Questions for the GMs

[Yasuki Masaki]

You have the right of it.

*Relieved sigh*

Sorry, one more! Might involve an NPC request.

viewtopic.php?f=63&t=264&p=3431#p3431

[Yogo Kiuchi]

Question here.

[Yasuki Masaki]

NPC-ish request again!

viewtopic.php?f=63&t=264&p=3533#p3533

[Ikoma Tanji]

where are the boar clan lands?

[Cearnach]

Just northwest of the Crab, south-west of the Shinomen.

[Yogo Kiuchi]

NPC Requests here. Sorta.

[Isawa Ebiko]

Can I attempt to refute the Crane delegation gifting supplies to the Crane?

[Yasuki Masaki]

Can I attempt to refute the Crane delegation gifting supplies to the Crane?

I'd convert this question to its more general version, even!

Can one attempt to 'refute' someone presenting an offering? Or are Court Points gained from offerings not subject to refutation?

[Isawa Ebiko]

Can I attempt to refute the Crane delegation gifting supplies to the Crane?

I'd convert this question to its more general version, even!

Can one attempt to 'refute' someone presenting an offering? Or are Court Points gained from offerings not subject to refutation?

The general version especially, but this seems a good example for a potential faux pas to be turned into a scandal.

[Agasha Yuna]

Just to make 100% sure I have this right,

I have been counting 1 VP earned back for 3 slots of sleep.
(plus any earned from meditation, tea, etc)

Is that right?

[Ikoma Honoka]

Just to make 100% sure I have this right,

I have been counting 1 VP earned back for 3 slots of sleep.
(plus any earned from meditation, tea, etc)

Is that right?

Not a GM but as per RaW it's all Void Points back if you have 8 hours of rest (or 3 consecutive timeslots as it is in this game - MN/LN/EM from Day 1 to Day 2 if you were at the gathering EN or EN/MN/LN if you were not). If you don't sleep for the required amount in consecutive time slots/hours you get no void back and suffer the Fatigued status (+5 TN to all skill/trait/spellcasting rolls)

Note it's 2 timeslots if blessed by yume-do, and 4 if cursed by yume-do

[Agasha Yuna]

Oh nice! I have more than I thought!

[Fukurokujin]

Can I attempt to refute the Crane delegation gifting supplies to the Crane?

I'd convert this question to its more general version, even!

Can one attempt to 'refute' someone presenting an offering? Or are Court Points gained from offerings not subject to refutation?

The general version especially, but this seems a good example for a potential faux pas to be turned into a scandal.

Since this attracts attention:
The presented offering, as written, cannot be refuted.
I'll note that there is more that can be done than Court Actions in Court, however.

[Fukurokujin]

Just to make 100% sure I have this right,

I have been counting 1 VP earned back for 3 slots of sleep.
(plus any earned from meditation, tea, etc)

Is that right?

Not a GM but as per RaW it's all Void Points back if you have 8 hours of rest (or 3 consecutive timeslots as it is in this game - MN/LN/EM from Day 1 to Day 2 if you were at the gathering EN or EN/MN/LN if you were not). If you don't sleep for the required amount in consecutive time slots/hours you get no void back and suffer the Fatigued status (+5 TN to all skill/trait/spellcasting rolls)

Note it's 2 timeslots if blessed by yume-do, and 4 if cursed by yume-do

Yep.

[Yasuki Masaki]

Huh. I'm still coming to terms with some of the court rules, it seems.

1) On 'Concur with Another':

2) Concur with Another’s Position- The PC may work to support the position advanced by another. Doing so will require an Awareness / Courtier, Awareness / Etiquette, Awareness / Perform: Oratory, Awareness / Perform: Storytelling, or Willpower / Intimidation roll, the TN of which is equal to the basic TN set by the presider. It is an uncontested Social Skill roll. Success earns the supported PC 10 Court Points; each Raise on the Roll earns an additional 5 Court Points. Failure with no called Raises earns 0 Court Points; failure with called Raises loses a number of Court Points equal to 10 x the number of Raises called (this can result in negative Court Point totals). A PC may only Concur with a given PC once per court meeting, but a PC may concur with multiple PCs in a given meeting.

If you fail with Raises while doing so, are the Court Points lost reduced from the person you're supporting, or from your own points?

2) And a... maybe a question? Maybe a suggestion?

With one proposal treated at a time, it may end up happening that you have to be online and active at a relatively limited window of time to attempt to 'Introduce a proposal' - as we don't know in advance when one discussion will end so another can begin.

The 'question' would be - is there a rough amount of time each proposal stays up before being accepted or negated so that we can keep that in mind when planning when to stop by to make a proposal?

If not... might there be another way to avoid needing players to be on at the exact time when a proposal is ruled upon to get a chance to make a proposal?

It hasn't been that much of an issue on D2 since we had only 2 proposals so far, but when petitions for trade agreements and the like begin, I could see this becoming a possible issue!

Thanks again!

[Fukurokujin]

Huh. I'm still coming to terms with some of the court rules, it seems.

1) On 'Concur with Another':

2) Concur with Another’s Position- The PC may work to support the position advanced by another. Doing so will require an Awareness / Courtier, Awareness / Etiquette, Awareness / Perform: Oratory, Awareness / Perform: Storytelling, or Willpower / Intimidation roll, the TN of which is equal to the basic TN set by the presider. It is an uncontested Social Skill roll. Success earns the supported PC 10 Court Points; each Raise on the Roll earns an additional 5 Court Points. Failure with no called Raises earns 0 Court Points; failure with called Raises loses a number of Court Points equal to 10 x the number of Raises called (this can result in negative Court Point totals). A PC may only Concur with a given PC once per court meeting, but a PC may concur with multiple PCs in a given meeting.

If you fail with Raises while doing so, are the Court Points lost reduced from the person you're supporting, or from your own points?

2) And a... maybe a question? Maybe a suggestion?

With one proposal treated at a time, it may end up happening that you have to be online and active at a relatively limited window of time to attempt to 'Introduce a proposal' - as we don't know in advance when one discussion will end so another can begin.

The 'question' would be - is there a rough amount of time each proposal stays up before being accepted or negated so that we can keep that in mind when planning when to stop by to make a proposal?

If not... might there be another way to avoid needing players to be on at the exact time when a proposal is ruled upon to get a chance to make a proposal?

It hasn't been that much of an issue on D2 since we had only 2 proposals so far, but when petitions for trade agreements and the like begin, I could see this becoming a possible issue!

Thanks again!

For 1, it's for the person supported. Being associated with someone who fares poorly in Court reduces one's own chances of success.

For 2, we'll take the feedback into account as we move forward.

[Hiruma Daichi]

PC is from the same School type (bushi, courtier, shugenja, etc.) as presiding officer, +1
PC is from the same School as the presiding officer, +1

For the sake of this Can you add the npc's school to their descriptions or to the opening court post?

[Fukurokujin]

PC is from the same School type (bushi, courtier, shugenja, etc.) as presiding officer, +1
PC is from the same School as the presiding officer, +1

For the sake of this Can you add the npc's school to their descriptions or to the opening court post?

I believe we have it for Rumiko in D2, and we'll try to be sure to have it in one or the other of those places moving forward.
Just to be sure, Rumiko's a Loremaster, a Courtier School.

[Doji Hikaru]

Request here: viewtopic.php?f=66&t=324&p=3934#p3934

[Isawa Ebiko]

PC is from the same School type (bushi, courtier, shugenja, etc.) as presiding officer, +1
PC is from the same School as the presiding officer, +1

For the sake of this Can you add the npc's school to their descriptions or to the opening court post?

I believe we have it for Rumiko in D2, and we'll try to be sure to have it in one or the other of those places moving forward.
Just to be sure, Rumiko's a Loremaster, a Courtier School.

I missed that myself and am editing my action notes.