Other races in Rokugan? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Other races in Rokugan? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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ridgerunner
02-04-08, 01:34 AM I am thinking of starting an Oriental Adventures/Rokugan campaign with my group. We have played in Forgotten Realms but I wanted to try something different with this new campaign. I was thinking of having each of the clans be composed of different races, e.g. Dwarves for the Crab Clan, Drow for the Scorpion, Human for the Lion, Elf for the Phoenix, Gnome for the Dragon, Half-elf for the Crane and I'm not sure what for the Unicorn or where to put the haflings, maybe the Mantis. Has anyone tried this? Any opinions?
calronmoonflower
02-04-08, 02:06 AM and I'm not sure what for the Unicorn or where to put the haflings,

Well, considering the desription of the unicorn clan this problem should be self correcting.

Halflings should fit righ in as the Unicorn clan.
KLGChaos
02-04-08, 08:45 AM I am thinking of starting an Oriental Adventures/Rokugan campaign with my group. We have played in Forgotten Realms but I wanted to try something different with this new campaign. I was thinking of having each of the clans be composed of different races, e.g. Dwarves for the Crab Clan, Drow for the Scorpion, Human for the Lion, Elf for the Phoenix, Gnome for the Dragon, Half-elf for the Crane and I'm not sure what for the Unicorn or where to put the haflings, maybe the Mantis. Has anyone tried this? Any opinions?

I believe the OA book itself mentions something like this. Half-Orcs became the Unicorn Clan and Halflings were the Scorpions, I believe.
Thakowsaizmu
02-04-08, 05:47 PM I personally enjoy the idea of the Crane as the Elves. You could have just about any race as the Unicorn, such as an exotic race you may wish to introduce from another Setting or a Homebrewed race. Also remember there is no reason to include all of the PHB races, if there is one (or more) you don't want, leave them out.

In a campaign I am working on Half-Elves cannot belong to a Clan and are usually Eta. I didn't bother with several of the PHB races, and thus some of the races have more than one Clan.
ridgerunner
02-05-08, 11:16 AM I believe the OA book itself mentions something like this. Half-Orcs became the Unicorn Clan and Halflings were the Scorpions, I believe.

Right you are. I read in the campaign section and found it. Probably I read it a while ago and it sunk into my subconscious only to come out years later. The Lion was human, elf were Cranes, half-elf the Phoenix, dwarf Crab, gnome Dragons, halfling Scorpions and half-orcs were the Unicorn. I haven't decided yet if I will follow that or as suggested above come up with my own races.
cvla Wolf
03-01-08, 07:25 AM mmmm.... i think halflings doesn't fit well as Scorpions, their nomadic nature is more appropriate for Unicorns; Drows are the real Scorpions!!!!
Dragonhelm
03-06-08, 01:37 AM Drow for the Scorpion

Love that idea. Perfect tie-in. :)

I've always liked the idea of putting the D&D races to the L5R clans. It's not a perfect fit, but it's fairly good.

I was thinking recently about how this would look in 4e...

Crab - Dwarf
Crane - Elf
Dragon - Dragonborn (natural fit)
Lion - Human
Phoenix - Eladrin
Scorpion - Tiefling (though, again, drow is a natural fit)
Unicorn - Halfling

Thoughts?
RoyalBlueEyes
04-01-08, 07:40 PM Just so I don't open a new thread about roughly the same topic simply because of my egotism, allow me to hijack this one and pose another question related to the Clans and various other races:

In a DnD Article using the Samurai Class from Oriental Adventures for that of Kara Tur's Samurai, the issue of a different daisho was discussed, and is discussed in the OA book as well.
When incorporating various PC races into Rokugan (though still keeping the settings integrity of being mostly human), do you ultimately change the weapons being used for the Daisho? As the Gnomes practicing Niten fencing with the wakizashi and the tanto, would all small races do the same, or would there be an apt and able way to use different weapons? Perhaps the Dwarves having a Battleaxe and a handaxe for their daisho, though not carrying the same respect from Rokugani Samurai as races that at least tried to emulate the Rokugani Daisho? Elves, due to their ancient mysticism, seem like they would best be at least partially reminiscent of a Chinese/Japanese Rokugan Hybrid. Carrying two masterwork swords, a Jian (long sword) and a Duan Jian (short sword).
This would ultimately open up most Elves into the picturesque sight of the Blade Dancer PrC in OA.

And that's really the only thing I can think of for other races in the Samurai class. And I'm astonished by my lack of imagination on the subject.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ridgerunner 02-04-08, 01:34 AM	I am thinking of starting an Oriental Adventures/Rokugan campaign with my group. We have played in Forgotten Realms but I wanted to try something different with this new campaign. I was thinking of having each of the clans be composed of different races, e.g. Dwarves for the Crab Clan, Drow for the Scorpion, Human for the Lion, Elf for the Phoenix, Gnome for the Dragon, Half-elf for the Crane and I'm not sure what for the Unicorn or where to put the haflings, maybe the Mantis. Has anyone tried this? Any opinions?
calronmoonflower 02-04-08, 02:06 AM	and I'm not sure what for the Unicorn or where to put the haflings, Well, considering the desription of the unicorn clan this problem should be self correcting. Halflings should fit righ in as the Unicorn clan.
KLGChaos 02-04-08, 08:45 AM	I am thinking of starting an Oriental Adventures/Rokugan campaign with my group. We have played in Forgotten Realms but I wanted to try something different with this new campaign. I was thinking of having each of the clans be composed of different races, e.g. Dwarves for the Crab Clan, Drow for the Scorpion, Human for the Lion, Elf for the Phoenix, Gnome for the Dragon, Half-elf for the Crane and I'm not sure what for the Unicorn or where to put the haflings, maybe the Mantis. Has anyone tried this? Any opinions? I believe the OA book itself mentions something like this. Half-Orcs became the Unicorn Clan and Halflings were the Scorpions, I believe.
Thakowsaizmu 02-04-08, 05:47 PM	I personally enjoy the idea of the Crane as the Elves. You could have just about any race as the Unicorn, such as an exotic race you may wish to introduce from another Setting or a Homebrewed race. Also remember there is no reason to include all of the PHB races, if there is one (or more) you don't want, leave them out. In a campaign I am working on Half-Elves cannot belong to a Clan and are usually Eta. I didn't bother with several of the PHB races, and thus some of the races have more than one Clan.
ridgerunner 02-05-08, 11:16 AM	I believe the OA book itself mentions something like this. Half-Orcs became the Unicorn Clan and Halflings were the Scorpions, I believe. Right you are. I read in the campaign section and found it. Probably I read it a while ago and it sunk into my subconscious only to come out years later. The Lion was human, elf were Cranes, half-elf the Phoenix, dwarf Crab, gnome Dragons, halfling Scorpions and half-orcs were the Unicorn. I haven't decided yet if I will follow that or as suggested above come up with my own races.
cvla Wolf 03-01-08, 07:25 AM	mmmm.... i think halflings doesn't fit well as Scorpions, their nomadic nature is more appropriate for Unicorns; Drows are the real Scorpions!!!!
Dragonhelm 03-06-08, 01:37 AM	Drow for the Scorpion Love that idea. Perfect tie-in. :) I've always liked the idea of putting the D&D races to the L5R clans. It's not a perfect fit, but it's fairly good. I was thinking recently about how this would look in 4e... Crab - Dwarf Crane - Elf Dragon - Dragonborn (natural fit) Lion - Human Phoenix - Eladrin Scorpion - Tiefling (though, again, drow is a natural fit) Unicorn - Halfling Thoughts?
RoyalBlueEyes 04-01-08, 07:40 PM	Just so I don't open a new thread about roughly the same topic simply because of my egotism, allow me to hijack this one and pose another question related to the Clans and various other races: In a DnD Article using the Samurai Class from Oriental Adventures for that of Kara Tur's Samurai, the issue of a different daisho was discussed, and is discussed in the OA book as well. When incorporating various PC races into Rokugan (though still keeping the settings integrity of being mostly human), do you ultimately change the weapons being used for the Daisho? As the Gnomes practicing Niten fencing with the wakizashi and the tanto, would all small races do the same, or would there be an apt and able way to use different weapons? Perhaps the Dwarves having a Battleaxe and a handaxe for their daisho, though not carrying the same respect from Rokugani Samurai as races that at least tried to emulate the Rokugani Daisho? Elves, due to their ancient mysticism, seem like they would best be at least partially reminiscent of a Chinese/Japanese Rokugan Hybrid. Carrying two masterwork swords, a Jian (long sword) and a Duan Jian (short sword). This would ultimately open up most Elves into the picturesque sight of the Blade Dancer PrC in OA. And that's really the only thing I can think of for other races in the Samurai class. And I'm astonished by my lack of imagination on the subject.