Hagadorn Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 So I changed from d20 Oriental Adventures and have converted the characters in to HERO system. My players wanted something more in teh style of Anime. So far, all we have done is character gen (75/75) with a short introductory fight scene. tomorrow's session will be tweaking and a proper story progressing session. What has the party got? A lion Bushi who is being built to be similar to Bayakua. Has low weapon masterl level stats/abilities backed by an activatable 'Shinpo' Multi-pool (Pool contains, extra speed and a short range teleport). A Scorpion Bushi who has similar stats and abilities to the Lion, but has a Poison Pool and some levels of deadly blow. A Butterfly Ronin who is a straight Martial artist/Weapon master. Lion Water Shugenja who has a small EC for non-water based powers. Has a powerful if unstable summon. Dragon Sorcerer, Has a VPP with only slightly limited change ability and a very small 'Mahu' Blood magic MPP. What are they going against? well, the first story arc is going to be them dealing with the taint. A couple of party members opted to start with Taint, So I'm going to make them aware that this means their fates are in my hands and are my toys. The details will be sketchy because my players have a nasty habit of not following set adventures and going off on tangents. So I keep the story loose to follow and twist with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnTaber Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. Sounds rad! I am working on a new campaign that has a vaguely similar Anime Fantasy feel. You will have to let me know how it goes for you. When I get my campaign docs cleaned up I will post them for everyone. My campaign is called Spirit Storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. I'd recommend Ninja Hero and both Asian Bestiaries for a game such as this. Not that I'm biased or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. You might also benefit from some of these free online HERO System resources. Complete web sourcebook for adventuring in the Sengoku era of feudal Japan: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/9529/Gaming_stuff/Sengoku/sengoku_front_page.html Numerous characters from a campaign based on the sourcebook above, plus more cultural and historical details and game mechanics: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Underworld/1701/sengoku_index.htm A more mythic/magical approach to gaming in this setting, including spells, Package Deals and optional rules: http://members.tripod.com/~hawk_wind/hero/rissun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. I'd recommend Ninja Hero and both Asian Bestiaries for a game such as this. Not that I'm biased or anything. no you areNOT biased god sir and your reasoning on using ninja HERO is correct:thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. He's so biased! He wrote the damn things! But he's also right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagadorn Posted November 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. Heh, Well, My current resource books are Ninja Hero AND the ultimate martial artist. The small group recentely investigated a town that was behind on its taxes. After discovering a happy productive community that had only suffered a hill collapses they set about trying to find anything of interest... One kidnapped sorcerer and a ritual of sacrifice interrupted at the last moment the group destroy their first Taint Relic and have made an enemy of a 250 point shadow ninja. Yay! Edit: Oh, and the entire town was slaughtered while they were away. Now they've got to get away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. Feudal Japan Resources Bushido (role-playing game): produced in 1981 by Fantasy Games Unlimited. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido_(role-playing_game) GURPS Japan http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/Japan/ Oriental Adventures: a supplement for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, produced in 1985 by Gary Gygax's TSR, Inc. and later rereleased in 2001 by Wizards of the Coast. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Adventures Legend of the Five Rings: a role-playing game and accompanying collectible card game, produced in 1995 by Alderac Entertainment Group. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Five_Rings Sengoku: Chanbara Roleplaying in Feudal Japan i http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_(role-playing_game) Usagi Yojimbo: The Roleplaying Game: http://www.sanguine.com/usagi/ -------------------------------------------------- Bushido - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushid%C5%8D This is quite good- http://artofmanliness.com/2008/09/14/the-bushido-code-the-eight-virtues-of-the-samurai/ Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe - http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/12096 Hagakure | The Way of the Samurai (Selections) 1716 | Yamamoto Tsunetomo - http://pagesperso-orange.fr/chabrieres/texts/hagakure.html Kampai QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagadorn Posted November 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. Feudal Japan Resources Bushido (role-playing game): produced in 1981 by Fantasy Games Unlimited. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido_(role-playing_game) GURPS Japan http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/Japan/ Oriental Adventures: a supplement for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, produced in 1985 by Gary Gygax's TSR, Inc. and later rereleased in 2001 by Wizards of the Coast. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Adventures Legend of the Five Rings: a role-playing game and accompanying collectible card game, produced in 1995 by Alderac Entertainment Group. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Five_Rings Sengoku: Chanbara Roleplaying in Feudal Japan i http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_(role-playing_game) Usagi Yojimbo: The Roleplaying Game: http://www.sanguine.com/usagi/ -------------------------------------------------- Bushido - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushid%C5%8D Kampai QM Okay, Using the Oriental Handbook, And the L5R stuff. Also using the Shogun Novels for a few ideas and flavour. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun_(novel) (Also, heartily suggest the books.) One of my new players will be arriving soon as a spanish equivalent to Blackthorne (hopefully). I try to stay away from GURPS, I dislike it. I will check out the other links. At worst they'll chew bandwidth, at best, they'll give me ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvar Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. Although the GURPS system itself might not be to your tastes, the sourcebooks are generally excellent, and easily translatable to Hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. . . . But truth be told -- I feel that GURPS Japan is no good at chanbara. But it's great for the condensed cultural and historical backgrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. Exactly what he said! REP QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGuardian Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. There's also a "living" campaign for L5R called Heroes of Rokugan. I've played a few of the adventures and so far they are generally good - there might be some story lines and plots you can use. L5R (3rd edition not d20) is not a bad rpg system - the setting and its history is quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Admiral C Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. A Scorpion Bushi who has similar stats and abilities to the Lion, but has a Poison Pool and some levels of deadly blow. Dragon Sorcerer, Has a VPP with only slightly limited change ability and a very small 'Mahu' Blood magic MPP. I'm curious about how many points are these VVPs and what kind of powers your players put in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagadorn Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. The Scorpion has a 30 Point Pool of Drains all with gradual effect, NND and requires target take a point of body from his 'Scorpion Tail' attack. The Sorcerer has a 30/15 VPP with the requires skill roll and reduced time. Can only create magical effects and always subject to GM approval. Currentely He's using it for Armour and a FF. Relying on his 15 point 'Maho' MPP for its Con, Body, PD, ED and Str drains. I'm not quite used to such low point characters as this is my first game run below 200 points. Plus with a mostly New player base Alot of teh characters aren't built as efficientely as I'd Like. But We're getting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shigeru Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. Ooh. This sounds cool. I want to hear details of your game, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagadorn Posted November 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. Okay, sorry about the lack of updates. But Exams meant I lost 75% of my player base. I've been amusing myself by helping various players rethink/build characters and planning my storylines. I also downloaded a bunch of Final Fantasy music to use during my game. I also contemplated starting to read/watch Bleach... Ya know. Since 2 of my players are playing Bleach-esque characters anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagadorn Posted November 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Re: Hero Rokugan. hmmm... Semi-Update. The hollows from bleach are definately seeming an easy fit into the rokugan taint system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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