On 7/11/07, realcomaboy <itsjustabunny@...> wrote:
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> > I'm interested in some feudal Japan role-play and was wondering what's
> > available these days.
>
> I've been rereading Bushido lately and the same question from the post
> above from 18 months ago came to mind. So what's out there? Are we
> still limited to Bushido, Sengoku, L5R and Oriental Adventures or has
> someone come along and taken another bash at this style of game?
>
>
>
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