Hearts of Wulin (softcover)

Hearts of Wulinis a game of wuxia melodrama, Powered by the Apocalypse. Players take the role of skilled martial artists in a world of rival clans, conspiracies, and obligations. The game emulates films likeCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Chinese wuxia TV series likeTheSmilingProud WandererandFox Volant of the Snowy Mountain, and Chinese martial arts novels from the second half of the twentieth century. In these tales, romance is as dangerous as a blade. Everyone has ties to factions, loves they cant quite express, and secrets which will shake them to their core. As in the source material, stories inHearts of Wulinare driven by the characters duties, romantic desires, and entanglements with other characters.You get everything you need to play the game in three different styles: Core, Courtly, and Fantastic. The core game is as described above: a game of wuxia melodrama featuring wandering wulin warriors. The courtly style of play sets the game in a world of politics and factional scheming. The fantastic game adds strong elements of the superrnatural to the story. Each style of play has its own playbooks and movesit’s like having three games in one!13th Age RPG delivers an incredible fantasy storytelling experience. io9One of the best systems Ive encounteredand Ive either played or read the rules to countless d20 systems at this pointis 13th Age Its fun, fast and accessible. Forbes.com