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#12 School-Exclusive Gear

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Holding a school License is the premise for use. Used without a License, all techniques are sealed (though it can still be used as a base weapon). Directly linked to the schools of this expansion 10~15·22(1st).

#§ Scent — A School's Touch

A dojo master engraves his own teaching into a single blade. Only one who grasps that blade can use that teaching. In another's hand it is merely an iron bar.

#§ Law — 12 Gear

#Swordsmanship School-Exclusive (5 items)

#40-04-01. Tennen Rishin-ryu Combat Sword (天然理心流 實戰刀)

Technique [Kata] Mugaishin Strike: Energy 3 · Courage+Swordsmanship >= Defense+1 · attack +5 · masterwork grade + user's Energy -1 (the stance-slot additional effect is removed — 00-05 §4 stance-slot exception not applied. Follows 00-05 §10 attack bonus limit: masterwork + Energy -1 + stance stacking = 3 conditions) Price: 40 gwan. Only from a Tennen Rishin-ryu dojo.

  • Source: Kondo Kuranosuke — the Shinsengumi's mainstay school (see 10-01)
  • Era: established in 1789, active in the Bakumatsu of the 1860s
  • Cultural sphere: late-Edo·Bakumatsu Japan
  • Scent: a combat katana used by the Shinsengumi's Kondo Isami. A rough, thick blade.
  • School premise: Tennen Rishin-ryu (10-01) License
  • Base: katana

#40-04-02. Hokushin Itto-ryu Orthodox Wooden Sword (北辰一刀流 木刀)

Blessing [aptitude]: when used with a License, Energy -1 (added to that school's License bonus). Technique [aptitude] Thousand Kata Enhancement: Swordsmanship check +3 (wooden sword only) Price: 25 gwan. Hokushin Itto-ryu dojo.

  • Source: Chiba Shusaku (千葉周作) — see 10-02
  • Era: early 19th century (established in the 1820s, active in the Bakumatsu)
  • Cultural sphere: late-Edo Japan
  • Scent: an orthodox wooden sword shaped directly by Chiba Shusaku. A necessity for textbook training.
  • School premise: Hokushin Itto-ryu (10-02) License
  • Base: wooden sword (damage -2)

#40-04-03. Liechtenauer-ryu Two-Handed Greatsword (Liechtenauer Zweihänder)

Technique [Kata] Meisterhau Enhancement: Energy 4 · Courage+Swordsmanship >= Defense · attack +6 · on Critical Hit, Break a weapon (large +2) · masterwork grade · stance stacking. on Critical Hit + masterwork grade + stance stacking = 3 limiting conditions (follows 00-05 §10)

  • Scent: a German medieval two-handed greatsword. 1.7m, weight 3kg.
  • School premise: Liechtenauer-ryu (10-07) License
  • Base: odachi (foreign variant)
  • Restriction: Hardiness +2 or higher (weight).
  • Price: 60 gwan. Nanban trade.

#40-04-04. La Destreza Rapier (La Destreza Rapier)

Technique [Kata] Decisive Single-Point Enhancement: Energy 3 · Finesse+Swordsmanship >= Defense · thrust +5 · Critical Expansion Price: 55 gwan. Nanban trade or Castile tutelage.

  • Scent: a Toledo-forged rapier. A thin, straight blade.
  • School premise: La Destreza (10-09) License
  • Base: rapier (foreign)

#40-04-05. Wudang Sword (武當劍)

Technique [Stance] Taiji Sword-Dance Enhancement: Energy 1 · while in stance, evade +4·counter Energy 0 (automatic cap of 2 per round — core §Rule 3 applies, specified in 00-05 §7) Price: 50 gwan. Wudang Mountain Daoist tutelage.

  • Scent: a refined straight sword of a Wudang Mountain Daoist. Light and supple.
  • School premise: Wudang Sword (10-12) License
  • Base: katana (foreign variant)

#Spearmanship School-Exclusive (3 items)

#40-04-06. Takeda-ryu Red Yari (赤備え 槍)

Technique [Kata] Red-Banner Charge Enhancement: Energy 4 · mounted only · attack +5·[Pierce 2] · masterwork grade · 1 time per 1 battle. mounted + masterwork grade + 1 time per 1 battle = 3 limiting conditions (follows 00-05 §10) Blessing [aptitude]: when an Akazonae squad accompanies, Energy -1. Price: not for sale. Bestowed by a house.

  • Scent: the standard yari of an Akazonae unit member. Red paint.
  • School premise: Takeda-ryu Spear (11-01) License
  • Base: yari

#40-04-07. Majia Spear (馬家槍)

Technique [Kata] Pear-Blossom Single-Point Enhancement: Energy 2 · Finesse+Spearmanship >= Defense · thrust +4·Critical Expansion Price: 45 gwan. Ming Ma-house tutelage.

  • Scent: a precision spear forged directly by the Ma house. A bamboo-shaft spear with a thin shaft.
  • School premise: Majia Spear (11-03) License
  • Base: yari (foreign variant)

#40-04-08. Swiss Pike (Pike)

Technique [Tactic:Stance] Square Formation Enhancement: Energy 3 · activated at squad scale · squad Defense +4·counter +2 (1 battle)

  • Scent: a 5-metre long pike. The standard weapon of Swiss mercenaries. A steel spearhead at the tip.
  • School premise: Pike Square (11-04) License
  • Base: yari (long-pike type)
  • Restriction: adjacency of 4+ squad members required. When operated alone, an ordinary yari.
  • Price: not for sale. Squad supply.

#Ninjutsu School-Exclusive (2 items)

#40-04-09. Fuma-ryu Night-Raid Dagger (風魔流 夜襲短劍)

Technique [Kata] Night-Raid Wind-God Single-Strike Enhancement: Energy 4 · night·concealment + on Critical Hit + masterwork grade = 3 limiting conditions. attack +6·instant-death check (Critical Expansion). Follows 00-05 §10 attack bonus limit. Price: not for sale. Fuma clan tutelage.

  • Scent: a Fuma clan secret dagger. Black paint. For nighttime infiltration.
  • School premise: Fuma-ryu (14-02) License
  • Base: tanto (variant)

#40-04-10. Hashashin Dagger (Hashashin Dagger)

Technique [Kata] Dagger's Devotion Enhancement: Energy 5 · designated-target only + instant-death check + masterwork grade + 1 time per 1 session = 4 limiting conditions (attack +7 exceeds the core cap of +5 → 4 conditions required, follows 00-05 §10 balance of attack bonus limiting conditions). attack +7·instant-death check

  • Source: the Nizari Ismailis (the order of Hassan-i Sabbah)
  • Era: 11th~13th century (1090 founding of Alamut, 1256 fall of Alamut)
  • Cultural sphere: Persia·Syria
  • Scent: a secret dagger of the Persian Alamut mountain fortress. A curved-blade type. A pre-rite on the target is required.
  • School premise: Hashashin (14-05) License
  • Base: tanto (foreign)
  • Restriction: prior target designation + 1 session of rite required. Limited to 1 time per 1 session.
  • Price: not for sale. The Alamut order.

#Horsemanship School-Exclusive (1 item)

#40-04-11. Mongol Short Bow + Cossack Saber Set

Technique (bow) [Kata] Keshik Single-Strike Enhancement: Energy 3 · mounted only · attack +5·free flight after relocation Technique (sword) [Kata] Cossack Circling-Strike Enhancement: Energy 4 · mounted only · saber·pistol 1 time each (each +3) Price: not for sale. Bestowed by a nomadic tribe.

  • Source: Genghis Khan's bodyguard (Keshik) — see 15-02
  • Era: 13th century (founded in 1206)
  • Cultural sphere: the Mongol Empire
  • Scent: the standard mounted weapon set of Mongol guard cavalry or Cossacks. Short bow (bow) + saber (sword).
  • School premise: Mongol Guard Cavalry (15-02) or Cossack (15-06) License
  • Base: bow + katana (foreign)

#Mystic School-Exclusive (1 item)

#40-04-12. Onmyoji Ritual Sword (陰陽師 儀禮劍)

Technique [Kata] Barrier Sword (結界劍): Energy 4 · Wisdom+Sorcery >= 11 · form a Barrier in 1 zone for 1 session (yoma intrusion -3) Blessing [aptitude]: when of the onmyoji profession, Barrier-forming Energy -2.

  • Scent: a ritual sword used by an onmyoji for rites·Barriers. A protective talisman (護符) is attached.
  • School premise: onmyoji profession + Sorcery-school License (core or this expansion 19-01)
  • Base: katana or tanto (ritual use)
  • Restriction: ritual use. In ordinary combat, an ordinary katana.
  • Price: 80 gwan. Onmyoji main house.

#§ Usage Conventions

  • School-License sealing: used without a License, it works only as a core base weapon. All school techniques are sealed.
  • Multi-school compatibility: 1 gear = 1 school only. When a holder of another school's License uses it, it is an ordinary weapon.
  • Loss·theft: a house-bestowed or secret gear, when lost, is a breach of a house duty (Renown -1).
  • Repair: possible only at the school's main house. When repaired externally, effect is halved.

#§ Design Perspective

  • Distribution of the 12 gear: swords 5 / spears 3 / Ninjutsu 2 / Horsemanship 1 / mystic 1.
  • Direct school linkage: all depend directly on the schools of this expansion 10~15·19. Without a school License, effect is halved or none.
  • License compelled vs recommended: the gear of this section is License-compelled. The difference from the "License recommended" of 40-03 masterworks.
  • Emphasis on Foreign Schools: 7 of the 12 (40-04-03·04·05·07·08·10·11) are tied to Foreign Schools — a representation of the "exclusive touch" of this expansion's Foreign Schools.

"Even grasping the same sword, the master's hand and the disciple's hand grasp two different swords."