''Sword of the Samurai'' is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by
Mark Smith and
Jamie Thomson, illustrated by Alan Langford and originally published in 1986 by Puffin Books. It was later republished by Wizard Books in 2006. It forms part of
Steve Jackson and
Ian Livingstone
Sir Ian Livingstone (born 29 December 1949) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. Along with Steve Jackson, he is the co-founder of a series of role-playing gamebooks, ''Fighting Fantasy'', and the author of many books within that s ...
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Fighting Fantasy
''Fighting Fantasy'' is a series of single-player role-playing gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. The first volume in the series was published in paperback by Puffin in 1982.
The series distinguished itself by mixing Choos ...
'' series. It is the 20th in the series in the original Puffin series and 25th in the modern Wizard series.
Rules
As with titles such as ''
House of Hell
''House of Hell'' (''House of Hades'' in the United States) is a single-player adventure gamebook written by Steve Jackson, illustrated by Tim Sell and originally published in 1984 by Puffin Books. It was later republished by Wizard Books in 2002 ...
'' and ''
Appointment with F.E.A.R.'', ''Sword of the Samurai'' utilizes an additional game mechanic – in this instance "Honour Points", which are awarded to the player for aiding those in need and defeating foes. If the player's Honour score is reduced to zero, then they as the player automatically commit suicide (known as ''
seppuku'' in medieval Japan). Gameplay includes another feature: as with ''Appointment with F.E.A.R.'', the player may choose which attributes (in this instance Skills) they wish to utilize, which in turn affects the outcome.
Story
Set in the fictional continent
Khul on the ''Fighting Fantasy'' world
Titan, the game is a campaign: the player must travel to the Pit of Demons, helping others, defeating foes and acquiring allies, and then battle through the Pit for a final confrontation for the
Dai-Katana.
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1986 fiction books
Fighting Fantasy gamebooks
Books by Mark Smith (author)
Books by Jamie Thomson
Fictional samurai