Maztica Campaign Set

This article is about the sourcebook. For other uses, see Maztica (disambiguation).

Maztica Campaign Set is a 2^nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory for the Forgotten Realms.

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Enter the True World. Marvel at the jungle's lush greenery, the desert's shimmering sands, the birds' jewel-toned plumage, the people's gentle demeanor. Beware, though, the dark side of this beauty: the gods of this place are very much alive, and their troubles are the people's troubles.

Set in the countries first described in the Maztica trilogy of novels, this campaign set provides players and DMs with all the information necessary to recreate the storyline of Ironhelm, Viperhand, and Feathered Dragon, or to build a campaign of their own. Four new character classes, Eagle Knights, Jaguar Knights, plumaweavers, and hishnashapers, add to the mystique of Maztica. New magical spells and items, new deities, new proficiencies all add to the flavor of this setting loosely based on the Aztecs and Mayans of Central America.

This boxed campaign set includes:

A Journey to the True World, a 96-page player's book;
Maztica Alive!, a 64-page DM's book;
Gods and Battles, a 32-page book containing BATTLESYSTEM rules statistics for the Golden Legion and various Maztican armies, and profiles of the Maztican pantheon;
Four poster-size maps showing the True World and Cordell's voyage from the Sword Coast to Maztica's shores, as chronicled in Ironhelm.

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Description[]

Maztica Campaign Set is organized into three primary volumes. The initial volume, a 96-page book titled Journey to the True World, provides an extensive overview of Maztican history and setting, serving as a foundational reference for the campaign. The second volume, Maztica Alive!, expands upon this foundation with detailed discussions on aspects such as terrain and climate, regional descriptions of Maztica, navigational routes from the Sword Coast to Maztica, concepts of the afterlife, a concise adventure, and descriptions of four novel monsters. The concluding volume, a 32-page book named Gods and Battles, is dedicated to delineating the rules and information pertinent to the Maztican deities, in addition to including maps for navigation and exploration.

A Journey to the True World intricately details the process for generating characters suited to the Maztican setting. It introduces races such as desert dwarves, halflings, and humans, and features two distinct warrior kits: the Eagle Knight and the Jaguar Knight. These kits are notable for their specialized armor and access to Pluma and Hishna spells at lower levels, respectively. Furthermore, it addresses the role of priests in accessing Pluma or Hishna magic, while exclusively permitting artisans—introduced as two new rogue classes, Plumaweavers and Hishnashapers—to master the highest levels of these spells. Additionally, the volume offers a comprehensive guide to Maztican currency, armaments, and spellcraft, enriching the campaign's depth and authenticity.

Contents[]

A Journey to the True World

Introduction To Maztica
History of Maztica
Maztican Characters
The Ball Game
Economy and Equipment
Maztican Magic
The Maztican Calendar
Greek Mythology
Index

Maztica Alive!

The Dungeon Master's Book
Land and Weather
A Common Them: The Ball Game
Regions of maztica
Maztica and the Passage to the Sword Coast
The Afterlife
Mictlatepec and the Mictlaneca
New Monsters
Guardians: Monsters of Maztica
Index

Gods and Battles

Introduction
Battlesystem Rules for Maztica
Powers of Maztica

Index[]

Click here for page index

Characters[]

Aliah • Alvarro • Axalt • Bishou Domincus • Cattl • Caxal • Chalco • Chimal • Cordell • Coton • Coyo • Darien • Hoxitl • Ipana I • Ipana II • Ipana III • Itzaes • Izco the Elder • Izco II • Naltecona • Pakli • Poshtli • Tacal • Takamal • Tecco • Tenoch I • Tenoch II • Tolco • Totep • Xetl • Zomoc

Creatures[]

alligator • butterfly • chameleon • couatl • deer • dragonfly • dwarf • dwarf (desert) • eagle • falcon • fire lizard • june bug • half-orc • halfling • horse • human • human (Dog People) • human (Green Folk) • human (Nexala) • hummingbird • Little Folk • macaw • monkey • ogre • orc • jaguar • parrot • Szarkai • troll • turkey • vulture • wyvern

Locations[]

Regions: Amn • Calimshan • Cormyr • Elder Kingdoms • Far Payit • Huacli • Kara-Tur • Kolan • Kultaka • Maztica • Payit • Pezelac • Pulco • Sword Coast
Settlements: Azatl • City of the Gods • Cordotl • Helmsport • Ixtal • Kultaka City • Nexal • Otomi • Palul • Pezel • Tezat • Tulak • Tukan • Tulom-Itzi • Ulatos • Waterdeep • Zokil
Buildings & Sites: Aqueduct of Axalt • Great Pyramid • Palace of Axalt • Twin Visages
Geographic Locations: House of Tezca • Mount Popol • Mount Zatal • Valley of Nexal
Bodies of Water: Cicada Spring • Eastern Ocean • Eastern Sea • Lake Qotal • Lake Tezca • Trackless Ocean • Western Ocean

Organizations[]

Cult of the Viperhand • Cult of Zaltec • Eagle Knights (Maztica) • Golden Legion • hishnashapers • Jaguar Knights • plumaweavers • Revered Counselors

Magic[]

Spells: ambush • arrowflight • bafflement • bird charm I • bird charm II • bafflement • blossom • cat charm • charm • cool • create talisman • cursed image • darkness (hishna) • disguise • drought (hishna) • eagle form • elevate I • elevate II • featherweaving • fire (spell) • fisher's luck • guardian (spell) • heartstone • huntsman's call • hypnosis (hishna) • jaguar form • light • magic resistance (spell) • net (spell) • pestilence • protection • scalesnare • scrollsee • sending (hishna) • snake charm • spearflight • stoneflight • talonblade • teleport • warmth • water move • water summoning • windrider
Items: bands of might • cat-skull helmet • Cloak of One Plume • eagle cloak • feathertoken • fire pepper • Heartseeker • moccasins of free movement • plumalitter • plumastone • sandals of speed • skin of pouring • Spiderwalker • Talon of Zaltec • wand of frost
Other: Deepfyre • hishna • pluma

Religions[]

Azul • Helm • Kiltzi • Kukul • Maztica (goddess) • Nula • Plutoq • Qotal • Tewahca • Tezca • Watil • Zaltec

Events[]

Battle of Ulatos • Dawn of Nexal • Feathered War • Golden Age of Payit • Immortal Era • Night of Wailing

Miscellaneous[]

Food & Drink: bean • chocolate • cocoa • mayz • mayzcake • octal • pepper • venison
Vegetations: Sand Mother cactus
Weapons: maca • spear-caster
Armor: padded cotton armor • stiffened fiber armor
Materials: adobe • cactus fiber • copper • coral • cotton • gold • guano • jade • limestone • loam • obsidian • paper • plaster • silver • turquoise • wax
Other: aqueduct • Ball Game • canoe • cetays • copper blade • drum • feather painting • flute • kurari poison • lip plug • moccasins • quill of gold dust • sandals

Gallery[]

Credits[]

A Journey to the True World

Design: Douglas Niles
Additional Design: Tim Beach
Editing: Karen S. Boomgarden
Cover Art: Fred Fields
Interior Color Art: Jeff Easley, Doug Beekman
Black and White Art: Valerie Valusek
Border Art: Ken Frank
Cartography: David Sutherland III, Dennis Kauth
Typesetting: Tracey Zamagne and Gaye O'Keefe
Production: Paul Hanchette

Maztica Alive!

Design: Douglas Niles
Additional Design: Tim Beach
Editing: Karen S. Boomgarden
Cover Art: Fred Fields
Interior Color Art: Jeff Easley, Doug Beekman
Black and White Art: Valerie Valusek, Newton Ewell
Border Art: Ken Frank
Cartography: David Sutherland III, Dennis Kauth
Typesetting: Tracey Zamagne and Gaye O'Keefe
Production: Paul Hanchette

Gods and Battles

Design: Douglas Niles
Editing: Karen S. Boomgarden
Cover Art: Fred Fields
Interior Art: Valerie Valusek and Laurie Yockey
Cartography: David Sutherland III
Typesetting: Tracey Zamagne and Gaye O'Keefe
Production: Paul Hanchette

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