Ochimo: The Spirit Warrior is an adventure module

Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)

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 published in 1987 for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

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fantasy

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 role-playing game

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Plot summary

Ochimo the Spirit Warrior is intended for use with the Oriental Adventures

Oriental Adventures

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supplement. In this scenario, the player character

Player character

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s journey to Akari Island to defeat the spirit of an ancient warrior.

This module includes descriptions of the island, and of Shou Lung

Shou Lung

In the fictional campaign setting known as the Forgotten Realms, Shou Lung is a country in the continent of Kara-Tur, which is located to the east of Faerûn...

, as well as new monsters and a detailed map of the city of Opawangchicheng.

Publication history

OA3 Ochimo the Spirit Warrior was written by Jeff Grubb

Jeff Grubb

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, with a cover by Jeff Easley

Jeff Easley

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 and interior illustrations by Jim Holloway

Jim Holloway (artist)

-Background:Jim Holloway was self taught in illustration, although he was able to study some oil paintings by his father.-Works:Jim Holloway has continued to produce interior illustrations for many Dungeons & Dragons books and Dragon magazine since 1981, as well as cover art for The Land Beyond the...

, and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 48-page booklet with an outer folder.