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[Radiant Citadel] A chart of parallel Earth cultures and motifs across the D&D Multiverse
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<blockquote data-quote="Dungeonosophy" data-source="post: 8708421" data-attributes="member: 6688049"><p>Update:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(235, 107, 86)">I added all of the Radiant Citadel stories and locales, and posted links to each author interview. (Thanks "overgeeked"!) These are highlighted in pink!</span></p><p></p><p>I added the Ixalan cultures (~Aztec, Mayan, & Spanish conquistador) and the Plane of Kaladesh (~India) from Magic: The Gathering / D&D Plane Shift.</p><p></p><p>I reformatted the whole chart to make it easier to read. Broke out it out into separate lines for each entry.</p><p></p><p>Also split into two groups: Spanish/Portuguese America and French Creole/Afro-Caribbean/African American.</p><p></p><p>I added the suggestions from previous posters (genies, penanggalan, lung dragons, etc.)</p><p></p><p>Added new bits and bobbles, for example:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Arabesque NPCs from AC1: The Shady Dragon Inn. And the Sarken Mercenaries AD&D PVC figures.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Zarak the Half-Orc Assassin -- an LJN AD&D Action Figure -- is likely named after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarak" target="_blank">1957 film "Zarak"</a> about Zarak Khan, an Afghan resistance fighter and bandit chief.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In AD&D 1e, the Gold Dragon's scientific name is "Draco Orientalus <em>Sino</em> Dux", meaning "Eastern Chinese Duke Dragon"! In Gygax's mind at least, the Gold Dragon -- crown of the metallic dragons -- is from Chinese culture!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Krynn: The <a href="https://dragonlance.fandom.com/wiki/Magius_Language" target="_blank">Magius</a> language of magic is partly based on the Indonesian language. (Tracy Hickman also used Indonesian names in his B7: Rahasia module.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The name "Quasqueton" (from B1: In Search of the Unknown) is from the real-world town of Quasqueton, Iowa, from the Sac-Fox language "swift running water." See the ENWorld article: <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/in-search-of-quasqueton-with-mike-carr.665375/" target="_blank">In Search Of Quasqueton With Mike Carr</a> .</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Mystara, the Altan Tepe Mountains and the city of Selenica are from the Turkish language: Altın Tepe "golden hill" and Selânik (Ottoman Turkish name for the now Greek city of Thessalonika).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One-Eyed Jitra, the Bandit King from the original (banned) orange-cover<em> B3: Palace of the Silver Princess</em>, is explicitly said to be named after the Malaysian city Jitra. Presumably, there's a ~Malaysian culture on the Adri Varma Plateau northwest of Glantri.</li> </ul><p>What else?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dungeonosophy, post: 8708421, member: 6688049"] Update: [COLOR=rgb(235, 107, 86)]I added all of the Radiant Citadel stories and locales, and posted links to each author interview. (Thanks "overgeeked"!) These are highlighted in pink![/COLOR] I added the Ixalan cultures (~Aztec, Mayan, & Spanish conquistador) and the Plane of Kaladesh (~India) from Magic: The Gathering / D&D Plane Shift. I reformatted the whole chart to make it easier to read. Broke out it out into separate lines for each entry. Also split into two groups: Spanish/Portuguese America and French Creole/Afro-Caribbean/African American. I added the suggestions from previous posters (genies, penanggalan, lung dragons, etc.) Added new bits and bobbles, for example: [LIST] [*]Arabesque NPCs from AC1: The Shady Dragon Inn. And the Sarken Mercenaries AD&D PVC figures. [*]Zarak the Half-Orc Assassin -- an LJN AD&D Action Figure -- is likely named after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarak']1957 film "Zarak"[/URL] about Zarak Khan, an Afghan resistance fighter and bandit chief. [*]In AD&D 1e, the Gold Dragon's scientific name is "Draco Orientalus [I]Sino[/I] Dux", meaning "Eastern Chinese Duke Dragon"! In Gygax's mind at least, the Gold Dragon -- crown of the metallic dragons -- is from Chinese culture! [*]In Krynn: The [URL='https://dragonlance.fandom.com/wiki/Magius_Language']Magius[/URL] language of magic is partly based on the Indonesian language. (Tracy Hickman also used Indonesian names in his B7: Rahasia module.) [*]The name "Quasqueton" (from B1: In Search of the Unknown) is from the real-world town of Quasqueton, Iowa, from the Sac-Fox language "swift running water." See the ENWorld article: [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/in-search-of-quasqueton-with-mike-carr.665375/']In Search Of Quasqueton With Mike Carr[/URL] . [*]In Mystara, the Altan Tepe Mountains and the city of Selenica are from the Turkish language: Altın Tepe "golden hill" and Selânik (Ottoman Turkish name for the now Greek city of Thessalonika). [*]One-Eyed Jitra, the Bandit King from the original (banned) orange-cover[I] B3: Palace of the Silver Princess[/I], is explicitly said to be named after the Malaysian city Jitra. Presumably, there's a ~Malaysian culture on the Adri Varma Plateau northwest of Glantri. [/LIST] What else? [/QUOTE]
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