Asians Represent!

Daniel interviewed Aki, a new game designer based in Tokyo, about their debut game Rising Action! Rising Action is a roleplaying game for two players where you play a pair of rivals having an ever-escalating battle where their past and passions collide. Inspired by action anime and JRPG cutscenes, it is designed to produce dramatic encounters that can be played in 1-2 hours from character creation to the end of the fight. Rising Action features a game of battle of wits played with a deck of playing cards that frames the scene and prompts players to incorporate exciting imagery and emotion into their description. Aki’s recommendations for Japanese TRPGs: Storyteller - https://www.play-asia.com/storyteller-omote-to-ura-no-rpg/13/70f9bx Shinobigami - https://shinobigami.com/ Key References: Aki’s blog - https://akisperspectives.wordpress.com/ Aki’s Itch store - https://akis-perspectives.itch.io/rising-action Aki on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/akisperspectives.bsky.social