History TabletopGame / KaraTur

* CulturalChopSuey: Kara-tur is a rather literal mashup of no less than 10 distinct regions and/or historical eras of Southeast Asia:

* PlanetOfHats: The provinces of Shou Lung taking are based on archetypes, especially in accounts of people (such as Chu'Yuan being jungle explorers, Ch'ing Tung being exotic food consumers, Kao Shan being archers, Ma'Yuan and Wa K'an being seaborne adventurers, Ti Erte being shrewd merchants, Shent Ti being entertainers and courtesans, Hungste beng chef and inventors of pot stickers, Wang Kuo being all bureaucrats, and everyone in Tien Lun being treachorous). This is more emphasized with Ancestral Feats, which are also applied to other regions of Kara Tur.

'''Kara-tur''' is a setting for ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' characterized by its distinctly Chinese and Japanese aesthetics and cultural stylings. Debuting in 1986 as a sample campaign setting in the {{sourcebook}} "Oriental Adventures" for ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsFirstEdition'', it was originally considered to be part of the wider ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting, before it was instead finalized as part of the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' in 1987.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: Subverted. Aside from humans, the only playable races associated with Kara-tur are the Spirit Folk, the Korobokuru, and the Hengeyokai.

* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Hengeyokai are a somewhat clumsy mishmash of the various shapeshifting animal {{youkai}} of real life, including [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsunes]] and {{tanuki}}. They begin their lives as normal animals, and then, after a century, awaken to full human intelligence and gain the power to assume half-human and fully human forms as they see fit.

* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Hengeyokai are a somewhat clumsy mishmash of the various shapeshifting animal {{youkai}} of real life, including {{kitsune}}s and {{tanuki}}. They begin their lives as normal animals, and then, after a century, awaken to full human intelligence and gain the power to assume half-human and fully human forms as they see fit.

'''Kara-tur''' is a setting for ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' characterized by its distinctly Chinese and Japanese aesthetics and cultural stylings. Debuting in 1986 as a sample campaign setting in the {{sourcebook}} "Oriental Adventures" for [=AD&D=] 1st Edition, it was originally considered to be part of the wider ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting, before it was instead finalized as part of the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' in 1987.

* HistoricalFantasy: One of the settings produced by Creator/TSR that more heavily leans on real-world history as a foundation, to the point it is sometimes described as close to a rather fantastical guidebook to historical Japan and China than anything else.

*** The provinces themselves are themselves have this in trope (Chukei being Northern China with Mongolian vibes, Ma'Yuan being maritime Chinese areas adopting Sushi and Sashimi, Kao Shan being Western Chinese and Tibetans, and Chu'Yuan being mish-mash of Vietnam, Nanman, and Sichuan with Ronin Challenge also adding Indonesian-esque Lidahan and even a Sultan).

* CrystalDragonJesus: The dominant religions of Shou Lung are ''The Path of Enlightment'' (Confucianism/Chinese Celestial Bureaucracy) and ''The Way'' (Daoism).

* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Hengeyokai are a somewhat clumsy mishmash of the various shapeshifting animal {{youkai}} of real life, including {{kitsune}}s and {{tanuki}}. They begin their lives as normal animals, and then, after a century, awaken to full human intelligence and gain the power to assume half-human and fully human forms as they see fit.

* OurElvesAreDifferent: The role of "elf" in Kara-tur is filled by the spirit folk; humans with distant [[{{Youkai}} nature kami]] or dragon ancestry, imbuing them with long loves and mystical abilities based on their affinity. Traditionally, the three spirit folk subraces are Bamboo Spirit Folk, Sea Spirit Folk, and River Spirit Folk, but Thay is home to Mountain Spirit Folk, and logically these would also exist in Kara-tur proper.

* OurElvesAreBetter: The role of "elf" in Kara-tur is filled by the spirit folk; humans with distant [[{{Youkai}} nature kami]] or dragon ancestry, imbuing them with long loves and mystical abilities based on their affinity. Traditionally, the three spirit folk subraces are Bamboo Spirit Folk, Sea Spirit Folk, and River Spirit Folk, but Thay is home to Mountain Spirit Folk, and logically these would also exist in Kara-tur proper.

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* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Subverted. Korobokuru are rustic, somewhat crude farmers and hunters, more like hairy Asian-featured {{hobbit}}s than anything in terms of culture... they are outright referred to as "Oriental Dwarves" in some sources, however.