I tried asking ChatGPT for a court argument and the result was ... surprisingly good. Someone clearly has been teaching ChatGPT about L5R. compose an Otomo courtier's oratory arguing against marrying into the crane clan in the legends of the five rings universe Honorable lords, esteemed ladies, and ...

But I choose to be encouraged that there may yet be a chance to bring Tomaru and Tatsuya together, since you weren't IC trying to avoid it, if there is a future chapter with these characters. :) I hope so! Tomaru actually seemed a decent fellow from what I could see. I'm a little worried for his an...

I enjoyed Kaiu Masahiko the most. He was an operator, friendly, but overly paranoid, and he cost the Crab a little less than he helped them, which is sort of what an NPC boss is all about. The only NPC I felt like I just didn't really have was Tatsuya. I liked Kaiu Masahiko a lot! He felt like the ...

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Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:56 pm

Fuku and I got tired, is really the answer there.

You needed random NPC court actions generated by CourtGPT (powered by OtomoAI)!

Final Update: Pursuant to the successful completion of their Clan Goal "As Time Goes By..." the sum of the Influence or Status ranks of the spouses in the better of the Crane's marriages to each Great Clan is subtracted from the influence total of Otomo Keihime. Those marriages are: Crab: Katsuragi...

Thanks for playing! As always, you bring interesting characters to the game. :D Ryoichi was a Hida Bushi with courtly training? Thanks! Yes, he was Hida bushi school, but got to use a total of zero Hida bushi techniques. One of my first questions to our delegation head was, "Hey, is it cool to wear...

Daichi Was hoping to get married this season, which was one of the reasons he was at court. It was also one of the reasons he visited Mariko several times. He was looking for a woman with courtly skills to marry as he hoped to bring more political power to house Tetsumura. The fact that Mariko coul...

We didn't cross paths that much, but I was glad to have Shiori on Team Crab! I enjoyed Shiori's role in the play (that post was amazing), and interacting with her over Nyoko (who I kinda want to steal now...).

I thought Masaki was great, and I appreciate all that she did for Team Crab! One thing I was curious about: which sumo wrestlers was she lobbying? I was pretty sure Masaki was quietly doing rolls in the sumo tournament and I was trying to pick wrestlers I didn't think she was working on, but not sur...

It was a pleasure working with you on team Crab. You did some good work with treaties and other negotiations, and it was nice to have you around. I am rather terrible at questions, so I'll leave that off. Just wanted to say it was fun having you with the Crab. Thanks very much! Working with Daichi ...

Director's Cut Question: Think back on the game as a whole. If you could go back, and add just one more scene with our characters in it, what would it be? What are they doing/talking about? In hindsight I would've liked to talk to Eiji more in the early game on about Otomo Gorobei (following up our...

Alas, Shiori didn't get to interact much with Ryoichi until near the end of the game. Still, she has much hope in him that he will find a future after Court. I mean, you have done a lot in the negotiations and trades! Also, securing one of the Winds too! Do you think you'll be reprising Ryoichi in ...

1. Did Ryoichi change much from concept to execution? Yes, very much so . I originally thought I'd be a kind of duelist/yojimbo for whatever courtiers the Crab ended up sending, and wouldn't get involved in the politics that much ... then I found that I really enjoyed the courtier aspect of the game...

I had a ton of fun this game and will miss it and the players in it. Thanks to the GMs and the players! I'm looking forward to the next game, whenever it may be!

Feel free to ask me anything.

We also began and ended the game with two units of Gaijin Goods because we could never fathom who the hell would WANT the damn things- and Higashime as the stickler for law and order she is, we couldn't exactly deal them under the table even if we'd found a taker. I actually would've liked to get t...

With Court wrapping up, Yasuki Ryoichi headed down to the docks to arrange for passage home. He had changed out of his court clothing and into more of a everyday kimono made of sturdy blue cloth.

"That boat looks pretty fast," he commented, heading towards one of them.

With a firm nod, Yasuki Ryoichi kept an eye on the crowd as the two of them made their exit.

Looking to escort Tatsuya out of Court before knives start getting drawn.

Following Lady Shiba's fiery denouncement that ended the court session, Yasuki Ryoichi found his way over to Tatsuya. "Well, I suppose that it was too much to hope for this session to settle anything," the Yasuki said, shaking his head. "Tatsuya-san, I think it might be a good idea for us to leave, ...

"I'd be curious to see this sculptor's work," Ryoichi commented. "Are their works displayed in Kyuden Ikoma? Or are they more of a crafter for the common folk?"