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Not all inhabitants of Zakhara belong to the shared culture, however: there are many tribes of pagan human barbarians who reject the Law of the Loregiver and the worship of the Pantheon, and certain monstrous races—including the yuan-ti, the vile yak-men (or yikaria as they call themselves), and most
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In the distant past, a woman known only as the Loregiver penned the scrolls that clearly laid out the laws of the land, some say guided by the hand of Fate. The wisdom of this Lore was immediately recognized and became the basis of law in Zakhara. The vast majority of Al-Hadhar and most Al-Badia are
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Shannon Appelcline commented on Al-Qadim's 1992 release as "an Arabic setting that ended up placed in the southern Forgotten Realms. Like the other games of this period it had a strong artistic design, here overseen by Andria Hayday. The 'cultural book' as Grubb called it – trying to suggest that it
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game terms, Fate is not given statistics, spells, or priesthoods as are most deities. This pantheon includes Hajama, Hakiyah, Haku, Jauhar, Jisan, Kor, Najm, Selan, and Zann, as well as local deities and demigods such as Bala, Ragarra, and Vataqatal.
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was an Oriental Adventures like release, rather than a full-blown campaign – was well received. Grubb would later say that was because they had managed to hide the setting's potential from 'the suits'".
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Additional wizard kits are presented in the Complete Sha'ir's handbook, which include the Astrologer, Clockwork Mage, Digitalogist, Ghul Lord, Jackal, Mageweaver, Mystic of Nog, and Spellslayer.
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traditional to most Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings. Non-human characters are rarer than they are in other traditional Dungeons & Dragons settings, including the rest of Toril. The
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campaign setting, although Al-Qadim is designed to stand on its own or be added to any existing campaign setting. The basic campaign setting was divided between two game products:
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in the Al-Qadim setting can choose from any of a number of character types. Al-Qadim uses the concept of character kits, a more rigid layer atop the traditional
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setting was designed with a limited scope, and was intended as a two-year project that was extended one more year beyond that because of its popularity.
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There are a number of important concepts to the Zakharan culture including honor, family, social station, purity, piety, and hospitality.
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accessory suggests goblins, hobgoblins, kobolds, lizard men, ogres, half-ogres, orcs, and half-orcs as appropriate PC races as well.
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presents only the basic rules for playing a D&D game set in a general Arabian setting, much like the
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the most liberal and common of all priests who try to adapt their faith to the everyday world
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had a number of support products released before the line came to an end. These include:
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eremitic priests who tend to visit populous centers to deliver prophetic pronouncements
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book. The specific details of the setting are dealt with in later publications.
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Additional kits are presented in the "Scimitars Against the Dark" article in
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wizards whose magic centers on genies and is aided by their familiars,
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are present in the setting as well, as well as humanoids such as orcs,
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the most common wizards in Zakhara, who deal with two elemental forces
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The people of Zakhara speak and write a common language called
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wise women who serve as valuable advisers to the outer tribes
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Kits described in the core campaign setting are as follows:
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Zakharan society is broken into two main divisions:
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Designers
Jeff Grubb
TSR, Inc.
Arabian Nights
AD&D 2nd Edition
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Dungeons & Dragons
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Andria Hayday
TSR, Inc.
One Thousand and One Nights
Zakhara
Muslim Caliphates
Hollywood
Faerûn
Toril

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