OA is a setting aint it?

[lupis3000]

some one told me that OA(oreantle adventures) is not a setting it is and if its not why?

 

[EricNoah]

Oriental Adventures has information on two different settings -- Rokugan and Kara-Tur. Rokugan is given more coverage. Kara-Tur was the OA setting from AD&D.

 

[Turlogh]

Oriental Adventures has a bit of a world back ground (Rokugan) but not really to much detail, which in some ways is good as it allows you to flesh out the world to your liking.
But in the main part it is like a PHB for Oriental games.

 

[Sayburr]

Hmmm, I would consider OA a rulebook for playing a specific type of game.

Rokugan by AEG(?) would be the setting.

 

[NiTessine]

Well, the Oriental Adventures book has a setting. It takes two chapters of world info and lotsa stuff sprinkled around the book, most notably the shugenja character class, the nezumi PC race, and a lot of clan-specific stuff. However, the book is not only about Rokugan. It is, basically, a 3E conversion of the original OA book, with Rokugan and some other stuff added in.
AEG is publishing more stuff on the setting, using the OA rules. There's a hardcover setting book with lotsa new stuff and a softcover monster book with lotsa new monsters, like the ones in OA weren't enough already.

 

[Someguy]

The OA book is one of the better ones IMHO. It provides seems to keep the D&D flavor and yet seems totally new as well. I reallylike the way most magic users are elementally focused.