The nation also has several semiautonomous baronies. The lands of fiction and fairy tale arent usually created all at oncethey accumulate. Within these covers is a complete historical, economical, geographical, and sociological overview of the grand duchy of karameikos. Jan 05, 2012 the grand duchy of karameikos comes in the classic tsr folio format, with a stapled 64page booklet, a large foldout map and the trifold screen cover. Karameikos is a heavily forested land bounded by mountains to the north which form its natural border.
The grand duchy of karameikos dungeons and dragons gazetteer gaz1. Beginning with the grand duchy of karameikos, this series provides a rich tapestry of. This is my conversion of tsrs in search of adventure, which combines the bseries of modules into a large nonlinear one. The city of threshold a gateway to mysterious castles, lost temples, deadly caves and caverns.
The grand duchy of karameikos is the first of the known world gazeteers, each detailing a single nation in the world of mystara. The grand duchy of karameikos 1987, by aaron allston, is the first book in the gaz series of gazetteers for the known world. The gaz series set the bar so high i am not sure it has ever even been seen again by any of the competition. The advenuture itself isnt that long, but interesting.
Jul 15, 2019 karameikos, in essence, traded ancestral lands for traladaraan of autonomy. The grand duchy of karameikos in ac 970, having traded his family lands to emperor thincol in exchange for independent leadership of traladara, stefan karameikos iii arrived in specularum with his followers. Karameikos, in essence, traded ancestral lands for traladaraan of autonomy. Beginning with the grand duchy of karameikos, this series provides a rich tapestry of background material for player and dm alike, sure to benefit the gamer immeasurably. In search of adventure collected the first nine of the bseries basic modules into a single paperback volume, after most of them went out of print. While several modules from that set have been and will continue to be used, this campaign goes beyond the original setting in several ways. The grand duchy of karameikos opens with a statement describing the origin of the known world setting, in particular the modules where karameikos has figured previously.
The grand duchy of karameikos dungeons and dragons gazetteer gaz1 allston, aaron on. The grand duchy of karameikos dungeons and dragons. I wont go over too much of whats covered in the gaz. Gaz1 the grand duchy of karameikos basic this is the first in a series a completely. The grand duchy of karameikos anthology dungeons and dragons supermodule b19 tabat, stephanie, pickens, jon on. My tabletbased pdf viewers are literally incapable of zooming in far enough to make the normalsized pages readable on a 10inch screen. Stefan karameikos iii, sole heir to the unusually wealthy duchy of machetos, offered to trade most of his ancestral lands to the emperor. The only fix for this is to use your systems print to pdf feature to print out all of the pages except the last one i. Jan 07, 2014 wizards of the coast has finally released gaz1. This book started the long and very successful run for the known worldmystara line, of which i am quite a fan.
Quick note gaz1 the grand duchy of karameikos available. The grand duchy of karameikos product code gaz1 is an accessory for the basic set edition. Gaz1 the grand duchy of karameikos basic wizards of the. Mar 10, 2019 i do have more to say on the subject of karameikos. Gaz1 the grand duchy of karameikos basic wizards of. Gaz1 the grand duchy of karameikos now available in pdf. There was a slave that taught me to read, i swear i will find them and free them. This is a list of nations that were described in the gazetteer series. Karameikos is officially a grand duchy for political reasons, but is effectively a monarchy. Approximately 5,000 people live in or immediately around the city.
The term is used almost exclusively in europe, where in pr. Karameikos, in essence, traded his valuable ancestral lands for traladara and a free hand. The grand duchy of karameikos gaz1, softback mystara. There were several disconnected villages, but much of. The grand duchy of karameikos anthology dungeons and dragons supermodule b19. Nine pages then present the players background, aimed at those hoping to run a character from there. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. There were several disconnected villages, but much of the land remained hostile and unexplored. Entries on and maps of the major cities and towns, as well and biographical entries on the. Mar 11, 2019 the grand duchy of karameikos is a campaign setting thats been around in published form at least as long as ive been in the hobby. The indigenous people called traladaran originally settled this area long ago, and their past is shrouded with mystery.
Entries on and maps of the major cities and towns, as well and biographical entries on the important figures in the duchy, will aid the dm in. Later entries in the gaz series would tend towards more crunch, but this first release is disappointing if you are looking. So this tool was designed for free download documents from the internet. In exchange the emperor would recognize traladara as the grandy duchy of karameikos, a sovereign region ruled by duke stefan. The grand duchy is arguably best described as medieval fantasy plus in addition to the usual feudal tropes, it has an interesting mix of cultures between the quasiroman feudalist upperclass and the clannish slavic commonfolk. Gaz1 grand duchy of karameikos free download as pdf file.
The grand duchy of karameikos dungeons and dragons gazetteer gaz1 aaron allston on free shipping on qualifying offers. Oneclick unsubscribe later if you dont enjoy the newsletter. About us we believe everything in the internet must be free. Stefan karameikos, the ruler, chose to be only grand duke as a political signal to other nations that his nation has retained its ties to the thyatian empire, and that to invade karameikos would therefore be to invade thyatis. This site contains a synopsis of the games rules, including personal modifications and my own house rules.
As usual, comments are welcome especially from folks whove spent any amount of time playing in or running the grand duchy. This page provides a brief history of what is now known as the grand duchy of karameikos. A duchy spelled with capital d when it is part of a countrys name or a title of a head of state is a country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. Dungeon masters guild gaz1 the grand duchy of karameikos. It is now available on the dnd classics site, where it is listed as their hottest item. Direct link tsr 9193 gaz1 the grand duchy of karameikos. Stefan karameikos, the ruler, chose to be only grand duke as a political signal to other nations that his nation has retained its ties to the thyatian empire, and that to invade karameikos would therefore be. This book started the long and very successful run for. The enclosed postersized map is printed in color on one side. The sheer amount of edition free fluff makes it a good read no matter what game system you are using. Gaz1, aaron allstons grand duchy of karameikos was published in 1987 as a sixtyfour page book with a cover wrap and large separate map. This book started the long and very successful run for the known worldmystara line, of which i.
The grand duchy of karameikos dungeons and dragons gazetteer. The book was written by aaron allston, and was published in 1987. Karameikos is a deep, dark land blanketed with thick forests. Is that there was apparently an official guide to the grand duchy that i never knew existed and that wotc has just released it. A brief account of the rise of duke stefan karameikos and the birth of the nation of. After entering the city, the characters become embroiled in the political intrigue and criminal underbelly of the city.
Jul 04, 2019 the grand duchy of karameikos dungeons and dragons gazetteer gaz1 aaron allston on free shipping on qualifying offers. Theyre all on a single continent of mystara called brun, which is only 14 of the planets total land area and put together they only cover like 110 of brun anyway. The grand duchy of karameikos rpgnet d20 rpg game index. It is annoying that it cannot be found under the bx label, and that there is. Unlike the components of some of the other supermodules, none of these scenarios were originally designed to work together. The empire recognized karameikos claim to traladara, now renamed the grand duchy of karameikos, and recalled its officials from traladara territory. Please feel free to mail corrections, comments, and additions to. The duke maintains a standing force of 500 troops and may raise an army of 5,000 from the surrounding countryside in times of war. Click to read more about the grand duchy of karameikos dungeons and dragons gazetteer gaz1 by aaron allston. In ancient times, the land now called karameikos was the forest homeland of. Gaz1 the grand duchy of karameikos basic 0880383917. A shortlived rebellion in ac 971 by the traladaran power faction the radu, torenescu and marilenev clans rose against the new. B6 the veiled society this is a cool introduction to the city of specularum in the grand duchy of karameikos.
The grand duchy of karameikos dungeons and dragons gazetteer gaz1 aaron allston on. Some of the notable nations of mystara include the thyatian empire, the grand duchy of karameikos, the principalities of glantri, the merchantrun republic of darokin, the emirates of ylaruam, the dwarven nation of rockhome, the elven kingdom of alfheim, halfling lands of the five shires and the chaotic alphatian empire. The grand duchy of karameikos is a campaign setting thats been around in published form at least as long as ive been in the hobby. The church provides rituals through which worshippers may free their souls from sins.
As such, the beliefs of the church of karameikos tend to take the form of very detailed precepts of life, with the associated penances for each violation. Entries on and maps of the major cities and towns, as well and biographical entries on the important figures in the duchy, will aid the dm. It basically teaches that the fate of each soul in the afterlife is based on its balance of sins. A setting wiu be i n d u c e d in one novel, and earh subsequent novel in the series wiu add more to until.
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