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Rumours Pre-2002 || Rumours Summer 2002
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In the Broken Blades preview, the Steel Throne
was tainted. What does this mean?
Notice Toturi Sezaru's mask hanging on the wall. Does this mean
that he will be the
new Emperor or does it mean that he was defeated and his mask
is hanging on the
wall as a trophy? One thing is certain. Whoever captures the
throne is one tough hombré . . . can you
imagine how hard it is to sit on a cold steel slab for hours
at a time?
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Repent, For the End of Rokugan is
Near! The former Asahina Temple Archive projects
the destruction of Rokugan by the end of the year.
Source material for this prophecy probably comes from promotional
material sent to retailers.
See The Shakaar Website: Cardgame Resources for
more details. With all the talk of how Diamond Edition is going to change Rokugan,
it somehow makes sense
to "clean the slate" and start over again from the
beginning. The whole structure of it's government
and society has stagnated since the start of L5R. Story wise, Alderac Entertainment Group may
feel like they've painted themselves into a corner,
unable to explore new territory because it would contradict with
past histories. So a quick and bold
transition to a new social structure could shake up the game
and make it more exciting . . . or it
could alienate older players and make them quit the game. Gold Edition is approximately 20 years after
Pearl Edition. With the destruction of Rokugan at
the end of the year (probably by the upcoming war), the current
leaders / protagonists will have
to solve new problems and think of new solutions. This change
in their world will leaving the
current personalities with new possibilities to grow and adapt.
The "Soul of __" game mechanics
was rather awkward because of difficulties identifying with the
newer, blander characters. What would be analogous to the upcoming change
in other games or genres? How about Classic
Star Trek vs. The Next Generation? Or WizKids BattleTech changing into MechWarrior? Or what one humble traveler learned about
the current Clan Letters in Imperial Herald 2.4. The key to the Crab - still looking for it.
The Crane sensei Kozue is a member of this class of non-humans
__ __ __ __ __
The Mantis are still playing with Yoritomo's toys which are called
__ __ __ __
The Lion is all about the military, an Army Colonel or Naval
Captain is also known as a __ __ __ __ __
The Phoenix returns because they know the secrets of reincarnation
or __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Ronin are so predictable, they congregate at the busy __ __ __
__ __ Dojo (alliteration).
The Scorpion try to frighten people with tales of their star
throwing __ __ __ __ __
Ratling language is sure strange like when they stress the first
letter of words such as: Terror, Child, How, Apron
Shadowlands always think about getting even, to take __ __ __
__ __ __ __ on real and imagined slights.
The Unicorn's merchants travel in a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ for
protection.
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An old L5R promotional picture has been found
which may show all the onisu of the clans. It was briefly seen
on Deathseeker but WotC/AEG asked that it be removed because
it pre-empted the introduction of Gold edition. Now that the
Gold edition storyline is almost over there shouldn't be any
objections to it's release. The Dragon clan mailing list had
some interesting discussions on the Dragon's onisu, thought to
be called "Despair". They think that it's one of the
two unlabeled figures on the lower right side of the picture. 
* Due to popular request from The Crane Clan Discussion Group,
here's the original picture without the captions.
(changed January 15, 2003)
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Who is Iuchi Daigotsu? It might be wise to
find out who he is prior to GenCon 2002 so that we are more prepared
to face him. Just where are those Scorpion when you need them
to tell us how to defeat Daigotsu? From random browsing on the web, it appears that
he and Iuchi Shahai have a common past in the Maho techniques
of the Unicorn. Apparently the Unicorn brought learned Gaijin
magic that were similar to Maho due to the use of blood. Source
material for this speculation comes from Iuchi Yogensha's site
The Unicorn Stables.
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Hear any good rumours recently? Just
because this is a Dragon Clan site doesn't mean that we all meditate
like our monks or spout cryptic phrases like the Togashi. No
sir, we're Mirumoto which means that we're allowed to act like
regular samurai and have a good ole' time. This includes talking about the latest court
gossip, griping about the latest commander (behind his back of
course) and going down to the saki bar to unwind. Strange
things are going on in the Empire but it's quieter up here in
the mountains after the Tamori raised a wall of earth to keep
those pesky Phoenix at bay. Just because Aikune got his Wish
doen't mean that he has to spoil it for everyone else. Now our gossip mongers have heard about some
tidbits from the other clans .... The key to the Crab news lies in their favorite
weapon.
The Crane have secured their communications with the same name
as the makers of the Naishi katana weapon.
The Mantis's favored weapon holds the key to thier communications.
The Phoenix hide their secrets in the open, everyone knows that
they know the secret to reincarnation or ____.
Ronin are so predictable, they congregate at the _____ Dojo.
Commerce is the strength of the Unicorn, their merchants travel
in a _____ for protection.
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Rumours Fall/Winter 2002
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Legends of the Five Rings CCG is copyright of the Five Rings
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Artwork is copyright by various artists who illustrated for Alderac Entertainment
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