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GURPS Japan Paperback – February 15, 2019

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Beauty, Terror, and Adventure

Experience the rigid etiquette of the Emperor's court, the delicate beauty of the tea ceremony and the savage pleasure of viewing the severed heads of your enemies. In this book, you'll find:

  • Character templates for samurai, ninja, warrior priests, geisha, elemental sorcerers, and more. Each template also features a sample character ready for adventure!
  • Racial packages for fox spirits, artifact spirits, long-necks, and the vampiric gaki.
  • Rules for Japanese magic, with new spells, new elemental colleges, and notes on Asian alchemy.
  • New martial arts styles, from weapon arts like Miyamoto Musashi's Nito Ryu (School of Two Swords) to bajutsu (horsemanship) and suieijutsu (fighting in water), to the truly esoteric kiaijutsu (spirit harmony techniques).
  • Detailed background information on two historic eras, the Warring States Period (1467-1600) and the Late Tokugawa Era (1680-1868); the important people, places and events are all here!

Stand on either side as the explorers from the West meet the ancient Empire of the Rising Sun. Magic and swordplay, power and poetry, beauty and terror – all await you in GURPS Japan Second Edition!

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GURPS Japan, RPG, roleplaying game, Steve Jackson Games
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Experience the rigid etiquette of the Emperor's court, the delicate beauty of the tea ceremony and the savage pleasure of viewing the severed heads of your enemies. Includes detailed background information on two historic eras, the Warring States Period (1467-1600) and the Late Tokugawa Era (1680-1868); the important people, places and events are all here!

You can stand on either side as the explorers from the West meet the ancient Empire of the Rising Sun. Magic and swordplay, power and poetry, beauty and terror – all await you in GURPS Japan Second Edition!

Here is a brief content overview:

  • Feudal Japan: Geography/Society/Map of Japan/Major Political Factions/Social Classes/Social Ideals/Life Stages and Events/Criminal Justice/Civil Justice/Religion/Time/Imperial Holidays/Farmers' Schedule
  • The Warring Provinces Era: The Ashikaga Wars of Succession/The Culture/The Temples/The Merchants/The Warring Daimyo/The Unification/The Great Unifiers
  • The Late Tokugawa Era: The Shoguns of the Late Tokugawa Era/The Culture/The Opening of Japan/Japan and the West
  • Timeline of Japanese History
  • Characters: Character Creation/Character Templates/Template Descriptions/Racial Templates/Advantages/Disadvantages/Skills/Economics, Jobs, and Wealth/Jobs/Job Table
  • Bujutsu: Japanese Martial Arts: Style Cost/Restrictions/Bujutsu of Federal Japan/Customizing Styles
  • Weapons and Equipment: Distinctive Japanese Weapons/Ninja Equipment/Equipment/Animals/Vehicles/Weapons Table
  • Magic: Changes to the GURPS Magic Rules/Increased Magic Resistance/Available Standard Spells/Spell List for GURPS Japan
  • The Japanese Campaign: Basic Plots/Mapping the Campaign
  • Japanese Bestiary: Natural Creatures/Hengeyokai (Shapeshifters)/Fabulous Creatures

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What is this? Find power and poetry in the Empire of the Rising Sun. Historic eras, daily life, martial arts, magic, natural and legendary creatures, and more. Catalog of gear from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages, plus notes on daily life, all researched for historical and technical accuracy. Colorful, detailed magic system designed for customization, including over 300 new spells and options for creating variant systems. Compilation of 48 of the meanest, vilest people, animals, and things from myth, literature, folklore, urban legends, and original ideas. Collection of over 250 plants and animals based on folklore and legends from around the world. With habitat tables, motif customization, and more. Handbook covering over 50 armed and unarmed fighting arts for many genres, plus character ideas, new combat options, and tips for making new styles.
What do I get? A 130-page softcover book with black and white pages A 130-page softcover book with black and white pages A 130-page softcover book with black and white pages A 130-page softcover book with black and white pages A 130-page softcover book with black and white pages A 162-page softcover book with black and white pages
Which edition? GURPS Third Edition GURPS Third Edition GURPS Third Edition GURPS Third Edition GURPS Third Edition GURPS Third Edition
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Steve Jackson Games (February 15, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 130 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1556348576
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1556348570
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.3 x 11 inches
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Anthony Kear
2.0 out of 5 stars Print on Demand version not a proper book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2023
Not the proper SJG published version - this is a mediocre quality print on demand copy. Cover is thin card, pages are typical laser printed cheap paper which is already warping. Flimsy and lighter than a proper quality GURPS supplement.
Photo shows the product on left : low quality POD (GURPS Japan) compared to a proper SJG GURPS supplement (GURPS Cops)
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Anthony Kear
2.0 out of 5 stars Print on Demand version not a proper book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2023
Not the proper SJG published version - this is a mediocre quality print on demand copy. Cover is thin card, pages are typical laser printed cheap paper which is already warping. Flimsy and lighter than a proper quality GURPS supplement.
Photo shows the product on left : low quality POD (GURPS Japan) compared to a proper SJG GURPS supplement (GURPS Cops)
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Claudio Altieri
3.0 out of 5 stars Abbastanza noioso...
Reviewed in Italy on February 22, 2022
I volumi d'ambientazione della Steve Jackson per GURPS sono da sempre un punto di riferimento anche per chi non gioca con questo specifico sistema, in quanto le informazioni, sempre molto puntuali e ben ricercate, sono valide per qualunque gioco di ruolo.

Questo volume non fa eccezione ma mi è risultato - specialmente nella prima parte, quella storico/introduttiva - talmente prolisso e didascalico da farmi sbadigliare.
Non so come la pensino gli altri ma la mia idea di gioco di ruolo "nippon-style" si avvicina più ad avventure in stile manga-anime storici/in costume, che non ad una riproduzione pedissequa di ogni uso e costume del Sol Levante nell'Era dello Shogunato.

Certamente avere una conoscenza generale della storia e dei costumi è importante ai fini della simulazione ma vorrei sapere a cosa possono mai servire tutto il pantheon Shinto e Buddista, ogni singola festività e ogni annotazione socio-agricolo-economica ai fini di un'avventura.

È la stessa cosa per qualsiasi gioco fantasy: è un medioevo (o Rinascimento) FANTASTICO, non certo pedissequo della realtà, anche perché la vita a quei tempi poteva definirsi tutto fuorché avventurosa tra millemila tabù, imposizioni e quant'altro, dove la gente finiva male solo per aver guardato storto il potente di turno ergo perché mandata a crepare per le ragioni più abiette o futili in battaglie e guerre quasi per il diletto del signorotto locale e il Giappone medioevale REALISTICO è la stessa, identica cosa, anzi: pure peggio, come tra l'altro viene più e più volte sottolineato durante la lettura.

Tornando a bomba, tutte queste informazioni "essenziali" vanno a mio parere a detrimento della giocabilità e visto che (o così almeno credo) si gioca per divertirsi e non per ricreare la triste e breve vita del gioviale burino Yoshi o del buon soldato Shinichi, qui prodest?
Il resto del volume è già più interessante, da un punto di vista ludico, ma piuttosto "costipato" dal numero esiguo di pagine rimaste dopo la lunghissima dissertazione storico-socio-economica.