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I'm still around.

Sobou moves towards the barracks, tetsubo at the ready.

Perception/Investigation(Notice) 4k2: 4d10 ⇒ (2, 10, 5, 2) = 19
Reroll 10: 1d10 ⇒ 5

20 to notice anything.

Does casting the universal spells (commune/summon/sense) take a spell slot?

It takes a slot of the element you wish to commune/summon/sense if I remember correctly (don't have my book in front of me).

Sobou opens the gates with Haruki's help, moving towards the barracks with his tetsubo at the ready.

"Hai."

With a simple word and a grim nod he begins the task of finding out what happened here.

4k2: 4d10 ⇒ (4, 10, 3, 8) = 25 + 1d10 ⇒ 8 = 18 + 8 = 26.

"Let us move swiftly."

Sobou spits on the dead goat before winding up his tetsubo again. Thinking better of it, he turns back towards the entrance.

"Let us hope we disrupted whatever foulness was about to occur here. Whatever that was I have no knowledge of it, though I am not too proud to admit I do not know much."

Yet

Lore Shadowlands 4k2: 4d10 ⇒ (8, 3, 8, 5) = 24 = 16

"Foul monstrosity!"

Sobou moves forward with his tetsubo to strike.

Initiative 3k2: 3d10 ⇒ (2, 9, 9) = 20 = 18

Sobou will move forward and strike the creature w/ tetsubo.
Hit 6k2: 6d10 ⇒ (7, 9, 4, 8, 3, 2) = 33 = 17
Damage 8k3: 8d10 ⇒ (2, 5, 4, 9, 10, 5, 9, 6) = 50 + 1d10 ⇒ 8 = 36 DR 2

"As you say Akodo-san."

Sobou advances with Shunsuke, tetsubo at the ready.

"We are not alone. I sense a presence here."

Sobou moves forward slightly, staying within the bounds of the light.

"Trap, or something feeding. Be ready, find a good place to get behind whatever comes at me."

Sobou steps forward, tetsubo at the ready. Once his companions have taken their positions, he shouts a challenge into the cave.

"Come out and face me creature!"

No sense walking too far.

"Huh, that little Phoenix might be part Crab. Wait up little Phoenix, my armor will hold up to anything in there, Mirumoto-sama would be even unhappier of you died in a cave."

Sobou moves into the cave as well, looking for room to move in front of Saito or at least avenge him.

"This may be a waste of time but you learn fast that leaving a cave behind you is a great way for a beast of the Shadowlands to surprise you. You don't want that."

GM, is the usual Rokugani taboo against speaking of the Shadowlands still in effect during this time period? Wouldn't change what Sobou says but it might color some reactions.

"It is strange Akodo-san. The plateau here is clean of life for a week, but there are fresh goat tracks going into that cave. Shiba-san, can you create a light source? If not I have a latern."

Does the cave seem deep enough to need such?

Sobou readies his tetsubo while facing the cave.

Sobou bows at Kuni Mugai before heading along the specified path.

"As you say Bayushi-san. Anybody else a tracker? If not stay out of my way."

Sorry for the brusque nature, right now I'm playing his Antisocial up a little. As he gets to know the group that will fade, but right now he's in "You're all strangers" mode.

Sobou moves to the front and begins looking for any tracks in the area.

Not sure what I'll find this far out but I learned the hard way what ignoring the land leads to.

Perception Hunting (Tracking) 4k2 4d10 ⇒ (2, 1, 9, 2) = 14 reroll the 1 1d10 ⇒ 5 for a total of 14.

Sobou sneers slightly at the words of Saito, but keeps his own council.

"No sense trusting anything but our own senses now, and standing here isn't going to get us in that castle."

With that the Hida bushi begins moving forward, checking the path ahead and making for the best route to the castle.

Sobou looks around at his traveling companions.

"We're not going to learn more standing here. Do we move in Kuni-sama?"

Hida Sobou marches with the group, his tetsubo over his shoulder and his pack on his back. His sandals are wearing thin and his face is unshaven. At 6'3" he stands a full head above most Rokugani, and his thick muscles are bunched from the exertion of carrying his armor and gear through Badger lands.

*spit*

"The Badger are blood from long ago Shiba-san, I am eager to learn what is happening as well."

Sobuo looks at Kuni-sama before turning his gaze back to the road ahead.

Ah, I couldn't find the point I missed from your calculations, should've read my breakdown again. I'll put the last point into etiquette, little out of character for a Hida but if he's spent time as a yoriki it'll fit thematically.

Ok, did some fact checking of my character:

Main Book pg 103, last sentence of last bullet point in left column:

"[N]o starting character may begin play with any ability, whether a Trait or a Skill, above 4." so my Heavy Weapons of 4 seems correct unless there's an update in a later printing?

Target number to be hit is 5 + Reflexes x 5, which is 15, plus Heavy Armor of 10, so 25 looks correct.

1 point short, I'll put it in Stealth.

I'll crunch some numbers and see what I missed. 40 xp per standard correct?

I should be fully updated, let me know.

*bows*

Hida Sobou will be ready.

Alias created, still filling in some minor details.