#Feng Shui Master (風水師)
Terrain manipulator. Turns the battlefield itself into a weapon.
- Role: terrain control, zone transformation, Domination manipulation, barriers
- Core Attribute: Wisdom (智)
- Core Zone Entry: forced Breakthrough
- Base Class: cousin of the onmyoji. One who sees the flow of earth.
- Three Ways and Six Hearts: Truth or Compassion. Follows the principles of nature.
- Skills Eligible for Master: Barrier, Geography, Sorcery, Prophecy, Stratagem, Hardiness
- Starting Automatic Skills: Barrier Trained, Geography Novice, Sorcery Novice, Stratagem Novice
#Scent — Reader of the Earth's Qi
Feng shui masters see the battlefield like a go board. The flow of mountain ranges, the direction of rivers, the places where qi (氣) gathers — they read and direct all of it. If samurai see one person's blade and onmyoji see the motion of the stars, feng shui masters see the earth itself. If enemies stand on favorable ground, they change that ground and create positions favorable to allies.
If other classes control the units on the battlefield, feng shui masters control the battlefield itself. They reduce Domination limits to neutralize large enemy forces, raise barricades to block routes, and activate spirit veins to bless allies. When one feng shui master gestures once, a river ten ri away changes course, and trees on a mountainside fall to block the enemy advance route. This is not magic. They only make what was already flowing that way happen one breath faster. That is the feng shui master's true terror.
Outside combat, the feng shui master is the finest architect and terrain analyst. The best place to build a castle, the best route for an advance, the best campsite — all are decided through the feng shui master's eye. Every famous castle (名城) of Kagura Domain has passed through a feng shui master's hands. A daimyo may delay departure because of one sentence: "the qi of this land is poor." A city may be built because of one sentence: "build a castle here and it will last a hundred years." The weight of a feng shui master's words is heavier than a page of military law.
But the feng shui master's deepest conflict is the sin of one who defies nature. Activate a spirit vein, and the qi of another place carried by that vein grows weak. Raise one barrier, and a barrier elsewhere comes undone. The feng shui master sees balance — and sees themselves breaking that balance. Master-grade feng shui masters carry the debt of every land they have touched. If that debt piles up, one day a mountain collapses. That is why some feng shui masters touch only one land in their entire lives. It is the greatest debt they can repay.
- Recommended Weapons: suyari (also for Front Zone defense), rokushakubo (staff, suppression), tanto (concealed self-defense). Zone manipulation is the real work, not direct combat.
- Recommended Schools: Abe-ryu (combined with sorcery), no school (self-taught — mountain feng shui master). There is no dedicated feng shui school.
- Recommended Faction Traits: Kagura Domain (official feng shui master — castle design), Enryokan (spiritual balance cooperation), Biu Mountain (dangerous alliance with nature yoma)
#Law — Trait List
#1st Dan: Twist Earth Veins (地脈歪み) [Kata]
[Kata] Twist Earth Veins
Energy: 2 | Limit: 1/round
Effect: limit the maximum Domination cap of 1 target zone to -3 (that round).
Any excess immediately vanishes.
Zone: can target adjacent zones."Even if the enemy has 100 people, only 3 can stand on this narrow road."
#3rd-Dan Class Traits (choose 1)
| Trait | Type | Energy | Limit | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airflow Control (氣流操作) | [Kata] | 2 | 1/round | ranged technique hits in the target zone gain +2 or -2 (choose). Control the wind. |
| Earth-Vein Resonance (地脈感應) | [aptitude] | — | — | know the Domination values of all battlefield zones exactly. Automatically detect spirit veins/corruption. |
| Weak Ground Designation (弱地指定) | [Kata] | 2 | 1/round | make the target zone "weak ground": all units in that zone take Defense -1 (1 round). |
#5th-Dan Class Traits (choose 1)
| Trait | Type | Energy | Limit | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barricade (障壁) | [Kata] | 3 | N times/combat (Wisdom modifier) | wall between two zones: movement costs additional 2 Energy (maintain 3 rounds). |
| Ground Subsidence (地盤沈下) | [Kata] | 3 | 1/round | target zone: movement +1 Energy, all Domination bonuses negated (2 rounds). The ground sinks. |
| Dragon Point Activation (龍穴活性) | [Kata] | 2 | 1/combat/zone | make the target zone a "dragon point": allied attack techniques +2, recover Wounds +1 at the lull. |
#7th-Dan Advanced Traits (choose 1)
| Trait | Type | Energy | Limit | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create Zone (區域創造) | [Kata] | 4 | 1/combat | add 1 new zone to the battlefield (adjacency by GM agreement). "Create terrain." |
| Earth Seal (大地封印) | [Kata] | 4 | 1/combat | seal the target zone: units cannot enter or leave (2 rounds). Internal units are trapped. |
| Qi Vein Rampage (氣脈暴走) | [Kata] | 3 | 1/combat | all units in the target zone, ally or enemy, take 1 Wound. Domination resets to 0. The earth explodes. |
#9th-Dan Advanced Traits (choose 1)
| Trait | Type | Energy | Limit | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feng Shui Barrier Array (風水結界陣) | [aptitude] | — | combat start | at combat start: choose 2 zones and permanently transform them (reduced cap, movement limit, etc.). |
| Earth's Wrath (大地の怒り) | [Kata] | 5 | 1/combat | whole battlefield: all long-weapon Energy +2, movement Energy +1 (2 rounds). Earthquake. |
| Utopia (理想郷) | [Kata] | 5 | 1/combat | make 1 zone a "sanctuary": allied Wound recovery +2 (lull), Defense +3, automatic 1 Wound when enemies enter. |
#Typical Feng Shui Master Breath Patterns
Feng shui masters do not cut enemies directly. Changing the battlefield is their combat.
| Breath | Maneuver Combination | Energy | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limit+Weaken | Twist Earth Veins(2)+Weak Ground Designation(2) | 4 | zone Domination cap -3 + Defense -1 |
| Dragon Point+Move | Dragon Point Activation(2)+walk(2) | 4 | strengthen allied zone+position adjustment |
| Wall+Check | Barricade(3)+suyari check reservation(2) | 5 | block route+self-defense |
| Earth Seal | Earth Seal(4) | 4 | completely block enemy zone |
#Zone Bonuses
| Zone | Effect |
|---|---|
| Front Zone | Twist Earth Veins is strengthened by +1 in the Front Zone (cap -4). |
| Rear Zone | good target for Dragon Point Activation. Safe. |
| Core Zone | the feng shui master can partially negate the Core Zone's Domination offset (Earth-Vein Resonance). |
| High Ground | can look over the whole battlefield and read the earth veins. Airflow Control +1. |
#Three Ways and Six Hearts
| Natural Heart | Conflict |
|---|---|
| Truth (Way of Mystery) | "Understand and follow the flow of the earth." Overlaps with the path of kamuy. |
| Conflict: toward Hegemony | ambition to "rule the earth." Weaponizing feng shui. |
| Conflict: toward Compassion | "I will protect the people of this land." Acting compassion through the earth. |
The feng shui master's Three Ways and Six Hearts question: "Whose is the earth? The one who rules it, or the ones who live upon it?"
The one who reads the earth's qi controls the battlefield.
#Squad Tactics Traits (Feng Shui Master)
Slot Rule: Squad tactics traits are included in the class trait choices for that dan. When choosing 3rd/5th-dan class traits, you may choose a squad tactics trait instead of an ordinary class trait.
Feng shui master squad tactics are terrain manipulation. They reshape the spirit veins and terrain of the zone where the squad is deployed to create tactical advantages.
| Trait | Type | Learned Dan | Energy | Limit | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth-Vein Formation (地脈陣) | [Tactic:Stance] | 3rd dan | squad order cost+1 | maintain | activate spirit veins in the squad's zone. Each lull, all allies in the zone recover 1 Wound. If a spirit vein already exists, recovery +1. |
| Terrain-Conversion Formation (地形變換陣) | [Tactic:Kata] | 5th dan | squad order cost+2 | 1/combat | add or remove 1 gimmick in the squad's zone. Example: add the "forest" gimmick (Infiltration +2, ranged -2), add "High Ground," etc. GM agreement. |
Three Ways and Six Hearts (Squad Tactics): Earth-Vein Formation is Truth (borrowing the earth's power). Terrain-Conversion Formation moves from Truth toward Hegemony — "I will change the battlefield as I wish."
"Who said mountains do not move? Watch — in a single breath, I change the flow of the mountain."
#Example Character
→ Ryoun — Sample Sheet (1st/5th/10th dan + step-by-step backstory)