#School Data (流派資料)

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Licensed/secret art replacement maneuvers + added benefits + restrictions for individual schools.

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#Swordsmanship Schools (劍術流派)

#Katori Shinto-ryu (香取神道流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Swordsmanship | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: Katori Shrine network. Lodging/information/repair support at dojos in various regions. Negotiation +2 (with fellow disciples).
Restriction: Must preserve the school's honor. Using cowardly acts (assassination, poison, ambush) triggers an expulsion check.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	Swordsmanship weapon defense technique reservation cost -1	[stance] Attitude of Sen (先の態度): maintain for 2 Energy. During this stance, first attack +3. On release, Defense -2 (1 breath, debuff).
Secret Art	no Energy cost when counterattacking	[Kata] Heaven-Earth-Man (天地人): 4 Energy, 1/round. High-middle-low 3-strike chain. Roll each check. If all 3 strikes hit, deal 2 additional Wounds.

Three Ways and Six Hearts: naturally fits Loyalty. "The orthodox sword method."

#Yagyu Shinkage-ryu (柳生新陰流)

Type: Secret Transmission | Skill: Swordsmanship | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: successor NPC connection to the master Yagyu Muneyoshi (柳生宗嚴). Advice in a crisis. Access to the secret manual "Life-Giving Sword (活人劍)."
Restriction: Must carry out the master's secret mission. You must seek "how to win without using the sword" — the master is disappointed by needless killing.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	Swordsmanship weapon defense technique reservation cost -1	[Kata] Muto (無刀): 3 Energy, 1/round. 2d10+Finesse+Swordsmanship vs enemy 2d10+Courage. On success, disarm the enemy + immediately make 1 attack with that weapon.
Secret Art	no Energy cost when counterattacking	[Kata] Life-Giving Sword (活人劍): 2 Energy, 1/combat. Declare "nonlethal" on 1 target. For this combat, all techniques against that target inflict Defenseless + loss of fighting will instead of Wounds damage (cannot act next round).

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Compassion or Truth. "Win without using the sword."

#Nito-ryu (二刀流, Miyamoto Musashi)

Type: Self-Taught Style | Skill: Swordsmanship | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: against the first duel opponent, "impossible to read" — the opponent takes -2 when choosing a defense technique.
Restriction: after the first engagement, the advantage disappears. No fellow disciples/dojos (self-taught).

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	Swordsmanship weapon defense technique reservation cost -1	[aptitude] Niten Ichi-ryu (二天一流): when equipped for two-sword style (katana+kodachi), you may use main-weapon + off-weapon techniques at the same time in one breath (total Energy must stay within the one-breath limit).
Secret Art	no Energy cost when counterattacking	[Kata] Ganryu (巖流): 3 Energy, 1/round. Simultaneous strike with blades in both hands. 2d10+Courage+Swordsmanship+3 >= Defense. On success, 3 Wounds. On Critical Hit, 4 Wounds.

Three Ways and Six Hearts: No Heart or Demon. "Winning is everything."

#Jigen-ryu (示現流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Swordsmanship | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: Satsuma (薩摩) regional network. Negotiation +2 for matters related to the Shimazu clan.
Restriction: doctrine of "stake everything on the first blow." Each additional attack beyond the first attack takes a cumulative -1 penalty.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	Swordsmanship weapon defense technique reservation cost -1	[Kata] Dragonfly Stance (蜻蛉の構え): 2 Energy, 1/round. From a stance with the sword raised over the head — first attack gains +5 bonus + 3 Wounds on Critical Hit. However, the second and later attacks in this breath take cumulative -2.
Secret Art	no Energy cost when counterattacking	[aptitude] First Sword (一の太刀): the first attack of the first breath of the round is an automatic Critical Hit. Later attacks are normal. "End it in a single stroke."

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Hegemony or Loyalty. "A sword needs only one stroke."

#Spearmanship Schools (槍術流派)

#Hozoin-ryu (寶藏院流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Spearmanship | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: Nara Hozoin (寶藏院) temple network. Negotiation +2 for warrior-monk/esoteric monk matters.
Restriction: monk's precepts. Cannot attack civilians. Yoma extermination takes priority.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	additional Front Zone Domination +1	[stance] Jumonji Force (十文字の勢): maintain for 2 Energy. Jumonji-yari only. While maintained, probing techniques gain +2 + hook techniques automatically succeed (disarm).
Secret Art	yari Energy 2→1	[Kata] Crimson Lotus (紅蓮): 4 Energy, 1/round. Exorcist energy at the spearpoint. Against yoma, 3 Wounds + sealing (cannot act for 1 round). Against humans, 2 Wounds.

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Emptiness Compassion or Way of Mystery Truth. "The spear is both a ritual implement that purifies yoma and a tool that guards sentient beings."

#Kan-ryu (貫流)

Type: Secret Transmission | Skill: Spearmanship | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: legendary spear master NPC. In a crisis, provides hints about "the ultimate art of the spear."
Restriction: the master is cursed by a yoma. Mission to break the curse.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	additional Front Zone Domination +1	[aptitude] One Spear Pierces Heaven (一槍貫天): the range of suyari straight thrust extends to 2 zones. You can thrust from Rear Zone to the enemy Front Zone.
Secret Art	yari Energy 2→1	[Kata] Ten Thousand Spears (萬槍): 5 Energy, 1/combat. Phantasmal spears multiply. Against all enemies in the target zone, 2d10+Courage+Spearmanship >= Defense. Each takes 1 Wound. "Ten thousand spears rain down."

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery Truth. "With one spear, pierce a thousand answers."

#Unarmed Combat Schools (體術流派)

#Takenouchi-ryu (竹內流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Unarmed Combat | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: dojos in various regions. Negotiation +2 for binding/arrest matters.
Restriction: doctrine of "subdue without killing." When you finish an enemy with Unarmed Combat, Cohesion changes by -1 instead of +1 (fellow disciples' disappointment).

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	short weapon Core Zone bonus applies	[Kata] Ultimate Joint Lock (極意關節技): 2 Energy, 1/breath. On successful grapple — target cannot act (while grapple is maintained). Maintaining costs 1 Energy each breath. No other actions. Perfect restraint.
Secret Art	choose an additional effect on hit	[aptitude] No Killing (無殺): on an Unarmed Combat hit, you may choose "neutralize" instead of Wounds damage — the target's Wounds do not decrease, but cannot act this round + Defenseless.

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Emptiness Compassion. "Subduing without killing is the hardest path."

#Ninjutsu Schools (忍術流派)

#Iga-ryu (伊賀流)

Type: Secret Transmission | Skill: Ninjutsu | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: Iga jonin master NPC. Access to secret manuals related to poison/traps.
Restriction: must keep Iga's secrets. If exposed, all of Iga is endangered.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	first infiltration strike automatic Critical Hit	[aptitude] Poison Master: all poison technique effects are multiplied by 2 (poison 1 Wound→2 Wounds). Antidote difficulty +3.
Secret Art	poison needle stacks each round	[Kata] Killing Incense (殺人香): 3 Energy, 1/combat. Spread poison mist over everyone in the zone. 1 Wound each round, Physique>=15 to clear.

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery Demon or No Heart. "Shadows have no morals. Only the mission."

#Koga-ryu (甲賀流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Ninjutsu | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: Koga network. Negotiation +2 for drug/tool supply.
Restriction: must carry out Koga commissions (information gathering/assassination).

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	first infiltration strike automatic Critical Hit	[Kata] Trap Chain (罠連鎖): 2 Energy, 1/round. Trigger 2 installed traps at the same time. Or strengthen a trap (2 Wounds damage).
Secret Art	poison needle stacks each round	[aptitude] Mechanical Ninjutsu (機械忍術): combines Kunitomo Guild technology. Add a mechanical function to a trap (automatic reset 1 time).

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery Truth. "Where knowledge and craft exist, shadows remain."

#Archery Schools (弓術流派)

#Ogasawara-ryu (小笠原流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Archery | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: ritual archery network. Negotiation +2 for audiences with nobles/daimyo.
Restriction: values ritual. No "cowardly shooting" in combat (from infiltration, shooting into the Core Zone).

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	bow reload 1 Energy	[stance] Seiza Shooting Method (正坐射法): maintain for 2 Energy. While maintained, all Archery techniques gain +3. Cannot move. "Shoot from seiza."
Secret Art	2-zone shooting	[Kata] Thousand-Year Arrow (千年の矢): 4 Energy, 1/combat. Unlimited range. 2d10+Courage+Archery+4 >= Defense. 2 Wounds. Snipe anywhere on the battlefield. Aim Focus [Direct] allowed (§Aim Focus).

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Rites Loyalty. "The bow is not a tool but a rite. Rites have discipline."

#Gassen-ryu (合戰流)

Type: Self-Taught Style | Skill: Archery | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: against the first duel opponent, "impossible to read" — when the opponent chooses a defense technique against Archery shooting, they take -2. A self-taught bow.
Restriction: after the first engagement, the advantage disappears. No fellow disciples. Formless shooting — scorned by ritual schools.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	bow reload 1 Energy	[aptitude] Intuitive Shot (直感射擊): you may use Fate instead of Courage for Archery attack techniques. "Do not aim. Feel, then shoot."
Secret Art	2-zone shooting	[Kata] No-Thought Shot (無想射): 3 Energy, 1/round. Shoot with eyes closed. 2d10+Fate+Archery+2 >= Defense. 2 Wounds. Can be used while infiltrating (infiltration maintained). "The unseen arrow."

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Emptiness Void or Way of Mystery Truth. "Abandon ritual and see only the flow of battle."

#Sorcery Schools (呪術流派)

#Abe-ryu (安倍流)

Type: Secret Transmission | Skill: Sorcery | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: master NPC descended from Abe no Seimei. Shikigami secret manual.
Restriction: must treat shikigami as "living beings." Shikigami self-destruction is taboo.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	Sorcery attack into adjacent zone	[aptitude] Greater Shikigami Art (大式神術): shikigami gain Wounds +1, Defense +2. A shikigami can attack independently 1 time/round (2d10+Wisdom >= Defense).
Secret Art	Sorcery range 2 zones	[Kata] Hundred Demons Summoning (百鬼召喚): 5 Energy, 1/combat. Summon 5 shikigami at the same time. Each has Wounds 2, Domination +1. "Call a hundred spirits."

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery Truth. "A shikigami is both a tool and a friend. Truth lies between the one who commands and the one commanded."

#Tsuchimikado-ryu (土御門流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Sorcery | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: Tsuchimikado family network. Negotiation +2 for Imperial Court matters. Access to astronomical observation data.
Restriction: must prioritize the Imperial Court's orders. Using sorcery against the court triggers expulsion.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	Sorcery attack into adjacent zone	[Kata] Curse (呪詛): 2 Energy, 1/round. Place "Tsuchimikado's Curse" on 1 enemy within 2 zones — the target takes -3 to all checks (1 round). Pure sorcery, not shikigami.
Secret Art	Sorcery range 2 zones	[stance] Astronomical Observation (天文觀測): maintain for 2 Energy. While maintained, know every enemy's next-breath action in advance (GM reveals it). The height of tactical information.

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Rites Loyalty. "Heaven's will lies in the Imperial Court, and the court's will is interpreted by sorcerers."

#Exorcism Schools (退魔流派)

#Shugendo-ryu (修驗道流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Exorcism | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: mountain Shugendo network. Lodging at mountain temples/training grounds.
Restriction: must revere the mountain kamuy. Forest destruction triggers expulsion.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	+2 attack against yoma	[stance] Goma Formation (護摩の陣): maintain for 2 Energy. While maintained, your zone becomes a "Holy Fire" environment — yoma take 1 Wound each lull, humans are unharmed.
Secret Art	+1 Wound on hit against yoma	[Kata] Great Seal (大封印): 5 Energy, 1/combat. Against 1 yoma, 2d10+Wisdom+Exorcism+3 >= Defense+4. On success, seal: cannot act until combat ends. Even on failure, 2 Wounds.

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Way of Mystery Truth or Way of Emptiness Compassion. "The path of mountain and fire. Serve nature and console yoma."

#Shingon Exorcism School (眞言退魔流)

Type: Secret Transmission | Skill: Exorcism | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: secret master — nameless blind monk NPC. Access to mantra (mahamantra) secret manual. Instruction in making a vajra (金剛杵).
Restriction: "Those who use sound as a weapon are eaten by sound." After using a Shingon Exorcism School technique, all Negotiation/command checks -3 within that round (the voice is corroded by mantra). Abuse causes permanent voice alteration — if used for 3 consecutive rounds, the GM triggers a "spiritual corrosion" event.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	+2 attack against yoma	[Kata] Mahavairocana Mantra (大日眞言): 3 Energy, 1/round. Sacred vibration in your zone + adjacent 1 zone. Against all yoma in the area, 2d10+Wisdom+Exorcism >= Defense. Each takes 1 Wound. Also effective against incorporeal yoma. "Om a bi ra un ken."
Secret Art	+1 Wound on hit against yoma	[Kata] Vajra Strike (金剛杵擊): 4 Energy, 1/combat. Release the limit of mantra through a vajra. Against 1 yoma, 2d10+Wisdom+Exorcism+4 >= Defense. 3 Wounds + immediately remove curse/possession + if the target is Elite rank or lower, fear (1 round). Against humans, only 1 Wound. "A strike that breaks evil."

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Loyalty or Compassion. "Sweep away demons with sound. Pay the price with the body."

#Gunnery Schools (銃術流派)

#Inatomi-ryu (稻富流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Archery (covers bows and teppo) | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: shooting-dojo network of Inatomi Ikkan (稻富一甘). Negotiation +2 for gunpowder/ammunition supply. Kunitomo Guild connection.
Restriction: doctrine that "firearms are fired from the front." No surprise shooting from infiltration. Violation bars entry to the dojo.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	teppo reload 2 Energy	[aptitude] Rapid-Fire Method (速射法): teppo reload is reduced to 1 Energy. Can shoot every breath. "The faster the reload, the better."
Secret Art	teppo 2-zone shooting	[Kata] Three-Rank Firing (三段擊發): 4 Energy, 1/round. Fire 3 teppo in rotation. 3-shot volley. Each is 2d10+Archery >= Defense. Each deals 1 Wound. If all 3 shots hit, deal 1 additional Wound (total 4 Wounds). "Iron fire without a pause."

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Hegemony or Loyalty. "Battlefield efficiency lies in firearms."

#Nanban-ryu (南蠻流)

Type: Self-Taught Style | Skill: Archery (covers bows and teppo) | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: access to Nanban technology — checks to obtain foreign firearms/gunpowder/tools +3. Foreign NPC network.
Restriction: treated as a "foreigner." Negotiation -2 with conservative factions (Hiei League, Ikko-ikki). No fellow disciples/dojos.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	teppo reload 2 Energy	[aptitude] Foreign Design (異國設計): teppo range extends to 3 zones. Improved gunpowder efficiency. Reload remains 2 Energy. "Aim far away."
Secret Art	teppo 2-zone shooting	[Kata] Cannon (大砲, cannon): 5 Energy, 1/combat. Use a Nanban cannon. Against all in the target zone, 2d10+Archery+3 >= Defense. Each takes 2 Wounds. Destroy 1 zone terrain gimmick. "This is Nanban power."

Three Ways and Six Hearts: No Heart or Hegemony. "Power came from beyond the sea."

#Medicine Schools (醫術流派)

#Manase-ryu (曲直瀨流)

Type: Famous School | Skill: Medicine | Trait Cost: 1 slot
Added: medical network of Manase Dosan (曲直瀨道三). Negotiation +2 to obtain medicinal materials. Lodging at clinics in various regions.
Restriction: "A physician sometimes must treat an enemy." Refusing a treatment request from an incapacitated enemy triggers an expulsion check.

Stage	Basic Maneuver	School Replacement Maneuver
Licensed	healing restores 1 Wound	[Kata] Acupuncture and Moxibustion (鍼灸術): 2 Energy, 1/round. Use needles and moxa on 1 ally. Restore 2 Wounds + remove 1 abnormal condition (choose poison/curse/fear, etc.).
Secret Art	everyone +1 Wound at lull	[aptitude] Battlefield Surgery (戰場外科): healing at lull gains +1 Wound bonus (total everyone +2 Wounds). In addition, during combat, if you succeed at 2d10+Wisdom+Medicine >= 15 on 1 incapacitated ally, they return to combat with 1 Wound (1 time per round).

Three Ways and Six Hearts: Compassion. "Saving lives is the physician's duty."

There are as many paths of the sword as there are schools. Whether blade, spear, gun, or bare hand, that path always has a master and a disciple.