Hello,

I was wondering, do you get spiritual backlash when you get three strife in total on all of the dice you rolled or when you get three strife on the dice you kept after the roll?

Thank you for your help.

The text on page 190 clearly specifies it's strife from kept dice only that can trigger a spiritual backlash. Dropped dice usually don't have any effect, unless some ability or technique lets you "reserve" them.

You know, it does indeed state it very clearly but then again my brain is slowly being eaten away by middle schoolers every day so its hard for me to remember easy things that I have read previously.

Thank you very much for your help.

It happens, @Titanium Mage . Don't beat yourself up over it. It's happened to me a few times, too.

You're welcome! The rules are often hidden in wordy paragraphs, not to mention often split over different parts of the book, so it's easy to overlook small details. Even if I'm a shugenja player and quite familiar with the related rules, I still double checked before answering you! So I thought I would put the reference in my answer in case you needed something official to settle an argument with your GM/player.

@Agasha Kanetake It is very much appreciated. As a result of your kind deeds, I am no longer afraid to cast invocations. VILLAINS BEWARE CUS YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE DEAD!