PAINTED SKIN DISCUSSION (WUXIA WEEKEND)
On Friday we talked about the 2008 Painted Skin film. It is based on the Pu Songling story of the same name. The story is about a demon who can't pain human skin disguises that allow her to seduce a...
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Last night we talked about Wu Yen, a 2001 film starring Anita Mui, Sammi Cheng and Cecilia Cheung. It was directed by Johnnie To and Was Ka-Fai, and is a blend of mo lei tau style comedy and the...
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THE ENCHANTRESS DISCUSSION
On the latest Wuxia Weekend podcast we talk about Chor Yuen's The Enchantress, a 1983 film that blends wuxia and ghosts to interesting effect. It is about a ghost named Shui Tianjiao, who was killed...
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STRANGE SANDBOX AND MORE
Just giving an update on the things I am working on. Starting off with Strange Tales of Songling, an RPG inspired by Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, we are in the final phases of play testing for...
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VAMPIRE CLEANUP DEPARTMENT
On Friday's Wuxia Weekend, we talked about Vampire Cleanup Department. It is a 2017 film starting Chin Siu-Ho, Baby John Choi, Richard Ng, Lo Meng, Yuen Cheung-Yan and Lin Min-Chen. Vampire Cleanup...
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OPIUM AND THE KUNG FU MASTER
Last night on Wuxia Weekend we talked about Opium and the Kung Fu Master, a Tong Kai film starring Ti Lung and Chen Kuan-Tai. It is about "Iron Bridge Three" Leung Kwan, one of the Ten Tigers of...
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WHAT WE RELEASED
So the Ennies are coming up and there is an open vote for Fan Favorite Publisher (HERE). I just wanted to clarify for anyone thinking of voting for us, what we released this year. Note that Wandering...
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WUXIA WORKSHOP: THE BRAVE ARCHER
On the latest Wuxia Workshop, Joel and I talk about the movie The Brave Archer and how to apply it to an RPG. For those who don't know, the Brave Archer series is Chang Cheh's retelling of the classic...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE: DILEMMA TABLE
This table is intended for moments when the player characters are on the cusp of victory or otherwise dealing with an important matter. You present them with a new crisis, so they must choose. The idea...
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HOUSE OF PAPER SHADOWS AVAILABLE IN PDF
Art by Jackie MustoWe just released House of Paper Shadows in PDF on RPGnow and DrivethruRPG. It will be available in in print in October. This is a 97 page adventure for parties brave enough to...
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BILL'S LAST ADVENTURE
This is the 4th anniversary of the the death of William Butler, the other half of Bedrock Games. He died September 3, 2014. A day or two before his death, he and I had been meeting to discuss our next...
View ArticleINSIDE THE HOUSE OF PAPER SHADOWS
Here is a new trailer for House of Paper Shadows. It is available HERE in PDF and will be available in October in print. It is a wuxia dungeon with a strong dose of horror. The adventure is set inside...
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IT IS KARA HUI MONTH AT WUXIA WEEKEND
This month on Wuxia Weekend, we celebrate the films of Kara Hui. Sadly we only have four Fridays, which means only four movies to select from. And the challenge is greater because we've already...
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BLOODWRAITH KICKSTARTER AND UPCOMING INTERVIEW WITH JIM PINTO
Tomorrow I will be interviewing Jim Pinto of Post World Games about his new Kickstarter Bloodwraith: A Fantasy World of Survival and Torment. This is an OSR release set in a world where the gods are...
View ArticleA CHINESE GHOST STORY 2011
We talked about the 2011 remake of A Chinese Ghost at Wuxia Weekend. It is directed by Wilson Yip and stars Liu Yifei, Louis Koo and Kara Hui. It is a new take on both the classic film and the original...
View ArticleBEWARE: FLESH EATING, MIND OPENING MONSTER IN THE LIBRARY
I ran a session of Strange Tales the other night, to test out the Treasures of the Starlit Inkstone adventure. In this adventure the players are Anomaly Inspectors investigating islands in a mountain...
View ArticleLONG ROAD TO GALLANTRY AND LOVERS BLADES
We ended Kara Hui month with Long Road to Gallantry, but also did a surprise episode on Sunday to talk about another Kara Hui Film, Lovers Blades. It was fitting because we were both surprised by these...
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DARK WUXIA RPG
My apologies for the long absence. I have been lost in the Jianghu and working on a number of projects. In the next few weeks, I hope to resume posting on the Bedrock Blog page.Today I have an...
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WUXIA DISCUSSIONS
Here is what we discussed on the Bedrock Podcast Channel this week: Flying Swords of Dragon Gate and Heroes Shed No Tears.The Wuxia Weekend discussion was centered on Tsui Hark's, Flying Swords of...
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WUXIA DESIGN THOUGHTS
We have been playtesting and developing the Dark Wuxia RPG I mentioned a while back. I've also been involved in a couple of related conversations which got me thinking about where I am in terms of game...
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