Tenra, the great land in the archaic tongue of the native language of the world, tenra means all the land under heaven. Tenra bansho zero heavens gate breakers final part 2. Tenra bansho zero was released in 1998 in japan by a manga authorartist junichi inoue. You can purchase the book anywhere in the world both the consumer edition and the limited edition from your local game or bookstore. Tenra bansho is the original name of this roleplaying game, originally published in japan in 1997. Andy kitkowski is raising funds for tenra bansho zero an art and culturerich rpg from japan on kickstarter. Printing starts in almost exactly one week, the core book will be shipping to backers early march. The dominant group is a shinto priesthood that possesses mecha armor units, surgicallygrafted technology, etc.
Can she reach the next oni village in time warn her kinsman. Tenra bansho zero is billed as hyperasian fantasy, and i think thats a pretty good short summary. The zero referred to a new beginning in the year 2000, and the system that made all the drama and. The english version of tenra bansho zero is called heaven and earth edition, because of the differences it has from the original japanese edition.
Tenra bansho zero is a series of livestreams hosted by the third wheel, with guests such as james, brennan, and jelloapocalypse. It is a triple crossover product, based on an oriental science fantasy rpg tenra bansho, steampunk western rpg terra the gunslinger, and postapocalypse mecha rpg angel gear. See more ideas about character art, character design and fantasy characters. An injured oni is rescued by a wandering monk after her village was destroyed by the mainland army. Tenra bansho zero is a tabletop roleplaying game, in book pdf form. Fareast amusement research and translated by andy kitkowski, tenra bansho zero tbz is the first japanese pencil and paper roleplaying game ive ever played. The kickstarter project that i am most proud of backing recently.
Zero refers to this second edition being a rework of rules, also known as starting from zero. Though tenra is composed of four huge continents that stretch from east to west, theres not a large variance of climate or ecosystem in the land of tenra as a whole. Tenra bansho zero is a japanese storytelling game of hyperasian fantasy, in the authors own words. Tenra bansho zero tenran anonymous is pretty badass. She has in her possession evidence that the attacks on oni villages by the mainland government are not to protect citizens from monsters as they claim. This page features electronic resources and play aids for use with tenra bansho zero. I have to say that i had to think very hard about buying this game for various reasons. Heaven and earth edition almost a decade ago, japanese artist and game designer junichi inoue sat down to create what was, in his own words, a uniquely and unmistakably hyper asian japanese world. Tales of heaven and earth in the hour of the ox, a shinobi clan attacked a village under the protection of your regent. Some have been mentioned before in the metaplot, while others only appear here. The games creator refers to it as hyper asian fantasy. Tenra bansho zero an art and culturerich rpg from japan. It was created, designed, written, and largely illustrated by the popular game designer junichi inoue and f. Its been a long time coming, but i finally got my head around running tenra bansho zero, an rpg of hyperasian fantasy lovingly translated from the japanese by andy kitkowski.
Conceived, designed and illustrated by famous manga author junichi inoue and featuring gorgeous art from illustrators hiroyuki ishida, rasenjin hayami and others, tenra bansho zero is one of the most recognized made in japan tabletop roleplaying games, and. Im now remembering that tbz exists and wonder if a similar rpg. Tenra bansho zero the book of a thousand destinies. Otherwise, most people live in latemedieval japanese surroundings, though guns are said to be increasingly common. A cinematic japanese game of highoctane hyperasian sword action and powerful character drama, finally in english. When i first read the description of this it was like, this was made for me. I then travelled to japan and acquired another rpg from the same author cough cough maid rpg and it became a hit when i came back thanks to the fast paced character creation and games and overall zaniness. Tenra bansho zero is the most exciting new release for me since apocalypse world. This event streamed live on twitch on 6316 follow us. The system is a little different to most others, in that xp is partially awarded by the players to each other, and also in that npcs are often played by players not in the current scene. Over seven years the game saw refinement, expansions, additions. It is currently being translated into english and published by kotodama heavy industries, in cooperation with f.
Hey, i discovered tenra bansho zero after playing with a dm online, at the time i thought nothing of it. Everyone else, the majority of the people in the world of tenra, go by their given name. Kotodama heavy industries the largest rpg download store. Kotodama heavy industries the largest rpg download. As the easytolearn rules are illustrated through several manga, and the rules feature tons of advice and references for players, you will be playing this. It works in a play style in which im comfortable trad power structure and explicit flags, while introducing some neat innovations flag churning, emotion matrix, hard pacing via scenes and acts. Tenra bansho zero is fully translated into english and features over 300 unique illustrations and 30 full color plates designed to visually bring new players into the unique world of tenra. A bundle of filled out and readytoplay character sheets for all major character types, 1page format.
Tenra bansho zero is the first fantasy roleplaying game to be translated from japanese and released in english. Theres also a major focus on plot arcswhat each character is. The regent raised her hand and four emerged from the shadows to hunt down the clan and sever the hand that controls them. Blank character sheets, sample scenarios and other resources are available for free at the official tenra bansho zero website. Tenra bansho zero is a japanese tabletop rpg created by fear not to be confused with the video game series and was published in japan in 2000, zero is the second edition of a tabletop game called tenra bansho, which was released in 1997. It serves as a prequel of sorts to the world of ryuutama. Within the shadows of tenra the new spinning blade drill arm tm, brought to you by tbz. Tenra bansho zero is fun and bizarre december th, 2015 by oren ashkenazi created by f. Tenra bansho zero is a unique tabletop roleplaying experience, and it features the following. A world of magic and mecha, with rules that emulate a kabuki play or anime.
This chapter gives short summaries of various secret and notsosecret organizations found in tenra. Tenra war war is a japanese mixedgenre tabletop roleplaying game designed by junichi inoue and fareast amusement research. Heaven and earth edition pdf almost a decade ago, japanese artist and game designer junichi inoue sat down to create what was, in his own words, a. Tenra bansho zero roll20con 2016 benefiting cybersmile. A highaction highdrama fantasy rpg originally from japan. Chris burgess on tenra bansho zero short now im actually around for a bit, some more details. Its delivering a play experience i cant replicate elsewhere. In 2000 and 2002 a new version was released and more supplements came out. It actually reminds me a bit of shadowrun, except instead of being based on tolkienian fantasy, its based on japanese history and folktales.
The game was redesigned, reconceptualized, and republished in a new edition in the year 2000. But an awesome, gonzo, emotionally charged beast, like a kaiju with laser cannons being ridden into war by your longlost son to. Tenra bansho zero for roll20con 2016 the 24hour charity stream benefiting cybersmile. Ten blade saburo, a cynical but skilled samurai of great renown. You will need some friends, a table, and several sixsided dice or a dierolling app to play. The tenra setting takes place in a japanthemedbutfantasyheavy warring states era. The original highquality artfilled, fullcolor setting and rules books, together in electronic tabletoptimized us graphic novel size 700 total pages. Tenra bansho zero is available in print book and electronic pdf format. To find out more about it, check out the english web. Contribute to thenandoregent development by creating an account on github.