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This list is for RPGs, supplements, settings and adventures set in an ancient Japan style setting.

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1. RPG Item: The Blossoms are Falling [Average Rating:7.54 Overall Rank:426]
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Ancient Japan for Burning Wheel
 
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2. RPG Item: GURPS Japan (Second Edition) [Average Rating:7.31 Overall Rank:1197]
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A great historical reference for Japan.
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3. RPG Item: Bushido (3rd Edition) [Average Rating:7.21 Overall Rank:1106]
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A great ancient Japan RPG.

Edit: Make that Shogunate Japan, not Ancient Japan.
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Not ancient, but shogunate.
 
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4. RPG Item: Valley of the Mists [Average Rating:8.00 Unranked]
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An adventure for Bushido.
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5. RPG Item: Sengoku: Chanbara Roleplaying in Feudal Japan [Average Rating:6.62 Overall Rank:2542]
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6. RPG Item: Daisho [Average Rating:8.00 Unranked]
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Ancient Japan for the rules light 1PG system.

Edit: Make that Medieval & Shogunate Japan, not Ancient Japan.
 
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Again, not ancient. Medieval through Shogunate.
 
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7. RPG Item: Daisho Adventure Pack #1 [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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Adventures for Daisho.
 
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8. RPG Item: True20 Worlds of Adventure [Average Rating:6.80 Overall Rank:3439]
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A book of True20 settings, including Land of the Crane, a fantasy version of Japan.
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9. RPG Item: The Mountain Witch [Average Rating:7.12 Overall Rank:806]
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A one-shot Indie RPG where you play Ronin traveling up Mount Fuji to slay the evil Mountain Witch. Be careful who you trust on this journey.
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10. RPG Item: Usagi Yojimbo Role-Playing Game [Average Rating:6.08 Overall Rank:4617]
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An anthropomorphic RPG set in Ancient Japan.

Edit: Make that Shogunate Japan, not Ancient Japan.
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Shogunate, not ancient.
 
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11. RPG Item: Usagi Yojimbo Monsters! [Average Rating:6.67 Unranked]
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A "monster book" for Usagi Yojimbo
 
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12. RPG Item: Book 20: Sword of the Samurai [Average Rating:7.00 Overall Rank:4132]
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I just found this one. It looks like a choose your own adventure book.
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Yes it is, I played this one nearly 20 years agolaugh
 
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13. RPG Item: Dust Devils Revenged [Average Rating:7.57 Overall Rank:400]
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Includes a setting for medieval Japan!
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14. RPG Item: Land of Ninja [Average Rating:7.76 Overall Rank:718]
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Runequest in Nihon.
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15. RPG Item: Land of the Rising Sun [Average Rating:9.00 Unranked]
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Unfortunately no image for that. Based on Chivalry and Sorcery.
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16. RPG Item: Kagematsu [Average Rating:8.11 Overall Rank:1145]
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A one-session rpg built around the story of a ronin and a threatened village. Another one with no image-- found it hunting around. Based on the description, I'm going to have to see if I can find a copy.
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17. RPG Item: Kindred of the East Companion [Average Rating:6.20 Overall Rank:3867]
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Kindred of the East was White Wolf's Asian sub-line for Vampire: TM. This sourcebook has information on running historical games in that setting, including classic Japan.
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18. RPG Item: Jade Dragons & Hungry Ghosts [Average Rating:6.25 Unranked]
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A d20 Oriental bestiary containing many monsters from Japan.
 
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19. RPG Item: Kitsunemori Campaign Setting [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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A d20 setting based on the folklore of Japan.
 
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20. RPG Item: Legends of the Samurai [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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A d20 Samurai rpg set in Imperial Japan.
 
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21. RPG Item: Ronin: Oriental Adventures in Tokugawa Japan [Average Rating:6.00 Unranked]
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A d20 RPG setting in Tokugawa Japan. Part of Highmoon Games's Terra Mythica game line.
 
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22. RPG Item: The Gift [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
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A Pathfinder RPG adventure set in a fantasy version of Japan and loosely based on Japanese ghost stories.
 
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23. RPG: Fox Magic [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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an RPG based on the Kitsune of Japaneese myth.
 
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24. RPG Item: Iron Dynasty: Way of the Ronin [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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Steampunk Fantasy Japan for Savage Worlds
 
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including the adventures seems to clutter the list badly.
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  • Posted Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:54 pm
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Do you think I should split the adventures off into a separate list?
 
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ConanMK wrote:
Do you think I should split the adventures off into a separate list?


Probably... but you should also delete the term "ancient" from the title... since only one game on the list meets the term... Blossoms are Falling.

The rest are feudal Japanese - Medieval/Shogunate.

Ancient Japan
* Jōmon (BC10K-BC3000)
* Yayoi (BC900-AD250)
* Yamato-Kofun period (AD250-538)
Classical Japan
* Yamato-Asuka period (538-710)
* Nara period (710-794)
* Heian period (794-1185)

Feudal/Shogunate Japan (12th - 19th century)
* Kamakura period (1185-1333)
* Muromachi period (1336-1573)
* Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600)
* Edo period (1603-1868)

Specifically, Bushido is set in the Shogunate period.
L5R (and OA3) are set in a an analogue to the Shognate era, albeit one closer to Kamakura than Edo.

GURPS Japan is focussed upon the Shogunate, but does cover the Heian a bit.

Really, all these games are "Imperial Japan"... Yamato to Edo...



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  • Posted Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:59 pm
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aramis wrote:
...you should also delete the term "ancient" from the title...

Really, all these games are "Imperial Japan"... Yamato to Edo...


Thanks. I had forgotten that "Ancient Japan" was commonly used to refer to a fairly specific era. "Imperial Japan" should cover what I was going for a bit more thoroughly.
 
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