L5R Disadvantages

Fukurokujin's Curse: 2 Points
The Fortune of Wisdom has cursed you. In order to make any roll involving Lore skills or Meditation, the character must make a raise. This includes Spellcasting (Maho) rolls.

Weak: 1 Point
Your Strength is considered one lower for all purposes of lifting and carrying.

Yogo's Curse: 3 Points (Scorpion and Phoenix only), 0 for Yogo Family Members
All non-adopted members of the Yogo family carry this curse - not having it requires spending 3 points to avoid it somehow, but at the same time, they may not attend the Yogo shugenja school. Although marriage outside the family is not supposed to be allowed, love finds a way. Characters who take this curse are capable of attending the Yogo shugenja school, though they are often 'asked' to take the Yogo name in return.