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Kannon [ Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:17 pm ]

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The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]

Premise

In the best bureaucratic tradition of civil examination the top candidates for captains will be revealed through a written exam! Moshi Noriko, the Headmistress of the College, has organised a big enough a room in the Campus to accommodate all aspirant officers of the Imperial Explorers. The exam has a time limit, and is well-overseen, with Yajinden and Tsugiko hovering at the sidelines as Noriko gives them instructions on how to proceed. The eight top scorers will have an audience with Hantei Jama tomorrow...

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Mechanics:

Each roll is TN20.
Unless otherwise stated, Each basic success earns 1 Exam Point, each Raise one more Exam Point. Failures incur no penalties.
This is an old-school Imperial exam. It means flowery language, knowledge of classics and beautiful calligraphy matter a lot. Ranks in Artisan: Poetry, Artisan: Writing or Calligraphy (select one) can be added to the total of each roll unless stated otherwise.
Tests will be checked without knowing who wrote them. For now, Status, Allies and currently held positions don't matter in evaluation.
Select up to 5 focus questions from the exam sheet provided below. If you exhaust the list, you can roll on topics you've already rolled, adding new information.
Magic: Yajinden is in the room. He knows you're casting, but he'll hand-wave one spell if it's cast with Stealth vs. TN15. More will disqualify you.
Students are allowed to have their own sumi-e sets and other necessary utensils. Otherwise, they are provided.

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Rolls

Disposition, or how prepared you are to sit the exam. These rolls are optional. They don't generate Exam points in themselves, nor can you add ranks in other Skills to them. Instead, they give you more opportunities to answer questions - one for each basic success and one for each successful Raise. You can try each of them without penalty unless otherwise stated.
- Perception/Investigation (Notice) - You quickly sort out the difficulty level and trickiness of questions, organising your effort in optimal way.
- Willpower/Etiquette (Bureaucracy) - You maintain supreme focus during the test and are not distracted.
- Reflexes/Calligraphy (High Rokugani) - You write damn fast, producing readable characters with speed.
- Stamina/Athletics - You do not tire your hand and body throughout the test.
- Awareness/Stealth (Sleight of Hand) - You figure out how to cheat. This roll disqualifies you from the exam if you fail it.
Exam Sheet, or the actual questions, all rolled with their default Traits.
- Describe the construction of an Imperial carrack. - Craft: Shipbuilding.
- Assess the strength and direction of the monsoon in the Month of Rat. - Lore: Nature (Air).
- Describe the procedure of gybing when a storm is a mile away, coming from the starboard. - Sailing (Navigation).
- Elaborate on using dai-oyumi in naval engagements. - Kyujutsu.
- Propose a naval formation to engage a flotilla sailing parallel. - Battle.
- Present you systematisation of food and water rationing. - Commerce.
- Draft a speech you would deliver for the crew after a week of dead calm has passed. - Perform: Oratory
- Organise a sample sheet of captain's log - Calligraphy.
- Calculate the time one needs to devote sailing from City of Remembrance to Samui Kaze Toshi in the Month of Rooster with a steady eastward wind in the force of 6 knots - Lore: Mathematics
- Assess the impact of a single-squad teppodo volley along the starboard of the Imperial carrack onto a port of a nau. - Firearms.
- Elaborate on meting out punishments for mid-ranking officers for laxity and for insubordination. - Intimidation (Any)
- Analyse the methods of water removal from the vessel and their respective efficiencies. - Engineering.
- Elaborate on the procedure of establishing contact with gaijin. - Lore: Gaijin Cultures.
- Prepare a short dictionary of signalling terminology you would use on your vessel. - Lore: Linguistics.
- Draw a map of the Golden Sun Bay from memory. - Craft: Cartography.

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Results

Sum them up. They'll be ranked, and eight best will be presented to Hantei Jama for further consideration.

Author:	Gusai Wataru [ Mon Oct 16, 2017 2:45 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Wata breathed slowly, this was his chance to make up his big mistake, maybe even be congratulated by the Prince even. His hands were shacking... it was going to be hard to focus if he let his thoughts get the best of him. The ronin started his exam, his first question was mathematics, hopefully it was a calculus that he knew how to do, one he had done many times with Gusai Susumu as they traveled the coast of Rokugan. It was a question he got through with ease, continuing to weather forecast. Normally he would check on his own feelings of the air, evaluate according to what he felt from the elements, but he could figure out. He breathed, and the answer was clear, Rat, early winter, changing winds, change of humidity in the air, I got this. The ronin suddenly stumbled, Gaijin!, his hands shook a bit more, it was more than he expected, but he had time, he could go through the question, and he did. The procedure for contact was a common knowledge, it was something that was taught in the first days of the Explorer academy, and he still remembered the day with fondness, and specially how they had made them practice for hours. Next was his favorite question, shipbuilding. He described the functioning of the Imperial carrack as well as the main sections of the vessel, he could not stay more on the question, time was running out and he wanted to get as many questions done as possible. Sailing, gybing when a storm is a mile away, coming from the port. The ronin flew through the question it was far too easy to spend time on it. He finished it with enough time for one more question, he would get a little ahead of the rest as he answered that one. Terms on the vessel, Wata listed all the nautical signals he knew, quickly, starting from the hardest to the easiest that everyone would get... and then time was up, and as his exam was turned in, he noticed the question... starboard!? I sailed the ship with the storm on port! So dumb! But there was nothing more he could do. -Lore: Mathematics. FR to reduce TN, TN 15.: 32 - 1 EP -Lore: Nature (Air). + 1 FR for Points. TN 20: 24 - 2 EP -Lore: Gaijin. TN 20: 29 - 1 EP -Craft: Shipbuilding. TN 20: 47 - 1 EP -Sailing. 1 Raise, TN 25: 23 - 0 EP -Lore: Linguistics. +FR for Points, TN 20.: 25 - 2 EP Battle/Int. TN 20: 14 - 0 EP -Willpower/Etiquette. TN 20: 15 - Fail -Perception/Investigation. TN 20: 20 -Stamina/Athletics, needing points. TN 20: 23 TOTAL 7 EP

Author:	Muhaki Ran [ Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:40 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Ran attended, more to see if she could pass the exam than to actually believe she could captain a ship. She brought her own sumi-e set, one of her prized possessions. She hoped her skill in calligraphy would help, as well. Disposition Perception/Investigation (Notice): 6d10r1o10k2 31 Exam Sheet: +1 Calligraphy to totals Describe the construction of an Imperial carrack. Craft: Shipbuilding/Intell TN 20: 5d10o10k3+1 24 Assess the strength and direction of the monsoon in the Month of Rat. Lore:Nature (Air)/Awa 1 CR TN 25: 6d10r1o10k3+1 37 Organise a sample sheet of captain's log. Calligraphy/Intell TN 20: 4d10o10k3+1 16 Elaborate on the procedure of establishing contact with gaijin. Lore:Gaijin culture/Intell 1 FR (School) TN 20: 5d10o10k3+1 21 Draw a map of the Golden Sun Bay from memory. Craft:Cartography/Intell TN 20: 5d10o10k3+1 35 Organise a sample sheet of captain's log. (Second attempt) Calligraphy/Intell TN 20 roll 2: 4d10o10k3+1 12 = 6 Exam points

Author:	Miya Edogawa [ Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:55 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
It was nerve-wracking. A mistake here would destroy what little was left of his credibility. He could take no chances. Edogawa would limit himself as much as possible to the answers expected and not allow his creative impulses to roam too far. Overall, it seemed like a good plan. Rolls Disposition LE1, Captain's Exam, Disposition, Investigation/Perception TN 20: 3d10o10k2 18 Fail LE1, Captain's Exam, Disposition, Etiquette/Willpower TN20: 4d10o10k2 11 Fail LE1, Captain's Exam, Disposition, Calligraphy/Reflexes TN20: 5d10o10k3 21 Success LE1, Captain's Exam, Disposition, Athletics/Stamina TN20, Reincarnated: 4d10o10k2 27 Success 2 Extra Questions Exam Sheet LE1, Captain's Exam, Craft: Shipbuilding/Intelligence, 1CR, TN 25, Explorer’s Tech, Calligraphy: 9d10o10k3+2 38 2 EP LE1, Captain's Exam, Lore: Nature/Intelligence, Fukurokujin's Curse, TN 25, Explorer’s Tech, Calligraphy, VP +1k1: 7d10o10k4+2 26 1 EP LE1, Captain's Exam, Sailing/Intelligence, 1CR, TN 25, Explorer’s Tech, Calligraphy: 8d10o10k3+2 40 2 EP LE1, Captain's Exam, Calligraphy/Intelligence, TN 20, Calligraphy: 5d10o10k3+2 24 1 EP LE1, Captain's Exam, Engineering/Intelligence, TN 20, Soul of Artistry, Explorer’s Tech, Calligraphy: 5d10o10k3+2 26 1 EP LE1, Captain's Exam, Lore: Linguistics/Intelligence, Doubt CR, Fukurokujin's Curse, TN 30, Explorer’s Tech, Calligraphy, VP +1k1: 8d10o10k4+2 54 1 EP LE1, Captain's Exam, Craft: Cartography/Intelligence, TN 20, Soul of Artistry, Explorer’s Tech, Calligraphy,: 5d10o10k3+2 43 1 EP Results 9 Exam Points

Author:	Seppun Hikari [ Mon Oct 16, 2017 9:32 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
She wasn't entirely sure why she was taking part in this. Maybe to prove to the dumb-dumbs who got to go to college that she too, could do smart thinkings. Unfortunately, Hikari was coming down from a major sugar rush, and ended up performing far worse than she had any right to. Fortunately, it wasn't as if she had any real interest in captaining a ship anyway, so meh, whatevs! Disposition: Investigation (notice) / Perception, TN20: 4d10r1o10k2 28 Willpower/Etiquette, 1 raise, TN25: 6d10o10k3 42 Calligraphy/Reflexes, TN20: 3d10o10k2 16 Stamina/Athletics, TN20: 3d10k3 10 +3 questions Exam Sheet: Intelligence/Lore: nature (air), 1 raise, TN25 +calligraphy: 5d10o10k4+1 17 Intelligence/Commerce, 1 raise, TN25, +calligraphy: 5d10o10k4+1 23 Intelligence/Lore: Mathematics, 1 raise, sage, +calligraphy: 5d10o10k4+1 22 Intelligence/Lore: Gaijin Cultures, 1 raise, sage, TN25, +calligraphy: 5d10o10k4+1 56 +2 Intelligence/Lore: Linguistics, sage, 1 raise, TN25, +calligraphy: 5d10o10k4+1 29 +2 Intelligence/Lore: nature (air), 1 raise, TN25 +calligraphy: 5d10o10k4+1 18 Intelligence/Commerce, 1 raise, TN25, +calligraphy: 5d10o10k4+1 21 Intelligence/Lore: Mathematics, 2 raises, sage, +calligraphy, TN30: 5d10o10k4+1 39 +3 7 points

Author:	Seppun Hinami [ Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:02 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Hinami was very tired after her meeting with Odorihime, which made her lose focus during the exam. She knew she was not the best for this kind of position but it was expected from her to be here. At least she tried to answer what she knew and even manage to give some good answers but nothing special. In the end, she was not prepared to captain a ship. ********************* [OOC-Rolls] 1) Disposition Perception/Investigation - 17 \|Failed [TN20] 2) Disposition Willpower/Etiquette - 34 \|Pass [TN20] 3) Disposition Reflexes/Calligraphy - 17 \|Failed [TN20] 1) Exam Sheet Sailing/Intelligence, +1 Artisan Poetry - 20 \|Passed [TN20] Made a small mistake, didn't put the +1 in Orokos' roll +1 Exam point 2) Exam Sheet Commerce/Intelligence, +1 Artisan Poetry - 18 \|Failed [TN20] 3) Exam Sheet Perform: Oratory/Awareness, +1 Artisan Poetry, +1k0 Prodigy - 27 \|Passed [TN20] Did not used Voice since it is a draft, Hinami is not actually using her voice here +1 Exam Point 4) Exam Sheet Willpower/Intimidation (Control), +1 Artisan Poetry, +1k0 Prodigy - 24 \|Passed [TN20] +1 Exam Point 5) Exam Sheet Calligraphy/Intelligence, +1 Artisan Poetry - 29 \|Passed [TN20] +1 Exam Point 6) Exam Sheet Additional Question Craft:Shipbuilding/Intelligence, +1 Artisan Poetry - 15 \|Failed [TN20] TOTALS** +4 Exam Points

Author:	Yogo Akarei [ Mon Oct 16, 2017 11:53 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
The priestess sat at her designated spot. She let out a fake yawn and looked at the prayer etched onto her wrists, underneath her sleeves. She murmured along to it and, once done, placed her finger upon her mask and took a breath. "Thank you," she mouthed to her faithful friendly kami. As she had told the Lion, honor was an illusion. It was her right to cheat on this exam so that she could further her position. The mask, as much as she adored it, made it difficult for her to sort out what was in front of her. She was also forced to write slowly and deliberately in order to be sure that her answers were correct. Still, with the help of the fire kami and her own discipline, she never felt tired as she worked on the problems in front of her. It was almost as if she had lived at the Golden Sun Bay her entire life. The details were vividly in front of her. She required no map for reference; she simply knew where to place every landmark. And missing piece was connected by the fire kami prodding her thoughts. The next set of questions pertained to rationing and logging. She briefly thought on her own paperwork for Hikari-sama but banished the thought so that she could fabricate fictional ones for the test at hand. Finally, she had to answer questions on actual sailing. Though relatively inexperienced, her obsessive readings and constant abuse of the fire kami's blessings made the calculations solvable without too much issue. --- Spellcasting D1 LE Stealth/Agility TN 15, VP Spent: 5d10o10k4 27 -0.1 Honor for Low Skill D1 LE Mental Quickness TN 15, VP Spent: 6d10o10k4 32 +1k1 to Intelligence Rolls for the Event Disposition: D1 LE Perception/Investigation TN 20: 3d10o10k2 10 D1 LE Etiquette/Willpower TN 20: 4d10o10k3 29 D1 LE Calligraphy/ReflexesTN 20: 4d10o10k2 18 D1 LE Athletics/Stamina TN 20: 4d10o10k3 28 2 Bonus Rolls Exam Sheet: D1 LE Craft:Cartography/Intelligence TN 30, 2 CR, MQ, +2 from Calligraphy: 8d10o10k5+2 36 3 Exam Points D1 LE Calligraphy/Intelligence TN 30, 2 CR, MQ, +2 from Calligraphy: 7d10o10k5+2 36 3 Exam Points D1 LE Sailing/Intelligence TN 25, 1 CR, MQ, +2 from Calligraphy: 6d10o10k5+2 27 2 Exam Points D1 LE Commerce/Intelligence TN 25, 1 CR, MQ, +2 from Calligraphy: 6d10o10k5+2 33 2 Exam Points D1 LE Lore: Mathematics/Intelligence TN 25, 1 CR, MQ, +2 from Calligraphy: 6d10o10k5+2 34 2 Exam Points D1 LE Craft: Cartography/Intelligence TN 30, 2 CR, MQ, +2 from Calligraphy, Bonus Question: 8d10o10k5+2 33 3 Exam Points D1 LE Calligraphy/Intelligence TN 30, 2 CR, MQ, +2 from Calligraphy, Bonus Question: 7d10o10k5+2 36 3 Exam Points 18 Exam Points

Author:	Gusai Susumu [ Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:35 am ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Susumu's mind was elsewhere, torn between the edges of the storm and it's eye. Fueled by his turmoil his brush ran on the paper leaving a writing that was clear and precise but devoid of charm and elegance. Anger and hate are formidable motivators but of poor counsel; he did good but not as good as he wanted or could have been Dispositions: Perception/Investigation (Notice): 19 fail Dispositions: Willpower/Etiquette (Bureaucracy), 1 raise tn 25: 25 +2 questions Reflexes/Calligraphy (High Rokugani) tn 20:24 +1 question Dispositions: Stamina/Athletics tn 20: 10 fail Describe the procedure of gybing when a storm is a mile away, coming from the starboard. - Sailing (Navigation). 2 CR tn 30, void, Joy of plunder: 47+1=48 +3 Exam Points Present you systematisation of food and water rationing. - Commerce. 2 CR tn 30, void, joy of plunder: 47+1=48 +3 Exam Points Propose a naval formation to engage a flotilla sailing parallel. - Battle. 1 CR. TN 25: 19+1=20 fail Assess the impact of a single-squad teppodo volley along the starboard of the Imperial carrack onto a port of a nau. - Firearms.: 19+1=20+1 Exam point Organise a sample sheet of captain's log - Calligraphy.: 4d10o10k3 16 fail Describe the procedure of gybing when a storm is a mile away, coming from the starboard. - Sailing (Navigation) part 2, 1CR TN 25: 8d10o10k3 21+1 22=Fail Present you systematisation of food and water rationing. - Commerce. 1 CR. TN25: 8d10o10k3 30+1=31+2 Exam points Describe the procedure of gybing when a storm is a mile away, coming from the starboard. - Sailing (Navigation) part 3, 1CR TN 25: 8d10o10k3 26+2 exam points Total:11 exam points

Author:	Matsu Yasuhiro [ Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:35 am ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Yasuhiro hadn't planned to sit for the Captains exam, honestly he just wasn't that interested in command one of the vessels. His grandmother on the other hand had other ideas. She had insisted he try his hand at it so he did. One didn't argue with the spirits of their ancestors after all. It was a boring affair, and it left him bone tired, but after a it was all said and done he had scored fairly well. Not as well as he hoped, but you couldn't have everything. --------------------- Rolls Disposition: Investigation/Perception tn 20 = 32 Etiquette/Willpower tn 25 = 22 Calligraphy/Reflexes tn 20 = 54 Athletics/Stamina tn 20 = 18 2 extra rolls Exam Sheet: Describe the procedure of gybing when a storm is a mile away, coming from the starboard. - Sailing (Navigation). Captains Exam: Exam Sheet sailing/intelligence tn 20: 5d10o10k3 12 0 points Elaborate on using dai-oyumi in naval engagements. - Kyujutsu. Captains Exam: Exam Sheet kyujutsu/reflexes 2 raises tn 30 + 1k0 from explorers: 9d10o10k4 46 3 Points Propose a naval formation to engage a flotilla sailing parallel. - Battle. Captains Exam: Exam Sheet battle/perception 1 raises tn 25 + 1k0 from explorers: 7d10o10k3 26 2 Points Organize a sample sheet of captain's log - Calligraphy. Captains Exam: Exam Sheet calligraphy/int tn 20: 4d10o10k3 17 0 points Assess the impact of a single-squad teppodo volley along the starboard of the Imperial carrack onto a port of a nau. - Firearms. Captains Exam: Exam Sheet firearms/intelligence tn 20 + 1k0 from explorers: 5d10o10k3 29 1 point Round 2 Elaborate on using dai-oyumi in naval engagements. Captains Exam: Exam Sheet kyujutsu/reflexes 3 raises tn 35 + 1k0 from explorers + from calligrahy: 9d10o10k4+1 30 0 Points Round 2 Propose a naval formation to engage a flotilla sailing parallel Captains Exam: Exam Sheet battle/perception roudn 2 1 raises tn 25 + 1k0 from explorers + 1 from calligraphy: 7d10o10k3+1 34 + 2 points 3+2+1+2 = 9 Points total.

Author:	Miya Suihime [ Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:04 am ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Exams! Suihime was good at exams! And this was for something important; captaincy for the future voyage. She had mentally prepared, and even gave Susumu a confident smile as they entered. I'm going to outscore you! So she took the exam, and was confident until her final question, where she got a little cocky and wrote down the information slightly wrong. She didn't believe she got the question wrong however, and was happy in the knowledge that she was really the best in class. Even if, technically, someone outscored her. Plus, she did outscore Susumu in the end. That's all that mattered... (ooc: D1 LE event - Disposition - Willpower/Etiquette (Bureaucracy)+IEtech. Tn20: 7d10o10k3 48 +1 question D1 LE event - Disposition - Reflexes/Calligraphy (High Rokugani)+IEtech. Tn20+1 raise (Tn25): 8d10o10k3 32 +2 questions D1 LE event - Disposition - stamina/athletics - Tn20. Entirely messed up the code last time: 3d10o10k2 25 +1 question (how?) +4 questions Exams: adding +4 from calligraphy D1 LE event - Exam Sheet - Organise a sample sheet of captain's log - Calligraphy/int+IEtech. TN20+1 raise.+4 because calligraphy: 9d10o10k4+4 32 2 points D1 LE event - Exam Sheet - Elaborate on the procedure of establishing contact with gaijin. - Lore: Gaijin Cultures./int. TN20+1 raise.+4 because calligraphy: 7d10o10k4+4 26 2 points D1 LE event - Exam Sheet - Calculate the time one needs to devote sailing from City of Remembrance to Samui Kaze Toshi in the Month of Rooster with a steady eastward wind in the force of 6 knots - Lore: Mathematics/int. TN20+1 raise.+4 because calligraphy: 6d10o10k5+4 39 2 points D1 LE event - Exam Sheet - Assess the strength and direction of the monsoon in the Month of Rat. - Lore: Nature (Air)/int. TN20+1 raise.+4 because calligraphy. VP spent for 1k1: 6d10o10k5+4 57 2 points D1 LE event - Exam Sheet - Prepare a short dictionary of signalling terminology you would use on your vessel. - Lore: Linguistics./int. TN20+1 raise.+4 because calligraphy.: 5d10o10k4+4 43 2 points extra questions D1 LE event - Exam Sheet - extra questions - Organise a sample sheet of captain's log - Calligraphy/int+IEtech. TN20+1 raise.+4 because calligraphy: 9d10o10k4+4 38 2 points D1 LE event - Exam Sheet - extra questions - Elaborate on the procedure of establishing contact with gaijin. - Lore: Gaijin Cultures./int. TN20+2 raises.+4 because calligraphy: 7d10o10k4+4 63 3 points D1 LE event - Exam Sheet - extra questions - Calculate the time one needs to devote sailing from City of Remembrance to Samui Kaze Toshi in the Month of Rooster with a steady eastward wind in the force of 6 knots - Lore: Mathematics/int. TN20+1 raise.+4 b: 5d10o10k4+4 29 2 points D1 LE event - Exam Sheet - extra questions - Prepare a short dictionary of signalling terminology you would use on your vessel. - Lore: Linguistics./int. TN20+2 raises.+4 because calligraphy: 5d10o10k4+4 25 0 points total: 17 points

Author:	Muhaki Berena [ Tue Oct 17, 2017 1:25 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Bellena approached the Campus that evening a bit conflicted. Her conversation with Yajinden had been troublesome for many reasons. She still had much to consider, but with time limited she would have to take this exam now, or never. She greeted Yajinden as she arrived, and as promised he let her have access to the exam. She sat down in her cubicle and waited for the test to arrive. Seeing the prompts she chuckled a little. The level of information requested was so basic. She worried that if this was truly the standard by which the leaders were being measured, there were sure to be problems out on the sea. She worked her way through the exam quickly and stayed focus throughout. What she lacked in volume of questions answered she more than made up for in the quality of the answers she did provide. ---- Rolls: 1 Success on Preliminary Rolls 1) Linguistics Roll 1: 5 Exam Points 2) Firearms Roll: 4 Exam Points 3) Lore: Math Roll: 3 Exam Points 4) Craft: Cartography Roll: 2 Exam Points 5) Sailing Roll: 2 Exam Points 6) Linguistics Roll 2: 5 Exam Points Total: 21 Exam Points

Author:	Kitsu Keiji [ Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:07 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Voice Over: These are the voyages of the sailing ship Shark Fin, on its 5 year voyage of Exploration, Discovery, and Conquest for the Empire. Captain's Log, Month of the Monkey, Supplemental While on a routine survey mission in the Ivindian Sector, lookouts detected a tropical storm of unusual intensity off the starboard bow. Skillfully gybing against the wind allowed us to outpace the storm, but this maneuver took us off course, leaving us in uncharted waters. After being becalmed for 4 days, I ordered the quartermaster to institute a system of strict rationing. There was some grumbling among the men, especially when the sake ration was halved, but all could see the necessity of the harsh measure. On the fifth day a gentle breeze arose, allowing us to take sail again. With our navigational instruments we were able to calculate our correct latitude, and I determined to sail in an easterly direction until some landmark could be discovered. Land was sighted on the seventh day, soon determined to be a small, previously undiscovered island which the crew quickly named Thankthekamiitsland (name pending approval by the Imperial Cartographer). I led a landing party ashore where we discovered a rich island paradise and encountered a primitive native tribe who attempted to offer us gifts of tropical birds and tropical fruit, both of which were determined to be unusually delicious. Per the standard operating procedure for First Contact with unknown gaijin tribes, we launched an immediate attack. With the element of surprise and the barbarians' complete lack of weapons and military training, our victory was swift and decisive. Regretfully, my second best kimono was ripped during the conflict. The barbarian chieftain's daughter offered to mend my garments as a peace offering, which I permitted. Afterwards, we discovered that by the customs of this primitive tribe, this had caused me to become married to the gaijin princess - a situation which has proven difficult to explain to the Imperial Chaperones assigned to our vessel. In the meantime, having repaired the sails and re-provisioned our stores, the Shark Fin is now preparing to cast off to continue our voyage of peaceful exploration. -- Disposition: Investigation 23 hits TN20 Etiquette 17 missed TN20 Calligraphy 23 hits TN20 Athletics 17 missed TN20 2 bonus questions Exam 1: Draw a map with 2 raises, Craft: Cartography 33 hits TN30, 3 Exam Points Exam 2: Gybing with 2 raises, Sailing 30 hits TN30, 3 Exam Points Exam 3: Rationing with 2 raises, Commerce 42 hits TN30, 3 Exam Points Exam 4: Captain's Log with 2 raises, Calligraphy 42 hits TN30, 3 Exam Points Exam 5: First Contact with 2 raises, Lore: Gaijin 25 missed TN30 Exam 6: Elaborate on drawing a map with 2 raises, Craft: Cartography 45 hits TN30, 3 Exam Points Exam 7: More Gybing with 2 raises, Sailing 23 missed TN30 Total: 15 Exam Points

Author:	Muhaki Zabieru [ Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:04 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Zabieru hated exams. He had never been too good at written exams, despite being a well-read and intelligent person, and that hadn't gotten much better with age. Sure he was charming and incredibly sharp with both wit and steel but that just didn't translate to learning, at least not very often. It was a fault of character and one he had been dutifully trying to eliminate through a strict regime of study and lecture but alas it was not rare the occasion when more carnal pleasures superseded such academic ventures. Once at the exam he employed every resource he could muster, short of cheating, to improve his chances. The questions were for the most unknown to him so he focused on those he knew better, though in hindsight he realized the crass errors he commited. He came out of the ordeal conflicted and angry. He had been incredibly average. --- Willpower/Etiquette: [url=orokos.com/roll/559448]29[/url] - 1 Extra Question Reflexes/Calligraphy: [url=orokos.com/roll/559449]15[/url] - Failed Stamina/Athletics: [url=orokos.com/roll/559450]33[/url] - 1 Extra Question Perception/Investigation: [url=orokos.com/roll/559460]16[/url] - Failed Q1: Commerce - [url=orokos.com/roll/559451]51[/url] (2CR) - 3 Points Q2: Sailing - [url=orokos.com/roll/559452]33[/url] - 1 Point Q3: Linguistics (Merenae) - [url=orokos.com/roll/559454]20[/url] (1CR) - Failed Q4: Oratory - [url=orokos.com/roll/559455]15[/url] - Failed Q5: Intimidation - [url=orokos.com/roll/559456]21[/url] - 1 Point Q6: Commerce - [url=orokos.com/roll/559457]27[/url] (2CR) - Failed Q7: Commerce - [url=orokos.com/roll/559458]33[/url] (2CR) - 3 Points 8 points

Author:	Hida Ringo [ Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:18 am ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
[placeholder] / Disposition Perception/Investigation (Notice) = 16. Fails. Willpower/Etiquette (Bureaucracy). 2 CR vs tn 30 = 44. Pass. Stamina/Athletics = 30. Pass. +4 questions Exam Sheet Sailing (Navigation) = 11. Fails. Commerce = 14. Fails. Firearms = 12. Fails. Intimidation = 30. Pass. +1 Engineering = 31. Pass. +1 Commerce = 11. Fails. Firearms = 24. Pass. +1 Intimidation. 2 CR. Void vs tn 30 = 39. Pass. +3 Engineering = 13. Fails. Total: +6 EP

Author:	Asahina Tori [ Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:33 am ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Written exams! The truest test of one's worth and ability. Or at least, the most manageable. It makes sense as a place to start. Tori joins the exam, less in pursuit of a new, bigger ship, and more as a show of support and interest. She's happy with the Stingray. Then again, she'd be happy with the larger ship, too, even if it would hurt to leave the Stingray. Perhaps her distraction hurts her performance on the test, but she's generally strong in written exams anyways, and doesn't feel much pressure to aim for the top score on this one, so she lets her abilities flow naturally. Between her time with the trading council, her time with the naval academy, and her own research, she has a realm of expertise very well suited to the exam. ((Disposition: Investigation, TN20: 6d10o10k3 43. Dear God. I should have called some raises! +1 question. Etiquette/Willpower, Doji FR for TN, TN15: 3d10o10k2 11, fail. Reflexes/Calligraphy, TN20: 3d10o10k2 9, fail. Athletics/Stamina, TN20: 3d10o10k2 6, fail. Questions: 6 total. +1 to everything from Calligraphy Monsoon: Lore: Nature/Awareness, VP, 4R, TN40: 10d10o10k5+1 56, pass. +5 exam points. Gybing: Sailing, 1R, TN25: 7d10o10k4+1 37, pass. +2 exam points. Rationing: Commerce, 1R, TN25: 7d10o10k4+1 30, pass. +2 exam points. Water Removal: Engineering, 1R, TN25: 7d10o10k4+1 31, pass. +2 exam points. Carrack: Craft: Shipbuilding, Soul of Artistry, 1R, TN25: 5d10o10k4+1 23, fail. Lore: Math, Sage, 1R, TN25: 5d10o10k4+1 24, fail. I love you, too, Orokos. Firearms, 1R, TN25: 5d10o10k4+1 49. Dear God. Pass. +2 exam points. Total: 13 exam points.))

Author:	Suzume Rokuro [ Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:12 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Rokuro arrived at the test in a relatively good mood, after his meeting with the Miya matriarch. He didn't really do a very good job of preparing, nor did he show extensive knowledge, but his ability to lay out detailed supply plans, bookkeeping methods, and, bizarrely, the mechanical aspects of ship maintenance, was impressive in it's own right. If nothing else, his grasp of the details involved in keeping the fleet floating, fed, and armed was worth something, though what, exactly, was anyone's guess. Feeling a little better about his day, he left for a good night of rest. ------- Disposition: Inv/Per: (fail) http://orokos.com/roll/559927 Eti/Wil: Pass http://orokos.com/roll/559928 Cal/Ref: fail http://orokos.com/roll/559929 Ath/Sta: fail http://orokos.com/roll/559930 1 bonus roll Exam Sheet: (using calligraphy for -1 to TN) Battle/perception: (fail) http://orokos.com/roll/559932 ----> 0pts Commerce/intelligence: 2 raises (pass): http://orokos.com/roll/559933 ----> 3pts Calligraphy/awareness: (fail) http://orokos.com/roll/559934 ----> 0pts Lore: Mathematics/intelligence: (pass) http://orokos.com/roll/559936 ----> 1pts Engineering/intelligence: (pass) http://orokos.com/roll/559937 ----> 1pts Commerce/intelligence: 2 raises (pass) http://orokos.com/roll/559938 ----> 3pts 8pts total

Author:	Mirumoto Kenzo [ Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:10 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
Kenzo grimaced as he sat down to take the examination. Examinations had sometimes featured rather heavily during college. There were several reasons he disliked them. The need to adhere firmly to someone else's schedule. The particular format; the method he used to keep his notes worked much better for him than what he was forced to use. And now, here he was again. He briefly scanned the test, wincing. There was so much on there that he didn't know. Well, there was no help for it. Cracking his knuckles audibly, he began to work. ... As it turned out, it was mostly his extensive knowledge of firearms that helped him. The flourishes he added there earned him extra points. But an uncareful reading in a question about weather patterns cost him time, as he had to hurriedly go back and correct his error. Kenzo grimaced as he scratched out an entire section. This would surely cost him... ---------------------------------- Examination - Disposition - Will/eti: 5d10o10k3 21 +1 roll Examination - Disposition - ref/caligraphy (unskilled): 3d10k3 20 +1 roll Examination - Disposition - sta/athletics: 6d10o10k3 41 +1 roll Examination - Exam - Firearms/Int, 2 CR, VP spent: 9d10o10k4 49 +3 points Examination - Exam2 - Lore:nature(air)/aware, 2 CR, VP spent: 9d10o10k4 28 Examination - Exam3 - Intimidate/will: 4d10o10k3 9 Examination - Exam4 - Lore:lingustics (unskilled): 3d10 17 Examination - Exam5 - Lore:gaijin (unskilled): 3d10 5 Examination - Exam6 - Firearms, 1 CR: 8d10o10k3 26 +2 points Examination - Exam7 - Lore:Nature(air)/awa, 1 CR: 8d10o10k3 35 +2 points Examination - Exam8 - Intimidate/will: 4d10o10k3 14 Total: 7 points

Author:	Doji Koharu [ Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:09 am ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
(Placeholder) Disposition: 3 extra questions Exam: 4 points Extra questions: 3 points 7 points

Author:	Kannon [ Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:18 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The Examination of Captains [Event, LE1]
*The event is now closed.* Since the captains of the Stingray and the Walrus have both taken part, the group to be interviewed by Jama is extended to 10 participants. The list of interviewees for D2: Muhaki Berena - 21 Yogo Akarei - 18 Miya Suihime - 17 Kitsu Keiji - 15 Asahina Tori - 13 Gusai Susumu - 11 Miya Edogawa - 9 Matsu Yasuhiro -9 Muhaki Zabieru - 8 Suzume Rokuro - 8

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