Reprinted w/out permission from Way of the Lion
Benefit: +1 Perception
Beginning Honor: 3 + 5 boxes
Outfit |
(All items are of average quality, 1 fine) arrows (20 any type), bow, katana, wakizashi, any 2 weapons, helm, light armor, kimono, traveling pack, 5 koku |
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Skills |
Archery, Bard, Battle 2, History 2, Kenjutsu |
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Note |
The Akodo Tacticians have the same Techniques as normal Akodo bushi (so no, it's not an editing mistake). |
Techniques | ||
Rank 1 |
The Way of the Lion |
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The Akodo School is one of precision. Bushi of this School may ignore the effects of their opponent's armor or gain a Free Raise when attacking (to gain an additional die of damage, strike a specific location, etc). | ||
Rank 2 |
The Strength of Purity |
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At this Rank, the Lion is taught how a righteous heart guides a righteous strike. When rolling to hit and damage rolls, the Lion adds his Honor to the total of the rolls. | ||
Rank 3 |
With the Strength of my Ancestors |
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Lion bushi truly believe that their ancestors guide their every action. At this Rank, the bushi may attack twice per turn, once for himself and once for the ancestor guiding his hand. | ||
Rank 4 |
The Hand of Destiny |
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By this time, the Lion bushi understands that there is no such think as luck, and that all actions are preordained. At Rank 4, the bushi no longer needs to raise his TN for any called shot. The bushi must still raise if he wishes to do additional damage. | ||
Rank 5 |
The Final Lesson |
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The Lion bushi has learned the final secret of the Akodo technique: there are no failures. If the bushi raises his TN, misses the raise, but rolls greater than the original TN, the roll succeeds, but he does not get the benefits of his raises. This advantage can be used in both physical and mental contests. | ||