Film Festival 1 Explained

Film Festival #1 is an adventure published by Event Horizon Productions in 1997 for the action-adventure role-playing game Hong Kong Action Theatre!

Description

Film Festival #1 is a 120-page perfect-bound softcover book containing 15 adventures for the Hong Kong Action Theatre! role-playing game. The adventures were written by Gareth-Michael Skarka, John R. Phythyon Jr., David Brandon Sturm, Matt Harrop, and Aaron Rosenberg,^[1] and are evenly divided between Hong Kong Action Theatre!s three genres: Gunplay, Martial Arts, and Bizarre Fantasy.

Gunplay

• "Two Fisted Justice"
• "To Catch a Thief"
• "Last Chance"
• "Full Auto"
• "Dead On Arrival"

Martial arts

• "Five Fists of Kung Fu"
• "Five Fists of Kung Fu II: Martial Fury"
• "Police Target"
• "Deadly Relations"
• "The Beat"

Bizarre fantasies

• "Son of the Dragon II: Dragonfist"
• "Magic Hunter"
• "Dragonknights"
• "The Mighty Heroes"
• "Ghost Ship"

The book also includes a movie title generator.

Reception

In the February 1998 edition of Dragon (Issue #244), Rick Swan acknowledged he was already a fan of the Hong Kong Action Theatre! RPG, and thought Film Festival 1 "presents 15 top-notch adventures." Swan's favorites were "Five Fists of Kung Fu", and "Magic Hunter".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hong Kong Action Theatre! Film Festival #1 - RPGnet RPG Game Index. index.rpg.net.
2. Swan. Rick. Rick Swan. February 1998. Roleplaying Reviews. Dragon. TSR, Inc.. 244. 106.