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In this set of blog entries I aim to convert the original 1e Oriental Adventure monsters to 5e to provide some extra fodder for an OA campaign. I am using both the original 1e source and the updated 3e source as reference for the build. Below I give a high level view of each dragon type and in another […]
Read More LUNG DRAGONSA new monastic tradition for the monk class for my upcoming 5e Oriental Adventures campaign set in Rokugan / Kara-Tur. HENSHIN MYSTIC Henshin mystics are members of a monastic order that teaches what they consider a great mystery of the universe: that humanity is capable of a transformation (henshin) into divinity toward the ultimate perfection not only of themselves but […]
Read More MONASTIC TRADITION: HENSHIN MYSTICThis conversion is for fun, not really required for the setting information but still maybe useful at some point during the wuxia style campaign I am planing. Most, if not all, DMG magic items work in Oriental Adventures – some with minor cultural modifications some not. Listed below are unique items taken from 1e and 3e OA […]
Read More ORIENTAL ADVENTURES TREASURE AND MAGICAL ITEMSIn this set of blog entries I aim to convert the original 1e Oriental Adventure monsters to 5e to provide some extra fodder for an OA campaign. I am using both the original 1e source and the updated 3e source as reference for the build. CON-TINH Medium fey (yokai), chaotic evil Armor Class 11 Hit Points 45 (10d8) Speed 30 ft. STR DEX […]
Read More OA BESTIARY: CON-TINHSETTING The default setting and backdrop will be Rokugan from the Legend of Five Rings CCG. It is not a clone of that world but the basic background, map and layout and locations will be from Rokugan. This was the default setting used in D&D 3e. This means the Shadowlands and the Clans play a central […]
Read More ORIENTAL ADVENTURES PLAYERS GUIDEVillanous Options for Oriental Adventures
Read More VILLAINOUS CLASS OPTIONS: MAHOUTSUKAIUpdated and reprinted here for 5e from 3e – though its mostly for my players reference. Still a work in progress as not sure ability damage is the best way to go for the Taint but its otherwise done. THE SHADOWLANDS Beyond the great Kaiu Wall and the Twilight Mountains in the lands of the Crab […]
Read More THE SHADOWLANDSDruids don’t exist in the world of Oriental Adventures, however, a druid known as a shaman may exist in the barbarian lands bordering the Emerald Empire. Here is a new path for the Druid and the only one available in Oriental Adventures. SHAMAN – CIRCLE OF THE KAMI If a cleric’s basic creed is that […]
Read More DRUID CIRCLE: SHAMANBloodbender
Read More THE ELEMENT OF BLOODA new monastic tradition for the monk class for my upcoming 5e Oriental Adventures campaign set in Rokugan. SHINTAO MONK Shinsei is a figure in the history of Rokugan whose nature and true identity are shrouded in mystery and legend. He spoke for many days with the first emperor Hantei, and his words are recorded in the Tao of Shinsei, a […]
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