Introduction

Background

Rules

Characters

GOOD SOURCES OF INSPIRATION:
Orlando Furioso by Ariosto, The Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton, Veils (a graphic novel by Vertigo), Vathek by William Beckford, bits and pieces of Virginia Woolf's Orlando and Voltaire's Candide, Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Lustful Turk by Anonymous (19th century um, adult literature), TSR's AD&D 2nd edition Al-Qadim, and the following films and TV shows:

• The Sheik (silent Valentino film)
• The Thief of Bagdad (silent Fairbanks film)
• The Thief of Bagdad (1940s Technicolor Alexander Korda)
• The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (with Torin Thatcher!)
• Kismet (hilarious 1950s musical)
• The Thief of Bagdad (1960s outrageous Steve Reeves film)
• Journey to the Lost City (1960s Fritz Lang film)
• The Wonders of Aladdin (1960s Donald O'Connor film -- yes, Donald O'Connor)
• The Brass Bottle (1960s Tony Randall film)
• I Dream of Jeannie (TV show, come on, you know it)
• The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (with Tom Baker!)
• Arabian Adventure (British late 1970s film)
• Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (with... well, Ray Harryhausen)
• Disney's Aladdin