L5R - City of Lies (A Set of Generators)

People who know me know that Legend of the Five Rings has been my wheelhouse for about half a decade now. I enjoy it, despite how terrible it is at times and despite how it handles its setting (which is at times offensive or just utterly stupid). But it is a great system, and when put in a single place at a time, it can be a lot of fun.

What follows are a set of generators for use with an L5R game set within the Scorpion Clan's City of Lies. The generators cover basic samurai appearances by way of hair, physique, and miscellaneous features; as well as some general fashion/tattoo choice, and some masks. Should've done a sword one too, but that'll be important maybe in the future. If you roll a 1 on these charts, because you used a d20 instead, that's a dealer's choice situation.

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2d10	Hair Color	Men's Hair Style
2	Tawny brown	Bound up in a chonmage with a shaved pate, slightly stubbly.
3	Cedar brown	Short chonmage in the ginkgo leaf style.
4	Umber brown	Long queue of hair, braided in the back, with the front portion of ones head being shaved into a tonsure.
5	Cloud white	Prominent forelock of hair, like a horse.
6	Silvery white	Wild full mane of hair, billowing out like smoke rising from a bon fire.
7	Charcoal black	Short hair, bound up into a small top knot as a show of self-control and minimalism.
8	Iron black	High pony-tail of the chasen style, which looks like a tea-mixing brush.
9	Slate black	Full head of hair kept short where it can, but often defying such discipline.
10	Deep auburn	Long uncut bound up hair that has never once been cut in the life-span of the samurai.
11	Smokey grey	Balding or extremely short hair, either through misfortune, age or shame.
12	Oaken brown	Prominent pompadour in the front, styled up and obnoxiously.
13	Midnight black	Patchy hair, as though someone took the effort to cut the samurai's hair while he slumbered.
14	Crow blue-black	An unflattering bowl cut, which no one has ever claimed to look good.
15	Sooty brown	Long hair on the fringes but bald upon the scalp.
16	Russet brown	Shaved sides of head with a small wolf's tail of a top knot.
17	Grease black	Hime-cut with heavy bangs, almost obscuring to the point of feminine allure.
18	Ink black	Tightly pulled back, looped ponytail.
19	Betel nut black	Loosely feathered hair, which drapes lavishly on his shoulders.
20	Wheat blonde	Short, tame, tightly groomed courtier's hair and top knot.

2d10	Women's Hair Style
2	Simple pony-tail tied with ribbon in the back.
3	Bound up in a top bun, bound in ribbon and pinned.
4	Long hair, divided down the middle, with straight-cut bangs.
5	Loose long hair, arranged with wide hairloops that fall on the shoulders.
6	Wild hair that grows uneven, as though it has been cut often by forceful hands.
7	Tall wild hair, as though she shapes it by leaping up and down.
8	Long locks of hair, with cheek-length sidelocks and a heavy frontal fringe of bangs.
9	Dango-looking bun in the back, braided and plaited into place.
10	Plaited hair, adorned with flowers.
11	Extremely short hair cut almost to the point of masculinity.
12	Shorn head, to show indifference and implies her a widow.
13	Curly long hair that bounces playfully with her movements.
14	A long, braided tail of hair; bound with lace and ribbon.
15	Rough mane of bristling hair befitting a warrior on a battlefield.
16	Tight roll of plaited hair on the top of the scalp, long and draping in the back.
17	Short, wavy hair which gives off a carefree sense of style.
18	Long hair with double ponytails which do nothing to tame the wild length.
19	Shorn on the scalp, tied in tight plaits on the side; likely a Unicorn style.
20	Thin, loose, stringy hair that would imply sickness at some point in her life.

2d10	General Feature	Body
2	Jagged scar over their lips.	Fat broad body, like a firm stone.
3	Single sunken eye, bruised.	Short ill-proportioned body, more like that of a child than an adult.
4	Brutally broken nose.	Barrel-chested and muscular, like a wild boar.
5	Long drooping ears.	Skeletal thin and lithe body.
6	Dumb dead eyes like a carp.	Average height, chicken-thin limbs, and a slightly pudgy belly.
7	Several broken teeth.	Robust but burly, like a badger or a toad.
8	Bright shining teeth.	Short and muscular, such that their strength can be hidden in loose clothing.
9	Rapturous eyes.	Obese and ill-postured, perhaps a former sumai wrestler who has lost their strength.
10	Brutal intensity in their expressions.	Withered and tired in build, prone to leaning and slow monotonous motions.
11	Missing their pinky finger.	Built like a tiger, strong of limb and center.
12	Hooked nose.	Lanky-limbed and of strange gait, like a monkey.
13	Teeth like an Oni.	Regal stature and calculated in movement, as though prone to perfectionism.
14	Smokes a pipe.	Slightly hunched over, with a bow-legged gait.
15	Harelip.	Built like a stag, strong of chest and made to run.
16	Wide, expressive eyes.	Vaguely tortoise-like, with a broad chest, and stump-like limbs.
17	Burn wounds.	Of normal proportions but a slightly long neck, as though they've been strung up before.
18	Tapestry of scars from many conflicts.	Heroic stature, build and proportion; destined to be a hero or play one in the theater.
19	Rough calloused hands.	Long of limb but short of torso, almost like a crab you'd find in the river.
20	Long, prodding fingers.	Tall, lanky, and of uncomfortable deft momentum; like an eel or a weasel.

2d10	Facial Hair
2	Long stringy moustache braids, like a catfish.
3	Thick burly beard, well-groomed and of fine sheen.
4	Bristly goatee, rough like a poorly-kept calligraphy brush.
5	Large and wild sideburns, though the rest of the face is cleanly kept.
6	Firm moustache in the shape of a whalebone comb.
7	A long braided beard which has seen the abuse of fire and many meals.
8	Shortly trimmed moustache with a cleanly shaven jawline.
9	Barely visible peach fuzz on the upper lip, and an almost pubic strip of hair on the chin.
10	Scratchy chin beard, complimenting a stubbly face.
11	Midday shadow of stubble, that never seems to grow longer or disappear after shaving.
12	Faded stubble, all that could be grown in months of beard-cultivating attempts.
13	Bristling chin strap of beard hair, to define a chin (or where one should be).
14	Prominent moustache, with thinned sideburns and stubble.
15	Rebelliously long sideburns connecting into a neckbeard and a powerful moustache.
16	Full rough beard, belonging to the sort of yamabushi who has never seen a razor.
17	Clean shaven, with obvious though faded, scars from poor shaving in the past.
18	Full goatee and moustache which obscures the mouth almost completely.
19	Wispy beard that billows out from the face like smoke from a fire.
20	Full horseshoe style moustache.

2d10	Clothing Pattern	Tattoo Design/Clothing Embellishment
2	Seigaiha Wave Pattern	Oni in storm clouds, brandishing lightning as wildly.
3	Asanoha Leaf Pattern	Rats interlocking and climbing, wearing headbands.
4	Shibori Dot Pattern	Koi of opposing colors, surrounded by steam and waves.
5	Kiku Floral Patterm	Ocean scene of great crashing waves and stars.
6	Shippou Repeating Pattern	The hundred eyes and folds of a hyakume.
7	Nami Wave Pattern	Chains and flames of spectral blue.
8	Karakusa Vine Pattern	Mountains that pierce the clouds, birds in flight.
9	Shima Stripe Pattern	Fearsome and twisting dragons, claws brandished.
10	Komon Dot Pattern	Regal Vahana emerging from cresting waves.
11	Hexagonal Kikko Pattern	Clan/Family/Personal Mon, exaggerated and overly detailed.
12	Koushi Lattice Pattern	Dancing tanuki and head-tilted kodama spirits, garbed only in leafs.
13	Koi Fish Pattern	Whales and dolphins, butchered and cut with blood flowing like water.
14	Checkered Ishidatami Pattern	Great fanged serpents coiling and striking.
15	Unki Cloud Pattern	Tiger in violent momentum, claws brandished and striking.
16	Tachiwaku Steam Pattern	Horned Oni devouring light and exhaling flames.
17	Yagasuru Arrow Pattern	Shisa Lion baring its fangs and gazing with striking intensity.
18	Sakura Blossom Pattern	Umibozu looming over darkened seas.
19	Interlocking Sayagata Pattern	Budding lotus flowers in various colors.
20	Uruko Scale Pattern	Clothing Pattern if Tattoo, additional Clothing Pattern is Clothing.

2d10	Clothing (or Mask Color) Colors	Mask (Scorpion)
2	Clan Colors.	Okina Style Noh Mask
3	Family Colors.	Onna-Kei Woman Mask
4	Lightening Red Maple.	Otoko-Kei Man Mask
5	Lightening Green with Red Base.	Old Man Jyo-Kei Mask
6	Paling Scarlet with White Base.	Fierce Oni Mask
7	Layered Pine with Red Base.	Bearded Oni Mask
8	Sumac Foliage with Red Base.	Long-Nosed Tengu Mask
9	Green Maple Foliage with Red Base.	Shishi Lion Mask
10	Yellow Chrysanthemum with Green Base.	Kitsune Mask
11	Paling Purple with White Base.	Long-tongued Akaname Mask
12	Layered Plum with Violet Base.	Three-eyed Ao Bozu Mask
13	Uncovering Snow with Green Base, under White.	Cloth Bandana
14	Orange Blossoms with White Base.	Semi-translucent Veil
15	Persimmon Bud with Red Base.	Nue Mask
16	Eight-Layered Maple, from Red to Pale Yellow.	Great Horned Oni Mask
17	Scattered Mapple with Orange Base.	Domino Mask
18	Violet Cherryblossom over Orange Base.	Facial Tattoo
19	Greenfinch with Nightingale color.	Snarling Mempo
20	Coral Red with Black Kite Base.	Komuso Basket Mask