Secrets on the Wind ‘The Naga Revealed Pg 9_ Interview with Brian Snodd Return of the Scorpion Pg 10 Meet the new Daji Hoturi ‘Walking the Way—As subtle as a Scorpion and as daring as a Lion, the Kolat have manipulated the Clans of the Empire by their ‘oun diabolical means. For centuries, theirs has been an unknown power in Rokugan. All ofthat is about to change. Now, the Kolat are revealing their most dreaded weapon: one of the Clans listed below has a Kolat Master in their midst. Which Clan will fel the cold bite of Kolat treachery? You Will Decide. Send us a self adressed stamped envelope with your name, address and phone number to get entered in the contest to win a complete set of Forbidden Knozoledge. If you are an Imperial Assembly member, include your [Assembly Number and your vote for which of the Clans below has the Kolat Master. Entries must be postmarked| by June 1, 1996. Prize will be shipped 2-4 weeks after the release of Forbidden Knowledge. Mail your entry to: Alderac Entertainment Group ATTN: Herald #2 Contest 4045 Guasti #212 Ontario, CA 91761The Battle of Baron Pass and the Test of the Ematald Champion ‘The most significant event of the frst year of the war was the Battle at Beiden Pass. Unless you the geography of Rokugan, you wouldnt know why it was called “the rosroads ofthe Empire isa mountainous region with a great crevasse, separating the north from the south and the eat from the west Ian army wished to drcumnavigae the Pass they would have to move over phan esol fhe way todos sno wonder hh teen was o impr oe ist months ofthe wa Te ble bezan ony weeks after the lfamows ttle a Kaki Cast, where the irstor Do var el ensayo Skoda atinen asst his own Clase ita is my tha ne thee aget te Cane, aod ihe ltancing sy dy rb earl da Sakune Pane te shies Cae cae to he ound Only the suena ogee Dragon amy el ty the on ‘ha re Sune ot ck ode I ha igi war ou ae place ‘Sukune reinforced his position with his younger brother Yakamo | af his armies in reserve in the wet Tout sack wi hs Dragon army Guppore by 2s no nwa casy) sod whieh intl tnt were usu Toa sil exustd Hea Cab ess wih hy on tomy ecping lve wale Af th son day an army fom hein lan aie. Aer terse ba fa wes eaing the Dagon ar thoy ino wish t mse the opm of Uigtite fen Champion to fain favarn the Emperors eyex On te following day. however. a small army of Phoenix arrived led by the samuralmalden Shiba Tsukune. She engaged the Lion Sim wih ces abandon and pera kilt ofa representative ofthe on ln Th my reseed a Trt ced oe pan vib wn sage po es ‘Sukune was ready for the Dragon, but he was not ready for a Dragon army led by Empire's bey ‘tactician, Supported by the magic of the Phoenix. He retreated back to the Crab fortress But To dato hr Lessing Shino Vga bein urd th ase od the et simy us yea made Ga ern Te Gre Dea He sda ae ie old need retaorcement to do bale with Tour He coud find no ales Inthe eat among the Cans and 0 Klsada has turned his ees tothe west the Shadowlands. “Meany, BayushiKachio receatly eld the Test ofthe Emerald Champion. A dueling contest was belo dtetmine who would wes the arr of the Emerald Champion ary sama arved in the opporunty to become the Emperors Champion, but when Kaka Toshimoko aie all tho wer in attendance sud a heary leak of slne fl over the crowd. Eventhough he was ‘ecelly wounded bya nearly faa ina afta the lajutsu Maser faced seen other semua, and tach of der el belore his blade. Yes abla Tashimoko is now the Emperors Emeralé Champion. {willbe bringing you more news from the Empire in afew months though I know you already fave learned much rough contact ram your own Clans} May the seven fortunes be with you! ‘Special thanks to all the fine folks at IG Games for the Battie at Beiden Pass toumament and the one hundred and eleven players who showed up for The Test of the Emerald Champion at OrCon You're: making the story happen, folks. Thanks again! a) Ienpenied) Henal) Published by the rab Clan samurai. Thanks to ‘rian Snoddy for this great| ppiecel Find itn the.Many thousands of years ago, ABASERES—tcoeere afmen andthe ral of the Hantei Dynasty, a vast Empire covered al of what would become Rokuan Il wa the Empire of the Nag ence of srceros serpent lk wh redo the and Tees was a civilization of art and science, an enlightened culture that had become complacent, content gaze ts on reflection, Mach of the (cree ai cco sal fib eke ols ine hes a apa would fal into deep suber Such a tine ts spoken of nthe oly ei but most fae cay ag florlying at end. poetry to be ccd wth wanigs mod fools Despite the premonitions of f ae i pecs bby one, the Naga fell into a Paes Sea pares ee See eee eas yee When the Naga woke, much ofthe world had changed. Thlr great Empte ha fale, ‘their tall buildings now in ruins like sand castles at +high tide, The great wilderness that they had kept at bay had invaded and taken everthing away. Their sortow seemed complete until one of thei shugenja touched the earth and knew tht matters were indeed much worse than they had suspected. The Blood of he earth Fad been coruped by afoul fore othe south. The Naga sent sous int the wasteland, but none returned A second party was sent and sill, none of them returned. They were about to send a thid ary ‘when news ative fom the ea: a mesenger frm anew Exp, ‘the Empire of men, had arrived. ‘There were three of them, all riding the grat hooed Beas the Naga called nasa. They wore armor and wielded short spears called ‘swords’ and called themselves Samurai’ Through the wse of thes pearl magi the Naga were able to communieate withthe samurai, The leader sai his name was Mirumoto Dani and that his general, Tour had sent him on a mission to find the sieping Naga and to ask thee assistance inthe great war that was aking place. The ‘aga asked Dain ofthe lands to the south, and he spit onthe earth as he sid his anwet, He said that land had been corrupted bythe Dark Lord that once lived there, and now his mighty army of dead things was marching into the Empl, aided by Lord Tours enemy the Crab Clan. He asked agnin for thet asstane, and alts along consideration, the Nagn gave thelr They would assist Daini and his master Toturi, but only if their purpose was to destroy the Shadowlands. The Naga had ‘grown wise in thelr thousand year sleep, awakening to find their Empire in ruins. They knew the dangers of contemplation and indulgence. I the Shadowinds was not stopped, it would corrupt al of Rokugan, and then Rokugan would turn its hungry eye to the fallen Empire ofthe Naga ‘he Naga would aid Toturi nly if his goal was the destruction of the Shadowiands ‘and not to seize the Emerald ‘Throne. Daini assured them that this was the case and the Naga agreed to aid “Toturl in his questo unify the Empire and to ‘quell the corrupting power ofthe ShadowlandsIt happened on a night filled with ARTS in and thunder Noone expect an ig aes eed cag Ahrough he thick mud ofthe forest js othe south ofthe Imperial Pace The pura te gle red nave a the sores fe ll through the pet of col wee an ling against the wal ping Sham fom et oul The atl wes re before td evn Begum, and wien the Lord of the Soxpion Clan Bayushi Shoju found. thatthe Emperor Hane was dead, the trappings for the ritual CB seppuku about his motionless frm. was a daring move, unprecedented in the Empire, but Lord Shoju only held the Throne for seven days. The combined forces ofthe other Clans were too much for the Scorpion and when Hida Kisada filed to provide the support Shou had counted on, all was lost. The morning of the eighth day, Shoju stood before the Emperors son, Doji Hotuti and Matsu Tsuke. Behind him, the Emerald Champion sood with his katana ready fr the Emperors command, The young man who was now Emperor over all of Rokugan nodded and in a flash of a moment, Bayushi Shoju was no ce shee ‘Two years have passed since the Scorpion coup, and the face of the Empire has been altered beyond recognition. A great plague has ‘swept across the Empire, decimating everything in its path. Even the young Emperor was not beyond its reach. Now he lies in his deathbed asthe Clans that once supported im fight aginst each ‘er fora chance to gin his Emerald Throne. The Clas that destroyed the Scorpon are now destroying themselves. dak ony, eriaps Or perhaps the cold hand of the fle Scorpion ‘Lord could reach out beyond the veil of death and strc a th thas of is enemies. Any man ‘in is right mind woald say only foot would believe such plbbersh, of ‘course. ‘And that is why Bayushi Kachiko's plan has ‘accomplished so much The night after her husbands execution, she was forced to. mary the young Emperor, thus forever ending the Beyushi line and exacting the young Hantels revenge fr his fathers death. But that very night, Kachiko began to formulate & plan that would bring the Empire to its knees She poisoned the Emperor in his ‘own bedchamber, caused the downfall of Doji Hoturi with the legendary gg of Pan Ku, convinced Hida Kisada to invade Crane teritory (hus causing the fall of Kaita Cae), caused the destruction of the Ancestral Sword of the Dragon, and hes turmed the Unicom Clan against the ronin Hoturi and his renegade army of Dragons. The Seorpion have accomplished much in the first few ‘months of the war Now they are ready to move in fll fore. They have mobilized small armies and have made an alliance with Hida Kisada, The “Great Beat” of the Crab Clan was desperate for ali and Lady Kachiko was eager to provide him with support. Their greatest weapon now is what has always been their grestest weapon: ther sere. Kachiko is not concerned with who is siting onthe Emerald ‘Throne, fr she knows all oo wel that the real power lies bend itCreating a good deck is central to winning any CCG, and Legend ofthe Five Rings is no exception. In many case, the result ofa game isin large part decided before the game even begins. The most important part of designing a deck is to ask yourself: "How is this deck going to win?” Is it going to destroy your ‘opponents in batle? Is it going to hole up and push for the honor win? [sit going to duel your opponents to death? Is it going to load up on cavalry and destroy your opponent’ undefended provinces? Oris it going to attempt to render him helpless by using resouroe denial strategies? ‘Once you have developed a deck conception, choose a Clan that is ‘well suited to the strategy that you want to focus on. Ii important ‘not to try todo everything; the bulk of your cards should be chosen according tothe way you want your deck to win, the rst to close up ‘any vulnerabilities your deck might have. Avoid the temptation to throw in cards ust because you think they are good. Ls Making the Dynasty deck is usually very straightforward; itis hard to really go wrong with it In fact, many people use “stock” Dynasty Decks that they have preprepared for each house, swapping in and out fate cards to creat different themes. However, bere are some ofthe principles use when making a new deck 1. Use between 30 and 40 cards; you want to maximize the chances of drawing important Holdings, Events, and Personalities, ‘The wealth ofthe house determines how many cards to include in a deck. The numbers | generally use are: Lion: 30 Unicorn and Dragon: 35, (Gaab, Crane, Phoenix: 40 2, Most of your Personalities should be from your Clan. They are cheaper, and more importantly, you get honor for reeling them. 1 attempt to time my decks to reach 40 honor, by bringing Personalities ot, at about the time Iam running out of cards; f you ‘consistently reach 40 honor with 20 cards lft, you can probably streamline your deck to be more eflicient Generally, twelve Clan Personalities ges you petty close to the win. 5. Its eitical to include Personalities with low, or even negative, honor requirements in any deck Those Personalities with high personal honor and low honor requirements are especially Important. Also, it is important to include inexpensive Personalities that can be brought out early. Having someone available to defend cay on is very important 4. The approximate ratios | use when sketching out a deck 20% Gold Holdings you can bring out with your stronghold only 154% Gold Holdings that ae within your stronghold gold value +3 15% Other Holdings (mostly honor producing) 45% Personalities (mostly Clan) 5% vents 5. Some of the alltime great Dynasty Cards “Your appropriate Clan gold Holding (3 in every deck) ‘Jade Works (3 in every deck) ‘Master Smith (at leas 1) ‘Master of the Tea Ceremony (a least 1) 6. You really have to ruthlessly discard cards that you can not {immediately bring in for the first several turns. 1t doesnt matter ‘who they are, keeping them in your Provinces slows your progress and makes you an. obvious early target (Hey, that Dragon Man ‘Beas is areal threat, beter take it out fast... you lose the card and 1 Province, NE ed ‘This is where most the strategy comes into deck construction: ‘making a good Fate deck can be very dificult. As srategis rise andfal, you will start to see huge variation in Fate Decksften you ‘can apply the same Fate Deck to several Dynasty Decks with only minor modifications. In general, your Fate Deck shouldbe closely ‘ulored to winning by certain traegy; never as sight of how you ‘This ia sample Lion deck that has proven very elective in expect your deck to win. Some base gudelnes: day today play. think Wt ilustrates many ofthe peincpes 1 1. Use a 30 cad deck: have never seen a deck that couldnt be thers itary very oy amaang eng ype ‘ade more elcient by dropping the numberof cards You ned to ‘This dacs decgned expt heaping Of igh ho ‘maximize your chances of drawing imporant combinations. Once Personalities It deiberaeyatlempis to Keep the numberof rare again, dont throw in cars just because they are good cards Every cards to a minimums only those rares that I fel are eal to card in your deck should serve a specic purpose. the deck were ined 2. The ratios of Followers, Spel, et. use here change fr every eck, However: 2) Keep the numberof reusable spells equal to the number of ‘Shugenjas Castle of Water and Winds of Change are rally effective spells that strengthen almost any deck ') Many players overestimate the power ofthe Rings Think very carefully about throwing more than the Ring of Earth in: unless the Ring fis your deck strategy closely, dont pu in ts my opinion that the Ring of Void is the most overated card in the game; it can be used very effectively only by a limited number of decks. Most decks would be better of with something ee 4) Don't overdo the Rollowers They are wunerable to having their leader killed off and are very obvious threat the Charge or Frenzy your opponent didnt se coming is often more eet. On the other hand limited number of Fallowers can be very useful Spearman ae one ofthe best cards inthe game and make almost any deck beter. 5. Don't ignore Terrains. They ate brutal, and you need a way to deal with them. Always expect your opponents to have a Deadly Ground, Disprsioe Tran, Entrapping Terai. nc ‘This is list of some strategies I find useful to defeat certain types of decks: ‘Shadowlands Decks - Use iris Festival and Jade Hand Dragons - Sunamon Fairies and Flight of Dragons Crab Clan Decks - Throw in Eel Portents Lion Clan Decks - Throw in Breach of Eiqutte Dueling Decks - Kharmic Strike and Poison Weapon. Use Ninja Thiezesto steal pumped up Bloodseeords or clear off your opponents Armour ofthe Golden Samurai Phoenix - Plague works nicely (bye bye Serie, Spirit Guide, ee) Honor Deeks - Explosiceso take out honor producing Holdings, and Evil Portents to hit the Wily Trader and the Crane Lisison, ‘Attack Decks - Try a KiRin and some Secrets on the Wind. Counterattacks can be devastating, Dispersive Terain can make anybody look like a formidable aryPsy What are Koku? [Lam Yasuki Taka-the Master Merchant of the Crab Clan. Yes, there is many Crane who wishes I would teach him the secrets [know but I save them for my ; Clan to make the most oftheir Koku, What are Koku? Well, would not expect a gaijin lke yourself to understand, but Kok ‘are the coins of our Empire, much lke the cons of your own, eh? Here, lt me teach one ‘one of my tricks. Be sure to keep it secret ‘You can find Koku of your own on the back of every Destiny Pack and on the inside lap of every Dynasty Deck Decks have three Koku each and Packs have one, and if you can find ‘me, you'll have even more access tothe wealth you deserve. ', how do you use the Koku once you've found them? Send them to me! Send all your Koka to me and Iwill exchange them for the merchandise Ihave here. Ifyou wish to ‘exchange your Koku for a card, please include a self addressed stamped envelope and any kind of protective devices you wish your card to travel in. All tshirt requests must indude a $5 shipping and handling charge. 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Chrysanthemum 4H, Iris Festival 4 Testof the Emerald 4). Master of the Tea 4K. Ninj Stronghold 41. Bayushi Kachiko Festival mp.) (imp. Ed) Champion (inp. Ea) Ceremony (imp. Fa) (imp. Ed) (imp. Ea) ORDER FORM {cut out or photo copy) Please write dovn all items ordered by number ( 2A4G, ec) and total the shipping and handling, em #5 2 iy Shipping & Handling Total $__ yi . 1Name Phone Street iy State Zip__ Make Check Payable To: ‘Aupenac ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ATTN: Taka’s Treasures #2 4045 Guasti Rd #212 Ontario, California 91761 Please allow two weeks for delivery. All tems are subject to availablity. If an item you have ordered is wot in stock you will be ‘eontacied about a substitution or your Koku will be returned eetRob Alexander P.O. Box 1558 Mercer Island, WA 9 5067 Snell Ave. #24 San Jose, CA 95125 Limled edition prints aval Mirumoto Daini (Quinton Hoover P.O. Box 469 Baker City, OR 97814 Mike Kimble 0. Box 4945 Boulder, CO 80506 Original art only available at this th 15159 N, Washington Ave. Broomfield, CO 80020 Limited and unlimited pring Send SASE for additional if ‘San Diego. CA 92111 Catalog available for $3 Mutt Studios Wackoite Daily Grabski Shipley 7014 Frankford Ave. B suites 101104 Philadelphia, PA 19155 Unlimited prints available, $15 matted, plus a for shipping & handling. Valley, CA 93065 05) 442.1597 Imited Shadowlands prints available; $20, per print or $100 for a set of sic Send money and SASE, plus $5 per print for shippingAn Interview With Brian Snoooy Kevin Jones “The scene: some science fiction convention somewhere in Seattle, Brian Snoddy (a young produc illustrator for Egghead Software) ‘was wandering around when he bumped into a guy named Jesper Myrfors. Jesper was the art director for a small “out of the sarage” company called Wizards of the Coast. Jesper said. “Weve got a couple projects wee going to need art for” suggesting that Brian send him samples of his art. By the way, we've also got the card game coming up. How you like to do some cards?” Brian said “Suze” He got assigned. three cards (Pyychic Venom, Spellblat, and Voleanic Island) and before you auld say Urea's Maze, Brian was right In the middle of the maestiom that would become the Magic phenomenon. He did work for other card games, and then one day he got a call from a guy ‘named Matt Wilson, asking him to do card for 8 ‘game based on Feudal Japan. may be speaking ftom personal prejudice, but Brians syle really shines when he paints samurai. Of course might have something to do withthe fact that Fhe has his model standing right beside his palette Brian's been collecting swords since he was mineteen. Six years ago, he bought his first suit of armor. Over the years, Brian’ ‘managed to add four swords, three suits of armor and 2 whole slew of tuba to his collection. Of course, when it came time to assign the Ancestral ‘Armors ofthe pf Sx Clans (which yout © | be able to see very soon in the Emerald itor), Matt knew exactly who to torn, But Brian's real-life models and vast ibeary of source material were not his only inspiration. Strangely Inspired by a Japanese beet. “Twas looking at a Kirin, mug” he told me over the phone (Kirin Is a very popular beer in Japan), “and there this plastic kirin head on the top. When you tt the ‘mug the beer pours out ofthe mouth” That litle plastic head was the main source of inspiration fo the helmet ofthe Ancestral Armor ofthe Unicorn. ‘Two ofthe most highly sought after cards in LR bears Bean's art. Dairy (otherwise known by his playtest name: The Super Bad-Ass Ronin) was a rel accomplishment. We stated sending out a copy of Daryato anyone who sent us a SASE and they flew lke hotcakes. The second piece, The Monstrous War Machine of Fu ‘Leng, was also in high demand Brians Shadowlands pieces are equally Iweathiaking. The gruesome Pernaggolan (a Shing. vampiric severed heed that feeds onthe ood of peasants the ominous Wien Darkness Draws Close and the pain Tsubo (ouch) were jus few ofthe new pees Brians fans an look farward to. But one of Brisas favorites would have to be Hida Osh who had th playest ame The Cob Clan Bully. I had this idea of doing a cally cite badass chick in big amor” he sald “I old Mat bout it and he tld meth he was thinking the same thing. | wanted her to be Crab, because Cra i my favorite Clan. The rb sa very important symbol othe samurai” When he Began panting the piece, he sad, T used older armor a a reference because is bigger. the shoulder pices look le Norman kite shields” When the pieze came it was a supe to everyone in the office xcept Mat ofcourse) We can't wal 0 see the player response. Of course, we want to talk about Brian’ work in LR, but we should also mention that he does art for some other card garmes as well When the at eto for Middle Earth: The Wards asked him what kindof cards he waned, his response was: “Ors! Or! Ors! Give me Ores He’ also done pices for The Card Game Formerly Known As pad. and some other game people Keep talking about called Magic He as prolific 2s hel talented, and he's alo a lot of fun to chat with. And by the way, we thought wed help out Bran vith one of his pet peeves. The macron over the “win Sroddy ‘means tha you pronounce his name snody like the white sul that falls on Chrismas Bve. Yue welcome, Brian!Viridian mists swtled about the room, illing it with a pungent the Eanperor favors now; infact, she has informed the Lady Lion smell Hoturi could do nothing but teatch, every nerve in his body that she is o longer obligated to protect the Crane and may do with ‘screaming with every move he tried to make. He watched the mists their pathetic armies as she sees it It seems as ifthe ancient rivalry ‘coagulate in the shadows until he saw his ow form standing before between Crane and Lion is about to come toa head. Ti The doppleganger sapped on his amor and id he sor of ‘is ancestor into ts ob, the el confidence of is mocking sin alsening inthe dm ight cea ance aaa Recently, rumors have begun to Sco be bees oe ae caste through the Bin that the Champ’ fn ser hal ul all he Cane. Champion who is decmating ould look a was the bre that stood villages int Ue actual Df Hot. before him. “He is not you" she The man who was once the Lion ‘hereto hin, “he ete than clampin,Akod Tout ls he eo you And he will be the doom of your ‘a masked ronin by the name ‘Akiyoshi on ah ‘bo delve sly’ Hoa (i ‘camp nearly thirty days after the Battle at ‘Kakita Castle. When asked where he fond he Cae Lord, Akon sed to say anything more than “She a acm him no more and hen oe ‘With the aid of the Egg of Pan Ku, into the night "Toturl had his scouts Lady Kado was able ad bat : > the Nt el revenge agaist those who caused the oe Se ee eee downfall of her Clan and the death of A eee i be oe eee feipomml place where Hoturi had been paralyzed Soto 0 with poison and tortured for many The ae Hot (etd by the Bag ; noni of Pan Ku) led an army of BM Hoturi himself i fr ‘Shadowlands creatures against his own zn sad a Soi Sas Be Glansmen at the Balle of Kakla ee Castle, thus winning the day for the Thal ele aaabieet we San Gin Wik inten a he “eto wh Raped bn sh we Crane’s western defense, the Clan is he scons Da tage icoeeth ie tow holy vane tas ton os. ods Tu as et he nes both the Crab and the Shadowlands. Now the false Hoturi wanders a one ‘the countryside with his army of madmen, destroying villages Seared ree asta eapmsety Wan aig ace Gd bY 2 Wherever be pe lesving bands mane forthe rvs ‘her ths urbe amang the nage of he Crane Campion Wer tack tapped Lad wrt nthe Emperors pac she We exelved about wo thousand woles for out A ‘could have killed him, but she has done far worse than that: she has. Champion Must Fail Contest, and fourteen hundred of the ‘wounded his entire Clan. ‘votes were for Doji Hoturt. Hida Kisada came in a distant ‘As forthe Lon Clan, MatsuTsuko was no surprised at allo see Sot oY Suse puncte the Crane show thelr “rue coors” She knew twas only = mater of The winner ofthe contest was Mi Bob (Can Lion) Gross of time. 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We are very excited about spreading the word about Legend ofthe Five Rings Ambassadors will receive special offers, tems and prizes for helping us tell others about the game, whle creating new opponents to play agains. ‘Also, if you would like to write for AEG please send us a self addressed stamped envelope with LSR Writers’ Guidelines writen in big bold letters on the front ofthe envelope. We are curently accepting submissions for both the Jmperial Herald end fora possible fiction anthology based inthe Empire of Rokugan! Alderac Entertainment Group (e/o imperial Ambassadors or Writers’ Guidelines) 4045 Guasii Rd. #212 Ontario, California 91761You can be a part of the Legend ‘The Imperial Assembly is an organization of Legend of the Five Rings players who have a voice in the game. Through contests and tournaments, these players decisions will have a direct influence on the outcome of the LR storyline at Gen-Con ‘97 Assembly members will also receive four issues of The Imperial Herald, updating them on changes in the Empire, tournament rankings, frequently asked questions, contests, designer notes and special Koku offers. If you would like to join the Imperial /Assembly, make a check, money order, or ‘credit card (Visa or MC only) for $15 ($25 for subscriptions outside of the US) to: [ALDERAC do The Imperial Assembly 4045 Guasti Road #212 Ontario, California 91761 ‘Name. ‘Address, City. State___ Zip. t t t t 1 1 t 1 t 1 t ! ! I {Clan Affiliation. 1Phone Number Mail 1 {Payment Type yeck___Money Order _ 1VISA/MC. TURN SEQUENCE ‘LEGEND OF THE Five RinGs™ Phase ‘Any cards that have become bowed are straightened. Phase Al facedown cards n your Provinces are turned over and all Events ae resolved once all cards have been a. Declare Attac agains one Payer 1s Assign ll Attacking Infantry «Defender Asigns all Defending infantry «Assign al Attacking Cavalry «Defender Assign ll Defending Cavaly £ For each Bate i Defender peciorms one Ope/Batle Action ik Attacker performs one Open/Bate Action i Repeat unl both Players pass consecatvely iv thee are malpl Attackers and Defenders Defender performs fist Action and ply passes tothe le 1 Resolve the Battle and go tothe next one 5. Dynasty Phase Pay for and bring into play any face-up Dynasty cards in your Provinces. You may discard as many Dynasty cards from. your Provinces as you lke. Refill any empty Province 6 End Phase Draw a Fate Card, and bow to your opponent. ‘THE IMPERIAL Favor Lawrrap: Draw a Fate Card and add it to your hand (Open: Restore any one Dishonored Personality to Honorable status Harms: Return any Unit committed toa batle to the Fit of its controlling player; bow this Unit. You may do this in a bate in which you have no Unis. Reacmow: Prevent any one loss of Family Honor. aa aan = =e oe eared