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Nyambe: African Adventures (OGL)
Atlas Games


PDF:		$19.20
Hardcover:		$10.00

In the Land of the Overpower,
The Jaws of the Lion
Are the Only Reward
For the Unwary.

Nyambe is a vast land of exotic creatures and wide expanses, where ancestral orishas cry for brave warriors to carve out the hearts of foul mchawi wizards, and where dragon-blooded sei sorcerers once joined the fierce Amazons of Nibomay in the bloody Rebelling Time to win their freedom. This campaign setting for the OGL System brings together high fantasy and African myth, legend, and history.

Twelve new human cultures and six variant non-human races, like the brown-skinned, tailed Wakyambi elves who meddle in the affairs of men from the depths of the blda Rainforest
New PC class variants and prestige classes change druids into n'anga shamen who worship the natural orisha spirits and are as comfortable in the skin of a panther as in humanoid form
New skills and feats like Ancestral Blessing, Drum Dancer, Elephant Warrior, and Fire Blood are the heritage of every Nyamban, as well as new weapons, armor, and equipment designed for a climate where the heat of the vast savannah is more dangerous than an enemy's spear
Mortals who honor the spirit orisha are granted new spells and domains such as Darkness, Exile, Fertility, Lightning, and Plague
Mad mchawi wizards contemplate the contents of mojuba bags to prepare their ominous spells, and new magic items like zombi powder turn fallen warriors into true zombis that keep a hideous memory of their former lives; ritual masks let the wearer become an orisha, and vodou nkisi statues hurl powerful curses at those who dare to use them
Creatures never before seen by the men of the tamed north prowl these lands... and ravenous beasts of the jungle and desert are only the beginning of the danger that awaits those who walk the continent of Nyambe!

Requires use of a Dungeons & Dragons Core Book.

Written by Chris Dolunt.

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Product Reviews

Average product rating: (5.0) based on 1 review

The best and only african d20 setting
Reviewer: Guennarr
Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 04:07 AM

If you look for an african inspired setting (i.e. non egyptian!), you don't have to look any further.

After its publication very soon a big fan community sprang up. Even though the fan site www.nyambe.com doesn't seem to exist any more, there is still a lot of material which can be found on Atlas Games' site here and on other fan and campaign journal sites like this one here.

Comparing Nyambe to other real world inspired settings, one thing is apparent: In this setting not only classes and arms are re-named, they are re-envisioned! The actual game play mechanisms are modified to provide "african feel".

To put it more bluntly: PF adventures playing in african inspired regions like W2: River into Darkness will not see play in my campaigns without some major Nyambe adaptions.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book for all african inspired campaigns.

Product Discussion
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Nyambe: African Adventures (OGL)


darth_borehd, Tue, Sep 23, 2008, 08:16 PM

Anybody play this? Just wondering if it was any good. It certainly sounds interesting.


Callous Jack (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Tue, Sep 23, 2008, 08:18 PM

Wow, sounds cool.


Mikaze, Tue, Sep 23, 2008, 08:20 PM

It's certainly got my attention. I'm a bit confused about the pricing though(hardcover is 10 bucks, .pdf is 19?!)


Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Tue, Sep 23, 2008, 08:31 PM

Books are d20 clearance and so discounted. EDIT: Two short reviews on Amazon.


Mikaze, Tue, Sep 23, 2008, 09:04 PM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote: Books are d20 clearance and so discounted. Damn it, you just had to send me on another clearance bender. It always starts with just one product....

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