tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post3703955310258947613..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Classic TSR - Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms - PDF ReleaseTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-61338353310606320542016-10-20T15:27:32.079-04:002016-10-20T15:27:32.079-04:00Tenkar, don't just convert, create a Swords &a...Tenkar, don't just convert, create a Swords & Wizardry supplement.Ruprechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139664977453444000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-12167125967691619912016-10-20T14:29:44.466-04:002016-10-20T14:29:44.466-04:00I loved the hell out of the Kara-Tur boxed set bac...I loved the hell out of the Kara-Tur boxed set back in High School. I snagged it and the OA1-OA4 adventures at the same time. I love the campaign setting but agree the 1E OA rules leave a lot to be desired. I'd love to see TLG do an OA-style book at some point for C&C. Or maybe two books, one for China and one for Japan. Chris Nasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023925427632508504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-74418300358722136812016-10-20T03:30:36.923-04:002016-10-20T03:30:36.923-04:00Yes, but except for the Wu Jen, all the other new ...Yes, but except for the Wu Jen, all the other new classes are Japanese themed. That makes a difference. <br /><br />Also, among the races, the Spirit Folk seem to be (from my best guess) inspired by Japanese fairy tales like Momotaro or Kaguyahime, where an old barren couple adopts and raises a "special" child. Not many of those from my surveys of Chinese folk tales/myths, although Korea does have a few similar stories.<br /><br />Korobokuru are from Ainu (northern indiginous peoples of the Japanese islands) myths. <br /><br />Hengeyokai can be found in Chinese and Korean myths/folk tales, but the name used in OA is Japanese so that may color people's perception of the race. <br /><br />A lot of the spells seem to be inspired by Chinese myths, so there is that. <br /><br />Similar to Joe, I put out Flying Swordsmen (a clone of Dragon Fist by Chris Pramas) because I thought there needed to be more Chinese fantasy in OA. Of course, now I'm working on a new game called Chanbara, which is 100% Japanese fantasy. And I've got an proto-idea for a Korean themed game after that.Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-21374298623968401932016-10-20T01:29:33.848-04:002016-10-20T01:29:33.848-04:00@Joseph Block
Kara-Tur contains two domains(out of...@Joseph Block<br />Kara-Tur contains two domains(out of four) that are Chinese inspired. The other are getting their inspiration from Japan. Later other Eastern inspirations would be added(Tibet, Korea etc)JanEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519158873645271537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-64184353140004237372016-10-20T00:32:24.635-04:002016-10-20T00:32:24.635-04:00Goal # 1: Eventually buy Golden Scroll of Justice
...Goal # 1: Eventually buy Golden Scroll of Justice<br />Goal # 2: Eventually find and buy Francois Froideval's original OA manuscript<br />Goal # 3: Have son master French and translate all Froideval's stuff to EnglishZudrak (Michael G.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13516066174600510254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-27981472891772952722016-10-19T21:51:53.207-04:002016-10-19T21:51:53.207-04:00The problem with Kara-Tur was the same problem tha...The problem with Kara-Tur was the same problem that Oriental Adventures suffered from. Oriental = Japanese. It's all ninjas and samurai and ronin and such. That's one reason I wrote Golden Scroll of Justice, to balance things out with China.Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-43827740839739526032016-10-19T19:19:18.646-04:002016-10-19T19:19:18.646-04:00You wouldn't really need to convert it. Just u...You wouldn't really need to convert it. Just use Ruins and Ronin, then steal all the setting and fluff out of Kara-Tur.Uncle Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969604988029765607noreply@blogger.com