In the Palace of the Emerald Champion

In the Palace of the Emerald Champion cover

In the Palace of the Emerald Champion is a bonus adventure for the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Beginner Game. It is designed to follow the events of The Topaz Championship, the adventure included in the Beginner Game.

Contents

Credits (page 2)

• Game Design and Development: Tim Huckelberry
• Writing & Additional Development: Daniel Lovat Clark and Mari Murdock
• Editing: Christine Crabb
• Proofreading: Janie Franz and Jeremiah J. Shaw
• Managing RPG Producer: Sam Gregor-Stewart
• Legend of the Five Ring Story Review: Tyler Parrott
• Expansion Graphic Design: Evan Simonet
• Graphic Design Manager: Cristopher Hosch
• Front Cover Art: Nele Diel
• Interior Art: Stefano Baldo, Francesca Baerald, JR Barker, Calvin Chua, Caravan Studio, Derek D. Edgell, Lin Hsiang, Aaron Miller, Niten, Polar Engine, Yudong Shen, and Shawn Ignatius Tan
• Art Direction: Andy Christensen
• Managing Art Director: Melissa Shetler
• Quality Assurance: Zach Tewalthomas
• Production Management: Jason Glawe and Dylan Tierney
• Visual Creative Director: Brian Schomburg
• Senior Project Manager: John Franz-Wichlacz
• Senior Manager of Project Development: Chris Gerber
• Executive Game Designer: Corey Konieczka
• Publisher: Andrew Navaro
• Special thanks to Naoko Weiskotten and Brendan Weiskotten for their invaluable assistance.
• Playtesters: Max Brooke, Daniel Lovat Clark, Tim Cox, Alexis Dykema, Evangelen Lee, Katrina Ostrander, Tyler Parrott, and Sam Stewart

Welcome to the Palace of the Emerald Champion (page 3)

• The Story So Far
• The Real Story So Far
  • Adventure Structure
  • Using the Map of the Castle
  • New Rules
  • Official Adulthood

Gazetteer: The Castle of the Emerald Champion (page 8)

• The Castle

Act 1: The Journey (page 10)

• Scenes Along the Journey
• Awarding Experience Rewards

Act 2: The Castle (page 18)

• Day 1: Arrival
  • The Investigation Begins
  • Inquiries and Inspections
• Day 2: Investigation Training
  • Breakfast
  • Training
  • Afternoon
  • Dinner
• Day 3: Weapon's Training
  • Breakfast
  • Training
  • Afternoon
  • Dinner
• Day 4: Law Training
  • Breakfast
  • Training
  • Afternoon
  • Dinner
• Awarding Experience Rewards

Act 3: The Findings (page 35)

• Breakfast
• Graduation Ceremony
• Your Report to the Ruby Champion
• The Official Finding
• Awarding Experience Rewards

Epilogue (page 38)

• A Final Tea Ceremony
• Future Adventure Ideas