Legend of the Five Rings Core Rulebook Celestial Realms EDGE Studio

Credits
Table of Contents
Introduction
	Welcome to the Spirit Realms
		Whats in this Book?
Chapter 1: Bonds of the Realms
	Cosmology of Rokugan
		The Order of The Realms
			Tengoku
			Senkyō: Chikushō-dō, Sakkaku, and Yume-dō
			Meido
			Gaki-dō
			Tōshigoku
			Jigoku
		Passing through the Realms
		Visiting a Realm
		Praying to the Fortunes
	Above: Tengoku, the Celestial Heavens
		The Beauty of Tengoku
		Yomi: The Realm of Blessed Ancestors
		Heavenly Hierarchy
		Denizens of Tengoku
		The Celestial Court
	Beside: Senkyō
		Court Organization
		Yume-dō
	Below: Meido and the Realms of Punishment
		Meido: The Realm of Waiting
		Gaki-dō: The Realm of the Hungry Dead
		Tōshigoku: The Realm of Slaughter
	Jigoku, the Realm of Evil
		Provinces of Evil
	Politics of the Dead
		Ryoshun, the Tenth Kami
	Shrines of Rokugan
		Types of Shrines
		The Life of a Shrine
	Three Shrines
		The Shrine to Hantei-no-Kami
		Sanpuku Seidō
		The Lost Shrine
	Religious Cults
		The Cults of Lord Moon
		Bloodspeaker Cults
	The Phoenix Clan
	Families of the Phoenix Clan
		Isawa
		Shiba
		Asako
		Kaito
Chapter 2: The Soul of the Empire
	The Centipede Clan
		The Founding of the Moshi
		The Rise to Minor Clan
		Centipede Lands (Mukade no Tani)
		The Shrine Where Ningen-dō Touches Tengoku
		The Light of the Lady Sun Dōjō
		Library of the Fiery Centipede
		Castle of the Centipede
		Traditions
	Tracing the Paths of Dragons
		The Stories of the Sky
	Paths of the Centipede
		Allies of the Centipede
		Strained Relations
		Centipede Clan Player Characters
	New Schools
		Agasha Alchemist School [Shugenja]
		Asahina Envoy School [Courtier]
		Ishiken Initiate School [Sage, Shugenja]
		Kaito Spirit Seeker School [Bushi, Shugenja]
		Kaiu Architect School [Artisan, Courtier]
		Kitsu Realm Wanderer School [Shugenja, Bushi]
		Moshi Sun Sentinel School [Bushi, Shugenja]
		Shosuro Shadowweaver School [Shugenja, Bushi, Shinobi]
		Utaku Stablemaster School [Bushi, Sage]
	New Advantages
		New Distinctions
			Famously Kind (Water)
			Portentous Birth (Fire)
			Talented Herbalist (Earth)
		New Passions
			Bathing (Water)
			Festivals (Fire)
			Kabuki (Air)
			Kyūdō (Void)
			Religious Study (Void)
	New Disadvantages
		New Anxieties
			Conspiracy (Earth)
			Omen of Bad Luck (Water)
			Uncleanliness (Air)
			Vanity (Void)
		New Adversities
			Elemental Deficiency (Air)
			Elemental Deficiency (Earth)
			Elemental Deficiency (Fire)
			Elemental Deficiency (Water)
	New Heritages
	New Gear and Items
		Spiritual Artifacts
			The Horagai of Sacred Rains
			Daikokus Mallet
			Candles of the Moth
			The Golden Obi of the Sun Goddess
		Tools of Shugenja
			New Omamori
			Robes of Judgment
		New Weapons
			Moshi Sun Ax
			Shakujō
			Tachi
			Uchigatana
			Whip
	The Ancestral Swords of the Clans
		Chikara: Ancestral Sword of the Crab
		Shukujo: Ancestral Sword of the Crane
		The Ancestral Sword of the Dragon
		Shori: Ancestral Sword of the Lion
		Ofushikai: Ancestral Sword of the Phoenix
		Itsuwari: Ancestral Sword of the Scorpion
		Hayai: Ancestral Sword of the Unicorn
		Kunshu: Ancestral Sword of the Hantei
		Ancestral Swords of the Minor Clans
	New Item Pattern
	New Techniques
		Air Invocations
			Dream Painter Rank 3
			Messenger of Chikushō-dō Rank 3
			The Fading Dream Rank 5
		Earth Invocations
			Bond of the Realms Rank 3
			Emboldened Steed Rank 3
			Guardian of the Secret Gate Rank 5
		Fire Invocations
			Amaterasus Gaze Rank 1
			Fires of Purity Rank 2
			Heart of the Lady Sun Rank 5
		Water Invocations
			Fluid Shadows Rank 2
			Path of Beasts Rank 3
			Rain of Ten Thousand Lotuses Rank 5
		Rituals
			Blessed Union Rank 3
			Blessing of Fertile Fields Rank 2
			Blessing of the Dance Rank 3
			Prayer of Protection Rank 4
			Rite of the Wheel Rank 2
			Whispers to the Moon (Moon Cultist) Rank 5
	The Mysteries of the Void
		Students of the Void
		The Ishiken
		Inversions
			Rank 1
				One within the Void
				Sight beyond Existence
				Whispered Blade
				Witness the End
			Rank 2
				Distance Distorted
				Ethereal Flicker
				The Lotus Blooms
			Rank 3
				Hurl from the Stream
				Moon on the Shifting Sea
				Shroud in Solitude
			Rank 4
				Reality Stitch
				Shattering Caress
				Three Heartbeats
			Rank 5
				Essence Eternal
				Slip the Cycle
				Unweave
Chapter 3: Power of Worship
	Designing Religious Groups, Places, and Conflicts
	Inside a Religious Group
		Why Does a Religious Group Exist?
		Characteristics of Religious Groups
		The Groups Place in Society
	Building a Religious Group
		Background, Core Beliefs, and Focus
		Attributes of the Group
		Putting It All Together
	Creating Supernatural Encounters
	The Nature of Supernatural Encounters
		Prevalence of the Supernatural
		Supernatural Hostility
	Designing Supernatural Encounters
		Source Materials
		Designing a Supernatural NPC
		Other Supernatural Elements
		Putting It All Together
		Encountering the Elemental Kami
	Crafting an Adventure in the Spirit Realms
		Piquing Interest
		Curating Information
		Character Focus
		Non-Player Characters in the Celestial Realms
	Realm by Realm: Hooks, Conflicts, and Trouble
		Above
			Tengoku
			Yomi
		Beside
			Chikushō-dō and Sakkaku
			Yume-dō
		Below
			Meido
			Jigoku, Gaki-dō, and Tōshigoku
	Places of Power
		Tengoku
		Yume-dō
		Chikushō-dō and Sakkaku
		Meido
		Gaki-dō
		Tōshigoku
		Jigoku
	New Titles
		Bond with a Spirit
		Moon Cultist
	New Demeanor and NPC Templates
		New Demeanor: Righteous
		NPC Templates
			Phoenix Clan Samurai
			Centipede Clan Samurai
	New NPC
		Baku
	Tenets of Bushidō: Righteousness
		Defining Righteousness
		The Body of Bushidō
		Trifling Breaches and Small Sacrifices
Copyright
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you?
Chapter 2: Renegade perception
Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting
Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe
Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’
Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit
Chapter 7: War on your mind
Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity
Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it?
Chapter 10: Human 2.0
Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult?
Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko
Postscript
Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation
Bibliography
Index