Eric and Eli welcome a whopping SIX special guests, all of whom were involved with the Asian Martial Arts by Asian Creators Jam on Itch.io. Over the course of two panels, we explore the reasons MORE
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Eli & Eric talk Wuxia and where it intersects with table top role playing games. They watch Wuxia movies and then break down how those tropes apply to playing and running TTRPGs with a little game design thrown in for good measure!
Jianghu Hustle 30: Chanbara w/ James Mendez Hodes; Yagyū Clan Conspiracy (1978)
Eric and Eli are joined by special guest James Mendez Hodes, who introduces the show to the chanbara genre with the 1978 film Yagyū Clan Conspiracy. Please support our Patreon campaign!https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle The Show: @JianghuHustleEric Farmer: MORE
Side Hustle 08: Describing Fight Scenes
We’re chatting about the game design goals we’ve developed in the course of our research on the main show, Jianghu Hustle. This time we’re talking about our project for Hearts of Wulin: Describing Fight Scenes. MORE
Jianghu Hustle 22: Concealment; Dragon (2011)
Eric and Eli uncover what is concealed while discussing the 2011 Donnie Yen masterpiece, Dragon. They look at what makes secrets so interesting and how to make them open, inevitable, and dramatic. The Show: @JianghuHustle MORE
Jianghu Hustle 18: Serial Stories Part 2: Factions; Laughing in the Wind
Eric and Eli continue their look at Laughing in the Wind, this time examining the political factions. They look at what kind of stories they drive, how to represent them in game, and some techniques MORE
Side Hustle 03: Characters
We’re bringing Side Hustle back, and this time, Eli and Eric talk characters. What do they do? Who controls them? What does play look like? Please support our Patreon campaign! https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle The Show: @JianghuHustle Eric MORE
Jianghu Hustle 15: Kung Fu Panda; Gentle Stories
This time, Eric and Eli watch a favorite that’s old to one of them and new to the other: Kung Fu Panda. It’s not all black and white in this surprisingly deep children’s movie. In MORE
Jianghu Hustle 13: Wing Chun; Character Violence Studies w/ Victor Bayona
This time, Eli joins special guest Victor Allen Bayona to analyze fighting styles and character traits in the Michelle Yeoh film, Wing Chun. Please support our Patreon campaign! https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle The Show: @JianghuHustle Eric Farmer: @ericmfarmer MORE
Jianghu Hustle 12: Comedy in Wuxia; Kung Fu Hustle
In this episode, we look at comedy in wuxia using Stephen Chow’s seminal work, Kung Fu Hustle. We talk about the fraught nature of comedy RPGs, slapstick as communication, and get a lot of quality MORE
Side Hustle 02: Voice and Tone
In Side Hustle, Eric and Eli go into detail about the creation of their upcoming wuxia game, starting from the very beginning. The guys talk about voice and tone in RPGs: the benefits, the pitfalls, MORE