Secrets of the Crab was the sixth source book for the Crab Clan in the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game. This edition includes the d10 L5R playing system alongside a d20 playing system (Similar to D&D). The events within the book are dated in the first part of the year 1160. It was published in June 2003.
Credits[]
- Writing: Rich Wulf, Shawn Carman, Seth Mason, Travis Herrman, Aaron Medwin, Jed Carleton, Eric Steiger
- Editor: D.J. Trindle
- Creative Director: Mark Jelfo
- Art Director: Jim Pinto
- Graphic Designer: Steve Hough
- Cover Artist: Matthew S. Armstrong
- Interior Artist: Cris Dornaus
- Cartographers: Cris Dornaus, Robert Lee
- Typesetter: Steeve Hough
- Chief of Operations: Maureen Yaties
- Brand Manager: Raymond Lau
- Production Manager: Mary Valles
- Playtesters: Mikel Burns, Ryan Carman, Jacobe Callahan, Jed Carleton, Jacob Chearham, Andy Cowell, Robert Dake, Joel Parker Kinstle, Chris Lesinsky, Paul Meador, Dan Moenster, Christopher Osborn, Marc Quintard, Matthew Schenck, Sam Sheddan, Cynthia Steward, Louis Veal
Table of Contents[]
Introduction (page 4)[]
- Fiction: "Vigilant", Part One: with Miya Hatori, Otomo Taneji, and Fuzake Sekkou in the Kaiu Wall.
- Customs of the Crab Clan
- History of the Crab Clan
Description of Yuruginai Complete Crab Technique Feat List
- New Mechanics
- New Courtier Abilities
Chapter 1: The Hida (page 13)[]
- Fiction: "Vigilant", Part Two: with Miya Hatori, Otomo Taneji, and Fuzake Sekkou introduced by Hida Reiha to the presence of Hida Kuon at Kyuden Hida.
- Highways of the Hida Provinces
- Major Hida holdings
- Minor Hida Holdings
- Important Hida NPC's
- Hida Kuon
- Hida Reiha
- Hida Hitoshi
- Vassals of the Hida Family
- Hida Mechanics
Chapter 2: The Hiruma (page 31)[]
- Fiction: "Vigilant", Part Three: with Miya Hatori, Otomo Taneji, Fuzake Sekkou, and Hiruma Masagaro.
- Highways of the Hiruma Provinces
- Major Hiruma holdings
- Shiro Hiruma
- Candle Temple
- The Hiruma Barracks
- The White Temple
- Shiro Hiruma
- Minor Hiruma Holdings
The Hiruma Mon
- Important Hiruma NPC's
- Hiruma Masagaro
- Hiruma Todori
- Hiruma Tatsuya
- Vassals of the Hiruma Family
- The Endo family
- The Endo Dojo
- The Raikuto family
- The Endo family
- Hiruma Mechanics
Chapter 3: The Kuni (page 45)[]
- Fiction: "Vigilant", Part Four: with Miya Hatori and Kuni Tansho.
- Highways of the Kuni Provinces
- Major Kuni holdings
- High Tree Village
- The Iron Mine
- The Pit
- Shiro Kuni
- High Tree Village
- Minor Kuni Holdings
- Kakita's Breath
- Ironworks
- The Marsh
- Kakita's Breath
- Extra-Territorial Kuni Holdings
- The Kuni Tower at Shiro Hiruma
- Important Kuni NPC's
- Kuni Kiyoshi
- Kuni Tansho
- Omen
Nemuranai: Omen's Crimson Spear Nemuranai: The Celestial Jitte
- Vassals of the Kuni Family
- Kuni Mechanics
Chapter 4: The Kaiu (page 61)[]
- Fiction: "Vigilant", Part Five: with Otomo Taneji, Fuzake Sekkou, and Kaiu Namboku.
- Highways of the Kaiu Provinces
- Major Kaiu holdings
- Kaiu Shiro
- The Great Forge
- The Kaiu Engineering Academy
- Razor of the Dawn Castle
- Dojo of the Razor's Edge
- The Hiruma Outpost
- Kuda Mura
- Kaiu Shiro
- Minor Kaiu Holdings
- Extra-Territorial Holdings
- Important Kaiu NPC's
- Kaiu Umasu
- Kaiu Namboku
- Kaiu Ryojiro
- Vassals of the Kaiu Family
- Kaiu Mechanics
- New Ancestors
- The Kaiu Engineers
- The Path of the Anvil
- The Path of Destruction
- The Path of Steel
- The Path of Stone
- The Path of War
Chapter Five: The Toritaka (page 74)[]
- Fiction: "Vigilant", Part Six: with Fuzake Sekkou and Toritaka Ikanko.
- Highways of the Toritaka Provinces
- The Toritaka Provinces
- Important Toritaka NPC's
- Toritaka Mechanics
- New Ancestors
Chapter Six: The Yasuki (page 79)[]
- Fiction: "Vigilant", Part Seven: with Miya Hatori, Otomo Taneji, Fuzake Sekkou, and Yasuki Jinn-Kuen, when Hatori learns of his wife disapearance.
- Roads of the Yasuki Provinces
- Major Yasuki holdings
- Minor Yasuki Holdings
- Important Yasuki NPC's
- Yasuki Jinn-Kuen
- Vassals of the Yasuki Family
- The Kano family
- Yasuki Mechanics
- New Ancestors
Chapter Seven: The Tower of Fear (page 85)[]
- Using the Tower of Fear in an Adventure
- Denizen of the Tower: the Lost
- The Surrounding Area
- The Exterior
- The Lower Levels
- The Temple and Quarters
- The Tower of Fear Map
- The Upper Levels
Chapter Eight: Behind the Veil (page 91)[]
- The Yasuki Connection
- The Birth of the Kolat
- The Yasuki Break
- The Yasuki Today
- The Damned
- Kyofu, nightmare of the Crab