Jiang Hu - A Wuxia RPG compatible with Worlds Without Number

Jiang Hu is a role-playing game for the wuxia genre. Drawing inspiration from wuxia novels written by luminaries such as Jin Yong and Gu Long, the Feng Yun comics from Ma Rong Chen and the multitude of wuxia movies and television series, this game brings the world of dashing swordsmen, warrior monks, brawling beggars and high-flying stunts to your tabletop. 

Players take on the role of Martial Artists fighting against various threats to the lands of Jiang Hu, ranging from evil sect leaders who have mastered forbidden secret martial arts techniques to megalomaniacs seeking to take over the Imperial Throne by force and the blood of countless innocents.

Jiang Hu uses the same base game mechanics as the Without Number series of games created by Kevin Crawford,  which is a d20-based system with all the familiar trappings of a typical role-playing game. Each game in the Without Number series covers a specific genre  - Stars Without Number for sci-fi, Worlds Without Number for fantasy, and the recently released Cities Without Number for cyberpunk. Jiang Hu continues in the same vein for wuxia. 

Originally I intended to write an wuxia supplement to Worlds Without Number, but the more material I wrote and coupled with Kevin releasing the core rules of his Cities Without Number game as CC0, I decided to embark on  a full wuxia rewrite instead, so that it can be played entirely without referencing material from elsewhere. As with other Without Number games, Jiang Hu skews more towards the “Old School” style of play, favouring rulings from the Game Master over hard-set rules. My goal is to have a system whereby you can create any wuxia character you envision; the options presented in this book thus draw heavy inspiration from popular wuxia media.

This v0.5.1 release is still very much a work in progress and many portions which still require playtesting and fine-tuning. Nevertheless I hope Jiang Hu manages to capture the spirit of wuxia and that you will enjoy your time playing it while I work towards refining it into a full product.