Eli & Eric talk Wuxia and where it intersects with table top role playing games. They watch Wuxia movies and then break down how those tropes apply to playing and running TTRPGs with a little game design thrown in for good measure!
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The jianghu, the martial world that intersects with the regular world, contains both power and responsibility. What costs come with being a part of the jianghu? Eric and Eli look […]
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Eric and Eli return to the 36th Chamber to complete their training, in the second half of this epic two-parter.
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This time, Eric and Eli discuss one of the seminal films of wuxia cinema, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, and its sequel, Return to the 36th Chamber. Between these two […]
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It’s all longing looks and love-fueled quests in this episode on romance! Eli is still out of town, so Eric has brought in Senda (She’s A Super Geek, Panda’s Talking […]
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Eric and Eli branch out in this new series, showing the nuts and bolts of game design. Follow along as they take what they learn from Jianghu Hustle and apply […]
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We jack back into our double-header format for some serious deja vu. No goon is safe and all coppertops are complicit as we explore wuxia motifs in western settings with […]
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This time, we meditate at the peak of Mount Wudan in the hopes that we can learn to hold the Green Destiny in stillness. We’re talking about setting the stakes […]
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Eric and Eli unpack the the concept of violence as communication in wuxia stories. Hero, though an atypical wuxia film, is rife with violent communication, miscommunication, and melodrama. Hero Show […]
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Eric and Eli enter the rivers and lakes of the mysterious world of the Jianghu! They look at Iron Monkey and The Magic Blade for clues on how to enter […]
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Eric and Eli look at the most common type of protagonist in wuxia stories: the xia, or knight errant. They examine the codes and conduct of the knight errant by […]
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