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Hi all, thought I'd post this query here and elicit any sage opinions.
I've been working on a campaign modeled on early 19th century russia though still borrowing liberally from folklore and earlier eras (lots of backwater areas where the 'old ways' persist). Wondering what if any D&D slavic stuff is out there that anyone is aware of. Also other horror rpgs such as Call of Cthulhu, Ravenloft Masque of the Red Death etc.
Last anyone can recommend any good books on slavic mythology/folklore? cities such as Moscow, St. Petersburg or random russian places (Arkangel, Northeast Passage expeditions) I've garnered some stuff thru wikipedia, project gutenburg but a physical book w illustrations would probably help for inspiration.
"Rusalka" (Sp?) by C.J. Cherryh is based on Russian forklore, and is the first of a trilogy.
I know GURPS has made Russia source book, and Ars Magica has one: The Dragon and the Bear, the Novgorod Tribunal.
Haven't read either of them though so I don't know if they are good. based on their website the GURPS book seems to be mostly about medieval times...and they usually have quite good bibliographies in them.
For D&D I haven't seen any though there might be some third-party stuff out there, not to mention occasional references to rusalkas, Baba Yaga and so forth.
Ars Magica has one: The Dragon and the Bear, the Novgorod Tribunal.
I have that one. IMO, it's an excellent reference for any game based on the Baltic states, Poland, Russia, or steppe nomads (there's a section on the Mongols, too). There's a lot of information on the culture, history, and myths/religion of the area, to include the Teutonic Knights and the Livonian Crusade. There's even a bibliography.
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Monkeygod have some Russian stuff under the OGL, as their setting has a Russia-like area.
They never actually published the setting (it was just a place to ste their other produts), but a couple of their adventures take place in the Russian bit - Tsar Rising, and The Dancing Hut.
Frost and Fur also has quite a Russian theme, or at least it seeemd that way to me.
I don't have any other gaming supplements to suggest, but one book I consider essential reading for Russian folklore is Russian Fairy Tales by Aleksandr Afanasev. And I second the recommendation for the C.J. Cherryh books. They are very well researched and really do a great job of capturing the flavor.