The Way of the Unicorn

Way of the Unicorn Cover

The Way of the Unicorn was the first source book for the Unicorn Clan in the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game and the second in the Way of the Clan series. It was published in 1997.

Credits

• Written by Edward Bolme & Andrew Heckt
• Additional Material by David Williams, Rob Vaux, Cris Dornaus, Steve Swarner, Maureen Yates, Jennifer Mahr, Ree Soesbee, and Marcelo Figueroa
• Game System By: David Williams and John Wick
• Art Direction: KC Lancaster
• Cover Artwork: Carl Frank
• Interior Artwork: Toren Atkinson, Mary Lee Bryning, C.H. Burnett, Matt Cavotta, Ron Chironna, Cris Dornaus, Jason Felix, Eric Olson, Michael Phillippi, Thom Roman, Alex Shiekman, Brian Snoddy, Joshua Timbrook
• Maps: KC Lancaster
• Artwork Prepress: Cris Dornaus, Steve Hough
• Line Editor: D.J. Trindle
• Line Developer: John Wick
• Editing: D.J. Trindle, Rob Vaux, John Wick
• Interior Layout: D.J. Trindle, Steve Hough
• 2nd Printing Layout Adjustments: Brendon Goodyear.
• The Thursday Night Kamikaze Squad: David Conom, Brent G. Dunsire, Ingrid Granberg, Tige Rustad, William Shell

Table of Contents

The Lady's Heir (page 4)

• Fiction with Otaku Kamoko, Otaku Kojiro, Iuchi Daiyu and Shinjo Yokatsu.

Chapter One: Shinjo's Children (page 13)

• Letter from Shosuro Kojuno, Shosuro family school sensei, to the family of Shosuro Kenjo.
• Letter from Shosuro Kojuno to Bayushi Tanjaro, Scorpion Clan Daimyo.
• Excerpts of letters from Akodo Toturi to his mother, Matsu Sodohime (also called Matsu Kojike) on Unicorn Clan tactics.

Chapter Two: The History of the Unicorn (page 19)

Daimyo Moto Tsume

• Lady Shinjo
• The Ki-Rin's Exodus
• The Ujik-hai.
• The Khadi.
• Birth of Shinjo's children.
• Battle with the rocs.
• Two Hundred Years in the Burning Sands.
• The Lying Darkness.
• Return of the Unicorn Clan.
• Families
  • The Ide family
  • The Iuchi family.
  • The Otaku family.
    • About shiotome.
  • The Shinjo family.
  • The Moto family.

Chapter Three: Character (page 49)

• New Skills
• New Advantages
• New Disadvantages
• Advanced Horsemanship Rules
• The Ide family
  • The Ide Emissary school.
• The Moto family
  • The Moto Bushi school.
• Otaku Battle Maiden school.
• Heritage Tables

Chapter Four: Who's Who in the Unicorn Clan (page 61)

Otaku Kamoko and Ide Tadaji

• Shinjo Yokatsu
• Shinjo Yasamura
• Shinjo Martera (ancestor)
• Shinjo (ancestor)
• Morito
• Moto Chai (ancestor)
• Moto Soro (ancestor)
• Shinjo Hanari
• Otaku Kamoko
• Otaku (ancestor)
• Otaku Shiko (ancestor)
• Otaku Kojiro
• Ide (ancestor)
• Ide Tadaji
• Iuchi (ancestor)
• Iuchi Atesoro (ancestor)
• Iuchi Karasu
• Iuchi Daiyu
• Moto Sanjo (ancestor)
• Horiuchi Shoan

Chapter Five: Sample Unicorn Characters (page 77)

• Ide Diplomat
• Iuchi Holy Man
• Moto Hunter
• Shinjo Caravan Master
• Otaku Battle Maiden

Appendix 1: Strategy and Tactics (page 90)

• Unicorn cavalry tactics
• Offensive strategy
• Defensive strategy
• Letter from Bayushi Sujiko to Akodo Ujinden.
• Letter from Akodo Ujinden to Bayushi Sujiko.

Appendix 2: Treasures of the Unicorn (page 98)

An Otaku Warhorse

• Horses in Rokugan
  • The Rokugan Pony
  • The Gaijin Riding Horse
  • The Otaku Warhorses
• Gaijin Gear
• High-Grade Equipment
• Unicorn Clan spells
• Unicorn Clan nemuranai
  • Hayai, the Unicorn Clan Ancestral Katana
  • Daitan, the Unicorn Clan Ancestral Wakazashi
  • Yuki, the Unicorn Clan Ancestral Armor
  • The Most Honorable Iris Haori and Hakama of the Ide Family
  • The Arrows of the Four Winds
  • The Brass Gong of Otaku Masero

Appendix 3: Miscellany (page 112)

Champion Shinjo Yokatsu

• Adventure Hooks
• Nagashi Naga Toshi
• Chrysanthemum Petal Lake
• White Shore Lake
• Meishodo - Name Magic
• Shiro Shinjo floorplans.

Appendix IV: L5R CCG Unicorn Decks (page 121)

• "Pony Express"
• "Stranglehold"