The Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Core Rulebook is a 336-page, full-color guide to Rokugan and the intrigue of the Emerald Empire. Players will create characters through a new version of the Game of 20 Questions process first used in the first edition of the game. There are seven chapters for Game Masters, featuring advice on running a game or campaign and mechanical rules advice. MSRP is $49.95.
The L5R RPG uses a set of custom dice to decide the success/failure, strife, and narrative opportunities generated by each test a character faces. The Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Dice Pack includes 10 custom dice – five black and five white. MSRP is $12.95. The Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game Game Master’s Kit includes a GM screen and a beginning adventure for players, Dark Tides. The GM Screen is filled with rule reminders and tables (with an index of commonly referenced rules) and allows the GM to hide skill checks if they wish. MSRP is $19.95.These products will follow the release of the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Beginner Game, which is also due in Q3 (see “First 'L5R RPG' Title from FFG”).