Sword World RPG
1st Edition (paperback) cover
Designer(s)	Ryo Mizuno, Miyuki Kiyomatsu, Group SNE
Publisher(s)	Fujimishobo
Publication date	1989 (1st Edition) 1996 Complete Edition (2nd Edition)
Genre(s)	Fantasy
System	2d6 System

Sword World RPG (ソード・ワールドRPG, Sword World RPG^?) is the most popular Japanese role-playing game^[1]. The current, 2nd edition, known as the "Complete Editon", was published in 1996, but the original was published in 1989, so many Japanese RPG gamers recognize it as a very classical role-playing game. Ryo Mizuno (Japanese: 水野 良; Mizuno Ryō), born July 13, 1963) is a Japanese author and mangaka. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A role-playing game (RPG, often roleplaying game) is a type of game in which the participants assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. ...

Sword World RPG's system was given the name 2d6 System in 2003. The game uses only 6 sided dice. 2d6 dice roll is translated into a more wide range of random numbers by using a Rating table. Scrapped Princess RPG and Dragon Half RPG's system are also 2d6 System, though the games are only partially compatible. A role-playing game system is a set of game mechanics used in a role-playing game (RPG). ... Typical role-playing dice, showing a variety of colors and styles. ... Scrapped Princess ) is a Japanese anime series based on a series of 13 light novels by Ichiro Sakaki and Yukinobu Asami. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Sword World's world, Forceria, includes Lodoss island (of Record of Lodoss War) and Crystania continent (of Legend of Crystania). However, the largest continent, Arecrast is the main setting. Forceria is ordinary fantasy world influenced heavily by games such as Dungeons and Dragons and RuneQuest. For instance, the GrassRunner race is similar to D&D's Halfling and 3 magic systems (spirit magic, sorcery and divine magic) is similar to RuneQuest's. French VHS edition. ... Legend of Crystania is a full-length Japanese animated motion picture, and the film was officially released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films. ... The original Dungeons & Dragons set Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) published by Gary Gygax and David Arneson in January 1974. ... RuneQuest is a fantasy role-playing game, first published in 1978 by Chaosium. ... Halfling is another name for J. R. R. Tolkiens hobbit and is a fictional race sometimes found in fantasy novels and games. ... Magic: The Gathering. ...

Rune Soldier is Sword World RPG's novel and anime. Over a hundred light novels or replays (session logs) have been published. Rune Soldier is an anime and manga series, which features soldier Louie as its hero. ... A light novel (ライトノベル; raito noberu, often abbreviated as ラノベ; ranobe) is a short novel with illustrations, primarily targeting teens and young adults. ...

Replays

Group SNE pioneer a new book genre called replay. Replays are RPG session logs arranged as read. The first replay, Record of Lodoss War, is a replay of Dungeons and Dragons. From that time, replays are popular with not only RPG gamers in Japan. Their taste are similar to light novels. So several characters and parties in replays are as popular as characters of anime. For example, a beautiful female elf Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War. (But her player is a male! He is a science fiction novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto.) Sword World's replays are popular, too. 31 books of Sword World's replays were published until august 2006. French VHS edition. ... The original Dungeons & Dragons set Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) published by Gary Gygax and David Arneson in January 1974. ... A light novel (ライトノベル; raito noberu, often abbreviated as ラノベ; ranobe) is a short novel with illustrations, primarily targeting teens and young adults. ... A scene from the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime ) is an abbreviation of the Japanese word アニメーション (animēshon), which is based on the English word animation. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Categories: Stub | 1962 births | Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics ...

Criticism for Sword World

Some gamers think Sword World RPG is too old to play.^{[citation needed]}

1. Supplements are published less than light novels and replays. Published supplements are less than 10 in 17 years. Some gamers think Sword World isn't game to play but only setting for light novels and replays.
2. Rules are few and vague. System designer Mr.Kiyomatsu often answer the questions about rules that "Please make a commonsense judgement."
3. Newer edition won't be published. Latest edition in 1986 was named "Complete Edition". And designer don't want to update the game. Character variation is few. There are only 8 classes (Bard, Fighter, Priest, Ranger, Sage, Shaman, Sorcerer, Thief) for PC. And there is many racial limits for class selection. For example, Dwarves and Grassrunners can't become sorcerers. And levelup is limited to 10 levels.

External links

• Publisher's Sword World RPG homepage

References