Ronin Challenge

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Ronin Challenge
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CodeOA6
AuthorsCurtis Smith and Rick Swan
First published1990
Linked modules
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Ronin Challenge is an adventure module published in 1990 for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Plot summary

Ronin Challenge is a Kara-Tur adventure scenario in which the player characters attend a martial arts tournament before journeying into hazardous wilderness and ancient ruins. [1]

Publication history

OA6 Ronin Challenge was written by Curtis Smith and Rick Swan, with a cover by Jim Holloway, and was published by TSR in 1990 as an 80-page booklet with a large color map and an outer folder. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 109. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. "Ronin Challenge | Article | RPGGeek".