Published Warm Settings.
Silvercat Moonpaw
Adventurer
Ah, yes, these are helpful. Though to be clear I'm not looking for rules, just settings.
Then you'll definitely want to have a look at GURPS Arabian Nights.
Bold or Stupid
First Post
Eberron has a lot of it's action happening in the warmer climes of Breland, the city of Sharn is close to tropical and Xendrick is in the main northern bit a vast tropical jungle.
roguerouge
First Post
If you're looking for an adventure in that setting that's kind of Heart of Darknessy, try: paizo.com - GameMastery Module W2: River into Darkness (OGL)
RichGreen
Adventurer
Hi,
Since the Parsantium campaign is set in a Byzantium-like trade city with Arabian, Indian and Chinese-influenced kingdoms to the south and east, I've been checking out a few of these settings myself.
For India, the best one I've found has been Sahasra from Dog Soul Publishing. It's not a comprehensive product but does enough to get you started. There's not much around for islands like Sri Lanka and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean - you might need
Tales of the Caliphate Nights is pretty good but you need the True20 rulebook for an overview of the setting which is annoying. The various Al-Qadim products are your best bet as the setting is superb.
For the rest of the Orient, the best is definitely the original Kara-Tur boxed set which was (and hopefully still is) available as a free download on the Wizards site.
Cheers
Richard
Since the Parsantium campaign is set in a Byzantium-like trade city with Arabian, Indian and Chinese-influenced kingdoms to the south and east, I've been checking out a few of these settings myself.
For India, the best one I've found has been Sahasra from Dog Soul Publishing. It's not a comprehensive product but does enough to get you started. There's not much around for islands like Sri Lanka and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean - you might need
Tales of the Caliphate Nights is pretty good but you need the True20 rulebook for an overview of the setting which is annoying. The various Al-Qadim products are your best bet as the setting is superb.
For the rest of the Orient, the best is definitely the original Kara-Tur boxed set which was (and hopefully still is) available as a free download on the Wizards site.
Cheers
Richard
CaptainTrips
Explorer
Oh, these are setting products. Al-Qadim is a setting, and a very good one. Sure, there are parts of the books dedicated to new AD&D 2e rule, but it isn't in the minority. The Complete Book of Necromancers, however, does have a much higher rules content since it is part of the Complete Book series.
Another recently published book to consider is Legend of the Burning Sands by AEG. Similar rules to Legend of the Five Rings (although scaled down as compared to the L5R rules, but it can be run as a standalone game). Most o the book is setting content, however, so even if you don't care or the rues content this is still worth looking into.
Here is a link to AEG's Legend of the Burning Sands site:
Legend of the Burning Sands
It has previews of the setting content, so you can get an idea about parts of the setting.
Knightfall
World of Kulan DM
There is also The Mahasarpa Campaign, the web enhancement for Oriental Adventures.
"Oriental Adventures offers complete rules for running a campaign with a medieval Oriental motif. The Mahasarpa Campaign contains a whole new small-scale campaign setting that utilizes the rules from the Oriental Adventures accessory! The land of Mahasarpa is an ancient one, and it possesses many places that aspiring adventurers can go explore. It also features new creatures, adds new flavor to the prestige classes you'll find in Oriental Adventures, provides you with source material to get started on your own Mahasarpa campaign, and more!
The bonus material in the The Mahasarpa Campaign web enhancement takes the rules from Oriental Adventures and shows you how flexible they can be. It's exclusive to this [the WotC] website. Here's a preview..."
Web Enhancements - Oriental Adventures
