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Thyatis
The Empire of Thyatis is a powerful state in the Mystara campaign setting for the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Thyatis was first mentioned in Module X1, Isle of Dread, which describes it briefly. Along with the Alphatian Empire, Thyatis was more fully detailed in the Dawn of the Emperors boxed set. Along with Alphatia, Thyatis is one of the " great powers" of Mystara. The Thyatian Empire Thyatis (the city) is the capital of the Empire and the largest city on Mystara. It is on the southeastern coast of the continent of Brun, situated between the trade lanes of the Sea of Dread to the south and the Sea of Dawn to the east, alongside a canal ("Vanya's Girdle"). Conceptually, Thyatis is a mixture of different parts of the various historical Roman empires. It is governed by an Emperor and an Imperial Senate as per the classical Roman Empire, but enfranchises a feudal noble class similar to that of the Holy Roman Empire. The Emperor himself is akin to that of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyatis And Alphatia
The Empire of Thyatis is a powerful state in the Mystara campaign setting for the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Thyatis was first mentioned in Module X1, Isle of Dread, which describes it briefly. Along with the Alphatian Empire, Thyatis was more fully detailed in the Dawn of the Emperors boxed set. Along with Alphatia, Thyatis is one of the "great powers" of Mystara. The Thyatian Empire Thyatis (the city) is the capital of the Empire and the largest city on Mystara. It is on the southeastern coast of the continent of Brun, situated between the trade lanes of the Sea of Dread to the south and the Sea of Dawn to the east, alongside a canal ("Vanya's Girdle"). Conceptually, Thyatis is a mixture of different parts of the various historical Roman empires. It is governed by an Emperor and an Imperial Senate as per the classical Roman Empire, but enfranchises a feudal noble class similar to that of the Holy Roman Empire. The Emperor himself is akin to that of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphatia
Mystara is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role playing game. It was the default setting for the "Basic" version of the game throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Most adventures published for the "Basic" edition of ''D&D'' take place in "The Known World", a central continent that includes a varied patchwork of both human and non-human realms. The human realms are based on various real-world historical cultures. In addition, unlike other ''D&D'' settings, Mystara had ascended immortal beings instead of gods. The Mystara planet also has sub-settings. The older ''Blackmoor'' setting was retconned to exist in Mystara's distant past. The Hollow World refers to the inner surface contained within the world of Mystara, similar to the real world legends of the Hollow Earth, while some adventures take place on the Savage Coast, a 2,000 mile long frontier coastline about 2,000 miles to the west of the Known World. By the mid-1990s, gamers' attention started to shift t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karameikos
Mystara is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role playing game. It was the default setting for the "Basic" version of the game throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Most adventures published for the "Basic" edition of ''D&D'' take place in "The Known World", a central continent that includes a varied patchwork of both human and non-human realms. The human realms are based on various real-world historical cultures. In addition, unlike other ''D&D'' settings, Mystara had ascended immortal beings instead of gods. The Mystara planet also has sub-settings. The older ''Blackmoor'' setting was retconned to exist in Mystara's distant past. The Hollow World refers to the inner surface contained within the world of Mystara, similar to the real world legends of the Hollow Earth, while some adventures take place on the Savage Coast, a 2,000 mile long frontier coastline about 2,000 miles to the west of the Known World. By the mid-1990s, gamers' attention started to shift t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystara
Mystara is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role playing game. It was the default setting for the "Basic" version of the game throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Most adventures published for the "Basic" edition of ''D&D'' take place in "The Known World", a central continent that includes a varied patchwork of both human and non-human realms. The human realms are based on various real-world historical cultures. In addition, unlike other ''D&D'' settings, Mystara had ascended immortal beings instead of gods. The Mystara planet also has sub-settings. The older ''Blackmoor'' setting was retconned to exist in Mystara's distant past. The Hollow World refers to the inner surface contained within the world of Mystara, similar to the real world legends of the Hollow Earth, while some adventures take place on the Savage Coast, a 2,000 mile long frontier coastline about 2,000 miles to the west of the Known World. By the mid-1990s, gamers' attention started to shift t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Dread
''The Isle of Dread'' is an Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventure for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. The adventure, module code ''X1'', was originally published in 1981. Written by David Cook (game designer), David "Zeb" Cook and Tom Moldvay, it is among the most widely circulated of all ''Dungeons & Dragons'' adventures due to its inclusion as part of the ''Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set, D&D Expert Set''. In the adventure, the player characters search for a lost treasure, journey to the prehistoric Isle of Dread, and there meet new nonhuman races. Plot summary ''The Isle of Dread'' is meant to introduce players and Dungeon Masters familiar with only dungeon crawl-style adventures to wilderness exploration. As such, the adventure has only a very simple plot, even by the standards of its time. The module has been described as a medium- to a high-level scenario, which takes place on a mysterious tropical island divided by an ancient stone wall.preview The charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanya (Dungeons & Dragons)
Ваня (''Vanya''), a male diminutive of the Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and other Slavic given names Ivan. It is the Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian and other Slavic form of John itself derived from a Hebrew name, meaning "God is gracious" or "Graced by God". An alternative spelling of the name is ''Vanja''. In Russia it is a male given name, in Bosnia and Herzegovina mainly a male given name, in Serbia and Croatia it is a unisex name. In the Scandinavian countries and in Bulgaria, it is a female given name. Vanya may refer to: People Given name * Vanya Cullen, winemaker * Vanya Dermendzhieva (born 1958), Bulgarian former basketball player * Vanya Gospodinova (born 1958), retired Bulgarian middle-distance runner * Vanya Kewley (1937–2012), British journalist, documentary maker, and nurse * Vanya Marinova (born 1950), retired Bulgarian gymnast * Vanya Milanova (born 1954), violinist and recording artist * Vanya Mirzoyan (born 1948), Armenian scientist-mathematician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Coast
Savage may refer to: Places Antarctica * Savage Glacier, Ellsworth Land * Savage Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land * Savage Ridge, Victoria Land United States * Savage, Maryland, an unincorporated community * Savage, Minnesota, a city * Savage, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Savage, Montana, an unincorporated community * Savage Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Savage Mountain, an anticline extending from Pennsylvania into Maryland Other places * 29837 Savage, an asteroid * Savage Island (other) * Savage River (other) Arts and entertainment Films * ''The Savage'' (1917 film), an American drama * ''The Savage'' (1926 film), an American silent film * ''The Savage'' (1952 film), an American Western * ''Savage'' (1973 TV film), directed by Steven Spielberg * ''Savage!'' (1973 theatrical film), a blaxploitation film * ''Savage'' (2009 film), a Canadian short film * ''Savage'' (2010 film), by Brendan Muldowney Music Performers * Savage (band), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two superpowers, but they each supported major regional conflicts known as proxy wars. The conflict was based around the ideological and geopolitical struggle for global influence by these two superpowers, following their temporary alliance and victory against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945. Aside from the nuclear arsenal development and conventional military deployment, the struggle for dominance was expressed via indirect means such as psychological warfare, propaganda campaigns, espionage, far-reaching embargoes, rivalry at sports events, and technological competitions such as the Space Race. The Western Bloc was led by the United States as well as a number of other First W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Islands (Mystara)
The Pearl Islands (Spanish: Archipiélago de las Perlas or Islas de las Perlas) is a group of 200 or more islands and islets (many tiny and uninhabited) lying about off the Pacific coast of Panama in the Gulf of Panama. Islands The most notable island is Contadora Island (or Isla Contadora in Spanish), known for its resorts. Contadora was said to be used by the Spanish conquistadors as a stop for taking inventory of booty prior to returning to Spain, hence the name (''contador'' means counter or bookkeeper in Spanish). Contadora is a resort island, with many homes owned by wealthy Panamanians. There are a large hotel and other cabins available. Most of the resort workers live on nearby Isla Saboga. In 1979, the Shah of Iran briefly took exile on Isla Contadora. Domestic airline Air Panama runs at least daily flights between Panama City and Contadora and Isla San José. The largest island, at , is Isla del Rey ("Island of the King"), its name probably referring to Christ th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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