Brian Yoon

Brian Yoon is a member of the Legend of the Five Rings Story Team.

About Brian[]

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Name: Brian Jin Sahng Yoon
Age: 23
Position: Legend of the Five Rings Story Team

History[]

I found the world of Rokugan through a copy of Matsu Toshiro in 1998. I fell in love with the art and threw myself enthusiastically into the card game. My friends and I found Clan War, and I spent countless hours dying horribly to Isha and his archers. I found a copy of the Legend of the Five Rings RPG First Edition, and took my first attempts at putting on the Game Master hat. To my surprise, I found it quite a blast, and our playgroup switched from Rifts and D&D to L5R.

In 2002 I stalked down Seth Mason in the #l5r channel on Undernet. Seth was then a writer for the L5RRPG. After much begging and cajoling, he told me to send in a submission of my work to see if I was acceptable. After he read it, he gave me a small assignment for the book Secrets of the Unicorn. They allowed me to stay on writing, and I worked as a freelance writer for the L5RRPG line for nearly a dozen books.

In 2006 I jumped at the chance to become a member of the Story Team. Here I am!([1])

Duties[]

Writing, mostly. I also help moderate the forums and try to keep an eye out on other fan sites.([2])

Favorite Fiction[]

There's a lot for me to list, but a couple that come to mind immediately: Test of the Sword, Specters, and In Plain Sight.

I think my best work is Test of the Emerald Champion part 1.([3])

Works[]

Scenes from the Empire, VIII - Aug 2008 - [4]
Worthy Souls - Jul 2008 - [5]
In Search of the Inferno - Jun 2008 - [6]
Scenes from the Empire VI - May 2008 - [7]
The Fortunes Smile - Apr 2008 - [8]
The Haze of Time - Mar 2008 - [9]
At the Heart of the Empire - Jan 2008 - [10]
A Tale of Bushido - Dec 2007 - [11]
Fire & Stone - Nov 2007 - [12]
The March Begins - Oct 2007 - [13]
Test of the Emerald Champion Part One - Aug 2007 - [14]
The Refreshing Wind - Jul 2007 - Imperial Herald, Volume 2, Number 22.
Of Duty And Honor - Jul 2007 - Imperial Herald, Volume 2, Number 22.
The Return Home - Jun 2007 - [15]
A Scorpion’s Strength - Jun 2007 - [16]
The Truest Test, Part 3 - May 2007 - [17] - collaboration by entire Story Team
The Truest Test, Part 2 - May 2007 - [18] - collaboration by entire Story Team
Virtue - Apr 2007 - [19]
Snowfall - Mar 2007 - [20]
A Matter of Honor - Feb 2007 - [21]
Souls of Steel, Part 2 - Jan 2007 - [22]
Dealing With Shadows - Dec 2006 - [23]
Dark Knowledge - Unknown - [24]
The Father’s Legacy - Unknown - [25]
Deception - Unknown - [26]

Statistics[]

Fictions: 22
Abbreviated Fictions: 3 / 22
Kills: 10
Unnamed Kills: 109
Total kills: 119
Named kills per fiction: 10/3 = 333%
Most written for faction: n/a
Least written for faction: n/a

On Screen Kills[]

Off Screen Kills[]

Unnamed Kills[]

7 un-names peasant followers of Morisue - The Fortunes Smile
32 un-named Daidoji under the command of Daidoji Gempachi - The Truest Test, Part 3
4 un-named Moto White Guard - The Truest Test, Part 3
49 un-named Unicorn under the command of Utaku Yanmei - The Truest Test, Part 3
1 un-named Kuni shugenja ambassador - The Truest Test, Part 3
4 un-named Unicorn under the command of Moto Chagatai (2 archers, 2 white guard) - The Truest Test, Part 3
10 un-named Unicorn (1 Shinjo, 7 Moto, 2 Unknown) - The Truest Test, Part 2
2 un-named Mantis (1 Yoritomo, 1 shugenja) - The Truest Test, Part 2

Factions Written for[]

RPG books[]

Creatures of Rokugan: Third Edition - writer
The Four Winds - writer
Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game, Third Edition - writer
Hidden Emperor - writer

Preceded by:
Shawn Carman

L5R Writer
2006 - Present

Succeeded by:
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