The Boar Clan House Rules by Me

The Boar Clan was a minor clan that tended to a parcel of lands lying in the mountains between the lands of the Unicorn and the Crab. Samurai of the Boar Clan were known as staunch and valiant warriors, which makes their fate all the more tragic. The same rigid adherance to their own personal code of honor that gave the Boar such a positive reputation also spelled the downfall of the entire clan. Although the exact events have been forbidden to the history tomes of the Ikoma, the Boar Clan was all but wiped out approximately 10-20 years ago when the daimyo refused to accept the decree that by winning an Iaijutsu duel, an imperial general had absolved himself of a murder. So great was his indignation that the daimyo refused to pay Imperial taxes until this injustice was corrected. A party of Imperial magistrates was dispatched to deal with the insolent daimyo. The exact events that transpired between the magistrates and the daimyo are unknown, but the clan was dissolved and a great many of its members killed.

The parent clan or clans of the Boar are unknown, as none of the Great Clans will claim these bastard children as their own following thier disgrace. Those who remember the samurai of the Boar school say that they must be descended from the Lion or the Crab, but no one knows for sure. The time will come soon when all who remember the Boar will have passed on to join their ancestors. Then all that shall remain of the Boar Clan will be their disgrace.

Heichi Bushi School

Benefit: +1 Willpower
Beginning Honor: 2, plus 5 boxes
Skills: Archery, Battle, Hunting, Jiujutsu, Kenjutsu, Mountaineer, any one High or Bugei skill.

Techniques

Rank 1: The Way of the Boar - Bushi of the Boar Clan are taught that their strength of will alone can win the day. During each round of combat, the bushi may add his Willpower to his initiative, attack, or damage roll. This must be declared at the beginning of the combat round.

Rank 2: The Great Charge - During the first round of combat, the bushi may charge into combat with his opponent. If the opponent is employing Full Defense, then they must keep their lowest die rather than thier highest when rolling Defense to add to the TN to be hit. If the opponent is attacking, then they subtract 10 from their TN to be hit for the first round only.

Rank 3: The Boar Never Yields - The tenacity of the Boar is legendary. For each of the first five wound ranks (0 through the -4 penalty boxes), the bushi gains an additional number of hit points equal to his school rank.

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