Mad Monkey vs the Dragon Claw

Mad Monkey vs the Dragon Claw is an adventure for AD&D 1^st edition. It is part of the Oriental Adventures campaign setting and set in Kara-Tur.

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The followers of the many gods of Kara-Tur have always fought, to prove the superiority of their martial discipline and the greater wisdom of their deities. The strict hierarchy of the gods is now threatened by the sudden prominence of the followers of the Dragon Claw, a new and deadly school of martial arts that threatens to destroy all other schools. The players, recruited by a mysterious old monk with a bizarre fighting style, must find out what's behind the emergence of the Dragon claw and put a stop to it.

Mad Monkey vs the Dragon Claw will take the players across the entire country of T'u Lung, from the mouth of the great river Fenghsintzu to its headwaters, where they must deal with the legendary Cult of the Black Leopard-all in the name of the Mad Monkey.

Mad Monkey vs the Dragon Claw is a scenario for the ORIENTAL ADVENTURES supplement for the AD&D game. It is set in KARA-TUR, the oriental world in the Forgotten Realms. Mad Monkey vs the Dragon Claw is designed for five to eight characters of Levels 6-9.

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Description[]

In this module, the player characters seek the Dragon Claw martial arts school and journey through T'u Lung to the Cult of the Black Leopard. This was the only adventure published for Oriental Adventures based entirely on Kara Tur's mainland, and one of the few modules that actually allows characters to multiclass who would not otherwise be able to do so.

Summary[]

The demon Dragon Claw, in the Celestial Bureaucracy, has convinced the Celestial Emperor to allow him to showcase his fighting style on Toril. It contends that its style is superior to all other forms, and if this turns out to be the case, it wants to rule an empire on the prime material plane. The Celestial Emperor has agreed, if only to see out the demons boast of its fighting style.

Dragon Claw has neglected to mention that its fighting style includes it giving all of its students magical weapons which, aside from making them fanatical devotees to its fighting style, also make them much tougher than an average fighter. In this way, Dragon Claw is stacking the deck in its favor.

Monkey, an agent among the court, has seen through the demon's plot, and is determined to thwart it. Monkey chooses to teach his own fighting style to the player characters, owing to them being able to multiclass freely as monks, though they normally are able to. All this leads up to the final battle in Toril's version of Sigil.

Contents[]

Using This Product
Mad Monkey Fu
The Dragon Claw Style
Chapter 1: Somewhere in the Eastern Realms
Chapter 2: Victorious Morning
Chapter 3: The Training of the Monkey
Fortune Cookie Philosophy
Chapter 4: T'u Lung!
Chapter 5: The River Hidden
Chapter 6: Panchengjuduohuh
Monsters and Magic
Player Character Sheets

Index[]

Characters[]

Bel Leos • Detrinius Wands • Dragon Claw • Hu Don • Ko La Ko • Ko Ho San • Monkey • Seth • Shi Lin • Splin • Tal Sey Lo • Toipeye • Toyo Shidiro • Tzar-Su
Referenced only
Chi Chan • El Min Star • Opawang

Creatures[]

bajang • bakemono • bauh-yin • boar • dolphin • dove • dragon turtle • flying fish • gargantua (humanoid • insectoid • reptilian) • giant boar • giant carp • giant dragonfly • gorgon • hengeyokai • human (Kozakuran) • jellyfish • jiki-ketsu-gaki • jishin mushi • kappa • lich • monkey • ningyo • oni (go-zu oni • ogre mage) • shark • skeleton warrior • stone spirit • tigbanua buso • yau-mor
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crab • drow • eagle • minnow • mosquito • ox • spirit folk • viper

Location[]

Durkon • Fenghsintzu River • Kara-Tur • Kozakura • Mad Monkey Island • Prioto Islands • T'u Lung • Victorious Morning

Magic[]

Items

bracers of defense • iron bar of power • staff of power • staff of withering • wand of ice knives

Organizations[]

Cult of the Black Leopard • Ko Clan
Referenced only
Ho Dynasty • Lui Dynasty

Miscellaneous[]

Art & Literature

Referenced only
Meditations on a Clear Pond • Scrolls of Red

Dates

Shou Year 2608
Referenced only
Shou Year -120 • Shou Year 0 • Shou Year 221 • Shou Year 320 • Shou Year 408 • Shou Year 414 • Shou Year 420 • Shou Year 435 • Shou Year 440 • Shou Year 580 • Shou Year 581 • Shou Year 630 • Shou Year 830 • Shou Year 856 • Shou Year 859 • Shou Year 935 • Shou Year 976 • Shou Year 1025 • Shou Year 1026 • Shou Year 1075 • Shou Year 1330 • Shou Year 1384 • Shou Year 1503 • Shou Year 1881 • Shou Year 1895 • Shou Year 1920 • Shou Year 2050 • Shou Year 2053 • Shou Year 2238 • Shou Year 2294 • Shou Year 2310 • Shou Year 2312 • Shou Year 2315 • Shou Year 2316 • Shou Year 2317 • Shou Year 2356 • Shou Year 2358 • Shou Year 2366 • Shou Year 2384 • Shou Year 2398 • Shou Year 2399 • Shou Year 2403 • Shou Year 2408 • Shou Year 2419 • Shou Year 2423 • Shou Year 2469 • Shou Year 2511 • Shou Year 2555 • Shou Year 2558 • Shou Year 2589 • Shou Year 2602 • Shou Year 2607

Events

Referenced only
Battle of Tan

Gemstones

pearl

Items

book • bullroarer • chain • coffin • map • pitchfork • rope • shackles

Languages

Amnian common • Common • Elvish • Hengeyokai language • High Shou

Materials & Substances

blackpowder • brass • clay • flagstone • granite • iron • ivory • paper • silk • snakeskin

Vegetation

bamboo • palm

Weapons

broad sword • club • naginata • pellet bow • short bow • short sword
Referenced only
glaive

Gallery[]

Credits[]

Design: Jeff Grubb
Editing: Steve Winter
Cover and Interior Art: Jim Holloway
Design Consultants and Dumb Names: Zeb Cook and Warren Spector
Cartography: Dennis Kauth
Typography: Betty Elmore
Graphic Design: Colleen O'Malley

Appendix[]

External Links[]

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References[]

↑ Jeff Grubb (1988). Mad Monkey vs the Dragon Claw. (TSR, Inc), p. 5. ISBN 0-88038-624-X.

[MMvtDC-p5-1] Jeff Grubb (1988). Mad Monkey vs the Dragon Claw. (TSR, Inc), p. 5. ISBN 0-88038-624-X.

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