A Campaign Setting for Dungeons and Dragons (Third Edition)

Elandar is a diverse fantasy realm with an ancient-world feel (think of The Iliad crossed with The Lord of the Rings).  In terms of earth history, the Elandar campaign is set in an era comparable to the early Iron Age (circa 900 BC).  For inspiration refer to the Old Testament stories of King David or the Homeric poems of Mycenaean Greece.  Compared to traditional high-fantasy D&D campaigns (usually similar to earth's Middle Ages), Elandar is less technologically advanced and less populated, with more unsettled and untamed space.  The major races are humans, elves, half-elves, and dwarves, but half-orcs (from savage borderlands of the north), gnomes (from the Lowhills), and halflings (from the Three Shires) are also present.  Magic is a very real presence throughout the land, but magical items are rare enough to hold great value and only a small fraction of the population can actually practice magic. All standard spells, races, and character classes (except the Monk) are available.

               updated 6/9/01

Elandar is a sizable island continent covered mainly with flat, fertile grasslands.  It is watered by numerous river systems, most notably the Merai (which flows from the Great Plains Lake to the Great Northern Sea), the Vaia (flowing from the Goldspires through the Lake Falla basin), the Silvana (flowing from Darkwood Peak to the Great Delta), the Mira (flowing from the Nameless Peak through the Cape of Miramar depression), and the Lefira (which flows from the Nameless Peak to the Great Middle Sea).  Except for the large expanses of oak-filled Greenwood, connifer-filled Darkwood, and tropical Havenwood, the land is only lightly forested.  A small patch of bogs can be found in the deep south, and a stretch of flat desert is located along the southwest coast.  Much of the north is dominated by a vast, prairie-topped plateau called the Horse Plains, the continent’s chief breeding ground for horses.  On the mainland there is one major mountain range, the Goldspires, although there are other smaller ranges on the islands to the north (the Drakespires on the Isle of Drakir and the Blackspires on Cassamar).  Extending from the southern heights of the Goldspires are a series of foothills called the Lowhills, inhabited by the gnome clans as well as tribes of savage humanoids.
 

Follow these links for a close-up view of specific areas in Elandar...

The village of Pella (along the Bay of Pyradorn)
The ruins of Heradorn
Greenwood and the Elven Strongholds
Vorgald and the source of the River Vaia

Follow the links below for more information on Elandar...

History - updated 9/23/01
Races and Societies - updated 9/23/01
Religions - updated 9/16/01
Miscellaneous (calendar, economy, languages, titles, customs, character classes) - updated 11/14/01
Revised Equipment List - updated 1/13/02
Map: Climate and Topography of Elandar - updated 6/9/01

Elandar DM links (players should not read these without DM permission)...

Map: Elandar's Planet
The Background History of Elandar's Planet - updated 5/10/01
 

Here are some internet links of interest...

Scott's RPG Central - my sites dedicated to D&D and the all-time best RPG Alternity (including rules for Alternity D&D!)
Optional Rules - revisions, alternative rules, and new feats for Third Edition D&D - updated 1/13/02
D&D Modules - Third Edition D&D adventures by the author of Elandar - updated 66/18/01
D&D BattleMap Generator - create flexible online tactical maps for your D&D combat scenes (courtesy of Andar)
Irony Games' Dice Server - get random dice rolls (of any type!) online via e-mail
 

Here are some useful downloads...

BattleBoard JPEG - a convenient 25x15 grid in .jpg format, perfect for creating online combat scenes
Table-top Map Tools - a JPEG with conveniently sized wall and door cut-outs for table-top gaming
D&D Combat Matrix - a round-by-round record sheet for Third Edition D&D combat scenes (MS-WORD 95 format)
D&D Character Tracking Chart - a convenient at-a-glance chart for tracking character/NPC data (MS-WORD 97 format)
D&D Treasure Keeper - a convenient chart for keeping track of party treasure and items (MS EXCEL format)

D&D Weapon Comparison Chart - a spreadsheet comparing the damage potential of melee weapons (MS EXCEL format)
D&D Character SpellTracker - convenient and compact spell-list chartts for character sheets (MS-WORD 97 format)
 

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