Fukutsu, the Ancestral Armor of the Crab Clan, was crafted by Kaiu himself and gifted to Hida. It had an unusual resistance against the taint. In the old times the Crab Champion usually wore the Armor of the Shadow Warrior instead of Fukutsu, until the Shadow Warrior armour was lost by …

The Crab Clan serve as the Defenders of the Empire. They spend their lives upon the Carpenter Wall, standing vigilant along the southwestern border of Rokugan to defend against the next attack from the Shadowlands. The Crab Clan was founded by …

Kikyo, also known as Atarasi's Armor, [1] was crafted by Hida Osano-Wo for his brother Hida Atarasi, whom he refused to believe had been killed in the Shadowlands. The armor rested in Kyuden Hida, awaiting the day legends told that a hero with Atarasi's eyes would come and claim it.

Jun 2, 2021 · With the strength of the Crab kata, rank 2 Hida bushi, rank 2 Defender and just basic heavy armor you’ll have 20 reduction. But that’s just my personal opinion; Hida Kuon did the Berserker/Defender thing too, and he was quite the badass.

It focuses on heavy weapons, heavy armor, and endurance. Their preferred weapons are the tetsubo, dai tsuchi, ono (at STR 4+), masakari, katana and wakizashi, no-dachi, and naginata. Trait: +1 STA

The Crab Clan is a Great Clan led by its Champion Hida Kisada. The Clan is responsible for defending the Emerald Empire from the threat of the Shadowlands. To the south of Rokugan lie the blighted Shadowlands, a dark realm under the sway of …

The Crab Clan stand out in any gathering of samurai, given a wide berth both for their stature and for their gruff, brusque manners. The defenders of the Empire have little time or inclination to practice social niceties; they stand guard upon the Kaiu Wall , an enduring symbol of tenacity against the horrors of the Shadowlands.

Mar 21, 2019 · T heir School ability is 'Way of the Crab'. This great ability allows them to ignore cumbersome penalties on armour (if armour is cumbersome then any movement TN, including Fitness, has an automatic +1 to the TN). This in itself is good as it allows characters in this school to wear heavier armour and thus last longer in fights.

Sep 9, 2020 · That depends on the nature of the PVP, and which edition you're in. In L5R you're looking at the iaijutsu dueling mechanics. Hida can be good (if you can tank the first strike), but Kakita, Mirumoto, and Shiba tend to do better. Ronin schools can do well too if …

Samurai armor was very flexible, designed not to impede movement. [citation needed] The Imperial Histories attributed to Kami Akodo the development of the first true suit of Rokugani armor. This is a list of the known types of armor.