Code of Bushido (RPG)

Code of Bushido was an adventure book for the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game published on 1998. It was the first of the 'B' series of adventures, designed to test players' understanding of honor, loyalty and ethics - Bushido, the code of the warrior.

Credits[]

Written by: Ree Soesbee, Rob Vaux, John Wick and Pat Kapera
Original draft by: Greg Stolze
Additional Material by: Greg Stolze and Scott Gearin

Game System by: David Williams and John Wick

Cover Artwork: Brian Snoddy
Interior Artwork: Cris Dornaus, Jason Felix, Carl Frank, Tom Gianni, Francis Hogan, Scott James, Ben Peck and Ramon Perez
Maps: Cris Dornaus
Artwork Prepress: Cris Dornaus, Steve Hough, Sean Thompson

Line Editor: D.J. Trindle
Editing: Pat Kapera, D.J. Trindle
Interior Layout: Steve Hough, Rob Vaux

Table of Contents[]

Introduction (page 4)[]

Kharma and Dharma.

Part I: A Matter of Honor (page 5)[]

Background, The Setsuban Festival
Journey to the Shrine
Dragonfly Castle
The Shrine of the Ki-Rin
The Village of the Nightingale
Return to the Festival

Part II: Testimony, Murder, and Lies (page 18)[]

Background
Day I, Month of the Horse
- The feast (evening)
- Night
Day 2-11, the Month of the Horse
Day 12, Month of the Horse
- Afternoon
- Evening (Hour of the Rooster, 6 - 8 pm)
- Night
- Late Night
What's Really Hapenning
Day 12, Pre-Dawn
- Morning (Middle of the Hour of the Ox, 3 am)
- Clues in the Room
  - Clue 1 - The Letter
  - Clue 2 - Isawa Tomo
  - Clue 3 - Who was the better fighter?
  - Clue 4 - How Did the Murderer Get In?
  - Clue 5 - The Balcony
- Testimony from Witnesses
  - Clue 1 - The Guest
  - Clue 2 - House Guards
  - Clue 3 - Guards on the Walls
  - Clue 4 - Motive
  - Clue 5 - Koan
  - Morning
Day 13, Month of the Horse
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
- The Actors
- The Pantry
Day 14, Month of the Horse

Part III: Deadly Ground (page 35)[]

Overview
The Kidnapping
- Scene One: Rude Awakenings
- Scene Two: A Quiet Call For Help
- Scene Three: Fall From Grace
- What's Really Going On
- Niban's Story
Confrontation
- The Characters
- Tobuko's Fate
- Afterword
Conclusion
- Gidayu's Fate
At the Last

The Way of the Mantis: A Prelude (page 44)[]

Kaimetsu-uo
History
Territory
Mantis Bushi school

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