Necrozius
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I recently picked up Andrew Kolb's Oz after being sold on it from a review by Questing Beast.
Like Kolb's Neverland, it is a nice setting book based on the stories (with some creative liberties, for better or worse, generally for the better). Of note are some key adjustments to the settings to be more in line with modern socio-political standards (eg. in Neverland, the "Indians" are tree people, in Oz the "Munchkins" are just humans, not Little People or Halflings). Which is fine, and easy to adjust if you want to stick to the source material more closely.
Of note: the Witches of Oz are Liches. Nice rhyming concept. Although in my book, Liches are always unambiguously evil (despite the current trend to delete alignment in any format and to sell the concept of "good" liches, which is completely and utterly ridiculous to me). Regardless, the idea that the witches of Oz, Good or Wicked, are in fact immortal Liches, playing with the world like the Dark Lords of Ravenloft, is hella compelling to me.
While the stats are for D&D 5e, I will likely use a different system if I can. Easily.
Now I have setting books for Oz, Neverland and Wonderland (well, sort of, with A Red and Pleasant Land).
Anyway, check out the review!
Edit: with these three book settings, I’ve got a nice Ravenloft campaign.
Like Kolb's Neverland, it is a nice setting book based on the stories (with some creative liberties, for better or worse, generally for the better). Of note are some key adjustments to the settings to be more in line with modern socio-political standards (eg. in Neverland, the "Indians" are tree people, in Oz the "Munchkins" are just humans, not Little People or Halflings). Which is fine, and easy to adjust if you want to stick to the source material more closely.
Of note: the Witches of Oz are Liches. Nice rhyming concept. Although in my book, Liches are always unambiguously evil (despite the current trend to delete alignment in any format and to sell the concept of "good" liches, which is completely and utterly ridiculous to me). Regardless, the idea that the witches of Oz, Good or Wicked, are in fact immortal Liches, playing with the world like the Dark Lords of Ravenloft, is hella compelling to me.
While the stats are for D&D 5e, I will likely use a different system if I can. Easily.
Now I have setting books for Oz, Neverland and Wonderland (well, sort of, with A Red and Pleasant Land).
Anyway, check out the review!
Edit: with these three book settings, I’ve got a nice Ravenloft campaign.
- Wonderland: the Suit Royalty (eg Hearts, Spades etc) are Vampire Lords
- Oz: the Witches of the 4 Cardinal points are Liches
- Neverland: rules by the Unseelie courts (fairies)
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