Ninja Wars

Ninja Wars is an adventure module by Nigel Findley for the Oriental Adventures campaign setting using the 2-edition Dungeons & Dragons ruleset, published in 1990 by TSR, Inc. Set in the town of Aru in the nation of Wa in Kara-Tur, it presents a large variety of adventures, from a lengthy 24-act campaign to five smaller adventures to a number of mini-adventures and incidents, with several subplots and themes running through them and and many involving conflicts with ninja and yakuza factions.

Blurb
"Behold The Shining Temple of Bishamon!

Located above the city of Aru on the island nation of Wa, this shrine is the focus of a great pilgrimage. Every year, thousands of people travel here to celebrate the Ceremony of the Three Thousand Steps. For townsfolk and travelers alike, it is a time of great celebrations and revelry.

For Benju Matsutomo, Daimyo of Aru, it is a time of worry and concern. Something is wrong this year. A political rival has hired a clan of ninja to disrupt the pilgrimage and disgrace Matsutomo. But the daimyo has his own ninja, and just to be safe, he decides to hire a party of adventurers to make sure everything runs smoothly.

Of course, it doesn't…"

Table of Contents

 * Chapter I: Introduction
 * Chapter II: History of Aru
 * Chapter III: Aru Town
 * Chapter IV: Politics
 * Chapter V: The Main Events
 * Chapter VI: Mini-Adventures
 * Chapter VII: Nonplayer Characters
 * Chapter VIII: Encounter Generator
 * Chapter IX: New Adventures

Characters

 * Achiko • Asahi • Atsuko • Cachiko • Ce-ishi • Fusae • Haku • Horoko • Karima • Kimie • Komatsu • Mifune • Moonlight • Mura • Nada • Naga (yakuza) • • Naomi • Onoshi • Satomi • Seer (Aru) • Smoke • Snake • Sono • Tazumi • Tetsu • tigbanua buso (wu jen) • Tojo • Tsukku • Yaemon • Yamato • Yuka • Zukimoto Chikitada • Aki Marushima • Tojo Marushima • Hiro Matsu • Benju Matsutomo • Sumihiro Matsutomo • Daisake Mayazato • Hiroyasu Ohta • Buntaro Ostato • Takako Shimizu • Li Kit Su • Yuji Takaesu • Eichiro Tanaka • Toshikazu Wada • Takahashi Yamaguchi


 * Dosko • Eiko • Takahiro • Masanori • Zabato • Yang Chu • Koji Kubahachi • Seiji Kubahachi • Arata Matsutomo • Hisao Matsutomo • Koji Matsutomo • Masakito Matsutomo • Matasuuri Nagahide • Eiji Tanaka • Eiji Toda • Sousuke Toda • Takashi Yayazato • Yoshi Yoyogi • Zataki Yoyogi

Creatures

 * human • ikiryo • kuei • monkey hengeyokai • shen lung • tagamaling buso • tigbanua buso


 * chiang lung • gaki (jiki-ketsu-gaki • shikki-gaki) • kala • tengu • tiger-bird spirit

Locations

 * Geography
 * Ikuyu Mountains • Yama-san


 * Aru (river) • Isle of Devils • Jasuga • Jasuga Province • Mount Matazan • Uwaji


 * Provinces
 * Aru Province


 * Settlements
 * Aru • Anjiro


 * Buildings
 * Aki's • Colored Bubble • The Apple Tree Inn • Donjon (Aru) • Drowsy Blossoms • Grand Noh Theater • graveyard (Aru) • House of Heavenly Sand • Shining Temple of Bishamon • Shrine of the West Wind • The Tengu • Tojo's • The Waiting Stone • Whispering Breeze

Organizations

 * Families
 * Kubahachi • Matsutomo • Tanaka • Toda • Yayazato


 * Ninja clans
 * Amida Butsu • Kata • Ohara • Yamaguchi


 * Militaries
 * Home Guard

Miscellaneous

 * Faiths
 * Bishamon • Celestial Bureaucracy • Faith of the Nine Travelers • Komoku


 * Events
 * Ceremony of the Three Thousand Steps • pilgrimage


 * Foods
 * Apple • tea


 * Items
 * The Lost Sword • minyan • Oil Seller