Questions for the GMs

[Ikoma Honoka]

LM is probably best. Might need her elsewhere EM. Go ahead and thread me when ready.

Done!

[Ikoma Honoka]

Art for art’s sake is a wonderful concept, but has little place in an Imperial Court. Whether you intend to send a message or not, a message will be read by the inquisitive (and sometimes depraved) minds around you. Far better to control that message.

Make a contested Courtier (Manipulation)/Awareness, Games: Sadane (Intelligence) roll, or Intimidation/Willpower roll. Assume your opponent (who is left to your imagination, but should not be a figure of High Status or a PC without their player’s permission) has rolled a neat 20 on their corresponding roll. Techniques or advantages that modify contested rolls of these types apply. You receive 1 Art point for a successful roll, and 1 additional Art point per Raise.

Does Bentens Blessing work on this?

[Fukurokujin]

Art for art’s sake is a wonderful concept, but has little place in an Imperial Court. Whether you intend to send a message or not, a message will be read by the inquisitive (and sometimes depraved) minds around you. Far better to control that message.

Make a contested Courtier (Manipulation)/Awareness, Games: Sadane (Intelligence) roll, or Intimidation/Willpower roll. Assume your opponent (who is left to your imagination, but should not be a figure of High Status or a PC without their player’s permission) has rolled a neat 20 on their corresponding roll. Techniques or advantages that modify contested rolls of these types apply. You receive 1 Art point for a successful roll, and 1 additional Art point per Raise.

Does Bentens Blessing work on this?

This is more a broadcast than a persuasion, so not this time.

[Ikoma Honoka]

I don't understand part 3 of the event, for this

Should you choose this option, your patron must support the same Wind as you.

Are you basically picking a NPC to recognise you? Or is it an unnamed person and they just support the wind of your choice? Or is it a player - if so what if no player passes that supports the same wind? Same as if it's the NPC, as majority haven't declared on a wind as far as I can tell

[Cearnach]

You're picking an NPC from the delegations (full delegations are listed in the thread with that title in the Almanac). We did envision players lobbying high-influence NPCs from the delegations for Winds, but that hasn't really materialized. What we'll do in this case is that the NPC you choose just does back the Wind of your choice if you're picking off the delegation list. If you're picking a daimyo or other guy with a picture, this list of leanings will help. We will post this to the event as well.

Wind Leanings Note, these are not formal declarations.

Keihime
Otomo Tooru
Otomo Mariko
Matsu Tsuruyo
Kitsune Aiko
Moshi Akane
Ichiro Himari
Chou-sin
Mirumoto Tsukahara
Kasuga Genjiko

Gorobei
Ikoma Ryota
Gusai Rioshida
Hiruma Ichika
Ichiro Aoi

Tomaru
The Elemental Council (minus Sorami)
Shiba Rumiko
Heichi Batsuda
Agasha Akari
Yogo Tenka

Noriko
Kakita Hajime
Doji Minehime
Akodo Sanae
Isawa Sorami (Master of Water)
Shiba Higashime [Tomaru sympathies]
Suzume Ryobu
Kakita Sorashi
Asahina Junpei
Daidoji Irumi


Tatsuya
Abbot Do
Bokushi
Asako Ainojo [very quietly]

Neutral
Seppun Sadako
Miya Hachi
Togashi Mizohachi
Bayushi Kaguya
Kaiu Masahiko [inching toward Tatsuya]
Kasuga Izumi
Hida Gendo
Hida Kozume
Kuni Mirabu
Yasuki Ameiko
Kitsu Shintaro
Shosuro Ryusei
Soshi Michiko
Kitsune Fumihito
Suzume Hanae

[Ikoma Honoka]

That's very helpful, thank you!

So we can't pick anyone neutral to get them on a winds side? Just one of the leanings?

If you haven't publicly declared for any wind yourself are you not allowed to pick the Courtier/awareness option?

[Cearnach]

If you mean to present as neutral, even if you aren't neutral in your heart of hearts, then you cannot pick an aligned option. The patron has to be able to see that your art has this political purpose, and obviously can't do that if it doesn't have one. You could pick a neutrally-aligned person, though.

If you want to use this to make a declaration, it might be a good venue. You could pick an aligned patron in that case, but doing so would serve as your declaration.

As for getting someone on the Wind's side, you can choose one of the non-Daimyo NPCs from the delegation rosters.

[Ikoma Honoka]

Does part 3 (Courtier/Awareness roll) on the Garden of Earthly Delights event count as opposed/contested? Also does Benten's work on this?

I may just be misunderstanding it still

[Cearnach]

No to both.