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Now, I had some trouble while making these. At first I thought “Yamatai needs some combat gallantry awards,” but then as I wrote their descriptions, I remembered that the risk of death really doesn’t mean much in the Star Army. However, I decided to submit them anyway, using “at the risk of their own well being” rather than “life” used in the higher award.
Even so, if either of these gets approved, one concern that I have is the process in which they would be awarded. Being that heroic gallantry has little risk to those characters that rely heavily on ST technology, it makes these difficult to award. They should be relatively rare for a character to get, and thus Game Masters would have to show OOC restraint, especially for the lesser Red Tessen award.
Without too much explanation, the Order of the Blazing Sun is intended to be something akin to the Iron Cross (extreme battlefield bravery or leadership in battle), while the Red Tessen is intended to be something like a Silver Star or Service Cross.
"Blazing Sun" is named in the tradition of Yamatai's war ensign and bears the colors associated with Yamatai. "Tessen" is red because, in some Japanese symbolism is associated with heroism. I chose the tessen part of it because I needed something cool that dealt with war, and figured a type of war fan would be a good choice. Both graphics were made fairly quickly, so if anyone can do better, go for it.
The Order of the Blazing Sun
This soldier is recognized for displaying extreme courage and valiance at the risk of their own well being beyond what their duty demands when engaged in honorable combat with an enemy of the Yamataian Star Empire.
Red Tessen
This soldier is recognized for displaying courage beyond what their duty demands when engaged in honorable combat with an enemy of the Yamataian Star Empire.
Note: The award is presented to the recipient in the form of a red war fan. The ribbon exists for wear when display of the actual award would be inappropriate.
Now, I had some trouble while making these. At first I thought “Yamatai needs some combat gallantry awards,” but then as I wrote their descriptions, I remembered that the risk of death really doesn’t mean much in the Star Army. However, I decided to submit them anyway, using “at the risk of their own well being” rather than “life” used in the higher award.
Even so, if either of these gets approved, one concern that I have is the process in which they would be awarded. Being that heroic gallantry has little risk to those characters that rely heavily on ST technology, it makes these difficult to award. They should be relatively rare for a character to get, and thus Game Masters would have to show OOC restraint, especially for the lesser Red Tessen award.
Without too much explanation, the Order of the Blazing Sun is intended to be something akin to the Iron Cross (extreme battlefield bravery or leadership in battle), while the Red Tessen is intended to be something like a Silver Star or Service Cross.
"Blazing Sun" is named in the tradition of Yamatai's war ensign and bears the colors associated with Yamatai. "Tessen" is red because, in some Japanese symbolism is associated with heroism. I chose the tessen part of it because I needed something cool that dealt with war, and figured a type of war fan would be a good choice. Both graphics were made fairly quickly, so if anyone can do better, go for it.
