Glory of the Emerald Empire (Legend of the 5 Rings Quest)
- Thread starter Winged Knight
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- Fantasy
Sirrocco
Pedantic
Also, wow. If we're running on 4th ed...
So, what rank *is* Mom, anyway? At bare minimum, that's +2 to TN and +3 to Reduction, and it could be as much as +3/+5.
So, what rank *is* Mom, anyway? At bare minimum, that's +2 to TN and +3 to Reduction, and it could be as much as +3/+5.
EtchedSteel
*mumble mumble*
- Location
- Lima. Peru
Heh. Sorry for the derp. I was talking about this day, nothing else.
Still, is a nice piece of armor.
[x] Be struck speechless for a moment.
[x] Express deepest respect and gratitude.
[x] Hug Mom
[x] If not inappropriate, cry.
[x] Make sure she gets to see us wearing the armor at least once before either of us leaves Kyuden Hida
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Winged Knight
Still just a crazy man with a wolf on his head
- Location
- Texas
I'm building off of the general history Gman provided for the character, with my own additions. Sosuke has no siblings, and as you can see has actually gotten a fair bit more attention from his parents than most families do in Rokugani society. Many children are just about half raised by their Sensei, but Hiruma Shinobu and Kaiu Kana have done their best to be a significant part of your life.
And they do care for you, which is why they petitioned Hida Tanaka to make this armor for their son. Hida Tanaka agreed, but pretty much only because he figured Sosuke deserved a reward for being awesome during the Battle of Skulking Shadows.
As for the Armor itself, it has an Armor TN of 13 and a Reduction value of 10. The Kaiu are unquestionably the greatest smiths in the Empire, rivaled only by the Tsi Smiths of the Oriole Minor Clan. But even more, your mother put all her affection and love for you into the making of this armor. Emotion is something to be controlled among Samurai, and it is unseemly to give great displays of your feelings. But among the Crab, any day could mean your death. The bonds of honor must still be upheld, but in some instances the normal restrictions can be… bent to a certain extent.
And they do care for you, which is why they petitioned Hida Tanaka to make this armor for their son. Hida Tanaka agreed, but pretty much only because he figured Sosuke deserved a reward for being awesome during the Battle of Skulking Shadows.
As for the Armor itself, it has an Armor TN of 13 and a Reduction value of 10. The Kaiu are unquestionably the greatest smiths in the Empire, rivaled only by the Tsi Smiths of the Oriole Minor Clan. But even more, your mother put all her affection and love for you into the making of this armor. Emotion is something to be controlled among Samurai, and it is unseemly to give great displays of your feelings. But among the Crab, any day could mean your death. The bonds of honor must still be upheld, but in some instances the normal restrictions can be… bent to a certain extent.
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Winged Knight
Still just a crazy man with a wolf on his head
- Location
- Texas
Kaiu Kana is a total badass, and looks it too.
The Sandman
So Zetta Slowpoke
- Location
- Wherever I am, which isn't where I'm not
[X] Plan Sirrocco
With one addition:
[X] Make sure she gets to see us wearing the armor at least once before either of us leaves Kyuden Hida
With one addition:
[X] Make sure she gets to see us wearing the armor at least once before either of us leaves Kyuden Hida
Sirrocco
Pedantic
Yes. Mom armor is the best armor. If we end up finding some magically superior alternative somewhere along the line, we should pass the magical armor on to the Clan. I guarantee they can find a use for it.
Oooh. Good point. Editing.
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Cornuthaum
Be kind to each other.
- Location
- Austria
- Pronouns
- He/Him
The only sad thing is that Sosuke is not finished growing, yet. I wonder how much we can let out the armor 
Winged Knight
Still just a crazy man with a wolf on his head
- Location
- Texas
The only sad thing is that Sosuke is not finished growing, yet. I wonder how much we can let out the armor
Kaiu Kana is an Insight 5 Kaiu Engineer. She can make your armor fit after you've grown the last three inches. This is not a difficult issue for her.
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Cornuthaum
Be kind to each other.
- Location
- Austria
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Crab Mother is Best Mother. And anyone who disagrees - or disses the armor - gets a stick to the face. The stick is the tetsubo.
(Also, wow, that is a p. epic gift.)
Da Boyz
The Cutest Apocalypse.
We were 6 foot 4 when we started and it's been a year and a half since then, how tall are we if we are still growing?
Cornuthaum
Be kind to each other.
- Location
- Austria
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Crab Samurai that manifest the blood of Hida-kami strongly - ie. those with the "Large" merit - are really huge. Their claim of "we are the Wall" isn't all that inaccurate. 2.1 to 2.15m isn't all that unusual. Really huge.
Da Boyz
The Cutest Apocalypse.
And abruptly those pictures of Crab carrying their tetsubos one handed as they climb the wall make much more sense.
Winged Knight
Still just a crazy man with a wolf on his head
- Location
- Texas
It's a bit of an exaggeration, honestly. Sosuke didn't start out at max height. He started out around six feet tall. He'll grow into a full height of 6'4 at around 20 years old, and after that the only growing he's going to be doing is muscle growth. Not fat, though. Your Sensei will personally come back and start kicking your ass if you let yourself slack off.
On another note, I am considering commissioning art for this Quest. Does anyone have any particular scenes in mind they'd like to see?
On another note, I am considering commissioning art for this Quest. Does anyone have any particular scenes in mind they'd like to see?
Dirtnap
Kanmusu Affecionado
The kneecapping of the Ogre, with the Nezumi swarming on its back.
TikiTau
Commander Pangolinski
- Location
- Texas
Sosuke vs the Oni and/or the Goblins? Pulping Goblins is a very Crabbish image.
Sosuke's face just after he just asked a nezumi for advice on girls?
Sosuke struggling to hold back manly tears at the sight of the armor his mother crafted for him?
Sosuke fidgeting and trying to be Properly Adult while meeting with his freaking clan's champion?
Noctum
Dual Paradox
- Location
- Under the Skies Above
[x] Be struck speechless for a moment.
[x] Express deepest respect and gratitude.
[x] Hug Mom
[x] If not inappropriate, cry.
[x] Make sure she gets to see us wearing the armor at least once before either of us leaves Kyuden Hida
This Quest is Best Quest with Best Clan.
[x] Express deepest respect and gratitude.
[x] Hug Mom
[x] If not inappropriate, cry.
[x] Make sure she gets to see us wearing the armor at least once before either of us leaves Kyuden Hida
This Quest is Best Quest with Best Clan.
GilliamYaeger
M'crazy.
[x] Be struck speechless for a moment.
[x] Express deepest respect and gratitude.
[x] Hug Mom
[x] If not inappropriate, cry.
[x] Make sure she gets to see us wearing the armor at least once before either of us leaves Kyuden Hida
[x] Express deepest respect and gratitude.
[x] Hug Mom
[x] If not inappropriate, cry.
[x] Make sure she gets to see us wearing the armor at least once before either of us leaves Kyuden Hida
2.4
Winged Knight
Still just a crazy man with a wolf on his head
- Location
- Texas
[x] Be struck speechless for a moment.
[x] Express deepest respect and gratitude.
[x] Hug Mom
[x] If not inappropriate, cry.
[x] Make sure she gets to see us wearing the armor at least once before either of us leaves Kyuden Hida
I'll note that much of this would be considered dishonorable if done in public or around strangers… But you're not, so here we go.
Your jaw drops. Your mother… your mother has created Kaiu Armor for you. Something so masterfully crafted could not be anything less. The Armor is simply too perfect.
She must have spent months on this. You know from listening to your mother speak that to create such Armor as Kaiu Plate, one must focus intensely for hours at a time on the smallest of details. Every imperfection must be found and corrected, every angle considered to offer maximum protection. The smiths who made such armor put their hearts and souls into them, almost imbuing the metal with their spirit. It is grueling, painstaking work.
You cannot help the tears that form in your vision as you look at your mother. She seems more composed than you are, but you can see a little wetness as the edges of her own eyes. It is unseemly for Samurai to display their feelings openly, but you are not in public now. There is no one here but you and your mother.
You rush forward and wrap your mother into a hug. The woman gives a startled cry, but quickly returns the embrace. You bury your head in her shoulder, rocking back and forth.
"Thank you," you whisper. "I… I don't have the words to express my gratitude for this."
"You don't need to say anything," your mother says, stroking your back with one hand. "I know."
"Perhaps it is not completely in line with Bushido," your father says from the door. You look back at him, and see he has closed the room off from the hall. "But we are Crab, and take certain liberties by necessity. So I will make myself clear to you, Sosuke. We could not be more proud of you."
You can feel fresh tears welling up again, and your father smiles at you. He steps forward and joins your mother in hugging you. You all stay that way for some time, just enjoying each other's presence.
You are taller than both of them, but at that moment you feel like a child again. You remember sitting on your father's lap as he regaled you with stories of great deeds, and of looking in on your mother as she worked the forge. And it is at this moment you realize you have not seen your parents much this last year, and you will not see them again for many more months to come.
Such is the burden of duty.
Finally, after several minutes, your parents break away. You breathe deeply, mostly recovered from your outburst of emotion. Even still, your heart is beating just a little bit faster as your father picks up the breastplate of your new armor.
"Come," he says. "Let's see it on you at least once before you leave tomorrow."
You stand perfectly still as your mother and father place your armor upon you. First comes the breastplate, then the shoulder guards. After that is the gauntlets, and then the greaves. Finally rests the belt where the groin and side guards are located, as well as where your Daisho will be placed once you travel forth.
The weight of the armor is familiar, not much greater at all than the set you have worn for the last several years. It is not the amount of material that makes this armor so much stronger, but how it was designed and built. It will weather blows far more effectively than your old armor, and will deflect attacks much more readily. You are garbed in protection fit for a general, though it is without ornament or decoration save for your Clan and Family Mon set upon its front and back.
But it doesn't need to have any fancy decoration to show to all its greatness. You know it is great, and that is all that matters. If the rest of the world cannot see it, then you are not to blame for their blindness.
"It looks good on you," your father says, grinning. "As I knew it would."
"Of course it looks good on him," your mother says, playfully hitting your father on the arm. "I built it. I would not garb my son in anything less than my best effort."
"Of course, dear," your father says hastily, but you know there is no real heat behind their banter.
"Mother… Father…" you begin, searching for words to express how you feel. Failing that, you bow to them. "Thank you both so much."
"You don't need to thank us, Sosuke," your mother says. "Just live, and bring honor to the Clan."
"We can ask for no more than that," your father says. "And always know, my son, that we love you."
[] Write in.
[x] Express deepest respect and gratitude.
[x] Hug Mom
[x] If not inappropriate, cry.
[x] Make sure she gets to see us wearing the armor at least once before either of us leaves Kyuden Hida
I'll note that much of this would be considered dishonorable if done in public or around strangers… But you're not, so here we go.
Your jaw drops. Your mother… your mother has created Kaiu Armor for you. Something so masterfully crafted could not be anything less. The Armor is simply too perfect.
She must have spent months on this. You know from listening to your mother speak that to create such Armor as Kaiu Plate, one must focus intensely for hours at a time on the smallest of details. Every imperfection must be found and corrected, every angle considered to offer maximum protection. The smiths who made such armor put their hearts and souls into them, almost imbuing the metal with their spirit. It is grueling, painstaking work.
You cannot help the tears that form in your vision as you look at your mother. She seems more composed than you are, but you can see a little wetness as the edges of her own eyes. It is unseemly for Samurai to display their feelings openly, but you are not in public now. There is no one here but you and your mother.
You rush forward and wrap your mother into a hug. The woman gives a startled cry, but quickly returns the embrace. You bury your head in her shoulder, rocking back and forth.
"Thank you," you whisper. "I… I don't have the words to express my gratitude for this."
"You don't need to say anything," your mother says, stroking your back with one hand. "I know."
"Perhaps it is not completely in line with Bushido," your father says from the door. You look back at him, and see he has closed the room off from the hall. "But we are Crab, and take certain liberties by necessity. So I will make myself clear to you, Sosuke. We could not be more proud of you."
You can feel fresh tears welling up again, and your father smiles at you. He steps forward and joins your mother in hugging you. You all stay that way for some time, just enjoying each other's presence.
You are taller than both of them, but at that moment you feel like a child again. You remember sitting on your father's lap as he regaled you with stories of great deeds, and of looking in on your mother as she worked the forge. And it is at this moment you realize you have not seen your parents much this last year, and you will not see them again for many more months to come.
Such is the burden of duty.
Finally, after several minutes, your parents break away. You breathe deeply, mostly recovered from your outburst of emotion. Even still, your heart is beating just a little bit faster as your father picks up the breastplate of your new armor.
"Come," he says. "Let's see it on you at least once before you leave tomorrow."
You stand perfectly still as your mother and father place your armor upon you. First comes the breastplate, then the shoulder guards. After that is the gauntlets, and then the greaves. Finally rests the belt where the groin and side guards are located, as well as where your Daisho will be placed once you travel forth.
The weight of the armor is familiar, not much greater at all than the set you have worn for the last several years. It is not the amount of material that makes this armor so much stronger, but how it was designed and built. It will weather blows far more effectively than your old armor, and will deflect attacks much more readily. You are garbed in protection fit for a general, though it is without ornament or decoration save for your Clan and Family Mon set upon its front and back.
But it doesn't need to have any fancy decoration to show to all its greatness. You know it is great, and that is all that matters. If the rest of the world cannot see it, then you are not to blame for their blindness.
"It looks good on you," your father says, grinning. "As I knew it would."
"Of course it looks good on him," your mother says, playfully hitting your father on the arm. "I built it. I would not garb my son in anything less than my best effort."
"Of course, dear," your father says hastily, but you know there is no real heat behind their banter.
"Mother… Father…" you begin, searching for words to express how you feel. Failing that, you bow to them. "Thank you both so much."
"You don't need to thank us, Sosuke," your mother says. "Just live, and bring honor to the Clan."
"We can ask for no more than that," your father says. "And always know, my son, that we love you."
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Sirrocco
Pedantic
That was beautiful. Thank you.
[x] Depart respectfully
[x] Continue wearing the armor. Giving yourself some time to get used to it before you set out for a major cross-Rokugan trip is only wise. Yes. Of course. That's why you continue to wear it. Anyway, this is Kyuden Hida. Enormous bushi walking around in heavy armor is pretty normal around here.
[x] Continue with your basic plan for the day.
[x] Depart respectfully
[x] Continue wearing the armor. Giving yourself some time to get used to it before you set out for a major cross-Rokugan trip is only wise. Yes. Of course. That's why you continue to wear it. Anyway, this is Kyuden Hida. Enormous bushi walking around in heavy armor is pretty normal around here.
[x] Continue with your basic plan for the day.
- Location
- Canada
[x] Depart respectfully
[x] Continue wearing the armor. Giving yourself some time to get used to it before you set out for a major cross-Rokugan trip is only wise. Yes. Of course. That's why you continue to wear it. Anyway, this is Kyuden Hida. Enormous bushi walking around in heavy armor is pretty normal around here.
[x] Continue with your basic plan for the day.
[x] Continue wearing the armor. Giving yourself some time to get used to it before you set out for a major cross-Rokugan trip is only wise. Yes. Of course. That's why you continue to wear it. Anyway, this is Kyuden Hida. Enormous bushi walking around in heavy armor is pretty normal around here.
[x] Continue with your basic plan for the day.