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The east is cool!

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#1
zombiegleemax
Jun 10, 2004 21:41:25 So does anyone have an eastern component to their greyhawk campaign?

I always liked the olde Oriental Adventures, so I've decided to incorporate the new OA into the world Greyahawk- and so far it's been working well...

...for the Ratlings speak of a tyme long ago, when their civilization fell under skies that burned...

Sounds like the rain of colorless fire to me!
#2
max_writer
Jun 11, 2004 6:47:06 I always assumed that the oriental or asian elements of Oerth were to the West. My Baklunish were like the Chinese and some islands in the Dramidge Ocean (sp) were the Japenese.

There have been some connections made in my own campaign though the PCs have never ventured to what I always termed as the "Far West." One player played a samauri who had been sent to the Flanaess via powerful magic to the Flanaess and found a small village in the Duchy of Urnst that had a western feel. Turns out a relative had been teleported to the area the same way he had and never found his way home.
#3
omote
Jun 11, 2004 10:16:04 Never really used OA in my Greyhawk games. I always best thought of Greyhawk as "oriental flavor" free. For some reason it just doesn't feel right for me. However, I have used OA extensively in other campaign worlds.

There's this part of me that thinks that most of the rest of Oerth is lightly populated and very "alone" at best.

To me, the west seems more mysterious if it is virtually untouched by mortal humans/humaoniods.

.............................Omote
#4
zombiegleemax
Jun 11, 2004 19:09:31 I have always placed Kara Tur from the old 1st edition OA hardback in far western Oerik.

Apprently, TSR decided that Kara Tur was "really" located in the Forgotten Realms a few years after OA was first published, but hey, screw that. I like it better on Oerth.
#5
gadodel
Jun 13, 2004 22:41:13 Yeah...Kara Tur belongs on Oerth.
#6
mortellan
Jun 14, 2004 1:05:49 Who knows, maybe someday GH will get its own writeups on some oriental areas. The south and east has slowly been revealed, only a matter of time before the western boundaries are pushed by some enterprising authors.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax Jun 10, 2004 21:41:25	So does anyone have an eastern component to their greyhawk campaign? I always liked the olde Oriental Adventures, so I've decided to incorporate the new OA into the world Greyahawk- and so far it's been working well... ...for the Ratlings speak of a tyme long ago, when their civilization fell under skies that burned... Sounds like the rain of colorless fire to me!
#2 max_writer Jun 11, 2004 6:47:06	I always assumed that the oriental or asian elements of Oerth were to the West. My Baklunish were like the Chinese and some islands in the Dramidge Ocean (sp) were the Japenese. There have been some connections made in my own campaign though the PCs have never ventured to what I always termed as the "Far West." One player played a samauri who had been sent to the Flanaess via powerful magic to the Flanaess and found a small village in the Duchy of Urnst that had a western feel. Turns out a relative had been teleported to the area the same way he had and never found his way home.
#3 omote Jun 11, 2004 10:16:04	Never really used OA in my Greyhawk games. I always best thought of Greyhawk as "oriental flavor" free. For some reason it just doesn't feel right for me. However, I have used OA extensively in other campaign worlds. There's this part of me that thinks that most of the rest of Oerth is lightly populated and very "alone" at best. To me, the west seems more mysterious if it is virtually untouched by mortal humans/humaoniods. .............................Omote
#4 zombiegleemax Jun 11, 2004 19:09:31	I have always placed Kara Tur from the old 1st edition OA hardback in far western Oerik. Apprently, TSR decided that Kara Tur was "really" located in the Forgotten Realms a few years after OA was first published, but hey, screw that. I like it better on Oerth.
#5 gadodel Jun 13, 2004 22:41:13	Yeah...Kara Tur belongs on Oerth.
#6 mortellan Jun 14, 2004 1:05:49	Who knows, maybe someday GH will get its own writeups on some oriental areas. The south and east has slowly been revealed, only a matter of time before the western boundaries are pushed by some enterprising authors.