The Merchant's Guide to Rokugan (1e)
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Legend of the Five Rings: The Merchant's Guide to Rokugan Taka's acquiring lots of koku.
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Merchants. Heimin. Honorless koku-grubbers who prey upon human weakness. The vendors and dealers of the Emerald Empire have always been sneered at by the powerful nobles above them. But times change¸ and the value of koku has risen more than most would care to believe. While still hampered by class and social position¸ the merchants have gained power of their own - power that even a samurai would balk at. From the opulent palaces of the Crane to the distant steppes of the Unicorn¸ they ply their wares: changing fortunes with every deal and controlling fate in ways no warrior ever could. Can your honor resist the call of cold¸ hard cash?
The Merchant's Guide to Rokugan has everything players and GMs need to know about this deeply underestimated class¸ from the secrets of the Unicorn caravans to the unseen influence of the Yasuki traders. It contains an updated history of the Emerald Empire¸ details on merchant character creation and campaign running¸ and the untold stories of the Crane-Yasuki wars¸ including the tale of Taka himself. So step up to the vendor's stall and peruse the wares you see: a whole new side of Rokugan awaits.
L5R - Rob Vaux - The Merchant's Guide to Rokugan" has everything players and GMs need to know about this deeply underestimated class¸ from the secrets of the Unicorn caravans to the unseen influence of the Yasuki traders. It contains an updated history of the Emerald Empire¸ details on merchant character creation and campaign running¸ and the untold stories of the Crane-Yasuki wars¸ including the tale of Taka himself. So step up to the vendor's stall and peruse the wares you see: a whole new side of Rokugan awaits.
They whisper it behind closed doors: a word so mysterious that even the spies of the Scorpion clan have no inkling of its true power. It is the name of secret conspiracies¸ of dark deeds¸ and of sinister plans stretching back to the dawn of Rokugan. Those who know it spend their nights in fear. Those who seek it find nothing but empty legends. Those who defy it disappear before they even realize their peril.
"Now¸ for the first time¸ learn the secrets of this dark thorn in the heart of the Emerald Empire. Discover the conspiracy that began with the fall of the Kami and now stretches from the Kaiu wall to the northern reaches of the Phoenix lands. See the invisible networks¸ hidden behind bags of koku and friendly merchants¸ which elude the Hante's most diligent spies and work towards a goal that only their hidden leaders can see. Hear the stories of the men and women at the Kolat's heart - ruthless puppet masters who disguise their agendas beneath the laws of bushido. Can your sword pierce their veil¸ and destroy what a thousand years has failed to unearth?