A friend of mine would like to do L5R (Revised 3rd Ed to be specific) but there are a lack of people in the area where we live that know and would enjoy doing L5R.
So, I have offered to run a Solo Plot.
We talked out some possible sources of Solo characters and he decided that he would like to do an Emerald Magistrate plot working himself up from the bottom.
So I now need to work up a series of ideas that would work with such a character. I figure that as an Emerald Magistrate, he will have limited powers to request aid from the local town, city, or damiyo to provide a squad of bushi to aid in any arresting. I may even assign a couple Ashigaru as permanent guards and helpers for him to utilize.
He has yet to choose a clan or whether he is going ronin.
I now just need to think up a series of initial plots that would be appropriate for someone that is an Emerald Magistrate.
Time period will likely be post Clan Wars period; so, there are no major wars going on and people are trying to run their lives in a post war economy.
Mantis will be the new major clan which may be a source of problems.
There will be various amounts of Shadowland Taint that will need to be tracked down along with various Undead.
While not a big part of the L5R universe but very Japanese would be various Yokai that might need investigating.
I am hoping to avoid 'heavy magic' situations as the character will be a bushi and not really be equiped for magic.
So, idea help is greatly appreciated.