Paladin (role-playing game)
Encyclopedia
Paladin is an independently published
role-playing game
by Clinton R. Nixon, published by Anvilwerks. It's a system designed to allow the playing of members of mystic Holy Warrior sects, such as wuxia
Samurai
, Jedi
, or other mystically- (or otherwise-) endowed heroes. The full text has been released for beta preview and it is also available in a PDF version.
Indie role-playing game
An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published outside of traditional, "mainstream" means. Varying definitions require that commercial, design, or conceptual elements of the game stay under the control of the creator, or that the game should just be produced outside of a corporate...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
by Clinton R. Nixon, published by Anvilwerks. It's a system designed to allow the playing of members of mystic Holy Warrior sects, such as wuxia
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
Samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
, Jedi
Jedi
The Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe and the series's main protagonists. The Jedi use a power called the Force and weapons called lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, in order to serve and protect the Republic and the galaxy at large from conflict...
, or other mystically- (or otherwise-) endowed heroes. The full text has been released for beta preview and it is also available in a PDF version.
External links
- Full Text of Paladin.
- Discussion forum for Paladin at Anvilwerks' forum at the Forge.