dmdrowenforcer
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Post by dmdrowenforcer on Apr 19, 2018 19:18:39 GMT
Hello, I already have a quite detailed world and am adding a new region called Jaduposh.
It is inspired by Persia, Arabia, and the Arabian nights.
Any help with lore or interesting suggestions would be greatly apreciated.
My world also has Japanese and Egyption inspired regions so any suggestions with that would also be welcome.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by randosaurus on Apr 20, 2018 5:14:22 GMT
You could track down the old 2e Al-Qadim setting TSR made. It was a separate continent on Toril for the Forgotten Realms setting. Good InfoThe setting captures more of the Hollywood idea of the Scheherazade tales than real-to-life Arabian or Persian regions. LinkyYou could order a hard copy, it was beautiful and had gold edge pages. Affordable PDFAmazon BooksI don't think the setting got updated past 2nd edition, so don't use any stats. The fluff and content should be valid though. As usual, err more on taking inspiration from RL cultures than tokenizing actual people for your game. Enjoy! |
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dmdrowenforcer
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Post by dmdrowenforcer on Apr 20, 2018 13:08:40 GMT
THANKS!
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Post by DM Onesie Knight on Apr 23, 2018 20:56:06 GMT
Hit up a library or the Google for the Shahnameh (aka the Persian Book of Kings)--it's very much like the Sufi equivalent of a Greek epic.
More generally, one of my favorite recurring themes in middle eastern lit is "secrets." Sort of like if you took the story of Prometheus and expanded it to all advances in technology, major innovations were thought of as powerful secrets gifted by gods or djinni.
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Post by randosaurus on Apr 24, 2018 3:59:42 GMT
Really like the idea of incorporating books. Here is one I've been meaning to track down, it's young adult story written from middle eastern perspective about a giant mechanical Jumanji/Hunger Games competition. Definitely inspiration for a dungeon. The GauntletI have always wanted to use a Scheherazade frame in a campaign too. What do I mean-- the PCs encounter some mystical or magical storyteller, who spins a tale. The PCs embody the characters within the story and do some sort of bottle adventure or historical scene that explains things or expands on the setting. Say, the 'tale' is adventurers descending into a crypt but failing some endeavor except for one survivor. If the PCs then travel to that location, they have in-game knowledge of the layout and challenges thanks to the story scene. A slightly more interesting way to provide exposition or change up your game. |
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dmdrowenforcer
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Posts: 25
Favorite D&D Class: Wizard
Favorite D&D Race: Drow
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Post by dmdrowenforcer on May 26, 2018 14:49:24 GMT
I will check out the Shahnameh.
Sounds very interesting.
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Post by mandelor on Jun 12, 2018 15:31:55 GMT
If you're into elder scrolls, the Redguard culture would be a good one to look into.
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