Pax unplugged attendance numbers9/25/2023 The Imperial Advisor link also showcases another problem endemic to this Kotei season: the US Kotei scene has seen significantly smaller player turnout than any of the Kotei events in Europe. This is especially important for players looking to impact the Elemental Role vote, as without knowing what the current standings are, every vote given to the players at a Kotei is basically a shot in the dark. Fantasy Flight Games promised the public transparent tracking of these aspects of the Organized Play season. The Hall of Heroes on the Fantasy Flight Organized Play website hasn’t even been updated since the World Championships last year, and one run (again) by Imperial Advisor is our only way of tracking the current Hatamoto who can earn the Favor Points. We also have no tracking on the Favor Points for the Winter Court or the Elemental Role voting. Missing, however, is each Great Clan’s standing in the “Most Honorable” gains, something which can vastly outweigh taking the tournament itself. The Imperial Advisor website has an excellent list of the top 4 of each Kotei, along with breakdowns of each Kotei’s specific win ratios. While there has been some effort by the L5R LCG community to keep track of the many moving pieces of the Kotei scoring systems, the truth is simply that we do not know necessarily who is on top. So, who is currently winning? The quick answer: we have no clue. Also being determined over the course of this Kotei season is which Great Clan will be hosting the Winter Court World Championship (and thus be the theme of this year’s prizes), as well as access to a second Elemental Role for the World Championships. This Glory is earned by advancing to the Top 16 (30 Glory points), winning a Kotei (100 Glory points), and by earning the Most Honorable Clan at a Kotei (200 for the winner, then 180 for the next, 160 for the next, and so on). Billed as an exclusive card for the winning faction of the season, it will go to the Great Clan who has earned the most Glory. ![]() As outlined back in October 2017, the stakes of this season is the city of Toshi Ranbo, the Violence Behind Courtliness City. What these victories mean, however, is that there is presently little chance for anyone other than the Crab or Scorpion Clan to lay a claim to the stakes of the final season end prize. Aneil walked through the strategy of his deck and its match ups in an excellent strategy video. I highly recommend watching it it’s a rare glimpse into the mind of one of the best L5R players in the world. ![]() By contrast, the two Dragon Clan victories came in the same weekend, with Aneil Seetharam taking home the title at Origins in the US while Ralph Pfeufer claimed his prize at the Bologna Kotei, both piloting almost the exact same deck. I previously mentioned an excellent piece of analysis regarding this from Joe from Cincinnati, in which he outlined how both the Crab Clan and the Scorpion Clan are able to exert a dual pressure in the LCG by pursuing two victory conditions simultaneously. The only other Clan to have taken home a Kotei is the Dragon Clan, at two wins. Not including the final two Kotei and a Grant Kotei remaining, the Crab Clan and Scorpion Clan each hold six wins. Though the Lion Clan won the World Championship in 2017, they rapidly disappeared from the top tier ranks in major tournaments with the advent of the Imperial Cycle cards, replaced by victory after victory of the Crab and Scorpion Clans. The first and most prevalent issue faced was the undeniable, unstoppable dominance of two Great Clans at the top of each tournament. What started as a season of great promises has proven to be a far more challenging experience than was anticipated by nearly everyone. Let’s begin with the end of the inaugural Organized Play season coming to a close at Gen Con this year. The first L5R Clan Novella, The Sword and the Spirits by Robert “SpookyElectric” Denton III, has finally hit shelves. The new Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game is slated for release in the third quarter of this year, with many expecting it to be quietly unveiled at Gen Con as well. Still on the horizon ahead lay the tail end of the Toshi Ranbo Organized Play Season, with the finale being held at Gen Con 2018. At the time of this article, we will be in the middle of the release of the Elemental Dynasty Pack cycle, with a rapidly evolving meta-game for the LCG. Summer is in full swing here in the United States, bringing with it a heat index which makes retreating to the safety of a nicely air conditioned gaming store an attractive option. Originating as a series chronicling David Gordon’s return to the Legend of the Five Rings CCG after a several year absence, Dave of the Five Rings continues on as he examines the current and future of the iconic world of Rokugan upon the game’s sale to FFG in 2015.
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