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GM NOTE: Roll to break the grip of the character Mei Shukuba Facilities:
holding Tsuramatsua Miyahira. If he is successful,
he will run away, and the group must hunt him down
(again). Tsuramatsua Miyahira has a Hinderance to
MOV attribute of –2 due to the shackles.
Once Tsuramatsua Miyahira is captured, the
group will move to the next ferry boat dock, and
board the ship.
GM NOTE: Before the group gets on the ship, role
the previously designated die to select a new charac- also stay here if there were vacancies.
ter to hold on to Tsuramatsua Miyahira.
PART 7 “All Sales Are Final”
Location: Ocean to Mei
The group has boarded the next ferry and is trav-
elling to Mei Prefecture. This ferry is full of mer- 6- Chaya: Rest areas that sold tea, food and alcohol
chants selling various items.
GM NOTE: Use the chart below to know which
items are being sold. Should players want to shop
during this portion of the quest, roll 1D6 to deter-
mine what is being sold by each merchant. Allow PC
(s) to search for and shop at three different mer-
chants until the ship docks and they disembark.
Merchant Chart
Cast Number Sold Item
2, 4 or 6 Food Ingredients
3, 1 Armor
5 Basic Weapons
PART 8 “Much Needed Rest”
Location: Mei Prefecture
At the dock, a notice is posted to inform travelers
that the ferry boat to Shizouoka will be approximate- PC(s), one is bumped and sent to the ground.
ly four hours late. Bo Kiyojima suggests that the
group go to the Shukuba, post stations where travel-
ers are able to rest on their journey around the nation,
to rest and refresh for their journey.
After a short walk, the group arrives at the
Shukuba. The population is growing due to the delay
of the next ferry.
GM NOTE: use the stores and areas below for this
part of the quest:
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1- Toiyaba: General offices that helped manage the
post town.
2- Honjin: Rest areas and lodgings built for use by
samurai and court nobles. Honjin were not business-
es; instead, large residences in the post towns were
designated as lodging for government officials.
3- Waki-honjin: These facilities were also for use by
samurai and court nobles, but general travelers could
4- Hatago: Facilities that offered accommodations to
general travelers and also served food.
5- Kichin-yado: Facilities that offered accommoda-
tions to general travelers, but did not serve food.
to travelers. Shops: General shops built to sell wares
to travelers.
7- Kosatsu: Signboards on which the shogun’s proc-
lamations were posted.
BO KIYOJIMA
I will take the prisoner to the Toiyaba. The officials
will keep watch over him during this delay. The rest
of you, refresh yourselves. I will meet you back at
the gates in roughly three hours. Keep your wits
about you as you are now a ways from home.
GM NOTE: The PC(s) may split from the group and
explore the city. Roll 1D6 on the following Random
Encounter Chart:
Mei Random Encounter Chart
1– Thief steals money from 1 member of the group.
2-Fight breaks out between two citizens behind the
3– An insistent merchant tries to sell a defective Tan-
to (LiE= 4).
4– Notice a beautiful cherry blossom tree
5– An elderly woman approaches a member of the
group saying that he looks like her lost son
6– Town police question why members of the Ta-
kashiro Samurai are so far away from their own
home