Hawaii, Polynesia, or Chief of War RPGs?

[haakon1]

So far as I can tell, there’s slim to none use of Hawaii or Polynesia as RPG settings.

Watching Jason Mamoa’s “Chief of War” on Apple TV, I think that’s a shame.

All I can find is Razor Coast, which seems to pirates but with a hint of Hawaiian content, and this one apparently indy publication for PF1:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/193467/heroes-of-the-waves-a-polynesian-sourcebook

Does anyone know of other sources? Anyone a fan of the show and what it’s about?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Yeah, it's surprising and disappointing that we don't seem to have anything like that.

There is this Oceania bestiary currently on Kickstarter, but that's about it.

 

[Libertad]

There's a 5e adventure path with a setting based on Hawaii called the Sunken Isles. I did an in-depth review for it back in 2023.

As for my overall thoughts, it's...okay. It has the potential to be a cool campaign, but it has a lot of things holding it back.

 

[haakon1]

There's a 5e adventure path with a setting based on Hawaii called the Sunken Isles. I did an in-depth review for it back in 2023.

As for my overall thoughts, it's...okay. It has the potential to be a cool campaign, but it has a lot of things holding it back.

Thanks. I missed that. I’ll have to go read your Let’s Read in its entirety.

 

[Jahydin]

Christopher Johnstone wrote a small free one available for free here (with his blessing).

Looks pretty cool!

 

[haakon1]

Christopher Johnstone wrote a small free one available for free here (with his blessing).

Looks pretty cool!

It looks pretty close to what I was thinking.

E.g., info about Captain Cook barely European contact era to the “Chief of War” era rise of King Kamehameha , including weapons, mana, kahuna, chiefs and other castes, agriculture, trade, religion and prophecy, etc.

I don’t know that I’d ever run a campaign there, but maybe a visit in another campaign, plus it’s just a fun thing to learn about if it’s accurate history, sociology, and mythology.

 

[bedir than]

Islands of Sina Una

sinauna.com

Is more Melanesia than Polynesia, but since those groupings can be ambiguous is likely useful