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I need to get a copy of this game. First of all, it’s gorgeous. Second, it is pretty much the best wuxia-genre RPG I’ve read….supplanting even Rebecca Borgstrom’s brilliant Weapons of the Gods. WOTG is detailed and amazing, but Qin manages to pull off the same level of setting and genre detail with a rules system that I find far more elegant and evocative. Character stats based on the 5 Chinese elements, a game system that allows for over-the-top kung fu, and a magic system that replicates alchemy, sorcery and more.
I’m getting an itch to do something with Qin — although not using the standard wuxia setting out-of-the-box. I’m thinking that this system would be a great choice for me to explore an idea that I’ve had — a “genre mash-up” fantasy. Whereas most fantasy uses medieval/dark-ages Europe as its foundation, my nameless idea uses a mix of the American western and Chinese wuxia, perhaps with a few other kitchen-sink genre elements thrown in for spice.
Not sure if anything will come of it, but this nifty RPG is perfect for exploration of the idea, if nothing else.
Ooooh. Me want.
It’s a lovely book. I was lucky enough to get one at GenCon Indy last August and was amazed it then took the best part of five months to get into general circulation!!
I took my copy to the shop and the games club I run and wet a load of peoples appetites only to starve them in the gaming wilderness!
Glad it’s here now though :)
Ive always wondered why a gangster 30’s fantasy base never took hold.
I’m another “picked it up at GenCon” guy, and absolutely loved Qin.
Sometimes it’s the little things … like the fact that balanced near equal stats offer more advantage than widely disparate stats. it’s a simple idea, but it hooks in perfectly to concepts of balanced Yin and Yang.
Doug.
I picked up that copy at Tabletop Games in Overland Park. I’ll keep an eye out if they get more copies in.
Oooo, nifty…
The Map is here and character sheets are here.
Hooray for mashup fantasy!!!!
The art and general book design are beautiful.
The TYPESETTING, however, is absolutely atrocious.