Tenra Bansho Development Journal

Are you coming to ORIGINS this year? If so, event registration has started, and the events are set. Here are the TBZ-related events coming up at ORIGINS Game Fair 2009:

6056 Tenra Bansho Zero – Shinobi Ultimatum Lord Buren has made use of your ninja clan for generations. This time, everything falls apart as one betrayer threatens to turn against the lord and destroy the clan. One soulgem-studded samurai hulk, a ninja, an worm-using annelidist and a fearsome cyborg must ferret out the traitor before it’s too late. Experience the first ever English translation of this Hyper-Asian Japanese Role-Playing Game! New players, anime and manga fans welcome. Playtest an upcoming RPG release from Japan. New players welcome.
WED 2:00 PM 3:45
1.45 hours: This session will be “a taste” of the game.

6308 Tenra Bansho Zero – Shinobi Sacrifice Lord Buren has made use of your ninja clan for generations. This time, everything falls apart as one betrayer threatens to turn against the lord and destroy the clan. One soulgem-studded samurai hulk, a ninja, an worm-using annelidist and a fearsome cyborg must ferret out the traitor before it’s too late. Experience the first ever English translation of this Hyper-Asian Japanese Role-Playing Game! New players, anime and manga fans welcome. Playtest an upcoming RPG release from Japan. New players welcome. THU 12:00 PM 3:45

6727 Tenra Bansho Zero – The Ten-Blade Samurai Lord Kagetora has gone too far. His machinations for control of the Dragonscale Territories have consumed too many innocents, and his war plans must be put to an end. One Buddhist monk, a conniving geisha, a sleek mankiller robot, and a female warrior with a sword as long as her body stand against the tide of war. Experience the first ever English translation of this Hyper-Asian Japanese Role-Playing Game! New players, anime and manga fans welcome. This session is a special session of the game, comprising approx 5 hours of play. You will experience a complete full-length campaign of Tenra Bansho Zero from start to finish. The role-play in this event is gonna be turned up to 11. Play a full campaign of an RPG release from Japan. A 5 hour session, run as a complete campaign in one sitting. New players welcome!
FRI 12:00 PM 4:45

While the book won’t be complete by ORIGINS (it’s still in final editing/layout), we will be attending the fair, sharing a booth with Khepera Publishing (makers of the excellent game HELLAS, which I often equate to “Greek Tenra” because of the rules and setting). We’ll have Tenra-related material, and likely a mock copy of most of the completed sections of the book.

Still on road for a 2009 release, gotta update the FAQ from 2007 to 2009. I will do so with much shame. (^.^;