Sengoku, Revised Edition [Paperback]

Anthony J. Bryant (Author), Mark T. Arsenault (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2002

The award winning Sengoku Roleplaying Game.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...a seminal work in historical RPGs. Sengoku sets the new standard. The most historically accurate samurai RPG ever created. -- AniMail Newsletter #11 (Central Park Media)

...exceedingly thorough. [It's] stepped up to the head of the line for authentic, detailed treatment of this fascinating era. -- Pyramid Magazine, December 17, 1999

9/10. A masterpiece... unique in its scope, detail, accuracy and playability. Simply the best feudal Japanese, historical RPG ever published. -- RolePlayNews.com

I'm impressed as hell. Best collection of hard info on the setting I've seen outside of my college textbooks. -- Gareth M. Skarka

Ichiban desu yo! Drop whatever you are doing and go buy [Sengoku]! -- Knights of the Dinner Table #38

From the Publisher

Sengoku: Chanbara Roleplaying in Feudal Japan has received the following awards and nominations!

o Best Historical Game, 1999 (AniMail / Central Park Media)
o Best Roleplaying Game Nominee (Origins Awards, 1999)
o Best Oriental RPG Book (Academy of Oriental RPGs, 2000)
o Grg D'Or Award Nominee (Guide du Roliste Galactique, 2002)

Product Details

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Gold Rush Games; Revised edition (May 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890305502
• ISBN-13: 978-1890305505
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,895,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of it's kind., January 14, 2002

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Aaron Newlands "Sithgod" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sengoku: Revised Edition (Sengoku Roleplaying) (Paperback)

Of all the Japanese style rpg's done over the years this one is the best by far. But with all the talk of Legends of the five rings and about how good it is meant to be. It can become hard to find an alternative.
But there is an alternative to the corperate heavy and rigid L5R. And that alternative offers you something that L5R does not...choice.
Sengoku is all about choice. It gives pages and pages about the Sengoku era. It gives you the choice of playing Ninja characters. Something L5R treats with distain. It gives you the choice of realistic to flying through the air styles of game. It talks about having a mixed party of Samurai and Ninja and how each style of game is different with that in mind.
The information is very well defined and laid out. Some of the rules are a little harder to understand. A little more clarity would not have gone astray here and there. But that does not ruin how good a game this is. This game is all about role play and not about having to fit within the designers idea of what is good.
Of them all I strongly recommend Sengoku. And if you find that you just can't tear yourself away from L5R then you will even find converstion notes in the back of the Sengoku book. This book is worth the money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Japanese History Comes Alive, July 21, 2008

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Eddie Sells (Oklahoma City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sengoku, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This is a role-playing game but the depth of the background material is such that it could nearly be a history book on ancient and medieval Japan. The material is well organized and I have found myself reading this book simply for the enjoyment of learning the background. As a role-playing game I think Sengoku has few equals. I own dozens of RPGs and this volume is among the best in my collection.

4.0 out of 5 stars great material hampered by poor layout, July 10, 2006

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K. Straley (Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sengoku, Revised Edition (Paperback)

Somewhere in this great history book there's a game. The authors have definitely done their homework in studying the culture of late 16th century Japan. They've also got a great filmography and bibliography at the back. As far as content is concerned, Sengoku sets the bar quite high for historical RPGs. The actual conversion of this historical information into a playable game is, however, a bit awkward. The book is also seriously hampered by the amateurish artwork and layout reminiscent of RPGs of 30 years ago. Still, I've worn the cover off my copy of the book so its obviously a worthwhile read.