legend of the five rings character sheet

It’s incredibly stylish and looks wonderful on the shelf. The 400 page hardback has matt black covers with a simple glossy coloured silver blade and red lettering. I’d heard much about it and so, finally, I managed to secure a copy.įirst of all, just so that I get this out of the way for fear of constantly repeating myself and using the word ‘wonderful’ far too much: this is a gorgeous book. Different books caught my eye, mainly Oriental Adventures for D&D and Land of Ninja for Runequest, but neither of these really caught the flavour of what I wanted to do.Īfter some searching I kept coming back to Legend of the Five Rings, a game that has been around since the late 1990s, and this 4th Edition marks 15 years of the game on the shelves. Recently I’ve been absorbing Asian cinema while looking at many different types of settings as the standard Medieval setting, even though I love it, was starting to feel a little stale. I didn’t put much thought into it and never really approached oriental games again. I knew virtually nothing of the culture or the history of that side of the world and so played to stereotype to make my life easier. I only ever gamed in an oriental style setting once, and that was a side quest for a game that lasted only three or four sessions. Medieval settings are second nature for me to GM and play in. For me it’s instantly recognisable and easy to relate to as the culture and history are my own with many of the adventures based on the ancient myths and legends I grew up with. Pretty much all the fantasy settings I game in are versions of Dark Age or Medieval Europe, with all the trappings and pseudo history that entails.

Legend of the five rings character sheet