Cat Clan, Moth Clan, and other minor Clans

[sndwurks 1,257]

32 minutes ago, jeremysbrain said:

In Polynesian cultures the moth is a sign that a ghost or spirit is nearby or that an ancestor has returned to visit you.  So I could see the Moth clan being a family of shugs that specialize in ghosts.  Or if playing an alternate Imperial History (like Togashi Dynasty), the Moth clan might be made up of returned spirits.

Edit: Moth clan would also be a good name for a group of fatalistic or nihilistic bushi or a group of Samurai that reject Fortunism and believe ancestor worship is the only form of religion worth devoting to.

I would point out that we already have the Ghost Specialist samurai in the form of the Falcon Clan, but I think the idea of a Minor Clan of returned spirits would be interesting, or a group of warriors who reject Fortunism and only follow ancestor worship could work. Or even the opposite, have a group of samurai who follow the teachings of Emma-O, devoting themselves to the worship of the Grim Judge of the Dead, and seek to bring to his justice any who they feel have "escaped" their kharmic death.

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39 minutes ago, jeremysbrain said:

Edit: Moth clan would also be a good name for a group of fatalistic or nihilistic bushi or a group of Samurai that reject Fortunism and believe ancestor worship is the only form of religion worth devoting to.

I mean, there's the little problem that such belief is outright rejecting an edict of the First Hantei, so they'd have to be really circumspect about it. Maybe in the way that the Lion keep a copy of the Tao in a place of honor in every dojo, but never read it. These nihilistic Moth could do the same, but with a text on the Fortunes.

"Oh, of course the Fortunes have their proper place in our land, Otomo-sama. In fact, every temple of the Ancestors has a wing devoted to it..." which no Moth visits ever, he leaves unsaid.

Edit: Regardless of the role of the clan, can we all agree that every Moth samurai has "Passion: Lanterns"?

Edited October 15, 2018 by Hida Jitenno

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2 hours ago, jeremysbrain said:

In Polynesian cultures the moth is a sign that a ghost or spirit is nearby or that an ancestor has returned to visit you.  So I could see the Moth clan being a family of shugs that specialize in ghosts.  Or if playing an alternate Imperial History (like Togashi Dynasty), the Moth clan might be made up of returned spirits.

Edit: Moth clan would also be a good name for a group of fatalistic or nihilistic bushi or a group of Samurai that reject Fortunism and believe ancestor worship is the only form of religion worth devoting to.

your Moth clan is more a new falcon shug school then

[TheHobgoblyn 352]

So it sounds like we just combine the Moth, Falcon, Badger, Boar and Fox together as one nice faction and call them "Ryoshun's Ghost Clan"?

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8 hours ago, Hida Jitenno said:

Regardless of the role of the clan, can we all agree that every Moth samurai has "Passion: Lanterns"?

And now, all Minor Clans will be defined by Memes.

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9 hours ago, sndwurks said:

And now, all Minor Clans will be defined by Memes.

I mean, "moth flies at lightbulb" was a thing/running joke loooooooooong before it was a meme.

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1 hour ago, Hida Jitenno said:

I mean, "moth flies at lightbulb" was a thing/running joke loooooooooong before it was a meme.

A running joke has always been a meme. Memes are just transmittable ideas, not just the stuff the internet calls memes.

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19 hours ago, Hida Jitenno said:

Edit: Regardless of the role of the clan, can we all agree that every Moth samurai has "Passion: Lanterns"?

Adversity: Lamp! [Air]

- You are inexorably drawn to the source of light in a room, whether that be a common candle, watchman's lantern, or a shugenja's flaming wings.

Edited October 16, 2018 by ExplodingJoe

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12 minutes ago, Ultimatecalibur said:

A running joke has always been a meme. Memes are just transmittable ideas, not just the stuff the internet calls memes.

Memes don't exist, you should tell your friends.