World of Kos (Swords of Kos Fantasy Campaign Setting)
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elcome to the "World of Kos¸" the sixth volume of the Swords of Kos Fantasy Campaign Setting! This book provides an overview of the campaign setting and of how it came to be and provides a framework for the first five volumes¸ "Kos City¸" "Kos Island¸" "Lands Beyond Kos¸" "Lives of Kos¸" and "Encounters¸" and can be used either in conjunction with them or on its own.
This book contains:
* Maps of Kos Island¸ the Aegean¸ and the Mediterranean.
* An overview of the world¸ the impact upon it of the Great Cataclysm¸ and a timeline.
* A section on Deities and Religion and the ongoing war between the Olympian Gods and the primordial Titans.
* A section on 17 races native to the world of Kos¸ including Antaeans¸ Arachneans¸ Cynocephalians¸ Island Gnomes¸ and Myrmidons.
* A section on Monsters and their roles in the world of Kos.
* Sections on Languages¸ Clothing¸ Wealth & Money¸ Entertainment¸ Military Organizations¸ and Adventurer Culture.
The Swords of Kos Fantasy Campaign Setting has deliberately been designed to be system free¸ not tied to any particular game setting¸ and to be compatible with any set of role-playing game rules suitable for ancient¸ medieval¸ or fantasy venues. In that the setting was used as the playtest backdrop for games using the OGL/d20¸ Pathfinder¸ "Basic" Dungeons & Dragons and Labyrinth Lord retroclone¸ and Dungeons & Dragons rules¸ of course¸ it is an especially ideal setting for them.