Unofficial Third Edition Adaptation

Table of Contents

1 Mechanics 3

2 Kata 4

1 Mechanics

The skill list presented in this document is a kata list, converted from previous rule sets, to match the Third Edition rule set. These kata are from the unadapted kata presented in the First and Second Edition rule set. If AEG has a problem with these conversion rules or the information therein, please let me know.

2 Kata

Falling Stars

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: Mirumoto Bushi 2

Cost: 2

Special: Must have Willpower and Void 3

Effect: The kata is useable with the daisho. The practitioner must completely focus on his strike, loosing all view of his/her surroundings. The result is that distracting the samurai from his/her action is difficult (increasing the TN of any feint, magical or normal attempt to mentally distract him from his strike by 15), but the samurai is completely unaware to anything outside of 6 feet around him/her. The samurai’s TN increases by 5 in melee and decreases the TN by 10 for ranged attacks.

Void: N\A

Heaven’s Claw

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: Bayushi Bushi 3 and Bayushi Saboteur 3

Cost: 4

Special: N\A

Effect: The kata must employ cutting weapons to function. The practitioner must assume the full defense stance for at least one turn (i.e. the dance). This kata then increases your TN by 10 for one targeted opponent, until the practitioner gives the final strike. The samurai then may dance around his/her opponent, earning a + 5 to his/her Attack roll for every turn the practitioner dances, (maximum + 15) until the strike is made. If the attack is successful by more than 5 points, the strike cuts legs tendons and the opponent cannot stand up until healed, additionally the practitioner’s TN to be hit is reduced by 20 for others opponents. Opponents that have already seen this kata are immune to its effects.

Void: N\A

Soul of the Stone

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: Hida Bushi 1, Hida Berserker 1, any Crab Bushi School 3

Cost: 2

Special: Must have Earth 3

Effect: The practitioner concentrates on this kata by keeping the palms on his/her tummy to concentrate the practitioner’s chi. The user then earns a bonus TN to be hit equal to his/her Insight rank, but may only move at half his/her normal speed.

Void: By spending one Void point, the user may move normal speed.

Sword of the Sun

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: Akodo Bushi 2, Akodo Sentry 2, Seppun Miharu 2

Cost: 6

Special: Must have Honor Rank 2+

Effect: The kata is a complex move that makes the sword goes over the practitioner’s head and reflects the light to blind one’s opponent. One targeted opponent at 10 feet must make a Perception roll against the user’s Agility x 5 or be blinded for one die in turns. The user’s damage is increased by 1k1 when striking the blinded target.

Void: N\A

Palm of Fury

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: any Lion Bushi School 1

Cost: 6

Special: Must have Jiujutsu 3

Effect: Only Akodo Iyasu de Mimura teaches the kata during the Clan Wars. This kata lets the user focus his/her chi for an unarmed strike. The practitioner increases the TN to be hit by 10 for his/her opponents, but if the practitioner succeeds his/her opponent must make a TN 30 Willpower roll or be considered Crippled for an number of rounds equal to the difference between the Willpower roll and the TN. Normal unarmed damage is still inflicted.

Void: By spending one Void point, the TN of the Willpower roll is increased by 5.

To Hide In the Darkness

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: any [Ninja] School 2, any [Scout] School 2

Cost: 3

Special: N\A

Effect: The practitioner gains the ability to walk in the shadows. The user gains 2 additional rolled dice for Stealth, but suffers a –5 penalty to all Damage rolls.

Void: By spending one Void point, reduce the damage penalty to 3.

Poisoned Wind

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: any [Ninja] School 2, any [Scout] School 2

Cost: 6

Special: Must have Reflexes 3

Effect: The practitioner gains +3 Initiative, but the user’s TN to be hit is reduced by 5.

Void: N\A

The Dark Caress

Preparation Time: 40 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: any [Ninja] chool 5, Insight Rank 6

Cost: 12

Special: Must have Jiujutsu 5

Effect: The kata delivers an unarmed attack that needs to hit the flesh. This cannot be used, if the user is holding something in his/her hand. The opponent must then make a contested Earth Roll TN equal to the user’s Insight x 5 or be immediately reduced to the Out Wound level.

Void: By spending one Void point, the practitioner may make the attack fatal or increase the contested roll by 5.

Lotus Kiss

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: any [Ninja] School 4, any [Scout] School 4

Cost: 6

Special: Must have Jiujutsu 4

Effect: This unarmed strike need to hit a part of the body uncovered by armor. This kata then can create a chi imbalance inside the target for a number of rounds equal to the user’s Insight rank. The target is then considered to have his/her wounds level increased by 2 ranks (target may not be killed by this increase). This kata is stopped, if the user suffers more than 2 Wounds ranks.

Void: N\A

Thunder Dagger

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: Bayushi Bushi 2, Shinobi Shosuro 2

Cost: 2

Special: Must have Knives 2

Effect: When using a wakizashi, ninja-to, aiguchi or tanto, the user’s Initiative increases by 1k0. Secondly, the user may receive one free raise for the purposes of gaining an extra attack with an aiguchi or tanto. The user must be in an attack stance as long as the kata is active. The kata reduces the practitioner’s Initiative by one die if the practitioner ever stops attacking while the kata is active. Furthermore, if the user utilizes any other weapon during the kata, the Damage roll is reduced by 1k0.

Void: N\A

To Fight Back the Darkness

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Duration: 120 minutes

Rank: Yoritomo Bushi 3, Insight Rank 3 Ronin with the Unbroken technique.

Cost: 5

Special: Must have Willpower 3

Effect: Only Yoritomo Kumiko knows this kata. The user gains 2 free raises to resist all attempts to corrupt the soul, mind or body (i.e. the Shadowlands taint, Shadow taint, or Spirit Realm control). This kata ends if the user voluntarily accepts the corruption.

Void: By spending one Void point, the practitioner gains one additional free raise for the whole length of the kata.

Wings of Inspiration (Homebrew)

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Duration: 60 minutes

Rank: any artisan school rank 2

Cost: 6

Effect: Choose two performances or artisan skills. The first skill earns a free raise for the duration of the kata if you succeed an awareness / second skill roll TN equal to your rank in the first skill X 5.

Channeling the Void (Homebrew)

Preparation Time: 60 minutes

Duration: 60 minutes

Rank: any bushi school with iaijutsu as school starting skill rank 1 or any school rank 3

Cost: 6

Effect: during the duration of this kata, outside of a duel, all raises (free or not) on a iaijutsu roll increase the TN by + 1. During a duel, you can reduce your number of maximum focus by 1 to have a + 3 on 1 and only 1 iaijutsu roll. You can’t use more than one focus in this manner per roll.

Wrath of the Crab

Rank: Hida Wrestler 2, Hida Bushi 4 or Hiruma Scout 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 32

Shell of the Crab

Rank: Hida Wrestler 2, Hida Bushi 4 or Hiruma Scout 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 32

Eyes of the Dragon

Rank: Dragon Bushi 2, Kitsuki Courtier 2 or Kitsuki Investigator 2

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 59

Forest of Blades

Rank: Mirumoto Swordmaster or Mirumoto Bushi 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 59

Spirits and Steel

Rank: Tamori Yamabushi (Path), Mirumoto Bushi 1, Tamori Shugenja 2

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 59 (Previous Version Source: Legend of the Five Rings 3rd Edition Corebook, Page 198)

Armed Brilliance

Rank: Any Lion Bushi School 2

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 71

Emptying the Soul

Rank: Kensai 1

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 72

The Paragon of the Defense

Rank: Kensai 2

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 72

The Perfect Stance

Rank: Any Lion Bushi School 2

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 72

Soul’s Readiness

Rank: Any Lion Bushi School 2

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 72

Whirlwind Barrier

Rank: Yoritomo Bushi 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 84

Whirlwind Storm

Rank: Yoritomo Bushi 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 84

The Beak Pierces

Rank: Shiba Bushi 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 95

The Phoenix’s Haven

Rank: Shiba Bushi 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 95

Storm of Shards

Rank: Any Shadowland Bushi School 2

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 136

The Black Veil

Rank: Any Shadowlands Bushi School 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 136

The Claw Strikes Deep

Rank: Any Shadowlands Bushi School 4

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 136

In Hantei’s Honor

Rank: Seppun Bushi 1, Toturi Bushi 1

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 150

Chrysanthemum Petals in Rain

Rank: Seppun Bushi 3, Toturi Bushi 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 151

The Crushing Earth

Rank: Ichiro Bushi 2

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 153

Reichin’s Stance

Rank: Usagi Bushi 1

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 153

One Soul’s Triumph

Rank: Toku Bushi 1

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 153

Ride With the Thunder

Rank: Morito Bushi 1

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 153

In the Weaver’s Web

Rank: Weavers 2

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 157

Death in the Shinomen

Rank: Ronin Bushi School 3

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 157

Path of the Hidden Sword

Rank: Any Ronin Bushi School 1

Source: Art of the Duel, Page 157

Hida’s Jade Fist

Rank: Hida Bushi 4 or Hiruma Scout 4

Source: the Four Winds, Page 148

Nothing Can Save You

Rank: Any Crab Bushi School 3

Source: the Four Winds, Page 149

Spirit of Iron

Rank: Daidoji Yojimbo 4

Source: the Four Winds, Page 153

Wind in Darkened Skies

Rank: Daidoji Harrier 3 or Kakita Bushi 2

Source: the Four Winds, Page 153

Borrow the Next Breath

Rank: Mirumoto Bushi 2 or Mirumoto Swordmaster 3

Source: the Four Winds, Page 157

Tapping the Void

Rank: Any Dragon Clan Bushi Schools 5

Source: the Four Winds, Page 157

Hand of Akodo

Rank: Any Lion Clan Bushi School 2

Source: the Four Winds, Page 161

Motso’s Method

Rank: Akodo War College 3 or Ikoma Tactician 3

Source: the Four Winds, Page 161

The Cresting Wave

Rank: Yoritomo Bushi 3 or Tsuruchi Archer 3

Source: the Four Winds, Page 166

Twin Mantis Strike

Rank: Yoritomo Bushi 2

Source: the Four Winds, Page 166

Eyes of the Trickster

Rank: Bayushi Bushi 2

Source: the Four Winds, Page 176

Kachiko’s Kiss

Rank: Bayushi Bushi 4

Source: the Four Winds, Page 176

East Wind Kata

Rank: Moto Bushi 3 or Shinjo Bushi 3

Source: the Four Winds, Page 180

Wind Borne Strike

Rank: Shinjo Bushi 3 or Utaku Battle Maiden 3

Source: the Four Winds, Page 180

Blood of the Innocents

Rank: Daigotsu’s Legion 2

Source: the Four Winds, Page 192

Fu Leng’s Fury

Rank: Daigotsu’s Legion 4

Source: the Four Winds, Page 192

Striking As Earth

Rank: Any Bushi School 1

Source: Legend of the Five Rings 3rd Edition Corebook, Page 193

Striking As Fire

Rank: Any Bushi School 1

Source: Legend of the Five Rings 3rd Edition Corebook, Page 193

Striking As Water

Rank: Any Bushi School 1

Source: Legend of the Five Rings 3rd Edition Corebook, Page 193

Striking As Wind

Rank: Any Bushi School 1

Source: Legend of the Five Rings 3rd Edition Corebook, Page 193

Striking As Void

Rank: Any Bushi School 2