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S3E15: Loose Ends
Podcast of the Five Rings - March 03, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourThe survivors of the hunting party sat with Otomo Nobu to debrief the events of the attack. Nobu revealed that he knew Nakama was a shapeshifter. The Otomo family had long traded secrets with Nakama in order to learn about the land surrounding Closed Shell Castle. Nobu claimed, however, that he ...
S3E14: The Hunt
Podcast of the Five Rings - January 29, 2024 21:10 - 1 hourBoa had just heard the news that Mamoru Nakama was planning an attack on Jikai’s hunting party. Thinking quickly, he notified Tsume and used his contacts in the castle to get an anonymous letter to Jikai warning him of the ambush. The next morning, everyone in the castle stood at the gates to se...
S3E13: Addicted
Podcast of the Five Rings - December 09, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourRin was dead, Zagra’s cell was empty, and Kaizoku was nowhere to be found. The castle immediately went into high alert and Tsume and Boa were brought before Nobu to answer for what happened. The pair could not speak for the disappearance of their friend and merely insisted that a further inves...
S3E12: Invitations & Exits
Podcast of the Five Rings - October 17, 2023 21:11 - 1 hourTsume was brought before the lord of Closed Shell Castle, Reju Jikai, and his wife, Seppun Azusa. The lord and his lady listened intently as Tsume divulged the secret which banished them to the castle. He revealed that it was Miya Shinkako who was behind the fateful incident which injured the Da...
S3E11: Informant
Podcast of the Five Rings - July 29, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourBoa sat in the castle tea room speaking with Mamoru Nakama, the shapeshifting wolf, and Dzudh Khan, the wandering monk. Nakama seemed to have marked Ide Toshio, a diplomat from the Unicorn clan, as his prey, worried that he was the cause of the over-hunting in the forest. Boa tried to get Nakama...
S3E10: The Poet & The Pretender
Podcast of the Five Rings - July 11, 2023 21:42 - 1 hourKaizoku stood in the dungeons speaking with his former crewmate, Zagra. He had a deal for him. If Kaizoku helped free him from the castle, Zagra would supply Kaizoku with Liquid Void. With just a few words, Kaizoku was immediately transported to another place. The hair stood up on the back of hi...
S3E9: Proving Grounds
Podcast of the Five Rings - June 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourPreviously on Podcast of the Five Rings… The three ronin sat in audience with Otomo Nobu, the castle steward. The lord, Reju Jikai, it seemed could not be bothered with such matters at that hour. Boa stood accused of attempting to steal from Reju Tetsuya’s private quarters. With some quick think...
S3E8: Ronin in the Shell
Podcast of the Five Rings - June 08, 2023 00:07 - 1 hourThe ronin were brought into the castle and taken to the training yard. After an hour, the castle taisa appeared. Reju Masaru welcomed the ronin into his ranks and explained the regimen at Closed Shell Castle. They would be brought in as new recruits, trained and mentored, and eventually given an...
S3E7: The Hungry
Podcast of the Five Rings - May 24, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourWith the news of Setsuo's arrest, Boa, Tsume, and Kaizoku decided to travel to Closed Shell Castle. Traveling north, the ronin discovered just how pervasive the elemental blight was upon the region. It seemed that the very land itself was protesting against something. Camping out beside the ro...
S3E6: Curses, Bastards, & Forgotten Fathers
Podcast of the Five Rings - May 07, 2023 23:02 - 1 hourBoa, Tsume, and Kaizoku dropped the issue of the child in front of the rest of the village, but Boa suggested speaking more about it in private with Kai’s mother, Hina. After their audience with the village elder, Boa and Tsume sought aid for the wounds. Their search brought them to the priest,...
S3E5: Reunion
Podcast of the Five Rings - April 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourThe woman, Aguri, beckoned the ronin to have rice and tea with her. Suspicious of her, the ronin began to question Aguri. All of her answers seemed strangely convenient. Kaizoku pretended to eat the rice and Tsume flat out refused. Boa on the other hand graciously accepted the food, and hungrily...
S3E4: Paid in Full
Podcast of the Five Rings - April 09, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourThe merchant scoffed at Tsume. “Very well,” he said. “If you want a duel, you can face my bodyguard, Boa. If you defeat him, I will consider your debt repaid.” But that wasn’t what Tsume had in mind. This wasn’t a test of honor. He didn’t want his fate decided by the kami. He wanted Naoki dead....
S3E3: Lost Sons
Podcast of the Five Rings - March 21, 2023 03:05 - 1 hourTsume and Boa infiltrated the camp by pretending to be bandits. After speaking to a group of the thugs, they discovered that Setsuo’s son, Ichiro, had not been kidnapped at all, but had willingly joined the bandits and is now their leader. They decided to speak with Ichiro-- but not before wakin...
S3E2: Current Events
Podcast of the Five Rings - March 08, 2023 20:27 - 1 hourTsume, Kaizoku, and Boa were held as guests in Setsuo, the village elder’s house. The townsfolk crowded into Setsuo’s house to catch a glimpse of the ronin as they ate their evening meal. The party was introduced to the other community leaders. There was Natsumi, an outspoken and strong young wo...
S3E1: Shipwrecked!
Podcast of the Five Rings - February 21, 2023 04:38 - 51 minutesA terrible storm rolled in from the bay, wreaking havoc upon the land. Wind and rain battered the landscape while distant thunder warned wayward travelers. Upon some forgotten road in some distant valley walked two figures, each baring vestiges of a former life. There was Naoki, once a reputab...
S3E0: A Game of Twenty Questions
Podcast of the Five Rings - February 07, 2023 05:07 - 1 hourThis session zero includes the ronin-adapted Game of Twenty Questions from Path of Waves and gives an inside look into the choices made by the players when creating their new ronin characters: Shiroi Tsume, the "treasure hunter"; Kaizoku, the pirate with many enemies; and Boa, the corn-fed farme...
S2E41: Ambition (Season Finale)
Podcast of the Five Rings - July 02, 2022 00:20 - 3 hoursIt suddenly made sense. Buro put the pieces together. The vacant stare, the quiet disposition, the resigned attitude. The woman threatening to kill him was not Kachiko— someone who looked remarkably like her, but not her. “What’s the meaning of this?” Buro asked. The mystery woman introduced he...
S2E40: Unto Death
Podcast of the Five Rings - May 23, 2022 22:08 - 1 hourThe leaders of the clans sat awestruck, staring at the lifeless body of Hantei 38th. The head of their celestial order was dead. “You have until tomorrow morning to lay down your arms, yield the city, and return Kachiko to me,” Shoju ordered. “I will allow one messenger from each clan to ride ho...
Patron Thank You Song
Podcast of the Five Rings - April 22, 2022 03:22 - 2 minutesNo one asked for it, but you're getting it anyways. Here is a "Thank You" song for all of our lovely Patrons who have been supporting the show so far. Y'all the best <3
S2E39: To Defy the Heavens
Podcast of the Five Rings - April 14, 2022 17:28 - 1 hourChaos erupted in the Emperor’s audience chamber. No one in attendance could believe the news they had just heard. Bayushi Kachiko and Doji Hoturi had been having a secret love affair— and she was pregnant with his child. Hantei 38th had heard all he could stomach. The order which he and his fo...
S2E38: Like Porcelain
Podcast of the Five Rings - February 24, 2022 04:19 - 1 hourThe day had come. Bayushi Shoju and his army were here. Confusion ran through the city as samurai and commoners alike tried to make sense of what was happening. Waves of people tried to flee Otosan Uchi, only to be turned around by the Scorpion army which had taken control of the roads exiting t...
S2E37: 11th Hour
Podcast of the Five Rings - February 07, 2022 02:21 - 1 hourNews came poring in throughout the night. Developments unfolded one after another, as the samurai of Hollow Hill waited with bated breath. The careful ettiquette and polite beureacracy of court began to fall apart. The Mantis declared war on the Lion, citing evidence which proved leaders in the...
S2E36: Many Faces
Podcast of the Five Rings - December 17, 2021 03:50 - 2 hoursTomo, Buro, Kenshi, and Akari decided they needed to warn the great clans of what was coming. Kenshi traveled to the Lion Embassy, and using his new powers as a Kitsune shapeshifter, transformed into a bird and flew to Akodo Toturi’s private chamber. Appearing in the windowsill, he came to him....
S2E35: The Second Son
Podcast of the Five Rings - November 30, 2021 03:55 - 1 hourKenshi, Tomo, and Akari broke free of their imprisonment with the help of Tsuruchi and his Wasp samurai. As they escaped through the tunnels beneath Otosan Uchi, they found that the recent tremor had closed off several key passages. In their confusion and haste to find the surface, the samurai ...
S2E34: Trapped
Podcast of the Five Rings - November 17, 2021 17:27 - 1 hourKenshi and the Emerald Magistrates traveled through the tunnels beneath Otosan Uchi with their captive in tow. Little did they know, their prisoner had been putting out secret messages to the saboteurs lying in wait in the caves. When Kenshi and his crew came to an especially narrow corridor, th...
S2E33: In the Dark
Podcast of the Five Rings - November 04, 2021 00:27 - 1 hourWith map in hand, Kenshi and his retinue of Emerald Magistrates began to explore the tunnels beneath Otosan Uchi. They spent hours carefully navigating its passages and caverns, learning its secrets, and making sure to not draw unwanted attention. The bard and his magistrates found a lone sent...
S2E32: Metamorphosis
Podcast of the Five Rings - October 18, 2021 19:35 - 1 hourIde Makujin and Buro arrived in the emperor’s audience chamber to arrest Bayushi Kachiko, who was in the middle of her morning briefing with the Son of Heaven. Courtiers, servants, and bodyguards looked on as Makujin and Buro put forth their case to have Kachiko arrested for conspiring against t...
S2E31: Divided
Podcast of the Five Rings - September 21, 2021 04:04 - 55 minutesTomo, Akari, and Yoshi sounded an alarm as they ran through the tunnels deep beneath Otosan Uchi. The cavern quickly filled with lightly armored soldiers clad entirely in black with swords strapped to their backs. “Stop right there,” the leader said, blocking the path. In the dim lantern light, ...
S2E30: Emerald and Topaz
Podcast of the Five Rings - September 07, 2021 00:58 - 1 hourAfter a heartfelt goodbye, Kenshi, Buro, Tomo, and Akari parted ways in the Ekohikei, with Kenshi and Buro traveling toward the Unicorn embassy to speak with Ide Makujin, and Tomo and Akari heading toward the Scorpion embassy to take Yoshi’s armor. Once in the Unicorn embassy, Kenshi and Buro d...
S2E29: The Voice of Reason
Podcast of the Five Rings - August 22, 2021 23:37 - 1 hourKenshi and Buro stood in the remains of Shosuro Izuki’s hovel. They concocted a plan to get a message to Tomo inside the city. Using a technique he learned from his Fox training, Kenshi imparted a message to Squee to find Tomo and bring him to them. Buro opened his cage, and with a blessing from...
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