Return to Rokugan, where honor is a force more powerful than steel. For one thousand years, the Empire of Rokugan has stood as a bastion of nobility, honor, and virtue. These lands are ruled by the samurai, powerful heroes who carry the katana and wakizashi as their badge of rank. Eight Great Clans vie with one another for supremacy over these lands, all under the eye of the mighty Emperor. And to the south, the Shadowlands, the eternal enemy of Rokugan, waits for the next opportunity to disrupt all that these foolish mortals have built. It is a land of intrigue, wonder, and adventure. Welcome to the third iteration of the Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game. This player's guide will provide players and GM's with all of the setting, culture, and rules needed to create characters in the Legend of the Five Rings world and stage ongoing campaigns in Rokugan. While this book contains an updated version of the familiar rules, conversion rules will be included so that none of the many previous volumes set in this world will ever be obsolete. The best Asian style fantasy setting roleplaying game of this generation returns to its roots with its release this summer. Legend of the Five Rings 3rd Edition returns focus to the Roll and Keep(R&amp;K) system originally released in 1996. Conveying a deeper sense of realism, the R&amp;K system best simulates the tension, reality, and lethality of Samurai drama. Look for it more information in the coming weeks here at L5R.com. 
* Thrilling fantasy setting based on the myths and culture of Japan, China, and other Asian nations 
* A new generation of the beloved Legend of the Five Rings roll and keep system. 
* Streamlines existing rules without making previous products obsolete. 
* Excellent sourcebook for Rokugani culture and history

L5R The Roleplaying Game 3ed *OP

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Shawn Carman

Rich Wulf

Seth Mason

Brian Yoon

Fred Wan

Gaming

We are not the footnotes of history. We follow in the footsteps of heroes. ― Toturi Kyoji  While the Great Clans are the Empire’s most obvious movers of great events, they are not the only ones. Almost since the Dawn of the Empire, the Emperor has retained the right to create Minor Clans as reward to those who have served him with great distinction, and they have carved out the right to be recognized as history. The Imperial Families ― the Seppun, the Otomo and the Miya ― have devoted their lives to serving the Emperor directly, and although they are small compared to the Great Clan Families, the pride that they take in their role as the Emperor’s own retained servants makes up for their lack of numbers. And ronin, though despised as  wave-men,  are always useful to their betters as freelance soldiers and on occasion important parts of the social order.  Fealty and Freedom  examines all of these Rokugani factions and gives them their due.  Fealty and Freedom  features:    Detailed histories of the Minor Clans, the Imperial Families and the role of Ronin in the Rokugan including profiles of notable characters    Advice and insight for playing characters from all of these factions and how their unique perspectives fit into the Emerald Empire    New and updated character creation and development mechanics for all existing Minor Clans, the Imperial Families and Ronin characters    Historical summery describing some of the factions that have disappeared from the Empire including the Hantei and Toturi Families and Minor Clans that have been absorbed into the Great Clans    Fealty & Freedom is the definitive source for the inner workings and character of Rokugan’s minor factions. Players and game masters alike will find exciting new insight into life outside the Great Clans. With all new schools, paths and powerful items this book is an essential addition to any Legend of the Five Rings library.

L5R Fealty and Freedom*OP

Alderac Entertainment Group

Three vows that mean everything to a samurai. To break any one is a sin deserving of death. To break all three is an affront to everything a samurai stands for; yet at times only sacrifice can mean victory. The assassination of a Crab Clan leader is the first in a web of events that sets the noble Imperial Magistrate Seppun Tashime on a journey through the Emerald Empire. As his investigations unfold, the true, horrifying scope of what he must face becomes apparent. Thrust into conflict with an ancient evil, will Tashime and his comrades from the Great Clans stave off disaster, or will his actions imperil the Empire even further? Death at Koten is the first graphic novel set in the epic Legend of the Five Rings storyline. A multiple award-winning game, Legend of the Five Rings tells the story of the Emerald Empire, where Great Clans vie against each other for control, while the denizens of the Shadowlands wait for any sign of weakness. Samurai drama meets fantasy in a storyline that lives in the imaginations of thousands across the world.

Death at Koten: Legend of the Five Rings

Teen & Young Adult

Now Emerald Empire returns to print as Emerald Empire, Fourth Edition. This edition includes all of the information found in the previous edition, such as the various aspects of Rokugani life, politics, war, commerce, and the basic rhythms and rituals of daily existence. However this new edition also contains nearly one hundred pages of new information on the Empire, as well as updating all of the previous statistics for the L5R Fourth Edition rules set. Dozens of tables and hooks designed to provide quick reference for GMs who want to incorporate details of how daily life is lived in Rokugan, as well as anyone who is simply interested in the intricate life of the samurai. Clear and systematic descriptions of Rokugan's social and political hierarchy, so that you never have to worry about who answers to whom in the Great Clans, the Minor Clans, and the Imperial Court. A comprehensive look at law and order in the Empire, as well as the role of religion in the lives of those at all strata of the Celestial Order. All new information, including new schools and returning favorites such as the Shinjo Bushi and the Ikoma Lion's Shadow.

Emerald Empire 4th Edition*OP

This book brings greater depth to the magic of the shugenja class, elaborating on the strange magic of the Legend of the Five Rings campaign setting.

Magic of Rokugan

Travis Heermann

Aaron Medwin

Way of the Samurai (Legend of the Five Rings: Oriental Adventures)

"Lying in Darkness, Evil cannot hide from Fate." The d20 fantasy game is about brave heroes facing off against terrible foes. With this sourcebook, the good guys have it better than ever. Roleplaying tips teach players how to craft unique, three-dimensional characters, while new rules arm the forces of good with powerful new weapons. All d20 players will find useful new prestige classes, feats, magic items, and roleplaying advice within this book, while DMs have a selection of new and variant rules to help make the action in their games much more heroically cinematic. New prestige classes for heroic characters, including new options for the paladin class. More flavors of good, with new paladin sub-types designed for each good alignment. Feats, spells, and magic items specially tailored for heroes to use against blackguards, dragons, and other villains. Alignments with bite. The gods smile upon a hero, but smite a heretic. Stray from the path of the righteous at your own peril. New rules to kick the cinematic action in RPGs up a notch. Meta-rules allow players to boost their character's efforts and strike a heroic pose worthy of the greatest action heroes.

Good (d20)

Mike Mearls

Steve Crow

Andrew Getting

Travis Heerman

Secrets of the Crab *OP (Legend of the Five Rings)

Jed Carleton

Roger Gina-Sorolla

What are heroes without villains? Unemployed, that's what! Fortunately, Freedom's Most Wanted provides heroes with corrupt crimes to solve, dastardly plots to unravel, and sinister super-villainy to defeat in your Mutants &amp; Masterminds campaign.

Mutants Masterminds Freedoms Most Wanted

Humor & Entertainment

Steve Kenson

Scott Bennie

Christopher McGlothlin

Aaron Sullivan

Chris Huff

Lucien Soulban

Jeff Craig

Sean Johnson

Puzzles & Games

Green Ronin Publishing, LLC

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