Kaigaku brings dramatic samurai action back to your tabletop! It's based on the innovative Black Hack rules set originally created by David Black. This game is easy to learn and you can get a party of characters created and a game started in just minutes.

This samurai RPG allows you to become a mighty bushi, a devious courtier, a stealthy ninja or a powerful ascetic martial artist and defend the realm of Kaigaku from threats of monsters, foreign invasion and internal strife.

This book presents you with a fully fleshed-out game setting that's detailed enough to jumpstart your imagination but light enough so you can make the stories that you want to tell.

Customize your characters with their own skills and samurai school abilities to help

them stand apart from the rest and to have the power they need to defeat their

enemies.

You can check out the free version of Kaigaku before you purchase the premium version. The differences are that the free version has only 8 ryu (samurai schools) compared to the 26 in the premium book, plus less setting material. The premium version is professionally edited, has a better layout and gorgeous artwork.

Don't take my word for it. Here's what other people are saying:

"If I had to say one thing about Kaigaku, it would be this: If I were to convert Jadepunk to d20, I'd start with Kaigaku and hack from there. It's that good!"

-Ryan M. Danks, Jadepunk

"If you are a fan of pseudo-Japanese settings and OD&D you should definitely check out Jacob Ross’ game. It has a couple of interesting mechanics and a setting you can easily use as the basis for your campaign. If I ever run a samurai-style game in the future I’ll definitely use Kaigaku for it!"

-Michael Wolf, Stargazer's World Blog





Make sure to check out The Ruined Kingdom, now on Kickstarter, to see the next big supplement for Kaigaku. This campaign expands the world and brings the PCs to the fearsome steppe riders of Kherin, the Hashishin and dervishes of the Achaem Dynasty and the faded glory of the dying kingdom of Tian. There are plenty of new beasties to fight and character options for playing members of the new nations