jdrakeh
Front Range Warlock
So, I am a huuuuuuuuuge fan of Powers & Perils's Perilous Lands setting, but not such a huge fan of the system. I do have the fan-created second edition P&P that addresses a lot of the issues with the Avalon Hill original, but it's still not great. The setting, though, WOWZA. It's primarily occupied by humans but, unlike many official D&D settings, humans aren't mostly grouped under a monocultural umbrella.
There is, in fact, a complete book of different human cultures (dozens of them) that outlines things for each culture such as population figures, economy, personality, legal system, languages, allies, and enemies. Additionally, some appendices note common cultural weapons and armor, as well as notes on linguistic families. There are, of course, non-human races, as well (elves, dwarves, fairies), but they differ significantly from their D&D counterparts.
Anyway, I'd love to see the Perilous Lands resurrected as a D&D setting. It's very swords and sorcery. Most of the core D&D races would be right out, of course, but I've never been a proponent of cramming every race/class available in every official D&D sourcebook into every D&D setting.
There is, in fact, a complete book of different human cultures (dozens of them) that outlines things for each culture such as population figures, economy, personality, legal system, languages, allies, and enemies. Additionally, some appendices note common cultural weapons and armor, as well as notes on linguistic families. There are, of course, non-human races, as well (elves, dwarves, fairies), but they differ significantly from their D&D counterparts.
Anyway, I'd love to see the Perilous Lands resurrected as a D&D setting. It's very swords and sorcery. Most of the core D&D races would be right out, of course, but I've never been a proponent of cramming every race/class available in every official D&D sourcebook into every D&D setting.
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