I believe he/she was talking about the Center action.

but thanks. though I don't believe you  

 

Look, I realize you draw a lot of satisfaction from your incessant whining, but other than you, I dont see anybody anywhere , including my own table and one I have friends in, having these problems and hating the game for it.
I dont know what you compare it to, we ve had this conversation elsewhere, but I am comparing it to other current RPG rulesets, and its pretty much in the middle of those. Some are mechanically more robust, some are less. Since you seem to be mostly entertained my whining about the same thing, for months now, in every possible thread, without actually ever offering much to the discussion but constant bashing of a product you do not enjoy, I am simply discarding your opinion at this point. You got the biggest chip on your shoulder of everyone here. Its not everyone ELSE being wrong by defending an indefensible product.
Or your GM is simply bad. Bad GMs create bad experiences. I am starting to suspect that might be the problem. For example, you still dont know how to handle Mr. High-Earth-Hida, and your answers have made it abundantly clear you dont really grasp how encounter design works, instead always going for the argumentative extreme. And if you care to recall, there are solutions to said Hida that have nothing to do with ignoring armor. Last but not least, you argue with a PvP perspective. Again, if your GM is big on PvP, he is probably not well suited for tabletop RPGs, and you d all be better off with the tighter rulesets of boardgames or tabletop strategy.
You want garbage rules? I present to you DnD 3.0, the entire WH40k line by FFG, Star Wars D20 and Iron Kingdoms. L5R problems PALE in comparison, as these systems produce overpowered insane combos by ACCIDENT, whereas in L5R you have to at least try.
But i am tiring of this. If you cant add anything to the discussion except "its OP, its trash, as is the entire game" for 50+ posts, it would be the wise thing to do and remain silent.
Btw, your answer shows you havent the grasp of the rules that you seem to think you have, AGAIN. Acquisition of items is a downtime action. Taking a shikigami out of your pocket is an action, meaning unless you are in water stance, thats the only thing you do, at which point everyone is free to shoot/burn/hit/spellcast on the shikigami for an entire round. Not to mention pocket-sized paper shikigami are quite limited in what they could do.
 

Utaku Battle Maidens are getting the option of Iron in the Mountains kata, when it should be Iron Forest (I think that's the name?)

This is wonderful!
 
Feature request: A preview, telling us our rings/skills during creation.
Also, I have the same resolution issue as kaizer71- I'm sure it will be better on my other computers, but my old Lenovo (Over 10 hours of battery life on this baby) is 1366 x 768. It's usable, but goes past the top and bottom of the screen just a bit.

This is wonderful!
 
Feature request: A preview, telling us our rings/skills during creation.
Also, I have the same resolution issue as kaizer71- I'm sure it will be better on my other computers, but my old Lenovo (Over 10 hours of battery life on this baby) is 1366 x 768. It's usable, but goes past the top and bottom of the screen just a bit.

My question is, if you can just choose to miss to avoid breaking your razor edge weapons, why even have the mechanic? Doing 0 damage and missing are not very different. 

My question is, if you can just choose to miss to avoid breaking your razor edge weapons, why even have the mechanic? Doing 0 damage and missing are not very different. 

If this timeline avoids recreating the Spider clan, it'll all be worth it.

There are two disadvantages that give you -1k0 damage, both are worth 3 points. One (Bishamon's Curse), that's all it does, the other (Small) also reduces your move speed by 1 full water ring.
5e Small Stature is now an advantage, but I am still going to use it to slow down the party. (NO, Lion-san, I will NOT ride on your shoulders.)
 
But yes, the old system was super unbalanced. I did really like it though. 
I wouldn't mind some of the new advantages and disadvantages being more narrative. They don't all need a to apply to die rolls, some can cause trouble (or good) without any rolling.
 

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Thank God you like 4e and can happily continue playing it. 

I dislike how many are actually handicapping though. The physical limitations are astounding in their number. There should be some more less damning ones.

With some modest optimzations on spacing.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7egkvys5QFoLUUzVmdWSmItNzg

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Weird, I ended up liking the dice system, despite having lots of previous editions bias...
Does that mean it makes me a millennial? Wow, never felt that good, I just shaved off 20 years of my age just due to one comment on a forum.
10/10 would try that rejuvenating again.

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.

Don't be silly. Ninjas don't exist.