Romancing Cathay <romancingcathay@...> wrote on Nov 30: " > It's the overlap and interaction that always troubles me. There's a huge ambiguity in...
Paul Mason
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Dec 1, 2005 11:42 am
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... Have you read "Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master" series by Baku Yunemakura (which are available in novels, manga, and movies). It is a valuable source for...
Wow. I first want to say that this group is, of all the ones I belong to, my favorite. Where else can you read analysis of social structure in feudal Japan or...
... Consider this: many an academic career has been founded on the very questions you pose. :) ... From the medieval period (c. mid 1300s) on, a metal currency...
... The following two examples are extant, contractual documents, dated 1327. Description: SALES OF LAND TO THE NUN OF TO-GO, 1327 (Copies in Shuin docs., roll...
I actually followed up on the references and was impressed with some facts: a) Daimyo printed their own paper money for general use in their domain. If you...
Are there any on-line, multiplayer renditions of these games? For example, I just noticed that D&DOnline launched recently and I was wondering if there was a...
Well.. There are a few asia-themed MMORPG, which only have one major problem: The are for one mostly korean or chinese (often translated though) and...
I came across a picture/artwork that I am very interested in. A 3clawed dragon head facing south tail pointing north, torii gate, floating illuminated pearl...
Hi all. Just found this list Anyone using it and active anymore? If so what games do you play? I have in the past done "oriental" style games Feng Shui,...
... Hi Jon, Yours is the first post since 6/11/2006... so I guess you could say it is dead. I have been playing with Wuxia ideas of my own... but I have no...
I would like to play a Western character in OA but cannot find any game that will allow this. I think having to learn 'honor' acording the the 'japanese' way...
Well, it has been a long time since I've done an ebay plug, so I guess it is time again! My ebay screenname is deepthoughts1126, and my store can be found at ...
It is nice to finally find a site that discusses Bushido RPG. I have read several posts (certainly not all, as I was searching for what all was chatted about...
Dear All, Yup, I remember the old Phoenix Games version. I had photocopies I made from a friend's. I only threw them away about a year ago, they were those old...
Quick!!! Send for Judge Dee! From the EastAsianArch list - fun list buy the way: Posted by: "Tim 't Hart" Corruption alive in China 2800 years ago (Xinhua) ...
You can also get them in PDF form from DriveThruRPG.com (http://www.drivethrustuff.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=70_98) if you are looking for them right away....
I just picked up the core RPG book this weekend and it's pretty cool. I haven't had a chance to playtest yet, but I think the game mechanics may be a bit too...
Hi All, I am about to start a new Bushido campaign and as it is a new start I have decided to change some of the profession names: Shugenja -> Onmyoji Buddhist...
I like Onmyoji. I've always thought that Shugenja were more supposed to be like magical Yamabushi. Kannushi is fine too, but I'm not so clear on Busso... To:...
... Yes. Shugenja are not onmyoji. Shugenja practise shugendo, a syncretistic combination of Buddhism and Shinto. Onmyoji practise onmyodo, which is yin-yang...
Thanks Tony and Eric. We have started the game with Onmyoji, Kannushi and Bozu. I will allow Shungenja but they will be the proper Shugenja. BTW my campaign...
My name is Rick Hershey, I own Empty Room Studios and created the Steampunk Musha (www.steampunkmusha.com) rpg. I'm currently looking for supplements and...
... 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...
... I must confess I've been playing a L5R game based on "Way of the Ratling", using RuneQuest's "Land of Ninja" and the "Shogun" computer game. It's going to...
... "Planning", not "Playing" (yet!) ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? Check...
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