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#10 Quasi-Relics

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A middle grade that has a legendary name yet falls short of a masterwork·Divine Treasure. Can be promoted to a masterwork or Divine Treasure at GM discretion (at a campaign climax). No price is set — all are not for sale·narrative rewards.

#§ Scent — The Edge of Myth

The names of famed blades of a thousand years ago are all forgotten. Yet the shadow of those names remains. A small tanto, a broken bow, a worn bead — too lacking to become a relic, yet too deep a story to see as a mere tool.

#§ Law — 10 Quasi-Relics

#Weapon Line (5 items)

#40-05-01. Broken Sword (折劍, name unknown)

Technique [Kata] Forgotten Strike: Energy 3 · Courage+Swordsmanship >= Defense · attack +3 · on Critical Hit, the GM reveals 1 line of the sword's true name (narrative event) Narrative trigger: upon accumulating 5 Critical Hits, the sword's true name·history is revealed gradually. At the end of the accumulation, masterwork promotion is possible.

  • Scent: a broken half-sword whose owner is unknown. The hilt is elegant but the blade is half.
  • Base: tanto (special)

#40-05-02. Beggar's Cudgel

Technique [aptitude] A Word for the Weak: when acting to protect the poor·the weak, Energy -1. Narrative trigger: upon rescuing 10 or more of the poor within the campaign, masterwork promotion (a name is attached).

  • Scent: a bent wooden cudgel used a whole life by one beggar. Worn and discolored black.
  • Base: cudgel

#40-05-03. Wanderer's Yari

Technique [Kata] Wanderer's Strike: Energy 2 · Courage+Spearmanship >= Defense · attack +3 Narrative trigger: upon deciphering the name on the shaft (Wisdom+Military Science >= 13, 1 time per 1 session), a connection to an old warrior NPC. If you meet that warrior's descendant, masterwork promotion.

  • Scent: a yari found in the mountains. Someone's name is carved into the shaft but is almost worn away.
  • Base: yari

#40-05-04. Suspicious Bow

Technique [Kata] Shrine's Shot: Energy 3 · Finesse+Archery >= Defense · attack +3 · +2 against yoma Narrative trigger: upon passing a shrine-priest rite (1 sacred rite) at the same shrine, sanctity is granted. Thereafter, with each Critical Hit, the relic possibility ±1.

  • Scent: a bow enshrined in a corner of a shrine. No trace of use, yet the bowstring seems alive.
  • Base: bow

#40-05-05. Foreign Dagger

Technique [Kata] Foreign Strike: Energy 2 · Finesse+Swordsmanship >= Defense · attack +3 · if holding the Foreign Adaptation general trait, +1 additional Narrative trigger: upon tracing the dagger's origin (5 or more interviews with foreign traders·travelers), a clue to a foreign famed blade·Divine Treasure.

  • Scent: a dagger that flowed in from Nanban or Arabia. Its form belongs to none of Japan·Joseon·Ming.
  • Base: tanto (foreign)

#Non-Weapon Line (5 items)

#40-05-06. Tea-Bowl Remnant (茶碗 殘存品)

  • Scent: a tea bowl said to have been used by an old tea-ceremony Master. Not complete, yet one part has a meibutsu air.
  • Effect: during a tea-ceremony rite, Bearing check +1.
  • Narrative trigger: an encounter with a descendant of the old tea-ceremony Master → the tea bowl can be restored. On restoration, it is promoted to the 40-03-20 meibutsu tea bowl.

#40-05-07. Onmyoji Talisman Bundle (古札束)

Scent: a talisman bundle found in the storehouse of an old onmyoji main house. Some have weak potency. Effect [Kata] Ancient Talisman Activation: Energy 4 · Wisdom+Sorcery >= 11 · summon 1 low-grade shikigami for 1 session (consumes 1 sheet, a 5-sheet bundle) Narrative trigger: trace the identity of the talisman's author (an old onmyoji) → promoted to the main house's secret talisman 1-set (40-03-19).

#40-05-08. Worn Seal (古印)

  • Scent: the seal of an old house or office. It lost potency when the house was extinguished or the office abolished.
  • Effect: proof of identity (but its potency is doubted — trust +1 only)
  • Narrative trigger: a house revival or office-revival rite → official seal potency is restored (promoted to the 40-02-10 seal).

#40-05-09. Foreign Scroll

  • Scent: a foreign-language scroll found on a Nanban or Arab trade merchant ship. The contents are undeciphered.
  • Effect: a scholar NPC or PC can attempt deciphering over 1 session (Wisdom+Military Science >= 13)
  • Narrative trigger: on successful deciphering — 1 clue to a Foreign Divine Treasure·Foreign School·foreign secret art. A GM-discretion session reward.

#40-05-10. Old Dojo License Document (舊道場免許狀)

  • Scent: the license document of an old dojo that was extinguished or abolished. The seal is worn and the paper has yellowed.
  • Effect: a nominal License of that old school (legitimacy doubted)
  • Narrative trigger: an encounter with the old dojo's last master or descendant → official school License revival (or the PC founds a new dojo).

#§ Usage Conventions

  • Promotion to masterwork or Divine Treasure: every Quasi-Relic is promoted at GM discretion upon meeting a narrative trigger. On promotion, it converts to a masterwork (40-03) or Foreign Divine Treasure (45-foreign-relics) grade.
  • Ordinary use: when the trigger is unmet, used at 80% effect of an ordinary masterwork. Weak.
  • Loss risk: not for sale — when lost, recovery is difficult. The GM can have it reappear through campaign narrative.
  • Multiple holding: one PC can hold multiple Quasi-Relics. Each its own separate narrative.

#§ Design Perspective

  • Distribution of the 10 Quasi-Relics: weapons 5 / non-weapons 5.
  • Emphasis on narrative triggers: all are promoted by "some action·event." Not a simple reward but a dynamic item linked to campaign progression.
  • Foreign clues: 40-05-05·09 are Foreign Divine Treasure (45) clues — used when the campaign progresses in a foreign direction.
  • Emphasis on GM discretion: this section has a strong GM-tool character. Used both as a PC reward + a narrative hook.

"A relic's name is forgotten for a thousand years. Yet the relic itself still exists — only there is no one left who remembers its name."