Weapons of the Gods is a great game of wuxia fun set in an imaginatively rendered mystic China - it's not at all dependent on the comic for which it is named, and is recommended to all fans of kung fu and wuxia.
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Re: [RPG]: Weapons of the Gods, reviewed by Kasumi (5/5)
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The book is $39.95US.
And based on the PDF, should be more than worth it.
I plan on buying several copies (and/or tricking players into doing so) - it'll be much easier if every player has access to their loresheets. Of course, this is where PDF comes into it's own - you can just print off whatever Lores your character knows and put them in a binder.
Re: [RPG]: Weapons of the Gods, reviewed by Kasumi (5/5)
Heh. I actually picked up 5 copies at GenCon (one for self, the rest for friends). Man, that was a schweeeeeet deal. Excellent looking game, very unique rules.
Re: [RPG]: Weapons of the Gods, reviewed by Kasumi (5/5)
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I second that one Really looking forward to this game, it looks pretty awesome.
Ash
Me too. This game looks absolutely awesome and I am glad the review got me to take a look.
I have mostly worked out analytic formulas for the simplified dice poker/lexicographic semiorder ("Lex system"? ) they use in the game. It was surprisingly simple, despite looking complex.
Jay
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A couple of questions I still have which you may be able to answer, since you've GMed (or WSed) the Classic:
i) How experienced with RPGs were your players? Do you think WotG be a good game for introducing new players to RPGs in general?
ii) My one worry about the system (I have the Book of Wood PDF) is the amount of book-keeping, since every martial artist character has to keep track of the 5 colours of Chi, Joss, damage and Chi Aura usage. Did you or your players find this a problem, or am I worrying unnecessarily?
A couple of questions I still have which you may be able to answer, since you've GMed (or WSed) the Classic:
i) How experienced with RPGs were your players? Do you think WotG be a good game for introducing new players to RPGs in general?
Very experienced players. I think WotG would make a decent introductory game, though - the systems aren't particularly complex, and the only places where there's a bit of dissonance tend to be where it's different to most games, not problematic in of themselves.
I'd suggest pregens/one shot for new players as an introduction before having them make character creation decisions, though.
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ii) My one worry about the system (I have the Book of Wood PDF) is the amount of book-keeping, since every martial artist character has to keep track of the 5 colours of Chi, Joss, damage and Chi Aura usage. Did you or your players find this a problem, or am I worrying unnecessarily?
My players used dice, beads or scrap paper, and seemed to have no trouble at all; while there's a fair bit to keep track of, only damage ever gets much beyond 5, chi regain and chi aura are usually the same every turn, and the kung-fu costs are fairly simple. By way of comparison, they probably had a slightly easier time keeping track of stuff than in Exalted or D&D, though to be fair they were experienced players and don't have much trouble in those systems either.
Really looking forward to this game, it looks pretty awesome.
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