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I don't know for sure, but "paynim" is a real world word, an archaic term more or less synonymous with "heathen", largely (AFAIK)...

I suppose it’s possible they became aware that paynim is an ancient and pejorative (probably offensive) term for Muslims? Like some...

That makes sense. I did realize it wasn't the politest of terms, but wasn't aware it was that derogatory. Ulakandar is a good name name...

Very cool, I wasn't aware of that book. Do you know why they renamed the Plains of the Paynim to the Plains of Ulakandar? I'm also...

Just FYI there is also a DMs Guild product on that region Greyhawk Expanded, The Baklunish Near West.

Yes! I always wanted to adventure in the Baklunish lands, but the closest I got back in the day was the Baklunish kingdom of Ket. The DM...

I would also say a lot of classic D&D fantasy settings would support a bunch of Arab pirate stuff. Greyhawk has the western third of...

The Organization creation rules in the True20 Experts Handbook are very good and can be used to build large communities for any genre...

Hi there! I'm the guy who wrote Campaign Guide: Zakhara - Adventures in the Land of Fate, which is the 5th Edition conversion of...

True20 for sure is a system that could use some houserules. Toughness saves aren't typically a problem for Warrior role PCs, because...

Tales of the Caliphate Nights is a setting which I'd rate as excellent. IMO next to Shadows of Cthulhu, it's among the best settings...

Correct, I remember they also sold WWII miniatures. Later, a toy store started selling D&D. After that a young man opened a fantasy...

Interesting. There were a few hobby stores in my area that carried them too, but they tended to be those that also sold figurines for...

Locally, the hobby (trains & radio controlled) store was the one who sold D&D basic and AD&D. They didn't like it much but there was...

In my CDN city in the early 80s, the sales charts would not look anything like those in the OP link, for the simple reason that games...