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THE GRACE OF KINGS
I just finished Grace of Kings by Ken Liu, which came out last year. It has been on my radar for sometime, but I've had so many bad experiences reading "Fantasy China" books that I was a bit reluctant...
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DISPOSABLE DISCIPLES OF BONE KINGDOM
As Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate gets ready for release, we are working on the first follow-up: Ogre Gate Inn and the Strange Land of Li Fan. This book will describe the region of Li Fan (which is...
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DEMONS OF CELESTIAL HEART SECT SESSION FIVE: THE FALL OF THE METEOR HAMMER
This is the fifth session of a new campaign for Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate (the fourth session is HERE). It is intended to play through the rules we are working on for the the supplement Profound...
View ArticleDUNGEONS IN WUXIA CAMPAIGNS (VIDEO BLOG)
Trying something new with video blog entries. Today's topic is doing dungeons in a wuxia campaign.
View ArticleMARTIAL ARTS MECHANICS
Latest video blog. In this one I talk about martial arts mechanics in RPGs.
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HUMAN LANTERNS (MOVIE REVIEW)
Human Lanterns is a 1982 Shaw Brothers release, directed by Sun Chung and starring Lo Lieh, Tanny Tien Ni, Tony Liu and Chen Kuan-Tai. It is a grotesque, and sometimes disturbing, blend of horror and...
View ArticleSKILLS IN RPGS
The experiment with the video blog continues. Today I talk about social skill mechanics in RPGs:
View ArticleWUXIA INSPIRATION AND OGRE GATE
I've continued with my video blogs fairly regularly. Here are some recent entries where I discuss wuxia media that influenced Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate.
View ArticleTHE LADY HERMIT DISCUSSION
Today I talk about a wuxia classic featuring Cheng Pei-pei: The Lady Hermit. This is a wonderful movie and had an enormous influence on Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate:
View ArticleHOLY FLAME OF THE MARTIAL WORLD
Here is my review of Holy Flame of the Martial World, an over-the-top wuxi-fantasy blend.
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DEMONS OF CELESTIAL HEART SECT SESSION SIX: THE RISE OF ANCIENT GRAY DEMON
This is the sixth session of a new campaign for Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate (the fifth session is HERE). It is intended to play through the rules we are working on for the the supplement Profound...
View ArticleCHOR YUEN, GU LONG AND CHARACTER-DRIVEN WUXIA CAMPAIGNS
I talk about how I found inspiration for my character driven campaigns from films directed by Chor Yuen that are based on the works of Gu Long.
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GODBOUND INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN CRAWFORD
Kevin Crawford of Sine Nominee Publishing was kind enough to talk with me recently about his new game Godbound. It is an innovative OSR ruleset for playing god-like characters. But it is much more than...
View ArticleHEROES SHED NO TEARS REVIEW
I review Heroes Shed No Tears, a wuxia film by Chor Yuen. I liked this one so much, I immediately watched it a second time...then a third...and fourth...and so on.
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