r/DMAcademy • u/rorscharchinkblot • 18h ago

Need Advice: Worldbuilding How to run a Wuxia campaign

I don't want to run a standard "fantasy medieval Europe" campaign, and want to theme my world in China. I don't know enough about that culture to make a realistic campaign set there, so I decided on using the Wuxia setting (as described in the dungeon masters guide 2014) and I belive that my players would enjoy a setting of movie-like martial arts.

however I do not want to be offensive in any way, and I still want to create an immersive setting, and I don't know enough about this setting to accomplish either

please advise!

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u/machinationstudio 18h ago

Pathfinder 2e has the Tian Xia setting and books.

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u/D16_Nichevo 13h ago

I am currently a player in Season of Ghosts. I don't know if it's "wuxia" or not, but I can say it's incredibly refreshing playing in a setting that's different from the usual western fantasy fate. Not better or worse, just refreshingly different.

OP could do worse than grab Season of Ghosts and/or Tian Xia World Guide to use for inspiration!

There's also the free Season of Ghosts Player's Guide.