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-A link to the official character creation document - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxHYaHb19-BaeVNRRkRsRU80QkE
+#REDIRECT [[Campaign Rules]]
-Character Creation
-Starting Experience:
-Any player who played in a previous Heroes
-of Rokugan campaign gains a bonus of 5
-Experience Points.
-Players may gain up to 10 extra Experience
-Points for a PC by taking Disadvantages on
-that PC. There is no limit to the number of
-Disadvantages that can be taken, but no more
-than 10 Experience Points can be gained.
-No starting PC may begin play with more
-than 149 Insight.
-Advantages and Disadvantages:
-The following Advantages and
-Disadvantages are Banned at character
-creation; PCs may not start play with them.
-They may be acquired through play as
-rewards or penalties in modules, and others
-will be available for purchase through the
-Favor System. (A few may become available
-after specific story triggers in the campaign.)
-Some (although not all) changes from
-previous campaigns have been highlighted.
-Advantages:
-Blackmail, Blissful Betrothal, Broken Wave
-Citizen, Child of Chikushudo, Chosen by the
-Oracles, Clear Water Native, Dark Edge
-Native, Darling of the Court, Different
-School, Friend of the Brotherhood,
-Forbidden Knowledge (Kolat), Gentry, Great
-Destiny, Higher Purpose, Imperial City
-Citizen, Imperial City Veteran, Imperial
-Spouse, Imperial Scribe, Inner Gift,
-Inheritance: Asahina Blade, Inheritance:
-Trained Falcon, Inheritance: Kobune,
-Inheritance: Water Hammer Armor, Iron
-Heart Native, Laughing Plains Native,
-Medium, Multiple Schools, Naga Ancestry,
-Naishou Native, Nikesake Citizen,
-Reincarnated, Sacred Forest Native, Sacred
-Weapon, Sacrosanct, Sage of the Sword and
-Fan, Servant, Social Position, Spy Network,
-Student of Shourido, Touch of the Spirit
-Realm: Gaki-do, Touch of the Spirit Realm:
-Yomi, Watanu-trained, Zakyo Toshi Citizen
-Disadvantages:
-Anachronism, Bad Fortune (all except Moto
-Curse, Bitter Betrothal, Blackmailed,
-Bounty, Broken Wave Stigma, Clear Water
-Stigma, Dark Edge Reputation, Dark Fate,
-Dependent, Enlightened Madness, Forced
-Retirement, Hostage, Imperial City Stigma,
-Lord Moon’s Curse, Member of the
-Chrysanthemum Court, Nikesake Stigma,
-Sleeper Agent, Trials of the Imperial City,
-Water Hammer Stigma, Zakyo Toshi Stigma
-Special Notes:
-The Ally Advantage may only be taken with
-NPCs in the setting primer. All NPCs have
-an Influence equal to half their Status,
-rounded up. PCs may only begin play with
-Allies with a total point cost of 5 or lower.
-(As a reminder, Ally cost is equal to their
-Devotion, minimum 1, plus Influence.)
-Similarly, Sworn Enemy may only be taken
-with NPCs in the setting primer. All NPCs
-should be considered to be 5-point Sworn
-Enemies.
-PCs with ranks in a Monk School may not
-take the Multiple Schools Advantage (Kuni
-Witch Hunters are the exception to this, and
-may only move to the Kuni Shugenja
-School). Shugenja PCs may only take
-Multiple Schools to enter a non-shugenja
-(and non-bushi) School.
-Hotei’s Curse may only be taken if a PC’s
-School has Techniques that require Void
-Points to activate; taking a Path or otherwise
-preventing access to those Techniques in play
-will require buying off the Disadvantage.
-Kharmic Tie may only be taken with another
-PC.
-PCs may take Advantages or Disadvantages
-from opposing sets as long as they are not the
-same option (for example, Failure of Courage
-and Paragon of Compassion would be
-allowed, but Failure of Honesty and Paragon
-of Honesty is not).
-Schools:
-PCs must be human Samurai or Monks;
-Gaijin, Spider, Shadowlands, Bloodspeaker,
-Kolat, and Nonhuman Schools are
-disallowed.
-PCs who are clan samurai may take the
-Dutiful Disciple ronin shugenja School
-without requiring Different School. (This
-allows them to study an element not preferred
-by their clan’s shugenja School, or Minor
-Clan samurai who don’t have a shugenja
-School in their clan to be shugenja.)
-The following Basic Schools are Banned in
-Heroes of Rokugan 4:
-Asako Henshin, Guru Sainika Fighter,
-Hitomi Kikage Zumi, Hoshi Tsurui Zumi,
-Komori Shugenja, Kshatriya Warrior, Morito
-Bushi, Shinmaki Order, Shosuro Actor
-The following Paths and Advanced Schools
-are Banned:
-Crab Berserker, Crane Aerie Falconer,
-Children of Doji, De Bellis Legionnaire,
-Dragon Overseer, Hateru Ninja, Imperial
-Scion, Isawa Archaeologist, Kakita Jester,
-Koga Ninja, Kolat Assassin, Kolat Guardian
-of the Hidden Temple, Kolat Master, Machi-
-Kanshisha, Minor Clan Defender, Rajya ke
-Varisa, Second City Guardsman, Sesai Ninja,
-the Silent Ones, Sons of Shadow, Snow
-Riders, Sword of Yotsu, the Weavers
-All Paths and Advanced Schools require
-meeting any prerequisites and spending
-Favors.
-New Great Clan: The Owl Clan
-As detailed in the setting primer, the Owl
-Clan are a Great Clan in Heroes of Rokugan
-. Their Families and Schools are as follows:
-Hantei Family (+1 Awareness)
-Chise Family (+1 Perception)
-Heichi Family (+1 Willpower)
-Hantei Bushi School (Imperial Histories, pg.
-), Hantei Diplomat (Otomo Diplomat,
-Imperial Histories, pg. 27), Chise Shugenja
-(Seppun Shugenja, Imperial Histories, pg.
-), Heichi Bushi (Core Book, pg. 217)
-Other Clan Notes
-The Tamori Family listed in the book is the
-Agasha Family of the Dragon Clan.
-Mechanically, they are unchanged from the
-book.
-The Agasha Family listed in the book is the
-Gennai Family of the Phoenix Clan.
-Mechanically, they are unchanged from the
-book.
-The Bat and Ox Minor Clans do not exist in
-this timeline.
-The Boar Clan are now the Heichi Family of
-the Owl Clan.
-The Dragonfly Clan are now the Tonbo
-Family of the Dragon Clan.
-The Falcon Clan are now the Toritaka Family
-of the Crab Clan.
-The Fox Clan retain their independent Minor
-Clan status.
-The Snake Clan are now the Chuda vassal
-family of the Dragon Clan.
-The Yotsu Family are now the Tiger Clan.
-Their School and Trait are notes in Imperial
-Histories, page 276.
-Kata and Kiho
-Kata and kiho require Favors to purchase in
-addition to their experience cost, and are
-therefore not allowed on beginning PCs.
-The Strength of the Scorpion Kata (The Great
-Clans, pg. 230) has its Effect changed to:
-You gain +1k1 to the Contested Roll to
-Disarm an opponent. If you call a Raise on
-this roll and succeed, you may catch their
-weapon instead of knocking it to the ground.
-New Minor Clan: The Frog Clan
-Kaeru Family: +1 Awareness
-Kaeru Bushi School
-Benefit: +1 Agility
-Skills: Commerce, Defense, Jiujutsu,
-Kenjutsu, Lore: Underworld, Staves (Machi-
-kanshisha), any Bugei or Low Skill
-Honor: 2.5
-Outfit: Katana, Wakizashi, Machi-kanshisha
-or Bo Staff, Light Armor, Traveling Pack, 5
-koku
-Techniques
-Rank 1: Way of the Frog
-The simplest of weapons should never be
-underestimated. Kaeru Bushi receive a Free
-Raise on all attacks with a machi-kanshisha
-or bo staff. In addition, their long tradition of
-working alongside the merchant class has
-taught the value of trade; the receive +1k0 to
-all Commerce Skill Rolls.
-Rank 2: Smoke and Mirrors
-The Machi-kanshisha were a ronin otokadate
-for years, and could not afford to cause
-permanent harm to clan samurai; in order to
-keep peace in their city, they developed
-methods of subduing opponents or rendering
-them harmless. At this Rank, Kaeru Bushi
-add additional unkept dice equal to their
-School Rank to the Contested Rolls for the
-Knockdown or Disarm Maneuvers while
-using a machi-kanshisha or bo staff.
-Rank 3: Wear Them Down
-Although a single blow may prove
-insufficient to defeat an opponent, few foes
-are capable of withstanding a barrage of
-attacks. Kaeru Bushi may now make Simple
-Action attacks with a machi-kanshisha or bo
-staff.
-Rank 4: Edonichi’s Lesson
-The Frog Clan has been a Minor Clan for two
-centuries, and have learned a little about
-honorable combat in that time. Kaeru Bushi
-at this Rank may make Simple Action attacks
-with Katana, Improvised Weapons, and
-Unarmed Attacks. In addition, the bonus
-from their Rank 2 Technique now applies to
-unarmed Knockdown or Disarm Maneuvers.
-Rank 5: Clouded Mind
-A quick blow to the head can disorient even
-the most resilient opponents. Once per
-skirmish, the Kaeru may spend two Void
-Points after successfully performing a
-Knockdown to Stun the target until after the
-target’s next Turn.
-Mechanics
-Changes to Schools:
-Asahina Shugenja School Technique
-(Core Book, pg. 110)
-Add the following text to “The Soul’s Grace”
-Technique: Using this Technique is a Simple
-Action.
-Kitsuki Investigator Rank 2 Technique
-(Core Book, pg. 114)
-Omit all reference to the Feint Maneuver in
-this Technique.
-Bayushi Bushi Rank 2 Technique (Core
-Book, pg. 126)
-Replace the text of the last sentence with the
-following: You gain a Free Raise on all
-attacks that can be used for any maneuver.
-Shosuro Infiltrator School (Core Book, pg.
-)
-This School may not be taken at character
-creation. Instead, a PC must have at least one
-Rank of another Scorpion School and
-purchase the Multiple Schools Advantage to
-enter it. This establishes a cover identity for
-the character, allowing them to travel the
-Empire without revealing the existence of the
-School. In this instance, you may waive the
-favor cost of the Multiple Schools
-Advantage.
-Usagi Bushi Rank 5 Technique (Core
-Book, pg. 221)
-Replace the text with the following: When
-you successfully strike an opponent twice in
-one Round, you may make an unarmed attack
-against them as a Free Action. Immediately
-after resolving that attack, you gain an
-additional Free Move action (even if you
-have already taken a Free Move action this
-Round) to move away from them.
-Snake Clan/Chuda Family (Core Book, pg.
-)
-The Snake Clan does not exist in this
-timeline. Instead, the Chuda family is a
-vassal family of the Togashi, using the
-Togashi Family Trait. Only members of the
-Chuda vassal family may take the Chuda
-Shugenja School, which exists as written
-except for the Technique:
-Second Chance: The Chuda know the value
-of a second chance, and bestow that upon
-their allies. When an ally in your view fails a
-roll, you may spend a Void Point to allow
-them to re-roll it. They must keep the result
-of the second roll. In combat, this is
-considered a Free Action that may be taken
-on another PC’s Initiative. This Technique
-may only be used a number of times per
-module equal to your School Rank. You gain
-a Free Raise on all spells with the Defense
-keyword.
-Generic Ronin Basic School (Secrets of the
-Empire, pg. 236)
-This School may be taken by PCs from Minor
-Clans that do not have a Bushi School
-without the need for Different School. Ronin
-and Minor Clan Paths all may replace
-Techniques in this School as normal.
-Kuni Witch Hunter School (The Great
-Clans, pg. 40)
-The Rank One Technique adds +5 to the total
-of the player’s roll for every rank of the
-Shadowlands Taint the opponent has instead
-of its normal bonus; this is added by the GM
-in secret.
-Mantis Brawler Rank 2 Technique (The
-Great Clans, pg. 166)
-Replace the last sentence of the first
-paragraph with:
-You may call a single Raise when you make
-an attack. If you succeed, you may add +5 to
-your Armor TN until the start of your next
-Turn (or +10 if you are Prone). This bonus
-does not stack with itself.
-Other Schools:
-The Tessen Path is now an Entry Path for
-Hantei Bushi, replacing their Rank 1
-Technique.
-The Empress Guard is available to Akodo
-Bushi and Matsu Berserker PCs as a Rank 4
-Path.
-The Isawa Tensai Path increases a PC’s Rank
-for determining table level by 1.
-Emerald Magistrates may take the Emperald
-Magistrate Path at Rank 5 if their School
-provides Simple Action attacks at Rank 4. A
-PC must be an Emerald Magistrate to take the
-Path.
-The Kitsune Ranger Alternate Path is
-exclusive to the Fox Clan.
-Changes to Existing Mechanics:
-Increased Damage (Core Book, pg. 87)
-Add the following text to the Increased
-Damage Maneuver:
-Two Raises may be used to gain +0k1,
-instead of +2k0, if desired. This can also be
-used multiple times, for as many Raises as
-can be called, in any combination.
-Honor:
-Instead of using the Honor Chart, Heroes of
-Rokugan will use a streamlined system to
-indicate how much any given action will
-change a character’s Honor. Honorable
-actions will be indicated with an “H”,
-followed by a number representing its Action
-Rank. The amount of Honor Points gained
-by any given action is the amount that the
-PC’s Honor Rank is lower than the Action
-Rank. (For example, an “H8” action gives a
-character with Honor 6.3 a total of 2 points.
-The same action earns a character with Honor
-of 8.0 or higher no gain.) Similarly,
-dishonorable actions will be noted with “D#”,
-indicating how much is lost by having an
-Honor Rank higher than the Action Rank.
-Some actions may qualify as both Honorable
-and Dishonorable for different Honor Rank
-characters; these will be noted as “H#/D#”.
-(Following Orders Despite Personal
-Misgivings is H3/D6, meaning that a
-character with Honor Rank 2 gains one point,
-while a character with Honor Rank 9 loses
-three points, for example.)
-Most Honor gains and losses will be detailed
-in the modules; if a GM feels a player has
-earned a change in Honor based on
-exceptional actions not accounted for in the
-module, they may award a gain of up to 2
-points of Honor beyond any listed in the
-module. No PC should be awarded more
-Honor than this per module. (There is no
-limit to the amount of Honor a PC may lose
-based on their action.)
-Honor Rolls will be allowed in Heroes of
-Rokugan 4, However, they are limited to
-explicitly honorable actions.
-Glory:
-PCs will lose a certain amount of Glory
-Points at the beginning of every module for
-inactivity. Any Technique that allows a PC
-to gain Glory may only be used once per
-module. Otherwise, PCs may only gain
-Glory as listed in the modules.
-The following mechanics will not be used
-in HoR 4:
-The Feint Maneuver (Core Book, pg. 86)
-Ancestors (Core Book, pg. 241-244)
-Heritage Tables (The Great Clans, pg. 292)
-Maho is not allowed on starting PCs.

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