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Installation

System Installation

  1. Open FoundryVTT.
  2. In the Game Systems tab, click Install system.
  3. Search for L5R, on the line Legend of the Five Rings (5th Edition), click Install.

Installation on Forge

  1. Navigate to the Systems section in the Bazaar.
  2. Search for L5R on the filter line. Note: Install Legend of the Five Rings (5th Edition) not Legend of the Five Rings (5E) due to it being deprecated
  3. Once installed, you can now start a Forge instance with it installed.

With the manifest

  1. Open FoundryVTT.
  2. In the Game Systems tab, click Install system.
  3. Copy this link and use it in the Manifest URL, then click Install: https://gitlab.com/teaml5r/l5r5e/-/raw/master/system/system.json

Modules

L5R does not require a lot of modules and it is highly encourage you to start with a small number of them.

Some modules require others libraries/modules and you need to install the dependency modules for them to work. Nothing fancy, just accept when FoundryVTT prompts you to download or activate the dependencies.

The following is a list of recommended modules. Note that a module that is outdated isn't necessarily unusable; however, you may find integration/interaction errors with the more current versions of Foundry and generally Forge will not allow installations of modules that aren't verified for the installed version of Foundry if Game Management is enabled.

Module name Notes Module Status
Babele Required for non-English compendium translations Verified for v13+
Ownership Viewer Lets you see instantly who has permissions to see what item Verified for v13+
Dice So Nice! Add 3D dices that bounce on the screen when you roll Verified for v13+
Small Legend of the 5 Rings Tools Series of tools for L5R This module is no longer available
Search Anywhere Don't spent too much time searching the right technique This module is outdated (Verified v9). Alternative: Spotlight Omnisearch
FXMaster More effects Verified for v13+
Scene Clicker Clicking on a Scene or a Scene Link will now "view" the Scene instead of rendering the Scene Config Sheet This module is outdated (verified v9). Alternative: Monk's Scene Navigation
Universal Battlemap Importer Allows Importing DungeonDraft, DungeonFog or Arkenforge export files into FoundryVTT Verified for v13+
Compendium Folders Add folders to compendiums This module is outdated (Verified v11). Generally not needed since folder support is now enabled.
Chat Images Lets you drag images into the chat, one of the quicker ways to do 'he looks like this' Verified for v13+
Combat Utility Belt A totally over-engineered but helpful app that will, among other things, let you set up custom statuses This project is abandoned and has multiple integration errors with v13. Use at your own risk.
Timer A simple timer, useful to stress your players a bit. Verified for v13+

Map Module

The official 5e Rokugan map is publish under the module section in FoundryVTT. It is also available for download on Forge.

Worlds

We have published the official free content in form of worlds ready to play :