The Way of Sensei Wu

For when clarifications are not enough and a new rule has to be added to the pile.

Scenes

Stances [Core, page 251] are only used during Conflict Scenes.

Combat vocabulary A weapon's Base Damage (DMG) represents the easiness with which said weapon can land a clean hit. An armor's (Physical) Resistance is the opposite of that, making it harder to hit a vulnerable spot. Meanwhile, a weapon's Deadliness (DLS) represents how destructive the hit is when ...

Conditions As soon as a character's strife becomes strictly greater than their composure, they become Compromised. As soon as their strife becomes equal to or lower than their composure, they lose the Compromised condition. A Compromised character's vigilance is treated as 1 (this can be relevant f...

Opportunities Tables for opportunities are on pages 328 and 329 of the Core book. They can also be found there (external link). A character can only resolve a given opportunity effect once per check , but some opportunities can scale with additional symbols spent. [Core, page 28] Thus: : [some effe...

Equipment A traveling pack is defined as an assortment of items carried within a furoshiki, or decorative wrapping cloth, and consists of the following: Blanket, bowl, chopsticks, four days of travel rations, flint and tinder, and any three other items of the player’s choice that are rarity 4 or lo...

Advantages and disadvantages An applied distinction advantage cancels (and is canceled by) an applied adversity disadvantage; passions and anxieties cancel each other out in the same manner. Canceled advantages and disadvantages have no effect on the resolution of the check. [Core, page 24] Only on...

Honor A character's honor rank is equal to the tens digit of their total honor attribute. [Core, page 37] As soon as a character's honor reaches 65 or greater, including at character creation, they gain the Paragon of [Bushidō Tenet] Distinction for the tenet of their choice, in addition to their n...

Official errata

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For when the rule exists in the book, but is split through various paragraphs, sidebars, pages, books, etc.

Unless otherwise specified, each of these options can only be attempted once. Secrets can apply to any option allowing to earn a Tidbit, but only once this event. A character with Commune with the Spirits can use it as per its normal rules [Core, page 212]. If they choose the Spiritual Knowledge bo...

The monastery is but the tip of the mountain. Animal Bond, Hunted by Chikushō-dō apply, to all checks here. It's a bit cold, but the sky is clear, the sun shiny, the wind down. A perfect time to take a walk or a ride outside, far from under the monks' feet. Not that a bit of scouting of one's surro...

Monks are humans before they're monks, and a lot of them are eager to hear about what's happening in the big world beyond the boundaries of the mountains. Irrepressible Flirtation, Benten's Blessing, Benten's Curse, apply to all the following checks in top of the other elements listed for each. Whe...

https://senseiwu.fallenash.com/download/file.php?avatar=49_1632234065.jpg Every guest is considered to have brought a gift for the monks, a little something to thank them for their hospitality. This automatic gift might be something very simple or very lavish, but it is always something expected fo...

https://senseiwu.fallenash.com/download/file.php?avatar=53_1632252529.png The monks aren't in such a disarray they would ask help of their guests... But they wouldn't oppose more than two weak refusals were the guests to offer. Ask Sennin and he'll find something you can contribute to on the spot. ...

https://i.imgur.com/WhXR3X0.jpg Art: https://www.roningallery.com/gentoku-visiting-komei-in-snow The monastery of Circle's End rarely if ever had to host such a number of guests at once. And it shows. The monks are snowed under, metaphorically and a bit literally as a consequence of the snowfalls f...

Monks

Mother Tokiko
Sensei Wu
Brother Hiro
Sister Haruhi
Sennin

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