Burning Shaolin (Feng Shui/D20) [Paperback]

Robin D. Laws (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 2001

You live in a time when corrupt eunuch officials undermine the once-great ruling Dynasty; when martial artists, white-bearded old masters, and supernatural creatures struggle for control of powerful chi forces; when a band of honorable warriors is called upon to battle a demon sorcerer in a legendary mountain monastery...

...this is one demon in dire need of some Kung Fu butt kicking!

Burning Shaolin is a dual-system d20/Feng Shui adventure, the first in the Coriolis line of dual-system roleplaying game supplements. It includes:

* Complete rules for playing the scenario with either an existing 6th- to 8th-level d20 group, or beginning Feng Shui characters.

* New d20 rules for fast-paced action movie-style combat: "Faceless Horde" rules provide large groups of opponents for the heroes to bowl quickly through, in large part to show off how buff the PCs are; the wuxia combat rules let d20 characters defy gravity and perform the stunts Feng Shui is known for.

* New d20 goodies: Mushroom Men that explode when mistreated, Demon Monks, poisonous Demon Ichor, the rod of lingering agony, and wondrous flying coffins powered by those imprisoned within.

* Kung Fu butt kicking action!

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About the Author

Robin D. Laws is the designer of Feng Shui and various other games, including the recently-released Rune (Atlas) and Dying Earth (Pelgrane Press). Check out his fiction: The Rough and the Smooth, from Atlas, and the upcoming Promise of Thunder, a Glorantha novel from Issaries, Inc. Robin lives in the city of Toronto, where he is currently obsessed with his new DVD player.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Atlas Games (October 12, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 158978006X
• ISBN-13: 978-1589780064
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,383,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Kung Fu Fighting!, April 16, 2002

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This review is from: Burning Shaolin (Feng Shui/D20) (Paperback)

The d20 system that powers DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and CALL OF CTHULHU plunges into the kung fu movie blender with BURNING SHAOLIN. A crazed romp through feudal China for mid-level characters, with opportunities for Jet Li-styled mayhem abounding, this adventure ties into Atlas Games' roleplaying game, FENG SHUI, and features material compatible with that system side-by-side with that for d20. Players of either system, however, will not find BURNING SHAOLIN's connection to another game problematic, as the text is very well organized, and tightly written.

Great as a one-off for d20 players, or as part of an ongoing action campaign with FENG SHUI, BURNING SHAOLIN is excellent value for the money, with "crunchy" d20 rules bits for those who seek to add more flair to THEIR game, and more story-driven meat for the secret warriors that do battle in FENG SHUI.