7. What is your character’s relationship with their clan?
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Not every samurai lives and breathes their clan’s creed, and individuals often diverge considerably from their clan on specific issues of philosophy, politics, or other personal matters. Now that you know who your lord is, does your character embrace their clan’s ideals and goals, or do they find themself in conflict with them? Does your character agree with current policies or regard them as mistakes? Perhaps a militaristic samurai is born into the Crane or the Phoenix Clan, or a pacifistic samurai is born into the Lion or Crab Clan. Perhaps a Scorpion disagrees with their clan’s sinister behavior. Perhaps a Lion believes their clan’s enmity for the Crane is an error.
Consider not only how your character differs from clan orthodoxy, but how they arrived at that point. Perhaps an ancient grudge with another clan was revealed as foolishness when they had to journey alongside a member of that clan—or maybe one of the clan’s allies uses methods your character cannot tolerate. This can help flesh out not just your character’s worldview, but also their story so far.
Choose one of the following:
If your character believes firmly in the precepts of their clan and the values it holds dear, gain +5 glory based on their reputation as an upstanding member of their community.
If your character has a fundamental disagreement with their clan’s beliefs, policies, or practices and has defied these in the past, gain 1 rank in a skill in which you have 0 ranks. Consider why this skill represents a divergence from the clan’s training or values.
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Core Rulebook · Chapter 2: Creating a Character › Part III: Honor and Glory › 6. What does yourcharacter long for,and how might thisimpede their duty? › Selecting One’s Ninjō Properly · p. 88 p. 91
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Not every samurai lives and breathes their clan’s creed, and individuals often diverge considerably from their clan on specific issues of philosophy, politics, or other personal matters. Now that you know who your lord is, does your character embrace their clan’s ideals and goals, or do they find themself in conflict with them? Does your character agree with current policies or regard them as mistakes? Perhaps a militaristic samurai is born into the Crane or the Phoenix Clan, or a pacifistic samurai is born into the Lion or Crab Clan. Perhaps a Scorpion disagrees with their clan’s sinister behavior. Perhaps a Lion believes their clan’s enmity for the Crane is an error.
Consider not only how your character differs from clan orthodoxy, but how they arrived at that point. Perhaps an ancient grudge with another clan was revealed as foolishness when they had to journey alongside a member of that clan—or maybe one of the clan’s allies uses methods your character cannot tolerate. This can help flesh out not just your character’s worldview, but also their story so far.
Choose one of the following:
If your character believes firmly in the precepts of their clan and the values it holds dear, gain +5 glory based on their reputation as an upstanding member of their community.
If your character has a fundamental disagreement with their clan’s beliefs, policies, or practices and has defied these in the past, gain 1 rank in a skill in which you have 0 ranks. Consider why this skill represents a divergence from the clan’s training or values.