Solution to Sword of the Samurai

Sword of the Samurai

This is not the shortest or easiest path; it is more gratifying to face difficult situations and barely succeed. Rather than minimizing risk, this solution includes as many interesting parts as possible, while avoiding sections that are blatantly harmful or provide no useful information. You may need high initial scores; this path assumes favorable dice rolls.

Katana, wakizashi, battle armor, backpack, seal of the Shogun, 10 Provisions, Iaijutsu 1 Go east at the fork in the road 29 The attitude of the peasants changes 43 Punish the insulting youth 59 Tell them to abase themselves at your feet 111 Make them swear an oath of allegiance 163 Show clemency and journey on alone Ho+1 195 Yoro Ginsei's proud face is unmistakable 209 Wait to see what the traitor will do 241 Use the skill of Iaijutsu 275 Kill GINSEI THE RONIN 9/14 399 Investigate the hut he had been hiding in 383 Open the chest inside the secret cupboard 359 Look beneath the puppet dragon 303 You feel your way to the door Brass key, greasy parchment 287 Scrutinize the key and parchment Sk-2 251 You explore the woods for a resting-place [Spider Fens pagoda] 371 Head towards the villages of Kanshuro St+3 219 You take a path into the Vale of Tinshu 5 Ask one of the peasants for hospitality 71 Mend the melancholic old woman's house 215 Ask her what is wrong 175 Quit the village 15 Fight the ROKURO-KUBI 7/8 St-2, Iaijutsu 153 You head away from the Village of Undead Lu+1 397 Fight the BLACK ELK 9/18 St+4, Iaijutsu 391 You keep the antler as a talisman 2 Provisions, broken antler 381 You walk down to the Hiang-Kiang River 227 Cross near the green depths upstream 201 Lunge at the nearest scaly green figure 233 You have the skill of Iaijutsu 357 You just have time to reach the far bank 395 Stand your ground and fight it out 13 Fight three KAPPA 8/14 8/12 7/13 together Iaijutsu 31 You will soon be surrounded 41 Your foes press in on all sides St-2 129 Try their strange flat-topped heads 255 You knock them off balance 393 Try to talk to the Kappa 325 You catch the trident Lu-1 367 Threaten them and speak to them Trident 361 They disappear and you decide to move on Phoenix Ruby 335 Lie prone where you are 103 The ground starts to shake once more 273 Run into the cave near by 329 Leave the small grotto straight away 375 Slay the GROUNDHOG 8/22 Iaijutsu 305 You climb to the crest Seventh Seal armor Sk+1 295 You set off down to the Spider Fens 17 You have a map showing the scarlet pagoda 107 Follow the route west along a dyke 317 Brave the peat bog 217 Do not turn back 369 Cross the immaculate pagoda's threshold 299 You are standing in a beautiful garden 137 Take the path to the silver Samurai 379 Accept his challenge to single combat 341 Battle the SILVER SAMURAI 10/12 Iaijutsu 291 Refuse to let your honor be tarnished 81 Take the path to the priestess and demon 185 Take the path to Hammurabi 75 Your way to the fountain is open 95 Fill the silver ewer 243 You ascend to Ikiru's stronghold above Waters of Knowledge Lu+1 8 Go to the Mountain of Ineffable Holiness 66 The Ki-Rin eyes you distastefully 352 You find yourself back at the Hub 8 Go to the Endless Sands of Akhon 78 You have the Phoenix Ruby 348 The Phoenix regards you strangely [Phoenix] 8 Go to the Swamps of Primordial Mire 98 Use an item against the tremendous serpent 258 Touch the serpent with an antler 290 A pulse of magic flows through you -Broken antler, serpent rod 8 Go to the Enchanted Wood 126 Use some item on the vacant woman 48 Use the Waters of Knowledge 96 Eleanor looks at you gratefully and bows -Waters of Knowledge, [Eleanor] 8 Go to the Place of Battle 138 Use the serpent rod against Graalsch 228 Send the Phoenix against K'rllk -Serpent rod 320 Commit Eleanor against Gargantus [-Phoenix] 22 You will have to fight the Dai-Oni alone [-Eleanor] 292 Defeat the DAI-ONI 10/10 Iaijutsu, Sk- St- Lu- 74 Ask the Secret of Singing Death Sk+ St+ Lu+ 206 You do not have a jade amulet [Harmony] 270 Fight the SHURA 9/8 Iaijutsu 76 You know the secret of Singing Death 152 You must fight the semi-corporeal shadow Singing Death Sk+2 St+4 Lu+2 174 Fight the SHADOW DEMON 9/10 Iaijutsu 212 Stride boldly through the shadowy forms 298 The shadows are instantly vaporized 121 The bolts of dark energy slam into you 131 You reel back and Ikiru hisses with joy Sk-1 St-4 Lu-1 199 Hit IKIRU 12/12 Iaijutsu, Sk- Lu- 235 Ikiru hisses and is destroyed utterly 400 An age of peace and prosperity lies ahead -Singing Death