Legends of the Samurai Q&A
Vigilance
Explorer
Update, there's a TOC and sample core class here:
http://www.rpgobjects.com/index.php?page=pro&product_id=68
Should be on sale in a day or less.
Chuck
http://www.rpgobjects.com/index.php?page=pro&product_id=68
Should be on sale in a day or less.
Chuck
Really like what I've read so far of the first two books. I'll be picking up the campaign guide.
My only note is why cold as one of the elements that a Kenza can specialize in? It doesn't seem particularly oriental being neither one of the 5 Chinese elements: Water, Air, Fire, Metal, Wood (as used by Taoist sorcerers like the Onmyoji); or 5 Buddhist elements: Water, Air, Fire, Earth, Void (as used by Miyamoto Musashi in the Book of 5 Rings).
Also, I believe that the prestige class should be named Kensei. Probably, those with better knowledge of Japanese than me will be able to offer a definitive answer.
Jim.
My only note is why cold as one of the elements that a Kenza can specialize in? It doesn't seem particularly oriental being neither one of the 5 Chinese elements: Water, Air, Fire, Metal, Wood (as used by Taoist sorcerers like the Onmyoji); or 5 Buddhist elements: Water, Air, Fire, Earth, Void (as used by Miyamoto Musashi in the Book of 5 Rings).
Also, I believe that the prestige class should be named Kensei. Probably, those with better knowledge of Japanese than me will be able to offer a definitive answer.
Jim.
Vigilance
Explorer
Glad you're liking it so far 
On the Kensei/Kensai you're probably right. Always hard dealing with a language as different from English as that... most of the time there are multiple spellings. I'll try and find out what I can.
On the Kenza, guilty as charged... I took some liberties with his elemental spell spheres - including many that don't appear, such as Magma and Cold and excluding one that does- Void.
The reasons for the changes had a lot to do with trying to find some interesting game effects I hadn't quite seen before. I was going for a feel inspired more by Japanese fiction with the Kenza, including Anime than I was for historical accuracy.
Since my rendition of the "historical" game didn't include magic at all, I decided to go that route with the flashiest of the magicians.
Thanks for the feedback
Chuck
On the Kensei/Kensai you're probably right. Always hard dealing with a language as different from English as that... most of the time there are multiple spellings. I'll try and find out what I can.
On the Kenza, guilty as charged... I took some liberties with his elemental spell spheres - including many that don't appear, such as Magma and Cold and excluding one that does- Void.
The reasons for the changes had a lot to do with trying to find some interesting game effects I hadn't quite seen before. I was going for a feel inspired more by Japanese fiction with the Kenza, including Anime than I was for historical accuracy.
Since my rendition of the "historical" game didn't include magic at all, I decided to go that route with the flashiest of the magicians.
Thanks for the feedback
Chuck
Morgenstern
First Post
Hey Charles!
I didn't realize this was one of yours. That pretty much advances it from "check out at GenCon" to "set aside the money now". I'm guessing the hardcover will include all three books?
I didn't realize this was one of yours
. That pretty much advances it from "check out at GenCon" to "set aside the money now". I'm guessing the hardcover will include all three books?
Vigilance
Explorer
Morgenstern said:Hey Charles!
I didn't realize this was one of yours
Hey thanks
Yes the HC will be a compilation of the three PDFs, and I hope you enjoy it
Chuck
Vigilance
Explorer
Cergorach said:
The Legends books (the first being Legends of Excalibur and now Legends of the Samurai) use some new mechanics, but they are definitely compatible with the books you mention.
Samurai uses an Honor system in place of Alignment, but its pretty easy to convert the classes back to using alignment if you like that sacred cow. For the most part classes with an Honor requirement would convert to "any Lawful" while some of the PrCs like Otokodate, Yojimbo and Kensai would require a LG alignment as these are the "Paladins" of the system.
Samurai uses social class instead of race, with all the PCs being humans of various social castes. However this is easily ignored to be replaced with race, and there's some guidelines for using nonhuman races in the Campaign Guide as well.
Samurai uses spell points instead of spell slots, but maintains the 0-9 spell levels, meaning you can simply use the spell lists provided in the game and cast them with slots instead of points.
Samurai uses its own martial arts system, but since its feat based I think it should work pretty well with those presented on OA.
So there are a few differences, but having converted many adventures to run with Legends of the Samurai, it hasnt posed too much of a problem, in fact now that I've ran the system a few times I can do it on the fly.
Chuck
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