The Quick Start Guide To Hard Core, Fast-Paced, Historical Combat
If you are curious about Codex Martialis, but have been on the fence, or if you like it but have had trouble convincing your friends to try it out, now the way is clear. Introducing the Codex Martialis Quick Start rules: 25 pages of sharp points, keen edges, and deadly combat options to bring your RPG combat to life.
Written by martial arts practitioners with real-life fighting experience and based on five hundred year old combat manuals penned by the true Masters of the ancient martial arts such as Sigmund Ringeck, Joachim Meyer, Jud Lew, Miyamoto Musashi, Fiore Dei Liberi, and Achille Marozzo, the Codex Martialis: Quick Start Guide is a window from your game into the lethal reality of combat in the ancient world.
Emphasizing action, combat maneuvers and the deadly interplay of attack and defense with a minimum of complexity, Codex Martialis is designed to make combat fluid, dynamic and intuitive, in order to bring a greater level of immersion and excitement by adding new tactical options to your gaming session.
Codex Martialis: Quick Start Guide is an abridged version of the Codex Martialis: Core Rules sourcebook that features new combat options for your 3.5 OGL game, based on martial-arts manuals from the Renaissance era.