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I'm like a vampire, I need to be invited first before I go ahead with any writings. I'll consider this an invitation to proceed. :)

Since you guys are pretty good at this sort of media, I remember in the back of my head some movie that could be described as journey to the west on a train. It was about in the late 2000s ********************************* but yeah a fantasy asia should be incredibly diverse in cultures, if...

People's Republic of China.

ok question How much can you actually do when writing up a fictional China before you trigger the PRC? I've had this writeup for my own work on my hard drive for years that I was itching to post, but been hesitant to avoid ending up on a list.

well apparently they have as much common with ninjas as the samurai pizza cats, but what the hey. when you can do the truth or the legend, do the legend. :D

The thing I was told is to try to stay away from stereotypes, but honestly, some of them are awesome. One of the more fun things I read recently is that one of the larger ninja clans is located in Calgary, Alberta (where in my head canon, they feud with the Harts :p) If I ever do...

Ok What media should you draw on for.kara-tur?

I believe any creator with a vision should have the freedom to create. If they are from the culture in question, bonus points, but it's more critical for locals of an area to have buy-in, than the writers themselves.

ok some brainstorming Petan: The Transylvania of Kara-Tur (Framing Overview) Petan is the borderland between the cursed jungles of the Old World and the windblown badlands of the Horseclans. It is whispered about in hushed tones by merchants, feared by spiritual guides, and studied obsessively...

I remember reading somewhere that Thailand and the Indochina area in general were the Transylvania from the east, but have been unable to confirm the source. How could we make a land like that?

Is it kinda the equivalent of "take a penny, leave a penny?"

https://breadthofpopsanity.blogspot.com/2018/07/kara-tur-some-thoughts-part-4-level.html Finishing up my writings is confirming what sort of adventure for what tier, justifications for dungeons, other random thoughts, and a few links (no idea if they are active anymore).

I started thinking about certain monsters that Gary used to make and well... Torchstalk Medium Plant, Unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18) Speed 0 ft. (immobile) STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 1 (–5) 10 (+0) 1 (–5)...

https://breadthofpopsanity.blogspot.com/2018/06/kara-tur-some-thoughts-part-3-classes.html concepts on how to reskin the current class list .

https://breadthofpopsanity.blogspot.com/2018/03/kara-tur-some-thoughts-part-2-race-ideas.html species ideas.

https://breadthofpopsanity.blogspot.com/2018/03/kara-tur-some-thoughts-part-1-overview.html Already did some stewing. Went more for the pulp culture references. I'll post more if there is interest.

Noticing a lot of dungeons seem to have torches lit , allowing illumination. So asking Whom keeps them lit and why?

I love saurials too (and wrote the book to prove it) I can see scent component.goes a long.way of making their sign language like a tone based language.

“History clings to Kalyna Country like burrs to wool—stubborn, sharp, alive.”Where ghost-wheat grows, rushnyks guide, and every meal dares a spirit to listen.The roads are broken. The past isn't.Kaylna Country - Part 1 - A Prairie That Remembers

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