18. Who was your character named to honor?
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When receiving or choosing a name at their coming of age ceremony, many samurai adopt a name that honors a recent or particularly noteworthy ancestor. In the Emerald Empire, using a portion of an ancestral name combined with other syllables to change its meaning is one common practice for many families. Whose name is your character’s derived from? What was meant by the bestowal of this name upon your character? What did this person accomplish during their life? How did they die, or do they still live? Did or does your character have a personal relationship with this ancestor? Does your character feel pride in the name they carry, or do they fear failing to live up to the person it represents?
First, roll a ten-sided die twice. Consult those numbers in Table 2–1: Samurai Heritage on the next page to see entries on two potential famous relatives from the last few generations. Choose one of those two options as the relative for whom your character is named. Then, roll a ten-sided die again as specified by that entry.
At the GM’s discretion, all players in a game may choose the first result, the second result, or both results.
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Core Rulebook · Chapter 2: Creating a Character › Part VI: Ancestry and Family › 18. Who was your character named to honor? · p. 95
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When receiving or choosing a name at their coming of age ceremony, many samurai adopt a name that honors a recent or particularly noteworthy ancestor. In the Emerald Empire, using a portion of an ancestral name combined with other syllables to change its meaning is one common practice for many families. Whose name is your character’s derived from? What was meant by the bestowal of this name upon your character? What did this person accomplish during their life? How did they die, or do they still live? Did or does your character have a personal relationship with this ancestor? Does your character feel pride in the name they carry, or do they fear failing to live up to the person it represents?
First, roll a ten-sided die twice. Consult those numbers in Table 2–1: Samurai Heritage on the next page to see entries on two potential famous relatives from the last few generations. Choose one of those two options as the relative for whom your character is named. Then, roll a ten-sided die again as specified by that entry.
At the GM’s discretion, all players in a game may choose the first result, the second result, or both results.