Historia de los Torneos y Votaciones Storyline de L5R (1996-1998)


 

Test of the Emerald Champion (Gateway 1996)


Crane won this tournament and Kakita Toshimoko took the position as the Emperor's Emerald Champion.


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A Champion Must Fall (Player Vote, Imperial Herald 1)


Imperial Assembly members voted to “doom” one Clan Champion. It was a measure of how unpopular the Crane were that, of about two thousand votes, Doji Hoturi was nominated on fourteen hundred, nearly five times as many as the runner-up (Hida Kisada with around three hundred votes).


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Battle at Beiden Pass


Dragon took 1st place and Crab took 2nd place in this tournament. The result was the release of the “Battle of Beiden Pass” boxed L5R set where the Dragon were honored by being one of the decks in the set. The Crab were also honored by becoming the other deck, although they lost at Beiden Pass in the storyline.


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Return of the Fallen Lord (BenCon 1996)


This tournament decided which clan would recover the “Return of the Fallen Lord” Black Scroll. The Lion won this tournament.


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Kolat, Kolat, Who's Got the Kolat? (Player Vote, Imperial Herald 2)


For centuries, theirs has been an unknown power in Rokugan. All of that changed here. The Kolat revealed their most dreaded weapon” one of the Clans had a Kolat Master in their midst. By this vote, the tables had turned, and Akodo Kage of the Lion Clan was elected as the Kolat Master.


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Ancestral Sword of the Hantei (GenCon 1996)


This tournament decided who would bear the Ancestral Sword of the Hantei. It was won by the Crab, and Hida Yakamo acquired the Ancestral Sword of the Hantei in the storyline and the ability to attach the card for no gold cost in the game.


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Follower No Longer (Player Vote, Imperial Herald 3)


Imperial Assembly members voted on which Follower card qwould be turned into an Assembly-only personality. The winner was apparently the Shadow Samurai, and Exp. Hida Sukune was reborn. However, in Time of the Void, the foxwife Lady Kitsune made an appearance of her own. Bayushi Murai adds that the votes fro the Foxwife and the Shadow Samurai were so close that both were made into Personalities.


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Dairya's Origins (OrcCon 1997)


In this tournament, Dairya's clan of origin was decided. It was won by the Phoenix.


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The Secret of the Sword (Dragon*Con 1997)


One of the Ancestral Swords of the Clans had unknown powers. The Clan represented by the winner of this event would see their sword enhanced in a future expansion with new and mysterious powers. Scorpion won. By its release in the card game they discovered that their true sword had not actually been broken.


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Battle at Doji Palace (Hero-Con 1997)


A Shadowlands Horde had overrun and taken control of Doji Palace. Daidoji Uji's Exp. card was a result of this tournament, as the Crane player (Ree Soesbee) kept turning away the Shadowlands Horde using Uji.


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The Day of Thunder (GenCon 1997)


The Seven Thunders, led by the descendant of Shinsei assembled to face the Dark One, Fu Leng as their ancestors did so long ago. Between them and their destiny stood the stalwart legions fo th eLion who found their oath to serve the Emperor more powerful that their own sense of preservation. Also opposing them was a vast Shadowlands army led by Yogo Junzo and the oni carrying the name of Hida Yakamo. The Clan represented by the player who won this event, the ultimate Clan War tournament, would determine which of the Seven Thunders destroyed the Dark One forever. However, hadthe forces of the Shadowlands be triumphant, Fu Leng will cast down the Clans and the world will experience an eternity of darkness! Lion plyer Chris Bergstrom's final-game deal with the Crane player Rob Kramer ensured that Doji Hoturi and Toturi slew Fu Leng. When Chris won the match, Toturi became the next Emperor.


This was also the tournament of the Naga vs. Naga force-building match, wherein two Naga players declared that Nagado not fight amongst themselves - “Conflict is a human trait.” The judges intervened, and instead of a duel they played six rounds, and the victor was the player with the most force on the board at the end. The winning participant in this legendary Naga duel was Nik Olah, defeting Steve Rutledge.


Another story tells of the five surviving Phoenix players on the last day, each of whom chose to be one of the Elemental Masters. The Master fo Fire advanced the farthest, to the Round of Four. His dark secret was that, beneath his Phoenix Clan shirt, he wore a Junzo shirt, and was primed to reveal it after his victory in the tournament! And some people ask why the Phoenix fell. . .


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Day of Thunder II (Gateway 1997)


This tournament is said to have determined who would be the new Emperor's guard after the Day of Thunder. Crab and Phoenix apparently met in the final round, with Crab triumphing. The effects this would have on the Lion Clan are unknown.


The participation and success of various clans determined whether or not their personalities' fates would be placed in Uikku's hands. Apparently, four personalities from each clan were designated, and if a clan member was still in the tournament at each of four points, one personality was spared.


The format placed three characters at risk for each clan. Monk did indeed fail to show up. Phoenix, Lion and Dragon all reached the semi-final round and saved all their personalities from the touch of Uikku.


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To Gain a Tattoo (OrcCon 1998)


Won by a Crane player - Doji Reju prepared himself for his journey to the Dragon lands.


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Wedding of Hida O-Ushi (OrcCon 1998)


Yakamo was too busy to get married and carry on the line so he ordered O-Ushi to marry. The unicorns won that tournament with Yasamura as the groom.


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Test of the Emerald Champion 2 (Games University 1998)


This storyline tournament determined the next Emerald Champion replacing the missing Toshimoko. Crane won, and so no replacement was found.


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Creation of a Minor Clan (Games University 1998)


This was a multiplayer tournament where Toturi's Army took the day. This tournament ultimately resulted in the formation of the Monkey Clan, led by Toku.


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The Kolat Spy (Strategicon 1998)


Lion won this tournament, beating the Crane in the finals. It was later revealed that Daidoji Osen was actually Kitsu Osen.


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A new Oracle is Born (Strategicon 1998)


Crab won this multiplayer tournament. We discovered that Hiruma Osuno returned to the Crab Clan as the Oracle of the Earth.


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Annexation of a Clan (BenCon 1998)


One Minor Clan would be no more, and one of the Seven Houses would gain a new source of strength. Crab won and as a result, they absorbed the Falcon Clan, converting Genzo to Toritaka Genzo.


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Claiming the Bayushi Provinces (Origins 1998)


The banishment of Kachiko to the Burning Sands left their lands without a lord. The winner of this tournament claimed the land as their own. The Crane won, thereby “holding” it in trust for the Scorpion children until they come of age.