KibagamiKuno: great, i leave a short note for nabiku
Hantei Dave: k
KibagamiKuno: "I know one wonder of togashi, and i hope to one day meet her
again - Kuno"
KibagamiKuno: so close to a haiku, couldn't quite get the last part even.
Hantei Dave: the next day, Toro, the monk, and you set off for the
Shinomen Forest...with a stop along the way
KibagamiKuno: (btw, i left the naginari, armor care kit, and practice swords, if
any were left, at the monastary)
Hantei Dave: As toro said, he carries with him extra food. No meats.
Only some rice, 2 oranges and a daikon radish
KibagamiKuno: i bring some extra as well. some fruit.
Hantei Dave: you go strait west from Shinden Osano-Wo
KibagamiKuno: lychee, if it's in season :-)
Hantei Dave: sounds good
Hantei Dave: Toro is very quiet during the trip
KibagamiKuno: I use it as a time for reflection and observation, then.
Hantei Dave: it is a quiet walk...through light bamboo and wooded tree
spots
Hantei Dave: but as night decends, it thickens slightly
Hantei Dave: He says, "We are still at the edge of the forest. In the
morning we will meet my friend." He unrolls his sleeping mat
KibagamiKuno: i unroll mine, can i see up to the stars from here?
Hantei Dave: defnintly...clear night
Hantei Dave: seems like a cofortable area
Hantei Dave: even a small stream nearby
KibagamiKuno: hmm, i sleep a little back from the stream, feet toward the forest.
You know the usual sword arrangement by now.
Hantei Dave: yeah
Hantei Dave: Toro wakes before you (as he is accustomed to waking
early) and is boiling some rice with shaved Daikon
KibagamiKuno: I wake up and start morning stretches, then.
Hantei Dave: He sets out 2 bowls for both of you
KibagamiKuno: (i brought my own bowl so he can use that)
Hantei Dave: Again, he eats quietly....there is alot of thought in his aged
face
KibagamiKuno: "Do you wish to talk about it?"
Hantei Dave: "Na. You'll see. At least one of them anyway."
Hantei Dave: He rinses his bowl and prepares to leave
KibagamiKuno: (i'll do the same)
Hantei Dave: He packs his stuff and heads off in front again
KibagamiKuno: i pour some water from the bowl over the fire and follow after
him,
KibagamiKuno: .
Hantei Dave: you only walk a short while longer through thin brush and
forest when you glimpse purple robes up ahead. Toro is making a strait
path for the person
Hantei Dave: it is a shintao monk kneeling and saying a chant
Hantei Dave: Toro approaches it
KibagamiKuno: do i recognize the chant?
Hantei Dave: him i mena
Hantei Dave: no. It is not a chant you would have heard
KibagamiKuno: i follow after toro.
Hantei Dave: Toro calls out a name "Nasaru. Any changes?"
Hantei Dave: the other monk looks at Toro. "No, Toro. Thank you for
bringing food
Hantei Dave: "
KibagamiKuno: (any idea what he's referring to?)
Hantei Dave: The shintao monk looks at you sadly.
KibagamiKuno: i haul out the lychee.
Hantei Dave: "Revenge again samurai?"
KibagamiKuno: "Revenge? Sadly, no...
Hantei Dave: he is looks confused
KibagamiKuno: Revenge is easy. Fate... destiny... duty... much more
complicated"
Hantei Dave: Toro: "He doesn't know about it."
KibagamiKuno: (give him a sad smile back)
KibagamiKuno: "And Toro's been thinking about it the whole way here, and i
still don't know..."
Hantei Dave: The Shintao monk points in fornt of him....passed a line of
wards hung from trees encircling a terrifying sight.
KibagamiKuno: (i refuse to be terrified until you tell me what it is)
Hantei Dave: A motionless pile of solid black and dark brown rocks
made out to the shape of a large man...almost skeletal in sight with empty
black eyes sits between the wards and trees. The grass and moss are
dead directly beneath it.
Hantei Dave: and surrounding are the remains of a few Akodo armors...a
helmet...a broken katana....and blood
KibagamiKuno: "Hmm, is that meant to stay here, or will it eventually be
removed?"
Hantei Dave: it sits there...over 9 feet tall motionless
Hantei Dave: the Shintao monk says, "Its name in Oni-no-Jimen. And it
showed up here 2 weeks ago and has sat here since."
Hantei Dave: you see a strait path through the shinomen where it walked
knocking over trees
KibagamiKuno: "Is it just here to eat Akodo? or did they each try for the
revenge you spoke of?"
Hantei Dave: "it has only moved when provoked. They called
themselves the Akodo Death Seekers...determined to end their lives in
combat."
KibagamiKuno: (i assume i would have heard of them...)
Hantei Dave: (perhaps not. You never did visit the Lion since the
dissolving of your family."
Hantei Dave: )
KibagamiKuno: "To end one's life in futile combat is as good as falling on one's
sword. Even in death, one should seek purpose."
Hantei Dave: Toro: "A samurai's mind is not one to argue with....I should
know."
KibagamiKuno: (actually, i did - stopped by a castle, twice.
KibagamiKuno: )
KibagamiKuno: "heh - we're all too stubborn."
KibagamiKuno: "and too stubborn to change."
Hantei Dave: Naseru stops for food.
Hantei Dave: and accepts the rice and orange
KibagamiKuno: Lychee?
Hantei Dave: He smiles. "arigato"
Hantei Dave: Toro says, "We can keep going when you are ready.
There is nothing to be done here."
KibagamiKuno: "It keeps the hands busy while the mind is at work" (you have
to peel off the shell)
KibagamiKuno: "Hai, I am ready. This is but more proof that there are things in
this world i should do, as a lion, but cannot because of a trinket."
Hantei Dave: (one sec)
Hantei Dave: k
Hantei Dave: Toro: I'll be back Naseru
Hantei Dave: Naseru hmmms
Hantei Dave: Toro continues walking. You may be in the Shinomen
already
KibagamiKuno: (I wish i could guarantee the same, we'll see...)
Hantei Dave: After a good half hour walk Toro begins walking slower.
He studies each tree and feels the bark. He places his hand on a large
oddly bent and knotted tree
Hantei Dave: "I can remember my path."
Hantei Dave: He steps over another
Hantei Dave: "This is definitlt the way"
KibagamiKuno: "How did you find it the first time?"
Hantei Dave: some low hanging thorny bushes are in front. It is the only
way through. "I looked for 4 months before finding him."
Hantei Dave: go through there.
Hantei Dave: "I'm leaving."
Hantei Dave: Toro points and turns
KibagamiKuno: "Domo arigato"
Hantei Dave: He stops after passing you
Hantei Dave: "Maybe, you would make a good monk."
KibagamiKuno: i turn and smile to him: "If only i was allowed to slow down, i
might..."
KibagamiKuno: "But things keep changing"
KibagamiKuno: "and once again, so must i"
Hantei Dave: he nods to himself and continues walking off giving no
advise.
KibagamiKuno: I take a few deep breaths and proceed.
Hantei Dave: you get caught on a few thorns but no major problems
Hantei Dave: not too far in a small clearing emerges surrounded by fallen
trees and thick brush.
Hantei Dave: the moss is neat here
KibagamiKuno: I walk toward it.
Hantei Dave: on branches of the trees are helmets of samurai
Hantei Dave: from all clans
Hantei Dave: Unicorn, Scorpion, Crane, Lion.....
KibagamiKuno: (fortunate i didn't bring one, then heh)
Hantei Dave: neatly lined up and in perfect condition are swords of all
types
KibagamiKuno: After looking around, I sit down and wait.
KibagamiKuno: I'll leave my shoes at the edge of the clearing, first.
Hantei Dave: roll perception (no bonus)
KibagamiKuno: (sandals)
KibagamiKuno: 23
Hantei Dave: you only waited an few minutes
Hantei Dave: you feel something lage flying over head
Hantei Dave: large
Hantei Dave: it taps down on an overhanging tree
KibagamiKuno: is it headed my way or just passing... ok.
Hantei Dave: your back is faced
KibagamiKuno: I don't turn, instead i say:
KibagamiKuno: "My name is Kibagami Kuno, I once was of clan Akodo. I am
the bearer of the Lion tanto and it has lead me here, it is time to prepare myself to
learn the skills i will need for the tasks ahead."
Hantei Dave: "Baka!!!! Have you come to die?" He has a strong
gravelly voice. "What do I care for clans?"
KibagamiKuno: "I have come to learn, and as you do not care for clans it is
fortunate that i have none."
Hantei Dave: You hear the leaves rustle and loud clopping.
Hantei Dave: clop clop clop clop clop
KibagamiKuno: (is it headed my way?)
Hantei Dave: no
Hantei Dave: clopping in place
KibagamiKuno: what do i suppose it's doing back there?
Hantei Dave: "How can I teach you? You are a stupid worthless pile of
death!!!"
Hantei Dave: (you aren't sure what it's doing...sounds like wood on
wood"
Hantei Dave: )
Hantei Dave: "I can kill you now!!!"
KibagamiKuno: "perhaps one day, but for now i am still alive and seek to learn."
Hantei Dave: "Stupid human doesn't know he is about to die!"
Hantei Dave: "What good is killing you with your back turned?!!?"
KibagamiKuno: "It would appear many before me have met that fate."
Hantei Dave: CLOP CLOP CLOP
KibagamiKuno: (prepare to roll, btw)
Hantei Dave: roll what?
KibagamiKuno: (roll left, heh)
Hantei Dave: oh.
KibagamiKuno: (clop clop, sounds like a tree may come down)
Hantei Dave: roll perception
Hantei Dave: no bonus
KibagamiKuno: not even for the toes, eh?
Hantei Dave: thats the roll ^_-
KibagamiKuno: 25.
Hantei Dave: He jumped off the branch towards you. You can roll to the
side if you want
Hantei Dave: or strait
KibagamiKuno: do i think he will land ON me? (blind fighting)
Hantei Dave: it was a good roll. You don't think so
KibagamiKuno: Then I'll wait and see. I keep my hands free to deflect the tree if
necessary.
Hantei Dave: THWUMP! He lands directly behind you loudly. "Stupid
human! I can stomp you into the mud!"
Hantei Dave: he stomps his foot
KibagamiKuno: "Or you can let me learn."
Hantei Dave: "Learn!? Learn?! What nonsense! There is only one way
to learn!"
KibagamiKuno: "Through practice and by example."
Hantei Dave: "Fight until you die!"
Hantei Dave: "You are wrong"
KibagamiKuno: "We all fight until we die. It's what happens before then that
matters"
Hantei Dave: "If you fight me I will kill you for your final lesson!"
STOMP STOMP STOMP STOMP
Hantei Dave: the clopping must have been his feet
Hantei Dave: on the branch
KibagamiKuno: "I can only practice death once - to go forth with your teaching
would mean not learning your final lesson."
KibagamiKuno: "Thank you for agreeing to teach me"
Hantei Dave: "Hmmmm....stupid human. If I attack you wil defend.
Why should I not? What can you offer me!"
KibagamiKuno: "What could a human possibly offer you? Have you not
everything you seek?"
Hantei Dave: "I seek to kill! Two humans for one! And one more for
you to kill! That is the only way to learn!"
KibagamiKuno: "I have killed many and learned only that they die."
Hantei Dave: "Don't you know we all die! Stupid human. Bring them
back here! 3! I will show you my technique!"
Hantei Dave: "Then you try! Payment in full!"
KibagamiKuno: "Is that all your teachings are? I see many helmets, many
swords, did they learn well?"
Hantei Dave: "Give me your sword!"
KibagamiKuno: (dave - i've got about five on me...)
Hantei Dave: (well hand him one)
Hantei Dave: heheh
KibagamiKuno: I take the katana and place it next to me and slightly back on the
ground.
Hantei Dave: You see a big yellow hand reach down the moment it
touches the ground without any hesitation
Hantei Dave: It holds the katana. "Baka! You can't learn my technique
with this." It steps out from behind you
KibagamiKuno: "I did not bring a helmet, it seemed a pointless accessory for
learning swordsmanship."
KibagamiKuno: "I prefer this one..." I take out the Jin.
Hantei Dave: and large wooden sandles
Hantei Dave: "USELESS!" It walks to its collection of swords
Hantei Dave: It grabs a katana leaning against a tree
Hantei Dave: "Use this one! It is better!"
Hantei Dave: He takes one massive flying step in front of you
Hantei Dave: BOOM
Hantei Dave: the dust kicks up
Hantei Dave: he drops it in your lap
KibagamiKuno: "And what would you have me do with it?"
Hantei Dave: it is a magnificient blade
Hantei Dave: "You'll need it for my technique
Hantei Dave: "Stupid human!"
KibagamiKuno: "Domo. What must i do now to learn your technique?"
Hantei Dave: (this is an ancestral blade...very high quality...you don't
know who owned it b4)
Hantei Dave: "Baka! Bring 3 humans! Not little useless peasants! The
stronger the better!"
KibagamiKuno: "I will bring three humans, but you must determine their fate."
Hantei Dave: "I will kill two. You will kill one!"
Hantei Dave: "Or it will kill you. And I will kill it!"
Hantei Dave: "WHat else can be done?!"
KibagamiKuno: "<smile> I will go now, and return soon. Then we shall see what
we shall see."
KibagamiKuno: "Unless you know
KibagamiKuno: of another way to learn your technique. Other prices you might
seek"
Hantei Dave: "Bah! Other ways? Absurd!" He flys off
Hantei Dave: (aren't I mean?)
KibagamiKuno: (somewhat...)
Hantei Dave: where you gonna find 3 little pigs?
Hantei Dave: guinne pigs
KibagamiKuno: Hmm, that's a good question. A better will be how do i find my
way back here.
Hantei Dave: (maybe you don't have to go far...hint hint)
KibagamiKuno: I was thinking that...
KibagamiKuno: I will slowly, over the next few days, make my way back to
Naseru. I say slowly because i go back and forth, up and down the trail many times
so that i remember it all as i go.
Hantei Dave: ok
Hantei Dave: it won't take but half a day like that
KibagamiKuno: OK, but i walk the trail many times. It is important to know the
way, who knows, maybe i'll replace Toro and take people to see the Kenku.
Hantei Dave: This is what Toro meant about the price being too great
Hantei Dave: you work your way back to the Shintao monk and
the....Oni (capital O)
KibagamiKuno: This was not all that i thought it would be.
KibagamiKuno: but OK.
KibagamiKuno: I kneel next to him and meditate, and wait.
Hantei Dave: Oni no Jimen stares back...a bird lands on its shoulder for a
moment
Hantei Dave: Naseru is praying
Hantei Dave: and chanting
KibagamiKuno: i don't meditate with my eyes open heh.
KibagamiKuno: I focus on his chant, but keep my ears open for visitors.
KibagamiKuno: Perhaps i'll be able to chant along sooner or later?
Hantei Dave: He finally stops with a hoarse voice...later that night. If you
wish to, you could follow the chant after a good hour
KibagamiKuno: ok, i do that, slowly so that he can correct me if i do it wrong. I'll
keep it up after he stops.
Hantei Dave: He goes to get some water and returns. "Did you find what
you were looking for samurai?"
KibagamiKuno: "I found what i sought, but have not gained it yet. Now i must
wait for my friends."
Hantei Dave: He sips the water. "Tomarrow will be bad. Oni no Jimen is
getting popular"
KibagamiKuno: "Then i will not have long to wait."
Hantei Dave: He holds up his hand in one last prayer "Namu" and
prepares for bed
KibagamiKuno: Should i do the same, then?
Hantei Dave: if you want
KibagamiKuno: ok.
Hantei Dave: ther eis an oni watching you
KibagamiKuno: today i learned we are not all so different.
Hantei Dave: in that case I assume you get a full sleep
KibagamiKuno: heh, after tomorrow i plan to have a few more nightmares lol.
Hantei Dave: ...in the morning, the 2 of you wake up, Oni no Jimen has
not moved and remains in his crouching position.
Hantei Dave: Naseru splits the other orange with you
KibagamiKuno: Domo. I get some water, then resume the chant.
Hantei Dave: and lychee (spelling?)
KibagamiKuno: hai
KibagamiKuno: :-)
Hantei Dave: It is not long before into the morning b4 2 fully armored
samurai show up bearing Lion colors but no mons
KibagamiKuno: "Kneel"
Hantei Dave: "There! we found it!"
KibagamiKuno: "Kneel."
Hantei Dave: they stomp through the forest
Hantei Dave: the first doesn't even look at you
KibagamiKuno: "I look up at them: Kneel (kiop)
KibagamiKuno: "
Hantei Dave: kiop?
KibagamiKuno: okuden, stuns people, remember?
KibagamiKuno: it's a loud shout. well i shouted kneel.
Hantei Dave: yeah...you want ot stun him?
Hantei Dave: ah.
KibagamiKuno: no, just want to make sure he hears me.
Hantei Dave: He looks down suddenly
Hantei Dave: he looks angry...but he did when he showed up
Hantei Dave: they both do
KibagamiKuno: "I am Kibagami Kuno, bearer of the Lion tanto. You are a death
seeker?"
Hantei Dave: "I am Ryomo, formerally Akodo Ryomo! I have come
here today to die in battle!"
KibagamiKuno: "And so you shall. But first, let us discuss your death."
Hantei Dave: "I am Nozimo, formerally Nozimo Ryomo! I have come
here today to die in battle!"
KibagamiKuno: "Do you seek to die to avenge the akodo clan and restore it to
an oni-less world?"
Hantei Dave: "The Akodo is dead! You were Akodo too were you not?
Your purpose is ripped away."
Hantei Dave: "You and us have nothing" says Nozimo
KibagamiKuno: "Today the Akodo is nothing, tomorrow, who knows. But there
is a tomorrow, and I and the lion tanto and the greatest akodo are part of it."
KibagamiKuno: "Why are you really here? If it is to die for your clan, then You
are whom i seek."
KibagamiKuno: 'And i am whom you seek"
Hantei Dave: Nozimo begins to weep. "How can you speak of hope?
Our purpose...out DUTY is no more?"
Hantei Dave: "We are empty!"
KibagamiKuno: "HA! IF duty can so easiloy be ripped away, what is it worth?
We have purpose.
Hantei Dave: Ryomo is still angry
KibagamiKuno: The very purpose you came here for.
KibagamiKuno: To stop the oni. And that is what we shall do together."
KibagamiKuno: "We shall stop all the oni."
Hantei Dave: "I have a purpose" says Ryomo. "I have come to kill Oni
no Jimen!" he points his sword at the oni.
KibagamiKuno: "We need but one more to start things in motion"
Hantei Dave: "Wait." says Nozimo
Hantei Dave: "Why 4?"
KibagamiKuno: "Nozimo understands, this is but one oni. You will throw
yourself against one oni. There is no purpose in an ineffective death. I offer you
the chance to make a difference with your death. Is that not honor?"
KibagamiKuno: "Because three are not enough"
Hantei Dave: Ryomo grrrs. "Yes, We can kill Jimen together! You hear
me demon!!!! You hear me!!!!"
Hantei Dave: Nazeru says, "Even as four you will enter the kharmic
wheel."
KibagamiKuno: "Jimen and all like him can be stopped. But think, akodo. Are
we Matsu?
KibagamiKuno: Do we charge headlong? NO! We think before we act. We win
because we know how to battle."
Hantei Dave: "We are not even worthy of Matsu...." says Ryomo
KibagamiKuno: "We are not matsu. No Hantei said 'you are all now matsu' and
until that day i will hold my head up high."
Hantei Dave: Nozimo crys
Hantei Dave: "...tell us the plan."
KibagamiKuno: "Kneel, nozimo, meditate and focus. We need one more, then
we will go into the woods and the plan will be revealed"
Hantei Dave: Nozimo takes off his helmet and stares crying at Oni no
Jimen
Hantei Dave: Ryomo drops too
Hantei Dave: make a persuation roll btw)
Hantei Dave: against their will rolls
KibagamiKuno: "Nozimo! I am not here waiting for akodo who cry. You must be
strong inside and out."
Hantei Dave: take +2 for good argument
KibagamiKuno: what is persuasion?
Hantei Dave: lemme check
KibagamiKuno: I have Diplomacy and Conversation
Hantei Dave: hmmm...no persuasion? that sucks. I'll fix that next time.
Guess it worked then ^_^
KibagamiKuno: i rolled a 15, too, if that helps :-)
Hantei Dave: well, based on presence i hope
KibagamiKuno: (btw, they're not the only ones i'm trying to persuade, heh)
Hantei Dave: yeah. Oni no Jimen will come too ^_-
KibagamiKuno: (not will?)
KibagamiKuno: oh good, he can be mine, lol.
Hantei Dave: no...they roll a will test to evade your presence
Hantei Dave: hehehe
Hantei Dave: but I'll give it to you
KibagamiKuno: 18+2... 20... (sure, pick the thing i suck at... presence. The old
grizzled nobody warrior trying to have presence heh.)
Hantei Dave: heh.
Hantei Dave: the day passes slowly...gives you lots of time to think
Hantei Dave: (even I don't know your plan)
KibagamiKuno: OK, so we wait, and i teach the, the chant.
Hantei Dave: I think Naseru can do it fine without your help
KibagamiKuno: (them, not "the,"
KibagamiKuno: )
KibagamiKuno: but they need guidance heh.
Hantei Dave: bu Jimen knows it by heart
KibagamiKuno: heh, i don't think they'll get close enough to his heart to learn
from him.
Hantei Dave: the end of the day your third shows up. A ronin...no
colors.
Hantei Dave: "Do we take turns he asks?"
Hantei Dave: he is confused
KibagamiKuno: "Hello ronin, why are you here?"
Hantei Dave: "I have heard tales of Oni no Jimen. Since I will probably
die I am not ashamed to say I am Scorpion. I will purge the demon from
my land."
KibagamiKuno: "Scorpion, We are akodo,
Hantei Dave: "Although all I have is my wakasashi and no armor."
Hantei Dave: "I have no enemies today besides one Akodo."
Hantei Dave: one, akodo
KibagamiKuno: But look to the ground before oni no jimen,
Hantei Dave: "He taints out land."
Hantei Dave: our
KibagamiKuno: there are many dead samurai, are you ready to find death
fighting the oni?
KibagamiKuno: "
Hantei Dave: "I will not die. I will climb that tree hanging above this oni
and plunge my weapon into his eye"
KibagamiKuno: Nozimo and Ryomo are ready to give their life to stop ALL the
oni, are you going to throw yours down to just this one or do you seek that chance
to?"
Hantei Dave: ok...can't take it...roll. I'll let you add in diplomacy as the
next closest thing
KibagamiKuno: not yet...
Hantei Dave: k
KibagamiKuno: Naseru, how many scorpion have tried to plunge a sword into
Jimen's eye?
Hantei Dave: "I do not know."
KibagamiKuno: "Should we ask him?"
Hantei Dave: He is confused
KibagamiKuno: "Jimen, how many scorpion have you killed as they tried to
plunge a sword into your eye?"
Hantei Dave: Oni no Jimen does not answer
KibagamiKuno: (hmm, this isn't becoming a very convincing argument).
KibagamiKuno: "Well scorpion, it sounds like it might work. You might be able
to injure jimen
KibagamiKuno: or,
Hantei Dave: (did you want jimen to stamp 3 times?)
KibagamiKuno: maybe not. I don't think it will kill him, tho. (sure that'll do)
KibagamiKuno: Do you want to die fighting him alone, ore fighting him and all of
his kind in one swoop?"
Hantei Dave: The ronin is listening
Hantei Dave: "If I could, they would all die."
KibagamiKuno: "I believe there is a way to do that because the prophecy
predicts it - the scrolls predict it. I am the bearer of the Lion tanto, and i've travelled
with the other bearers long enough
KibagamiKuno: to know that the prohoecies are real
Hantei Dave: +1 to roll at this point
KibagamiKuno: We can stop the oni, but i will need your help to defeat them.
Hantei Dave: it can go up or down
KibagamiKuno: (my diplomacy is int, not pre)
KibagamiKuno: (conversation is pre)
Hantei Dave: ok....conv then
KibagamiKuno: 20 total.
Hantei Dave: well, you won by 7
KibagamiKuno: nice. i only rolled an 11 too.
Hantei Dave: 6....he is a scorpion
KibagamiKuno: heh. should i take them with me tonight or wait until the
morning do you think?
KibagamiKuno: do i think they'll stay put?
Hantei Dave: "I am Bayushi Tohomen"
Hantei Dave: He sits
KibagamiKuno: "Kibagami Kuno."
Hantei Dave: one asks, "Should we sleep?"
KibagamiKuno: Let us sleep, and tomorrow we will get to work.
Hantei Dave: so thats what you are calling it now
KibagamiKuno: (heh)
Hantei Dave: Oni no Jimen has not moved this night although the others
were not as trusting as you were
KibagamiKuno: btw dave, since it will be relevant soon, how many points have i
earned so far?
Hantei Dave: The scorpion has no armor but the Lions slept in theirs
Hantei Dave: checks
Hantei Dave: looking for it
Hantei Dave: 5 for you...but in the following things
Hantei Dave: climbing, sailing, polearm, prayer,....and persuation and any
amounts you want
Hantei Dave: oops...you stole one from sailing and or climbing already
Hantei Dave: sailing
KibagamiKuno: sailing.
Hantei Dave: you can spend them all in climbing if you want for
instance...and you can use more of your own too
KibagamiKuno: how did i get one in polearm?
Hantei Dave: Noriko has a naginata...oops...and fan also
Hantei Dave: you 2 trained
Hantei Dave: you don't need to take any points in them though
KibagamiKuno: hmm, so from here there is a random old lion wandering around
breaking people's swords for the better part of a month, then walking away.
Hantei Dave: most of YOUR journey wass getting here!
KibagamiKuno: heh, didn't take nearly as long as it seemed...
Hantei Dave: thats why you had many more travel points than anyone
else
Hantei Dave: most people had less travel, more training
KibagamiKuno: ah, gotcha.
KibagamiKuno: So on a different matter, what do i do now that i've brought 3
samurai to die?
Hantei Dave: but practice on a sword alone if you don't wanna kill
people
Hantei Dave: well, guess you'll have to deal with those emotions ^_-
KibagamiKuno: right, but perhaps part of this is to learn control - to break the
sword to defeat, without needing to kill.
Hantei Dave: well, thats the beauty of Sword Breaking Technique...not
occording to the Tengu
KibagamiKuno: i know, but i'm not tengu. I may have learned his teachings and
paid for them with honor, but i don't need to go forward as tengu would.
