humble minion
Legend
Is anyone aware of any sort of D&D setting or sourcebook or similar that draws mostly or entirely from indigenous Australian myth and legend? Any edition, or Pathfinder, or even any other fantasy RPG?
I've seen the odd Australian critter in monster books here and there - bunyips, thylacines, and so on, but if there's anything more than that, it's escaped my notice. I've seen a few different versions of Mesoamerica, a couple of African-inspired settings (of varying quality), and enough interpretations of Norse myth to choke Jormungandr. Even poor neglected India seems to have had more attention paid than pre-Colonial Australia.
For what it's worth, I'm Australian, non-indigenous, and probably slightly better informed about indigenous culture than most non-indigenous people, but that's really just the equivalent of saying I speak more French than most non-French people because i can say "je ne parle pas Francais" - i only really know enough to be aware of the true depths of my own ignorance. Especially if there are any indigenous Australians on here, it'd be great to hear their thoughts on whether something like this should be done, or what it should look like if it was done.
I've seen the odd Australian critter in monster books here and there - bunyips, thylacines, and so on, but if there's anything more than that, it's escaped my notice. I've seen a few different versions of Mesoamerica, a couple of African-inspired settings (of varying quality), and enough interpretations of Norse myth to choke Jormungandr. Even poor neglected India seems to have had more attention paid than pre-Colonial Australia.
For what it's worth, I'm Australian, non-indigenous, and probably slightly better informed about indigenous culture than most non-indigenous people, but that's really just the equivalent of saying I speak more French than most non-French people because i can say "je ne parle pas Francais" - i only really know enough to be aware of the true depths of my own ignorance. Especially if there are any indigenous Australians on here, it'd be great to hear their thoughts on whether something like this should be done, or what it should look like if it was done.