#corps-a-corps

By Arisia Santiago

Corps à Corps is a roleplaying game (RPG) about fencers in training. Each player portrays a fencer honing body and spirit in pursuit of future triumphs alongside—or against— each other. The game unfolds over a series of different scenes. Most of these depict the fencers’ training sessions or other episodes from their lives, during which they hone their skills and strengthen their bonds. These scenes are punctuated by fencing matches—practice bouts, friendly contests and climactic tournaments—during which those skills and bonds are tested. It's inspired mainly by recent sports drama, but also anime, manga and the author's real life experiences as a fencer.