Legend of the Five Rings
I am toying with an idea for Legend of the Five Rings 4e. The time period would be at the start of or just before the Great Famine. My initial idea is that the Crab Clan has called early for a Twenty Winter Goblin and so their lands are now flooded with ronin who are wanting to participate. At this time the Shadowlands are quite active which is why the announcement was made earlier than usual so that a large enough number could gather and swell the ranks. The characters would be charged with duties on the wall and also on the country side assisting in keeping the ronin in line.
I hope to include a fair amount of action and adventure as the characters carry out war with the Shadowlands and with bandits along with political tension during the Winter months to advance their own personal agendas. I love nothing more than to watch a player take their character forward through the social hierarchy of Rokugan and would personally love to have a game go long enough that heirs can be played. Elements of investigation and horror may also appear. Love stories can happen, but I am a believer in the tragic nature of Rokugan so be forewarned there.
Magic in my eyes is a mysterious and unknown thing. I aim to keep things in that vein. This does not mean shugenja are given penalties to their spellcasting, but I expect people to treat them as the mysterious priests they are and shugenja characters to act accordingly as well.
I make no promises this game will do anything more than die in the womb. I have had many games do so and have also had many games die due to player attrition. But I love this system and this idea is certainly churning. My hope is that taking things slow so that I can develop out characters, NPCs, lands and plots will let things flourish. I am moving in August so nothing will get started before then. If people want to do this, I can open up a board and slowly populate things until then while players discuss their characters and what they'd like to see. I certainly want player input to breathe life into the lands of the Crab Clan where we will be playing.
Any suggestions, questions or comments are welcome.