3/20/2012: Ninja and Pirates

[Jay Luo]

An attempt on the life of the Imperial Bride was foiled by the heroic efforts of Kitsuki Sogetsu. Magistrates are investigating in Benten Seido in order to determine who might be behind this treacherous plot.



Meanwhile, piracy at sea has grown into a serious problem.

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Top scores:

Assassinate Imperial Bride

Shosuro Aroru	785
Shosuro Kotaro	738
Goju Rune	522
Shosuro Honzo	420
Soshi Arashi-Tejina	382
the ronin Tokoyami	338
Bayushi Hiryu	319
Shosuro Yukio	233
Bayushi Sasori	226
the ronin Ritoshi	220

Guard Imperial Bride

Kitsuki Sogetsu	822
Kitsuki Tai Lung	597
Shosuro Aroru	280
Kitsuki Misaru	276
Shosuro Susumu	268
Kitsuki Hobitnulanulavosum	263
Kitsuki Ketsumei	250
Goju Rune	221
Kitsuki Zatoichi	219
Daigotsu Yukio	208

[Kitsu Hiraku]

Oh, I just LOVE the "truth" versus truth approach here. It's so in the setting spirit.
And then there's the fact that I will do all the actions because of that.

[Hida Joji]

Ahoy me maties!

[Bayushi Haruka]

Calling it now, the Spider are just gonna get blamed

[Shosuro Aroru]

...I've stated my peace in another thread, but I'm not happy with this at all.

[Tamori Manji]

*puts on sunglasses and walks away towards the sunset*

[Daigotsu Thrakhath]

We are the bogeymen of Rokugan!

[Hida Joji]

Mar 20, 2012 17:46:32 GMT -5 Shosuro Aroru said:

...I've stated my peace in another thread, but I'm not happy with this at all.

Better blame someone and remember there is no such thing as Ninjas... Only lightheaded glass-loving evidence obsessed paper-samurai believe they do! ( And are right!)

[Kitsuki Ayame]

Eh, it's just a game. A Facebook-game (not even a game I actually spend money on, like the L5R CCG or RPG), so it would take some time for me to get worked up over this. It would've been dramatic if Domotai kicked the bucket, but this is interesting as well.

At least I can do more at the investigation in the temple than at the battlefield. lol

[Shagi the Mad]

Mar 20, 2012 17:45:09 GMT -5 Bayushi Haruka said:

Calling it now, the Spider are just gonna get blamed

Don't think so in this case. There's no political capital in blaming the Spider. Truth-seekers and Kaneka supporters will want to blame the Scorpion; Hantei Supporters may see an advantage in blaming the Lion. Power-gamers will want to blame everyone! Who gains by blaming the Spider alone?

[Tamori Manji]

I completely agree with Shagi. Even the Scorpion, who could gain by blaming the Spider, would gain more by blaming the Lion.

[Agasha Shodai]

Jay? Any thoughts of restricting these so that when you get Gold Mastery in one of the blame game missions it locks the other missions unless you have a certain amount of infamy or something?

Honorable samurai aren't supposed to be able to back down on their word easily and a samurai who jumps from one side to another would lose face because they're basically saying "I'm certain it is THIS group... No, wait, THIS group... Then again..."

[Takezo]

Mar 20, 2012 19:45:20 GMT -5 Agasha Shodai said:

Jay? Any thoughts of restricting these so that when you get Gold Mastery in one of the blame game missions it locks the other missions unless you have a certain amount of infamy or something?

Honorable samurai aren't supposed to be able to back down on their word easily and a samurai who jumps from one side to another would lose face because they're basically saying "I'm certain it is THIS group... No, wait, THIS group... Then again..."

Excellent idea - and it has been done before.

Just make the job completion issue a mastery drop which precludes participation in the other jobs (which has been done before, though offhand I don't recall exactly the situation, but it likewise prevented a lot of ludicrous waffling between positions.)

[Mirumoto Daisuke]

Mar 20, 2012 20:49:58 GMT -5 Takezo said:

Mar 20, 2012 19:45:20 GMT -5 Agasha Shodai said:

Jay? Any thoughts of restricting these so that when you get Gold Mastery in one of the blame game missions it locks the other missions unless you have a certain amount of infamy or something?

Honorable samurai aren't supposed to be able to back down on their word easily and a samurai who jumps from one side to another would lose face because they're basically saying "I'm certain it is THIS group... No, wait, THIS group... Then again..."

Excellent idea - and it has been done before.

Just make the job completion issue a mastery drop which precludes participation in the other jobs (which has been done before, though offhand I don't recall exactly the situation, but it likewise prevented a lot of ludicrous waffling between positions.)

Something like...Married? :-)

[Shoju]

Admin hat on

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While I agree that this is an unfortunate result, I just want to make sure that people understand that this discussion needs to remain civil, and a discussion.

I'm not accusing anyone of stepping out of line. I'm simply reminding people, in both threads, that the discussion will need to stay on topic, and civil.

player hat back on

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I am certainly putting my weight into the option I'm after.

I'm sorry Lions, but I'm placing the blame on your clan. It's nothing personal, I just need to see chaos, strife, misery, and what not. Blaming my brethren in the Spider, or the Scorpion, don't create the same strife as the clan who just signed a treaty with the clan whose bride almost died.