Questions for the GMs

[Agasha Yuna]

Conversation request - Otomo Mariko

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[Agasha Yuna]

D6 court

Just to be 100% clear, since the potential for social mis-step is enormous...

Your intent is that we can both be silently present, and, if we want, add our own words to the stream of eulogies, right? And it is okay to post with a kind of preface like...

"Yuna knew in this formal moment how essential following the order of precedence was. She only spoke when it was the time for samurai of her rank and influence to speak, after so many luminaries had already done so."

[Insert words]

But for the sake of timing of posts and PBP, PCs can post in any order with the understanding it actually happened in the socially correct order?

[Ikoma Honoka]

Does Bentens Blessing apply to the 'tracking down' part of A Ronin in a Haystack if you're trying to talk to people to get information (such as using courtier)?

[Cearnach]

Sure, if they're reluctant to talk at first. And I suspect they would be.

[Yasuki Masaki]

Minor thing here

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[Hiruma Daichi]

Weird question.

With the Empress dead, can we still present offerings?

[Fukurokujin]

Weird question.

With the Empress dead, can we still present offerings?

To the Court, to the host, or to Her Blessed Memory, yes.

[Yasuki Ryoichi]

Sure, if they're reluctant to talk at first. And I suspect they would be.

Ryoko Owari is a very big place, and there are many ronin struggling to make a living among its twisting alleys and lumber-wagon traffic jams. And you’ve got to find one of them, even if it takes you all night.

You have the run of the streets of Ryoko Owari for the three time-slots set aside for this event. You can try to track down Tatsuya using any method you choose. Your friendly neighborhood gm is ready to run NPCs to your specifications. You must have a total of 4 successful rolls to successfully find Tatsuya. These rolls have a TN of 20.

Three questions:
1. Since this stage takes 3 time slots, does that mean each team member gets to make 3 rolls to find Tatsuya in this stage?
2. Do called raises yield more successes?
3. I'd like to talk to people and ask around for Tatsuya using a true (but vague) cover story of "His rich cousin wants to meet him to maybe give him something". Would this be Investigation/Awareness or Courtier/Awareness or something else?

[Cearnach]

Three questions:
1. Since this stage takes 3 time slots, does that mean each team member gets to make 3 rolls to find Tatsuya in this stage?
2. Do called raises yield more successes?
3. I'd like to talk to people and ask around for Tatsuya using a true (but vague) cover story of "His rich cousin wants to meet him to maybe give him something". Would this be Investigation/Awareness or Courtier/Awareness or something else?

1. Yes.
2. No
3. Sounds like Courtier or Sincerity/Awareness to me.

[Doji Hikaru]

Court rules specify that a PC cannot refute another PCs position more than once per court. Does that similarly apply to NPCs?

[Cearnach]

Yes, you can only refute an NPC once per PC. You can concur with your buddies' position (once), or introduce a new position as Hoshiko has done.

[Doji Hikaru]

Kakita Hajime blinked at the Monk's speech. Hmm..

Current Point Standings
Otomo Mariko (Strike the marriage): 45
Doji Hikaru (Lion-Crane treaty): 25
Asahina Hoshiko (Keep the marriage): 15

Double checking the math on Mariko's support:
Mariko introduced: Pass with one raise (+15)
Shinnosuke refutes: Pass with one Raise (-15)
Isawa Shinjo Support: Pass at base, no raises (+10)
Hikaru refutre: Pass with one raise, (-15)
Otomo Tooru supports: +15
Jihen: Pass with 4 raises (+30)

(15+10+15+30) - (15+15)
70 - 30 = 40 points to strike the marriage

[Cearnach]

I had a hang-up about negative numbers and the possibility of PC Houses losing influence (or subtracting influence from Winds in the metagame), but Fukurokujin has convinced me to let math be math, so you are correct.