L5R RPG: Art Of The Duel
STK #3203 ISBN #1-59472-041-X SRP $34.95
One on one contests have long been a defining element of Rokugani society. From famous iaijutsu duels to the challenges of wit between courtiers, the samurai of the Emerald Empire always seek to best one another and gain glory & honor for their Clan. Art of the Duel brings new depth and variety to the challenges your samurai & shugenja can face, as well as new tools to overcome their foes! This book features new rules & information for not only martial duels but also contests such as oratory, heraldry, sumai, archery, and even the famous Crab drinking contest. The tradition of magical duels among shugenja is also detailed, along with the strange competitions held among the Nezumi, Naga, and even the creatures of the Shadowlands.
Available – April 2007
L5R RPG: Emerald Empire – The Legend Of The Five Rings Companion
STK #3204 ISBN #978-1-59472-042-0 SRP $39.95
320 pages, hard-bound
Emerald Empire is a must-have for Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game Players & GMs who wish to bring their campaigns alive with a wealth of details about the workings of Rokugani life, as well as plot hooks and adventure ideas. It is also a crucial resource for players who want to understand how their characters — or the NPCs whom they encounter — are expected to act, and think and feel, and how they are shaped by the world in which they live.
Above all, Emerald Empire: The Legend of the Five Rings Companion is a comprehensive guide to the world of Rokugan, its wonders and its commonplaces. It is a rules supplement that requires the Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game Third Edition core rulebook to make full use of it, but it also contains by itself much of interest to any Legend of the Five Rings fan.
Release Date – June 18th, 2007
