[TP] Forum Event - Theories, Ideas and Conspirations

By Tetsuhiko, in Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game

Fans are not limited to players in tournaments. And since Tomorrow's Prophets is a fan-driven project, we want to include as many people as possible in its creation.

We asked for input from the pillars of the community (like fan site admins), we gave a bug chunk of the creative process to TOs and players (in tournaments), but we are still missing an important group: forum posters and lurkers.

And here's what this event is about. We ask you, the fans, to share your crazy ideas, your thoughts and theories about Tomorrow's Prophets. You can post them here, in this very thread, or you can send me a PM. All these ideas will be read and those we like, we will include. I don't want to give a number (like the best two ideas will be integrated), because it would completly miss the point of a fan-driven project. All thhe good and feasable ones will be added, sometimes as they are, sometimes with twists.

So we want to hear your opinions on this. Your post can be as short (one or two sentences) or as long (a story-long post) as you want.

In addition, because all good things have a bit of randomness in them, we will select each month, at random, one poster and/or liker among all the Tomorrow's Prophets threads. This forum member will be allowed to choose one personality to save from Tomorrow. So fire away!

To make it easier, here's a timeline of the Tomorrow's Prophets story so far.

Far Future: Tomorrow is created and eats reality backward through time.

1169: Tomorrow is stopped by the Nezumis. He is imprisoned and experiences time forward.

117X: In an attempt to recover the souls of their lost heroes, The Nezumis free Tomorrow and he starts his rampage through time once more

Dream Year 0: Yogen-Sha Toshi, the City of Prophets is created in the Realm of Dreams. Its creator is unknown. It calls for heroes and brings them to it, saving them from Tomorrow's desctruction.

Dream Year 1: The first survivors unites under three factions, each with a very different goal.

1. The Keepers: A few legendary individuals decide to administer Yogen-Sha Toshi and its dream-like inhabitants.

2. Kaitoko's Rangers: Mainly scouts and shugenjas. They aim to learn about the Realm of Dreams and Tomorrow. Armed with their growing understanding, they venture into the unknown to save more people from ''It''.

3. Kokujin's Army: Some tainted, some completly mad, most of them tattooed. They train, and they are preparing for the inevitable fight against Tomorrow.

Dream Year 2: Iweko Seiken, against the better judgement of the Keepers and the Rangers (who rightly believes they are not ready yet), prepare the armies of Yogen-Sha Toshi for a fight against Tomorrow. He is driven by anger and a desire to save his mother before she is unmade.

Much is to be written in between these two events

Dream Year XX: Tomorrow and Yogen-Sha Toshi appear in Rokugan in the year 1123, just before the Scorpion Clan Coup. An epic fight occurs and Tomorrow is finally defeated. The citizens of the city of Prophets are grudgingly accepted in the society, use their knowledge of future events and change how history unfolds itself.

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In addition, because all good things have a bit of randomness in them, we will select each month, at random, one poster and/or liker among all the Tomorrow's Prophets threads. This forum member will be allowed to choose one personality to save from Tomorrow. So fire away!

As an alternative, the forum member can ask instead for more story time for a character that has already been saved or otherwise appeared in the TP fiction. If the character you like has already been picked, we have no problem giving them more screentime.

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Quick! Anyone!

I'm working on the next chapter and I need someone to kick around.

Who from your Clan would you not mind seeing used, abused, and possibly killed soon?

Or from another Clan. ;)

EDIT: Please note that we are looking for personalities around the time of the Iweko Coronation.

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Quick! Anyone!

I'm working on the next chapter and I need someone to kick around.

Who from your Clan would you not mind seeing used, abused, and possibly killed soon?

Welp... Phoenix affection for our characters was at pretty low ebb by the end...

So... anyone except Shiba Kakei, Shiba Kintaro, Isawa Nairuko, Isawa Shunryu, or any of the Winter Court attendees? Maybe Isawa Bikaru or Isawa Kido?

Maybe Isawa Bikaru or Isawa Kido?

Bwahahahaha!

I can work with that. Thanks Gunichi!

Ok. So I read the story backward apparently. I am also lost as to how Kokujin doesn't know about the Spider Clan.

Ok. So I read the story backward apparently. I am also lost as to how Kokujin doesn't know about the Spider Clan.

It has to with when he was taken out of the time stream. Since Tomorrow is a thing that eats history, it opens up some really interesting options for storytelling.

An Example: Iweko Seiken was taken right after (a week or so) confronting P'an ku. Yet he has to interact with people in Yogen-Sha Toshi that saw him become Iweko II and remember his many mistakes.

Edit: Working on the next installment. It is covered with Spiders....

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Ok. Got it now.

I think I could contribute a bit

Just a bit of an update.

We are editing the latest fiction for TP. So it should be up soon-ish. (Real Life no Oni can be a pain.)

It doesn't have a title yet, but it covers the Vancouver Kotei, plus a few other picks.

And yes, I wasn't kidding when I said it's covered in Spiders. Someone from or connected to that Clan is in every single section. :blink:

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Ok, the new 'chapter' is up .

A few notes on the characters here. Two were picked by L5R artist.

Steve Argyle asked us to include Chuda Ruri as 'Hida' Ruri.

And Carlos NCT said we should save this guy . He wanted us to surprise him. So we hope he likes Daigotsu Kotoba.