Test of the Samurai is an adventure module by Rick Swan for the Kara-Tur campaign setting and published in 1990. Using the 2nd-edition Dungeons & Dragons ruleset, it is intended for up to 9 player-characters of levels 6 to 9. The module follows on from Ronin Challenge, but has an independent storyline set in Wa.
The peninsula of Wa is no place to visit. The land is poor, the people wary and suspicious. Yet this quiet backwater has been the site of strange disturbances—mysterious disappearances and omens of dire events to come. Why do the animals of Wa disappear, only to return a short while later? Who are the Blue Kumi bandits, and why are they so active? Why do the black geese fly into the Jusofu Mountains? And what fell creature lurks along the southern coast of Wa?
Or does the stench of corruption emanate from the Celestial Bureaucracy itself? Could the danger, unchecked, grow great enough to doom all living creatures in Kara-Tur? Which clues will lead to the truth, and which are merely traps for the unwary...
Test of the Samurai will take the players across the Wa peninsula and to the unknown land of Qui. They will encounter such legendary beasts as the feng huang (phoenix) and the chi'-lin (unicorn) as they attempt to discover the secrets of Wa.
Test of the Samurai is a scenario for the Oriental Adventures supplement to the AD&D game. It is set in Kara-Tur, the oriental world in the Forgotten Realms. Although Test of the Samurai follows the events of module OA6, Ronin Challenge, it is an independent adventure for five to eight characters of Levels 6-9.Index[]
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Characters[]
- Abutsu • Anyo • Awang Sophir • Chanii • Doin Sanehiro • Funitabi Hichi • General Tiger • Guiji Yui • Hoteo • Husijo • Ichi Krijiku • Jobojo Hugvi • Kame-Renn • Katasuma Tandanobu • Kuyu Guhbio • Kyiko • Kyriusho • Masakado • Minbu • Misikin • Mushigoto Tada • Sawaka • Shigeruchan • Su-to • Tamura Umakai • Tieyl Ino • Toi Jujishiki • Uiss • Ungo-Ti
- Referenced only
- Mochikino
Creatures[]
- baboon • bajang • barracuda • brown bear • cardinal • carnivorous ape • catfish • chiang lung • chicken • ch'i-lin • cockatrice • crane • crow • dog hengeyokai • feng huang • fire elemental • flame spirit • giant badger • giant boar • giant carp • giant catfish • giant crab • giant eagle • giant pike • giant scorpion • goose • hu hsien • huluk • jackal • jellyfish • jishin mushi • juju zombie • korobokuru • krakentua • leopard • locust • lung wang • mice • minnow • monkey • mummy • octopus • pan lung • parrot • peacock • raven • robin • rooster • sparrow • tigbanua buso • tiger hengeyokai • warthog • yuan-ti abomination • yuan-ti pureblood
- Referenced only
- cricket • firefly • giant crayfish • kuei • shan sao
Locations[]
- Countries
- Kozakura • Wa
- Islands
- Tsuta
- Mountains
- Ikuyu Mountains • Jufosu Range
- Settlements
- Ayoi • Hoikosoi • Hyecho • Ikizawa • Osata • Seinin • Sokijan • Tifuido
Magic[]
- Items
- copper hammer of Hoteo • dragon slippers • gong of dispelling • habuto of poetry • helm of teleportation • kakemono of warmth • makimono of breezes • mask of apparition • medallion of steadiness • mirror of enlightenment • mirror of fear • mirror of spirit seeing • pearl of protection from fire • pearl of the rising tide
- Jewelry
- ring of feather falling • ring of fire resistance • ring of invisibility • ring of protection
- Potions
- potion of extra healing • potion of flying • potion of healing • potion of invulnerability • potion of levitation • potion of longevity • potion of water breathing
- Spells
- ancient curse • animal companion • animate water • animate wood • apparition • become invisible • chameleon • commune with lesser spirit • comprehend languages • detect shapechanger • fiery eyes • ghost light • hypnotic pattern • hypnotism • know history • major creation • neutralize poison • polymorph self • protection from spirits • read magic • reward • secret signs • scry • servant horde • shield • shout • speak with animals • speak with dead • steam breath • stone shape • temporal stasis • transfix • true sight • ventriloquism • wall of force • wind breath
- Referenced only
- commune with greater spirit • dispel magic • find the path • raise dead
- Weapons
- katana of luck
Organizations[]
- Blue Kumi Bandits • Order of the Mouse • Order of the Snake • Soldiers of Iron
Religions[]
- Ababuio • Celestial Bureaucracy • Chauntea • Path of Enlightenment
Miscellaneous[]
- Art & Literature
- nishiki-e
- Building types
- minka
- Food & Drinks
- apple • carrot • cherry • corn • cinnamon • cloves • ginseng • grape • mint • peach • plum • rice wine • saffron • sausage • shih liu • sponge cake (kastera) • strawberry • tomato • vanilla
- Gemstones
- black opal • black sapphire • diamond • emerald • fire opal • jade • opal • pearl • ruby • sapphire • turquoise
- Items
- bandage • brazier • coffin • flask • leash • mirror • razor • spatula • tatami
- Materials
- granite • marble • tin
- Plants
- aster • bamboo • birch • blue mahogany • bodhi (plant) • buttercup • camphor • chestnut • corn • cypress • gum tree • hickory • hyacinth (plant) • maple • mulberry • oak • peony • pickerelweed • poplar • skunk cabbage • teak
- Substances
- bear fat
- Titles
- Shoya
- Vehicles
- ox cart
- Weapons
- katana • naginata • parang
- Referenced only
- lemon • holy water • mustard • pine • Tairo • tulip
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ The date of Test of the Samurai is unknown as page 5 only says "1770-: Current time." on the Wa Calendar, which gives it a large range. The previous adventure, Ronin Challenge, is also undated, but is limited by the events of Dragonwall to late 1358 DR or early 1359 DR. Since Ronin connects directly to Samurai, this must be similarly dated. In any case, the majority of Kara-Tur sources are set in 1357–1359 DR, so Test should be too.
References[]
- ↑ Rick Swan (1990). Test of the Samurai. (TSR, Inc), p. 5. ISBN 0-88038-775-0.