[Day 4, Mid-Morning, Common Area] About Last Night (Expecting)

[Kaiu Kunio]

"Come now, surely you aren't striving to be mid-tier?"

[Bayushi Choudai]

"No, but many of the mediocrities I had to deal with during the war were..."

[Kaiu Kunio]

"And karma will show them their dues in time. There's a reason we start with the best material we can then do what we can to improve upon them. I will not fault a chef who has to use millet from time to time, but when one has the option of rice and refuses to take it consistently. . "

[Bayushi Choudai]

"True. Half-measures serve no one well."

He sighed.

"As we discovered, to our cost."

[Kaiu Kunio]

(Assuming I wasn't part of the war, what do I actually know? Should I roll?)

[Fukurokujin]

(Assuming I wasn't part of the war, what do I actually know? Should I roll?)

Any of the following / Intelligence, Open TN
Lore: Naishou
Lore: History (subtract 5 from the result)
Lore: War (subtract 5 from the result)
Lore: Lion (subtract 6 from the result)
Lore: Crane (subtract 6 from the result)
Lore: Scorpion (subtract 6 from the result)
Engineering (subtract 7 from the result)

[Kaiu Kunio]

D4 MM, What do I know about the war, Engineering/Intelligence, Open Roll, Kaiu Technique Void point, +2k2, -7 from roll | 8k6-7 ⇒ 36

(Betting the engineer learned quite a bit about damaged buildings in order to do his job this year)

[Fukurokujin]

D4 MM, What do I know about the war, Engineering/Intelligence, Open Roll, Kaiu Technique Void point, +2k2, -7 from roll | 8k6-7 ⇒ 36

(Betting the engineer learned quite a bit about damaged buildings in order to do his job this year)

Relatively little structural damage, actually, although there was depredation in outlying villages and a strange fire among the grain stores under Lion control. Crane walls held, for the most part; there were small breaches and some reports of infiltrations.

Notably, Imperial observation reported little in the way of Scorpion encampments or compounds...which might account for poor performances.

[Kaiu Kunio]

"I am curious about how battle lines were set with no engineers on the front lines. It has made for an unique tale in the Imperial records."

[Bayushi Choudai]

Choudai sighed rubbing his temples with his index fingers.

"We fought like bandits, Kaiu-san.No one likes to say it out loud, although the Lion would probably love to hear me saying it, but we did. Based out of the forest, moving around, trying to bait the enemy into killing zones."

He grimaced.

"But the whole province was one big killing zone, and our lack of secure bases of operation meant we did more dying than killing."

[Kaiu Kunio]

"Sounds about what I would expect. I mean, isn't there a quote in Akodo's Leadership that specifically talks about letting the scout walk freely so you can take out the main force?"

[Bayushi Choudai]

"Probably. I'm sure there's also something in there about not committing the bulk of your regular army to irregular warfare."

[Kaiu Kunio]

(Insert Generic boring samurai talk?)

/End Scene

[Bayushi Choudai]

[And much weather was discussed! /scene and thankya!]