Ishiken Rarity[]
Are Ishiken really all that rare?
I mean I have been looking through the card database and a fair amount of shugenja have the Void keyword, and not all of them are Phoenix clan shugenja. Well to be fair it is only two clans, the Dragon and the Phoenix that have the most; some of the Tamori and the Agasha have it.
Even on this site it mentions others having access to the Void.
It mentions that Yogo Junzo could have vied for the position of Master of Void if he weren't a Scorpion.
And he only has Void 2 in the meta pages. And it also mentions for the Soshi Tejina that they used the void kami as a buffer againts the corrupting influence of the Lying Darkness/the Shadow Dragon.– 68.43.202.96 (talk) 14:54, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
- Void Shugenja are very rare. Some of the characters that have the Void trait are not necessarily Shugenja. Some might be monks and the like, so Ishiken on their own are supposed to be rear. Going by CCG cards is not a great way to gauge exact numbers in Rokugan. The cards are not the only people in Rokugan, but they are most often the ones who stand out. Who stories are written about. And special people with special powers are the ones who will stand out the most. And Ishiken certainly fall into that category.
- Junzo being void talented is something I've never heard. The Yogo are not void shugenja, and I'm pretty sure he was never portrayed as being anything other than a Yogo shugenja. (except his time as an undead warmonster that is...)
- Different sources will differ on the exact rareness of Ishiken. The Phoenix are the only clan that trains Void shugenja, and have the best knowledge of how to deal with a shugenja who manifests with Void kami. That is not to say that there are individuals outside the clan who can manifest. They're just unlikely to do so, and either suffer from having no training or incorrect training.
- As a GM, you could allow Ishiken to be more or less common if you so choose. Anyway. I hope this helps a little. --Majushi 11:30, April 10, 2013 (UTC)