View source for Publication:Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms

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|system=Dungeons and Dragons 1e
|url=
|image=KaraTur Box Set Cover.jpg
|publisher=TSR
|abbreviation=
|author=
|itemcode=1032
|date=1988
|format=Boxed Set
|pgcount=2 96-page books, 4 fold-out maps
|isbn10=0-88038-608-8
|isbn13=978-0880386081
|price=
|productblurb=This box contains everything AD&D game players and DMs need to establish an exciting [[Publication:Oriental Adventures (1e)|Oriental Adventures]] campaign! [[Kara-Tur]], world of Eastern mystery, is on the far side of the planet from the [[FORGOTTEN REALMS]] Campaign Setting, but the two cultures interact only if you want them to! This is the "official" campaign setting for the Oriental Adventures rulebook. Kara-Tur has everything you need:
Two 96-page books describe the places, culture, politics, monsters, magic, people, relgions, and more, plus advice on running a long-term Oriental Adventures campaign, bringing characters from other worlds into Kara-Tur, and dimensional travel from Kara-Tur to other worlds. And there are four full-color, two-sided maps of this land of mighty warriors and powerful enchantments.
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'''''Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms''''' is an accessory for the ''[[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[fantasy]] [[role-playing game]].

==Contents==
''Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms'' details a [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign setting for use with ''[[Publication:Oriental Adventures (1e)|Oriental Adventures]]'', which describes the eastern land of [[Kara-Tur]] and its geography, population, society, government, history, languages, and opportunities for adventure.<ref name="HW"/> Like the original ''[[Forgotten Realms Campaign Set]]'', this set only lightly details the vast land of Kara-Tur, leaving room for the [[Dungeon Master|DM]]'s creativity.<ref name="HW"/>

"Volume I" covers the lands of [[Shou Lung]], [[T'u Lung]], [[Tabot]], the [[Plain of Horses]], and the [[Northern Wastes]] (analogs of China, Tibet, Mongolia, and Siberia), while "Volume II" covers the [[Jungle Lands]], the [[Island Kingdoms]], [[Koryo]], [[Kozakura]], and [[Wa]] (analogs of Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Korea, and Japan).<ref name="HW"/>

==Publication history==
''Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms'' was written by [[Mike Pondsmith]], [[Jay Batista]], [[Rick Swan]], [[John Nephew]] and [[Deborah Christian]], with a cover by [[Jeff Easley]] and interior illustrations by [[Jim Holloway]], and was published by TSR in 1988 as a boxed set with two 96-page books, four large color maps, and two plastic overlays.<ref name="HW">{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |page=103}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms'' is a Gamers' Choice award-winner.<ref name="HW"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*The ''[http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/fr/kara.htm Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms]'' at the [http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/ TSR Archive]

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ISBN	0-88038-608-8 +
ISBN13	978-0880386081 +
Item Code	1032 +
Media Type	Boxed Set +
Publication Date	1988 +
Publisher	TSR +
System	Dungeons and Dragons 1e +
Title	Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms +