How to Build Your Character
The PCs are all members of Miya Ansho's court/retinue who accompany him to Naishou Province. Any clans, families, and schools are allowed. You need to come up with the background/reason that you serve Ansho and the players should probably coordinate to ensure no 2 of you are fulfilling the same role in Ansho's court (unless you want to roleplay that conflict/competitiveness, which is ok by me if you do).
No PC can be from Naishou Province or be connected to it in any way. No PC can know anything about Naishou Province except what is common knowledge (which is very, very little, because it’s extremely isolated.
Build a starting character first (which includes 40 XP), then spend another 110 XP. I want to see where everyone comes out at that point and if I'm not satisfied, I might give everyone some additional XP.
If you want it, you can have 1 free roll on the Heritage table for your clan. You can purchase up to 2 more rolls for 1 XP each during chargen, if you want. The Heritage tables are clan-specific and offer a 20% chance of a 'Shameful Past', a 30% chance of an 'Illustrious Past', and a 50% chance of 'Mixed Blessings'.
Everyone gets a few free skills:
1 rank in Lore (Your Clan)
1 rank in a Lore of your choice
1 rank in your choice of Artisan (Any), Games (Any), or Perform (Any)
Everyone also gets an ally that accompanies them to Naishou Province. It could be a spouse, a sibling, or just a trusted retainer. You get to pick the clan, family, school, and advantages/disadvantages of this ally and I’ll stat out the rest.
Here’s a master list of all of the schools that were released for the 4th edition: Master 4th Edition School List
Questions to Answer
- Please answer the Twenty Questions, found on pages 100-101 of the main rule book, and share the answers with me
- For 5 bonus XP, answer the Other Questions found on pages 101-102 of the main rule book and share the answers with me
- Document why you loyally serve Miya Ansho and how long you have served him
- Have you ever spent much time on the road, camping, or roughing it?
- Have you ever spent much time in a large city?
- Have you ever spent much time in a small village?
- Have you traveled much outside of your family’s or clan’s lands?
- What do you think about the task Ansho-sama has been assigned?
- Are you excited at the prospect, dreading it?