Fields of Victory

Fields of Victory cover

Fields of Victory was a source book for Fifth Edition of the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game under Fantasy Flight Games, focusing on Mass Combat and the Lion Clan.

Synopsis

Throughout history, Rokugan has been no stranger to war. While the Great Clans have served the Empire faithfully for centuries, they have been at odds with one another as often as not. Although generations have come and gone since the time of large-scale wars between clans, many useful things can still be gleaned from their history. If Rokugan ever finds itself thrust into the chaos of another war, the generals of the Great Clans will find the military knowledge of their forebears absolutely invaluable.

Fields of Victory contains three chapters overflowing with information about warfare in Rokugan, both past and present, as well as providing new gameplay and character-building options for players. The valiant Lion Clan has always taken great pride in their study of history, including their methods of preserving it, and so much of the information about famous Rokugani battles of the past is presented from the Lion Clan’s perspective. This book provides Game Masters with an arsenal of supplemental rules, tools, and guidance for staging grand battles in their own campaigns; meanwhile, players receive new character options through the introduction of the Badger Clan, ten new schools, and a variety of new titles and techniques to expand on existing player characters.

Once you’ve familiarized yourself with Rokugan’s traditions of warfare, you and your group can tackle the new Blood of the Lioness adventure. This exciting tale takes you and your fellow samurai from the iconic Akodo War College to a heated battlefield on Snow Plain, and the actions of your party could help protect the peace in Rokugan—or plunge it into the chaos of war.

Credits

• Expansion Design and Development: Tim Huckelbery with Max Brooke
• Writing and Additional Development: Robert Denton III, Lisa Farrell, Jordan Goldfarb, Dustin Hall, Josiah “Duke” Harrist, and D.G. Laderoute
• Editing: Christine Crabb
• Proofreading: Jeremiah J. Shaw and Megyn Johanson
• RPG Manager: Sam Gregor-Stewart
• Legend of the Five Rings Story Review: Daniel Lovat Clark and Tyler Parrott
• Creative Director of Story and Setting: Katrina Ostrander
• Expansion Graphic Design: Scott Nicely
• Graphic Design Coordinator: Joseph D. Olson
• Graphic Design Manager: Christopher Hosch
• Front and Back Cover Art: Mauro Dal Bo
• Interior Art: Daniel Alekow, Imad Awan, Francesca Baerald, Lukas Banas, Stu Barnes, Sergio Camarena Bernabeu, Cassandre Bolan, Marius Bota, Matt Bulahao, Joshua Cairós, Alexander Chelyshev, Calvin Chua, Mauro Dal Bo, Stanislav Dikolenko, Jason Engle, Shen Fei, Felipe Gaona, Lin Hsiang, Amélie Hutt, MuYoung Kim, Pavel Kolomeyets, Alayna Lemmer, Joyce Maureira, Jorge Matar, Reiko Murakami, Billy Norrby, Chris Ostrowski, Borja Pindado, Polar Engine, Stormbrush, Nikolay Stoyanov, Darren Tan, Alberto Tavira, Halil Ural, Nino Vecia, Mario Wibisono, and Robin Wouters
• Art Direction: Jeff Lee Johnson
• Managing Art Director: Tony Bradt
• Quality Assurance Coordinator: Zach Tewalthomas
• Production Management: Justin Anger and Jason Glawe
• Visual Creative Director: Brian Schomburg
• Senior Project Manager: John Franz-Wichlacz
• Executive Game Designer: Nate French
• Head of Studio: Chris Gerber
• Playtesters: Roger Ashton-Winter, Cady Belicki, Joe Belicki, Howard Brandon, Martin Brimacombe, Ernie Brow, Lucinda Charles, Stephen Calomino, Lachlan Conley, Nicole Conley, Sam Davies, Zak Estrada, Jon Ferenczy, Jim Friedman, Adam Fry, James Gibson, Marty Hehman, Matthew Hehman, Stephen Hehman, Laura Heilman, Sean Holland, Ian Houlihan, Brian Lewis, James “Jamie” Lewis, Fraoncois Martinez, Michael Molyneaux, Tom Nys, John Pope, Dan Pritchard, Kyle Pritchard, David Robotham, Karol Rybaltowski, Tony Somerville, Jon Stachon, Marie Stachon, Erik Strijbos, Joris Van der Vorst, John Vilandre, Kris Van Beurden, and Thomas van den Berg

Contents

Table of Contents (page 3)

• Story fiction with Akodo Saburō and Matsu Chihiro

Introduction (page 5)

• Welcome to the Battlefield

Chapter 1: Glorious Histories (Page 6)

Hosokawa Tesshū

• Story fiction with Hosokawa Tesshū
• Armies of the Empire
  • Basic Units
  • Specialized Units
  • The Hierarchy of Armies
    • Sakae, Dedicated Ashigaru
  • The Imperial Legions
    • Seppun Genshin, Captain
• Great Clan Army Styles
• Armies in Action
  • Conflicts with other Clans
  • Sanctioned Conflicts
    • Ikoma Hiroshika, Advocate at Court
• Bastions of History
  • Chronicles of the Past
    • Akodo's Leadership
    • Kakita's The Sword
    • Bayushi's Lies
    • Mirumoto's Niten
    • The tao of Shinsei
  • Daidoji Library
    • The Great Library at Kyūden Isawa
  • High Histories of the Ikoma
    • Ikoma Nakidori
  • Kaiu Engineering Academy
  • Secret History of the Unicorn
  • Akodo War College
    • Matsu Doju
• The Empire at War
  • The Rise of the Empire
  • The War Against Fu Leng
  • The Battle of Regret's Shadow
  • The Battle of Broken Hooves
  • The Wars against Iuchiban
  • The Battle of Grim Resolve
  • Battles of the Great Famine
  • The Battles of Kyūden Tonbo and the Great Climb
  • The Battle of the Hour of the Wolf
  • The Return of the Ki-Rin
  • The Battle of Snow Plain
  • The Battle of Fate Gorge
  • The Battles of Toshi Ranbo
• The Lion Clan
• Families of the Lion
  • Akodo
  • Matsu
    • The Deathseekers
  • Ikoma
  • Kitsu

Chapter 2: Defenders of the Empire (Page 64)

Badger Bushi

• Story fiction with Matsu Tsuko
• The Badger Clan
  • The Founding
  • Lands of the Badger
    • Castle of the Badger
    • Badger's Scowl
    • Fureheshu Mine
    • Mulberry Valley
    • Mysterious Shrine
  • Badger Clan Player Characters
• New Schools
  • Agasha Ascetic School
  • Akodo Soldier School
  • Daidoji Harrier School
  • Hida Battle Leader School
  • Ichirō Grappler School
  • Ichirō Ironsmith School
  • Ide Messenger School
  • Isawa Tensai School
  • Matsu Beastmaster School
  • Yogo Penitent Order
• New Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Specific Distinctions
  • Specific Passions
  • Specific Adversities
  • Specific Anxieties
• New Samurai Heritages
• Weapoms
  • Ichirō Sapper Ax
  • Magari Yari
  • Nagae Yari
  • Nagamaki
  • Yajiri
  • Yoroi-Doshi
• Personal Effects
• Blessed Treasures
  • Banner of Amaterasu
  • The Claws of the Kitsu
  • The Five Akodo Daggers
  • Leadership Scrolls
• Item Patterns
• New Techniques

Chapter 3: Acts of War (Page 108)

Kakita Takeno

• Story fiction with Kakita Takeno
• Expanded Mass Battle Rules
  • Marshaling an Army
  • Outfitting and Training
  • Maintaining an Army on Campaign
  • Hostages
• Battle Zones
• New Terrain Types
• Running Military-Themed Campaigns
• Outfitting an Army
• New Titles
• Spending Opportunity in Times of War
• Tenets of Bushidō: Honor
• New Demeanors and NPC Templates