SENGOKU JIDAI a CK2 Quest in Feudal Japan

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The Start of a Legend

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It was Seijin no Hi, the day in which a boy becomes a man, the family was reunited to celebrate your achievement; but despise all the noun playing different instruments and the girls dancing you still felt sadness, because despite this being probably the most important day of your life your father and wasn't there with you. You knew that his presence was required on the battlefield but he could have taken a few days of leave from the front in order to see his family in such occasion.

Your brooding brought you to one of the balcony of the Shiro overlooking the festivities down below, which continued despite your absence; it was while looking down on the party that you heard the shuffling of a kimono, you turned your head and saw your mother standing beside you " What is now musuko?" she asked with voice full of concern "as something happened to you?". You graced her with a small smile "No haha, I simply long for father to be here, with us in this moment" "Oh my son, I know it must be hard for you, but your father is needed at your uncle side." You turned your face towards the festivities and exhaled deeply, then raised your gaze to the starry sky "I know, and I understand father's duty but I still think that my uncle could have let him take a few days in order to be present to the ceremony" said so you turned around and looked her in the eyes; "But this doesn't matter now, let's go and enjoy the party".

The next day you felt your head throbbing for the sake that you had drank the previous night but willed yourself to rise from your futon and start the day: first you proceed to rinse yourself and then, after a light breakfast composed by rice and some meat you went on to your duty, that for the most consisted in praying to the castle's shrine and practice Iado; after that you decided to seek out your best friend, you had to search for a while for him but eventually you found him in the castle's garden, looking at the koi pond, you reached his side but he seemed to not notice you so you called his name

[] Daisuke Takahashi, the son of one of the Clan's retainer, you two spent most of your free time together brawling and training with the bokken, despite his bigger physique you are still ahead in the contest of blade's skill

[] Akimitsu Yamamoto, he is a fragile boy always racked by illness that prevent him from taking up the katana, so he decided to spent his time reading and writing about the history of famous samurai and now he can recite some of them word by word

[] Hiroshi Mochizuki, that was surely a strange friendship, you the son of one of the Daimyo' brothers and he, a simple merchant son, but despite the stigma he carried you shouldered on the disapproval of the family and still made him in your best friend

[] Hibiki Morino, strange guy; he almost never smile but when he does is terrifying, still he is a good friend and seems to know everything about everyone, his only defect is that he is so silent you can barely know he is there with you

[] Jun Shaku, despite his advanced age Jun remain sharp as ever, he is a Buddhist monk that traveled across Japan during his younger days and has decided to settle on your family land, normally he tend to the shrines of the fiefdoms but recently has taken residence within the castle

After hearing his name your friend turned towards you and smiled "Good to see you, are you okay, yesterday you drank so much?" "Yes, I am; I wanted to talk with you, because I have doubts in my mind" "Tell me" he simply said " I am now considered a man, but I am unsure of what to do, should I join the rest of the samurai on the battlefield or try to find my way elsewhere?". Your friend simply tossed a stone inside the pond " Look at the ripples, they were caused by a small change; you are like the stone, you will change the context around you whatever you do, your choice in the end won't matter, only the result" you frowned and replied "That's not exactly a helpful advice" "No. it is not, but it will make you reflect; and from reflection will came understanding".

After your friend words you parted ways and you found yourself inside the family shrine, there you decide to light some incense and pray for guidance, you spent hours inside only to be roused from your deep state of meditation by a monk "Young Lord the Daimyo has returned", to his words you quickly raised to your feet and run towards the castle gate, where already a large group of people was amassing; there you moved forward taking your place amongst the others members of the family.

Finally you managed to see your uncle riding at the front of the column of returning samurai while the crowds of peasants that surrounded the road bowed low to their Lord; once inside the castle your uncle removed his mempo and shouted "The enemy marched towards our lands, towards ours homes, towards ours families; we have given them battle and we have emerged victorious" at those words the courtyard started cheering; but you felt a sense of dread. Because despite all of your effort you could not see your father anywhere, but your uncle next words reassured you "Do not fear if you don't see your family members here, I have left half of the army behind to guard the border under the commands of my brothers".

Later that night before the victory feast you were called aside by a retainer that gave you a message: your uncle wanted to speak to you privately, that made your sense of despair reappear, but you still followed the servant towards one of the balcony, there stood your uncle. You bowed low as manner dictated and awaited his words; only for them to crush you under their weight "I called you here to give you the notice personally… your father his dead, he lead the charge that broke the enemy flank but was killed by the enemy commander, rest assured that his death was avenged. But this doesn't matter; you lost your father and I lost one of my brothers" he turned giving you his back "Now go and inform your mother, you are excused for tonight and you may mourn him tomorrow, but the day after we will speak again".

The night and the day after were spent in a daze, you remember to have cried yourself to sleep together with your mother and to have drunk copious amount of sake until you fell into oblivion; only to be roused by your friend "Wake up, you have to clean yourself and go to speak to your uncle, or he will be very crossed at you". So you bathed and after having donned a white kimono is sign of mourning you made your way towards your uncle's rooms there you were stopped by a guard that after having cheeked the reason for your presence announced you.

You found yourself in front of your uncle, noticing that he too was wearing white, and after the necessary bow seated yourself in front of him; then you stood in silence waiting for him to speak first, as custom dictate; but you had to wait a long time before words left his lips "I loved him you know, it is wrong but between all of my brothers or even my little sister I loved your father the most, his death as left a hole in my heart that nothing will be able to fill" "Thank you for your words, it gladdens me to know that me and my mother will not be the only one to miss him" at your words he left out a sad laughter "Do not thank me yet, you do not know what I have planned for you" before you could speak he raised one hand "Your father was a fearsome warrior and I doubt you don't want to live up to his legacy, but I have plenty of brave and capable samurai under my command; no I don't need your blade, what I need is your blood". You were stunned by your uncle words but he didn't gave you time to recover before continuing.

"Your father wanted you to have more than his name as a legacy, he asked me to give him some land to rule over in my name so that he could pass them onto you at the time of his death. Now I face a problem, I promised him exactly what he asked but he died before I could grant him the land he was promised. Now I should grant you the land but the problem lies that while he was an accomplished warrior and the granting of land to him would not cause any problem you are an unknown, you have no fame yet; neither as a warrior or as an administrator, so giving land to you would be like a slap to the face to some of my most respected retainers". You swallowed the saliva that had accumulated in your mouth and asked "Then what my Lord? What is going to be of me?".

He drank some tea from a cup and answered "You may call me uncle when we are alone, but to answer your question I may have find a solution. You see, during the last battle one of my oldest retained died, he was the administrator of one of my villages; normally I would let his family retain that position but he died without having a son, so I must find a new administrator, so I would gave the duty to you, to see your mettle; and if you are capable enough maybe one day the size of the land under your control may grow. What do you think about the proposition?"

You find the answer leaving your mouth before you could think of it "I am humbled by the honor you bestow upon me uncle" "It is no honor, the place cost me more than what produce, your first duty will be to make a profit out of it, the mean of it I will leave into your hand; now go and prepare yourself you leave in three days" you raise to your feet, bow towards him and make a quick but dignified exit from the room; quickly walking all the way to your mother room to give her the news.

The next days were spent in an hurry, you had to pack all of your belonging and load them on a cart, then you had to make offering to the family shrine, both to thank your father for his later gift and to ask your ancestor for guidance in your future endeavors. The last day fund you sitting in front of then koi pond wondering about the future when you felt an hand rest on your shoulder, it belonged to your friend "I see you have found time to come here and reflect" "I was thinking about your words, about how my choice didn't matter" "Oh, and what have you concluded?" "That you were wrong, my choice is the most important thing, it is by my choices that I will shape my destiny and now my choices will shape the future of many others" "Mmh a good answer, I see you are still sound of mind despise all of the bokken to the head that you have taken" "And?" "And I admit that I was wrong about my advice; now when we leave?" "We?" "Of course, you didn't thought for a moment that I will leave you right? You are my friend, wherever you go I will came with you, now let's go we have a long voyage in front of us".

Later the same day you left the castle behind at the head of a small procession directed to your new home, after a while you turned your gaze backward toward the place where you had spent all of your old life, and your mind drifted towards your most found memories

[]Spending time listening to your father telling stories about the battle he had taken part + 1 Martial Action

[]Learning to read and write together with your mother, while listening to her singing +1 Diplomacy Action

[]Piling stacks of Mon as high as possible and then dream of what you could buy with it +1 Stewardship Action

[]Playing hide and seek with the other children, trying to imitate the infamous ninjas of the tales +1 Intrigue Action

[]Practicing Zen and praying in the shrines, while trying to learn as much as possible from the monks +1 Piety/Learning Action



Finally you turned your head forward again and started riding towards the future that awaited you, the challenge that you would face didn't matter, nor the action of your enemy; after all you are …..

(insert name)

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Of the most powerful clan in all of Japan the……

[]Oda

You belong to the Oda clan, situated in central Japan, you are well known for the might of your army

-Ashigaru units start at Green

-More Exp from training Martial

-Less income from farms

[]Shimazu

You are a member of the Shimazu clan, ruler of southern Kyushu; renown from your loyalty

-Retainer units start at Well Trained

-More Exp from training Prowess

-Cavalry units cannot reach Veteran

[]Mori

You are born into the Mori clan, master of the waves, nobody can beat you at sea

-Ship units starts as Trained

-More income from Sea Trade

-Samurai units cannot reach Veteran

[]Tokugawa

You are a member of the Tokugawa clan, nestled between powerful rivals you are masters of diplomacy

-Much More Exp from training Diplomacy

-Contracts with a Ninja Clan

-Ashigaru units cannot reach Well Trained

[]Takeda

You are a horse riding Takeda, ruler of central Japan, people says that a Takeda cannot be complete without a horse between his legs

-Cavalry units start at Trained

-Much More Exp from training Martial

-Infantry units cannot reach Veteran

[]Uesugi

You were born into the Uesugi clan, renown from your closeness with the priests and for having ancient knowledge

-Much More Exp from training Piety/Learning

-More Trade Income

-Much Less Exp from training Martial

[]Date

The Date clan is well known for his prowess in battle so as a member of it you know your way around the katana better than most

-Much More Exp from training Prowess

-Less Upkeep for Samurai units

-Less Trade Income

[]Chosokabe

Your father was a member of the Chosokabe clan, ruler of Shikoku, they say that your clan has eyes of falcon, useful for a clan of archer

-Samurai Archer can reach Guard

-More Income from farms

-Less Exp from training Diplomacy

[]Hattori

The Hattori clan is well known for being in contact with various Ninja villages, giving them an edge, be it in battle or on gathering information

-Has Many Ninja Contracts

-Much More Exp for training Intrigue

-Massive Diplomacy Malus

[]Hojo

You are a proud member of the Hojo clan, and as such you know very well how to build castles and how to improve them

-Much More Exp from training Stewardship

-More Exp from training Piety/Learning

-Much Less Exp from training Prowess

[]Ikko Ikki

The Ikko Ikki are not a true clan but a coalitions of fellow-minded families, as such while you don't have the history or pride of other clans you have a much bigger "family"

-Can recruit Volunteers

-Has easier access to Warrior Monks

-Massive, Massive, MASSIVE Diplomacy Penalty

[]Otomo

The Otomo clan has a strange relationship with the Mainland Japan and often have diplomatic pacts with the western lands

-Can recruit mercenary across the sea

-Easier access to Gunpowder

-Cannot recruit Warrior Monks



Finally after a few days of travel you arrived at the village that your uncle as assigned you, and his words rang true, it is truly in a decrepit condition, with the houses barely standing up and the villagers emaciated and hungry, at the beginning you felt disappointed; that was what your uncle had gave you? But then you understood that this was only the beginning, after you would make the place flourish surely recognition from your uncle would come and with that probably more land and title. That brought your spirits up and make you smile.

When you reached your estate you were greeted by a small building with only a dozen rooms surrounded by a wooden wall; there, after having deposited all of your belongings inside, you asked for the village elder to come and greet you, only to discover that there wasn't one, the last one had died during the winter and the previous retainer had not replaced him; so for the moment you had no direct connection with the villagers under your rule. Finally after the long day of travel you decided to lie down and sleep.

The next day found you traveling across the land that was given to you in order to better understand with what you had to work and have a clear view of the landscape in order to decide of what to do.

Choice the village starting location

[]The village is situated in a small valley between hills and a mountain whit a river running through, the houses are surrounded by a few farms nestled at the foot of a forest that looms over the buildings (possibility to build mines and a lumber industry)

[]The village his built in the middle of a plain, the only source of fresh water is a lake situated close to the village; the farms seems lush and despite the run down appearance the village is fairly large (possibility of ranches)

[]The village is built along the coastline, closely following is formation, while there are few far that you would have expected you have a fair number of fishing boats (access to sea trade and fishing industry)

You nod to yourself, this will do. This is where your legend will begin

 

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Information







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This the information page, it will be updated every four turn



Economics

Treasury

-10.000 Mon

-10 Bushel of Rice

The Mon is the currency used for almost any action with a cost, meanwhile Rice is used in order to pay for the troops during campaign and keep the village feed during winter





Military

Unit List

Peasant Tier

-Peasant Spearmen

-Peasant Archer

Ashigaru Tier

-Ashigaru Yari

-Ashigaru Bowmen

-Ashigaru Swords

-Ashigaru Matchlocks

Samurai Tier

-Samurai Yari

-Samurai Katana

-Samurai Naginata

-Samurai Nodachi

-Samurai Archer

-Samurai Horse

-Samurai Horse Yari

-Samurai Horse Archer

-Samurai Matchlocks

Retainer Tier

-Retainer Infantry

-Retainer Horse

-Retainer Archer

Ships

-Light Ship

-Medium Ship

-Heavy Ship

-Cannon Ship



Every unit is given a rank in base of how well they are trained these rank are Peasant/Green/Trained/Well Trained/Veteran these rank give this Bonus/Malus to their Battle Roll -20/-10/+0/+10/+20, some units are capped at a specific level

Some units can reach the rank of Guard, giving a +50 to their rolls but these units are rare and very expensive

The troops can have many Bonus or Malus added to them, it all depends from the situation of the fight; some of them depends on: how well they are equipped, how much have they marched or by the weather

Mercenary units unless specified are recruited at the Trained rank and are almost always available, but their composition can change depending on locations and time





In regards of the traits you start with none, they are gained and lost in base of the action of the character; so be careful of your choice


Omakes will give a bonus to the roll they are applied, the first one will give a +15, the second a +10 and the third a +5

 

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Characters Sheet











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Ranjin Date of the Date Clan

Age:16







.Martial 15

.Diplomacy 20

.Stewardship 14

.Intrigue 3

.Piety/Learning 20

.Prowess 11





Traits





Ability

.War Cry: During battle you may let out a mighty roar of fury and rage that frightens nearby enemy troops. -5 to the Morale Roll for selected enemy unit




Hiroshi Mochizuki

Age: 17







Martial 14

Diplomacy 10

Stewardship 15

Intrigue 12

Piety/Learning 15

Prowess 7



Traits

.Money pincher: 10% more income from taxes if he is a steward



Ability

 

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Turn 1

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Spring

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"Ku Ju Hachi, Ku Ju Ku, Hyaku" you shouted, lowering your katana, then you proceeded to sheath it and, with your Kata done for the day you went inside your estate in order to refresh yourself; there, sitting in the main room was Hiroshi, drinking tea. Hearing your footsteps he lifted his eyes from the cup and, after a long look at you said "You smell, go and take a bath" you responded at his banter with mirth, "For your information I don't smell, this is simply the odour of a true man, it's a disgrace that your nose cannot comprehend its beauty"; he smiled and, after having pinched his nose replied "I have smelled horse's dung that had a better perfume". You laughed and said "I'm going, I'm going, wait for me in the archive room" then you proceed to walk towards the room that was used as a bathroom; simply a room with at its centre a very big wooden tub full of water that was heated on the fire by your servants.

After having rinsed and dried yourself you donned a clean kimono and proceeded to make your way to the archive room; the room had obtained is name from the usage of it, three of the room's walls were covered in shelves full of documents; the previous owner had used it to record and store all of the information on the village, and you had decided to not change that. Inside the room, seated at its centre was your friend, reading some document; you entered the door and said "Put that were it belongs, I have need of your counsel" "And tell me, o mighty lord, in which matter can this lowly servant be of use?" "Be serious; I have received mostly a courtly and religious upbringing so I have only small notions on how to govern a village in my uncle's name so I will need all the help that I can in order to do so" "And you want my help?" "Of course I want your help, even if you haven't received any training in this field you are my dearest friend which I trust the most in this world, I will want always you at my side!". After a few moments of silence Hiroshi placed his right hand upon his heart and bowed his head "You cannot comprehend how much your words mean to me; and I vow to do anything in order to help you in yours endeavours. Now tell me, were do we starts?".

You seat at the table in front of him and start speaking "Before making any decision on the future of the village we should see about its current condition and resources" "I know what we are looking for" he said "While searching for something to read I have found the most recent tax document". He then leaped to his feet and went to one of the shelves taking from it a small paper document, once returned to the table he handed it to you; "This should have all of the information you need"







Village Ledger

Mon: The Mon is the most common form of currency in the Sengoku Era, small coins with a hole in the centre where a small rope can be passed in order to tie more coins together for easier transport. Mon are earned through Taxes and Trade Agreements

Bushels of Rice: Rice was the most important good of Feudal Japan, not only it was used to feed the populace and the army but also as mean of payment to the lower class. Rice is produced by the Rice Field

Manpower: Manpower indicate the quantity of people can be taken away from the fields in order to raise a Military Unit or to work in a Project; using a Manpower Unit in a Project doesn't consumed it but it cannot be used elsewhere while the Project is in construction. Manpower Unit are gained 1 for a 1000 adult in the village



Treasury

.10.000 Mon

.10 Bushel of Rice

.1 Manpower Unit

Village Income 0 Mon

Village Expenses 500 Mon

Village Rice Consumption 2 Bushel of Rice (During winter the consumption will double)



Taxes

Low/Medium/High +100 Mon

Taxes are a way of Income, they can be set on Low, Medium or High and give respectively 5 Mon each 100 adult, 10 Mon each 100 adult and 15 Mon each 100 adult. Taxes give also a bonus/malus to the rolls of the village actions: Low +5, Medium +0, High -5



Village Growth

The village population will grow as long as there is enough food to keep them feed and other parameters

Adult Population Growth 5% (5 or more Bushels of Rice in the Treasury)





Village infrastructure

.Wooden Houses, no Bonuses. Risk of fire







You give the document a good read and then look up on Hiroshi, who smile at you and say "I know it is not exactly what you expected but see this in a different prospective" "And what should this be? Because this village currently is a drain for money and only the Spirits know how long it will take before this will change!" "Well you could see the village as a blank piece of paper where you will be able to paint anything that you want" "I see what you mean... yes maybe you are right. Now, yesterday I took time for visiting the village and look on the different avenue of expansion it has; so this is what we are going to do".



Martial Choose 1 Action

[]Have a look at the armoury. Chance of Success 50%. Unless you want your men to be armed with sticks and stones you should see what you have put aside for their equipment. Gain Weapons

[]Ask your family for an old Samurai. Chance of Success 30%. Not exactly a good start but your family could surely give you someone to help you manage your forces. Gain a medium-level Advisor

[]Search for a wandering Ronin. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 100%. There are always Samurai without master in search of one, you could try to find your advisor amongst them. Gain an Advisor, the quality depends on the roll



Diplomacy Choose 2 Action

[]Nominate a Village Elder. Chance of Success 50%. Talk to the families heads in order to find a new speaker of the people. Gain information on the wants of the villagers

[]Ask your family for an advisor. Chance of Success 30%. While not exactly a good first impression as an administrator you could ask your family for help. Gain a medium-level Advisor

[]Put a notice for the employment of an advisor. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 100%. Alternatively you could ask around for someone in search of an employment as a wordsmith. Gain an Advisor, the quality depends on the roll



Stewardship Choose 1 Action

[]Build a Rice Farm. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 50%. The foundation of your economy you should try and build more of them. Gain a Rice Farm, produce 1 Bushel of Rice

[]Ask your family for someone to help you. Chance of Success 30%. There is always the option to ask your family for help, of course this will not look good. Gain a medium-level Advisor

[]Try to find someone expert in the handling of money. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 100%. You could hope to find a merchant or some third born that received a training in stewardship. Gain an Advisor, the quality depends on the roll



Intrigue Choose 1

[]Pay a servant to listen to the words of the villagers. 100 Mon, Chance of Success 50%. Try to establish the beginning of a rumour mill. Gain base information of the village opinion of you

[]Ask your family for an advisor. Chance of Success 30%. In your family you are renown for your complete lack of guile, maybe they are willing to help in that regard. Gain a medium-level Advisor

[]Try to find some rouge. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 100%. You could try to find someone good in the game of shadow, or maybe they will find you. Gain an Advisor, the quality depends on the roll



Piety/Learning Choose 1

[]Restore the Village Shrine. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 50%. The previous administrator of the village let the shrine fall in shambles, change that. Gain small amount of villagers thanks, may host very small festivities

[]Ask your family for a learned man. Chance of Success 30%. Learned man are rare so asking your family for one will surely cost you most of their goodwill. Gain a medium-level Advisor

[]Wait for a travelling Priest. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 100%. You could always awaits for the surely coming priests that travel across Japan and offer one of them a position as an advisor. Gain an Advisor, the quality depends on the roll



Personal Choose 1

[]Ask Hiroshi to be the leader of your military forces. Chances of success 100%.

[]Ask Hiroshi to be your chief (and only) diplomat. Chances of Success 100%

[]Ask Hiroshi to be your steward. Chance of Success 100%

[]Ask Hiroshi to be your man in the shadow. Chance of Success 100%

[]Ask Hiroshi to be your helper in matter of knowledge. Chance of Success 100%

[]Ask Hiroshi to be the commander of your future bodyguard. Chance of Success 100%

 

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Turn 1 Result

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Spring

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The end of the season found you and Hiroshi interviewing the various candidate that had come forward to serve you, some of them were rejected without a second thought; while others received a more severe scrutiny



Martial

[X]Search for a wandering Ronin. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 100%. There are always Samurai without master in search of one, you could try to find your advisor amongst them. Gain an Advisor, the quality depends on the roll

Rolled 86+15=101

The first candidate was a old ronin that went by the name of Musashi, he arrived one day and asked for you. When you two where left alone he told you his story; his previous Daimyo died in battle and he, not having fought with him in said battle was spared by the winners; so he started wandering the land in search of a new master to serve. After some question on his skill and pedigree you agreed to take him in your service.

Gain Military Advisor: 20 Martial +20 to the training roll for troops



Diplomacy

[X]Nominate a Village Elder. Chance of Success 50%. Talk to the families heads in order to find a new speaker of the people. Gain information on the wants of the villagers

Rolled 66+20=86

One of the first thing you did was to nominate a Village Elder to help you have a better understanding of the needs of the people. After having convoked the various families heads you talked with each one separately in order to find the best candidate; finally you fund the right one: a former Ashigaru called Aoi that had served your family for over two decades before retiring after a leg injury that left him with a limp. You talked with him about his new duty and found him more than happy to taek up the mantle of village elder.

Gain Village Elder: you are now aware of the needs of the villagers



[X]Put a notice for the employment of an advisor. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 100%. Alternatively you could ask around for someone in search of an employment as a wordsmith. Gain an Advisor, the quality depends on the roll

Rolled 33+20=53

The man that you choose to be your spokesperson was a young samurai, clearly not an expert in his field but of all the candidate he was the only one that seemed honest about his background, so you decided to accept him in your services.

Gain Diplomatic Advisor: 12 Diplomacy



Stewardship

[X]Build a Rice Farm. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 50%. The foundation of your economy you should try and build more of them. Gain a Rice Farm, produce 1 Bushel of Rice

Rolled 11 +14=25

Despite all of your effort you were not capable of building a rice farm during the spring, you do not know why, maybe the men were too weak to do the heavy work required or maybe the soil was wrong, fact is that you only wasted Mon on this project



Intrigue

[X]Try to find some rouge. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 100%. You could try to find someone good in the game of shadow, or maybe they will find you. Gain an Advisor, the quality depends on the roll

Rolled 99+3=102

You were desperate, despite the offer nobody had taken up your offer, nobody! One night when you were sleeping you were awoken by a current of air, raising from your tatami you found the sliding door of your room open, so after closing it you tried to return to your sleep only to see someone sitting in the corner of the room drinking tea; before you could give the alarm the figure spoke "Don't be hasty, I mean you no harm" while slowing moving yourself towards your katana you asked " Who are you?" "You know me" said the figure raising from his position and coming towards the light offered by the lamp. Now you could see his face "Hibiki, Hibiki Morino? What are you doing here?"; the man was in fact known to you, he was a servant at your family castle, "I heard that you were in need of someone able to go unnoticed and that would not shy away from the action needed to be done; and so here I am" finally after a few moment you found yourself speaking again "You are a ninja right?" "Indeed I am" "And you want to serve me, not my uncle but me?" "Yes this is my intention, if you will have me" after pondering the right answer you decided to accept his offer, founding yourself with a ninja in your employment.

Gain Intrigue Advisor: 20 Intrigue +25 to the torture rolls



Piety/Learning

[X]Restore the Village Shrine. 500 Mon, Chance of Success 50%. The previous administrator of the village let the shrine fall in shambles, change that. Gain small amount of villagers thanks, may host very small festivities

Rolled 34+20=54

Despite the failure that was building the farm you fund the villagers a little more willing to work at the shrine. Finally after an entire season of work the small shrine was refurnished and the damage done by the disuse was repaired.

Gain Small Village Shrine: gain village thanks, can now host small festivities



Personal

[X]Ask Hiroshi to be your steward. Chance of Success 100%

Rolled 70

After the failure in building the farm Hiroshi offered himself to be you steward and you gladly accepted his offer





Mon spent 2500