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ments will only take effect to equipment that is of one point from the LiE statistic. However, when a
Rare or higher status. basic weapon or armor clashes with an enchanted

The negotiation process begins with the player weapon or armor the LiE is reduced by 2. The En-
having an idea of what they want their equipment to chanted item’s LiE receives 1 damage. When a basic
be able to do. This is also an opportunity to use a item clashes with an Ultimate item, the damage to the
priest or monk character as a component to start a LiE of the basic item is tripled. The Ultimate
new adventure. As an example, the blacksmith could weapon’s LiE receives no damage. In the event that
send the PC(s) on a quest to gather particular re- an Enchanted item clashes with an Ultimate item, the C
sources from a designated location. A simple 1D4 Enchanted item’s LiE receives 2 points of damage. h a
Odds &Evens roll may determine whether or not the The Ultimate item receives only 1 point. p
t
monk or priest can perform the enchantment. Should Belt Level and Magic Items e
the priest or monk be unwilling or unable to perform Because Enchanted or Ultimate items are so pow- r
the task, the PCs may try to utilize their PhB attribute erful, there is a Belt Level requirement that needs to
to persuade the m into changing their minds. Should be observed when players want to use them. Should
the character have the ability to perform an enchant- a character not meet this requirement the item will
ment and agree to do so, a second 1D4 Odds & Evens revert back to its basic form. For example, the
roll will determine the type of enchantment the monk Kyouran No Maken (Katana of Berzerk), with an
or priest is able to do. GMs will want to make a note AtP: 30 and LiE: 150, will revert back to a basic form
of it to prevent PCs from returning to the same char- of the weapon and maintain an AtP: 20 and LiE: 100.
acter and getting various types of enchantments per-
formed. In rare occasions GMs may allow a single An Enchanted or Ultimate weapon will “come to
NPC monk or priest character to perform multiple life” when a character maintains that item when they
types of enchantments. do not meet the belt level requirement, yet grow to do
so. In this event, the weapon will reset any used sta-
After an enchantment is agreed upon, the price and tistics back to full power.
timeframe to allow said action to occur needs to be
negotiated.. Because enchanting deals in mysticism How to Use Agamaki
there is no exact science as to how long the process Agamaki are decorative tassels worn on various
will take. GMs need to be careful for setting the time items to enhance their appearance. In Ninja vs. Sam-
frame for this process. Keep in mind that the charac- urai RPG, Agamaki are also used to lend an added
ter will be without their equipment for the duration of enchantment or effect to a wearer or item that may
time and try to set a time limit that is fair to both par- even effect a target. These items are tied to an end of
ties. selected item.

The cost of enchanting is also determined by the To attach Agamaki to an item, A player must own
GM in negotiation with the character. Factors such one, decide which item to attach it to, and declare it
as interpersonal relationship (if applicable), or other done. All items may only have one Agamaki at-
qualities or characteristics the monk or priest find tached to it, however, the Agamaki may be changed
pleasing may pay apart in the pricing of an enchant- to suit the need of a situation. To attach or change
ment. Using the Suggested Price Range from the En- an Agamaki while action is taking place requires 3
chantments chart on page 82 of the Ninja vs. Samurai STA. The first STA is used to untie the first Aga-
RPG GM Manual, the GM should be able to find an maki. The second is used to store the first and select
agreeable price for the enchantment. the next. The third is used to tie the new Agamaki to

LiE vs. Enchanted and Ultimate Weapons a selected item.
The LiE of an item indicates that item’s durability An enchanted Agamaki can only lend its enhance-
condition When in a combat situation with an item ment while it is connected to another item. Items
of similar a tier, the weapon’s LiE is exactly as writ- that are thrown or launched, such as Shuriken, or ar-
ten. Meaning that the encounter will only subtract rows, may not have an Agamaki attached to it due to
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