The Ronin - Masks: A New Generation Playbook

The Ronin

You were a protege at one point, or something approaching it, until disaster struck. Something happened to your would-be mentor, or they simply no longer required your services and you found yourself on your own. Society doesn't look kindly on those tossed aside or unable to help those who were offering their help in the first place, The Ronin now only really able to rely on their own talents, their team and a whole lot of luck. The Ronin's themes center around abandonment and stigmatization on a social level as well as self reliance and found family. As well, The Ronin deals with luck and the fickleness of fortune.

The Ronin is inspired by famous Ronin of media such as Mugen from Samurai Champloo, Miyamoto Usagi from the classic comic Usagi Yojimbo, Ogami Itto from Lone Wolf and Cub and even the futuristic Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bepop.