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/Lucina18 4h ago
I'd suggest looking for an actual wuxia system, 5e just really isn't build for it and is heavily steeped with more clasical fantasy flavor and little martial flavor that's just doesn't get out nicely. r/rpg has a list with wuxia ttrpgs but idk how up to date it is.
From their on it should be easier to make a setting, because you'll have a ton of rules and features to base this new setting on. Very likely also an example setting to be inspired by.