Glad to see you back making a Samurai game. Full circle, eh?
I like the Clan creation idea, but fear it might become some sort of bidding war to see what aspects *I* want *my* character to benefit from, because some only want to play the honorable sort and others only want to play the dishonorable sort.
I've never understood the fascination with Ronin. I've seen Kurasawa's epics but only after playing a lot of WoD with various annoying and pointless homeless commandos.
As a suggestion - Ronins get to make their clan as normal. However they get 1 of the 3 aspects as invokeable aspects and BOTH of the other 2 as compel ONLY aspects. Also I'd say that your clans strength is now your weakness so you get -1 to that aspect rather than +1. The Ronin gets to put the "missing" point into the area that would normally be their personal weakness (that is to say you'd get 1 instead of the normal 0)
I think the ronin thing is to do with the romanticised ronin ideals...
Toshiro Mifune played several characters that fit the bill, Usagi Yojimbo follows several ronin people would want to play, and in L5R you had Ginawa, Totori, Dairya and the masked ronin all as interesting (sometimes perfect for tragedy), keynote characters, all with analogues in other fiction.
Grind the Naziscum! Good night white pride worldwide!
KarlDerPunker 11 months ago
oidoxie - combat 18
ChixRChattel 1 year ago
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Ok, I've bought it :)
Greetings from Poland!
PS: When I was looking for the game, the first things under "blood and honor" were some nazi websites ;)
Elbinger 1 year ago
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Elbinger 1 year ago
i suggest that you take a look at the results of what a casual search for your game title "blood & honor" will give.
time1355 1 year ago
John, does making these videos help you think better about the bits of your game that you talk about?
digitalmorphine 1 year ago
Isn't a Ronin a mercenary fighter, a gun for hire?
A fallen samurai?
LuisureSuitLarry 2 years ago
A Ronin is a fallen Samurai, that usually resorts to becoming a mercenary to get by. Which is considered very disrespectful.
thadrine 2 years ago
Wow, this clan thing seems really interesting. Seems like it would work brilliantly for a viking mod or something. =)
hathiphnath 2 years ago
Lordstrange, this new game sounds fantastic but did you know that 'blood and honour' is the name of a neo-fascist music promoter?
Oretoasonjikure 2 years ago
Glad to see you back making a Samurai game. Full circle, eh?
I like the Clan creation idea, but fear it might become some sort of bidding war to see what aspects *I* want *my* character to benefit from, because some only want to play the honorable sort and others only want to play the dishonorable sort.
I've never understood the fascination with Ronin. I've seen Kurasawa's epics but only after playing a lot of WoD with various annoying and pointless homeless commandos.
azirk83 2 years ago
Interesting stuff as always, Mr. Wick. I hope you aren't trying to make me break my new year's resolution of not buying any RPGs in 2010!
deadlytoque 2 years ago
As a suggestion - Ronins get to make their clan as normal. However they get 1 of the 3 aspects as invokeable aspects and BOTH of the other 2 as compel ONLY aspects. Also I'd say that your clans strength is now your weakness so you get -1 to that aspect rather than +1. The Ronin gets to put the "missing" point into the area that would normally be their personal weakness (that is to say you'd get 1 instead of the normal 0)
CaptainCathode 2 years ago
I think the ronin thing is to do with the romanticised ronin ideals...
Toshiro Mifune played several characters that fit the bill, Usagi Yojimbo follows several ronin people would want to play, and in L5R you had Ginawa, Totori, Dairya and the masked ronin all as interesting (sometimes perfect for tragedy), keynote characters, all with analogues in other fiction.
Tsanuri 2 years ago
Nice. I'll be waiting for that.
I'm also waiting for the next Yesterday's Tomorrow GDJ, by the way... Is it coming? Is it on a hiatus?
It's not done yet, is it? I mean, the video series.
allluckyseven 2 years ago
Being a Ronin makes everything a lot more interesting. As long as you consider mere survival interesting.
wafflesmacduff 2 years ago
This sounds very familiar to games played in college in Minnesota...'eh Johnny? Remember oh Game Master?
Master Jedi G $
SIXVOLTBAND 2 years ago
Have we met?
LordStrange 2 years ago
Sounds really cool, I can't wait 'till the next installment..
jtheunfathom 2 years ago