[Rite Pub] Way of the Yakuza and Faces of the Tarnished Souk

[Qwillion]

Journey with us on the Way of the Yakuza!

Organizations initially created for the protection of their communities, the Yakuza have evolved into a unique culture fiercely loyal to their traditions. Easily identified by their colorful tattoos, Yakuza brethren are a hard, violent lot given to drink, gambling and lechery. They practice extortion, engage in smuggling, sell powerful narcotics, and regularly force women into prostitution. Yet, despite their numerous faults, they view themselves as folk heroes, warriors fighting for the common man against the dangers of the world.

Way of the Yakuza presents a wealth of information for players and Game Masters alike. This 32 page PDF contains an extensive overview of the Yakuza culture, Yakuza character options (including archetypes, traits, feats, spells, enchanted tattoos and more), and a new method for creating unique Yakuza-gang stat blocks. Additionally, for GM's looking for a quick adventure, there is even a Yakuza controlled mountain village, complete with map and adventure seeds. Whether you want a Yakuza centric campaign, or just want to add flavor to your setting, this book has something for you.

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"Dreams made real are the only dreams that matter."

Whereas some believe that fire is a tool of destruction, the wise know that the burning heat of the forge is a source of creation as well. Stoked by the pain of an unknowable loss, the fiery genius Kahrvass Fleymbrow toils relentlessly, crafting works with an unsurpassed skill of which others can only dream.

This product provides Game Masters with details on a inspired artisan found amongst the Faces of the Tarnished Souk, ready for immediate use in any campaign - but especially for use within the Coliseum Morpheuon. Each entry features ingenious stat-blocks from multiple OGL sources, history, motivation, secrets, and insight into the NPC's most carefully guarded dreams, along with complete game statistics for low, middle, and high levels of play.

Within you will find:
Kahrvass Fleymbrow, a smoldering smith with the skills to make entire worlds.

• CR 20 Male advanced magma azer artisan 17
  CR 15 Male advanced magma azer artisan 13
  CR 8 Male advanced azer artisan 6
  Magma creature template, engineering erupting elementals that will earn your players' ire
  New magical items - a brand that literally sears a character's desire into their flesh, and dreamcatchers that can intercept hazardous hopes and aggressive aspirations
  And introducing the Artisan - a new class designed to create and craft with serious skill

Read the Full-sized Preview or get your copy HERE

 

[gamerprinter]

The Way of the Yakuza provides rules for PC yakuza members, for opposing NPC encounters, and while specifically a Japanese style crime organization, with some change-ups in the included class archetypes, this book could effectively create any crime organization from Mafia styled groups to nonhuman smugglers - so its more than just a Japan-esque faction.

There is an archetype for blind bards called the Moso - think of a bard with the Oracle's blind curse, but with the ability to effectively fight hand to hand based on sound alone. Aside from two types of rogues and a fighter archetype for yakuza, the other of the more interesting class builds is the Horimyo (tattoo wizard).

Perhaps the best part of this product is the gang stat-block. Using the GMG city stat-block to base upon, a gang stat-block allows GMs to create custom yakuza gangs with their own focus, wealth, smuggling limitations, attitudes, goals and aptitudes to be effective smugglers, gamblers, pimps, drug pushers, loan sharks and all the other common and uncommon activities of a criminal group.

The last part puts this part in practice creating a custom yakuza gang operating a mountain smuggling operation having taken over a village - the comes complete with its own keyed map, and adventure seeds. Almost an adventure in itself...

Worth checking out I think...

GP

 

[lmpjr007]

Perhaps the best part of this product is the gang stat-block. Using the GMG city stat-block to base upon, a gang stat-block allows GMs to create custom yakuza gangs with their own focus, wealth, smuggling limitations, attitudes, goals and aptitudes to be effective smugglers, gamblers, pimps, drug pushers, loan sharks and all the other common and uncommon activities of a criminal group.

...And with that, you just sold me a copy. Thanks!

 

[gamerprinter]

Thanks, LPjr!

Well the first review is in and its 4 stars - while I think this is a 5 star product, it's still a good showing. Review is on RPGNow/DrivethruRPG

Hopefully we'll have more reviews sooner, rather than later.

GP