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In Thunder's Echo (Legend of the Five Rings Quest)

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[X] Review the 2 scrolls in detail.

I don't think there is much else to immediately do here. Possibly spend a void point if we have our two samples at hand.
 
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[X] Review the 2 scrolls in detail.
-[X] If the new scroll is our supplied sample from Ikoma-sama, spend a Void point on the investigation roll.
Not much else we can do.
 
[X] Read the Note
-[X] If what is written does not require your immediate attention, then open the Crane Scroll, and study it as much as you can.
--[X] When you are finished, meditate to calm your mind, reflect on your memories with Mariko-san, and give them a proper goodbye.

If someone could maybe suggest edit's I would appreciate it. Considering how much time was spent with Mariko-san, I don't think it would be right for us to focus on duties that don't require our immediate attention, and act like this is just another day. I think Naoto should check the letter, and if it's not important, be allowed to grieve the loose of a friend in private.
 
God, being her second would be painful. The whole scene just reminded me of a sad scene in one of my own Quests, and I'm one of those weird people who can be emotionally affected by their own writing. I mean, it sorta fits me being reminded, considering the scene involved someone being executed, and someone else helping them in a small way to maintain their dignity and composure, their...though I'd never use the word, On at the act.

Like a second, almost, but different.

((Ironically, Emiko is the person most responsible for this.))

It was cold, and she cursed herself for caring. She was going to be dead in minutes. In a small, squalid little room, a block was laid out. Shinobi watched, in case she tried anything. She could do things with metal. Should she want to, she could even try it on the axe that Ieyoshi held rather steadily. It wouldn't be enough, for now in addition to the poisons that weakened her chakra system, her hands were manacled, just in case.

She turned, asked a question. The war...? The answer at first made her straighten up, and then wince in horror. She nodded and slid down onto her knees. They ached too, and the cold was bone deep. Her arms behind her, shackled.

She'd stopped crying, stopped thinking. Last night she had thought she had even found peace with her death.

And yet here, once it was there, beckoning her, now she was trembling just a slight bit, stiffening. Ieyoshi was behind her.

"Any last words?" he asked, calmly.

"Mother. Reef," Nami said, quietly, the words slurring together, blurring together.

Mother, who kept her warm and loved her and left.

Reef, to which she was supposed to be loyal to the end.

Mother Reef, the mother who raised her and was now putting her down.

She didn't know what it would feel like, she didn't want to. Pain, pain was what being cut meant, and yet this would be quick, right? Ieyoshi wouldn't botch it, had no reason to. And yet she trembled.

"Anything else?" he asked, a little baffled.

"No, there is nothing else," she said, and again she saw all that her words might be unfold before her. A shinobi could see a thousand possibilities, a thousand meanings: could walk through the world and a battle moving so fast anyone else would lose track of things. And she could see that she had to mean multiple things. But she didn't have time, it wasn't last night, spent huddled in that cell, thinking and justifying and hoping.

Now she was down to her last words. Seven words.

Mother. Reef. No, there is nothing else.

Now there were tears, and she was blinking them back and -and was that Emiko? No, she couldn't be in here, and someone would have said something, one of the observers. Some of them the parents of the dead, hoping this brought some small satisfaction. It could have been more public, and she found herself grateful that it wasn't.

And yet, standing there, was Iwasaki Emiko, watching her.

"Are you ready?" Emiko mouthed.

She was...Nami took a breath, steeled herself, and then Ieyoshi asked what Emiko must have known he was going to ask, "Are you ready?"

And now, and now and not a few seconds ago when she was falling apart, she could nod, and turn slightly and show a calm and even face. Slip on your mask, arrange your face, that's what Emiko was telling her. A last gift?

No. Not that simple. But Nami had no more time to figure her out.

She turned and waited.

The executioner was behind her. She shouldn't even see the blow coming.

There was a brief moment of extreme pain, and then there was nothing at all.
 
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A Haiku, for those who are soon to be dead, as possibly written by Mariko-san

At the play I thought
I saw love, and a future?
Fleeting as first snow.

Edit: Question: what types of rolls require raises? Or can get raises?
 
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The Laurent said:
A Haiku, for those who are soon to be dead, as possibly written by Mariko-san

At the play I thought
I saw love, and a future?
Fleeting as first snow.

Edit: Question: what types of rolls require raises? Or can get raises?
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Just about any roll can benefit from a raise. Generally, doing so will yield additional information and details, or other benefits. I've been playing a little loose with the Raise mechanic in this Quest, since they have to be declared in advance and that's not always good for the narrative flow in this sort of thing, but declaring them when you know you're making a roll is generally preferred.

Also, you get a bonus Free Raise for that haiku, which means you have two at your disposal and one held by @Wade Garrett.
 
If others deem it potentially useful, as in: if the Void isn't enough, I might be willing to offer one raise for this, since it's pretty important that we figure out the truth. Of course, I don't want to waste it, so I'm mostly just asking mechanically whether we are 'good enough' with a Void Point and Int 4, Investigation 3?
 
I'll throw my Raise in on the "Investigate Crane Scroll" Roll.

"I don't know who you are, or why you did this...but I will hunt you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
 
Meh. I've mostly gone with the "Boy wouldn't it be cool if we pulled this off" options when it comes to spending raises. And while this isn't one of those, I would really like to find out who the OTHER person responsible for Mariko's death is.

(Aside from the Kakita. Who had one job. ONE. JOB.)
 
Maugan Ra said:
"Soshi-san... a request. If it turns out that you are right, and someone has deliberately orchestrated this..." She says slowly, as though not quite able to believe what she is saying. "Please, do something appropriately horrible to them."

You tuck the scroll inside your kimono, doing your best to tightly control your On. This is not the time for excessive displays of emotion. "Well... I am Scorpion."
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'Nobody does revenge like a Scorpion.'


It was actually Winged Knight's and Maugan Ra's quests that made me itch for more Rokugan stories, and to finally try and track down this old story. It was actually because of this old thing that I became fond of the Scorpion Clan and possible characters.

Was waiting for a good opportunity to share this story with you guys at some point.
 
@Maugan Ra With the knowledge that we currently have what do we think the response of the court would be if it does indeed turn out that someone falsified the orders to crane delegation?

Would that require a roll to make an accurate prediction and if so what which lore?
 
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Most likely Courtier IMO- it's not about social expectations (well, not all about social expectations), more about evaluating the court.

Honestly, it'd be pretty difficult to evaluate.
 
cokerpilot said:
@Maugan Ra With the knowledge that we currently have what do we think the response of the court would be if it does indeed turn out that someone falsified the orders to crane delegation?

Would that require a roll to make an accurate prediction and if so what which lore?
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This pretty much sounds like an Etiquette roll, since is huh... Mor about social expectation, even if its from the court.

The Laurent said:
Hmm, not sure that we should do two then. I mean, mechanically speaking. I've been very careful with my raises, I admit, in trying not to spend them unnecessarily.
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Ehhhh, I think this kind of rolls are a good thing in which to spend those free raises. It is also his choice. :p
 
I would prefer to wait until our other Scorpion were around, or at least Wren was, before focusing all our attention on the scrolls.

@The Laurent : Investigation goes with Perception, not Intelligence. We are not trying to chew through a bunch of data to find a clue, but spot minute differences. We definitively need to spend Void on this.

Do not push the people who have raises, please. They earned them, and they get to choose. Keep in mind, should we fail the first roll, we can retry with the same TN. Thank you Invest 3.

@Maugan Ra : Do we need any special equipment to investigate A letter?

Now, onto the vote:

[X] Check your surroundings, someone was in our rooms, and we would rather not get ambushed, even if we expected the delivery. Better safe than dead.
[X] We will grieve Marikos loss in time. For now we have a job to do.
[X] Read the note from the Ikoma.
-[X] Gather whatever materials we need to help us test the letters.
-[X] Ask the servants not to be disturbed.
--[X] When Yogo returns, ask him to have a look at the letters, just for magical influence.
--[X] Once we are convinced we have the solitude we need, and taking into account whatever the Scroll from the Ikoma can help with, perform our investigation of the Crane Scroll, spending a Void Point on it.

EDIT: Edited for clarity
 
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primemountain said:
I would prefer to wait until our other Scorpion were around, or at least Wren was, before focusing all our attention on the scrolls.

@The Laurent : Investigation goes with Perception, not Intelligence. We are not trying to chew through a bunch of data to find a clue, but spot minute differences. We definitively need to spend Void on this.

Do not push the people who have raises, please. They earned them, and they get to choose. Keep in mind, should we fail the first roll, we can retry with the same TN. Thank you Invest 3.
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Um, what do you even mean? You're giving me a rebuke, and I'm not even sure why here. Unless you're talking to someone else, but you were addressing me in the previous paragraph.

Also, I'll probably hold off on the raise, since it seems with Void and a free reroll that we probably have this.

All I literally said to him was, "Hey, if you're spending your raise, maybe I shouldn't spend mine as well, because it might be overkill" and suddenly people are accusing me of pushing people.
 
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The Laurent said:
Um, what do you even mean? You're giving me a rebuke, and I'm not even sure why here. Unless you're talking to someone else, but you were addressing me in the previous paragraph.
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Yeah, sorry if that was unclear. Only the bit about Investigation/Perception was for you. The paragraf after that was not meant for anyone in particular, just a general plea not to pressure other players. Probably should have made that clearer.
 
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