Legend of the Burning Sands Roleplaying Game



Legend of the Burning Sands is the core rulebook for the First Edition of the Legend of the Burning Sands roleplaying game.

Credits

 * Writing: Dan Comrie, Jed Carlton, Shawn Carman, Douglas Sun, Lucas Twyman and Brian Yoon.
 * Editor: Rob Hobart, Jon Hall, Brent Keith, David Lepore, Jim Pinto and Todd C. Rowland.
 * Creative Manager: Jim Pinto
 * Graphic Designer: Jim Pinto, Rodney Saenz.
 * Cover Artist: Edge Entertainment.
 * Interior Artists: Drew Baker, Paul Carrick, Liz Danforth, Carl Frank, Scott James, Dave Leri, Eric Lofgren, Malcolm McClinton, Anson Maddocks, Craig Maher, Jennifer Mahr, M.A. Nelson, William O'Connor, Ben Peck, Michael Sutfin and L.A. Williams.
 * Cartographer: Ed Bourelle
 * Story/World Development: Shawn Carman.
 * Sales Manager: Daniel Ray.
 * Brand Manager: Todd C. Rowland.
 * Shipping Manager: Jon Hall.
 * Production Manager: David Lepore.
 * Chief Executive Officer: John Zinser.

Contents

 * Map

Introduction (page 5)

 * Introduction: From the journal of Iuchi Yue
 * Tales of Yesterday and Today
 * How to use this book
 * What is Familiar
 * What is Unfamiliar
 * A Foreign, not Alien Land
 * The line of the Prophet
 * Rokugan and the Gaijin

Chapter One: Rules of Play (page 13)

 * Basic Game Mechanics
 * Roll & Keep
 * Rings & Traits
 * Character Creation
 * Skills
 * High Skills
 * Merchant Skills
 * Bugei Skills
 * Low Skills
 * Advantages
 * Disadvantages
 * Equipment
 * Playing the Game
 * Combat Resolution
 * Tahaddi (Knife-Fighting)
 * Spell Casting
 * Void Points
 * Suffocation/ Drowning
 * Poison and Disease
 * Powders
 * Building Character

Chapter Two: Medinaat Al-Salaam (page 83)

 * Medinaat Al-Salaam
 * Overview
 * Government
 * Economics
 * Landscape
 * Demographics
 * History
 * History of the Burning Sands
 * The Califate and the Khadi
 * The Califate Today
 * Califate and the Law
 * The Qadi Today
 * Mechanics
 * City Guard Weapons
 * Soldier of the City Guard
 * Free Sahir
 * The Heartless Khadi
 * Advantages
 * Houses of Dahab
 * Origins
 * Houses of Dahab Today
 * The Qolat
 * The Qolat Masters
 * Mechanics
 * The Houses of Dahab
 * Dahabi Enforcer (Warrior)
 * Dahabi Bargainer (Sahir)
 * Dahabi Merchant (Diplomat)
 * Advantages
 * The Qabal
 * The Politics of Sorcery
 * Mechanics
 * Qabal Factions
 * Qabal Agent (Diplomat)
 * Qabal Summoner (Sahir)
 * Magic
 * The Five Disciplines
 * Advantages

Chapter Three: The Ashalan (page 127)

 * Ashalan
 * Overview
 * History
 * Political and Social Organization
 * Laws
 * Government
 * Leadership
 * Religious Beliefs and Mythology
 * The Soul of the Twelve
 * Ceremony of Souls
 * The Masters of Magic
 * Eternally Faithful
 * Culture and Language
 * Tattoos
 * Reproduction
 * Sandsmithing
 * Language
 * Mechanics
 * Basic Abilities
 * Ashalan Equipment
 * The Blood-Sworn (Warrior)
 * Children of Midnight (Sahir)
 * Heart-Seekers
 * Sun-Riders (Diplomats)
 * Ashalan Sandsmith
 * Magic Items
 * Ashalan NPCs

Chapter Four: The Assassins (page 151)

 * The Assassins
 * Overview
 * Secret History
 * History
 * Political and Social Organisation
 * Mechanics
 * Creatures
 * Assassin Factions
 * Assassin Equipment
 * Assassin Slayer (Warrior)
 * Assassin Keeper (Diplomat)
 * Assassin Duelist
 * New Skill/Emphasis
 * New Disadvantages
 * Magic Items
 * Assassin NPCs