The Kolat Informant

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Deciding the Top 10 Environment Shifting Cards of Emperor Arc

6:41 PM | Posted by The Kolat Informant | | Edit Post

As the Emperor Arc draws to a close and the Ivory Arc slowly starts to be unveiled, I decided to start looking back at the 'Madness' of Emperor Arc. I started off with an article talking about the positives and negatives of the Emperor Arc.

My plan is to write about the most defining cards of the Emperor Arc. What I need now is help from the community. I have played some during the early part of Emperor Arc but stopped just as The Shadow's Embrace was released.

I certainly have a few cards in mind that caused a massive stir in the community and then were immediately errata or banned but I want to be sure I get this correct.

You can reply to this thread, on Facebook, via Twitter, or by e-mail.

Labels:Emperor Arc,Environment Defining Cards,Five,L5R,Legend,Legend of the Five Rings,Madness,Rings,Top 10 | 3 comments

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Master Tiger's Thoughts - The Madness of Emperor Arc

1:44 AM | Posted by The Kolat Informant | | Edit Post

As we begin the dual bugged section moving from Emperor to Ivory, I think its time to review the madness that was Emperor Arc.

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Blog Updates and Kolat Recruiting

11:33 PM | Posted by The Kolat Informant | | Edit Post

Guys,

I want to apologize about the lack of main page updates lately. School has really taken its toll on me.

Fear not, as I am working on updating the graphics again.

I'm also looking to recruit several L5R players to join the blog.

Things that I'm looking for:

Passionate about Legend of the Five Rings CCG
Slight Kolat perspective
Good / Great competitive player in L5R
Opinionated
Willing to voice his pleasure (or displeasure) whether it is right or wrong (about L5R)

I want L5R players who want to have a place to voice their opinion (right or wrong) about the game, talk about the current metagame environment, discuss strategy, or even teach the game to new players via online broadcasts on Egg of Pan Ku.

If you are interested in joining us, please contact me via e-mail at the.kolat.informant@gmail.com

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Coils of Madness Information

2:54 PM | Posted by Kolat Informant | | Edit Post

Just like you, the Kolat had to wait to make sure the validity of the information posted about this amazing set was true! After verifying with several sources, we decided to publish the following info after obtaining it from our spies with in Imperial City:

With the threat to the Colonies finally revealed, the honorable samurai of that region must struggle against a growing wave of insanity, even as the magistrates of Rokugan desperately search for an answer that will end the threat once and for all. Will the Empire’s honor prove strong enough when the world is caught in ever-tightening coils of madness?

Coils of Madness is the latest expansion for the fan favorite Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game from AEG. It is the first expansion legal for the current arc – Emperor Edition but also for the entire arc to come – Ivory Edition. The mad dragon P’an Ku has finally revealed himself as the driving force behind the rift created between the Empire and the Colonies. As madness spreads like a wildfire across the Empire, will the shield of honor be enough for the samurai to triumph?

Special packaging which features:

a Limited Edition tin box containing a playset (3 of non-unique, 1 of unique) of all the cards in the expansion, a fully illustrated story book and a serialized certificate of authenticity.
7-card Booster Packs (for better access to cards from this set throughout the entire arc) that also include foil and full bleed versions and an exclusive Personality for each of the 9 Clans.
150 new cards legal for both the Emperor Edition and the Ivory Edition Arc!
Fantastic art from acclaimed artists in the industry that brings the characters and the shifting environment they evolve in to life.

P’an Ku has struck. Who will wilt under his maddening presence and who will fight back?
This set also features the return to the game of iconic personalities such as (but not limited to) Hida O-Ushi, Doji Hoturi, Togashi Mitsu, Tsuruchi and Bayushi Kachiko! Also in this set, cultists of Fudo and cultists of P’an Ku take up arms and vie for theological supremacy over the Colonies offering players around the world two new legal Strongholds to create decks around for the remainder of the arc, as well as alternate Rings!

Preview List on L5R.com

Foothold of the Mad
False Ring of Earth
The Heaven’s Blessing
Border Keep
Tsuruchi
Iuchi Karasu
The False Path
No Way Out
False Ring of Water
Bamboo Harvesters
Togashi Mitsu
Otomo Suikihime
Overwhelming Chaos
False Ring of Fire
The Egg of P’an Ku
Matsu Nimuro
Bayushi Kachiko
Hantei XVI
False Ring of Air
Temple Grounds
Maddened Horde
Doji Hoturi
Isawa Tsuke
An End to Hostilities
Looming Danger
False Ring of the Void
Blood of the Preserver
Kokujin
Hida O-Ushi
Hantei’s Guidance

As usual, the Kolat Informant will keep you up to date with all the links to the Coils of Madness previews as they go live.

Labels:AEG,Coils of Madness,Duel Bugged,Emperor Arc,Expansion,Five,Ivory Arc,Ivory Edition,L5R,Legend,Legend of the Five Rings,Rings | 0 comments

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Kotei 2013 - Week 1 Results

6:34 PM | Posted by Kolat Informant | | Edit Post

Results are up for Week 1

The Phoenix have spilled the first blood

The Colonies are up 11 to 8 on the Empire.

http://www.l5r.com/2013-kotei-results/

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

2013 Kotei Season "There Will Be Blood"

2:14 PM | Posted by The Kolat Informant | | Edit Post

This information was just intercepted by our agents within the Imperial City.

The Colonies now face a conflict that has the potential to become even greater and bloodier than the Clan War of old: brother will fight brother and enemies both old and new will face each other by whatever means they deem appropriate – honorable, and dishonorable, armies or duels.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE SEASON

The turmoil and strife within the Colonies has been building since the Age of Exploration occurred last year. With added pressures from the Emerald Champion’s forces laying siege to the Second City, all of the focus has turned towards the Governor and how she will handle the current crisis she and the city face With all the attention turned away from the rest of the Colonies, Forces at work in the former Ivory Kingdoms seize this opportunity to answer grudges both real and imagined, and to further their agendas by claiming even more power for themselves in the process – no matter the cost.

The Colonies now face a conflict that has the potential to become even greater and bloodier than the Clan War of old : brother will fight brother and enemies both old and new will face each other by whatever means they deem appropriate – honorable, and dishonorable, armies or duels. – Blood will spill in the Colonies, and, only a few individuals recognize that things within the Colonies are not what they should be, and have begun to seek answers in places long forgotten, all the while racing to keep the Colonies, and even the whole of the Empire, from shattering to pieces. There will be blood – and you, the players, will decide who, and where it will be spilled.

In Kotei seasons past, the winners, and sometimes those who have been the runner up have been given the chance to make choices that will change Rokugan and the Empire. This year, there are a lot more people who will get a say in what happens at the end of this Kotei Season.

Every player who makes the Elimination Rounds will be able to select a CURRENTLY ALIVE NON-UNIQUE PERSONALITY ALIGNED WITH THEIR FACTION (THOSE PLAYING UNALIGNED MAY CHOOSE ANY CURRENTLY ALIVE NON-UNQIUE UNALIGNED PERSONALITY). These personalities are selected BEFORE the Elimination Rounds begin, and once chosen, they cannot be changed. Fortune favors the bold, after all. These selected Personalities are individuals fighting in the Colonies – through duels, ambushes, skirmishes, or whatever means they find appropriate. The Elimination Rounds represent conflicts between the selected Personalities; and the two Personalities featured in the Finals will be a highlighted conflict.

STORY PRIZES

Main Event

The winner of a Kotei Tournament will then choose the fate of the Runner Up personality, which will come at the hands of their own selected Personality…

They can choose to SPARE the Runner Up personality HONORABLY, recognizing them as an honorable opponent.
They can choose to SPARE the Runner Up personality DISHONORABLY, shaming them for being weak and not even worth slaying.
They can take the Runner Up personality HOSTAGE, providing their clan a strong bargaining chip in the future.
Finally, they can choose to KILL the Runner Up personality.

Without spoiling where this build up to the finale of the Emperor Edition story is going – just keep in mind, that no combination of results is disallowed: the same personality can be chosen multiple times even on the same weekend, and whatever the results, – the Story and Events teams are prepared, and we hope you’re as excited for these stories to unfold as we are.

The Kotei Tournament winner will also be able to choose which side – The Empire, or the Colonies – of the conflict he lends his support to. In 2012, the Jeweled Event series saw personalities appointed to assisting the Jeweled Champions, and advising them on which side they should support – and now the Kotei winners will add weight to this by casting their vote of support – either for the Empire, or the Colonies.

Honor Event

The Honor Event winners will also have a significant amount of influence on this Kotei Season– first of all, they too will cast a vote to support either the Colonies or the Empire, bringing the total votes to 129 in the conflict between the Colonies and Empire.

Secondly, they will choose a court – either the court of the Empress, or the court of the Second City, and an artistic means (see below for the full list):. In the chosen court, a courtier of the Honor winners Clan will tell the story of what happened between the Kotei Winner and the Runner Up, through the chosen artistic means. This has the potential to color the event through the eyes of the chosen clan…especially if they and the Runner Up of the Kotei Tournament are from the same clan…

The artistic means are as follows:

Dancing (Noh)
Dancing (Kabuki)
Music
Oratory
Painting
Poetry
Puppeteer
Singing
Storytelling

End of Kotei Season

But there’s more. The Personality selected the most over the course of the Kotei Season will mark themselves as a strong and brilliant warrior in the Colonies – and be appointed by the Governor as ‘Warlord of the Colonies’, the equivalent of the Shogun in the Empire. This Personality doesn’t even have to make the finals – they simply have to be selected the most over the course of the Kotei season, and survive until the end.

Finally, there are greater implications for the Clans as a whole. At the end of the season, tallies will be made for each Clan to see which other Clan they defeated the most during the Elimination Rounds.– Each Clan will then be given the chance to vote on a number of locations in the Colonies held by that Clan. The location that receives the most votes will change hands! For instance, if the Crab Clan defeated the Crane Clan the most during the Elimination Rounds of the Kotei season,– there will be a list of Crane locations in the Colonies that the Crab Clan players can vote on to claim, the spoils of their constant battles across the Colonies. These locations will be revealed near the end of the Kotei Season, and players will be able to vote for what territory their Clan will claim through the Imperial Assembly shortly following the conclusion of the Kotei Season.

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