I soon realized that i wanted to get a weapons, armor, and gear list set up for use with it, as a lot of the weapons and armor you see in alqadim are different and. The series was launched via jeff grubbs excellent alqadim. Atlas rules resources adventures stories faq search links adapting al qadims golden voyages to mystara by giampaolo agosta im running an episodic campaign based in ylaruam, using a lot of al qadim stuff to supplement the gaz. These items make up the campaign setting of alqadin. I wanted to rewrite the lyrics to prince ali for this, but i wasnt sure how to pronounce alqadim. He suggests that the inventive format of the adventure allows the dungeon master to. Monstrous compendium alqadim appendix 1992 and setting box, alqadim. Most of the monstrous compendium pages have the same format. Ronny added it jul 25, vincent darlage rated it really liked it mar 14, we also get plenty of information on dhows, baghlas, booms, and other vessels. Golden voyages is a special adventure set for player characters using the alqadim rulebook and is set in zakhara, the land of fate. The setting was developed by jeff grubb for tsr, inc. Alqadim uses one thousand and one nights as a theme and is set in the land of zakhara, called the land of fate. This village is situated on a series of small plateaus in a mountainous region of my alqadim campaign. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site.
Much like karatur and maztica, it was presented as a distant continent on the world of toril, the homeworld of the forgotten realms setting. There was so much creativity that went into alqadim, that elements of it still pop up here and there in roleplaying products. The game combines roleplaying game and adventure with a simplified interface. It is therefore largely autonomous and informally ruled by a large extended family.
Golden voyages still makes an excellent introduction to al qadim adventuring. Magic and intrigue in the high desert tribes background. The second, alqadim archetypes scimitars against the dark by jeremy forbing does a great job of putting a darker cthuluesque spin on arabian adventures. Not so long ago, i wrote about one of my favorite 2nd editions settings, planescape. This is not the medieval hack and slash world were all used to playing in. This time around, the holy slayer gets the update treatment. Arabian adventures book and followed up with alq1 and other box sets. Besides the wacky hijinks of the planes, it was the song of the sands that captured my interests. Land of fate 1992 a full sourcebook for alqadim, including monster compendium entries and maps golden voyages 1992 city of delights 1993 a boxed set that included two guide books, 8 monster sheets, and a city map. The majority of alqadims supplements would ship in this boxed format, starting with alq1. Golden voyages includes six booklets filled with miniadventures, an overall framing adventure, expanded rules on ships and sailing, details and background concerning topography, tribes, and new locations, and plenty of maps and player handouts. Home files community donate statistics faq we are having some issues with cloudflare at the moment hence the ssl issues, we are working on it.
Add image published by strategic simulations, inc ssi in xxxx alqadim. Thematically, the land of zakhara is a blend of the historical muslim caliphates, the stories of legend, and. Rachel marked it as toread aug 02, golden voyages was one of the better episodic sets, set up as an adventureoftheweek type of game, presuming the party wanted a seabased or largely seabased adventure. There was even an alqadim computer game produced in. The guide consists of eight chapters dealing with various aspects of character creation and other mechanical information unique to the setting. Tsr alq1 golden voyages basic information authors david zeb cook detailing new monsters. After that, golden voyages represented the beginning of the longerrange support for the line. There are 2 factions on the islands surface, at war with one another.
Inspired by the tales of sinbad, golden voyages provides the source material. Includes an outline of the golden voyages campaign, the framing story encounters beginning in the pearl cities, descriptions of the possible great treasure the object of the adventure, expanded rules on ships and sailing, and background on the ways of zakharan sailors. Personally, i was never terribly crazy about the one labelled new arabian adventure, v7. Alq1 golden voyages 2e wizards of the coast alqadim. Download tsr02129 mc monstrous compendium al qadim pdf from 3 mb, netbook al qadim al qadim netbook pdf from 467 kb free from tradownload. Zakhara, also known as the land of fate, was a giant peninsula of the same supercontinent. By popular demand says nobody, alqadim adventures is back. It has great conversions for the assassin, shair, hakima, and merchant. Pdf here ive been running alqadim well i have ran one session anyway converting on the fly to 5th edition. Inspired by the tales of sindbad, a campaign sourcebook set on the crowded sea. It is distributed as a set of individual files, one per topic. Golden voyages al qadim the genies curse birthright. These are my current equipment lists for an alqadim conversion for 5th edition. Beautiful because you could customize your monster manual to taste, adding new.
Like scheherazades tales, the alqadim campaign blends the real with the imagined, the natural with the supernatural, creating a unique new realm of fantasy. The game was developed by cyberlore studios and published in 1994 by strategic simulations. The genies curse is an action roleplaying game for the personal computer set in the alqadim campaign setting of advanced dungeons and dragons. This kit hinges on the concept that assassins in the setting are religious, and work with churches to jointly further goals and remove obstacles. Includes an outline of the golden voyages campaign, the framing story. The gameplay alternates between visiting friendly areas, where the hero can talk to characters including choices of dialogue lines and moral behavior, and exploring dungeons, where enemies must be. The last part of this booklet contains additional rules and background.
The genies curseplaythrough availability gog standalone search standalone or masterpiece. Alqadim campaign setting is themed after the arabian nights stories. These minisettings, as they were, were conceived of as small projects that would allow tsr and gms to explore alternate campaign settings. Its sort of a frontier outpost that sits near the mountainous boundary between semiarid planes of the north and brutal desert to the south alqadim proper. Contains a campaign framework and five scenario booklets, new monsters, expanded rules for sailing, and plenty of interesting places to visit, plus maps and player aids. Distributed to the book and hobby trade in the united kingdom by tsr ltd. Alq1 golden voyages 2e who among you dares to challenge the high seas. Return to the boat, and set sail toward the island of alkatraz. Just click on the appropriate link to download the pdf or rtf file. Alqadim and the tsr logo are trademarks owned by tsr, inc. Golden voyages was published in a thin box that contained several smaller books as well as a dms screen. The moonsea wizards of the coast the moonsea 2e forgotten realms book cover and interior art for advanced dungeons and dragons 2. Technically a subsetting of forgotten realms, alqadim has precious little in common with the core setting. Not dark sun, that fantastical postapocalyptic adventure wasteland, but alqadim, the land of fate.
As the second book using the alqadim trade dress, land of fate confirmed that beautiful endpapers and goldfoil borders would be a regular part of the line. This was the first in a series of slimline boxed set expansions for alqadim alq. Ahd alqadim by maqar, shafiq and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Theyre a work in progress, and attempt to find compromise between 5th edition and some of the unique things from 2nd edition alqadim. Alqadim campaign alqadin reference material and modules.
Random house and its affiliate companies have worldwide distribution rights in the book trade for english language products of tsr, inc. A site dedicated to all things alqadim alqadim at forgotten realms wiki the main alqadim article at forgotten realms wiki zakhara at forgotten realms wiki the main zakhara article at forgotten realms wiki al qadim 3. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. This struck me as odd because there is no alqadim rulebook. Golden voyages 1992, the final alqadim supplement for the year. This is a carefully structured society where honor is more important than muscle. The alqadim game world presented its own challenges to the cyberlore designers as well as players. City of delights 2e golden huzuz, the city of delights, is the. Holy slayer is interesting, in that it is really an assassin, very. You may recognize this title from the article scimitars. Similarly, karl waller continued with the interior artwork. The gameplay alternates between visiting friendly areas, where the hero can talk to characters including choices of dialogue lines and moral behavior, and exploring dungeons, where enemies must be fought in actionbased combat.
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