Legend of the Five Rings
From Black Country Role Playing Society
Legend of the Five Rings (often abbreviated "L5R") is a fictional setting created by Alderac Entertainment Group in 1995. The setting covers in detail the fictional land of Rokugan, and briefly many other lands and nations in the same world. Rokugan is based on feudal Japan with influences from other east Asian cultures. The setting is the basis for the Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game as well as the Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game. Legend of the Five Rings was also the "featured campaign setting" of the Oriental Adventures expansion to the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons, but this book is now out of print.
The deep, evolving story of Legend of the Five Rings is one of the things that set it apart from most game settings. Players of the collectible card game, and to a lesser extent the role-playing game, can influence this story as it progresses by participating in sanctioned tournaments. The winners of major tournaments make pivotal decisions that can influence the storyline for years to come, with winners of minor tournaments influencing the storyline in lesser ways.
Members of the BCRPS have also adapted the rules for two different settings.
- Gallon o' Galleons - A Pirate game along the lines of Pirates of the Caribbean (devised by Bane)
- Bandoleers o' Bandits Main Page - Cowboys and Indians heavily influenced by Blazing Saddles (devised by DarthPhil)
