- Submission WIP URL
- https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=wip:faction:yamatai:ketsurui_samurai
- Submission RP Example
- https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/threads/mission-26-pt-iii-haru-kaze.70343/page-2#post-438372
- Submission Template URL
- https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=templates:occupation
- Submission Faction(s)
- Yamatai (except Elysia)
- Submission Terms
- I agree
Hello. I've written this update summarizing the changes Ketsurui Samurai have underwent in the past few years.
Primarily:
I partly wanted to get rid of the "Journeywoman" rank because I've never liked it with how they wear blue hakama, and it makes less sense with the classes eliminated, but I've left it on the article for now. Let me know if you want it removed @Wes. Same thing with the prayer. It seemed kind of silly to have a "prayer" in a generally agnostic space empire, but I do not like wiping out what was built before me.
Might tweak the pictures and add some more history/RP links. But I think it does the job. I used the SAoY occupation template but butchered it up a bit because it's not actually a SAoY occupation. (Wasn't that the point?)
ADDITIONALLY: I will keep the old samurai article as "faction:yamatai:ketsurui_samurai_old." The red backlinks present point to that already.
Happy to have this done. I've been working on restoring the honor of the samurai IC and this explains some of that RP.
Primarily:
- I took away "classes" as a thing because I know @Wes didn't want them at all. They were replaced with "assignments," which are generally limited to Sentinels (palace guards) and Yojimbo (bodyguards).
- I still incorporated some of the old classes as "temporary assignments." But severely limited these to:
- Sensei: the samurai still need instructors to pass down information.
- Ronin: just another word for a samurai on sabbatical.
- Teitantei: a Japanese language portmanteau that means "Imperial Detective." It combines several of the old weird classes like Demon Hunter, Policewoman, and Space Monk. Essentially, if the Empress or Yui asks a samurai to do anything except guard a building or a person, they become a Teitantei for the limited duration of that mission.
- NO SAMURAI IS TRAINED TO SPECIFICALLY SERVE AS THESE "temporary assignments" going forward (technically since YE 41) nor do they become a career/occupation path like they used to be as classes. Except maybe Sensei. It's all explained in the article.
- This is basically the way I've played my Fukei/Policewoman samurai since the samurai dismantling of YE 39. Her permanent job is to stand guard at the palace, but she might get a weird short assignment doing something special on request. I feel this makes most sense; samurai should always be able to be sent on special missions by the Empress or Yui.
- I still incorporated some of the old classes as "temporary assignments." But severely limited these to:
- I edited some of their traditions to make more sense while keeping the spirit of them intact. Mostly word choice.
- I removed the skill section because it seemed like a waste of space.
I partly wanted to get rid of the "Journeywoman" rank because I've never liked it with how they wear blue hakama, and it makes less sense with the classes eliminated, but I've left it on the article for now. Let me know if you want it removed @Wes. Same thing with the prayer. It seemed kind of silly to have a "prayer" in a generally agnostic space empire, but I do not like wiping out what was built before me.
Might tweak the pictures and add some more history/RP links. But I think it does the job. I used the SAoY occupation template but butchered it up a bit because it's not actually a SAoY occupation. (Wasn't that the point?)
ADDITIONALLY: I will keep the old samurai article as "faction:yamatai:ketsurui_samurai_old." The red backlinks present point to that already.
Happy to have this done. I've been working on restoring the honor of the samurai IC and this explains some of that RP.