The Controversial History of Oriental Adventures

Intro: 0:00
The Setting and Premise: 1:59
Gameplay, Classes, & Races: 11:02
The Controversy: 15:00
Development, Books, & Versions: 18:50
The Adaptations OR lack thereof? : 28:25
Future, Fandom, & Conclusion: 31:20

Future, Fandom, & Conclusion: 31:20Kara-Tur, the D&D setting that promised epic adventures in a land of samurai, ninjas, and mystics but delivered one of the game’s most controversial legacies. In this video, we’ll dig into how Kara-Tur was created, the wild ways it tied into the Forgotten Realms, the stereotypes and criticism that haunt it, and why Wizards of the Coast seems to want everyone to quietly forget it ever existed.

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and Michael Rooney for helping me fact check


SOURCES:

History of TSR
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https://web.archive.org/web/200809241...

https://grognardia.blogspot.com/2009/...

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wi...

https://dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/kar...

https://www.dmsguild.com/product/1732...

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