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by Daidoji Maseru
Mon May 11, 2015 1:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths
Replies: 442
Views: 447757

Re: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths

Although our forces in the Colonies are outnumbered, I would encourage my clansmen to take heart, for the Crane are not unfamiliar with those circumstances. Although we have been at peace with the Lion for generations, we held them at bay for a thousand years of warfare before. The Lion may be over...
by Daidoji Maseru
Mon May 11, 2015 12:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths
Replies: 442
Views: 447757

Re: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths

I like the idea though. We need to show the courtesy of the Crane. People keep talking about duty. But that's the Crab's deal. Just throwing this out there from last year... Crane Clan – 500 GPs: Crushing Military/Political victory over one of the Clans oldest rivals, and has 243 Glory Points left....
by Daidoji Maseru
Mon May 11, 2015 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Way - Proposals for Alternate Story Paths
Replies: 211
Views: 222954

Re: Another Way - Proposals for Alternate Story Paths

Compassion in high regard? Yes. Compassion to everyone including Ashigaru, Hinin, and Eta? Not so much. They are 'non-people' after all. This is the part where western thinking makes it fuzzy. The Crane have respected the celestial order or else they will have lost honor in the eyes of their allies ...
by Daidoji Maseru
Mon May 11, 2015 8:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths
Replies: 442
Views: 447757

Re: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths

I still strongly support the first option. It is the most honorable and it allows the Crane to truly be heroes in their own story. Doing traditional Crane thinking does not necessarily work in this situation: How can we honorably use favors of the Emperor and his court if the Emperor is corrupt? How...
by Daidoji Maseru
Mon May 11, 2015 8:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Way - Proposals for Alternate Story Paths
Replies: 211
Views: 222954

Re: Another Way - Proposals for Alternate Story Paths

Here is my issue with a lot of these 'shelter those who have lost' plans... It is decidedly western thinking. I understand the notion but it doesn't make sense for the Crane (historically speaking, Unicorn, Mantis and Sparrow are much more involved with the Ashigaru and Eta than the Crane. And the v...
by Daidoji Maseru
Sun May 10, 2015 4:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths
Replies: 442
Views: 447757

Re: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths

"In the CCG, this path will favor more militaristic aspects of the Crane, at the expense of their more political ones." -- that is not a switch. If it was pure military, it would say so. It says favors more militaristic aspects at the expense of more political ones. To me, this means more...
by Daidoji Maseru
Sun May 10, 2015 4:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths
Replies: 442
Views: 447757

Re: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths

Just to remind people... the seals that separate the realm of men with Jigoku will be broken and the two realms will merge into one. Jigoku is a nightmare realm and it, as a whole, is coming to Rokugan. There will not be an easy hiding behind borders, and to be honest, I am not sure how magic will r...
by Daidoji Maseru
Sun May 10, 2015 2:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths
Replies: 442
Views: 447757

Re: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths

Also just to be clear, Maseru-sama, failing to make such a fan based option work, my fall back option would be 1, because it is the only honourable one. But I'd rather that it means military dueling and/or magistrate control rather than pure Daidoji Iron Cranes. I remember in Celestial, there was a...
by Daidoji Maseru
Sun May 10, 2015 1:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths
Replies: 442
Views: 447757

Re: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths

Kasukaru, I understand where you are going with your idea, but the problem is that if we move forward with that concept, I think we may be losing our 'identity' and be regulated as simply 'The Helpers', assisting the other clans on their quests but without any focus of our own. This will be a time o...
by Daidoji Maseru
Sun May 10, 2015 12:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths
Replies: 442
Views: 447757

Re: The Left Hand's Path - Crane Story Paths

Here is an option. Will it be possible to choose elements of 1 and 3? Have the bulk of the Crane armies stay and fight the Spider and Jikoku while some key political people go to the colonies to establish control there for Crane interests, and accepting the advantages and consequences of both option...

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