Exclusive: D&D's Japanese Rival Creators Talk About Imminent English Launch
Sword World RPG finally has a crowdfunding campaign start date, and the creators of the game talk about its legacy and expectations for the future.
Sword World RPG finally has a crowdfunding campaign start date, and the creators of the game talk about its legacy and expectations for the future.
The short version
- Sword World finally has a release date for its crowdfunding campaign You might be surprised to know that, in Japan, Dungeons & Dragons ' claim of being "the world's most famous RPG" has never even come close to being true.
- The game's history in the country is fascinating, and its lack of popularity is due to several factors, not least some less-than-optimal sales strategies from D&D's original publisher, TSR.
- However, perhaps the biggest reason is that D&D has a massive rival in the fantasy TTRPG space in Japan: Sword World RPG .
What happened
Created by Group SNE in 1989, Sword World RPG has been a mainstay in Japan for decades, but it has never received an official English translation, until now. Mugen Gaming, a company that specializes in translating and distributing Japanese games, has been hard at work on the first official English translation of Sword World RPG 2.5 , the latest edition of the game.
Why it matters
After a long wait, it was finally announced this week that a Backerkit campaign will launch on Oct.
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