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  • A Heroic Wuxia Inspired Roleplay with Tactical Combat

    Wandering Blades is a cinematic martial arts roleplaying game where strategic combat and heroic storytelling come together in a world inspired by classic wuxia tales.
    Wandering Blades is a roleplaying game of martial arts melodrama for 25 players, where heroes wander the land righting wrongs and battling oppression. Inspired by wuxia cinema, anime, and action games, it features fast-paced, hyper-lethal combat powered by inner qi and driven by strategy over luck. Players choose from three archetypes - knight errant, outlaw, or scholar - each rooted in wuxia tradition. The rules are easy to learn but offer tactical depth, emphasizing momentum and cinematic action. Characters solve problems through attributes rather than skills, reflecting the genre's larger-than-life feel. Streamlined procedures support narrative storytelling and sandbox-style adventures. Wandering Blades empowers players to create heroic, high-drama tales in a world shaped by justice, honor, and deadly martial arts.

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    twitch Stream,I liked how Daniel Kwan described the mechanics — also Wuxia films RULE ; Heard about it in between 2 Cairns and loved the description ; Sounded awesome on DM Master of None podcast ; I know Daniel and am interested to see his new project. ; Got the QuickStart and ran the game last year ; OSR + Wuxia is an interesting premise ; I love OSR and Wuxia ttrpgs, and Im always looking for new titles to try out. ; Loved l5r, really appreciated your detailed breakdown of when and how it is problematic, and have be ; I love the mix of hyper violent combat with OSR rules! ; also from Ontario, Tony is cool, its a gift for my dad! The theme and an era where swords had names ; friend recommendation ; Looked cool, I enjoy the aesthetics ; I want to have a game to roleplay wuxia with ; I like the premise, presentation, and art style. The $35 price tag made it an easy decision. I trust ; It sounds cool, and I like content from diverse creators. ; Love the theming, quickstart looks promising! ; I heard Daniel on Between Two Cairns ; I like wuxia ; Setting and themes ; The way Daniel described it on Asians Represent ; Heard good things on the Between Two Cairns podcast ; I see a lot of care put into your project and want to help you guys at least a little bit with reach ; I like this climate of the game ; looked cool and someone i follow on blusky posted about working on it ; Familiar with some of Daniel Kwans previous work ; Looks interesting ; Its a much more unique setting, both design and tone, than is usually made so it caught my interest. ; I love wuxia! ; Intriguing premise ; I like wuxia ; Seems like fun ; The genre is one I have not seen much of in TTRPGs, and the testimonials were from creators I trust. ; Liked Wu Xia, disliked projects like Weapons of the Gods in the past, and the scope of the project c ; Im very interested in Japanese and Chinese history. Martial arts, and related films were a large par ; looks cool as fuck ; Ive been waiting for this for a long time by following you on Discord ; It looks cool ; Captures the essence of what I like and different enough from L5r ; The style ; Always on the lookout for something that feels different. ; Because Im interested in both martial arts TV dramas and tabletop role-playing games ; i love Wuxia stories ; Like the theme, intrigued by the mechanics. ; it looked interesting ; I like supporting Canadian creators, and I like wuxia and xianxia novels. ; Looked cool! ; Art, vibes, Canadian project ; I heard Daniel Kwan on Between Two Cairns and it sounds like a really cool idea. ; Ive been deeply immersed in art house (specifically Asian/south east Asian cinema) for many years. I ; Heard an interview on a podcast that made me excited for this project ; I heard an interview. ; Well you are Canadian and I love Canadian TTRPGs and this has a great concept! ; The art looked interesting and Im curious about the system ; I just recently watched the 4th season of Thunderbolt Fantasy in preperatio

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