Overview
- A WORLD OF ADVENTURE AWAITS: Take on the roles of samurai from the seven Great Clans serving their lords across Rokugan where warriors, courtiers, priests and monks defend their lord’s interests while upholding the Code of Bushidō, a code that demands samurai ignore their own desires in favor of justice, loyalty, and honor.
- ROLEPLAYING STRATEGY GAME: What lines will your character cross at their lord’s order? What desires will your character sacrifice to uphold their ideals? Eastern storytelling valorizes individuals sacrificing themselves to maintain societal harmony, but ideals and human emotions cannot easily be put aside even by the greatest of samurai and this inner conflict drives the drama of Legend of the Five Rings.
- CORE RULEBOOK: With all the rules you need to craft player characters through the Game of 20 Questions, a wide assortment of new skills, techniques, and equipment, and in-depth explanations of the rules and systems of the games, players have all they need to enter the world of Rokugan.
- YOUR GUIDE TO ADVENTURE: Game Masters gain the knowledge to construct adventures and individual scenes as well as a wealth of non-player characters to populate the Emerald Empire. With all this information contained in 336 stunning, full-color pages, the Core Rulebook is perfect for experienced samurai looking to explore the world of Rokugan in their own way.
- NUMBER OF PLAYERS AND AVERAGE PLAYTIME: This immersive roleplaying game for adults and teens is made for 3 to 5 players and is suitable for ages 14 and older. Average playtime is approximately 2 hours.
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Alex Nutter Verified Buyer –
Overall an excellent product. Art is gorgeous and captures the reader’s imagination right away. The setting and story are engaging. This has quickly become one of my favorite systems to play with at the table.
While the layout has some issues, it is not enough to detract from the experience. A couple read throughs and well-placed sticky notes solve this issue.
Some have labeled the system ‘crunchy’. While there is enough to sink your teeth into it is not overwhelming. I would rate the learning curve as steep as 5e. Some may recoil in shock at the proprietary dice, but give it a try. It’s like finally adding salt to a dish of flavorless narrative cooked up by 5e.
One of the best aspects of the game is the combat. Once learned it is gritty, dangerous and dynamic. Tired of your barbarian or fighter spamming attack’s all the time? Tired of building the same high dex low intelligence rogue? Give L5R a shot. It’ll be a delightful breath of fresh air.
Robert Verified Buyer –
Great book. I’m new to this RPG but it seems to be very immersive and well thought-out. It’s not a game that can be picked up quickly and easiy but it can go really smooth with a bit of planning.
The art is absolutely stunning and really gets creativity flowing, introducing you to the world of Rokugan.
fred c krieger jr Verified Buyer –
Ryan Erik Verified Buyer –
I played 4e and loved the setting, but the rules were cumbersome and the character creation / advancement was time consuming and unrewarding. 5e enhances character creation by making the 20 questions that you have to answer have actual benefits to the character. This game has a really unique character creation and advancement process now that I like.
The new dice are a welcome improvement as well. They simplified the game dramatically. Anyone whose played another Fantasy Flight game will recognize the style (Such as the new Star Wars RPG). At first I was resistant, but now that I’m using it, it’s a lot clearer. The only downside is that you have to buy them, but I just use a free online dice roller app.
Also, the art is awesome. I can’t say enough how lovely the art is. Wow. It has classic Asian art styles combined with incredibly beautiful character portraits.
Franck Bouvot Verified Buyer –
Si la 4è édition possède le plus beau livre de la collection, la remise à jour (enfin) du système de jeu est vraiment excellente. On a un petit retour aux sources et un petit parfum de première édition avec un retour en arrière dans la timeline. Les nouveaux dés spéciaux vont probablement rebuter certaines personnes, mais je trouve qu’avec la gestion des approches, on a la bonne idée de cette mouture. Je la conseille à 100%
Pour les anglophobes, je conseille d’attendre quelques mois pour la VF de qualité qui ne va pas tarder à être disponible.
Belial Verified Buyer –
The system is a huge improvement over Genesis/Swrpg system by leaps and bounds in my eyes. I expected to dislike the game, but was pleasantly surprised. There’s still more of a learning curve than I would care for, but it’s not bad. I’m also biased toward the setting which helps and I don’t play with Munchkins so I have no idea if the games is breakable, I’d tread lightly.
Miguel Brás Neves Pinto Martins Verified Buyer –
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Anonymous Verified Buyer –
Fantasy Flight Games has another winner with this system. I have loved the Legend of the Five Rings setting for years and getting the chance to play as a noble Samurai or a scurrilous assassin has filled me with excitement. Would definitely recommend picking up the beginner game set as well to start you with dice and a beginning mod. The online resources that are available for free also help to set this apart as a real winner.