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Sample file 1 6 Characters 3rd to 12th level Author Mike Myler Additional Writers Christopher Rippee, Andrew Engelbrite, Dirk van de Rijt Content Consultant Duan Byrd Cover Artists Nathanael Batchelor, Satori Artwork Co, Tonis Pan Interior Artists Dave Allsop, Nathanael Batchelor, Jacob Blackmon, Clouds 940, DrBjr, Ellis Goodson, Christof Grobelski, Chanis Hanley, Jozef Klopacka, Indi Martin, Mike Myler, Tonis Pan, Claudio Pozas, Dave Ross, Sara Shijo, Satori Artwork Co, Shaman Stock Art, Dean Spencer, Ryan Sumo, Rian Trost, Naiche Washburne Layout Artist Mike Myler Publisher Storm Bunny Studios Graphic Artist Mike Myler Special Thanks Stephanie Connors Cartographers Rick Hershey, Michael McCarthy, Ross McConnel, Mike Myler* *Some map icons from “Cityographer Modern Map Icons”, “Cityographer Medieval Map Icons”, “Cityographer Post-Apocalyptic City Map Icons”, and “Cityographer Futuristic City Map Icons” by artist Keith Curtis and “Dungeonographer Dungeon Map Symbols/Icons” by artists Robert Alt- bauer & Keith Curtis. Open Content: Subject to designation as Product Identity (see below), the only portion of this Storm Bunny Studios product des- ignated as Open Game Content is the rules content (creature stat blocks and names of skills, etc., taken from the SRD) as defined in the Open Game License version 1.0a Section 1(d). The front and back cover, back matter, introduction and Credits page, as well all other parts of this product including all text not specifi cally Taking the Steampunk out of Mists of Akuma designated as Open Game Con- tent is not Open Game Content. When designing this campaign setting we made it accessible for GMs that No portion of this work other want some eastern fantasy noir but not all the technological bits. Omit the than the material designated following elements to wind back the wheel of time in Soburin: as Open Game Content may be • Remove the Kengen from Chapter 1: History. reproduced in any form without • Remove the Mekkusenshi from Chapter 4: Sanbaoshi (or reskin it as written permission. Product Identity: The following an enchanted guard). items are hereby identified as • Remove all of Chapter 5: Kyōfū. Product Identity, as defined in the • Remove all Forbidden Technology sidebars (mostly Chapter 7: Clans). Open Game License 1.0a, Section • Remove the prefectures of Rimono, Supai, Usagi, and Uso (all located 1(e), and are not Open Content: Storm Bunny Studios, the Storm on the corners of the world map). Bunny Studios Logo, the Mike • Remove Komoro-Toko from Chapter 7: Clans (or reskin her features as Myler logo, Mists of Akuma, as enchanted items). well as all trademarks, registered • Remove the Kaiyo Tsukumogami from Chapter 9: Oni. trademarks, proper names (in- • Remove the Disgraced Amputee, Gaijin, and Kagaku-Sha backgrounds cluding the names of each charac- ter, location, item or monster from Chapter 10: Character Options. unique to this product), dialogue, • Remove the following archetypes from Chapter 10: Character Options plots, storylines, locations, char- - Bushibot fighter, Clockwork Adept wizard, College of the Gun Priest acters, artworks, and trade dress, bard, and Shinobibot rogue. but excluding any content that is Product Identity of Wizards of the • Remove subraces from Humans except Soburi, as well as the Mutant, Coast. (Elements that have previ- Necroji, Psonorous, and Steametic races from Chapter 11: Races. ously been designated as Open • Remove the Tsukumogami Augmetic feat from Chapter 12: Feats. Game Content are not included in • Remove the Steampunk Equipment, Vehicles, and Augmetics from this declaration.) SampleReferences file in non-Open Game Chapter 13: Equipment. Content (thus not covered by the • Remove disrupt technology from Chapter 14: Spells. Open Game License) in this work • Reskin the technological features of creatures and NPCs as magical to content owned by others is not features or enchantments. a challenge to their ownership 2 and is used under Fair Use. Trade War is a Mists of Akuma adventure path that binds together all six of the existing modules set in Soburin before culminating in an epic finale:Scourge of Róbai Shita Temple, Feud Primordial, Fangs of Revenge, Curse of the Scorpion Samurai, Yai Sovereign of Storms, and Revenge of the Pale Master. Throughout their quests the PCs will travel across the entire continent, starting at 3rd level and ending at 10th level—but what happens along the way? Scourge of Róbai Shita Temple The adventurers are hired by Nature-Wielder showing up on soburi peasants. Investigations Yon-jū Banme (a bengoshi of Sukochi into either anomaly are interrupted however as Prefecture) to investigate disturbances in the fourth Mubō Brother (Canny Torasuta) sets the mountain village of Shibai. Once there a trap for the adventurers and the corpse-eater they encounter the first Mubō Brothers Shitaitaberu brings a dreadfully oppressive (Sandā and Raittoningu) and after uncovering summer (and should the demon go unchecked the deceit that brought danger to mystically it will bring ruination down onto the land). protected settlement destroy a malicious wind demon named Fukō. Fangs of Revenge A Hakaisuru bengoshi (Talon of the Hawk 13) Connection A: Trekking East “requests” for the party to intervene in the Rumors reach the party of strange machine- troubles of Samon, home of the Tazuki Rail armored samurai but their travels are Company. In the recent months a secretive interrupted by another elemental oni and workers union called the Fangs has been to bring an end to the supernaturally bitter gathering influence and members but what winter the PCs must slay the ice arachnid the PCs discover is far more duplicitous: the Kumo-Rui. Before they are contracted to last descendant of a powerful family line is track down the oni sorcerer Shinjirarenai (by hidden away in the settlement and snake-folk order of a Korusu Bengoshi called Akia the hengeyokai vie against one another to capture Iron Shell) the party are assailed by Kyūchi her to enact foul rituals using her blessed soul. the Wise—the third Mubo Brother—in a deadly volley of sniper fire. Connection C: Sailing South After they’ve brought peace back to Samon the Feud Primordial party are invited to take on more bodyguard Settling the duplicity of Shinjirarenai proves work—both by the Machibuse Traders and not to be so simple as the party are tricked one of the peasants clad in erītokirā armor! into selling the most precious of the goods Adventurers that haven’t yet uncovered the the oni-touched sorcerer stole: innocuous smuggling operations brewing turtlewax cream. It is sought after (unknown tension across Soburin learn to them until the end) by none other than the much from Yakunitatsu Aibō as Imperial Sibling Kanja Korusu! The adventurers they sail south towards Kizuato must travel south to the river-city of Nesuto in Prefecture—until again their search of the Machibuse Traders that bought journey is interrupted. the shipment, eventually running afoul of a Tsukumogami smuggling second ancient from Soburin’s past outside merchants from the Mitsuyu one of the sacred shrines of the Gensoso Gyōsha consortium and warriors of Ikari Prefecture. Sukina (the fifth Mubō Brother alongside two Connection B: Trekking North crews of pirates) The party are hired to escort less-abled assault the PCs, and folk traveling north (either by the contrite the most dangerous hengeyokaiSample merchants or Tazuki Rail nature demon they've file Company) and along the way may begin yet encountered attempts to take notice of two oddities: the second to manipulate them before appearance of a strange ebony torii gate trying to destroy them on and the smuggling of erītokirā armor the water: Mad Purantan. 3 Curse of the Scorpion Samurai One of Fuson Prefecture’s bengoshi (17th Herbal Master Yukari Nishioka) hires the PCs to sneak into the prefecture and hunt down the Scorpion Samurai, a fugitive murdering anyone that still lives that bore any responsibility in his fall from grace. The adventurers might think that they are enacting Yukari’s trap on Shōjiki Island but it will quickly become clear that they are the prey. If they cannot stop the disgraced warrior Hinjuku Nagaro and his cursed love, a great darkness will wreak havoc across Fuson Prefecture and Soburin afterward. Connection D: Mountainous Journey With their victory over the Scorpion Samurai the party have become well known. A lone peasant girl has sacrificed all her family’s wealth to find them, pleading and begging for their aid with the nothing to offer but information about the mysterious black torii gates the PCs have seen in recent months. Traveling to the settlement of Ottotto the party come across the two creatures responsible for the anomalies and though the oni escape with their duplicitous ally, an enigmatic benefactor comes across adventurers with an extremely generous offer... Yai Sovereign of Storms The oni city of Tsukisasu has a new ruler as of late: Obiemashita, the self-proclaimed Yai Sovereign of Storms. Seeking to bring an end to the insurrection, the oni bengoshi Xiqzoxix has sought out and hired the PCs to infiltrate the monstrous settlement and kill the lightning demon. To do so the party must raid the fortress of Yōna that sits above the oni-filled streets, undo Obiemashita’s magic circles, and slay the creature before choosing whom will rule in its place. Connection E: Beginning’s End Rumors of more machine-armor clad peasants have become three small armies of farmers-turned-warriors and the erītokirā chapters are raising their blades in response, the party can exact vengeance on the pair of oni responsible for unleashing nature demons across Soburin with their black torii gates, and the last Mubō Brother (Hayaku the Storm) attempts to avenge his kin. All the elements for a dangerous conflict are gathering in the north but before the PCs can try to stop the coming war they are drawn to the city of Kizaki in Gekido Prefecture.
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