The Way of the Unicorn
From L5r: Legend of the Five Rings
Way of the Unicorn was the first source book for the Unicorn Clan in the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game.
[edit] Credits
- Written by: Edward Bolme & Andrew Heckt
- Additional Material by: David Williams, Rob Vaux, Cris Dornaus, Steve Swarner, Maureen Yates, Jennifer Mahr, Ree Soesbee, and Marcelo Figueroa
- Game System By: David Williams and John Wick
- Art Direction: KC Lancaster
- Cover Artwork: Carl Frank
- Interior Artwork: Toren Atkinson, Mary Lee Bryning, C.H. Burnett, Matt Cavotta, Ron Chironna, Cris Dornaus, Jason Felix, Eric Olson, Michael Phillippi, Thom Roman, Alex Shiekman, Brian Snoddy, Joshua Timbrook
- Maps: KC Lancaster
- Artwork Prepress: Cris Dornaus, Steve Hough
- Line Editor: D.J. Trindle
- Line Developer: John Wick
- Editing: D.J. Trindle, Rob Vaux, John Wick
- Interior Layout: D.J. Trindle, Steve Hough
- 2nd Printing Layout Adjustments: Brendon Goodyear.
- The Thursday Night Kamikaze Squad: David Conom, Brent G. Dunsire, Ingrid Granberg, Tige Rustad, William Shell
[edit] Table of Contents
[edit] The Lady's Heir (page 4)
- Fiction with Otaku Kamoko, Otaku Kojiro, Iuchi Daiyu and Shinjo Yokatsu.
[edit] Chapter One: Shinjo's Children (page 13)
- Letter from Shosuro Kojuno, Shosuro family school sensei, to the family of Shosuro Kenjo.
- Letter from Shosuro Kojuno to Bayushi Tanjaro, Scorpion Clan Daimyo.
- Excerpts of letters from Akodo Toturi to his mother, Matsu Sodohime (also called Matsu Kojike) on Unicorn Clan tactics.
[edit] Chapter Two: The History of the Unicorn (page 19)
- Lady Shinjo
- The Ki-Rin's Exodus
- The Ujik-hai.
- The Khadi.
- Birth of Shinjo's children.
- Battle with the rocs.
- Two Hundred Years in the Burning Sands.
- The Lying Darkness.
- Return of the Unicorn Clan.
- Families
- The Ide family
- The Iuchi family.
- The Otaku family.
- About shiotome.
- The Shinjo family.
- The Moto family.
[edit] Chapter Three: Character (page 49)
- New Skills
- New Advantages
- New Disadvantages
- Advanced Horsemanship Rules
- The Ide family
- The Ide Emissary school.
- The Moto family
- The Moto Bushi school.
- Otaku Battle Maiden school.
- Heritage Tables
[edit] Chapter Four: Who's Who in the Unicorn Clan (page 61)
- Shinjo Yokatsu
- Shinjo Yasamura
- Shinjo Martera (ancestor)
- Shinjo (ancestor)
- Morito
- Moto Chai (ancestor)
- Moto Soro (ancestor)
- Shinjo Hanari
- Otaku Kamoko
- Otaku (ancestor)
- Otaku Shiko (ancestor)
- Otaku Kojiro
- Ide (ancestor)
- Ide Tadaji
- Iuchi (ancestor)
- Iuchi Atesoro (ancestor)
- Iuchi Karasu
- Iuchi Daiyu
- Moto Sanjo (ancestor)
- Horiuchi Shoan
[edit] Chapter Five: Sample Unicorn Characters (page 77)
[edit] Appendix 1: Strategy and Tactics (page 90)
- Unicorn cavalry tactics
- Offensive strategy
- Defensive strategy
- Letter from Bayushi Sujiko to Akodo Ujinden.
- Letter from Akodo Ujinden to Bayushi Sujiko.
[edit] Appendix 2: Treasures of the Unicorn (page 98)
- Horses in Rokugan
- The Rokugan Pony
- The Gaijin Riding Horse
- The Otaku Warhorses
- Gaijin Gear
- High-Grade Equipment
- Unicorn Clan spells
- Unicorn Clan nemuranai
- Hayai, the Unicorn Clan Ancestral Katana
- Daitan, the Unicorn Clan Ancestral Wakazashi
- Yuki, the Unicorn Clan Ancestral Armor
- The Most Honorable Iris Haori and Hakama of the Ide Family
- The Arrows of the Four Winds
- The Brass Gong of Otaku Masero
[edit] Appendix 3: Misellany (page 112)
- Adventure Hooks
- Nagashi Naga Toshi
- Chrysanthemum Petal Lake
- White Shore Lake
- Meishodo - Name Magic
- Shiro Shinjo floorplans.
[edit] Appendix IV: L5R CCG Unicorn Decks (page 121)
- "Pony Express"
- "Stranglehold"
