![]() ![]() Those not having read the comics will be quickly informed and entertained by the panels and example segments lifted from the Usagi comic. Notes from Stan Sakai abound in boxes set apart from the general text, and the art is all by Sakai, lending visual coherence to the descriptions in the text. The setting is established quickly through the immediate introduction of the Usagi comics and additional commentary spread throughout the rest of the book. The setting-and game-promises both gravity and levity in the same breath. Using the funny animals indicates immediately that the stories are not all serious, using the panache provided by the nature of the characters to help carry humorous story lines. ![]() ![]() Obviously, the setting is not a strict recreation of Japan in the 17th century, but it is intended to provide a reasonable setting for exploring the stories of duty and honor that characterize the Usagi comics. The game places the characters in the 17th century in Japan, a land ruled by the Shogun and the swords of the samurai warriors. ![]() Most of the inhabitants of the setting are anthropomorphic animals-Ófunny animalsÓ-and player characters are of the same stuff. The _Usagi Yojimbo_ role playing game transports players to the land of Japan as encountered in the _Usagi Yojimbo_ comics by Stan Sakai. ![]()
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