This article is about the 3rd edition sourcebook. For the 1st edition sourcebook, see Oriental Adventures.
Oriental Adventures is an accessory for the 3rd-edition of Dungeons & Dragons®.
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Oriental Adventures introduces the infinite worlds of fantastic Asia to the Dungeons & Dragons game. In these pages, you'll find:
- 5 new races, including hengeyokai, nezumi, and spirit folk
- 5 new classes, including the samurai, the shugenja, and the wu jen
- Over 25 new prestige classes, including the ninja, the tattooed monk, and the yakuza
- 100 new spells
- 75 new monsters
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Contents[]
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Races
- Chapter 2: Characters
- Chapter 3: Prestige Classes
- Chapter 4: Skills and Feats
- Chapter 5: Description and Equipment
- Chapter 6: Combat
- Chapter 7: Magic and Spells
- Chapter 8: Magic Items
- Chapter 9: Monsters
- Chapter 10: Campaign Design
- Chapter 11: The Empire of Rokugan
- Chapter 12: The Shadowlands
- Appendix 1: Spell Index
- Appendix 2: Monster Index
- Appendix 3: Pronunciation Guide
Description[]
The featured campaign setting of this edition is Rokugan, a campaign setting originally created for the game Legend of the Five Rings. The book includes: seven playable new races, five new base classes, 17 new prestige classes, over one hundred new spells, and seventy-five new monsters, over a dozen of which (including five types of Naga) were given level adjustments for adapting them into playable races.
Oriental Adventures won the 2002 Ennie Award for Best Campaign Setting.[1]
Credits[]
- Designer: James Wyatt
- Editors: Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Michele Carter, Tom Kristensen
- Additional Editing: Duane Maxwell
- Managing Editor: Kim Mohan
- Creative Director: Richard Baker
- Art Director: Dawn Murin
- Graphic Designer: Cynthia Fliege
- Cover Art: Raven Mimura
- Interior Artists: Matt Cavotta, Larry Dixon, Cris Dornaus, David Martin, Raven Mimura, Wayne Reynolds, Darrell Riche, Richard Sardinha, Brian Snoddy, Arnie Swekel
- Cartographers: Robert Lazzaretti
- Typesetting: Erin Dorries
- Business Manager: Anthony Valterra
- Project Managers: Justin Ziran
- Production Manager: Chas Delong
Appendix[]
External Links[]
- Oriental Adventures Art Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. (2001-10-12). Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved on 2020-03-19.
- Excerpts: Oriental Adventures (HTML). Excerpts Archive. Wizards of the Coast. (2001-10-05). Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-10-23.
- James Wyatt (2001-10-19). The Mahasarpa Campaign (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Oriental Adventures. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-10.
- Errata
References[]
- ↑ 2002 ENnie Awards Noms and Winners (Web). (2002). Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved on 2021-10-23.
Connections[]
| 3rd & 3.5-Edition Sourcebooks | |
| Core Rulebooks | Dungeon Master's Guide 3rd edition • Monster Manual 3rd edition • Player's Handbook 3rd edition Dungeon Master's Guide 3.5 edition • Monster Manual 3.5 edition • Player's Handbook 3.5 edition |
|---|---|
| Sourcebooks | Arms and Equipment Guide • Book of Vile Darkness • Book of Exalted Deeds • Complete Adventurer • Complete Arcane • Complete Champion • Complete Divine • Complete Mage • Complete Psionic • Complete Warrior • Defenders of the Faith • Deities and Demigods • Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons • Dragon Magic • Epic Level Handbook • Exemplars of Evil • Expanded Psionics Handbook • Fiend Folio • Ghostwalk • Hero Builder's Guidebook • Manual of the Planes • Masters of the Wild • Monster Manual II • Oriental Adventures • Planar Handbook • Psionics Handbook • Savage Species • Song and Silence • Spell Compendium • Stormwrack • Sword and Fist • Tome and Blood • Unearthed Arcana |
| Adventures | |