The most recent edition, Feng Shui 2, was Kickstarted 3 years ago in an all-new, all-color edition. It’s mostly there as a justification for heroes and villains from multiple timelines to punch, kick and shoot each other in over the top action sequences using simple but meaty mechanics. The titular magic allows for a variety of shadowy factions to battle with one another for control of magical sites that influence their ability to rule the world. This RPG started out as a companion to the Shadowfist CCG with a premise that plays off of the card game’s setting. These games prove that those two tastes go great together. Thanks to the continual influence of anime, Hong Kong directors, and kung fu movies streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime (Go watch Five Deadly Venoms directly after reading this article if you’ve never seen it), Eastern themes featuring brave warriors with open minds and closed fists exist along side hundreds of games featuring elves, swords, and wizards. Much of what influenced fantasy tabletop games came from Western sources. Eastern elements filtered into Dungeons & Dragons with the addition of the monk class, which counts the old TV show Kung Fu starring David Carradine as one of its many inspirations.
