Legend of the Five

Disappearing World Style

Ring: fire

Rings
Mastery: 4
Schools: Akodo Bushi, Kakita Bushi
Choose one opponent. Once per turn against that opponent,
4th Edition Kata Book you may use your Agility trait instead of your Strength Trait
for damage rolls.

Hidden Blade Style

Art of Ninjutsu
Ring: air
Ring: water Mastery: 4
Mastery: 5 Schools: Bayushi Bushi, Yoritomo Bushi
Schools: Daigotsu Bushi, Bayushi Bushi, Daidoji Scout,
Shosuro Actor, Shosuro Infiltrator, Goju Ninja Your Disarm attacks deal normal damage rather than 2k1.
You may not increase your damage on these attacks via
Once per Round you may calculate the distance of a Move Raises (including from use of the Feint Maneuver)
Action as if your Water is equal to your Stealth Skill Rank.
This does not change the maximum distance you can move Indomitable Warrior Style
in a Round
Ring: earth
Balance The Elements Style Mastery: 4
Schools: Daigotsu Bushi, Hida Bushi, Ichiro Bushi, Moto
Ring: void Bushi
Mastery: 3
Schools: Mirumoto Bushi, Shiba Bushi Reduce your TN penalties from Wound Ranks by your Earth
Ring
You may use your Void Ring in place of your Reflexes for
your Initiative roll Iron Forest Style

Breath of Wind Style Ring: air

Mastery: 4
Ring: air Schools: Daidoji Iron Warrior, Heichi Bushi, Shiba Bushi
Mastery: 3
Schools: Kakita Bushi, Bayushi Bushi While using a spear or polearm, you may use your Air Ring
instead of Agility for attack rolls
Your initiative Score increases by 2 during the Reactions
Stage of each Combat Round. This effect stacks but Iron in the Mountains Style
disappears immediately if the kata is no longer in effect
Ring: earth
Dance Of The Winds Mastery: 3
Schools: Daidoji Iron Warrior, Hida Bushi
Ring: air
Mastery: 3 You may use your Earth Ring in place of your Air Ring for the
Schools: Daidoji Iron Warriors, Shiba Bushi Defense Stance

When wielding a polearm, or a spear, your Initiative Score is

increased by 3

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Leaves in the Stream Standing the Heavens

Ring: water Ring: air or fire

Mastery: 3 Mastery: 6
Schools: Bayushi Bushi, Hiruma Bushi, Mirumoto, Bushi, Schools: Any (Mirumoto and Kakita bushi reduce Ring
Shiba Bush requirements by 1)
This kata teaches the samurai to embrace the -owing speed Once per Round, when you are struck by a successful attack
of water, allowing him to move signicantly faster across the roll during combat, you may pend a Void Point as a Free
battleeld. While this kata is active, you may reduce your Action to force your opponent to immediately re-roll the
Armor TN by up to 5 x your Water (but cannot reduce it attack
below 5). In return, you may increase your maximum
possible movement distance for the Round by the same Strength In Arms Style
amount
Ring: water
Lee of the Stone Mastery: 4
Schools: Hida Bushi, Ichiro Bushi, Moto Bushi
Ring: earth
Mastery: 4 Once per Turn while wielding a Heavy Weapon, you may use
Schools: Any your Strength Trait instead of your Agility for an attack roll

While you are in the Defense or Full Defense Stances, your Strength Of Purity Style
Armor TN is increased by an additional amount equal to your
Earth Ring Ring: void
Mastery: 4
Power of the Tsunami Schools: Akodo Bushi, Kakita Bushi, Matsu Berserker,
Utaku Battle Maiden
Ring: water
Mastery: 4 Once per turn while rolling damage, you may roll your Honor
Schools: Daigotuu Bushi, Hida Bushi, Moto Bushi Rank instead of the normal Strength + DR of the weapon.
While this kata is active, once per Round when attacking You keep dice equal to the DR of the weapon as usual.
an opponent you may ignore an amount of Reduction
Strength Of The Crab
equal to your Water Ring. For example, if you possess
Water 4 and attack an opponent with Reduction 5 while
this kata is active, once per Round that enemy would be Ring: earth
treated as if he only possessed Reduction 1 Mastery: 3
Schools: Crab Bushi
Reckless Abandon Style While wearing Armor and in the Attack Stance, your armor
provides an additional +2 Reduction
Ring: fire
Mastery: 4 Strength Of The Crane
Schools: Daigotsu Bushi, Matsu Berserker
You may add your Fire Ring to your Armor TN while in the Ring: air
Full Attack Stance Mastery: 3
Schools: Crane Bushi
Son Of Storms When fighting with a sword or spear you add an amount
equal to your Honor Rank - 3 (minimum 1) to your Armor TN
Ring: water
Mastery: 3 Strength Of The Dragon
Schools: Akodo Bushi, Shosuro Infiltrator, Yoritomo
Bushi Ring: fire
When attacking with a Small melee weapon, any Reduction Mastery: 3
an opponent possesses is decreased by 1 Schools: Dragon Bushi
While wielding a katana in your main hand and a wakizashi
Spinning Blades Style in your off hand, you gain a +3 bonus to your Armor TN
Ring: fire Strength Of The Lion
Mastery: 5
Schools: Mirumoto Bushi, Yoritomo Bushi Ring: water
Once per turn while wielding a weapon in each hand, you Mastery: 3
may make the Extra Attack Maneuver for 3 Raises instead of Schools: Lion Bushi
5. The second attack comes from your off-hand weapon, One per Round during the Reactions stage, you may add +3
dealing weapon damage as appropriate. You may not to the Initiative Score of one ally in a skirmish. This effect
increase your damage on either att can stack, but the kata's benefit disappears immediately if
the kata is no longer active

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Strength of The Mantis Striking as Earth

Ring: air Ring: earth

Mastery: 3 Mastery: 3
Schools: Mantis Bushi Schools: Any
The attack penalty for ranged attacks fired against When in the Full Defense Stance you gain Reduction equal
opponents currently in melee range is reduced by 3 to your Earth Ring. This is cumulative with other forms of
Reduction
Strength Of The Phoenix
Striking as Fire
Ring: void
Mastery: 3 Ring: fire
Schools: Phoenix Bushi Mastery: 3
Schools: Any
Once per Turn when you declare a Guard Action, you may
increase the Armor TN of the person you are guarding by an When in the Full Attack Stance you may add your Fire Ring
additional +3 to the total of one attack roll made per round

Strength Of The Scorpion Striking as Void

Ring: fire Ring: void

Mastery: 3 Mastery: 3
Schools: Scorpion Bushi Schools: Any
Once per Turn after successfully making the Feint When in the Center Stance your Armor TN is increased by
Maneuver, your damage total is increased by +3 Wounds your Void Ring

Strength Of The Spider Striking as Water

Ring: earth Ring: water

Mastery: 3 Mastery: 4
Schools: Spider Bushi Schools: Any
Once per Round if you successfully cause at least 15 When in the Attack Stance you may move 5 additional feet
Wounds to your opponent, he suffers a -3 penalty to the total as a Free Action
of all rolls on his next Turn
The Empre Rest On Its Edge
Strength Of The Unicorn
Ring: air or fire
Ring: water Mastery: 3
Mastery: 3 Schools: Any (Mirumoto and Kakita bushi reduce Ring
Schools: Unicorn Bushi requirements by 1)
While you are mounted, your steed gains a bonus of +3 to its Upon learning this Kata, choose one High Skill that is not a
Armor TN and an additional 3 Reduction combat skill. You must spend +2 Experience Points each
time you increase your Rank in that Skill. When you are
Strike as the Avalanche utilizing this Kata, you gain a bonus to the total of your
Kenjutsu or Iaijutsu Skill Rolls equal to your Rank in the
Ring: earth chosen High Skill
Mastery: 3
Schools: Any The Power of the Mountain
When using the Heavy Weapons Skill, your Strength is
considered one Rank higher for the purposes of determining Ring: earth
damage. Mastery: 3
Schools: Any
Striking as Air When this Kata is activated, you reduce your Armor TN by
an amount up to your Earth Ring; this lasts until you
Ring: air deactivate the Kata. All damage rolls you make while this
Mastery: 3 Kata is in effect have their totals increased by the same
Schools: Any amount.
When in the Defense Stance your Armor TN is increased by
your Air Ring

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The Strength of the Mountain Weathered and Unbroken

Ring: earth Ring: earth

Mastery: 3 Mastery: 5
Schools: Any Schools: Any
When this Kata is activated, you reduce your Initiative Score Your Water is considered two Ranks lower (to a minimum of
by an amount up to your Earth Ring. (This cannot reduce 1) for the purpose of movement. All attack rolls made with
your Initiative below 0.) This Initiative penalty lasts until you the Heavy Weapons Skill gain the benefit of one Free Raise
deactivate the Kata. While this Kata is in effect, your Armor which may only be used for the Knockdown Maneuver.
TN is inc

Waves Upon the Breakers

Ring: water
Mastery: 3
Schools: Akodo Bushi, Kakita Bushi Shinjo Bushi
This kata channels a samurai’s chi such that it enhances
their natural strength and focus and brings it to bear on the
battleeld. When this kata is active and you are wielding a
weapon in which you have at least three skill ranks, your
damage is increased by +1k0

The World is Empty

Ring: air or fire

Mastery: 4
Schools: Any (Mirumoto and Kakita bushi reduce Ring
requirements by 1)
When this Kata is activated, you gain a bonus of +Xk0 to
your Kenjuts or Iaijutsu attack rolls, where X is equal to the
number of Void Points you currently possess. This Kata’s
benefit lasts for a number of Rounds equal to the number of
Void Points you possess when you activate it, ending during
the Reactions stage of the last Round. When it ends, you
lose 1 Void Point

Veiled Menace Style

Ring: air
Mastery: 4
Schools: Bayushi Bushi, Hiruma Bushi, Tsuruchi Archer,
Yoritomo Bushi
Once per turn, you may add your Stealth Skill Rank to your
Armor TN for a single attack

Victory of the River

Ring: air or fire

Mastery: 5
Schools: Any (Mirumoto and Kakita bushi reduce Ring
requirements by 1)
When you successfully strike an opponent while this Kata is
active, his Armor TN is reduced by 10 against your
subsequent attacks for a period of three Rounds. However,
your own Armor TN is also reduced by 10 while this benefit is
active. You may only have one opponent affected by this
Kata at a time, and the effects are not cumulative although
subsequent strikes can “re-set” the threeRound time limit