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:

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  Storyteller - https://www.play-asia.com/storyteller-omote-to-ura-no-rpg/13/70f9bx

  
  


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  Shinobigami - https://shinobigami.com/

  
  

Key References:

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  Aki’s blog - https://akisperspectives.wordpress.com/

  
  


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  Aki’s Itch store - https://akis-perspectives.itch.io/rising-action

  
  


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  Aki on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/akisperspectives.bsky.social

  
  


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  Falling by Mahar - https://maharhar.itch.io/falling

  
  


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  Tokyo Roleplaying Society - https://www.meetup.com/rpgtokyo/
  

  
  

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