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Film Festival 1

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Cover art, 1998

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

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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.[2]

Gunplay

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

Martial arts

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

Bizarre fantasies

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

The book also includes a movie title generator.

Reception

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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]

References

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