What real-world mythology would you like to see in a D&D sourcebook?

[Eternalknight]

If you could choose a real-world mythology to have written up in a sourcebook by WotC, what would you want? We already have Oriental Adventures, but would else? Personally, I would like to see a Norse based sourcebook, and an Arabian Style sourcebook based on 1001 Arabian Nights, too.

 

[Greatwyrm]

Well, I've already said most of this to anyone who will listen, but I can't understand why WotC hasn't made any headway on a Arabian Adventures/Legend of the Burning Sands book. After OA/L5R, it seemed like a reasonable idea. Of course, neither WotC or AEG keep us terribly informed about projects more than a few months out. Then again, maybe Al-Quadim's sales figures are making them shy away from this one.

 

[hong]

This must be some new use of the word "mythology" I wasn't previously aware of.

OA doesn't detail any mythology as such. It presents some rules, and a default setting, that are based on a different folkloric tradition to what regular D&D uses. Said tradition is Asian (in particular Japanese and Chinese), as opposed to your usual quasi-medieval-European fantasy mix.

I think an Arabian Nights book would be nice to have. Although there's no reason you couldn't use the oodles and oodles of 2E material already released on Al-Qadim, for instance. Aren't they available as ESDs on the WOTC site?

 

[Eternalknight]

This must be some new use of the word "mythology" I wasn't previously aware of.

OA doesn't detail any mythology as such. It presents some rules, and a default setting, that are based on a different folkloric tradition to what regular D&D uses. Said tradition is Asian (in particular Japanese and Chinese), as opposed to your usual quasi-medieval-European fantasy mix.

I think an Arabian Nights book would be nice to have. Although there's no reason you couldn't use the oodles and oodles of 2E material already released on Al-Qadim, for instance. Aren't they available as ESDs on the WOTC site?

Mabye replacing the word "mythology" with "culture" would be better hong?

I should probably clarify my original post. I'm talking about 3rd edition sourcebooks. I realize Al-Qadim was released in 2nd, as was Maztica which, if I understand correctly, is based upon Mayan or Aztec. What I'm after is 3rd edition sourcebooks

 

[Christian]

One interesting choice would be-um, nevermind, I'll wait until after WOTC rejects my one-page.

 

[Eternalknight]

One interesting choice would be-um, nevermind, I'll wait until after WOTC rejects my one-page.

Oh, please, do share...

 

[BiggusGeekus]

Well, as long as we're talking "culture". What's wrong with the Native-American beliefs? You have hundreds of tribes, dozens of cultures, some nations, and a wide variety of ecosystems to chose from.

 

[A2Z]

I second Native Americain culture. America is a big place and I'd love to see something that covers all the different cultures that thrived here.

 

[der_kluge]

I want to see an Indian sourcebook.

I'm just dying to play a 4-armed, three-headed guy fighting elephant-headed enemies, guarded by 7-headed snakes.

Wow, those Indians are wacky, wacky folks.

 

[mmadsen]

We already have Oriental Adventures...

I'd like to see an Indian sourcebook, and I'd love to see an Arabian Nights sourcebook. I keep hearing great things about Al Qadim and how it captures the "fairy tale" feel of Arabian Nights.

What I'd really like though is an Occidental Adventures sourcebook that's closer to medieval Europe (or "fairy tale" Europe) than the default D&D setting (which really isn't very medieval or very European).