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@Jorphdan 3 года назад

If you want to run Al-Qadim for 5e there is a great DM's Guild Sourcebook now! - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gzKsTr7Pwsw.html

@Ninjanoto2 Месяц назад

have you considered doing a lore video on the continent of Laerakond thats to the west of faerun

@AJPickett 5 лет назад

You got me Jorphdan! I am just about to start a Zakhara campaign! Now I know how those viewers feel when I pop just the right vid out for them, lol! Thanks man.

@jayred2908 4 года назад

Can I challenge you both to a race? I am writing a campaign starting in Riatavin, Omlar Mountains. Current date? I'm itching for map of local POI's or Landmarks.

@StevenMichaelCunningham 3 года назад

🤸

@wanderdragon1075 5 лет назад

I really want an Al-Qadim sourcebook for 5e. That and Spelljammer are top of my list

@meatguyf1375 2 года назад

It's sadly not official, but there is a damn good fan made sourcebook for 5E that I'm actually about to use.

@simonfernandes6809 Год назад

The Campaign Guide Zakhara book is superbly done.

@underscore____4060 2 месяца назад

@@meatguyf1375 i know this is way late, but do you by chance remember where to find that sourcebook?

@garrettsmedley7494 5 лет назад

I have to say this, but I suspect I'm not the only one to feel this way. Jorphdan is one of the most underrated content creators who produces GREAT videos for dnd nerds. Especially for us chronic DMs and those of us who grew up and love Forgotten Realms lore, your videos on various aspects of the lore on monsters, cities, and regions in absolutely invaluable, particularly when you consider the current edition which lacks the mass of this lore, at least thus far. For those who agree, we thank you.

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

Thanks for such a kind comment!

@gasmonkey1000 5 лет назад

So Zakhara can be described as *A R A B I A N N I G H T S* meets D&D? Awesome. Excellent as always.

@GeorgeD1965 5 лет назад

yup

@indigoblack396 5 лет назад

I'm so happy your talking about Zakhara!!! I made a Far Traveler character from Zakhara a long time ago and really liked the setting. I got practically interested in the Ten Thousand Gods religion as it wasn't like any other religion I had come across in D&D before. I'm really glad that your putting a spotlight on this unique setting as it defiantly deserves more love. Here's hoping we might officially get a full expansion of it in 5e one day!

@77wolfblade 5 лет назад

A WHOLE NEW WORLD!

@DooD7th 5 лет назад

Jordphan thank you so much I literally wrote a comment to you about making lore videos about zakhara, you don't know how much this means to me

@rpginfinito 5 лет назад

Hello Jorphdan, I'm from Brazil and i really like your videos, here we not have much videos about D&D Lore specially about Zakhara. I wish you can make a series of videos about this fantastic region! Good Work!

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

I'll see what I can do, Thanks!

@MannyBrum 5 лет назад

Currently playing a goblin from Zakhara who traveled to Faerûn years ago.

@TalismancerM 5 лет назад

I used to run this..when the world was young and a thousand blessings were upon us all...

@MrGunnar177 Год назад

I want to once again either as a player or dm

@briangronberg6507 5 лет назад

I adore this setting already! A wonderful pastiche of medieval Arab and Persian cultures with small dollops of the great Arab philosophers: Al-Ghazali, Avicenna, and Averröes plus a kind of monotheism. Faerûn is hardly a mere reflection of European medieval cultures, but it’s great to see a setting so different from say Cormyr, the epitome of European fantasy. Does Fate have a similar role as Ao?

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

good question. I think Fate is more of a power concept, where Ao is a singular entity. I like to think of Fate as the force in star wars? It's that force that affects us all, controls destiny, and our lives. It's just fate!

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

from the FR Wiki: Fate may cast down the mightiest sultan or raise up the meanest beggar. None can agree on her nature, whether the mother of the gods or an elemental force. All acknowledge her power, however. In Dungeons & Dragons game terms, Fate is not given statistics, spells, or priesthoods as are most deities.

@briangronberg6507 5 лет назад

Jorphdan Thank you for clarifying! I really appreciate you responding to my comment too!

@firelegendmushroom 5 лет назад

I believe there are various things that somewhat imply Fate could be a similar sort of being, or that some scholars speculate as such, though the nature of Fate is left very much ambiguous. It is at the same time usually spoken of as a more metaphysical or representative being of the forces of fate as Jorphdan says and also sometimes personified to some degree as a woman, though in modern Zakhara, it is rare to see her depicted in images or statues as such (I would imagine because of a concern about idolatry, as it is usually decried regarding 'barbarian' cultures surrounding Enlightened Zakhara, though I don't think that's specifically stated), though there are some examples of this existing in more ancient ruins, with at least one example that I can think of in Ruined Kingdoms. She does definitely not grant spells to worshipers, much as Ao doesn't. Though unlike Ao, she is notably said to influence events when called upon occasionally by any character, priest or no, as a unique mechanic inherent to adventures in the Land of Fate, though the mechanical odds are somewhat skewed in the favour of priests of enlightened gods. For a regular individual, calling upon Fate actually has a generally higher chance of turning Fate against them, though the vast majority of the time such pleas are simply ignored.

@ZoxHorde 4 года назад

Sadly, I fear the current state of woke WotC will never allow this to be made. It would represent a people, and no matter how culturally accurate they make this fantasy place, there will be a very vocal group that will beat down Wizards door to put a stop to it.

@lcronovt 5 лет назад

It will be nice to get a 5e compilation book of those adventures, or get new adventures modules there

@TenositSergeich 5 лет назад

We have no Fate but the Fate we are given. May your fate be a good one! Thanks for covering this bit of ol' AD&D stuff.

@jamesgorman5692 5 лет назад

Good to see Dungeoncraft has about 35000 above their goal!

@tamerbatayneh1163 5 лет назад

Finally! I'm running a Zakhara campaign currently and appreciate any and all info on the setting. Please sir, may I have some more?

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

I'll see what I can dig up 😁

@firelegendmushroom 5 лет назад

Always nice to hear about Zakhara. I made a great deal of homebrew for personal campaigns of mine based on it. It has a great deal of information despite it all being buried in 2e books. The focus on the house of the loregiver here is strange to me since it's a fairly minor part of the setting, though it is also something I found very interesting when I read about it in the book on Huzuz, so it's an understandable curiosity to highlight. Zakhara does have a lot of touches like that. I'd look forward to hearing more of your descriptions on Zakharan religion or society if you make more videos on it, since there's quite a bit there. I would also love to see a modern book or adventure set in the setting, though I don't really expect it from WotC.

@immortalstar0138 6 месяцев назад

Four Genies: Hey pal, were the dozens worth of guards and the magical force field not clear enough signs that you’re NOT welcomed here??

@powerist209 3 года назад

So am I having a speculation on how Zakhara seems to be viable trade location with Kara Tur trade despite Faerun having a neat non-Zakhara route? I mean like East Coast between Kara Tur and Faerun seems lucrative point. Zakharan and Kara-Tur, yeah, but the maps seem to allow easier overland and even oversea trade there without relying on Zahkara like historical Middle East (like having Egypt and Red Sea trade along with former Persia). Call me pedantic, but sometimes my geopolitics sense can tingle. Maybe issue of "stand alone setting fitted into Forgotten Realms at last minute".

@andrewpowell2730 5 лет назад

You know what area seems really interesting but I cannot for the life of me find any videos on? The High Forest. I'm about to start an adventure/exploration campaign in the forest, but was only able to find one video on Hellgate.

@quintinsteevessenior5568 5 лет назад

Dont think that this campaign setting will be made for 5e with its current lore

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

Probably not, but maybe it'll b expanded up on at some point. Who knows~~~

@quintinsteevessenior5568 5 лет назад

However Jorphdan, it would be amazing. In my play by lost homebrew world the Genie and Yuanti power struggle has/had quite literally ruined the surface world with an ice age.

@firelegendmushroom 5 лет назад

It was at least mentioned in places in SCAG and as the origin of the Almiraj, so they are at least aware of its existence. I'm not holding my breath, but it'd be interesting to see. Tbh I'd have thought Chult wasn't all that salvageable in its previous state either.

@erikmartin4996 5 лет назад

Something that I think would be interesting is if Jorphdan wrote lore for it to update it. Lots of channels discuss what has already been written but almost no D&D channel puts out original content.

@pcgneurotic 5 лет назад

The lack of more recent information fits perfectly with the setting and its isolated nature. Love it! :D

@joshuadeldridge 5 лет назад

Hey Jorphdan! Do you have access to any lore on Algorand & Yuirwood outside of "The Unapproachable East" 3.5e? I have a current 5e campaign set there and I'm curious about current events in the area! THX!

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

For Anglarond, I'd check the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guides, and the "Spellbound (Campaign Guide) 2e" For Yuirwood, the same Forgotten Realms Campaign Guides, and yeah looks like Unapproachable East has the most information.

@joshuadeldridge 5 лет назад

@@Jorphdan Thank you for the reply, I will check them out. ;)

@Tacomaholic 3 года назад

I always hoped an Al-Qadim novel line would get started.

@ryanconrad2786 5 лет назад

Very nice. Much I had forgotten over the years. Hopefully other settings will make it on here in the future as well, and I look forward to part 2 and beyond.

@haroldtchicken5871 5 лет назад

Forgotten realms has so many neat sub settings like this. Kara-Tur and Maztica and the dragonborn country Tymanther. Recently went down the rabbit hole of Tymanther lore and fleshed out a character using it

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

nice!

@MrLex86 5 лет назад

Ahhh thank you so much for doing Zakhara, I too love this setting for it's lore and basis in Arabian and Persian mythology, history and culture. I'm probably also influenced by a similar love affair with Disney's Aladdin and 1,001 Arabian Nights. I look forward to any and all future videos on this topic.

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

yep, love the mythology and stories of 1,001 Arabian Nights

@reapersritehand Год назад

This is one of my favorite settings, but we all know in this day and age, if you're still buying hasbro which I'm not, that this settings would be deemed problematic as all other settings seems to be now

@NoLoveSouth1st Год назад

Great video! I found this very inspiring and will be using some of the themes discusses in my campaign

@FRPAmbience 3 месяца назад

Please, please make more videos about Al-Qadim!

@PoloDavey Год назад

calimport is one of my favorite cities in forgotten realms and i had no idea about zakhara

@midnightshadowz12 Год назад

1:07 is that last bigger island on the left supposed to be Jakandor? no, right?

@crisoliveira2644 5 лет назад

I can't help but here Jesus in Spanish when you say Huzuz. :-D So Huzuz is basically Mecca, the Loregiver is Muhammad and her home is like the Kaaba, only people don't go near it. :-P

@ryderma1 4 года назад

Good Video. Thank You Jorphdan. I wish Wizards would put out a few box set generally describing the lands as we wait for more indepth campaign books.

@spiderlime 4 года назад

someone told me, that originally al-quadim was not part of the forgotten realms setting, but that TSR merged them after 1995 or thereabout, since sales didn't go as planned, and thus keeping the setting independant was no longer possible.

@PayneMaximus 4 года назад

I always loved the aesthetics of the arabesque, and Zakhara was great. I never got to play in it back in the day, since I never managed to get the books, but I did many, many years later (on ebooks, though), since the physical books seemed to be incredibly rare. I don't play D&D anymore, but it does sound appealing nonetheless.

@cheneymoss6402 3 года назад

This was my absolute favorite D&D campaign setting. I ran several great campaigns set in Zakhara when I was in the Marines in the early 1990s!

@ashenwuss1651 5 лет назад

Jorphdan! You are amongst the great nerd revolutionist on RU-vid and social media! Thank you and other channels for supporting the entire community by giving credit to others making a difference. Now, time to enjoy another lore topic. I love these moments

@cameronpearce5943 5 лет назад

My main PC wants to go on a research tour / holiday to Zakhara and Kara Tur so she can compare magic systems across cultures. Above game an earlier version of their character was from Calimshan and had an interest in exploring the birthplace of her culture

@UmekCrafter 5 лет назад

Instantly paralysed you say? (Puts on a ring of freedom of movement)

@scottmcley5111 5 лет назад

I remember playing this a LONG time ago. Super fun.

@schuylervilar462 5 лет назад

Where I have my campaign of two years set! Favorite setting.

@chrissimpson1183 4 года назад

I love this setting I ran it for many years......

@dawsonhelf7922 5 лет назад

“Paralyzed”!? As in paralysis, or you just stop on the spot? -Double D P.S. Jorphdan, was there ANY information about Zakhara during and after the “SpellPlague”, because it’s obvious that it would be the same in 5th edition, also BIG FAN of your work! Keep it up!👍

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

Nope they didn't bring back the setting for 3rd or 4th edition. So I'm fairly sure there is no information about Zakhara and the spellplague. Thanks for watching :D

@dawsonhelf7922 5 лет назад

Jorphdan, Oh... ok, its just that we’ve only been told about what happened to Faerune during the SpellPlague, what about the other continents, what’s their story, hmm... maybe WoTC should have the next edition (if they ever do it) go all out on the fan’s expectations, don’t you agree? -Double D

@kevinferreira6608 5 лет назад

What mate, pillar men?! Yare yare daze

@Grinnar 5 лет назад

Awww yeah! More lore!

@TheArkLich 5 лет назад

I played in an Al-Qadim where my necromancer from Faerun became king of a nation of undead when he married and was gifted a sword named "Drinker of 1,000 Lives." His wife was more powerful at the time of marriage and cast a spell on him called lifeproof, pretty much making it to where the only thing that could actually kill him was poison or magic effects.

@firelegendmushroom 5 лет назад

I ran that module updated for 5e somewhat recently to somewhat similar results for my players, though also to somewhat more dire fates for others (she used that same spell to hold a player's heart ransom while he made up for trying to steal from her by going on a quest). That particular city is a lot of fun.

@danieleorlando3297 5 лет назад

I love this

@InternetSupervillain 5 лет назад

Clearly more interesting than most of Faerun.

@kiba21ryuu 5 лет назад

Love your work man.

@Jorphdan 5 лет назад

Thanks so much!

@basshunter69ffs 5 лет назад

Niiiiiiiice.

@blastsector979 5 лет назад

First!

@jamesgorman5692 5 лет назад

Coming first isn't always seen as a good thing.

@blastsector979 5 лет назад

As a representative of the first comment: I cordially request to dive deep into the rich world that is RAVNICA. Ravnica series please! Thanks Jorphdan.

@quintinsteevessenior5568 5 лет назад

Ravnica is brand new, well at least in terms of D&D lore

@husk9835 Год назад

If WoTC were to ever return to this setting, I really hope they remove all of the racist, orientalist crap from the setting, it was written over thirty years ago, by a bunch of people who didn't really consider the possible disrespect towards Islam. I understand its a popular setting, so all I'm hoping for is the removal of Islam, and all Islamic influences like Mosques and Caliphs. It's nothing crazy as many of these things are replaceable, and the middle east is home to the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, sumerians, the persians, the many polythiestic arab tribes, there is an endless number of influences that can be drawn upon. Some may consider this excessive, but I don't care, my religion has a zero tolerance policy regarding these things, and I really hope that WoTC will repect it in the future