Inspiration

This page collects non-rules material chosen to help convey the intended look and feel of the "Lands of the Sun" campaign.

Pinterest

I have created some Pinterest boards for visual reference and inspiration for myself and the players of "Lands of the Sun":

• • Lands of the Sun: Asasor is a sultanate of humans and halflings. Native Asasorans of both races are dark-skinned (the black elf pins are for suggesting the look of the halflings), and the culture has an Arabian/Moorish look and feel. The campaign begins in the desert frontier region, where orcs and hobgoblins are recurring threats.

  • Fendorlis: The high elf kingdom to the north of the desert, which has been overrun by dragon-led kobolds. 

  • Thovalas: A matriarchal human empire on the northern continent. Thovalans are fair-skinned, and their culture is like Rome ruled by Amazons.

  • Time of the Tarrasque PCs: Portraits of the heroes of "Lands of the Sun."

Studded Plate

The following columns from my weekly blog contain content for the "Time of the Tarrasque" setting:

• • Cactus Leshy (3/5/2015): A new plant monster for "Lands of the Sun."

  • Time of the Tarrasque (4/2/2015): How the campaign concept came to be.

  • Lands of the Sun teaser (5/28/2015): The campaign blurb from this wiki's home page.

  • Javanian Temples (1/1/2016): An excerpt from the Javanian Pantheon page on this site.

  • The Praetorian Guard (9/15/2016): Thovalan phalanx soldiers who serve as bodyguards to the Praetor (empress) and other nobility.

  • Sources Used (2/16/2017): A review of the sourcebooks used for this campaign.

• Funeral Customs (3/1/2017): What Asasorans, Thovalans, elves, and orcs do with their dead.

• Creating Pantheons for "Time of the Tarrasque" (4/25/2018): Some thoughts on my world-building process.

• Visitors from the Clockwork Realm (5/30/2018): Weird caravans from the plane of Law.

• The Phryx and the Queen of Winter (6/20/2018): More about one of the Faerie Sovereigns, and the icy fey who serve her.

See also Lands of the Sun: The Sessions for links to columns summarizing game play from that campaign.