AK_Aramis 1,002 Posted November 28, 2018 Just checked the Upcoming page... and it was updated today... Emerald EmpireLegend of the Five Rings Roleplaying GameLatest update: 11/28/2018 Pre-order now Shipping Now 4 1 UnitOmega, Avatar111, KRKappel and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daeglan 5,950 Posted November 28, 2018 Soooo it apparently teleported because it was never "on the Boat" lol More Evidence the upcoming page is not very useful anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AK_Aramis 1,002 Posted November 28, 2018 21 minutes ago, Daeglan said: Soooo it apparently teleported because it was never "on the Boat" lol More Evidence the upcoming page is not very useful anymore. More likely, the shipping company and printing company failed to tell them it was loaded. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daeglan 5,950 Posted November 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, AK_Aramis said: More likely, the shipping company and printing company failed to tell them it was loaded. I like my theory better Also probably means Rise of the Seperatists is also shipping... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nameless ronin 706 Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, AK_Aramis said: More likely, the shipping company and printing company failed to tell them it was loaded. And nobody thought to ask, all that time the books were on the boat? It seems more likely someone failed to update the Upcoming page than that everyone involved in the management of the project decided not to bother checking up on its progress... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AK_Aramis 1,002 Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Daeglan said: I like my theory better Also probably means Rise of the Seperatists is also shipping... Never ascribe to malice that which is easily explained with incompetence or stupidity. (a variation on Hanlon's razor.) 1 Avatar111 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avatar111 553 Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, AK_Aramis said: Never ascribe to malice that which is easily explained with incompetence or stupidity. (a variation on Hanlon's razor.) both words are a bit harsh, but... Edited November 29, 2018 by Avatar111 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BitRunr 103 Posted November 29, 2018 So where's the pdf? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nameless ronin 706 Posted November 29, 2018 17 minutes ago, BitRunr said: So where's the pdf? You can pre-order the hardcopy of the book. I don't think .pdf versions of books ever go on pre-order (no real point to it). 1 broselovestar reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnitOmega 2,818 Posted November 29, 2018 If we're lucky, when FFG announces the book is "available now" some day in the next couple weeks PDF will also be available. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easl 58 Posted November 29, 2018 5 hours ago, AK_Aramis said: More likely, the shipping company and printing company failed to tell them it was loaded. The Mantis are grateful to the Scorpion for resolving that inexplicable hold-up on the docks. Good thing they would never be so crass as to request a favor later in return... 1 2 CaptainRaspberry, Lorne and Magnus Grendel reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AK_Aramis 1,002 Posted November 30, 2018 On 11/28/2018 at 7:42 PM, UnitOmega said: If we're lucky, when FFG announces the book is "available now" some day in the next couple weeks PDF will also be available. Given the way the things have been handled recently, I'd expect the PDF 3-4 weeks after "in stores now"... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnitOmega 2,818 Posted November 30, 2018 3 hours ago, AK_Aramis said: Given the way the things have been handled recently, I'd expect the PDF 3-4 weeks after "in stores now"... Attendre et espérer. 2 AK_Aramis and Myrion reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narukagami 118 Posted November 30, 2018 On 11/29/2018 at 7:21 AM, Daeglan said: Soooo it apparently teleported because it was never "on the Boat" lol More Evidence the upcoming page is not very useful anymore. Before the Beginner Box came out none of the RPG line products were on the upcoming page at all until some of us emailed customer service about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GM81 Protocol Droid 142 Posted December 1, 2018 FFG has also been using a US printer for a few books of late. If Emerald Empire ended up as one of those, it may have never been on a boat. 1 AK_Aramis reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AK_Aramis 1,002 Posted December 6, 2018 my FLGS says street date is next week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magnus Grendel 11,672 Posted December 6, 2018 On 11/29/2018 at 3:48 AM, easl said: The Mantis are grateful to the Scorpion for resolving that inexplicable hold-up on the docks. Good thing they would never be so crass as to request a favor later in return... The FFG 'boat' has to make it past Mantis Clan privateers? You know, that explains so much about the X-wing release dates over the years. On 11/29/2018 at 12:21 AM, AK_Aramis said: Never ascribe to malice that which is easily explained with incompetence or stupidity. (a variation on Hanlon's razor.) True. But you're allowed to be annoyed at people for incompetence as well as for malicious acts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow070mni 23 Posted December 10, 2018 Has anyone actually gotten their copy yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillos 1,516 Posted December 10, 2018 On 11/30/2018 at 11:59 PM, GM81 Protocol Droid said: FFG has also been using a US printer for a few books of late. If Emerald Empire ended up as one of those, it may have never been on a boat. I didn't know that, but I just checked a couple of my FFG books and it does say printed in the US. Interesting. My L5R core book though was not. It clearly says printed in China. Though all the recent hardcover novellas say printed in the US as well as a few of my FFG paperbacks. So it seems like a lot of the fiction products are US printed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidnusse 16 Posted December 13, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 3:34 PM, Shadow070mni said: Has anyone actually gotten their copy yet? Got mine today. It has a written history that cements the timeline and dates going back to the Nothing. Theres a whole ton of location descriptions throughout the empire, with maps of castles, shrines, etc. Theres in depth descriptions of governmental workings, trade, how villages operate, the social hierarchy, the tao of shinsei, and so on. Each location has rumors and plots (hook, escalation, and climax) sketched out. Theres fully statted NPCs. We get miya, seppun, and otomo families, each with at least one new school. The Kitsune spirit is a playable "school". Theres also clanless monks (2 flavors). And a new Shinobi in the Kolat saboteur. Theres new passions, flaws, and titles. A lot of them actually seem like they should've been included in the core rulebook because they're so obvious. I've just started the in-depth reading, and I love it so far. Artwork is beautiful. Each page is chocked full of setting detail. Its dripping with adventure ideas and finer details that bring the whole empire to life. Honestly after flipping through each page, I immediately went and preordered mask of the oni and the shadowlands setting book. I'm that confident in their quality right now. 7 2 Tonbo Karasu, UnitOmega, Peltast88 and 6 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horvagab 67 Posted December 13, 2018 Can I ask about the titles? Can youprovide some exampls? Also, how does the Kitsune school interact with character creation? Or does it follow normally, and you're basically creating your pretend-life? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daigotsu Max 35 Posted December 13, 2018 Kolat Saboteur, nice! I feel this edition will have much more shinobi content than in the past Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magnus Grendel 11,672 Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Daigotsu Max said: Kolat Saboteur, nice! I feel this edition will have much more shinobi content than in the past I don't know what you mean. Obviously neither Shinobi nor the Kolat exist, after all. Edited December 13, 2018 by Magnus Grendel 1 2 Nheko, Tonbo Karasu and phillos reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nheko 205 Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Horvagab said: Can I ask about the titles? Can youprovide some exampls? Also, how does the Kitsune school interact with character creation? Or does it follow normally, and you're basically creating your pretend-life? ^ This, please!!!! Using Cat Clan Minor Clan School Ability! Edited December 13, 2018 by Nheko Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidnusse 16 Posted December 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Horvagab said: Can I ask about the titles? Can youprovide some exampls? Also, how does the Kitsune school interact with character creation? Or does it follow normally, and you're basically creating your pretend-life? Book says "they choose a clan and family normally" (sidebar pg.228) Looks like they do this either because they've chosen that family as their cover identity, or because they're quite literally born into that family as the child of a kitsune spirit and a human. They get the False Identity disadvantage (new in this book), and they can shapeshift into different forms. So you do creation normally and weave a pretend-life. As for titles... advisor, clan magistrate, daimyo, gunso, monastic acolyte, priest, spy, yojimbo, and yoriki. 4 Franwax, UnitOmega, Daigotsu Max and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
