Hello, this is my first time trying to post anything. Recently I'm starting to consider starts playing d&d and be a DM, the thing that motivates me the most are reading a tidbits about Maztica.
Can someone please help me listing every source you know about Maztica, it's race, geography, culture, history, religion, politics, climate, etc? I really want to know everything to the small details about it. Thank you for your time and help.
It's pretty much just a Central American import into the Forgotten Realms. It doesn't have a lot of support going for it and many of its cultural themes are harder to make resonate with the current audience due to lack of other pop cultural touchstones.
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"The mongoose blew out its candle and was asleep in bed before the room went dark." —Llanowar fable
So... It's kinda a mix of Indian, Mayan and Aztec? I thought it was an African like place. Does there's a local barbarian tribes in there? Or an Indian version of them?
I like it's story and the Uthgardts, does there's someway to connect them? I'm trying to search the material in the internet to find a plausible way for them to be there, or is there already an existing one? Dunno. Do you have any suggestions? For now I just think some gray wolf tribe etc, member who try to find a new land like the Vikings and makes the tabaxi their rival in territory.
It’s a pre-Colombus central and South America. I imagine they aren’t doing much with it for many of the same reasons they aren’t touching Kara-tur/oriental adventures.
I think the next step you need to take is to look at some sources suggested by people. We've been able to give you generalization but the truth is Maztica has not been touched or has not any official content close to 30 years since its release as a 2nd edition campaign setting (early 90's maybe).
I think we gave you some good starting points with links and the very good suggestion of Tomb of Annihilation and do some research to see if it Maxtica matches up to what sounds like a very specific vision you are looking for in your game.? If it does not then maybe they can be a source of inspiration for what you are looking for and you can homebrew your content.
Also, if you’re looking for an Indiana Jones type of adventure in a Central American setting, try out the Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan from the Tales from the Yawning Portal book.
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"The mongoose blew out its candle and was asleep in bed before the room went dark." —Llanowar fable
be polite... didn't you just tell me if i didn't like it not to use it all or accept it. your choices are black and white, and dated. you know it's a fantasy setting, and if i want to play in a fantasy setting without colonialism, what's wrong with that? [REDACTED] 5e rewrote some of dnd history and there's no reason it can't do that with maztica via the spellplague or other means
(see the endings in the new icewind dale rime of the frostmaiden).
in my view, all the box set did is rehash a story full of tropes and i would of preferred to explore a maztica pre-amnish, [REDACTED]
Folx, while a discussion about how to modernise and update legacy settings and adventures is totally on point as a valid discussion for this forum, please keep things civil and respectful. Do not devolve things into personal attacks, inappropriate topics, or general disrespect. Let's all be excellent to each other and respect that we're each entitled to our opinions about D&D, what we enjoy about it, and how we run and play it
i'll just end with this because the point is being missed.
native populations, whether real or fictional, are not moral set pieces for someone to sympathize with, have a learning experiences with, or feel good about for siding with them over colonist.
the initial reply to my simple statement wasn't inclusive, but reactionary and defensive.
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Hello, this is my first time trying to post anything. Recently I'm starting to consider starts playing d&d and be a DM, the thing that motivates me the most are reading a tidbits about Maztica.
Can someone please help me listing every source you know about Maztica, it's race, geography, culture, history, religion, politics, climate, etc? I really want to know everything to the small details about it. Thank you for your time and help.
Here you go: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Maztica
Here are some other resources
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/171534/MZC1-The-Maztica-Campaign-Guide - a 5e Edition homebrew guide that is free.
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/198112/Maztica-2e this is the original published Maztica Campaign Guide (2nd Edition) from TSR for ($9.99)
Thank you
Thank you, thought after seeing all this, does Maztica not quite a popular settings? It seems more lacking than the other 🤔
Thank you
It's pretty much just a Central American import into the Forgotten Realms. It doesn't have a lot of support going for it and many of its cultural themes are harder to make resonate with the current audience due to lack of other pop cultural touchstones.
So... It's kinda a mix of Indian, Mayan and Aztec? I thought it was an African like place. Does there's a local barbarian tribes in there? Or an Indian version of them?
I like it's story and the Uthgardts, does there's someway to connect them? I'm trying to search the material in the internet to find a plausible way for them to be there, or is there already an existing one? Dunno. Do you have any suggestions? For now I just think some gray wolf tribe etc, member who try to find a new land like the Vikings and makes the tabaxi their rival in territory.
Ooo!! Yeah, I kind of want to make it a campaign like Indiana Jones in a jungle. I'll check it out tomorrow, chult and tomb of annihilation, got it.
So, do you mean it's lack the American part and thus destroying the premise?
It is pretty much a Central/South American theme campaign.
It’s a pre-Colombus central and South America. I imagine they aren’t doing much with it for many of the same reasons they aren’t touching Kara-tur/oriental adventures.
I think the next step you need to take is to look at some sources suggested by people. We've been able to give you generalization but the truth is Maztica has not been touched or has not any official content close to 30 years since its release as a 2nd edition campaign setting (early 90's maybe).
I think we gave you some good starting points with links and the very good suggestion of Tomb of Annihilation and do some research to see if it Maxtica matches up to what sounds like a very specific vision you are looking for in your game.? If it does not then maybe they can be a source of inspiration for what you are looking for and you can homebrew your content.
Also, if you’re looking for an Indiana Jones type of adventure in a Central American setting, try out the Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan from the Tales from the Yawning Portal book.
Maztica needs a proper revamp without a colonial lense
be polite... didn't you just tell me if i didn't like it not to use it all or accept it. your choices are black and white, and dated. you know it's a fantasy setting, and if i want to play in a fantasy setting without colonialism, what's wrong with that? [REDACTED] 5e rewrote some of dnd history and there's no reason it can't do that with maztica via the spellplague or other means
(see the endings in the new icewind dale rime of the frostmaiden).
in my view, all the box set did is rehash a story full of tropes and i would of preferred to explore a maztica pre-amnish, [REDACTED]
Folx, while a discussion about how to modernise and update legacy settings and adventures is totally on point as a valid discussion for this forum, please keep things civil and respectful. Do not devolve things into personal attacks, inappropriate topics, or general disrespect. Let's all be excellent to each other and respect that we're each entitled to our opinions about D&D, what we enjoy about it, and how we run and play it
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agreed.
i'll just end with this because the point is being missed.
native populations, whether real or fictional, are not moral set pieces for someone to sympathize with, have a learning experiences with, or feel good about for siding with them over colonist.
the initial reply to my simple statement wasn't inclusive, but reactionary and defensive.