Going to be starting up a new Role-playing campaign as GM. This time Legend of the Five Rings, on of my all-time favorite games for ease of playing, flexibility and fun. Coure it's tough to geta  really good crowd of people  that really know how to roleplay the Samurai and Japanese cultural mentality.
   For those not familiar, L5R the RPG is based on a still-popular CCG of the same name. It's set in a fantastical world called Rokugan, which is filled with Sword-wielding Samurai, Spirit-calling Shugenja, Sharp-tounged Courtiers and Horrific Oni, demonic beasts from the darkest Hells. Rokugan culture revolves around Seven great Clans/Houses and their vassal-families as well as several Minor Clans.
The Crab Clan - Brave defenders of the Empire and Rokugan's first line of defense against the Shadowlands. Considered the rudiest, most disgusting an barbaric of the Clans and they could care less, they havea Duty to perform.
The Crane Clan - Beautiful but deadly. They count the Greatest swordsman in Rokugan amongst their numbers, their skills at the blade are exceeded only by their Skills at court. Often considered the epitome of Samurai culture.
The Dragon Clan - Enigmatic, wise and introspective. The Dragon are know for their enlightened ways, deadly swords skills and the Keen eyes of their Magistrates. The Dragon also have some of the finest Swordsmen in Rokugan and are best know for their two-sword technique.
The Lion Clan - Aggressive, haughty and brilliant. The Lion are the masters of the Battlefield and have amongst their numbers the brightest tactical minds in all of Rokugan. Universally reknowned for their Brashness.
The Phoenix Clan - Masters of the Five Elements, the Phoenic are best known for their Magical Prowess, few can stand to face the might of an enrage Phoenix army. Their Samurai are some of the finest Bodyguards in Rokugan.
The Unicorn Clan - Masters of mounted combat. They become one with their steeds and are a froce to be reckoned with on the Battlefield. They are also only recently returned to Rokugan in the last 200 years, having been gone to explore the lands outside of the empire. They are considered barbaric and uncivilized.
The Scorpion - Assassins, Saboteurs, Spies, Courtiers and generally, dirty, underhanded and deceitful. what can you say about a clan that is universally know for the masks that it's members wear? Despite what the rest of the Clans think the Scorpion are most dedicated to the health and well-being of the Empire, why? Cause it's their Duty.
    At any rate part of the set-up for the game I'm going to run is that all the Characetrs are members of the Scorpion Clan. This way I can run it as a Spy Campiagn set in medieval Japan. Lots of fun to be had. I recently aquired a nice little supplement from the Spycraft game a random mission Generator...and WOW does it have some good ideas. I got about a third of the way through the sheets I have and already have ideas and notes for around 15 seperate missions! Only took a little creative thinking to tweak them form a modern-day setting to the world of Rokugan. I am SO looking forward to running this game!

anyone see monday's something awful article?

Yep, that's the problem with games made in Germany and distributed by an Austrian publisher. They aren't nearly as popular anywhere outside the German speaking countries...

From your recent posts in the Mint I would assume you like it and have been spending way too much time playing it? :)

It's all my fault... sorry :))

Playing online or offline?

Offline...still not liking the idea of playing online, but will if I can find someone I trust and don't have to eb on a server with tons of other peoples

Plus I can do the make a copy of the save folder and gamble to my hearts content...8)

Would like to arrange a weekend day to do spend some online time maybe.

Well what's a good day for you? And time? heck what is our time difference anyway? I know we've played Starcraft Online before but i was up fairly early for that as I recall, which doesn't bother me much as I'm usually up around 6am on the weekends anyway.

*nods* we'l see how I feel tomorrow morning or sunday...8)

I used to play Magic and the L5R CCG and quite a few other CCG's. Fortunately I've given up the flat-crack habit and have saved a lot more money, which is good since I need it.
I still have one magic deck I kept after I sold off my collection of goodies two years ago. It's a colorless and blue multi-player deck built around the Urza's lands and Tolarian Academy and LOTS of Artifacts. Also includes the Chimeras and Phyrexian Dreadnoughts and many, many fun tricks.

Mine field?

mouse trap?

Firsfron of Ronchester wrote:

I don't play Blue. Just never could get into it.

racist. :)

Sounds like you had some really neat deck ideas, Ren! :)

I'll look into seeing if I can build a deck along those lines. We'll see. It seems like the best cards get snatched up at the local card shop, and no one ever lets them go.

Gamers Wanted:
Hey gang, the Legend of the Five Rings RPG I wanted to run here at home is not happening due to lack of playerage so I am contemplating running it as an online game. I would utilize IRC/IRQ one of which has a bult in die-rolling utility, or will when I set up the game. The idea for the online si that it would be LIVE not via e-mail. Grnated there will be some e-mailing back and forth for characetr Sheets and subplots. If anyone is interested in this let me know. Later on I will post more requirements and set up for the story etc...

I do require a commitment of time so we can sit down and play once a week for several hours at a time. I will try to arraneg this at the most convenient time for everyone to be able to show up at the same time and be realtively awake...8)
So if you have an interest in Japanese Culture and fantasy RPGing and have the time to commit feel free to post. There will be also a requiment to purchase the Core Rule book for the system so we're all operating from th same info. I already have 3 potential playes and would like to see between 2-4 others as well.
This will NOT be a hack-n-slash game, in fact if things devolve to the point of Combat then people will die. Not to say there WON'T be combat, but it's a muc more politically-oriented game.