Arabic Palace. Where to find? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Arabic Palace. Where to find? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Last City
05-18-06, 10:58 PM Hey i got an idea of making a Rakshaksa BBEG. His impersonating as a king in some arabic land in my hombrew, can anyone direct me to a palace dungeon? preferably one with arabic flavour? Most DND maps are build on europian castles... i need something more arabic.

Help anyone?
zama202
05-19-06, 12:41 AM Very cool. The Desert of Desolation modules were one of my favorites with it's blend of Arabic and Egyptian flavor. Well, it's Moorish Islamic not Arab Islamic architecture but the palace of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain would be a good candidate. Lots of books on it with history, descriptions, maps and photos. Even a virtual tour here: http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/alhambra/flash/palace_qtvr.html

EDIT: this got me thinking so I flipped through my old history of architecture textbook and found some others for you:

Khirbat-al-Mafjar, an Umayyad palace. Floorplans, history, and sources here: http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7363 More pictures, floorplans, and info are easily Googled.

If you want something more castle-like, there's the Citadel of Aleppo, the Cairo Citadel, and the Al-Masmak Palace in Riyadh. Between the web and/or library you should be able to get good inspiration with those.

Good luck!

.z
CzarGarrett
05-19-06, 09:37 AM There might be stuff out on the internet about Al-Qadim. Thats a heavily Arabic setting, although most of the information will be 2E
Decepticons
05-19-06, 09:41 AM Hey i got an idea of making a Rakshaksa BBEG. His impersonating as a king in some arabic land in my hombrew, can anyone direct me to a palace dungeon? preferably one with arabic flavour? Most DND maps are build on europian castles... i need something more arabic.

Help anyone?

Desert of Desolation series of modules is a good place to start. It's pyramids, desert ruins, stuff like that. I've done a full conversion, including text of the first module of that series and you can PM me or E-mail me at metsisme@yahoo.com if you'd like a copy of the conversion.

Al-Kadim stuff is all good. Specificaly, the City of Bones boxed set would have a lot of good stuff for you. All of the above is probably easily found for purchase online or through E-bay for a few bucks each.

For higher end stuff, check out Necropolis by Troll Lord Games (can I say that here?). It's a massive storyline adventure for characters 10-18ish.

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Last City 05-18-06, 10:58 PM	Hey i got an idea of making a Rakshaksa BBEG. His impersonating as a king in some arabic land in my hombrew, can anyone direct me to a palace dungeon? preferably one with arabic flavour? Most DND maps are build on europian castles... i need something more arabic. Help anyone?
zama202 05-19-06, 12:41 AM	Very cool. The Desert of Desolation modules were one of my favorites with it's blend of Arabic and Egyptian flavor. Well, it's Moorish Islamic not Arab Islamic architecture but the palace of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain would be a good candidate. Lots of books on it with history, descriptions, maps and photos. Even a virtual tour here: http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/alhambra/flash/palace_qtvr.html EDIT: this got me thinking so I flipped through my old history of architecture textbook and found some others for you: Khirbat-al-Mafjar, an Umayyad palace. Floorplans, history, and sources here: http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7363 More pictures, floorplans, and info are easily Googled. If you want something more castle-like, there's the Citadel of Aleppo, the Cairo Citadel, and the Al-Masmak Palace in Riyadh. Between the web and/or library you should be able to get good inspiration with those. Good luck! .z
CzarGarrett 05-19-06, 09:37 AM	There might be stuff out on the internet about Al-Qadim. Thats a heavily Arabic setting, although most of the information will be 2E
Decepticons 05-19-06, 09:41 AM	Hey i got an idea of making a Rakshaksa BBEG. His impersonating as a king in some arabic land in my hombrew, can anyone direct me to a palace dungeon? preferably one with arabic flavour? Most DND maps are build on europian castles... i need something more arabic. Help anyone? Desert of Desolation series of modules is a good place to start. It's pyramids, desert ruins, stuff like that. I've done a full conversion, including text of the first module of that series and you can PM me or E-mail me at metsisme@yahoo.com if you'd like a copy of the conversion. Al-Kadim stuff is all good. Specificaly, the City of Bones boxed set would have a lot of good stuff for you. All of the above is probably easily found for purchase online or through E-bay for a few bucks each. For higher end stuff, check out Necropolis by Troll Lord Games (can I say that here?). It's a massive storyline adventure for characters 10-18ish.