Samurai Taka [L5R]

[Havocfett]

IN THE FAR FUTURE, IN A DISTANT LAND
I, DAIGOTSU, ANCIENT MASTER OF THE SPIDER CLAN
UNLEASHED AN UNSPEAKABLE EVIL UPON ROKUGAN
BUT IN MY MOMENT OF TRIUMPH
A FOOOOOLISH SAMURAI WARRIOR STEPPED FORTH TO OPPOSE ME
BEFORE I COULD STRIKE HIM DOWN
A PORTAL WAS OPENED IN TIME ITSELF
AND HE WAS FLUNG INTO THE DISTANT PAST
TO UNDO THE FUTURE THAT IS DAIGOTSU
​

You are a samurai, and you have had a very bad day.

The Dark Lord Daigotsu, master of the Spider Clan, champion of Hell Itself, has marched upon your homeland of Rokugan. Armies were laid to waste opposing him. Islands destroyed in their entirety. Cities burned, buried, wiped from existence entirely.

You stood at the end of it all. At Otosan Uchi, capital of Rokugan, the most important place in the world. You watched as armies of monsters and demons, not merely the Oni of the Shadowlands but a horde of new, alien, and lethal monstrosities ripped through the armies defending it. You saw all of your friends, everyone who had survived until that point, died in doomed combat against the horde. You saw the emperor killed as his armies broke around him. You saw the Gods slaughtered on the field, saw those who remained bend knee to their new master. You saw as Daigotsu himself, newly minted lord of the Heavens and Rokugan, asked if any dared to oppose him now.

You dared.

You fought.

You lost.

But before he could kill you, something happened. A figure, nothing yet everything, the void itself in human shape, manifested upon the battlefield. You knew what it was, what it must be. The Void Dragon, come to witness the last failure of humanity. And as the sword fell, it intervened. It grabbed you, threw you into a tear in reality as Daigotsu raged behind you.

You do not know what happened next. Merely a faint memory of speech in an alien language.

Until-

[ ] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is atop a small island, which itself is part of a large archipelago. The archipelago has an abundance of snow-dusted mountain tops.
[ ] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance.
[ ] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by a sparse savannah through which enormous and alien wildlife frolics.
[ ] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by great flows of black rock and vents of steam reminiscent of the very pits of Jigoku.​

 

[Havocfett]

Name: Taka

Description: Taka is of average height for a Rokugani. He bears a slight tan from a life filled with prolonged exposure to the sun, and his thick black hair is longer and more wild than is proper. He is rangy, with ropy muscles that bely his strength. Despite a rough and slightly unkempt appearance, he exudes an easy confidence and quiet serenity.

Honor: 8.0
Glory: 0.0

Rings:

• Air: Adept
  • XP: 0/900
  • You have quick reflexes and adept in the courts of Rokugan. While you may not always know the cultural norms of the local area, the details discussed in conversation, or have the pull or authority of a proper samurai, you are sincere and as convincing as most courtiers in personal interaction, skilled at avoiding harm in battle, and are an excellent shot with a bow.
• Fire: Untrained
  • XP: 0/100
  • You are not particularly intelligent, and while you may be strong you do not move with the grace and technique expected of a trained samurai. In addition, your skill with weapons is mono-focused upon the blade.
• Water: Adept
  • XP: 0/900
  • You are a fine example of Samurai physicality, swift, fierce, and with a sharp eye. Foes break before you, and it takes an impressive person indeed to slip by your watch.
• Earth: Student
  • XP: 0/300
  • You are tough, yes, and willful, but not in a way that would set you apart from other Samurai.
• Void: Teacher
  • XP: 0/3200
  • You are deeply religious and have an innate understanding of the mystical and matters of the soul. You can enter the poorly understood state of 'flow', of action with inaction, of self-obliteration in the process of doing, with ease and are skilled at meditation. You have five Void Points.
  • Fortune Favors the Mortal Man: Student
    • XP: 0/300
    • You follow in the footsteps of Kihei, Toku, and Masatane. You excel in the face of difficult and impossible tasks, and against things beyond the ken of mortal man. While in situations of extreme danger and adversity you may spend a Void to become more skilled in every way. In addition, while wielding a blade, you use Void (Reduced by One Rank) instead of Fire to determine your skill with a blade. This only applies to swords.

 

[Havocfett]

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[Lealope]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is atop a small island, which itself is part of a large archipelago. The archipelago has an abundance of snow-dusted mountain tops.

 

[asphaltus]

[X] You find yourself through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by great flows of black rock and vents of steam reminiscent of the very pits of Jigoku.

No idea what I'm voting for, but this seemed the most hardcore.

 

[TenfoldShields]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is atop a small island, which itself is part of a large archipelago. The archipelago has an abundance of snow-dusted mountain tops.

Yaaaaay island vacation.

 

[Mina]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance.

Cities are promising, and it sounds like a nice place. I bet there's nothing but rude people that overcharge you for rice on the islands, going by ancient Ikoma lore about island dwellers.

 

[Tempera]

[X] You find yourself through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by great flows of black rock and vents of steam reminiscent of the very pits of Jigoku.

 

[Dark as Silver]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance.

 

[The Fourth Monado]

[X] You find yourself through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by great flows of black rock and vents of steam reminiscent of the very pits of Jigoku.

I come for memes

 

[gman391]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance.

Samurai Jack in L5R?
Let's do this.

 

[veekie]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance.

 

[horngeek]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance.

Gotta get back- wait, shit, we *are* back.

Gotta kill Daigotsu!

 

[A Nation's Virtue]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance.

Is this guy from the Monkey Clan?

 

[Baron Ouroboros]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance.


And thus we begin. I know nothing of this setting, hence my excitement truthfully.

 

[Dark as Silver]

Is this guy from the Monkey Clan?

Click to shrink...

I hope that or 3e murderblender, it'd suck try and kill Daigotsu with anything less than the finest of classes.

 

[Winged Knight]

[X] You find yourself through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by great flows of black rock and vents of steam reminiscent of the very pits of Jigoku.

 

[Mayari]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance

 

[pantherasapiens]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by a sparse savannah through which enormous and alien wildlife frolics.

 

[Derek58]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance

 

[Wade Garrett]

Cities are promising, and it sounds like a nice place. I bet there's nothing but rude people that overcharge you for rice on the islands, going by ancient Ikoma lore about island dwellers.

Click to shrink...

You've been talking to that Isao guy again, haven't you?

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by a sparse savannah through which enormous and alien wildlife frolics.

I'm voting for this because it might be dinosaurs, and I like dinosaurs.

 

[Dark as Silver]

I'm voting for this because it might be dinosaurs, and I like dinosaurs.

Click to shrink...

This is compelling logic.
[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by a sparse savannah through which enormous and alien wildlife frolics.

 

[lavanderjasmine]

[X] You find yourself through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by great flows of black rock and vents of steam reminiscent of the very pits of Jigoku.

 

[Xyzarach]

[X] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It is surrounded by a sparse savannah through which enormous and alien wildlife frolics.

 

[Scify]

[X ] You find yourself falling through the air towards a snow-dusted mountain top. It borders a great sea and wild, lush lands. You can see cities, far in the distance.

Other than the fact that I think this is modeled after Samurai Jack, I have no idea what's going on. It sounds interesting, though.