Game Master's Survival Guide



Game Master's Survival Guide was a book to help Gamemasters customize their campaigns in the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game.

Credits
Leader, Mustafa, Ree Soesbee, Rob Vaux, John Wick, Joseph Wolf, Ray Yand
 * Writen by: Jim Pinto
 * Additional Material by: Kevin P. Boerwinkle, Steve Hough, Patrick Kapera, Mike
 * Game Ssytem by: David Williams and John Wick
 * Art Director: Jennifer Wick
 * Cover Artwork: Carl Frank
 * Interior Artwork: Cris Dornaus, Liz Danforth, Carl Frank, Daerick Gross, Rob Hinds, Gary Mckee, Jeff Menges, Jennifer Wick
 * Maps: Jennifer Wick
 * Artwork Prepress: David Agoston, Brendon Goodyear
 * Line Developer: Ree Soesbee
 * Line Editor: D.J. Trindle
 * Editing: Patrick Kapera, Laura Segarra, Alan Smithee
 * Interior Layout: Dave Agoston, Brendon Goodyear, Steve Hough, Patrick Kapera, Jim Pinto, Ree Soesbee

Introduction (page 4)

 * Tasks of a GM

The Book of Earth (page 8)

 * The Emerald Empire
 * Economy
 * The Land
 * Travel - Roads
 * Flora and Fauna
 * Common Raw Materials
 * Villages
 * The People
 * The Life of a Farmer
 * More on Ronin
 * Clothing
 * Dwelling: Cities, Eta villages, Homes and Housing, Furniture
 * Habits and Lifestyle
 * Names
 * Addressing Samurai
 * Unclean
 * Religion
 * Magic
 * Astrology
 * Ancestors
 * The Fortunes
 * Food
 * Rice
 * Noodles
 * Beans
 * Shirumono (soups)
 * Tea

Book of Water (page 28)

 * Assuming the Role
 * Methods of Character
 * Mechanical Character Design
 * Character Option Compilation

Book of Fire (page 48)

 * Using the system
 * Combat Rules
 * Skirmishes
 * Duels
 * Dueling Etiquette
 * Iaijutsu duels
 * Character Advancement
 * Tools of the Trade
 * Rokugani armor
 * Rokugani Weapons
 * Optional Rules

Book of Air (page 68)

 * Path of Blood, pt 4 Fiction
 * Samurai Ethics
 * Etiquette
 * Styles of Play
 * During the Game
 * Troubleshooting
 * Handling NPCs
 * Creatures of Rokugan
 * Higuma (Bears)
 * Heichi (Boars)
 * Inu (Dog)
 * Toritaka (Falcon)
 * Hebi (Snakes)
 * Okami (Wolf)

Book of Void (page 110)

 * Making L5R Your Own
 * Campaign Structure
 * Advanced Structure
 * The First Adventure
 * The Great Sleep

Appendix (page 142)

 * Author's Notes
 * Miscellaneous Tables
 * Maps