This is the home of Bandagora, my AD&D campaign
world. This page is intended for those who would like to get to know it better (see also
the about this site page)
We (me and my players) play by the AD&D core rules, and though we started out playing
"straight" 1st Edition ("Gary Gygax") AD&D, the rules have been
modified and added to many times over (you may want to check out the house rules).
If you are familiar with other AD&D settings, such as Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms,
Bandagora is more or less the same, with a few differences. In the Bandagoran pantheon,
there are 34 gods. There are no specifically elven or orcish gods, because in Bandagora,
the gods created the world. The common AD&D concept that each race, even culture, has
its own set of gods must be based on the assumption that the gods are somehow a collective
creation of the god's followers. Not so in Bandagora, but the gods may appear under
different names and manifestations (aspects).
There are three planes in my world, but this can mainly be understood as how the sages of
Bandagora view the world, it has no greater impact on game play.
If want to learn about Bandagora, here's the tour:
Solve the crossword puzzle using the Encyclopedia Bandagora. I'm sorry but you'll have to
print the crossword or copy it to a piece of paper (I don't have the capability to offer
online crosswords).
Click on the Enc Band button (you can right-click it if
you want to open it in a new window). I know it's a large file, but you can start reading
as it loads.
Hint: Use your browser's search function (Ctrl-F or Ctrl-B) to look for words or phrases
in the clues.
The point of that little exercise was that you browse the
Enc Band and get a little acquainted with my world. I hope you like crosswords, because
the next step is also a crossword. But this time you're supposed to use the library and/or
the site search facility. Or whatever method you desire. When solving the puzzle, ignore
aprostrophes or spaces between words (as in answers made up of two words). Click either
button to start. Once you've completed the crossword, you take the seven letters (top to
bottom, lower-case - they make a nonsense word) and write them instead of xxxxxxx in the
address field to go to the "secret" URL, where step 3 commences.
Write http://members.nbci.com/Bandagora/xxxxxxx.htm
(replace xxxxxxx)
There's no prize, but if you complete the crossword, you may want to sign up for the next
installment of the Net Campaign
