Hi I was wondering can anyone here can help me out with a Chinese Fantasy D&D 5th world setting, think of the Video Game Jade Empire.
1: 5th edition Races and Kits: First off I need to figure out Chinese versions of the races for D&D, and the Kits as well, wasn't there a Chinese Wizard class?.
2: Hell: The Hell mention and is shown in the D&D 5th RPG books is Western not Eastern, Asia's Hell is known as the 1000 Hells each ruled over by a Yama King or Queen.
Interesting question. Chinese fantasy tends to have a lot fewer fey creatures and humanoids. So unless you re-skin them, no elves, eladrin, dwarves, halflings. Likely also no dragonborn, orcs, hobgobbies.
Your best bet would be to doing some reading on Chinese mythology and watching Chinese horror/magical kung fu movies. Here is also a link of published source materials from the Kara-Tur setting from 2nd edition AD&D, which was called "Oriental Adventures". (Best not to use that term.) Keep in mind that most of that was written by a bunch of non-Chinese people, likely with little concern for exotification of the culture.
Yeah, if it were me trying to do this I would bury myself in research on such sites as Wikipedia for a few weeks, do a pretty deep dive into the lore. That’s pro’ly your best bet.
I strongly recommend Adventures in Rokugan - it's a playable and complete book for the Legends of the Five Rings setting. It's a 5th edition conversion complete with new character classes and a built in setting. This single book gives you enough to start strong with the idea. It hits pretty much everything you listed.
I agree with those above- Wikipedia is your best friend here, and the more you understand about your inspirations, the more convincing and exiting your world will feel. In particular I recommend looking up the Yuan dynasty- China was conquered by the mongols, and although they’ve been more-or-less absorbed into Chinese culture, they still bring many superstitions and shamanistic beliefs that are added to Chinese lexicon, creating a fascinating cultural climate.
I agree with those above- Wikipedia is your best friend here, and the more you understand about your inspirations, the more convincing and exiting your world will feel. In particular I recommend looking up the Yuan dynasty- China was conquered by the mongols, and although they’ve been more-or-less absorbed into Chinese culture, they still bring many superstitions and shamanistic beliefs that are added to Chinese lexicon, creating a fascinating cultural climate.
Hi I was wondering can anyone here can help me out with a Chinese Fantasy D&D 5th world setting, think of the Video Game Jade Empire.
1: 5th edition Races and Kits: First off I need to figure out Chinese versions of the races for D&D, and the Kits as well, wasn't there a Chinese Wizard class?.
2: Hell: The Hell mention and is shown in the D&D 5th RPG books is Western not Eastern, Asia's Hell is known as the 1000 Hells each ruled over by a Yama King or Queen.
LW
Interesting question. Chinese fantasy tends to have a lot fewer fey creatures and humanoids. So unless you re-skin them, no elves, eladrin, dwarves, halflings. Likely also no dragonborn, orcs, hobgobbies.
Your best bet would be to doing some reading on Chinese mythology and watching Chinese horror/magical kung fu movies. Here is also a link of published source materials from the Kara-Tur setting from 2nd edition AD&D, which was called "Oriental Adventures". (Best not to use that term.) Keep in mind that most of that was written by a bunch of non-Chinese people, likely with little concern for exotification of the culture.
Yeah, if it were me trying to do this I would bury myself in research on such sites as Wikipedia for a few weeks, do a pretty deep dive into the lore. That’s pro’ly your best bet.
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I strongly recommend Adventures in Rokugan - it's a playable and complete book for the Legends of the Five Rings setting. It's a 5th edition conversion complete with new character classes and a built in setting. This single book gives you enough to start strong with the idea. It hits pretty much everything you listed.
That source book has Japanese character classes I need Chinese character classes and races, I want to create a Wuxia D&D 5th RPG setting.
LW
I agree with those above- Wikipedia is your best friend here, and the more you understand about your inspirations, the more convincing and exiting your world will feel. In particular I recommend looking up the Yuan dynasty- China was conquered by the mongols, and although they’ve been more-or-less absorbed into Chinese culture, they still bring many superstitions and shamanistic beliefs that are added to Chinese lexicon, creating a fascinating cultural climate.
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元朝并不属于中国，虽然成吉思汗从dna层面来说父系血缘是继承汉朝皇帝刘邦的，但是他属于是被汉族人从中国赶出去的一个分支，然后进化成的游牧民族，后来被朱元璋所统治的明朝很快的推翻了，所以如果要创造一个更贴近中国人的背景设定，从明朝的锦衣卫开始是个不错的选择，宗教方面则是传统的道教，典籍方面则是《炁体源流 》
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以及修仙，这一方面可以推荐的中国小说有《诛仙》等等。