World Building Library: A Description of Wales PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Written in 1188 by Gerald Cambrensis (also known as Gerald of Wales), A Description of Wales is exactly what is says it is. Gerald, the son of a Norman Knight and a noble Welsh woman, entered the church and was voted 85th place in the top 100 Welsh heroes in a Welsh poll with over 80,000...
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World Building Library: American Indian Games PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Written in 1886 by Andrew McFarland Davis, Indian Games: An Historical Research looks at several common American Indian games such as lacrosse, chunkee, platter and straw. McFarland also discusses other games of chance and skill. ... 22 pages, fully bookmarked, containing 7 illustrations. This...
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World Building Library: Early Kings of Norway PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
A short work written in 1875 by Thomas Carlyle, Early Kings of Norway tells the tales of such as Harald Haafagr, Eric Blood-Axe, Olaf the Thick-Set and Magnus the Blind. ... 43 pages, fully bookmarked, containing 9 illustrations and 1 map. This product contains no rpg gaming information, but it...
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World Building Library: Famous Men of the Middle Ages PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
A short work written in 1875 by John H. Haaren (John Henry), Famous Men of the Middle Ages uses dynamic language and storytelling to bring the history of the men in this book to life. ... 55 pages, fully bookmarked, containing 24 illustrations and 2 maps. This product contains no rpg gaming...
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World Building Library: Fantasy Racial Foods (OGL) PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
So, what do elves and dwarves eat anyway? Presented herein are suggested dining habits for each of the core races, which can spark a GM's imagination, and help her create a unique culture for her players to visit. Whether it's a desperate chase scene through the swinging carcasses in an orc smoke...
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World Building Library: Fantasy Racial Potions (OGL) PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
World Building Library: Fantasy Racial Potions contains new ways to administer potions and racial concepts designed around potion creation and dissemination. This article uses the same cultural references used in World Building Library: Fantasy Racial Foods. We hope you enjoy this latest offering in...
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World Building Library: Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
A short work written in 1918 by Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) a Wahpeton and Mdewakanton Dakota (Sioux) medical doctor, Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains is an excellent read about the leaders of the American Indian tribes. ... 38 pages, fully bookmarked, containing 11 illustrations and 2 maps. This...
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World Building Library: Items of Folklore—Tibet 1 (OGL) PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Folktales are some of the most revealing and immersive ways to experience a culture. Passed down orally from generation to generation, folktales take on new meaning with each telling while continuing to bear the traditions, values, and history of a chosen people. ... Tibetan folktales are deeply...
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World Building Library: Items of Folklore—Tibet 2 (OGL) PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Folktales are some of the most revealing and immersive ways to experience a culture. Passed down orally from generation to generation, folktales take on new meaning with each telling while continuing to bear the traditions, values, and history of a chosen people. ... Tibetan folktales are deeply...
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World Building Library: Items of Myth and Legend—India 1 (OGL) PDF (based on
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Inside you will find several items of note, a few of minor power and a game-oriented grounding in the complex myth, legend and religion of the diverse sub-continent as it applies to the listed items. ... Items are presented in two different ways. The first presentation is reserved for common items...
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World Building Library: Items of Myth and Legend—India 2 (OGL) PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Inside you will find several items of note, a few of minor power and a game-oriented grounding in the complex myth, legend and religion of the diverse sub-continent as it applies to the listed items. ... Items are presented in two different ways. The first presentation is reserved for common items...
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World Building Library: Items of Myth and Legend—India 3 (OGL) PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Inside you will find a single magic item: the rudraksha. These beads are integral in worship and are deeply rooted in the indigenous religions (Hinduism and Buddhism) in the sub-continent. They appear in many forms, many styles, in necklaces of many numbers, but here I've presented them as single...
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World Building Library: On the Art of War PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Perhaps the most influential book ever written concerning war, Sun Tzu's Art of War is an invaluable read concerning the important matters of war. ... 19 pages, fully bookmarked, containing 6 illustrations. This product contains no rpg gaming information, but it contains useful world-building...
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World Building Library: Stories of Tibet Expeditious Retreat Press
Welcome to World Building Library: Stories of Tibet. This PDF is a collection of Tibetan folklore. Folklore is a socially created story with no single author, embodying the social structure, mores, and practices of a culture. They are orally transmitted, passed from generation to generation, and...
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World Building Library: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Originally compiled on the orders of King Alfred the Great, approximately A.D. 890, and subsequently maintained and added to by generations of anonymous scribes until the middle of the 12th Century. The original language is Anglo-Saxon (Old English), but later entries are essentially Middle English...
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World Building Library: The Life of Charlemagne PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
The first history written about Charlemagne, Vita Caroli or The Life of Charlemagne was written by a court scholar named Einhard. He was a talanted man who made sure to place Charlemagne in the best light, if not always the completely historically accurate light. However, the chronological order of...
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World Building Library: The Life of King Alfred PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Traditionally ascribed to Asser, Bishop of St. David's, of Shereborne or of Exeter during the time of King Alfred, The Life of King Alfred is a short work divided into year by year descriptions. ... 22 pages, fully bookmarked, containing 8 illustrations and 1 maps. This product contains no rpg...
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World Building Library: The Magna Carta PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Written by King John, rather unwantedly, the Magna Carta provides an excellent example of what was considered proper and improper use of a king's power. ... 8 pages, fully bookmarked, containing 2 illustrations and 1 map. ... Author: King John
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World Building Library: The Prince PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
The Prince is the quintessential book concerning the art of achieving and maintaining power by a determined ruler indifferent to moral considerations. So influential was this work by Machiavelli that his name is now synonymous with the content of the book. ... 45 pages, fully bookmarked, containing...
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World Building Library: Tibetan Deities (OGL) PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
This PDF is about how Tibetans view their gods and goddesses, the metaphysical beings that affect their day to day reality. Although Tibet is predominately Buddhist, their variety of Buddhism is distinct from the form practiced in other parts of Asia. Tibetan Buddhism has roots in tantric...
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World Building Library: Tibetan Dress, Arms, & Armor (OGL) PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Tibet is situated in the midst of mountains and sky, southwest of arid Western China and in the stark rain shadow of the Himalayas. In general, Tibet is arid, cold, and high altitude. There are agricultural societies in the southern portion of Tibet at lower altitudes, while herders (some with light...
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World Building Library: Tibetan Exorcisms (OGL) PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
In the traditional 3rd Edition fantasy environment, demons are real, material beings that can touch you and that you can slice with your sword. While playing in such an environment has its appeal, sometimes what is not seen but only sensed is far more troublesome and disturbing. World Building...
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World Building Library: Yak Culture PDF Expeditious Retreat Press
Subsistence patterns are a keystone to understanding the nature of a society or community. This work considers nomadic pastoralists whose staple is the yak. Using Tibetan nomadic pastoralists of the highlands, the parts and parcels of their society form a framework from which world builders can...