LionWing To Bring Japanese TTRPG Wares Blade To The US
LionWing Publishing has brought over Japanese tabletop roleplaying games before, but with their next release, they’re launching a series: ‘Legends of Japan,” a line of newly translated TTRPGs from the past that America has never properly seen. And they’re starting with Wares Blade, a mecha-fantasy RPG that was first published in 1989 and grew to be one of the region’s most popular tabletop games during the 1990s. Wares Blade takes place on the continent of Ahan, a massive landmass containing dozens of countries battling for power. But there’s nothing more powerful than Ryude, “semi-sentient bio-mechanical warriors animated by enigmatic technologies” — mechs in other words. Ryude have transformed how wars are fought, but you’re not a king or army commander…you and your friends are “mavericks,” opportunists wandering Ahan looking for work. “In their quest for fortune, they’ll inevitably have to contend with ancient relics, dangerous beasts, political intrigue – and the towering Ryude!” says LionWing. What you’ll need to play Wares Blade is mainly the English-language rulebook, which will not be a translation of the ’89 original but its revised and expanded edition published by Hobby Japan in 1994. The Kickstarter that launches soon will offer extras. Four playable classes […]
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