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Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying (Core Rulebook) cover

Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying (Core Rulebook) cover

Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying is the core rulebook for the Fifth Edition of the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game, under Fantasy Flight Games.

Credits[]

  • Special thanks to Nikki Arcand, Kory Hook, Josh M. Lease, Ryan Lee, Tyler Parrott, Costya Perepelitsa, Jim Quam, and Chris Weinberg
  • Original Legend of the Five Rings game and property created and designed by John Wick and David Williams.

Contents[]

Credits (page 2)[]

Table of Contents (page 3)[]

Introduction (page 6)[]

Chapter 1: Playing the Game (page 20)[]

Rokugan (TCG) 2

Map of Rokugan

  • Goals of the Game
  • Custom Dice
  • Making a Check
  • Additional Rules for Checks
  • Using Opportunity
  • Using Strife
  • Compromised
  • The Character

Chapter 2: Creating a Character (page 40)[]

  • The Game of Twenty Questions
  • Part I: Core Identity (Clan and Family)
  • Part II: Role and School
  • Part III: Honor and Glory
  • Part IV: Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Part V: Personality and Behavior
  • Part VI: Ancestry and Family
  • Part VII: Death
  • Experience Points and Character Advancement
  • Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Using Advantages and Disadvantages in Play
  • Specific Advantages
  • Specific Disadvantages
  • Creating Custom Advantages and Disadvantages

Chapter 3: Skills (page 140)[]

Chapter 4: Techniques (page 171)[]

Chapter 5: Equipment (page 228)[]

Armor (TCG)

Armor

  • Samurai and Money
  • Weapons
  • Armor
  • Item Qualities
  • Personal Effects

Chapter 6: Scenes and Conflicts (page 246)[]

  • Game Sessions
  • Scenes
    • Narrative Scenes
    • Downtime Scenes
    • Conflict Scenes
  • Intrigues
  • Duels
  • Skirmishes
  • Silhouette, Range Bands, and Terrain
  • Harm and Healing
  • Conditions
  • Mass Battles

Chapter 7: The Game Master (page 281)[]

  • The Role of the GM
  • Running the Game
  • Using Social Attributes
  • Alternative Campaign Styles

Chapter 8: Non-Player Characters (page 308)[]

Undead (TCG)

Undead

  • NPC Profile Breakdown
  • Sample NPCs

Index (page 333)[]