15 hours ago, Manchu said:

"Even though this visit was unofficial, no ambassador—much less a family daimyō—could be expected to travel without some protection, even within the safest part of the capital."

Somebody should tell that to Yasuki Taka.

4 hours ago, shineyorkboy said:

You could assume they weren't mentioned due to being irrelevant to the story.

In fact, in the “Yoshi the Fool” fiction, when Taka is returning to his apartments, and starts raining, it is said that the servants held an umbrella over his head... servants that weren’t mentioned before, in his way to the Imperial Palace. So we can safely assume that he went escorted to the meeting, but there was no point in mentioning them as they lacked importance.

A servant holding an umbrella is hardly a yojimbo.

11 minutes ago, Manchu said:

A servant holding an umbrella is hardly a yojimbo.

The yojimbo was at his left, the umbrella holder was at his right, the Scorpion shinobi was over the umbrella.

46 minutes ago, Tabris2k said:

The yojimbo was at his left, the umbrella holder was at his right, the Scorpion shinobi was over the umbrella.

Correction... the Scorpion Shinobi WAS the umbrella.

3 minutes ago, Shiba Gunichi said:

Correction... the Scorpion Shinobi WAS the umbrella.

Umbrella Shinobi - Conflict Card

2 Fate

1/1/0

You can play this character as an attachment.

Reaction : When the Fate phase ends - if attached character has Fate, remove one Fate token from attached character. If not, discard attached character. Discard this card.

”I’m killing in the rain, just killing in the rain...”

31 minutes ago, Tabris2k said:

Umbrella Shinobi - Conflict Card

2 Fate

1/1/0

You can play this character as an attachment.

Reaction : When the Fate phase ends - if attached character has Fate, remove one Fate token from attached character. If not, discard attached character. Discard this card.

”I’m killing in the rain, just killing in the rain...”

I know it's not a Phoenix card, but somehow having its ability tied to the water ring feels like it would be appropriate.

On 29/11/2017 at 4:41 PM, Coyote Walks said:

Winter Court IV already knew this....

Glad to see we made a lasting impression as Imperials.

If beings jerks is what the Imperials need to be to get the job done, then si be it. The Miya Daimyo is just an incompetent, ambitious man with too much self-esteem. He doesn't seem to have the best interest of the Empire in mind, especially since he let emotions get the better of him.

Miya Satoshi may be a churl but in shogi the first move is taken by the host, not the guest, the opposite of what most people might be used to in chess. Of course moving first is still an advantage; the real sign of courtesy here isn't letting the guest have the starting advantage, but placing him in a worse starting position to imply he is the better player and thus does not need such handicap.

2 hours ago, Nanashi said:

Miya Satoshi may be a churl but in shogi the first move is taken by the host, not the guest, the opposite of what most people might be used to in chess. Of course moving first is still an advantage; the real sign of courtesy here isn't letting the guest have the starting advantage, but placing him in a worse starting position to imply he is the better player and thus does not need such handicap.

Actually the first move is determined by a piece toss (in most cases performed by the higher ranked of the players) where 5 pawns are thrown and depending on which side the majority of them land on (promoted or regular) determines whether the thrower goes first or not. (Sorry I've been reading to much March Comes in Like a Lion recently so I've been reading up on Shogi rules)

A furigoma 振り駒 'piece toss' is used to decide who moves first. One of the players tosses five pawns. If the number of tokins (promoted pawns, と) facing up is higher than unpromoted pawns (歩), then the player who tossed the pawns plays gote 後手 'white' (that is, getting the second move). ^[3] Among amateur tournaments, the higher-ranked player or defending champion performs the piece toss. In professional games, the furigoma is done on the behalf of the higher-ranked player/champion by the timekeeper who kneels by the side of the higher-ranked player and tosses the pawn pieces onto a silk cloth. ^[4] In friendly amateur games, a player will ask the opponent to toss the pawns out of politeness. Otherwise, the person who tosses the pawns can be determined by Rock–paper–scissors . ^[5]