First up, some mailing lists. These lists are an invaluable resource of information and entertainment.
L5R UK and Ireland:
L5R-UK , This mailing list is for members of the UK and Irish L5R communities. Unmoderated. Open access. Moderate traffic (40 - 80 mails/day)
L5rirl , This mailing list is for members of the Irish L5R community (when you don't want to spam the UK list with very local matters). Unmoderated. Open access. Low traffic (0-5 mails/day)
Mantis Mailing Lists:
L5rMantis , This mailing list is for Mantis, Centipede and Wasp only. All Foxes will be turned away. This list is getting quite popular. Unmoderated. Restricted Access. Low traffic (5+ mails/day)
Yoritomo , This list is for members of the Alliance, but it is heavily dominated by self professed Fox (ie non-alliance) players. Officially Unmoderated, but you can get into trouble if you don't obey the consensus. Open Access. Low to moderate traffic (10 - 50 mails/day)
News sites:
and of course The Writings of the Deathseeker, now at www.deathseeker.com.
Other UK & Irish Sites:
The Throne Room of Toturi the First - Sean Franks cool TA site. Includes the who's who of Irish L5R.
The Chrysanthenum Road - Gareth Hanrahans L5R RPG site.
The Islands of the Mantis - The latest and the greatest Mantis Site (No Fox to be found here anywhere!!)
Rikimarus L5R Humour Archive - Very, very funny site hosted by our friendly Goju, J.P. Corkery. (You see, he had a name all the time!)
The Irish Gamers Association Homepage The centre? of the general Irish gaming scene. (roleplaying, CCGs, Wargames, Boardgames, LARPS, etc.)
If any of you Irish or British, Scottish, Welsh etc.. people have websites let me know and I'll slap a link up here! Just mail me!
Other Great Mantis Sites:
Kyuden Yoritomo - Yoritomo Kensais excellent Mantis Site. Has THE niftiest links section.
Know Fear - Yoritomo Zubes infamous site!
Yoritomo Toshokani'in's Island of Silk - The home of the Ronin Dojo and the absolutely superb Histories of the Mantis. Check out the minor clan mons here aswell. Really excellent stuff.
Other Great Sites:
The Asahina Temple Archives - Interested in the History of Rokugan. It's all presented here, though with a Crane bias.
The Isawa Training Grounds -Excellent looking site. Real cool.
Quixotes Card Search Engine - Excellent Resource. I don't buy cards anymore. I just make 'em after looking here. <joke>
The Miya Archives - When you absolutely, positively must know everything there is to know!
Rokugans Scrolls of History - Excellent Story archive and headline history of Rokugan.
If you would like to be added to this list just mail me!