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In The Gift, the first module of the intro trilogy to my Kaidan setting of Japanese Horror (PFRPG), I included that local markets didn't serve foreigners, and they were forced to shop where the oppressed caste of Japanese culture shopped (Kaidan included social castes as well). Because Kaidan under the control of the Shogun followed the same precepts that feudal Japan, at least during the Tokugawa Era, did as a closed state, and foreigners were allowed to be only on the foreigner's island (very much like Nagasaki Japan was during that period). The PCs require special permission to enter the rest of the state.
I did get some flack from some communities because I chose to emulate Japanese history in the creation of Kaidan in that way. It was a design choice, and I don't regret doing that. It wasn't an issue carried across the entire setting. It was only mentioned in that single adventure, the pregen PCs were foreigners. While the setting isn't truly based on history (Kaidan is not Japan). The Japanese being somewhat xenophobic was due to Shogunate decree, it was the same for Kaidan in my development.
I did get some flack from some communities because I chose to emulate Japanese history in the creation of Kaidan in that way. It was a design choice, and I don't regret doing that. It wasn't an issue carried across the entire setting. It was only mentioned in that single adventure, the pregen PCs were foreigners. While the setting isn't truly based on history (Kaidan is not Japan). The Japanese being somewhat xenophobic was due to Shogunate decree, it was the same for Kaidan in my development.
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