Jacob Lewis
Ye Olde GM
Still working through the entire pdf, but I am quite pleased from what I am seeing thus far. This system is, in fact, its own game and with good reasons. The designers have obviously done their research, not only with the mechanics and stories of previous editions, but also on the culture and legacy of Samurai, historically and in popular fiction. It would have been a greater mistake to try and shoehorn this into their new generic RPG system as some people expected. In this regard, it was the right call to make giving the game and its legacy a stand-alone system tailored specific for the setting with a unique style all its own.