Court Games covers all news releases for the 5th Edition RPG product lines, along with discussions about their community impact, speculation on future releases, and recommendations to improve your L5R experience. Community comes first in our discussions, especially since we're a podcast born from the L5R Discord Patreon. Expect plenty of guests, community Q&A, and shoutouts to individual fans of L5R. Our Hosts: Jeanne - Discord: @Kakita Kaori#9489/Twitter: @WhiteVeils Michael - @Korvar#7488 ...
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Court Games: Gencon 2024
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions Mentions link CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Flight Games. Legend of the Five Rings is the property of Fantasy Flight Games. All opinions expressed on this podcast belong solely to the hosts of this show. The music used in this episode is titled "Aiko", …
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions Mentions Your links: The Buddhist Hell Realm (learnreligions.com) Adventures in Rokugan - Game Master's Kit - EDGE Studio | DriveThruRPG Onmyoji Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csWDBYr2Fe8 CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Flight Games. Legen…
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Court Games RPG - Reviews and Gaki-Do
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions Mentions link CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Flight Games. Legend of the Five Rings is the property of Fantasy Flight Games. All opinions expressed on this podcast belong solely to the hosts of this show. The music used in this episode is titled "Aiko", …
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Death, Meido, and New Stuff?
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:15 Apologies 4:15 Gencon Games 6:00 Free RPG Day 6:20 New website legendofthefiverings.com 14:30 Meido Introduction 15:20 Real World Traditions of Death 20:20 Shinto 21:30 Confucianism 23:00 Taoism 24:00 Buddhism 32:30 The Kokiji and the Creation Story and Underworld 36:30 Diyu and the Yama K…
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The Realm of Dreams with Marie Brennan
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions Mentions A Moth follows her Light: http://www.spookyelectriconline.com/L5R-Halloween-2021.pdf Inhabitants of Yume-do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yume_no_seirei Game of 100 Candles Game of 100 Candles, The by Marie Brennan – Aconyte Books Night Parade of 100 Demons Night Parade of 100 Demons,…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 3:56 Two Courts: Senkakku and Chikusho-do 7:22 Senkyo in Folklore 11:58 How might you describe Senkyo to your players? 15:09 How might your players get spirited away into Senkyo? 21:39 What happens if your players stay in Senkyo too long? 25:14 How might the animals of Senkyo test your players?…
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How to create a KILLER Duelist in L5R 5E (Feat. Nick Marini)
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Thank you for Listening! You can join future dueling tournaments by reaching out to @DSalazar on our Discord server: https://bit.ly/3Y1wlHT Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 4:30 How to prepare for a duel 10:18 Finishing Blow is the name of the game 16:38 Dueling Actions and the importance of Void 27:42 Dueling is elevated by all the mind games 33:14 C…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 New techniques 12:48 Elemental imbalances are good for plot hooks 15:33 New conditions 19:11 Pilgrimages are the new "Magistrate campaigns" 21:24 Playing non-humans in 5th Edition L5R 23:17 New titles 27:12 Our complaints 30:41 CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Flight Ga…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:15 Dragonfly Clan 16:46 20 Questions reprint 19:54 New Schools 25:50 Laughing Mountain Hearthstone Tradition 28:40 Shinomen Naga School 30:37 Tattered-Ear Nezumi 34:26 Tengu Mask of Air 40:51 Woolen Hooves Trapper Tradition 44:16 New Advantages and Disadvantages 50:29 End CourtGames is a fan …
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:06 News 3:29 Writ of the Wilds Review 9:03 Hitsu: How the Spirit Realms affect the wilderness 10:46 Elemental Imbalances 11:38 Clans and the Supernatural: It's lacking! 17:18 Detailing the Shinomen Mori 22:19 Detailing the Yobanjin 32:15 The Dragon Clan 41:01 Closing Mentions Tales of Rokugan…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:19 News 2:31 The Problem with Mysteries 7:37 The Three Elements of a Crime 18:20 The Perfect Suspects 20:10 The BIG secret for GMs 24:55 Creating clues 31:23 The Classic Mystery Story 39:48 Wrapping up the Mystery 45:06 Closing Mentions Game of 100 Candles: Game of 100 Candles, The by Marie B…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:06 News 6:21 How do I prefer to interact at the table? -- Based on Rings 22:03 How do you and the GM approach combat? -- Based on Rings 37:15 How do you want to approach problem solving? -- Based on Roles and Clans 41:56 How do I approach social interaction? -- An important question 46:15 How…
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Our final review of Adventures in Rokugan!
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:32 Writ of the Wilds is out in the wild! 2:26 What are character Motivations? 10:59 How to martial techniques work? 23:40 How do Invocations work? 39:16 Is dueling any good in AiR? 50:10 What timeline is Adventures in Rokugan? 54:34 Does Adventures include any maps of Rokugan? 59:25 Should I …
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Reviewing Adventures in Rokugan's Backgrounds
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:43 Writ of the Wilds is out in the wild! 1:59 Backgrounds 15:07 Changes to the Great Clans 16:17 Togashi and Fu Leng new origins 29:21 Lady Doji new history 32:10 Imperial and Minor Clan Backgrounds 37:17 Foreign backgrounds and new foreign nations 1:00:00 Non-human backgrounds CourtGames is …
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Adventures in Rokugan - Classes and Archetypes
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:30 Classes and Archetypes in Adventures in Rokugan 4:37 Bushi 10:21 Duelist 18:36 Courtier 25:27 Shinobi 31:56 Ritualist 43:03 Pilgrim 56:12 Acolyte 1:02:45 Closing CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Flight Games. Legend of the Five Rings is the property o…
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Thank you for Listening! This is the start to a short review series for Adventures in Rokugan. It's a BIG book with lots to talk about. This time, we discuss the controversies we're seeing on various forums surrounding the release of this new product. MentionsFillable character sheet: https://edge-studio.net/shares/adventures-in-rokugan/Game of 100…
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Dueling in Rokugan
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:13 News 2:12 Dueling in Rokugan 11:30 Request for a Formal Duel 17:18 Dueling as a legal defense 33:30 Dueling as a test of skill 37:56 A sudden challenge to a duel 45:58 Duel for ones personal honor 51:33 Duel on the Battlefield 52:35 Taryu-Jiai 57:39 Closing Mentions Forbes Article: https:/…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:51 Social Contract recap 1:06 The Governmental Social Contract 8:49 Enforcing a Governmental Contract 10:32 Citizens enforcing the contract 16:22 What happens when the contract is broken? 18:27 Degrees of citizenship 27:13 Governmental Contracts in Rokugan 28:21 Why are Governmental Contracts…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:20 What is a Tribal Contract? 4:24 Definitions of a tribal member 5:55 Limits of a tribal member 11:34 Who enforces the contract? 12:11 What if the tribe decides to break the contract? 14:21 What if the member decides to break the contract? 15:12 How does the Tribal Contract apply to L5R? 18:…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:31 News 9:13 Social Contract Theory 11:28 Three types of Social Contracts 13:04 Provisions of the Familial Contract 16:19 Extra Provisions 21:42 Limits of the Familial Contract 23:11 Marrying into a Familial Contract 27:48 Enforcing a Familial Contract 32:04 Breaking a Familial Contract 35:41…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:56 News 2:56 How do we inflict conditions in 5e? 5:57 How to inflict Dazed in 5e 11:15 Inflicting Disoriented 13:24 Immobilized 16:23 Prone 18:33 Silenced 20:10 The problem with inflicting conditions 22:32 House rules for inflicting conditions 26:13 Sustaining a condition over multiple rounds…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:41 News, One Page Contest winner announced 4:00 The Kolat in L5R, an overview 9:17 Who are the Kolat? 11:49 The Kolat as the Illuminati 14:33 The Kolat as Proletariat Revolutionaries 17:15 How were the Kolat founded? 23:44 Mentions of Kolat in 5th Edition L5R 28:55 What are the different Kola…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 3:15 Using crafting to incite a reaction 7:30 Related Opportunity Uses 9:28 Key related shuji 17:05 Mention - Custom Kakita Artisan School 17:36 Custom Equipment 21:36 Using multiple checks to create story 28:32 Schools that focus on custom items 30:02 Applying patterns to custom equipment 38:1…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:46 Why crafting is difficult in TTRPGs 11:13 3 Major reasons why crafting is useful in L5R 13:26: 1) Practicing a Passion 20:58 2) Repairing weapons and armor 25:52 3) Creating gifts 38:26 Closing Mentions GM 20 Questions: https://courtgamespod.com/gm20q CourtGames Youtube: https://www.youtub…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:10 The beginning of the Lying Darkness 5:34 What is the Lying Darkness? 7:42 Horror tropes and Inspirations for the Lying Darkness 12:24 What makes the Lying Darkness threatening? 18:34 The Lying Darkness and the Scorpion 20:05 The Lying Darkness's Weakness 20:46 Shadowbrands 21:10 The Lying …
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:11 What is Heroes of Rokugan? 2:25 What is a "Living Campaign"? 3:25 How do people join? 4:19 Heroes of Rokugan LARP 6:53 Heroes of Rokugan Battle Interactives 9:10 Getting started with Heroes of Rokugan 10:52 Player Character restrictions 12:23 When does the story take place? 15:24 Season 4 …
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:59 News 2:06 When do you want to use stealth? 4:10 Ninjutsu 11:11 Determining Target Numbers and "Stealth Zones" 18:06 Honor and Stealth Mentions Last Province Interview: https://thelastprovince.libsyn.com/episode-80-ice-and-snow To Chart the Clouds: https://aconytebooks.com/shop/to-chart-the…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:12 Reminder: CourtGames is biweekly now 2:42 Inspirations behind Jigoku 13:24 Jigoku's influence on other spiritual realms 24:40 Founding of the Shadowlands 30:56 Forces of the Shadowlands 41:29 Pros and Cons for including the Shadowlands 50:37 Note: use Session 0 to discuss horror 52:40 Clos…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:35 News 2:06 Let's talk about food 3:15 General diet 20:56 Meals 26:41 Feasts 34:11 Clan Food Cultures Mentions Scorpion and Unicorn Maps: https://edge-studio.net/merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays-from-edge-studios/ The Flower Path: https://aconytebooks.com/shop/the-flower-path-by-josh-reyno…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:14 What is "To Chart The Clouds" about? 2:29 What got Evan Dicken into writing? 4:37 What's the most interesting thing about L5R's setting? 6:48 What's Evan Dicken's favorite clan? 8:56 What is it like writing political fiction? 11:22 How is it working for Aconyte Press? 13:59 Are you nervous…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:25 The importance of interpersonal relationships in Rokugan 4:04 Common romance-driven plots 12:41 Follow these rules for including romance 24:25 Who's romancing who here? 36:46 Developing the arc of a romance 50:16 Closing Mentions Game of Letters: https://craneclan.weebly.com/the-game-of-le…
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Season 2 interview with Fortune and Strife!
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:00 Writ of the Wild Articles: Secret Empire and Dragonfly 9:42 How was Fortune and Strife Started? 13:40 What kind of themes does Fortune and Strife Explore? 17:27 Tell us about the characters 22:38 What is a summary of season 1? 26:31 What are some highlights? 29:37 What are the challenges o…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:34 Spiritual Beings of Islamic Origin 23:50 Note on Mongolian Spiritual Beings 26:02 Imagery of Desert Scens 32:19 Why might your party travel into the desert? 42:33 Desert-based Plot hooks 47:39 Closing Mentions Outsiders: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/7/18/outsiders/ Iuchi…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:35 EDGE News 5:50 How do you define a desert? 14:42 Where can deserts be placed in Rokugan? 22:09 Finding water in a desert 24:17 Desert flora and fauna 28:22 Living in the desert 32:40 Deserts make for harsh survival adventures 37:21 Shoutout to F&S Season 2 for its Desert episodes 38:25 Clo…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:48 What is a Succession Crisis? 14:08 Create factions and motivations 19:58 Who has the most influence? 25:32 How much influence should the PCs have? 37:28 Succession-based adventures CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Flight Games. Legend of the Five Ring…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:33 EDGE Website Update 5:48 Article: Venturing in Rokugan 9:24 Writ of the Wilds news 15:35 Succession of Leadership 17:07 Types of Succession 24:04 Inheritance in Japan 29:15 Inheritance in China 32:39 Inheritance in Rokugan 35:51 How do Great Clans Choose their Champions? 52:08 Closing Ment…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 5:30 What is Adventures in Rokugan? 9:00 Will support continue for 5e L5R? 3:00 What all do we need to play AiR? 12:05 Why D&D 5th Edition? 14:37 What was your design philosophy for AiR? 18:36 Should fans be comparing AIR to Oriental Adventures? 29:45 Are there any changes to the core 5e D&D ru…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 4:17 4 Different types of wetlands 11:17 Wildlife and the Supernatural 15:46 Agriculture and Industry 22:32 Living in the Swamps 31:01 Game Mechanics 35:00 Wetland Imagery 37:32 Adventures in the Wetlands 40:56 Closing Mentions Freshwater Marsh: https://livejapan.com/en/in-hokkaido/in-pref-hokk…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:59 Opportunities Overview 5:49 Players: Limiting your choices 27:19 Player: Planning ahead 31:03 What can GMs do? 37:02 Closing Mentions 5th Edition Opportunity Table: https://craneclan.weebly.com/5th-edition-opportunity-table.html Last Province Podcast on Opportunities: https://thelastprovin…
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Thank you for Listening! Mentions Announcement: https://gencon.asmodee.com/#g-adventures-in-rokugan CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Flight Games. Legend of the Five Rings is the property of Fantasy Flight Games. All opinions expressed on this podcast belong solely to the hosts of this show. The music used in …
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:38 Mining in the Mountains 19:37 Supernatural Aspects 26:24 Mountain Imagry 29:48 Adventures in the Mountains 34:20 Closing CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Flight Games. Legend of the Five Rings is the property of Fantasy Flight Games. All opinions expr…
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Interesting Environments - Mountains Pt.1
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:15 Japan's Mountain Geology 6:48 The Three Sacred Mountains 13:10 Rokugani Mountain Ranges 25:19 Travelling Through the Mountains 32:50 Mountain Towns 59:07 Iron in the Mountains 1:05:28 Closing Mentions Yamajiro: https://i.imgur.com/PaZutz7.jpeg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/70/a9/0d70a9…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:29 The Magistrate Path 15:23 The Ronin Path 36:05 Closing Mentions https://courtgamespod.com/l5r-rpg-5th-edition-adventure-tracks-08-2021/ https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/legend-of-the-five-rings-roleplaying-game CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Fl…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:21 Supernatural Creatures 17:39 Senkyo - The Realm of Animal Spirits 22:53 Mechanics for Forest Games 26:25 Forest Imagery 30:52 Forest Based Adventures 36:21 Closing Mentions "Awakened" Fiction: https://kazenoshiro63445525.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/the_fires_within.pdf Knotted Tails Advent…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 5:28 Types of Forests in Rokugan 13:54 Which Clans Have What Forests? 25:34 Forests are Sacred Places 30:55 Forest Villages 34:28 Forest Industries 48:26 Natural Forest Creatures 50:40 Closing Mentions Japanese Charcoal Making - https://knifewear.com/blogs/articles/binchotan-charcoal-how-it-is-…
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Our 100th Episode! - The Influence Game
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:45 What makes up the court? 13:40 What is Influence? 15:56 Starting Influence Value 20:10 Earning Influence 2703 Running the Influence Game 37:34 Influence Game Player Actions 51:43 How does the Influence Game effect your honor and glory? 57:02 Closing, try out the Influence Game yourself! Me…
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Thank you for Listening! Mentions The Influence Game: https://craneclan.weebly.com/the-influence-game.html The Prosperity System: https://craneclan.weebly.com/building-prosperity.html CourtGames is a fan project and is not an official affiliate of Fantasy Flight Games. Legend of the Five Rings is the property of Fantasy Flight Games. All opinions e…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:04 What is Considered an Intrigue in 5th Edition? 5:06 When Does a Narrative Scene Turn into an Intrigue? 10:16 What are Typical Goals in an Intrigue? 21:21 What are Some Popular Intrigue Strategies for Players? 33:17 What Should GMs Consider While Running an Intrigue? 38:53 Closing, What Are…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:08 1974, D&D is released 5:03 1981, Bushido is released 7:43 1985, D&D Oriental Adventures 11:22 1985 The Satanic Panic 13:10 1991 Magic The Gathering explodes onto the scene 16:59 1995 L5R the LCG is released 21:27 1997 L5R 1st Edition RPG is released 22:51 2001 Wizards produce 2nd Edition L…
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Thank you for Listening! Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:52 Rice Growing Season 9:27 Villages among the Clans 9:39 Crab Villages 11:15 Crane Villages 15:08 Dragon Villages 17:12 Lion Villages 20:29 Phoenix Villages 22:39 Scorpion Villages 27:24 Unicorn Villages 32:09 Village Visuals 35:20 Related Game Mechanics 36:34 Village Adventure Hooks 40:50 C…
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