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FASA Games, Inc.FASA Games Forums and News 2020-11-06T21:47:19 http://fasagames.com/forum/app.php/feed/topic/2094 2020-11-06T21:47:192020-11-06T21:47:19 http://fasagames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2094&p=16543#p16543 <![CDATA[Re: Creating an Earthdawn Campaign set in an Eastern setting.]]>
(A lack of funds to buy the Cathay books is dodging a bullet. They're rather a mess, to put it charitably.)

Most of the posters ahead of me already dispensed great advice for this endeavor, which is that the Disciplines are already quite well-suited to a wide variety of setting inspirations. You can swap some Talents or abilities out here or there using the guidelines for variant Disciplines, and you might want to pick up Mystic Paths to get the Gauntlet, which might require work for what you're looking for, but the only other bit of advice I can deliver is to perhaps consult more sources from within the actual cultural milieu. Take the cues from the people who made it, not filtered through Oriental Adventures or whatever successive title copied it (and the sources that copied it stretch even to White Wolf's Year of the Lotus books. Just check the description of Tou Mu in Deities and Demigods against Tou Mu in Kindred of the East, or ask why it is that they chose Hengeyokai as the name for Garou and Fera).

Statistics:Posted by Clawshaper — Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:47 pm

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Personally I don't find it necessary to ascribe Japanese specific names to ED Disciplines, most of those in Cathay don't have Chinese specific names. Terms like Shugenja for example don't really fit, as a Shugenja is more like a mountain ascetic than a magic user in Japanese Shinto/Buddhist beliefs.

I'd be interested to see where you got your other Discipline names from just to check that they are correct (for that I'd need the Kanji). Beastmaster for me should be 魔獣使い (Majūtsukai) for example.

There is a Samurai Discipline in Cathay along with some bare bones information on Ji'Poh which is ED's version of Japan. It's essentially an extremely generic Edō /Sengoku Jidai setting with terms like Daimyo, katana, wakizashi, Ronin and daisho sprinkled around to really hammer it home. For me personally, it really feels out of place in Earthdawn.

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And you can scroll down here until you find the 3rd edition Cathay overview:
http://pandagaminggrove.blogspot.com/20 ... t.html?m=1

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Boneguard wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:04 pm
Do you have the PDF/Hardcopy of the Player's Guide and the Game Master's Guide to Cathay, the Oriental setting of Earthdawn?

They are 3rd edition, but conversion is quite easy. If you do not have them, I would strongly recommend getting the PDFs.
This is very unlikely that will be able to get my hands on them anytime soon. Nor does it look like I can find any type of preview for a list of disciplines or anything of that nature actually.

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They are 3rd edition, but conversion is quite easy. If you do not have them, I would strongly recommend getting the PDFs.

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Onmyoji- Elementalist based
Samurai- Cavalryman/ Swordmaster based
Sohei- Warrior/ Archer based
Shugenja- Wizard/ Illusionist based
Wujen- Nethermancer/ Elementalist based
Shinobi- Thief based
Kensei- Swordmaster based
Chochinmochi- (roughly translated to lantern bearer, kind of my idea of one who would illuminate the way) Archer/ Scout based
Yokai Sutoka- Beastmaster based
Yojimbo- Warrior based
Muramasa- Weaponsmith based
Hanashishu- Troubadour based
Kuchu Senshi- (roughly translated to air warrior, because I am adding airships somewhere) Air Sailor based

I am interested in getting feedback even on this rough outline, as I have only got to the point of having the Shinobi somewhat mapped out to 8th circle at this point. Thank you to all who take the time to respond.

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