Ronin Challenge is an adventure module for the 2nd-edition Dungeons & Dragons ruleset set in Kara-Tur. It connects with the following adventure, Test of the Samurai.
Until someone starts playing for keeps.
When a traitor to the empire is revealed, His Excellency calls loyal and heroic citizens to follow the trail of deception. The scale of the treachery is grand - it seems that an entire army has turned its back on its rightful liege!
The trail leads through trackless (or seemingly trackless) mountains, into peaceful (or seemingly peaceful) valleys. The emperor has promised great rewards to heroes who can solve his mystery, but as the journey progresses the heroes find their own reasons for continuing.
As a sinister suspicion grow in the minds, the adventure reaches its climax in the ruins of an ancient civilization. Finally, our heroes are faced with an ultimate choice - between success and failure, loyalty and betrayal, even good and evil.
On their choice rests the future of nations.Index[]
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Characters[]
- Awang Sophir • Bacao Foo • Ch'ou Chu Lan • Chan Chiong • Choi Tan Sai • Chou Lin Shi • Deng Tse Chin • Duiji Jo • Fuantze Wah • Fukawa • Genzo Taira • Goyat Nagumo • Jui-jung Nu Nam • Jujiohi Koti • Kamo Ti • Kawabi • Kibon Nipeng • Kwan Wan Lo • Li Koi • Niko • Nozumi Takahasho • Oey Sambal Pedas • Ogawa Besar • Quon Tok • Sasuko Masutungui • Sato Tanan • Shi Lo • Sohang Gitse • Sun Ya Sen • T'o Fang Jio • Tada Ki • Tai Chai Ming • Tauk Kodagai • Ting Mei Wan • Tomi Sabero • Toyoaki • Tsao Ho • Tui Haru • Wu Kai • Xi-Chu • Zao Shan • Zarwu Koi
- Referenced only
- Asam Meneh • Awagi Nukichi • Hojo Kawakubo • Jiju Kigikio • Joon Tsao Choo • Kai Tsao Shou Chin • Li Tzen Tomei • Mei Lung • Taembak Duahl • Takenaka Okawa • Wai Gada Shinzu
Creatures[]
- baboon • bakemono • chicken • constrictor snake • cow • Earth Spider • eastern vampire • elephant • fish • foo dog • hkum yeng • giant boar • giant leech • giant scorpion • giant water snake • giant spider • giant water spider • goblin spider • hai nu • hawk • humanoid gargantua • jiki-niku-gaki • jishin mushi • kala • korobokuru • mosquito • ox • skeleton • tigbanua buso • tiger • warhorse • water buffalo • wolf • wong gua • zombie
Locations[]
- Bodies of Water
- Lake Halu • Lake Saji • Segara Sea • Ular River
- Referenced only
- Ahn Bay • Celestial Sea • Fenghsintzu River • Muara Bay • Rendah
- Buildings
- Lihat Observatory • Sumitra Tower
- Countries
- Shou Lung
- Landmarks
-
- Referenced only
- Dragon Wall
- Mountains
- Deang Mountains • Mount Tengkorak • Salju Mountains • Shao Mountains • Wu Pi Te Shao Mountains
- Referenced only
- Rendai Hills
- Planes
- Realm of Mirrors
- Regions
-
- Referenced only
- Malatra • Northern Wastes (Ama Basin)
- Roads
- Larang Highway
- Referenced only
- Ningtang Road • Spice Road • Tungpu Highway
- Settlements
- Gigit • Suijeng • Ungaran
- Valleys
- Kaput Valley • Kayu Valley • Keluh Valley • Kera Valley • Kesarar Valley • Ketcheel Valley • Kilap Valley • Kobar Valley • Kumandang Valley • Kuning Valley • Kutuk Valley
- Wilderness
- Asam Forest
Magic[]
- Items
- bell of warning • emakimono of lightning • jingara of location • mirror of curing
Organizations[]
- Families
- Dragon Eye • Yansi
- Referenced only
- Tsui Tong
Miscellaneous[]
- Armor & Clothing
- brigandine • chain mail • loincloth • sandals • sash
- Art & Literature
- Book of Change • calligraphy • nishiki-e
- Fields of Study
- astrology
- Food & Drinks
- apple • beer • fig • gellatin • lemon • orange • papaya • pear • peach • rice cake • rice wine • sake • salted fish • tiger wine
- Gemstones
- jade
- Items
- gear • printing press • prism • signal flare • stake • tatami
- Languages
- Kao te Shou • Kozakuran • Lidahan • Wa-an
- Materials & Substances
- black powder
- Plants
- bamboo • fungi • sugar cane
- Vehicles
- ghost canoe • ox cart • palanquin • rickshaw
- Weapons
- kusari-gama • naginata • three-piece-rod • wakizashi
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ No date is given for Ronin Challenge, nor its companion adventure Test of the Samurai. However, it includes Kara-Turan characters from Hall of Heroes, which is dated to 1358 DR, and is set after the unfinished events detailed there. In particular, it seems at least "about a year" later for the Earth Spider. On the other hand, it includes characters featured in Dragonwall, which is dated to 1359/1360 DR, which clearly occurs later for them. In particular, Ting Mei Wan was recently made a minister in Ronin Challenge and has been minister for two years by the time of Dragonwall. These narrow the main events of Ronin Challenge to late 1358 DR or early 1359 DR.