Rings

Rules and Resources: Various Resources for L5R
Ring Approaches Artisan Social Trade Martial Scholar Narrative Opportunities Examples
Air Grace, cunning, precision, subtlety Refining Tricking Conning Feinting Analysing People’s strengths and weaknesses, emitions, small details in objects
Earth Resilience, patience, memory, calm Restoring Reasoning Producing Withstanding Recall The character’s own memories, history of people and objects, defensive positions
Fire Passion, invention, candor, ferocity Inventing Inciting Innovating Overwhelming Theorising People’s motivations, flashes of insight, conspicuous absences
Water Flexibility, awareness, efficiency, charm Adapting Charming Exchanging Shifting Surveying Environmental dangers, presence of useful terrain or objects, escape routes
Void Mysticism, intuition, instinct, wisdom Attuning Enlightening Subsisting Sacrificing Sensing Supernatural presences, flashes of premonition, instinctive warnings
Rank Description
1 Weak or deficient
2 Average or normal
3 Above average
4 Exceptional
5 Legendary
6+ Superhuman