Usagi Yojimbo RPG

Kon'nichiwa, Years ago I discovered Usagi Yojimbo. I could rant for pages about how amazing it is. There exists an Usagi Yojimbo RPG, I have a copy, and the monster expansion. I have also created a surprising amount of homebrew content, and have adapted the ruleset a bit to make improvements. I have extensively play-tested it with a few friends over FaceTime and Google Hangouts, since I re-discovered the books I thought had been lost from my childhood. I thought it went well. The character builds are impressively deep, and the feudal Japan setting is very unique. My question is simple: Who among you knows of Usagi Yojimbo, and would be excited to have me DM a game? New players welcome. Picture so you get the idea. Please post a reply.  Arigatō, Ken

Hello Ken, Nice! I'm a long time fan of Usagi, having started reading the comics in 1984 with The Goblin of Adachigahara Plain that appeared in Albedo #2. I have both editions of Usagi Yojimbo RPG (Gold Rush Games 1998 and Sanguine Productions 2005) and have always wanted to play it but never had the opportunity. What time zone and days/time of day are you interested in running this game? Update your profile! Thanks, /Matt

I haven't seen this game in ages. O.o

Matt, Great to meet another Usagi fan! I'd like to run the game Saturday Night or Sunday Evening, and EST as I live in Pennsylvania.  I tend play it pretty loose with the rules, and I the friends I've played with asked me to adapt the combat and interactions to a system people they were more familiar with (incorporating the usual 7 dice). It seemed to work great, sort of like a general D&D rolling system, making use of the skills for non-combat checks as modifiers. But, if people would rather adhere to the standard rules and play it the classic way, that's cool with me too. I've been reading Usagi since the late 80's, and my collection is pretty vast, so I find the game lends itself to more narrative, and the fighting is pretty fast and brutal. I've never had the opportunity to play the Sanguine 2005 version, but I expect it's very similar. -Ken