Let's Roll: Hong Kong Action Theatre!

Siskoid and special guest Furn go 10 years back in time to when they were playing Hong Kong Action Theatre! (or HKAT, 2nd edition) on a kung fu fightin', gun fun shootin', wire fu flyin' episode of Let's Roll! Action film emulation! Actors taking on roles! Martial arts madness! Order out for dumplings and grab the edge of your seat for some role-playing podcast action! (Depending on what you're doing while you listen.) And in the GameMaster Advice column, Siskoid discusses Cinematic Points! with an exclamation point!

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Here are some images relevant to this episode of Let's Roll:

Hong Kong Action Theatre! 2nd edition was published in 2000 by Guardians of Order. Written in large part by Nicholas Lindroos, Chris Pramas, Jeff Macintosh and Lucien Soulban; cover by Andrew Baker. To give some of the flavor, here's a sample page with some of the Wire Fu abilities available:

The wuxia/magic supplement is called Blue Dragon, White Tiger.

Here's a string of characters sheets: Furn's character (based on Bolo Yeung), Pout's (based on Louis Koo), and Sly's (based on a young Jet Li):

I wrote an article about my "teahouse" rules that included several martial arts packages for the game. It can be found HERE, but the Professional Wrestling package isn't in it. I present it below instead:

As opposed to Actors, Roles are crafted by the GameMaster/Director. Here's an example we discuss - apologies to English readers for the description itself being in French. (Doodles by Furn)

The website for our fake movie studio, Joy Luck Pictures, can be found HERE. It contains reviews for the "movies", actor bios, etc. Still, let me make looking at the posters easy for you...

Credits: Community's "Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons", starring Jonathan Banks, Alison Brie, Danny Pudi, and Joel McHale; the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon's "Day of the Dungeon Master", starring Don Most and Sidney Miller; and the "Once Upon a Time in China Theme" by James Wong.

 All ready? Let's roll!