[Legend of the Five Rings] Review: Strongholds of the Empire

I’ve probably said this far too many times on this blog, but the greatest strength of the Legend of the Five Rings franchise would be the compelling setting. Having been around for 15 years, the L5R setting has evolved and matured to the point where there’s a solid sense of culture to it. And this [...]

[Legend of the Five Rings] Strongholds of the Empire PDF now available in DriveThruRPG!

With the recent announcement that the Book of Air was now available in hard copy formats, it’s nice to see that Alderac has taken some time to release something for those like me who don’t have easy access to the physical books. In this case, it would be Strongholds of the Empire, a PDF-only supplement [...]

[GenCon 2012] Legend of the Five Rings RPG by Sean Holland of Sea of Stars!

Good news to all fans of the Legends of the Five Rings RPG, Sean Holland of A Sea of Stars will be running the official L5R RPG games for GenCon this year! The games he’s offering are: For New Players: Imperial Colonies (Action Oriented) and Otomo Estates (Intrigue) For Experienced Players: Rumors? (Action Oriented) and [...]

[Legend of the Five Rings] Book of Air now Available from the Alderac Online Store

“Be like unto the wind, and nothing can resist you.” – The teachings of Isawa Mitsuko The winds are a powerful force in Rokugan, both literally and figuratively. They power the vessels of the Mantis across the known world, bring the storms that bless or ruin harvests, and empower no less than five different Fortunes. [...]

[Legend of the Five Rings] Never a Dull Blade – Postmortem

Right, so now that the campaign is over, it’s time to look at it from an objective point of view and find out what worked, what didn’t and what I can use for my next games. What worked: Sharper Focus – Putting everyone on the same side as Lion Clan samurai felt restrictive at first, [...]