rc Tae Vai Pg 1 Editorial Pg 2 Walking the Way Pg 4 Taka’s Treasures Pg 6 Oracle of the Void Pg 12 Artist Market‘The Shadow Samurai PM yD Pok Heroes 00 not — themselves seat. Greatuess is eet S apou them. =, The Toelol termes ‘The Apprentice (One of these Followers will become a Personality available only to Assembly Members, Who will it be? That's up to youl Make your voice heard Send in your vote via letter or postcard. One vote will be randomly awn to win 8 complete set of Anvil of Despair. Anyone can win the set, but only Assembly members votes will count to naming the hero. Send! your vote to: Alderac Entertainment Group 4045 Guasti Road #212 Ontario, CA 91761 Votes must be received by Oct ‘The Personal Champion‘Site tec News travels as quickly athe winds f wa in Rokuga, but because ofthe ravages ofthe wat, communication has reduced ise o rumors and accusations To the north and ea, the armies ofthe Lion ‘nine tei assault of Doj Castle Standing alone against the flrcest samura inthe Empire were the tiny army ofthe Cran, led by Daido Uk and an army of Phoenix shugen ed bythe samurai-maiden Shiba Tsukune Tie ater time, Matsu Teak found herself pu othe task a the Crane samara used the familia of the tera to thei advantage whl the unorthodox strategies ond sores ofthe Phoenix thwared Take acti It seemed as ifthe Lion woul be fred o retreat fr reinforcements when another ‘army - Shadowlands army ~ advanced from the direction of the Emperors Palace. Scots report that it seemed the thre armies would bund together o fight the trea, but at he lst moment, the Lon amy retested, leaving the Crane and Phoenix to sat alone against the threat. was only a mater of hours ‘before the amis ofthe Empie were force to retreat, buying just enough time fr the inhabits of Dot ‘ste f abandon the ancient sironghod ofthe Crane. Dol Cases now inthe hands of the Shadowlands “amy led by the mad mackeryof Une Claas Champion. Meanwhile, Dot Hoturl has mased a age force Cranes nthe south ofthe lands, complemented with a small contingent of Naga led by the warlord Shadaret, ‘Mean. nthe wet the “onin army” continues to gather strength. What was one a Insignificant army {Dragon samira led by a disgraced champion s slowly becoming a fore to be reckoned wih Tour has ‘eeated the Crab and Hida Sune at Bei Pass, has fored Sukune's brother, Ykarn, to retreat othe ‘alls of Yak! Case and was apprenly preparing an esol onthe ancient fortes when news from the Imperial Palce fold him of the Lion asalt a Dot Caste. Upon hearing of the asa of Shadowlands ‘aries onthe Crane the rnin Tote turned his army fom the Cra terres back o Belden Pas. Fr reasons tha areas yet wnclea, he Unicorn contingent thee refused him pasage through the Pas forcing. hi to vare north through the lands of his old Clansmen, the Lion ‘And speaking ofthe Lon (Only cently Thoma Kaoke has put down ramors of a itn Mats Case Spes from the aher las ‘ave confirmed that the house chaos searching for a sy who has stolen The Ancestral Sword ofthe ion. Word has i that Bashi Kachik has recovered the blade alter her own bodyguard Kile sch a spy {nyng ta lal the Emperors sword. She has told Kaoku that se wll keep the sword in the Emperors Palace... justin ‘And all he Clans worry ove the state ofthe Unico. For many months they have refused to speak to the rest ofthe Clans Only Shino Yasamara has spoken at al choosing to ride for atime with therein Tatar, but with his resto allow Tor through Seiden Pass tbe Clans have all begun to question the motives of the Unicorn 1 wl be bringing you more news rm the Empire, but now 1 must return o my eters My spes have ‘unavered a great many new fact tha | mast collate blore I can reveal them. Goodluck. and keep your aso the wind! ‘Special Thanks to all the folks at Heroes Con in Charlotte for the Battle at Doji Palace and to all the Assembly Members who voted in the Kolat Master. contest. Look for the results in Anvil of Despair, coming this winter! eee oNewton's Third Law (or, How To Shut Down the Fast Deck) ‘For every action, there is an equal and opposite _exploiting those strengths to their best potential. Tha’s reactic the way Sun Tzu would have wanted it: Know your \ ~ Sir Isaac Newton's Third Laz of Physics nemy and youself anc defeat will never knock on your door. Gy the way, the reason Tm writing Dave's col Recently, however, we've been hearing that a lot this time is because he’s much too busy balancing about one particular style of deck: the Fast Deck, It Anail of Despair, Battle at Beiden Pass and seems some folks are become experts at the ‘getting ready for Gen-Con’s big bad “The ss “quick win? You know, bring out an Oni or Sword of Hantei" tournament. But he gave cheap samurai first turn and start whacking ‘me the deck and showed me how to Provinces second turn with lots of Charges, use itso let's give it a Freneys and Contentious Terain. shot, shall 26?) Well, if you know Dave Williams (C5Rs Lead Designer and From the ‘Number Cruncher), moment that you then you also know arrive to the that when Dave ‘moment that you hears that something Teave the offices of AEG, the phone is ringing. It never stops. On the other end of the can't be beat, he sets his mind to crush it until it's flatter than a Denny’s pancake. So, he line are folks with took one look at the questions about the Fast Deck and came up legitimacy of card combos, with a deck to shut it folks with questions about story elements or folks who down. Here’ what Dave Just want to chat. The most popular thing that folks came up with, like to chat with us about starts off with: “love L5R, Its called Newton's Third Law, and its based on the but Gnsert your favorite Clan here) is broken, Its just whole idea of equal and opposite reaction, Its a Dragon ‘too powerful,” deck that’s designed to spank a Fast Attack deck and ‘We hear alot of that. ve personally heard it said put it to bed early without its supper. The key to iis in about every Clan at least twice (some more than its defensive strength. It involves alot of Terrains, but others), and in a way, its comforting to know that ‘more importantly it also involves a fot of duels. Now, People are finding the strengths of certain decks and this isnt your standard Jajjuisu Duel/Entrapping Terrain combo. Oh, no. Dave's much more insidious‘than that. ‘The big strength of the deck relies on getting someone 10 attack you. Here's how it works. Shadowlands Oni comes over to stomp on your Province. You have Togashi Mitsu out there to block with a Tetsubo in his fist. The first thing you do is ‘Outflank him, then you play the Test of Might. If Mitsu’s fired up, he’ at an it Force before focusing. Even Crab Clan Onis have to take a second look before jumping into that duel. Also, be on the lookout for those Suspended Terains: The best use for those is getting your opponent in them and then using Superior Tactics {o move right back out. Then, you ean go in with Daini and Mitsu for pec re ee are losing Suspended Terrain tokens. Sure, you may lose a Province, ul the oter guy wil be slowed down and that’ the tactic we have to use here. And, of course, never underestimate the power of a well-imed Counterattack Mf you play it right (with a Suspended Terrain), you could be looking at three full Attack phases without a single shred of resistance. ‘A couple of last ‘The honor producing Holdings aren therealong withthe Personas with high Personal Honor) to force your opponent to attack ‘you. Unfortunately, this deck may have some trouble ‘with a defensive “fast Honor” deck. And laslly, Dave's got Toku, because you can never have enough of the ‘Tokunator. Ponder this wisdom and return here when you are ready for more. See you next time!“I hear the talking of the DJ ~ Can't understand just what does he say?” ~ Mexican Radio, Wall of Voodoo This issue, D. |. promised me “The Most. Timing Example Ever” Meek readers (such as myself should read the following timing example with caution! There isa three player game, with turn order Allen, Bob, Cindy. Allen has the Imperial Edition Isawa Tsuke (the Phoenix Clan Master of Fire) and a Togashi Yoshi in play. Bob has the Imperial Editon Doji Hotue (the Crane Clan Champion), a Toku, and a shugenja with an Elemental ‘Ward, while Cindy has a shugenja with a Counterspell. Its Allen's turn, and he uses fsazaa Tsuke's innate ability to play a focus card and challenge Bob's Toku. The face-down focus card is Focus, with a focus value of 5, but only Allen knows this. All players, starting with Bob, may now react oTsuke, but Bob as something up his sleeve and o.th discard the top card of his Fate Deck and add the Focus Value to Tsuke's Chi. I’s the Ring of Earth, with a Focus Value of 4! Bob may react first to Yoshi, and passes with a bbeseeching look at Cindy. Cindy gets the hint, and uses het Counterspel! to prevent Yoshi's card from adding to the Master of Fire's Chi. Allen, Bob, and Cindy all elect ‘not to react to Cindy's Counterspell, and it becomes Allens turn to react to Yoshi's now-canceled Fate draw. He passes, as do Bob and Cindy. Yoshi’ effect having, ‘esolved and been passed out, it becomes Bob's turn to react to the start of the duel. He uses Hotur’s ability to change the duel to a test of Personal Honor. (This means that even if Yoshi’ ability hadn't been canceled, the card drawn wouldn't have affected the Personal Honor duel, as, Yoshi’ cards add to the Personality's Chi) Nobody wishes to react to this change, and nobody has any more “entering the duel” reactions to play, It is now time for the ‘combatants to start playing Focus cards. Hoturi is the challenged Personality, and may play the first Focus card. He does so, and it's Tsuke's turn to focus. In this kind of duel, though, the Master of Fire may not focus, so he strikes. Both players turn over their focused Isawa Tsuke had played a card with a 5 focus, and Hoturi a 1 focus. It looks as if Hoturi’s going to lose Bob plays a Poisoned Weapon, after the Focus jurned up but before theyre added up, to reduce by three, Bob immediately loses 4 Honor, but Nobody has any reactions to this, and Tyuke reduced below zero. With no opponent left in uti ges away unscathed; all ofthe focused scarded, and Bob gloats over the Crane Clan treacherous victory as Hoturi becomes bowed He Mine” Allens Limited Action has been fully be Bob may now play an Open action as the es...‘As many of you might know, Ive retired from full-time IER FAQ duties, due to more pressing problems (ie. {getting the actual game ou) Toe passed the torch to Jeff ‘Alexander, who has revised and extended the FAQ to deal ith the questions engendered by the Shadowlands ‘expansion as well as questions arising from the core set ‘Most of the following QA exchanges are his, and they ‘answer the most pressing questions left unanswered by the newly-revised-yet-again Emerald Edition rulebook. DIT. Q Which Personalities are Unique? They all seem to have particular names. Can I really have three of all of them? ‘A: Unique cards have the word “Unique” in their traits line. Though almost all Personality cards depict specific individuals, most are merely representative oftheir particular station in Rokugan and have many peers thus allowing you to put three in your deck. Itd also be much Jess fun if you had to playthings like “Lion Samurai #1” or “Phoenix Shugenja B Q: Can I replace a Unique version of a Personality wi Unique, Experienced version? ALYes. QI just discarded a Follower card. Dead to attach him to a Personality play, the first place. You only get to are authentically Dead. ~ Q:If use Animate the Dead t back a dead Follower, do I still have to meet honor requirements? ‘A: Tm afraid so. Td love to beable to answer “no,” can't justify it from the card text. Someday maybe a errata to the card will be issued, but until then, dl (Q: What if fm using a special ability to around? 5 ‘A: The answer is the same: tl legally able to attach the Fol can't receive them, no matter Q: What's the deal with Doji Ho lose a duel? No one else has a challenged, or if he starts @ he's as mortal as anyone else. He can also die from a Poisoned Weapon, which lasts beyond the duel. Q:"He"? I thought the Fire Master was female! ‘A: Maybe. Maybe not. The Phoenix are very good at ‘misinformation. (My opponent has a Personality in play that won't Sapo Ca Co play Kolat Master on it and it?pg What are Koku? FEY ana Tka th Maes Merch oh Crab ln. Ye here any Crane wh wishes I would teach him the secrets T know ut sae them fr my Glan o make the most of their Ko ‘What are Koka? Well, | would not expecta gain ike yoursl to understand, but Koka are the coins of our Empire, mach ke the exis of our ow, eh? Here, lt me tac you fone of my tris, Be sure to keep i secret You can ind Kok on the back of every Destiny Pack and on the isd flap of every Dynasty Deck. Decks have thee Koku each and Packs have on, and if you ean nd me, yout Rave even moe acess othe wel you deserve ‘So, how do you use the Koku ance you've found it? Send it to me! Send all your Koku to sme and will xchange it or the merchandise Ihave here However, make sue you fallow the shipping snd handing proedures listed wih the merchandise 1 makes my ob alle casi, and well want me tobe happy whl I package your pres now dont we? Next isu, have even moe so sve your eta. “And remember the wise words of my teacher, Maser Zins san, “There ae always new ‘ways of finding Koko" Uni next time, May el aay fod on your neighbor. 3-1 a weenie, 5-1. The most treasured possession ofa family, the ancestral sword of the Clan is a symbol of honor and heritage. And now with your Koku, you can bring this ancient symbol of strength and pride into our own Houschold. Provided by the masier smiths at Weapons Emporium, available here for a limited time only. ‘Availability subject to local laws and restrictions. @® 2500 plus $10 S&H 5-2 Here itis The shirt ‘that everyone wants, The ‘most sought afer shirt at the "95 Gen-Con Game Frit. More than anything else. this is ‘what L5R players have been asking for. Its curently unavailable at stores and the only way to get itis here ~ from ‘me, Specify Size (L, XI, XXL). @ 250 plus $3 sa 3-2 3-3. The master smiths of Rokugan have really produced a marvel this time. Clan matches! Thats right. you can get your favorit Clan on the face of a wrist watch! All in fll colt, Specify your Clan when ordering. @ 600 plus $2 Sa eoThe Card Shop (Based on availability. In other words, first come first serve) If youre missing cards to complete your collection or are just looking for a little something to give you that extra edge against ‘our opponent, then peruse this month's selection of cards. Each order must be accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope the order form, and any protective materials you want your cards o travel In. And for avery limited time, we have ‘he highly demanded Clan Stronghold Cards for just 15 Koku! Only one of each Stronghold to a customer, pease. @ 15 each plus an SASE @ 20 each plus an SASE 34. Cab 355. Crane $12 The Thunder 3-13. Emer ton Stronghold Stronghold Dragon Nog Abomination 5-10. Scorpion 5-14, Emerald Stronghold Bition Kitsu Matso ee ORDER FORM — Herald #3 (Cut out or photo copy) Please write down all items ordered by number (ie. 2A.4G, etc.) and total the shipping and handing. {item #s. 1 'Name_ Phone_ Shipping & Handling Totals. ' Make Check Payable To: 1 ALoeRAc ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ' attn: Taka's Treasures t 4045 Guasti Rd #212 ! Ontario, California 91761 ' Please include this form with all orders! 1 Pease allow two to four weeks for delivery. Allitems are subject to availabilty. If an tem you have ordered isnot in 1 stock you will be contacted about a substitution or your Koku wil be returned a ! I I t I 1 i I 1 1Street City State. Zp. ' I! ' I 1 1 1 ' ' ! I I al‘Alot of LR players wil be asking us this question, so we decided to head the Sucker of atthe pass Here ae the surprises you can expect to find in Emerald ‘The New Strongholds. “The frst thing experienced players are going to notice isthe new at onthe back ofthe Starter boxes. Except for the Phoenix, who hhive a new Stronghold ability to reflect ther increasing research into the Shadowlands, none of the numbers have changed ~ but the art sue has. Also, nev flavor text adorns the side of the boxes, felling the changes that each Clan has undergone and giving hints sto changes that may be in their future. “The Ancestral Armors. ‘That’ righ, the Swords are gone and the Armors have arrived There's one foreach ofthe Six Clans, and each one has a different spedal ability [New Faves? ‘There are no really new faces, although one Is certainly new tothe set The Naga Abomination has found his way into the set and he's got a brand new Trl: hes Unique. And if you think that ‘means all promo version are now Unique, youd be right Youll also find the Scorpion Poison Master and the Lion Taatcian, both fom Shadocolands in Emerald. “The Poison Master, who was exclusive tothe Seorpion Clan Decks is now back, and since ‘Toturi is no longer an Akodo (othich means he's no longer Lion) we decided to include the Tactician to fill out the ‘missing slot Many cards have found new art Ben Pee’ art can be found on Break Morale Briliant Victor, Scout anc “Avoid Fate while Bryon Wacewite gave Entrapping ‘Terain, Kharmic Strike, ‘Mery, Occupied Tern ‘Traversable Terain and Unexpected Allies and Sake ‘Works his own personal touch. [New Rulebook. (Oh, yeah. Did we mention that there’ a new rulebook in Emerald? ‘Those of you familiar withthe changes we made in the ‘Shadowlands rlebook wil stl find new stuff ~ a small amount — in the Emerald version. Targeting has been clarified, the definition ‘of & bite has been polished up, duels work slightly differently and (Gor the last time) ranged attacks are fixed. ‘And one last note forall you ‘Kisada fans Hida Kisad, the Great Bear ofthe Crab Clan, who used to have an Honor Requiement of 10 now has an Honor Requirement of 6 Just thought you might want to know.km Forbioden Knowledge Actions The Ano Kava te Way 1 Beier {coming the Win 1D The Covants Way {rushing Atak. Dei Calculation. 1 Diam Diversionary Tad O Eiighenmen ( Fany Laply Festal Pople 1 The Final Bresth The Fir Sion GP Lene’ Sled Hear Grund. 1 Higher Grom. Kel Satecor Moving he Shadow. G Nemesis Ninja Kiagpee 1 Passing onthe Sal 1 The Peis Expense Reserve Morena 1 fe Unit Dawn Scom, The Second Shoat 2 Spoil of Wer Sek wih No Tose The Tin Stow. {Tove Who Stand Aine. 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To toot later Ree con me ths huge thee prt sory about a army The men who captured her think she i apy earying messages frm Cane a Lion andthe Naga ad tread jst like a children’ fare tale Tis Dol Palace to Tetris boneless horde* He snered down atthe bude of 1s par one expec lose future sallmet in ute Hvelds. And okie tated blue rags his thumb making angry Gees about the il of his the tale hie tells the Lady ofthe Lins i ule charming, i my cr may alana Tsuko st her helmet onthe babican wall and turned to look atthe not be the rath Afer al are listening ta Crane's tale arent we?" creature. Pale, colores ha, yp ofthe weak Doj clan streamed out oer he oa of bs kin To ged her sorb, te wom et her face turned to the floor above the ame colored Ay Tyuko prod the stranger with one heavily booted fot, she sak ETAT ‘mocking, “Rise, Crane and tll me your clans messages tothe Ronin and : © na tes et rks ont poy he woh ey Sy aoe crn cmnirts “The darks ofthe clouds rambled banners of he Natsu home. T the wes I fa tng sn hone ew ever the hora anda sem vad te bates of te Os Pn Matsa Tako Lady of th Lins. stared it the lak winds tht Blew awkwardly abt he key aed carat what hy pi oh eran fc theta nde Ts pune an Tk nated enema Empire thal sh serve tll woman wih BeSegh brown ees and « se ple” Tako sai insaling, INE pt kh eae rane i kad SP i cae prety hough i tof peace He atu at oo BE “The moma Mich then soe alone ad carly excel grace frvne to hac ad eyes hed wane ihe eet mew sre our ble ea etn has coh eee ta nat eres cach eg He ght ae ite yo Fea sma oo mh re bat, and her hands Were caused and ‘Sen abe ees ro ee “hosed the Fors fo & moment er arrowed sk es Cd {othe fate she could no conta. ‘efleting the hatred and contempt she fet forall members ofthe accursed “The Hormts ack dit descended nf pifas Mate Tas DAM SAMREVREgP name, hse spt, thought setled onthe fates bat wou son be ies The “My name is Dot hi, Lady Mats the pale hare range said tind seed ober otk othe acl clash of sword andthe plas sol and your brother was cot | was crying letes fo Kak Yosh owed blo red rom the ait Het of he un Tears the roin san fom teas of the ron Tour” {or one the honored Champion tbe cian bat 9 Hons nd ‘were massing ner those pis Surprised by thesis fortrghtness,Tuko said “What did the Neters ree sage sir nn Sse gatas, 597 Tele now, andy samara wl allo you an howl desi ‘the Naga, who had once been spoken of only i and story, knowing The Crane girl smiled ‘bowed are that ty would be se expect ari fer te as 09. agh ce Stamey ad Bowed pin ou arto Kind ‘Tako ler Hers on he ul soe of the apa ThsNags ad pein hie, Uk sowed at th sb elt and reach fois vo asics segplng et ol toe my ot ow nt hen te Emp “ {te was in her bande! The people of the Empive knew only rumors of the ‘™ttmstmly 1 be slopped by bs Champa’ sudden sharp glace. agar lingo were peopl anent snd ern To hk tht Male Toko dled th fora momen hen si rise, ve thee beacon would ater toma th Empire, andere wre, o hard of yo cpl it They sy yous ck fs You spend yor now ata man win holes ben here omen woskl ne veg ase he gare yor dn to cara ie lead them. made Tako jx nar in nge so Beal Aelitemine Aneta sors sch pene des s the @honorable Doi won't be disturbed by the harsh reality of wat” Her voice a venomous i is lating. “Now lok a you, with all your pety ‘whimpering Look at your clan. It has fall, your champion bas ben Ashonoted, and your mison i alr. Your oly obligation now ito ge your death meaning those fetes” ‘Te Naga have come to fe ed or war, and yet we know ‘nothing ol thei history. went othe armies of Tour to find the history the “sMories ofthe Naga. sought fo know the reasons the Naga have returned, and why they hae entered the was of our Empire” “They are honorless”Taukointeraped, growing “Bush. rnin they care nothing forthe Empire, or he preservation ofthe Emerald Throne” Shia cleared her thrst politely and sald, “They have alegead about the ign of ther Kind. that they say comes from long before the Seven Clans walked the groand of Rokugan” jak snorted fom his come, but both women Ignored him. “The Nag 1 spoke to told this try of his people." Shiau eyes ha cose as she spoke and he vol cut through the dusky twilight. “One say the Nag, here wee 20 mes 0 the ron oth world TH Sun gods and he companion. the Moon ceed the bevens ans of pla, creating al he le fh ad nea gh the ky with he twin presence Al was pac and harmo nd ‘med the land in cans and wit wis. “The Naga say that the Goddess, who loved al things of beau the God to ive her a necklace made of he finest star rm the Fearing that if he ether side she woul tract «new love, he etre alone into the night She asked him many tines and denied he But the Gddess so wane the necklace that she cna lan o trick the God into geting i for er "One dy, the Goddess took a stone from the ground, and hi it ob. She invited the Go into er great place inthe cous and In his honor During the splendid pas she gave the God great qua of wine and bread toll him into sleep and drunkenness. As be lay unaware, she fed to him the son she had plucked rom the earth, nd Selle into his thick belly. “The next morning the two Great Ones began to cos the sky 2 they ‘had many times before. Bu the stone i the belly a the God welghed hin down and made him slow. He cried out to the Goddess, Help me, for Lam falling behind you” But the Goes only laughed, and sald cross he sky away fom him. Soon, the night came ad he was alone with the stars ‘From faraway he heard the voice ofthe Goddess, promising to return to him fhe would gran her wish So he took. from the sky many bright str, and he strung them together into a chain of jewals Then he calle to the Gordes to return. When she saw tht he had granted her wis, she id come, and he sal il cannot llow you out ofthe igh for {sm ‘wejghted a f my shoulders bere load of ead an stone!" “The Goddess, caring only for her Jewels old him that she could care ‘him ofthe strange weight As be offered the jewels to her, she pulled out his ‘own wakiash sit him across the gullet, an the sone fel re. In is pin, the God let go the necklace of feels and they seatered aco the sky, forming the great Sky Road which hangs above Rokugan. The God never recovered from his wicked wound and otis day he chases er across he ‘ky, he slowly and at night and she swift sth day, beaming her right ay ‘upon the lands” “fs ut what has this cls tale todo withthe Naga people who are bout to invade Rokugan’™ Uji! intenupied,mutring sory frm his post tehind them, "Thi talk wastes time, Lady Mats, and the Roni sl marches to the plains of Osan” He cole bac, and Shave quickly continued, “The stone which wasn the body ofthe God, you se, had been under ‘he mud ofthe earth and inside that pice of obsidian ly a small. ‘rensnae,sleeping in the hardened rock. Within the body of the Go, the ‘rensnake grew. 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