Legend of the Five RingsTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter OneA Gaijin's Guide to RokuganRules

Chapter TwoCharacter Creation - ConceptThe Character SheetStatsSkillsClan, Family and SchoolAdvantages, etcInsight and Rank

OutiftExample of Character CreationEquipmentSkillsAdvantages and DisadvantagesAdvantagesDisadvantages

ClansCrabCraneDragonLionPhoenixScorpionUnicornRonin

Chapter ThreeUsing the SystemKeeping and DroppingSimple RollsContested RollsWorking Together and VoidTests of Honor

Combat: SkirmishesRaises, Damage and IaijutsuExample of a Skirmish

Combat: BattlesDuels and Heroic Opportunities

Glory Awards and LossesWeaponsSwordsPole-armsBows"Peasant" Weapons

A Visit to a Crab Clan Armory

Chapter FourMagicReligionThe Role of Shugenja - Types of MagicEnchanted Items and GhostsWhat Magic Can and Can't DoCasting a SpellSpell ListBasic SpellsEarth SpellsWater SpellsFire SpellsAir Spells

Chapter FiveWhat is a Game Master?Building Your CampaignListen to Your PlayersThe Characters' Roles and Plot

Running L5RBeing a RefereeBeing a StorytellerPutting it All Together

Advanced TechniquesPrologues and EpiloguesParallel Plotlines and FlashbacksEnvironment and Live Action

Important PeopleCrabCraneDragon and LionPhoenixScorpionUnicorn and Others

Nemuranai -- Enchanted ItemsNemuranai and their Effect on the GameNemuranai as Characters and Famous OnesOther ItemsRokugan's Calendar

NinjaA Warning to GMs and Players + BeginningsThe Birth of the NinjaFamilies, Training and the Ninja CharacterThe SchoolsThree Ninja

Creatures of RokuganSpecial Abilities, Format and GoblinsYorei -- GhostsShapeshiftersRatlings -- NezumiOgresZombies and SkeletonsKenkuKappaPennaggolanOni

Ceremony of the SamuraiSynopsis and GMs NotesGetting Things StartedThe Town of TsumaEncounters and EventsThe Topaz ChampionshipDay OneMurder For Two

Day TwoThe Coming Dawn

Day ThreeEpilogue and Awards

NPCsCharts

L5R Probability ChartMapsColor Map of Rokugan

GeographyAfterwordSuggested Reading and ChangesCreditsIndexQuick Reference TablesCharacter Sheet