Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (role-playing game)

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a role-playing game published by Guardians of Order in 2000.

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is based on the film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai , and uses the Tri-Stat System.

Publication history

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai was published by Guardians of Order in 2000.

David L. Pulver and John R. Phythyon, Jr., designed the gangster Samurai Tri-stat game Ghost Dog (2000) based on the film of the same name. [1] :336

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References

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  2. "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai RPG".
  3. "Backstab Magazine (French) Issue 24".