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Most of you reading this page are very likely familiar with the Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game. If you're not, it's the card game upon which this web page, the story, and all the other stuff you've been staring blankly at is based. Since we were already tinkering around with the story and making up stuff for the RPG, we decided to make up some cards too. Here's the cool part: if you try hard enough, these things are playable. Just print them out to the proper size, slip them into a plastic card collector's sleeve (you can buy them at card shops) slip a "real" L5R card in behind it to provide the back and you've made yourself a perfect proxy, with no noticeable change in thickness.SO just make sure before you start that your opponent knows you're playing with our cards and is cool with it, and there should be no problem. Right now there are 36 cards on-line here. If you'd like to try to play Diamond Empire in the CCG, here are our... RULES First, agree beforehand on the minimum amount of Diamond Empire cards that each player must have in their deck. Right now, with the number of cards we've posted, a good number is about ten to twenty. Next: legalities. Pretty much play it by ear here. Play whatever you can agree on, but if Hida Kisada comes into play just use your imagination and pretend he's got a gun in his hand instead of a tetsubo. It's not really Hida Kisada, it's an R2K equivalent with remarkably similar capabilities. Pretend that Warhorses are actually motorcycles. That sort of thing. A good rule of thumb is to rule out any unique personalities that haven't shown up in the story-line. Thus, Experienced Hida Sukune or the Void Dragon are perfectly legal, but Matsu Tsuko is not. Events work the same way. Events which are generic to a particular time frame (Iris Festival, Inheritance, As The Shadow Falls) are legal. Those tied to a certain part of history long-past like The Twelfth Scroll is Opened are not playable. Events which fall into the cracks, like Restoring the Doji Treasury (restoring the Dojicorp Treasury?) are legal if both players agree in advance. NEW CARD TYPE: PATHS designed by Seth Mason So what's a path? Paths are very similar to Rings, in that they represent a degree of knowledge and expertise that you have gained, rather than any material possession, holding, or hireling. Specifically, Paths represent how well you've met your destiny (as is noted by the flavor text on each one, featuring the prophecies of Isawa Saigo). They are treated in many ways like Rings, but they aren't effected by any of the things that affect rings and don't fulfill any sorts of winning conditions other than giving you some keen extra abilities. How to use Paths: You don't have to be playing the clan indicated on the card to use a Path; it just suggests that you're fulfilling the role destiny has prescribed for that clan or faction. However, you can't have more than one copy of any one Path in your deck. Very important Note:Only cards with the distinctive "Path" border count as Paths for the purposes of these rules. Cards such as The Path not Taken and Path of Wisdom do not count as "Paths" Once you've fulfilled the conditions for putting a path into play, then out they go. Unlike Rings, Paths generally have to bow to use their abilities. Paths do not count as holdings. Paths do not count as Personalities. They do not count as regions or followers or anything else. They do count as "cards in play." They do count as paths. No, Paths cannot be assigned to attack or defend. (Pretty obvious stuff here but it does need to be said.) Power Armor Power Armor may only be attached to personalities with the "War Machine Pilot" trait. The "Power Armor" trait is considered to be equivalent to "Tetsukami." This is not an oversight, but an attempt to save room on the War Machine cards, which need all the space for text they can get. Thank you. Programs Program action cards work very much like kihos, in that you must bow a card you control with the Programmer trait in order to play them. Unlike kihos, Program actions do not count as spell effects. Vehicles You may notice several cards now feature the mysterious "vehicle" trait. A personality may only attach one Vehicle card at any time (just as one would a Weapon or Armor). Click here to see the |
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| Contains: Personalities: Hida Yasu, Kaiu Toshimo, Hiruma Hayato, Kuni Mokuna, Asahina Munashi, Doji Meda, Doji Kamiko, Daidoji Maseto, Mirumoto Rojo, Hitomi Mayonaka, Agasha Hisojo, Kitsuki Hatsu, Ikoma Keijura, Kitsu Ayano, Akodo Daniri, Kitsu Mizutoki, Ranbe Ishihn, Yoritomo VI, Yoritomo Kameru, Tsuruchi Kyo, Isawa Sumi, Shiba Mojo, Asako Nitobe, Isawa Saigo, Bayushi Taigo, Bayushi Zou, Bayushi Taigo, Soshi Isawa, Otaku Sachiko, Shinjo Rakki, Otaku Kojiro, Iuchi Razul, Kashrak, Inago Sekkou, Hoshi Jack, Heichi Tetsugi |
| PAGE TWO |
| Contains: Personalities: Hida Tengyu, Shiba Mifune, Matsu Gohei II, Shinjo Katsunan, Inago Mitni, Omar Massad, Oni no Wikato, Pekkle, Actions: Know the Machine, Hate the Machine, Destroy the Machine, Virus, Superior Tech, Blatant Promo, Taunt, Items: Akodo War Machine, Void Pistol, Otaku Vehement, Gyrocopter, Tetsukansen Implant, Followers: Damned Berserker, Lost Akasha, Shinjo Riot Troopers, Wasp Guardsmen |
| PAGE THREE |
| Contains: Events: Assassination Attempt, The Fire Dragon, Senpet Invasion, Rise of the Terrors, UltimatumHoldings: Jared Carfax, Baseball Team, Herbs & Curiosities, Sushi Bar, Regions: Golden Sun Studios, Temple of the Elements, The Great Seal, Spells: Dark Machinations, Triumphant Surge, Heart of Stone, Daikoku's Milk |
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| Contains: Strongholds: Kyuden Hida, Dojicorp, Shinjo Tower, Kyuden HidaSensei: Hashin Sensei, Dairya Sensei, Dairyu Sensei, Kashrak Sensei, Hisojo Sensei, Jinwa Sensei, Jack Sensei, Toshimo Sensei, Personalities: Kashrak (Experienced), Isawa Sumi (Experienced), Doji Kamiko (Experienced), Argcklt, |
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| Contains: Personalities: Yoritomo Ryosei, Yoritomo VII, Hachi Goro, Pharaoh Rujdak-hai, Otaku Sachiko (Experienced), Iuchi Kenyu, Ginawa II, Akiyoshi II, Shosuro Kochiyo, Bayushi Shiriko, Bayushi Oroki (Experienced), Bayushi Zou (Experienced), Hiruma Oso, Yasuki Kenben, Fuzake T'Chip, Hida Yasu (Experienced), Kitsuki Hatsu (Experienced), Hitomi Shougo, Akodo Daniri (Experienced), Matsu Shingo, Inago, Inago Isek, Kaibutsu, Moto Yotogi, The Invincible Ehdd, Oni no Mizu (Experienced), Oni no Jimen (Experienced), Yogo Ishak, Funuke, Dairya II, The New Shinsei, Hoshi Kenzo, Asahina Munashi (Experienced), Shinko Misato, Szash, Isawa Saigo (Experienced) |
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| Contains: Paths: Path of the Crab, Path of the Crane, Path of the Dragon, Path of the Lion, Path of the Locust, Path of the Mantis, Path of Shadow, Path of Shinsei, Path of the Akasha, Path of the Phoenix, Path of the Scorpion, Path to Jigoku, Path of the Unicorn |
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| Contains: Items: Ketsuen, Kin'Iro, Mech of the Four Winds, The Bayushi Upgrade, Senpet Scarab, Dragon Sphere, Actions: Holy Home City Falls, Mugged, Armor Piercers, Starlight AssassinPersonalities: Orin Wake, Mirumoto Chojin, Followers: Shiryo no Chomei, Shiryo no Tsuke, Yokai no Gobogo Spells/Kihos: Infernal Blessing, Kashrak's First Lesson, Strongholds The Hidden Dragon, Heart of the Machine, The Akodo Acting School, Downtown, Neo Shiba, Bayushi's Labyrinth, Holdings Electronics Store, Personalities Ikoma Anzai, Isawa Zaraka, Squeaker, Hiryu, Dashakar, Akodo Rokku, Bayushi Takagashi, Mirumoto Tsubasa, Yoritomo Yorimitsu |
Anyway, in closing thanks to everybody that helped out with this. Paul Meador did the nifty border graphics, the artwork was done by the respective artists named on each card, and the mechanics themselves were written up by Seth Mason, Keith Bolland, Dan Moenster, Jacob Cheatham, Brian Kallenbach, Aaron Medwin, and me, Rich Wulf. |