Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
[Radiant Citadel] A chart of parallel Earth cultures and motifs across the D&D Multiverse
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Dungeonosophy" data-source="post: 8715580" data-attributes="member: 6688049"><p>Update: Started the Eastern European section...</p><p></p><p><strong>~Eastern European (~Slavonic, ~Eastern Orthodox/Byzantine Greek, ~Romani, ~Romanian, ~Hungarian, ~Albanian, ~Caucasus): [placeholder]</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Oerth:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Stonefist Barbarians (~Slavonic)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ataman (~Cossack) title among the Flan</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Rhenee (~Romani)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Mystara:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Traladarans, the native culture of the Grand Duchy of Karameikos. (~Eastern Europe; Transylvania for the horror-themed aspects)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cherkass (~Ukrainian): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherkasy" target="_blank">Cherkasy - Wikipedia</a> (And my research <a href="https://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?p=303646#p303646" target="_blank">here</a>.)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Thyatians are explicitly (though only partially) inspired by ~Byzantine/Greek Orthodox culture. (Along with ~Ancient Roman.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Principality of Boldavia in Glantri (~Transylvania). Though the overarching motif is "Gothic/Transylvania", there are also specific motifs: (See my research <a href="https://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?p=290098#p290098" target="_blank">here</a>.)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The name "Boldavia" is evocative of Moldavia, the easternmost province of Romania.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The names "Wutyla" and "Woszlany" are modified ~Polish: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojty%C5%82a" target="_blank">Wojtyła - Wikipedia</a> ; <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wi%C5%9Blany#Polish" target="_blank">wiślany - Wiktionary</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The names "Gorevitch" and "Sergei" are ~Russian: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourevitch" target="_blank">Gourevitch - Wikipedia</a> ; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergius_(name)#List_of_people_with_given_name_Sergei_or_Sergey" target="_blank">Sergius (name) - Wikipedia</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The name "Laszlo" is ~Hungarian: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3" target="_blank">László - Wikipedia</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The name "Szasza" can be interpreted as Slavic "Sasha" or Hungarian "Zsazsa."</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The City-States:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">[list each culture]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Goat-Men of Kavaja:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">[list each culture]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/vyolstagrad-2-1987/" target="_blank">The Dominion of Vyolstograd</a> and the Dominion of Stamtral in Norwold, from module <em>CM4: Earthshaker! </em>(~Russian)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Toril:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Raumtheran Language Group= ~Slavic+Albanian. Source: DRAGON Annual #4 "Speaking in Tongues."<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Halardrim language (extinct)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rasallesian</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Allesian (Ashane, Golden Allesian)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sossic</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Rashemen" target="_blank">Rashemen</a> (~Russia). The <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Rashemi_dictionary" target="_blank">Rashemi</a> language has some aesthetically ~Slavic elements: e.g. <em>cheznitznia </em>'shapeshifter'; <em>domovoi </em>'house spirits' ; <em>dvorovoi </em>'evil spirits'; <em>nydeshka</em> 'blunt sword' ;<em> polevik </em>'a kind of dwarf' ; <em>volodni </em>'Pine Folk.'</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cossacks are a partial inspiration for Murghom. (Source: Rich Baker)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Ravenloft:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Barovia (~Transylvania)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nova Vaasa</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vorostokov</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vistani (~Romani)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Aebrynis (Birthright): <a href="http://www.birthright.net/forums/showwiki.php?title=Vos" target="_blank">The Vos people</a>. Their name "Vos" is evocative of "Rus/Ros", the original name of Russia.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vosgaard appears to equivalent to "Rosgrad."</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">James Wyatt's <em><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041221151130/http://www.aquela.com/roleplaying/worlds.html" target="_blank">Petroyeska</a> </em>campaign setting. Bits of James' settings appeared in DRAGON magazine during the 3e era.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Magic: The Gathering:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://media.wizards.com/2016/dnd/downloads/Plane_Shift_Innistrad.pdf" target="_blank">The Plane of Innistrad</a>. (~Transylvania / Gothic Eastern Europe+German motifs)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Plane of Ravnica (~Slavic high magic cityscape)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Planescape and the Planes of Existence:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">[was a Slavic pantheon published?]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Also: "The Taltos" (~Hungarian shaman PC class) by Tom Moldvay, DRAGON #247(p38), AD&D2e</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monsters:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Baba Yaga (~Russian): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga" target="_blank">Baba Yaga - Wikipedia</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dhampir (~Albanian): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhampir" target="_blank">Dhampir - Wikipedia</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Kostchtchie" target="_blank">Kostchtchie</a>, a (~Russian) demon lord: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koschei" target="_blank">Koschei - Wikipedia</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Rusalka" target="_blank">Rusalka</a> (<~Church Slavonic) : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusalka" target="_blank">Rusalka - Wikipedia</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vampire (< ~Serbian <em>vampir</em>): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire" target="_blank">Vampire - Wikipedia</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vodyanoi (~Russian): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodyanoy" target="_blank">Vodyanoy - Wikipedia</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dungeonosophy, post: 8715580, member: 6688049"] Update: Started the Eastern European section... [B]~Eastern European (~Slavonic, ~Eastern Orthodox/Byzantine Greek, ~Romani, ~Romanian, ~Hungarian, ~Albanian, ~Caucasus): [placeholder][/B] [LIST] [*]In Oerth: [LIST] [*]The Stonefist Barbarians (~Slavonic) [*]Ataman (~Cossack) title among the Flan [*]The Rhenee (~Romani) [/LIST] [*]In Mystara: [LIST] [*]The Traladarans, the native culture of the Grand Duchy of Karameikos. (~Eastern Europe; Transylvania for the horror-themed aspects) [LIST] [*]Cherkass (~Ukrainian): [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherkasy']Cherkasy - Wikipedia[/URL] (And my research [URL='https://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?p=303646#p303646']here[/URL].) [/LIST] [*]The Thyatians are explicitly (though only partially) inspired by ~Byzantine/Greek Orthodox culture. (Along with ~Ancient Roman.) [*]The Principality of Boldavia in Glantri (~Transylvania). Though the overarching motif is "Gothic/Transylvania", there are also specific motifs: (See my research [URL='https://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?p=290098#p290098']here[/URL].) [LIST] [*]The name "Boldavia" is evocative of Moldavia, the easternmost province of Romania. [*]The names "Wutyla" and "Woszlany" are modified ~Polish: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojty%C5%82a']Wojtyła - Wikipedia[/URL] ; [URL='https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wi%C5%9Blany#Polish']wiślany - Wiktionary[/URL] [*]The names "Gorevitch" and "Sergei" are ~Russian: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourevitch']Gourevitch - Wikipedia[/URL] ; [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergius_(name)#List_of_people_with_given_name_Sergei_or_Sergey']Sergius (name) - Wikipedia[/URL] [*]The name "Laszlo" is ~Hungarian: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3']László - Wikipedia[/URL] [*]The name "Szasza" can be interpreted as Slavic "Sasha" or Hungarian "Zsazsa." [/LIST] [*]The City-States: [LIST] [*][list each culture] [/LIST] [*]The Goat-Men of Kavaja: [LIST] [*][list each culture] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/vyolstagrad-2-1987/']The Dominion of Vyolstograd[/URL] and the Dominion of Stamtral in Norwold, from module [I]CM4: Earthshaker! [/I](~Russian) [/LIST] [*]In Toril: [LIST] [*]The Raumtheran Language Group= ~Slavic+Albanian. Source: DRAGON Annual #4 "Speaking in Tongues." [LIST] [*]Halardrim language (extinct) [*]Rasallesian [*]Allesian (Ashane, Golden Allesian) [*]Sossic [/LIST] [*][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Rashemen']Rashemen[/URL] (~Russia). The [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Rashemi_dictionary']Rashemi[/URL] language has some aesthetically ~Slavic elements: e.g. [I]cheznitznia [/I]'shapeshifter'; [I]domovoi [/I]'house spirits' ; [I]dvorovoi [/I]'evil spirits'; [I]nydeshka[/I] 'blunt sword' ;[I] polevik [/I]'a kind of dwarf' ; [I]volodni [/I]'Pine Folk.' [*]Cossacks are a partial inspiration for Murghom. (Source: Rich Baker) [/LIST] [*]In Ravenloft: [LIST] [*]Barovia (~Transylvania) [*]Nova Vaasa [*]Vorostokov [*]Vistani (~Romani) [/LIST] [*]In Aebrynis (Birthright): [URL='http://www.birthright.net/forums/showwiki.php?title=Vos']The Vos people[/URL]. Their name "Vos" is evocative of "Rus/Ros", the original name of Russia. [LIST] [*]Vosgaard appears to equivalent to "Rosgrad." [/LIST] [*]James Wyatt's [I][URL='http://web.archive.org/web/20041221151130/http://www.aquela.com/roleplaying/worlds.html']Petroyeska[/URL] [/I]campaign setting. Bits of James' settings appeared in DRAGON magazine during the 3e era. [*]In Magic: The Gathering: [LIST] [*][URL='https://media.wizards.com/2016/dnd/downloads/Plane_Shift_Innistrad.pdf']The Plane of Innistrad[/URL]. (~Transylvania / Gothic Eastern Europe+German motifs) [*]The Plane of Ravnica (~Slavic high magic cityscape) [/LIST] [*]In Planescape and the Planes of Existence: [LIST] [*][was a Slavic pantheon published?] [/LIST] [*]Also: "The Taltos" (~Hungarian shaman PC class) by Tom Moldvay, DRAGON #247(p38), AD&D2e [*]Monsters: [LIST] [*]Baba Yaga (~Russian): [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga']Baba Yaga - Wikipedia[/URL] [*]Dhampir (~Albanian): [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhampir']Dhampir - Wikipedia[/URL] [*][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Kostchtchie']Kostchtchie[/URL], a (~Russian) demon lord: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koschei']Koschei - Wikipedia[/URL] [*][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Rusalka']Rusalka[/URL] (<~Church Slavonic) : [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusalka']Rusalka - Wikipedia[/URL] [*]Vampire (< ~Serbian [I]vampir[/I]): [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire']Vampire - Wikipedia[/URL] [*]Vodyanoi (~Russian): [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodyanoy']Vodyanoy - Wikipedia[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
[Radiant Citadel] A chart of parallel Earth cultures and motifs across the D&D Multiverse
Top