are bigger than two of their dice, that means your candidate wins and advances to the finals. In the event of a tie reroll. (Dice are rerolled via the more options button after you post, make sure to label who you are rolling for!)
So as an example..
The bracket says that the Unicorn and Scorpion face off first in the tournament
Utaku Tama (played by Randnomae123) rolls 3d10 and gets 5, 1, 9
Shosuro Jimen (played by Dangerzone43) rolls 3d10 and gets 6,2, 4.
9>6
5>4
So Tama wins the match and goes to the next round. We then do the whole thing over again until we get a winner.
Due to the Crane rigging the system the Crane candidate gets a +1 to their rolls.
Now the Brackets
Round 1:
Utaku Tama vs Akodo Shigetoshi
Suzume Rei vs Usagi Kenshin
Shosuro Jimen vs Kaiu Hirayuki
Shiba Masumi vs Utagawa
Round 2:
Tsuruchi Kaya vs winner of Unicorn/Lion match
Kakita Noritoshi vs winner of Sparrow/Hare match
Seppun Yusuke vs winner of Scorpion/Crab match
Mirumoto Shin vs winner of Phoenix/Miya Sponsered match
(You may note that the Round two contestants get an initial bye, this was because of how 12 contestants works out. The Semifinals and Finals will be updated as time goes along)
Candidates
Crab: Kaiu Hirayuki is a mountain of a man but surprisingly well spoken in spite of that, although a substitute for Hiruma Todai, he has more than proved his worth so far.
Crane: Kakita Noritoshi is the current head of the Kakita family (something he intends to hand off to his wife if he wins), a quintessential Kakita, his master of iaijutsu and the arts is unquestioned and is considered a strong favourite to win.
Dragon: Mirumoto Shin is something of an oddity in this tournament, a follower of the unorthodox Taoist swordsman sect, his skill with words leaves something to be desired, but his skill in investigation and battle more than make up for it.
Lion: Akodo Shigetoshi, once considered the favourite to succeed the aged Akodo Ginawa, the birth of an heir set him on a new path. A brilliant tactician and administrator, he has managed the Lion magistrates for several years.
Mantis: Tsuruchi Kaya, a now experience magistrate who cut his teeth on hunting down ronin left over from the tumult of the Four Winds era, he is a skilled investigator and courtier, although on the older side of things.
Phoenix: Shiba Masumi, a younger candidate she has spent much of her formative years running down and cleansing the Phoenix lands of bandits and other criminals. Adept in combat and investigation, she has a strange affectation of Dragon tattoos.
Scorpion: Shosuro Jimen is a brilliant politician, and quite skilled at understanding criminals. Whether this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen.
Unicorn: Utaku Tama blends the purity of the Utaku Battle Maidens with the ferocity of the Moto and is all the stronger for it. Skilled in swordsmanship, and somewhat experienced hunting down foes from her scouting career, she's considered a close friend of Moto Chagatai.
Sparrow: Suzume Rei, although adopted into the clan after her ronin mother was found dead, Suzume Rei has proven something of a young prodigy in the Suzume school of combat, and now seeks to make her name on the grandest stage there is.
Hare: Usagi Kenshin, a somewhat older magistrate that has served as troubleshooter for many Minor Clans, he seeks to win less for himself and more to show the Empire that the Hare have regained their strength.
Miya Sponsored: Utagawa is the ronin leader of the elite 'Legion of Two Thousand' a skilled duellist and leader, she was persuaded to compete after her young protege Tamago successfully led the Legion against the mad ronin lord Karatsu.
Otomo Sponsored: Seppun Yusuke, a man who has long administered justice in the name of the Seppun amongst the far flung holdings of the Imperial families, he comes from a long line of law men...and was reportedly born quoting Imperial Law
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I guess I'll get Usagi. Minor clan battle go.
E: I guess the sparrow passes.
E: I guess the sparrow passes.
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Kakita here to prove the best bird.
E: wow. Despite a lower die total Kakita prevails. Your two 1s are no match for my two 2s.
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I claim Utaku Tama.
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Nah it's best two dice of three not total. Unless I've totally misunderstood.
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Leaving wifi if Gman rules a tie someone else will have to roll.
Crab represent Kaiu Hirayuki here
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So until now we have a tie, Shosuro Jimen vs Kaiu Hirayuki with 5,3,10 vs 5,9,6. @Kiriel and @Ephemeral_Dreamer.
Suzume Rei won aganist Usagi Kenshin with 9,6,8 vs 1,3,7. Afterwards Suzumi Rei fought agaisnst Kakita Notritoshi, 1,1,9 vs 5+1, 2+1, 2+1 , thus 1,1,9 vs 6,3,3. If I understand the rules correctly the Crane won.
Shiba Masumi threw 7,1,3 we need an Utagawa to compare against and Utaku Tama threw 2,7,8 and I will provide Akodo Shigetoshi.
Edit: mistake with dice roller, my bad.
Edit the second: Looks like the Lion wins against the Unicorn.
Suzume Rei won aganist Usagi Kenshin with 9,6,8 vs 1,3,7. Afterwards Suzumi Rei fought agaisnst Kakita Notritoshi, 1,1,9 vs 5+1, 2+1, 2+1 , thus 1,1,9 vs 6,3,3. If I understand the rules correctly the Crane won.
Shiba Masumi threw 7,1,3 we need an Utagawa to compare against and Utaku Tama threw 2,7,8 and I will provide Akodo Shigetoshi.
Edit: mistake with dice roller, my bad.
Edit the second: Looks like the Lion wins against the Unicorn.
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Kaiu Hirayuki's second try vs. Shosuro Jimen
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Since my Unicorn lost, I'll roll Utagawa as well then. Ronin ftw!
Edit: Ronin won!
Edit: Ronin won!
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