Sins of Regret | L5R 5e | Beginner Friendly

Creating your character

Before the first session, I will send you the background of the adventure to help inspire ideas for your character. During the free Session Zero, we will then create your character together using the 20 Questions method and at the same session we will play a bit of the game! I will guide you through twenty questions about your character, and by the end of the process, you will have a character ready to play.

Preparing for the session

It would be very helpful if you could read about the Great Families and Clans in the Core Rulebook and watch a video or two covering the basic lore. If you don’t have the book, I’m happy to lend you my copy. In any case, I’m always available to talk about the setting and explain the lore if you have any questions. You’ll also need a Discord account, as we’ll be using Discord for talk and Foundry VTT for the game sessions.

What Pedro-GM brings to the table

There will be beautifully maps, detailed character artwork, ambient music, and character voices to help fully immerse you in the world and its story. When it comes to the rules, I embrace the “rule of cool” whenever it fits the scene. If, as a group, we feel that a rule or the description of a power doesn’t quite make sense, we can always adjust it. The goal is to make the game fun and engaging for everyone. For example, I use a homebrew system for mass combat (large-scale army battles) to make them simpler and more dynamic. However, if the players prefer to use the official core rules instead, I’m more than happy to run it that way.

Homebrew rules

Usually, the only homebrew rule I suggest is for Mass Combat. The way I like to handle large-scale battles is by running them as skirmish-style encounters instead. In this system, each token represents a specific type of troop (for example, a unit of Ashigaru), rather than individual soldiers. Your Mass Combat techniques would then enhance your troops’ performance : improving their rolls, restoring their strength, providing tactical advantages, and so on.

How Pedro-GM creates a safe table

I will be sending you a Lines and Veils document before session 0, for me to read and prepare / change anything from the campaign if necessary, and on session 0 I will explain in detail the themes of the campaign. By the end of every session, I will do the Star and Wishes system for feedback, so the next sessions will fit perfectly with everyone expectations.