Ronin.pdf

Ronin hired sword

By Tony Dowler

The ronin is a traveller from the far land of nippon, near cathay. He has been trained in the use of

the sword, bow and horse in order to serve his lord. Due to some misfortune, he no longer has a

lord to serve, and now travels the world trying to regain his honor.

hire cost:65 gc + 15 gc upkeep

may be hired:Any human warband may hire a samurai

hired sword after searching the same way as for a DP

rating: A samurai increases your warband rating by +20 points plus any experience he has

earned.

m ws bs s t w i a ld

samurai 4 4 4 4 3 1 4 1 8

horse 8 3 3 3 3 1 3 0 5

equipment: the samurai is amed with dai-kyu (long bow), katana (parry, +1S, 2-handed), heavy

armor and a helmet. If using the optional rules for mounted figures, he may ride a warhorse.

special rules:

Honor: Because of the samurai's sence of honor, he will never strike an opponent who cannot

fight back. There for, he will never strike at a model that is knocked down or stunned.

horse archer: While shooting from horse back, the samurai does not suffer the usual -1 penalty

for movement