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Open playtest for Kaigaku Second Edition

Started by DiscoSoup, January 22, 2019, 07:50:57 PM

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DiscoSoup

January 22, 2019, 07:50:57 PM
Hey, all. I'm looking for playtesters for the new edition of my samurai game, Kaigaku. This version is based on Stars Without Number and has many more customization options. You can find all of the necessary files at www.reddit.com/r/KaigakuRPG. I'm in the process of writing up the NPC bestiary and some Secret Techniques for characters. This version is going to be prettier, too. Upgrading to a dramatic, mostly black and white style.

Anyway, I'd love to hear what you have to say!
The subreddit for Kaigaku, Second Edition. Chargen, gameplay, techniques and more, all free, here.

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January 29, 2019, 03:46:57 PM
Quote from: DiscoSoup;1072297Hey, all. I'm looking for playtesters for the new edition of my samurai game, Kaigaku. This version is based on Stars Without Number and has many more customization options. You can find all of the necessary files at www.reddit.com/r/KaigakuRPG. I'm in the process of writing up the NPC bestiary and some Secret Techniques for characters. This version is going to be prettier, too. Upgrading to a dramatic, mostly black and white style.

Anyway, I'd love to hear what you have to say!

So what makes this different from say the new Legend of the five rings?

More historical?

And unlike the former - do you have more 'guidelines/tips' for starting up and conducting a feudal japan campaign? For those of Us who think the genre is coll - but have no F-'n clue how to get a campaign off the ground.
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DiscoSoup

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February 04, 2019, 03:45:56 PM
Huh, sorry to take so long to get back to you. I never got the notification that you responded.

Yes, it is more historically grounded than L5R, though it takes place on a different planet and has fantasy and some sci-fi/steampunk elements. There are actual gaijin present in the system. There are going to be a lot of GM stuff. This game is basically set in the latter half of the Sengoku Era. Ther are eight major clans listed, but you can create your own, or play as a lesser clan. dozens or hundreds of clans, depending on what you want to do.

You don't have to focus on the katana like in L5R. You're free to basically mix and match techniques to create your own school. In L5R if you were a ninja you had to choose between being one who's good at playing dress-up, and one who's good at the acrobatic killy stuff. Now you get to be both.

You aren't restricted to playing members of the samurai class, and there's no penalty for being a ronin. IN fact, ronin get more flexibility. Oh, and guns and grenades.
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