The Way of the Wolf
2000 Role-playing game supplement
The Way of the Wolf, subtitled "Way of the Clans: Book 10", is a supplement published by the Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) in 2000 for the fantasy role-playing game Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game. It is the tenth in a series of eleven books describing the clans of Rokugan.
Contents
The Way of the Wolf describes in detail ronin, the masterless samurai. The book begins with a short story followed by five chapters:
"The History of the Wave Men": Various backgrounds and legends of ronin, as well as a short history of famous ronin of the past.
"Character": Rules and guidelines for creating ronin characters
"Who's Who Among the Ronin": Fifteen notable ronin.
"Sample Ronin Character": Six ronin archetypes.
The appendices include various types of information such as how to survive as a ronin, the attitudes of various clans towards ronin, life on the road, equipment, spells, and for the gamemaster, how to incorporate a ronin non-player character into a campaign.
The French edition also includes a short scenario titled "La Vallée des Papillons" ("Valley of the Butterflies").
Publication history
The land of Rokugan, a fictional setting based on feudal Japan, was originally published as Legend of the Five Rings by AEG and ISOMEDIA in 1995. Two years later, AEG released Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game, which used the Rokugan setting.
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