The button bar to the left will allow you to access the various download areas. The adventures ranged from 1stlevel all the way to 20thlevel. All of it is free and pure fan material no illegal stuff here. Over 25 new prestige classes, including the ninja, the tattooed monk, and the yakuza. And it was a damn detailed glimpse, especially to this authors 10yearold self. On this site you will find several adventures based on a pseudochinese oriental adventures setting, maps with an oriental theme, as well as campaign information for the shattered. This menu can be hidden once the desired settings are entered. Mar 22, 2018 karatur was the first of a few noneuropean culture based settings tsr released in the 80as. Oriental adventures 3e wizards of the coast dungeons. Advanced dungeons and dragons 1st edition series librarything. Players handbook 2nd edition, premium edition 2100.
Are they just monsters from karatur oriental adventures redone for 5e or. It was released in the wake of the success of oriental adventures by gygax. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only. Curse of manstaughter manor zip 358 kb by christianmichael dutton. The pdf files were retrieved from other sources, i scanned 0, all i did was compile what i owned. This made oriental adventures an important part of whats now called the 1. Zeb cooks original oriental adventures 1985, john wicks rokuganfocused legend of the five rings, and chris pramas wuxiainfluenced dragon fist 1999, which was released as. The classes in oriental adventures are barbarian, fighter, monk, ranger, rogue, samurai, shaman, shugenja, sohei, sorcerer, and wu jen. Apr 03, 2020 read 1st edition oriental adventures in pdf form. This compilation was created for people like me who own most of the sw game materials who really cant carry all of them to every session. This supernatural ability functions like the polymorph other spell, but a hengeyokai can change form a number of times per day equal to 1 plus his character level.
As you develop your oriental adventures campaign, it is recommended that you remove the monk character class from the europeantype campaigns. Adventures in karatur constructed from adventures in karatur, oriental adventures, heroes of the orient, and monsters of the orient. So, oriental adventures is one of the few things that can actually bring me back to 3. What with me beginning to transition into 5th edition, i think i might try my hand at updating some of the stuff from the 3. For most players, it was their first glimpse into the history and traditions of oriental cultures outside of the crude caricatures of martial arts and ninjas popping up in 80s entertainment. They are like wizards, but there are subtle differences. So im really interested in the oriental adventures from 3e, but i pretty exclusively play 5e. I believe this was the first version i did in pagemaker. Every character is expected to possess proficiencies in the noncombat arts with skills such as calligraphy, etiquette, animal handling, iaijutsu fast draw, and bowyer. Wizards of the coast offered several unique adventures for dungeons and dragons 3. Swords of the daimyo module oa1 oriental adventures by david zeb cook. With 5e s desire to bring back lots of oldschool material, and the 2010s being a time in which animemanga fandom is widespread, its a perfect era to include yet another take on this classic sourcebook. Appendix external links errata product listing at wizards of the coast references connections oriental.
Wu jen are the arcane spellcasters in my wuxia campaign. A list by publisher with fuller descriptions can be found here. Wizards of the coast free adventure downloads series. I dont entirely know how well the oriental adventures classes have aged or even if they were good to begin with.
Each is broadly modeled after a specific land and era in the far east, allowing a. This is part of what makes the orient mysterious and excitingthe exploration and discovery of entirely different cultures. Normally, a wu jens power is drawn from the five elements earth, fire, metal, water, and wood, and they can choose to master a single element which affords them additional powers. Karaturs cultures and peoples are fantasy analogues of medieval china, korea, japan, the ryukyu islands, tibet, and other regions of east asia. Does anyone have the book and can speak to how possible it would be to take the world and character information to a modern edition of dnd. Oriental adventures lists a variety of different sources, but three were of particular importance. The maps are mostly in jpg format, which should be ok for casual gaming. Hengeyokai can change shape, assuming one of three possible forms.
Night of seven swords advanced dungeons and dragonsoriental adventures module oa2 oa2. Admittedly, a good part of the draw for me is the setting, but since i like what they were trying to do with the classes, id. Firstly, it can refer to a specific set of setting aesthetics, where the default neomedieval european trappings of traditional fantasy are removed. Apr 30, 2015 wu jen are the arcane spellcasters in my wuxia campaign. The main quest is to uncover the truth of the newly resurgent shadowlands and stop the taint permeating from it from infecting all of karatur.
Yet, you have to think that there are some plans afoot somewhere, oriental adventures was just too cool for it to exist only as a nostalgia piece. I was disappointed in the monster section though, as for many of the monsters you are only provided with guidance in how to create them instead of stat blocks. Because what is found herein is superior and in the proper surroundings as well. Fourthly, the oriental adventures book allowed me to create the framework of a new worldkaratur. Most of the classes and prestige classes from that book. Karatur was the first of a few noneuropean culture based settings tsr released in the 80s. Thus, a 1stlevel hengeyokai can switch from human form to animal form and back again in a single day. This is a list of all the 5e adventures i know about, sorted by adventure level. In addition a pair of classic adventures were revisited and updated as free. Last update feb 14, 2020 recent updates adventure levels glittergolds clockwork combat nightmare snakescontinue reading. Throughout these pages are references to the lands of karaturshou lung, ti lung, kozakura, and more. X, so the general feel has a special place in my heart. With the release of the dungeon masters guide, i was excited to see that there is a section on running.
Also, a wu jen has the ability to manipulate their spells to change range, duration, effect. From now through may 17th, this title has been marked down by 20%. Oriental adventures 3rd edition forgotten realms wiki. In addition a pair of classic adventures were revisited and updated as free downloads, tomb of horrors and white plume mountain. Most of the classes and prestige classes from that. You are allowed to use all of it, put it on your website if you mention this site closeby, and print it.
It is part of the oriental adventures campaign setting and set in karatur. Rokugan campaign setting rcs, complete exotic arms guide cea, oriental adventures oa, way of the ninja wotn monk weapon. With 5es desire to bring back lots of oldschool material, and the 2010s being a time in which animemanga fandom is widespread, its a perfect era to include yet another take on this classic sourcebook. The vast majority of the fluff on hengeyokai in general comes directly from the 3rd edition oriental adventures, while most of the stuff on the individual subraces i pulled from either stuff on the chinese zodiac or stuff on what animal are you quizzes. Night of seven swords advanced dungeons and dragons oriental adventures module oa2 oa2. Im surprised there arent more backgrounds for oriental adventures, and the. Dragonlance adventures advanced dungeons and dragons by tracy hickman. Later the setting was merged with the forgotten realms setting following the success of the dragonlance setting, people within tsr seemed to get more confidence in that they could release something that wasnt just. Races 6 introduction this document is a supplemental text seeking to. In addition, all earnings from this sale will go to the community creators. You can find them with the previous ones in this pdf.