For character and setting discussions, and whatever else we can think of.<br/><br/>To start with, I found some art from the game.<br/><br/>http://www.adamantentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sample1.jpg (http://www.adamantentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sample1.jpg)<br/>http://www.adamantentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sample2.jpg (http://www.adamantentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sample2.jpg)<br/>http://www.adamantentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sample3.jpg (http://www.adamantentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sample3.jpg)<br/>http://www.adamantentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sample4.jpg (http://www.adamantentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sample4.jpg)<br/><br/>Not quite sure about the steampunk guy, but the others are nice.<br/><br/>I'm reading through the thread over on rpg.net, and one thing I just came across is that there is no magic in the setting. I understand that steampunk is taking the place of the likes of alchemy in a traditional wuxia setting, but I kinda like the idea of magic being there. If there is no magic, does that mean no ghosts, no fox women, no hopping vampires or other monsters?<br/><br/>The designers comments<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">There are two basic kinds of wuxia fiction. One which is more fantasy based, featuring magic, ghosts, monsters, etc. -- examples include Storm Riders, Shaolin vs. Evil Dead, Chinese Ghost Story, etc.<br/><br/>The other is more historical/realistic -- no overt magic, but still secret kung-fu techniques, flying swordsmen, etc. Examples of this style include Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, House of Flying Daggers, Hero, Red Cliff, etc.<br/><br/>FAR WEST comes from the latter tradition. A couple of reasons for this -- one, the truly over-the-top magical/supernatural stuff is actually less common within the wuxia genre. Two, I felt that Westerns with magic had already been done well, by Deadlands. We included our element of the fantastic with steampunk -- because it fit the idea of "secret science", which is very much a part of wuxia (inner disciplines and alchemy being the examples you usually see in that genre).</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>That's a pity, as I really like my supernatural elements.<br/><br/>Anyways, the thread is up, and the tea is hot. Pull up a stool and let's start talking.