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Contents

This gazetteer describes the land and people of the Ethengar tribes, who resemble the Mongols at the time of Kublai Khan. The 32-page "Player's Guide" gives a brief overview of the land, and includes rules for Ethengar player character

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. The 64-page "Dungeon Master's Guide" contains background information on the Ethengar tribes' history, politics, and leaders, including the Golden Khan and his court. The gazetteer also covers the geography of the steppes, the humanoids and other monsters that live there, and adventure scenario suggestions, as well as rules for adaptation to AD&D, and a large color map.

Publication history

GAZ12 The Golden Khan of Ethengar was written by Jim Bambra, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell

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 and interior illustrations by Stephen Fabian

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-Career:Fabian specializes in science fiction and fantasy illustration and cover art for books and magazines. Fabian also produced artwork for TSR's Dungeons & Dragons game from 1986 to 1995, particularly on the Ravenloft line. He was self-taught, two of his primary influences being Virgil Finlay...

, and was published by TSR in 1989 as a 64-page booklet and a 32-page booklet, a large color map, and an outer folder.