{"id":246,"date":"2015-04-07T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=246"},"modified":"2015-04-06T23:48:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T04:48:17","slug":"g2p-katanas-trenchcoats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/g2p-katanas-trenchcoats\/","title":{"rendered":"G2P &#8211; Katanas &#038; Trenchcoats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>G2P (&#8220;Games 2 Play&#8221;) is a semi-regular segment from GM Chris, and is devoted to showcasing the\u00a0rare, the unusual, the crazy, the Indie, and (only very occasionally) the wildly popular in the tabletop RPG world. \u00a0Games that you\u00a0either\u00a0didn&#8217;t know existed, games that you should try out as soon as you can, games that will make you laugh or hang your jaw in wonder at\u00a0their amazeballs glory. \u00a0In other words: \u00a0games to play. \u00a0 This episode&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Logo1-e1428003141274.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-248 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Logo1-e1428003141274.png\" alt=\"Logo\" width=\"500\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copyright 2015, Ryan Macklin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katanas &amp;\u00a0Trenchcoats\u00a0(Episode 1: Welcome to Darkest Vancouver)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>April 1 came and went, and I honestly (perhaps for the first time in many years) fell victim to precisely ZERO April Fools pranks. \u00a0But before the day went out with a calm flutter &#8211; I noticed an &#8220;announcement&#8221; in my facebook feed that proclaimed a teaser from some insane guy named Ryan Macklin about\u00a0his &#8220;new RPG&#8221;\u00a0in cheeky glory. \u00a0An RPG called &#8220;Katanas &amp; Trenchcoats&#8221;, where the players get to don the guise of what (in no way bearing any kind of copyright infringement) you might call &#8220;immortals&#8221;. \u00a0Exceptional, dark, brooding, and sexy immortals (some of which may, in their non-copyrighted universe, come from so-called\u00a0&#8220;Highlands&#8221;) that swing swords in dark alleyways \u00a0in attempts to cut off each others&#8217; heads. \u00a0Because in the end, <em>there can be only one<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Now &#8211; let me explain something very nerdy to you.<\/p>\n<p>When I was 6 years old, I saw a movie on HBO that I thought was the coolest thing EVAR. \u00a0It had this crazy-accented guy with a brooding stare, sword-fighting immortals, flashbacks, decapitation, a young Clancy Brown wearing Billy Idol&#8217;s wardrobe, Sean Connery being Sean Connery, and a\u00a0<em>really<\/em> bad-ass soundtrack from Queen. \u00a0This movie was Russell Mulcahy&#8217;s (soon to be) cult classic: \u00a0&#8220;Highlander&#8221;. \u00a0It&#8230; stayed with me. \u00a0I vividly recall tromping around the backyard, swinging my tree branch cum Japanese Katana and declaring &#8220;There can be only one!&#8221; \u00a0I watched this movie more times than I can count. \u00a0There were several rather awful sequels, and a\u00a0<em>somewhat<\/em>\u00a0(at times) good television show that ran for like 6 years in the 90&#8217;s, with a different actor as Macleod (but it was really a different\u00a0Macleod, because Christopher Lambert guest-starred as the &#8220;real&#8221; Macleod on occasion when he needed a paycheck&#8230;), and then&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You know what&#8230;? \u00a0You all know what I&#8217;m talking about.<\/p>\n<p>So when I saw an announcement for Ryan Macklin&#8217;s &#8220;Katanas &amp; Trenchcoats&#8221; on April 1st, I figured it had to be a prank. \u00a0No one would make a Highlander RPG. \u00a0No way. \u00a0I would get too much pleasure out of that for it to ever be a real thing. \u00a0Then &#8211; lo and behold &#8211; April 2 rolls around to find that this RPG is real. \u00a0It&#8217;s real, and it is NOTHING like what I thought it would be. \u00a0It&#8217;s even <em>better<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/KT-front-cover.jpg\" alt=\"KT-front-cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/KT-front-cover.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/KT-front-cover-660x854.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/KT-front-cover-310x401.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copyright 2015, Ryan Macklin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;<a title=\"Katanas &amp; Trenchcoats\" href=\"http:\/\/somanykatanas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katanas &amp; Trenchcoats<\/a>&#8221; is indeed a game about pretty, brooding, angsty immortals trying to chop each others&#8217; heads off; but is is also a game that is beautifully, unusually, and hilariously irreverent in all the proper ways; and it&#8217;s a game that genuinely succeeds in poking its head through the 4th wall between\u00a0story and audience understanding, and utilizing the players&#8217; knowledge, expectations, and love of cheesy unabashed ridiculousness of &#8217;90&#8217;s film and television to actually\u00a0<em>enhance<\/em> the experience of gameplay. \u00a0It made me laugh. \u00a0And it made me want to play it immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Macklin&#8217;s vision is pretty consistent, but was bolstered by design work from several other notables, including the eponymous Leonard Balsera. But the rules and content are written\u00a0(rather intentionally) almost as if Macklin\u00a0is a\u00a013-year old obsessed with Highlander and determined to make an RPG. \u00a0The book actually uses the words &#8220;badassery&#8221; and &#8220;kickass&#8221; as genuine adjectives\u00a0without explanation. Numerous F-Bombs and other 4-Letter Gems are dropped with regularity throughout. And again &#8211; this hilarious brand of near-sarcastic framing is a key part of representing the tone the game is trying to get across. \u00a0It <em>sounds<\/em> like 13-year olds chatting in their basement and designing an RPG together. It succeeds in getting the reader and players in the same mindset &#8211; as excited as the developers were &#8211; and really pulls the curtain back on the RPG and fanboy tropes that helped shape so many of us in our gaming careers.<\/p>\n<p>This is bolstered by the mechanics of character creation, which actually\u00a0<em>rewards<\/em>\u00a0player characters for creating lengthy multi-page backstories (like we used to do before we knew better), and focusing long and hard on your origin story, personal tragedies, historical influences, and current &#8220;badass rep&#8221;. \u00a0Players are encouraged to pick a &#8220;soundtrack song&#8221; for their PC, and the GM is encouraged to put these songs into a playlist and put it on random when combat occurs &#8211; with the PC who&#8217;s song is playing at the moment getting bonuses from it. \u00a0(Macklin&#8217;s team has even gone so far as to build a <a href=\"http:\/\/somanykatanas.com\/playlist\">youtube playlist<\/a> of suggested songs that fit the theme and tone, available at the <a href=\"http:\/\/somanykatanas.com\">game&#8217;s site<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; just to show you how insanely dedicated this team was.) \u00a0These immortal characters\u00a0are supposed be as dark, sexy, and broodingly &#8217;90&#8217;s as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The rather slim (roughly 25 page) PDF rulebook outlines the core rules of gameplay and character creation, with a moderate touch of &#8220;setting&#8221; &#8211; but is clearly the first of several supplements to come. With it&#8217;s subtitle of &#8220;EPISODE 1: Welcome to Darkest Vancouver&#8221; and references to future &#8220;episodes&#8221; to be released with more setting details and advanced rules content.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-257\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/KT-Char-Sheet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/KT-Char-Sheet.png\" alt=\"KT Char Sheet\" width=\"400\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/KT-Char-Sheet.png 1296w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/KT-Char-Sheet-660x856.png 660w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/KT-Char-Sheet-310x402.png 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copyright 2015, Ryan Macklin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The d10 resolution mechanics of the game are fairly simple, with enough strategic planning and mild complexity to make an RPG player feel right at home. \u00a0Characters assign ranks to their 5 primary Traits (&#8220;Awesome Sword&#8221;, &#8220;Raging Passion&#8221;, &#8220;Kickass Wardrobe&#8221;, &#8220;Mystical Talents&#8221;, and &#8220;Ancient Memories&#8221;), and also assign ranks to varied skills (there&#8217;s about 15, ranging from &#8220;Fight&#8221; to &#8220;Sneak&#8221; to &#8220;Will&#8221; to\u00a0&#8220;L.C.S.&#8221; &#8211; that&#8217;s &#8220;Lying, Cheating, and Stealing&#8221;). When you declare what you&#8217;re doing, you determine what trait\/skill combination you&#8217;re using to do it. \u00a0Players are encouraged to get creative and are actually\u00a0<em>penalized<\/em> for using the same trait\/skill combination two checks in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The combined ranks of the trait and skill equate to the number of d10s you roll for that task. \u00a0Every 7 or better rolled is\u00a0a success. \u00a0You might be rolling against a difficulty set by the SM (that&#8217;s the &#8220;Story Master&#8221;), or more likely, against an opposing foe or other immortal who responds with their own trait\/skill roll. The disparity between your total successes and the successes of your foe (or set difficulty) determines how drastically you succeeded or failed.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a few other interesting rules to allow you to setup boosts to assist yourself (or your allies) in future rolls, to use special stunts\/abilities called &#8220;Edges&#8221;, and so on. \u00a0But ultimately, the system is neither hyper-complex or blindingly simple, and follows the current trend of narrative storytelling. \u00a0A tactical war-game this is NOT.<\/p>\n<p>Where the game truly succeeds is in the tongue-in-cheek setting and fanboy-joy tone. \u00a0The core setting takes place in the &#8220;world of danger and badassery&#8221; that is &#8220;The Darkest Cosmos&#8221;, with the Episode 1 book detailing &#8220;Darkest Vancouver&#8221; (itself a 4th Wall break-down and nod to the fact that so many syndicated &#8217;90&#8217;s shows filmed there), and includes brief write-ups for various immortal &#8220;clans&#8221;, famous and powerful immortals, vampires, werebeasts, fae creatures, ghosts, and technomages to serve as allies and enemies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Katanas &amp; Trenchcoats&#8221; is a romp &#8211; and a clear labor of love for Macklin and his friends. \u00a0It draws upon the experience of seasoned RPGers and designers to create something that is a mix of the fun we enjoyed when playing games in junior high and the reasonable expectations we have now for what entertains and intrigues us. \u00a0It&#8217;s fun, extremely lighthearted, and should keep a good group entertained for a good while. \u00a0Frankly, I can&#8217;t wait to get this on my table.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/drivethrurpg.com\/product\/146955\/Katanas--Trenchcoats-Episode-1-Welcome-to-Darkest-Vancouver\">basic PDF<\/a> is available for only $5, and is well worth it. \u00a0Macklin also offers a $10 <a href=\"http:\/\/drivethrurpg.com\/product\/146958\/Katanas--Trenchcoats-Episode-1-Welcome-to-Darkest-Vancouver-PREMIUM-EDITION\">premium edition<\/a>, which differs from the basic version in 2 ways: \u00a0it&#8217;s watermarked\/personalized for you, and simply owning that personalized copy entitles you to a stat boost for your character. \u00a0[raised eyebrow] \u00a0Steve Jackson would be proud.<\/p>\n<p>So enjoy some non-trademarked magical lightning and sword-slinging in dark alleys the next time your group gets together! \u00a0Give &#8220;Katanas &amp; Trenchcoats&#8221; a download. \u00a0For five smackers, it&#8217;s worth the read, alone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Peace, Love, and Good Gaming &#8211; GMC<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(All names, references, and pictures presented in this article are Copyright 2015 to Ryan Macklin and publicly available at http:\/\/somanykatanas.com, all rights reserved by their respected owners. \u00a0This article is a media work of review and publicity, and is in no way intended to share intellectual property or copyrighted material outside the scope of media review.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>G2P (&#8220;Games 2 Play&#8221;) is a semi-regular segment from GM Chris, and is devoted to showcasing the\u00a0rare, the unusual, the crazy, the Indie, and (only <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/g2p-katanas-trenchcoats\/\" title=\"G2P &#8211; Katanas &#038; Trenchcoats\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[87,86,26],"class_list":["post-246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-g2p","tag-highlander","tag-indie","tag-rpg"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>G2P - Katanas &amp; 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