Hi All, I'm interested in some feudal Japan role-play and was wondering what's available these days. Before starting this topic, I noticed that some on-line...
Unfortunately, Sengoku is still the only feudal Japanese system out there. Since L5R has been absorbed by the d20 system (and turned into "Oriental ...
... Welcome DotE ... I am not sure excatly what happened but Gold Rush Games and Fantasy Games Unlimited did not come to an agreement. ... There are attually...
Sadly Bushido did not re-release, though you may still purchase copies of the pdf at www.drivethrurpg.com. Sengoku is an amazing resource book, which I would...
... My, that's a very loaded question. LoL! "Bushido" is still available as a .pdf download, as is "Sengoku, the Revised Edition". "GURPS Japan" looks as...
... What, or perhaps more accurately, "when", do you mean by "feudal Japan"? There's about 800 years of history that can be covered by that expression... ... ...
... Sengoku is not close at all to Bushido. The game setting and supplements are much better than Bushido. To make up for it, the Bushido game mechanics are...
... I believe that Sengoku is planned for release as a setting for Active Exploits a diceless game which even if you never liked diceless may be worth your...
Thanks, everyone! Sounds like the way to go is: a) Bushido for mechanics b) Sengoku for background information and resources c) Draw on Japanese history and...
... If you have not read the rules - it will require some dedication as they are written in 'old war-gamer style'. It was two reads at least before I ...
Well, it all depend what's your favorite period. For Heian period, I would recommand Kara Dalkey's Heavenward Path, Little Sister, and Genpei War; I J Parker's...
There is a lot of literature out there on the net. To get you started, download Hagakure from http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~mishima/Hagakure.pdf Negligence is...
... Active ... Ooooh! That's interesting news indeed. Whilst their Take 2 Rules can be a tad "grainy" in parts, in the hands of an inspired story teller GM,...
... appreciated. An era would help us to refine your search. For example: early (to the early 1300s), medieval (1336 to mid 1500s), sengoku (1540s-1601), pre- ...
Thanks for your advice and replies. I'll respond to several emails at once: a) Complexity of rules in Bushido RPG Due to experience at the time with games such...
... Some of the things you list there don't actually co-exist temporally, but based on the above, I suspect you want a game set in Nagasaki in the late 1700s...
Has anyone every tried adapting the Shadowrun magic system for use in their Asian RPG? I find the magic systems of most games set in the east seem to be drawn...
... If someone is looking for a game with very low complexity that play very well and seems to capture the spirit of Kurosawa movies, then I think the...
We used L5R's elemental style magic which has more asian theme. But no, we have not tried Sadowrun magic system. Another good asian style magic is Jadeclaw RPG...
I was referring to items found in different periods--not in one. Depending on which period is chosen, the appropriate elements (a subset of those mentioned)...
If "interacting" with spirits was the core of a magic system I'd recommend RuneQuest (in particular the rather poorly named "Land of Ninja" supplement). If you...
... Of course, each of these periods has its own particular game-play challenges. The Sengoku period is best characterised by an extremely fluid political...
Many thanks for the literature links! Sounds like you've read quite a bit related to this Japanese era of feudalism. Other than the Book of Five Rings by...
Yes, the relative chaos of Sengoku lends itself to more intrigue and opportunity for adventure: that's a great point. That's probably why others have focused...
... to get there. You can just cut an Amazon link really short by cutting off everything after the ISBM number. Just put the ISBN in #### and you should be ...
... This is an interesting idea. I totally agree that most magic systems are based on prior RPGs rather than on Asian magic. This was true of my own (Chinese)...
Paul Mason
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Nov 25, 2005 6:12 am
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... *Phew* I don't know where to begin. Many parts are especially original, but I like some of the basic ideas of the magic system quite a bit. One of the...
... Since you are writing about Water Margin RPG, it is safe to assume that Asian magic you will be focusing will be Chinese style magic which I will be focus...
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