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TABLE OF CONTENTS
What is Ninja vs. Samurai RPG?
Ninja vs. Samurai RPG is a fictional game inspired by historical events, locations, and people and
centered around various time periods of Japan. A time where the world is steeped in tradition, order and sta-
bility. It is a time where honor sets president for one’s family name. While noblemen, Samurai and ninja joust
to become heads of state, many men, women and children find focus and determination to carry themselves
along their personal quests to find, acclaim, treasure and answers to the one question that burns within. That
question is not of right or wrong.
That question is... are you Ninja or Samurai?
CHAPTER 1: Governing the Land
Being A Game Manager
Tips for Creating Adventures …………………………………………………………………….pg.: 5-6
THE CLASS SYSTEM OF FUEDAL JAPAN
Positions in Society …………...………………………………………………………………….pg.: 7-8
The Bushido Code
Crime and Punishment
Corporal Punishment …………………………………………………………………………...…..pg.: 9
Confiscation of Property …………………………………………………………………….……...pg.: 9
Penal Labor ……………………………………………………………………………………..…..pg.: 9
Incarceration and Exile ……………………………………………………..…………………......pg.: 10
Death Penalty ……………………..………………………………………………………...……..pg.: 10
How to Manage Punishments ………………………………...…………………………………...pg.: 10
How to Assign A Criminal Rating ……………………………...……………………………..pg.: 10-11
Escaping/Evading Capture ………………………………………………..……………………….pg.: 11
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