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Good resources for a Chinese Historical Setting?

Started by RPGPundit, September 14, 2006, 12:23:07 PM

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RPGPundit

September 14, 2006, 12:23:07 PM
Hey all,

Wondering if anyone has any good resources for running a chinese-historical campaign; specifically one set in the Three Kingdoms period, but I'm looking for anything at all that could be juicy/useful for the chinese campaign.

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September 14, 2006, 12:26:03 PM
Sources of Chinese Tradition, by Columbia University Press.
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#2
September 14, 2006, 12:29:37 PM
Ok, I should have specified: ONLINE sources.

:p

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September 14, 2006, 12:56:23 PM
Three Kingdoms, e-book, online, searchable, with notes.
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September 14, 2006, 03:55:07 PM
Yes, i was familiar with that one already, and its pretty absolutely essential, especially given that I don't actually have a hard copy of the novel with me and last read it years ago.

Of course, my campaign will be based on the real history, not history as recounted in the novel. Plus it'll have lots of wuxia stuff. :D

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#5
September 15, 2006, 01:38:30 AM
What system?

Scrupulous history and wire-fu.  I'll drink to that.
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#6
September 15, 2006, 02:23:26 AM
Qin. I've fallen in love with that game.

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#7
September 15, 2006, 10:36:49 AM
Seriously, I hope they get to kick Dong Zhuo square in the nuts.

I bet your players who aren't familiar with the setting would shit a brick to come up against Lu Bu.
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#8
September 15, 2006, 11:57:41 AM
I'd love to see a sourcebook about Chinese history, legend, and culture written with the gamer in mind. I have the one for GURPS, but it was one of the few GURPS sourcebooks that left me cold. Oddly, as much as I like most GURPS sourcebooks, I've never liked the ones that focus on real world history and places. Then again, it's been a while, since I last went through them, so it may be time to give them a second look.
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September 15, 2006, 01:00:11 PM
Quote from: Zachary The FirstSeriously, I hope they get to kick Dong Zhuo square in the nuts.

I bet your players who aren't familiar with the setting would shit a brick to come up against Lu Bu.
:axe:

Damn right. Lu Bu will be one scary motherfucker; I'm still figuring out exactly how I plan to stat him.

Anyways, Cao Cao is the main reason I want to play in the Three Kingdoms; though Dong Zhuo is another one of these fascinating figures of the time.

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#10
September 15, 2006, 01:04:38 PM
Cao Cao is an interesting figure.  He's portrayed as such a total jerk-ass in RoTK, but historically, he's considered quite differently.  There's a lot there to play with.
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September 15, 2006, 04:57:30 PM
Yes, the historical Cao Cao is, to me, far more interesting than the Cao Cao of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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Zachary The First

#12
September 15, 2006, 06:11:20 PM
Quote from: RPGPunditYes, the historical Cao Cao is, to me, far more interesting than the Cao Cao of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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I hear that.  That will be one AP thread I hope to read soon.
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September 21, 2006, 02:35:32 PM
Quote from: RPGPunditYes, i was familiar with that one already, and its pretty absolutely essential, especially given that I don't actually have a hard copy of the novel with me and last read it years ago.

Of course, my campaign will be based on the real history, not history as recounted in the novel. Plus it'll have lots of wuxia stuff. :D

RPGPundit

Hey, Pundit -

Here's a good history overview site:

http://www.fact-index.com/h/hi/history_of_china.html

For Wuxia Sources, check out these sites:

http://www.spcnet.tv/jinyong/jyreadingroom.shtml

http://www.spcnet.tv/gulong/glreadingroom.shtml

While WotG may not be to your taste, I'm all about sharing the wuxia love, so enjoy! :D

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September 21, 2006, 02:45:24 PM
[Deleted]  I wasn't adding anything to the discussion.  

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