Sword of the Samurai (book)
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| The Fighting Fantasy series |
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 Cover of the 'green stripe' edition |
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| Outline | |
| Location: | Hachiman |
| Sections: | 400 |
| Publication details | |
| Author(s): | Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson |
| Illustrator(s): | Alan Langford |
| Year of release: | 1986 |
| Number (Puffin) | 20 |
| Number (Wizard) | 25 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 1-84046-732-0 |
| List of FF books | |
Sword of the Samurai is a single player roleplaying book, written by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson, and illustrated by Alan Langford. The first version of the book was originally published in 1986. This book is part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series, numbered 20 in the original Puffin printing. As is standard for the series it is divided into 400 sections, and the final section forms the only successful conclusion to the story. This book featured an "Honour" score that can affect relations with non-player characters. This book has recently been reprinted by Wizard.
[edit] Story
The reader of this book assumes the role of a young samurai, whose mission it is to recover a legendary Dai-Katana, the "Singing Death", for the Shogun. The sword must be wrested from the grasp of Ikiru, the Master of Shadows, who keeps it hidden within the Pit of Demons.
[edit] Trivia
- This is the first book to feature a list of special skills from which the player may choose and which affect game-play considerably. While it was preceded by Appointment with F.E.A.R. with the choice of particular talents, these are replications of "normal" skills, not super-powers.
- Notably, this book is known for its difficulty, due to a high occurrence of "instant deaths", especially in the river where the player battles the Kappa.
- This is the second book to take the player to the continent of Khul; Scorpion Swamp was the first to do so, although its location on Khul was never elaborated.
