Unexpected Allies 2

Unexpected Allies was a source book for Non-Player Characters in the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game.

Credits[]

Written by: Daniel Briscoe and Steven Martino
Edited by: Shawn Carman and Robert Hobart
RPG Design: Robert Hobart
Cover Design: Robert Denton
Cover Art: Andy Hepworth
Layout: Robert Denton
Original Graphic Design: Edge Entertainment
Artists: Christopher Appel, Steve Argyle, Drew Baker, Nate Barnes, beet, Adam Bray, Dennis Calero, Luis Nunez de Castro, Manuel Calderon, Conceptopolis, Miguel Coimbra, Ed Cox, Edwin David, Max Degen, Molly Denmark, Thomas Denmark, John Donahue, Randy Elliott, Jason Engle, Carl Frank, Richard Garcia, Gong Studios, Anthony Grabski, Troy Graham, Andy Hepworth, Paul (Prof.) Herbert, David Horne, Wen Juinn, Michael Komarck, Amandine LaBarre, April Lee, Alayna Lemmer, Monika Livingstone, Diego Gisbert Llorens, Craig Maher, Jorge Matar, Scott Neil, William O'Connor, Glen Osterberger, Immar Palomera, Jim Pavelec, Ben Peck, Joseph Phillips, Patrick Reinemann, Bob Stevlic, Charles Urbach, Franz Vohwinkel, Kevin Wasden, Mario Wibisono, Jarreau Wimberly
Artists - Uncredited: MuYoung Kim, Bryan Heyboer, Chris Seaman, Britt Martin
Production Manager: David Lepore
Senior Brand Manager: Todd Rowland
Chief Executive Officer: John Zinser
Head Playtester: Brian Bates
Playtesters: Team 1 (Dave Smith, Patrick Chen, Aien Elmi, Jason Kang, Ki Chang Kim, Roger Liang, Arthur Nguyen); Team 4 (Becca Hobart, Kevin Blake, Todd Stites, Daniel Briscoe); Team 6 (Timar Long, Erykah Fasset, Chad Kirby, Mike Brodu, Maxime Lemaire, Ray Rupp); Team 7 (Jason Shafer, Nathan Shafer, Matt Strout, Liza Strout, Joe White, Terry Moore, Eric Newlin); Team 8 (Edward Reynolds, Brebouillet Mathieu, David Whitney, Richard Whitney, Stuart Biggs, Robert Knight); Team 8b (Michael Hill, Shane Pheeney, Chaedy Ritherdon, Tarl Cowly); Team 8c (Thomas Atwood, Ryan Castilla, Henry Joiner, Brandon Woodmen); Team 17 (Tom Lewis, Jamie Kipp, Gavin O’Hearn, Shawn MacLean, John Taylor); Team 18 (Dave Laderoute, Mike Clark, Chris Talarico, Chris Masdea, Lee Vollum, Richard Hewitt, Bill Hrenchuck); Team 19 (Charles Caswell, Vincent Stantion, Eddie Sweeden, Chuck Sweeden, Justin Cross, Fox Whitworth); Team 20 (Matt Tyler, Timothy Hill, Stephen Mumford, Matthew Linkswiler, Paul Casagrande, Robert Zapf); Team 21 (James Freeman- Harris, Sarah Koz, David Wright, James Mosingo); Team 22 (Scott Shepard, Dawn Dalton, Andrew Doud, Justin Davidson, Jon Huskey, Trista Lillis); Team 23 (James Wagner, Kevin Pason, Ryan Bataglia, Chris Foster, Jim Friedman, Jason Whiston, Phil Jenicek, Dan Sulin, Izzy Lombardi-Friedman); Team 24 (Tony Love, Kassandra Mullin, Brian Tieken, Kimberly Wajer-Scott, Phillip Scott, Nicholas Love, Jerry Fleenor, Patrick Williams) Jim Friedman, Izzy Friedman, Jay Becknell, Mandy Spice

Table of Contents[]

Introduction (page 6)[]

Fiction with the ronin Horobei, who is appointed as yojimbo to Utagawa, leader of the Legion of Two Thousand
The World of NPCs
Heroes and Villains Described
- Heroes
- Villains
- Neutral NPCs and Motives
- Creating and Using NPCs
- Templates
Optional Rules: Allies and Enemies