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The Point Systems Points of Fame are earned through positive inter-

Experience Points actions, deeds, etc. and can lead to benefits such as
discounted prices, free items, willing assistance, etc.
Experience Points are used to purchase tech- when it comes to game play.
niques which improve a player’s ability. These
points also allow characters to advance through the Points of Infamy are earned for negative recogni-
particular belt level of the martial art being studied. tion, such as being connected to criminal activity,
evil deeds, or malicious activity and could make
To advance through the ranks players must simp-
C things more difficult to accomplish in certain envi-
h ly purchase all of the techniques within a belt level. ronments where a reputation may proceed a character
a Once all of the techniques are acquired, the character
p as well.
t is eligible to test and move to the next belt rank and
e so on until their character has earned the Master rank It is wise for players to be very mindful of the
r
in a given discipline. people that are around, and the things they attempt to
make a character perform.
These points should be documented in the Mar-
tial Arts Discipline Box on the appropriate belt level Obedience Points
blank. Each school has a chart that shows how many As stated previously, Obedience Points allow a
points are needed per level to advance a character. character to train a pet as well as have a pet perform
Ki Energy various acquired techniques. To document these
earned points, write the number of points earned in
There are several ways to earn Ki Energy points the “Earned Obedience Points” blank for the animal
which includes battles, staying within a character’s that is being utilized. Because a player may control
parameters, and fulfilling the requirements of Belt up to two animals, each animal requires its own Obe-
Levels To gain Ki Energy Points through battle, a dience Points.
character must simply defeat another. After defeat-
ing an opponent, the points will be awarded to the
player. These points are to be placed on the blank
provided for Ki Energy which is located in the At-
tribute box.

Techniques and Mystic Arts can be used once the
appropriate number of Ki Energy points has been
saved (See: Mystic Ability on page 53). Once a tech-
nique or Mystic Ability is performed, whether effec-
tive or not, those saved Ki Energy points are gone
and another amount of points is required before it
may be performed again. It may be wise for players
to track their acquisition and expenditure of Ki Ener-
gy Points on a separate sheet of paper during game
play, and only use the Ki Energy blank on the charac-
ter sheet to maintain end of campaign, quest or ad-
venture information.

Points of Renown

Points of Renown is a point system that is used to
determine a character’s ability to be recognized, cele-
brated or feared in the game. This Point system is
divided into two categories identified as Fame and
Infamy. Kichiku-sama

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