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Legend of the Five Rings: In Service to the Emerald Throne

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Dovahsith said:
Nope. @Wade Garrett wants to drop out and i'd prefer to know who the emperor is before filling in all the minor vassal families.
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My problem is/was that as Hantei Thirty Eight....

1122:
"It's just you and me, Shoju! Thirty Eight and Shoju! Shoju and Thirty Eight! Ten thousand years of Thirty Eight and Shoju!"

1123:


I mean, it's a Grand Strategy Roleplay, shit like "And then your best friend and trusted spy master arranges the death of you and your only heir" happens but having the OTL set up, there really isn't a winning move there besides "Pray very hard that the Turn one assassination doesn't kill the Emperor AND the heir and also reveals Shoju's treachery."
 
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If I'm not looking at "Turn One: Your best friend and trusted spy master has you and your kid fall down some stairs (onto some kama)" @Maugen Ra it's not that I object to being betrayed and assassinated on principal, it's that starting conditions of "Shujo as Thirty Eight's best friend (and he probably has a courtly crush on Kachiko)" if you did decide to off me Turn One it's pretty much guaranteed you'll succeed.
 
Wade Garrett said:
My problem is/was that as Hantei Thirty Eight....

1122:
"It's just you and me, Shoju! Thirty Eight and Shoju! Shoju and Thirty Eight! Ten thousand years of Thirty Eight and Shoju!"

1123:


I mean, it's a Grand Strategy Roleplay, shit like "And then your best friend and trusted spy master arranges the death of you and your only heir" happens but having the OTL set up, there really isn't a winning move there besides "Pray very hard that the Turn one assassination doesn't kill the Emperor AND the heir and also reveals Shoju's treachery."
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Might not occur, different interpretations to the prophecy, different plans etc.
Kind of like the Horus Heresy games and how the loyalists couldn't automatically go out and hunt the suspected traitors before it goes down. Still doesn't mean you can attempt to strengthen imperial authority etc.
 
I would be happy to have a go at the Emperor if Wade doesnt want to.

Otherwise I can pick minors. Is the Wasp Clan all Emerald Magistrates currently or is that after Mantis absorbed them?
 
ZealousThoughts said:
I would be happy to have a go at the Emperor if Wade doesnt want to.

Otherwise I can pick minors. Is the Wasp Clan all Emerald Magistrates currently or is that after Mantis absorbed them?
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The Wasp clan supplies people for them, but they aren't all Emerald Magistrates. Though if you want to be Emperor, i can pop you in and start on the IC threads.

@Wade Garrett i think the Minors are whats left.
 
OK so it looks like we're on...

Can I get a link or general description of this system we're using? I have no idea what would count as a 'Major Action', aside from 'something with an impact on the faction level'. Likewise, are turns and actions all posted IC or can I PM my sneaky stuff to @Dovahsith etc?
 
Maugan Ra said:
OK so it looks like we're on...

Can I get a link or general description of this system we're using? I have no idea what would count as a 'Major Action', aside from 'something with an impact on the faction level'. Likewise, are turns and actions all posted IC or can I PM my sneaky stuff to @Dovahsith etc?
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As regards sneaky stuff, you usually mark that your action is hidden or give it a code name or such and then discuss it in your private chat with @Dovahsith
 
Good to know.

Hmm... I'm trying to work out how to start off here, and it keeps coming down to 'What are the current relations between the Clans'.

I'm pretty sure I remember at this point that the Scorpion are in a pretty strong position, politically - Kachiko is the Imperial Advisor, Shoju is one of the Emperor's closest friends, and it's been a while since we had a war. I cannot, however, easily remember much in the way of details about recent history between the Clans - most people dislike and distrust the Scorpion on general principle, but does anyone know if there were any notable allies/enemies set up at this point in time?
 
Maugan Ra said:
Good to know.

Hmm... I'm trying to work out how to start off here, and it keeps coming down to 'What are the current relations between the Clans'.

I'm pretty sure I remember at this point that the Scorpion are in a pretty strong position, politically - Kachiko is the Imperial Advisor, Shoju is one of the Emperor's closest friends, and it's been a while since we had a war. I cannot, however, easily remember much in the way of details about recent history between the Clans - most people dislike and distrust the Scorpion on general principle, but does anyone know if there were any notable allies/enemies set up at this point in time?
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Crane vs Lion
Crab (Yakamo) vs Dragon (Hitomi)
Scorpion (Bayushi Tomaru) vs Three Man Alliance (Wasp/Sparrow/Kitsune)

But in the general picture, it can all go in any direction. One of the reasons i picked this moment. Everyone dislikes one another but isn't in outright war yet.
 
ZealousThoughts said:
Oh I plan to.

I just dont plan to act against Scoprion before I have suspiscion.
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Why would you ever want to act against your best friend and most loyal supporter? Truly, what is the world coming to...

Anyway, that's my opening move, I think. Rokugani etiquette demands all kinds of indirect communication and allegory when conducting inter-Clan diplomacy, but we can hopefully just assume that our IC letters are appropriately flowery.

I am totally going to diss someone with a haiku at some point during this game, mind. It's basically a requirement.
 
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