Table of Contents Thanks, Introduction, Credits, Disclaimer...3 Kappa..............................................................31 Mountain Peak...............................................53 Clans...................................................................4 Kirin.................................................................32 Punji Stick.......................................................53 The Land of Engoku......................................5 Kitsune............................................................32 Steppes............................................................53 Definitions Konaki Jiji.......................................................33 Tsunami...........................................................53 Garb...................................................................6 Korobokuru....................................................33 Relics Type....................................................................6 Mantis Warrior...............................................34 Items................................................................54 Q/M Ratio........................................................6 Metsuke...........................................................35 Garb.................................................................54 Armor................................................................6 Mounted Archer.............................................35 Shields & Armor............................................55 Weapons............................................................7 Naga.................................................................36 Weapons..........................................................55 Immunities........................................................7 Naga, Spirit.....................................................36 Equipment Natural Lives.....................................................8 Ninja................................................................37 Items................................................................56 Monster Trait & Ability Format Key............8 Nue..................................................................37 Garb.................................................................56 Traits..................................................................8 Nurikabe..........................................................38 Shields & Armor............................................56 Abilities............................................................11 Oni...................................................................38 Weapons..........................................................57 Vulnerabilities.................................................20 Oni Mage........................................................39 Making Garb...................................................60 Alternate Classes............................................20 Oni, Tsunami..................................................39 Battlegames Archetypes......................................................21 Onmyoji..........................................................40 Conquer Engoku...........................................62 Monsters Orochi.............................................................40 Daikaiju Attack!.............................................62 Amanojaku......................................................17 Pipek................................................................41 Dog Tag...........................................................63 Archery Mount...............................................18 Raiju.................................................................41 The Hunt for Orochi....................................63 Bakemono.......................................................18 Ryu...................................................................42 Ninja vs. Shogun............................................64 Bushi................................................................19 Shachihoko......................................................45 Shinobi Rice War...........................................64 Buso.................................................................20 Shikigami.........................................................45 Shogi................................................................65 Continh...........................................................20 Shinobi............................................................46 War of the Four Lordless Samurai..............67 Death Worm...................................................21 Shugenja..........................................................46 Sidebars Elemental, Void.............................................21 Sohei................................................................47 Addendums.......................................................2 Elephant..........................................................22 Steppe Warrior...............................................47 Mon....................................................................4 Gargantuan, Centipede.................................22 Taotie...............................................................48 Nippon Naming Conventions.....................16 Gargantuan, Reptillian..................................23 Tengu...............................................................48 Kami................................................................17 Gargantuan, Simian.......................................23 The Lady.........................................................49 Social Class......................................................19 Gargantuan, Tortoise....................................24 Tsukumogami.................................................49 Tanuki..............................................................27 Garuda.............................................................24 Wushu..............................................................50 Kiai...................................................................29 Geisha..............................................................25 Yamabushi......................................................50 Metahumanity in Engoku.............................34 Golem, Bamboo.............................................26 Yukionna.........................................................51 Torii..................................................................45 Golem, Fu.......................................................26 Terrain Effects Dueling............................................................49 Golem, Terracotta.........................................27 Avalanche........................................................51 The Five Elements.........................................50 Hengeyokai.....................................................28 Bamboo Field.................................................51 Etiquette..........................................................51 Hitotsume Kozou..........................................28 Lava Flow (Gentle)........................................51 A Book of Five Rings...................................53 Irezumi Warrior..............................................29 Lava Flow (Buffeting)...................................51 Seppuku...........................................................55 Jiangshi............................................................30 Lava Flow (Rapids)........................................51 Money in Engoku..........................................59 Jikininki...........................................................30 Mountain.........................................................51 Honor and Bushido.......................................64 Jui Ken.............................................................31 Mountain Path................................................53 Sample Nippon Phrases................................66 ADDENDUMS AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, THIS BOOK IS JUST PLAIN HUGE. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE HAD CONTENT ENOUGH TO GO WELL OVER 100 PAGES, AND STILL MORE COMING IN ALL THE TIME. NATURALLY WE CAN’T PUT EVERYTHING IN, BUT ALMOST ALL THE CONTENT WAS QUALITY STUFF. TO THAT END, CONTENT THAT DIDN’T MAKE IT, WE COULDN’T FIND ART FOR, OR JUST PLAIN COULDN’T SQEEZE IN IS BEING PUT ON THE WEB. IF YOU’VE GOT AN ITEM YOU’D LIKE TO SEE IN THE ADDENDUMBS, OR IF YOU’D LIKE TO PRINT THEM OUT FOR YOUR BOOK OF ENGOKU, PLEASE VISIT THE AMT7 WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. The Book of Engoku 2 Introduction Thanks ART CREDITS Mad props to the Amtgard Seven Expansion Group for letting this Artists retain all copyrights to artwork published herein. All rights upstart come in and put this together, and Sir Luke Wyngarde for reserved. Individual artists listed with Monster entries. Thanks showing me the way and the light. Special thanks to the Clans of especially to the fantastic artists of Elfwood (http://elfwood. Amtgard, and their respective Daimyo and members. Domo arigato lysator.liu.se/elfwood.html) for their boundless generosity and gozaimasu. support for these projects. Use of artwork or derivative is not a This work is dedicated challenge to any existing claim or copyright. The to the flurb in all of us, pictures contained herein are presented for the the clever little dreamer enjoyment of the reader in the tradition of fantasy that seeks immortality. illustrations throughout time. The editors Live the dream! sincerely hope these images are viewed as a positive influence to game play, as Introduction