Our ancestors worked for tokugawa shogunate government for 265 years, and we have kept our traditions to this date. Ashikyu daikyu hankyu lezam shigetoyumi shinjo horsebow tsuruchi longbow yumi arrows arrows chain weapons chain weapons were comprised of one or two weapons attached by a length of chain. Ninjutsu was a collection of techniques originally practiced for espionage purposes. This is a 24 player hidden movement game that takes about 4560 minutes to play.
Designed by veteran game designer frederic moyersoen, ninja. As the guards, you will use your wits and superior numbers to thwart the sinister scorpion. Great clansthe families descended from the heroes of legend and sworn to rule their lands in the emperors nameshall be put to the test. No glue telescoping paper box 7 x 10 x 2 cm for 4060 cards, pdf. The game centers around one very dangerous night at a castle in the provinces of the lion clan. Legend of the scorpion clan is a hidden movement deduction game that our boys have loved. Both players have their goals and each of them is trying to accomplish them with playing action cards. Of course, the ninja from the scorpion clan isnt easily seen or. Utilizes a condensed version of the 3rd edition l5r rollandkeep system, and contains notes for combining burning sands with five rings. Within the rulebook was a fiction depicting tachi, a servant in the local lion clan state. Legend of the scorpion clan was released the same year. There are uberninja like the kolat orders and the goju dark ninja, and of.
Book four, legend of the five rings roleplaying, l5r paperback. Dual system sourcebook for legend of the five rings and oriental adventures examining the scorpion clan in rokugan. This thread post is to provide a one stop index of currently published clans, families, and schools so that people know where to pick them up. Legend of the five rings collectible card game wikipedia. Beams of sunshine broke through the canopy of leaves. Legend of the five rings often abbreviated l5r is a fictional setting created by john zinser. Underhand of the emperor contains 78 new cards three copies of twentyfive different cards and one copy each of three different cards, many of which focus on the empires most secretive clan. A ninja and a doublecrossing samurai sneak into the lion clan castle, intent on. Schools of the scorpion clan 24 bayushi courtier 24 bayushi bushi 24.
The lion clan s castle is wellguarded, with two moats and sentries. Legend of the scorpion clan is a board game coming from alderac entertainment group. New poison rules, treachery 101, a complete fortunes and winds set, and the secrets of the niwatori, the ninja of the scorpion clan. A ninja and a traitorous samurai sneak into the lion clan s castle, intent on completing their dastardly tasks. The game is essentially a conflict between two of the clans from the l5r universe the lion clan and obviously the scorpion clan. Way of the scorpion fantasy flight games legend of the. This tense standalone game pits the lion against the scorpion. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Honorable lion samurai stand vigilant watch around the castle, protecting it from harm. Ninja flicks a list of 320 titles created 10 mar 2014 see all related lists. I wont go into too much detail, but there are various ninja school and orders, each with their own leaders, goals and prestige classes.
This is a list of types of weapons by general category. Something of a sequel to the way of the scorpion, it brings the description up to date with the metaplot timeline of l5r 2e. Please do not include actually published rules in this thread, so we are not infringing on ffgs sales access and stuff. Legend of the five rings, also abbreviated as lot5r by illiterate morons or, more commonly, l5r, is both a tabletop rpg and a ccg set in the same universe. Legend of the scorpion clan designed by frederic moyerson is a. We where expecting for each clan to have a bushi, a courtier and a mistical shugenjamonk school so at least 3 school per clan. Legend of the scorpion clan features fast play, hidden movement, limited information, bluff and. To every one of you who have fought for your clan, be it with dice, cards, miniatures, disks, charity, internet forums, email, and more, this book is for you. I have only 5 ninja games under my belt, and none as the ninja.
A ninja and a traitorous samurai sneak into the lion clans castle, intent on completing their dastardly tasks. For more about ninja including a pdf of the rulebook, visit the official. Legend of the scorpion clan designed by frederic moyerson is a game for 24 players aged 12 and up that takes around 45 minutes to play. He is commanded by his master, a scorpion ninja, to kill a guest of the lion. In the rokugani tongue, ninja meaning one who endures. Armed to the teeth with ninja knowhow, this ultimate fighting force has one goalto thwart the evil ringmasters plans for world domination. You play as either the scorpion clan infiltrating a lion clan compound or the guards defending it. Legend of the scorpion clan board game boardgamegeek. Igas people were responsible for protecting key entrances to the castle and were elite spies contrary to popular belief, they only very rarely worked as assassins for the shogun. The clan of the scorpion introduces the amazing ninja meerkats and their cunning skills to keep the evil ringmaster at bay and all done with great comedic moments, for kids and adults to both enjoy. Fantasy flight games is proud to announce underhand of the emperor, a scorpion clan pack for legend of the five rings. Ninja legend of the scorpion clan i thought i was buying ninjato.
Its lion versus scorpion, samurai versus assassin, in this exciting, standalone game set in the world of legend of the. The official rulebook for aegs october 2011 release, ninja. As for the 2nd army, the phoenix clan, i pawned them off my 7 yr old daughter to. Rokugan is a place of mystery and wonder, inspired by the legends of feudal japan and other places in the far east.
And every person who is a member of the wasp would have been trained in one scorpion clan dojo or another before the clan was made a clan only a few years ago. Legend of the five rings roleplaying game wikipedia. This is not ninjato battlelore 1st edition grabbed this because it was little miniatures battle game and we enjoyed it for a bit. A ninja and a traitorous samurai sneak into the lion clans castle, intent on. Its a card game with different rules and mechanics set in the l5r universe. Ninja saga is a web rpg that allows players to customize their ninja characters, challenge fellow ninjas and complete missions. Test of honour painting update a little while ago, i finished up my scorpion clan from the card game legend of the five rings, or l5r that i planned to use in test of honour. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. Ninja were highly skilled assassins and saboteurs who prefered stealth and trickery to the open and honorable combat engaged in by other members of the samurai class, though most ninja adhere to their own code of honor. Though alert, the lion guards are as yet unaware that anything is a miss. The great clans each support the emperor, but interclan conflict is inevitableboth in the emperors courts and on the battlefield. Coming here, you will find that there are still shinobis in the world today. Jet flashfeet, chuck cobracrusher, donnie dragonjab, and bruce willowhammer.
The whole game is accompanied by a dense atmosphere and inpenetrable tension. The game uses the legend of the five rings setting, and primarily the nation of rokugan, which is based on feudal japan with influences from other east asian cultures. Legend of the five rings l5r is an outofprint collectible card game created by alderac entertainment group in 1995 and published until 2015, when it was announced that the game would be discontinued for a rulesincompatible successor that will be part of fantasy flight games living card game line. School update project ancestor rules kaze no shiro. The setting, a land known as rokugan, is a sort of fantasy version of feudalera asia, mainly based on japan, and players typically take on the roles of members of the samurai social class which, despite the name, also includes. Then it became frustrating when you absolutely had to do something in a column and had no cards to do so. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you. It is a land upheld by honor, guided by fate, ruled by destiny. The lion clans castle is wellguarded, with two moats and sentries. It is sure to challenge players and bring hours of enjoyment. Description of ninja legend of the scorpion clan board game. Its a world of samurai and ninja and spellcasting shugenja, where dragons soar the skies and danger lurks in every shadow. Ninjutsu was a broad term that included the ninja weapons and equipment, also used to name the major martial art of the scorpion clan, and their fabled ninja.
Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. The setting primarily involves the fictional empire of rokugan, though. Patrols walk a regular path around the compound, watching for anything amiss. A standalone roleplaying game set in the burning sands, a region to the north of legend of the five rings empire of rokugan.
Another bit of a rush job, simply cuz i was tired of having them on my painting desk. Effectively equip yourself with the relevant jutsu and weapons to outwit the enemies and protect your village. Contentsshow meaning literally, art of endurance, from nin endurance and jutsu martial art. At our dojo in tokyo, youll see nimpo taijutsu based on my samuraininja weaponsmith family legacy of 420 years. The ninja of rokugan mostly came from the deceptionprone scorpion clan. As the ninja or the traitor, you will use hidden movement to sneak into the castle, eliminate guards, find your mission objective, and escape. It is just more a matter of discussing with your gm which clan the minor clan ought to be treated as an offshoot of. While these volumes contain player options and information, theyre primarily a gm resource as spoiler information and secrets are interspersed throughout. In next page click regular or free l5r pdf download download and wait certain amount. Alderac entertainment group ninja legend of the scorpion. The rules provided a suggested setup for your deck if its your first. Legend of the scorpion clan is a hiddenmovement game from.
Ninja legend of the scorpion clan is a hiddenmovement game set in the world of the legend of the five rings. My knowledge of the game is not deep enough and i still make some mistakes with the rules when playing, so i cant have a valid opinion on the extension. Legend of the scorpion clan official ninja rulebook file. The legend of the five rings roleplaying game is a roleplaying game originally written by john wick and published by alderac entertainment group, under license from five rings publishing group, in 1997. L5r way of the scorpion pdf way of the scorpion is a sourcebook designed to help a game master flesh out his own vision of rokugans most cunning clan. The full current rules of the collectible card game can be found at the. Contentsshow bows bows were considered a principal weapon for samurai. Buy alderac entertainment group ninja legend of the scorpion. Ninja legend of the scorpion clan rules description. Legend of the five rings often abbreviated l5r is a fictional setting created by john zinser, dave seay, dave williams, and john wick and published by alderac entertainment group in 1995. Way of the scorpion was the first source book for the scorpion clan in the legend of the five rings roleplaying game and the fifth in the way of the clan series.