Legacy of the Forge (RPG)



Legacy of the Forge  was a adventure book for the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game. It was the second of the 'B' series of adventures, designed to test players' understanding of honor, loyalty and ethics - Bushido, the code of the warrior.

Credits

 * Written by: Pat Kapera


 * Game System by: David Williams and John Wick


 * Cover Artwork: Carl Frank
 * Interior Artwork: Cris Dornaus, Rob Hinds, Scott James
 * Maps: Craig Zipse
 * Artwork Prepress: Steve Hough, Brendon Goodyear


 * Line Editor: D.J. Trindle
 * Editing: D.J. Trindle, Ree Soesbee
 * Interior Layout: Steve Hough, Brendon Goodyear

Table of Contents

 * From the Journal of shikken Tankenka.

Introduction (page 6)

 * Gamemaster's Notes
 * The Scorpion instigator
 * Toshigoku and the Legacy
 * Sozui's Master Plan
 * The Armorer and the Lost Notes

Act I: Toshi Ranbo (page 14)

 * Getting Started
 * The Plains outside the Fortress
 * The Inn of the Brooding Tempest
 * Through the Front Line
 * The Bridge
 * The Front Line
 * Scaling the Walls
 * Storning the Castle
 * Arrival of the Legacy
 * Tankenka's Fate
 * Ending the Act

Act II: Shiro Sano Ken Hayai (page 28)

 * Castle of the Swift Sword
 * PC Invetigation
 * Matsu Tsuko
 * Interviewing the Kitsu
 * The Spiritual World
 * Ghosts
 * Kitsu Goden
 * The Kitsu Masters
 * The Akodo and Matsu Masters
 * Kitsuki Daran
 * The Archives
 * Events
 * Response to the Legacy
 * Evening (Hour of the Rooster, 6 - 8 pm)
 * Night
 * Late Night
 * The Lion Military
 * The Phantom Duelist
 * The Trap
 * Fighting the Legacy
 * Arasou and Tankenka
 * The Armorer
 * The Task at Hand
 * The Junshi
 * Sozui and Goden

Act III: Across the Plains of Battle (page 42)



 * The Plains of Battle
 * The Outposts
 * Getting There
 * The Ruined Hirajiro (Outpost)
 * The Crazed Oni
 * The Crane Arrive
 * The Numbers
 * The Mechanics
 * Lion Reinforcements
 * Ending the Act

Act IV: Shiro no Yojin (page 50)

 * Shiro no Yojin
 * Arrival
 * The Balcony
 * The Long Dark Night
 * Preparing for War
 * Dinner with Isebo
 * Searching the Grounds
 * The Messenger
 * Daidoji Yurei
 * Dawn
 * The Crane Army
 * Conducting the Battle
 * The Legacy Returns
 * The Halls of Shiro no Yojin
 * Completing the Ritual
 * Sacrifices
 * Sozui
 * Goden's Fate

Generic Troops Statistics (page 64)

 * Hoheitai (Infantry)
 * Ite (Archers)
 * Kimabusha (Cavalry)
 * Gishi Hoi (Siege Engineers)
 * Ashigaru (Peasant Levies)
 * Gunso (Sergeant)
 * Chui (Lieutenant)
 * Taisa (Captain)