Hi all, I have just started to run "Mark Doherty's Sengoku Campaign", we did the first part last week. I have read the first 1/3 and I am quite impressed. The...
... This is a shame, as I am sure that all our ancient japanese history books will have been tainted by his 'works' :( Did he have any effect on 4-7th CE sites...
To see how my group went in this game, check my web site, especially the fiction. A great campaign! Lots more fiction to come - we have finished it now and...
Ni hao (hi there, for non Chinese :-) well, that's about my Chinese! Do any of you know a good way of learning Chinese? I have book on chinese, but the...
Martin Smith
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Dec 2, 2002 10:03 pm
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Martin Smith wrote on Dec 3: " I like this, because it allows me to explore " the personality of an asian (thus, for me, an "alien" character, without " the...
Paul Mason
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Dec 3, 2002 1:07 pm
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... That link did not seem to work but this one does: http://www.tcp-ip.or.jp/~panurge/imaz.htm BFN daf :)...
... The best way to learn is really to take a course. A lot university offer Chinese as a language course now. I have a distant cousin who is currently ...
Chunkai Kevin Wang wrote on Dec 4: " Diceless game is fine. ;) I think RP an Asian in general has more to do with " attitude than with game mechanic. Westerner...
Paul Mason
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Dec 4, 2002 1:45 pm
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... I made virtually no progress in Japanese until I started taking classes, I really think for rank beginners this is very important, Chinese is even tougher...
I've seen Shanghai Noon, haven't seen the other one though. I'll have to rent it. :) ... From: Paul Mason Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 5:46 AM To:...
Here is an interesting note about the book "1421" from the Ming List that covers a topic that is explored in my RPG "Once Upon a Time in China" aka "Sihai...
Dear All, Ah, that's the book that tries to prove the Chinese sailed around Greenland and visited the Caribbean (I kid you not). It seems to be "colour" at...
... Though I do hope to get to Chicago next year, and see the Cubs play... ... I agree. When I learnt German, the teacher would even discpline us in German....
Martin Smith
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Dec 5, 2002 2:31 am
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Eeeeeh, I know so little about the Chinese in the wild west.... Except, I know Chinese were employed building the rail roads. I think they would have been of...
Martin Smith
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Dec 5, 2002 2:47 am
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I thought twice about replying to this, because to say "I agree" is the most useless message... but Paul makes a vety good point. There are many different...
Martin Smith
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Dec 5, 2002 3:07 am
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Hi all, First, a brief self-intro. I've been lurking here for a while, but had to respond to this post. I'm an American, currently living in Taiwan where I...
... Interesting website, a friend wound up in Taiwan teaching English, he married a Taiwanese Mandarin teacher. I enjoyed my visits to Taiwan, not fitting in?...
Hello, While I was working on the next issue of Revisiting the Three Kingdoms, I received an email from RTK newsgroup asking about the status on RTK RPG. Well,...
Dear All, Firstly, I should come clean as to my interest in this posting. I have been working on C&S China (or rather its three chosen periods, covered in...
... This is another strong point of d20 Modern. For pure historical feel, the basic six character classes would pretty much cover all. Yet, it is flexible...
Dear All, ... I suppose that is one of the reasons I like C&S (besides its emphasis on detail) - it does not shy away from inequality, all men are not equal...
Hi there Lots of fascinating bits, reminding me to damn well get back to work on Outlaws (I'm reading the Dent-Young Water Margin and watching the recent...
Paul Mason
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Dec 25, 2002 5:21 pm
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Dear All, ... I must admit I like the sound of that sort of research, especially with some munchables.... ... I think that is the point. I personally made the...
Francis Tiffany wrote on Dec 26: " > But then D&D 3e was explicity designed as a retro game, so I suppose it's not surprising. " " Are you being ironic? I...
Paul Mason
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Dec 26, 2002 3:57 pm
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I stumbled across a great book at the local library call 'Japanese Homes and Lifestyles', the link has a very good review with pictures. This book covers all...
"The Story Not long after the main Warhammer Fantasy RolePlay (WFRP) was released Games Workshop planned to release a number of supplements dealing with the...
Revisiting the Three Kingdoms Quarterly Issue 05 is readied for your perusal. http://www.romancingcathay.com/newsite/pdfs/RTK05.pdf This PDF file size is 3.11...
Hi, I got lots of books this Chrimble. A couple of Time team books (which will mean nothing to non uk folks) but my favourite is 1491, by Gavin Menzies,...
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