Sword & Caravan

2022 · Campaign Setting (game world)

Sword & Caravan

An OSR setting book for historically grounded fantasy campaigns along the Silk Road at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries, between the Third Crusade and the Mongol invasions. Players can take the roles of crusaders, merchants, explorers, or characters native to the region, traveling from the Crusader States and the Muslim world to China. The book includes a detailed regional gazetteer, new classes and magical techniques, rules for commerce, social interaction, and law, a bestiary of medieval monsters, culturally inspired magic items, adventure seeds, and random tables for encounters and world-building.

Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc)Level Based (Earn XP and level up)Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc)

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