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Historical The Crusades Campaign Sourcebook Nine hundred years ago, the Dark Ages ended. But a new and terrible age then began, one of brutality and heroism, terror and courage, glorious victory and disastrous defeat. Western Europe turned its eyes eastward toward the Holy Land, and moved to take it from the Saracens. But the forces of Islam would have none of this, and under the call of jibad they arose to meet the invaders. The Crusades presents the land of Outremer as a powerful ADKD| setting, with historical background, maps, new character kits, details on strange magic and fantastic beasts, and adventures. It is a violent and dangerous world, but one of promise and hope as well. Only the brave need come. Knights, your salvation is secure, Since God has called you to combat The Turks and the Almoravids Who have done Him deep dishonor. . . . Over those who follow Louis Never will Hell have power, Each soul will go to Paradise With the angels of our Lord. -Anonymous French song of the Second Crusade (c. 1145) The Crusades campaign sourcebook is a historical reference for the ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONSm game. The material in this book draws from European and Middle Eastern history from the start of the First Crusade in 1095 to the conclusion of the Third, in 1192. Although this setting stands on its own, it can also supplement an existing fantasy campaign. Both players and Dungeon Masters (DMs) can use this book. When the Crusades were first launched at the end of the 11th century, Western Europe was emerging from a period of cultural stagnation known as the Dark Ages. The Crusades helped the West define a new cultural and religious identity. The Church moderated and redirected the destructive tendencies of barbaric knights, forcing them to serve higher goals. The West’s exposure to sophisticated Eastern philosophy, art, and science during the era of the Crusades helped lay the foundations for a new age of cultural rediscovery, the Renaissance. At the same time, confrontation with Islam changed the policies and direction of the Western Church forever, giving birth to a period of religious fanaticism that spawned the terrible Inquisition and the religious wars that ravaged Europe during the Elizabethan era. The Crusades thus stand at an important crossroads in Western European history, during a period known as the Middle Ages or the medieval era. When the Crusades began, 2 Introduction Western Europe was an agrarian, feudal society dominated in political affairs by a military aristocracy and in religious matters by the Latin Church of Rome. Most of the DoDulation lived in rural farming communk\u003cs. An affluent bourgeoisie, or middle class, of merchants and tradesmen was emerging in the towns and cities, but they were still a minority in a society dominated by nobles, priests, and peasants. The first Crusades joined all of these parts of society in an endeavor to reach, conquer, and hold the Holy Land against the forces of Islam. Despite this beginning, however, later Crusades became increasingly misguided and disastrous. By 1291, the last Christian bastion in the Holy Land fell to the forces of Islam, never to be regained. This Sourcebook focuses on the first three Crusades, when the future outlook for Outremer (Christian Palestine) seemed brightest. Although early Crusades were often marred by episodes of brutality and religious intolerance, they also produced tales of lofty ideals, courage, chivalry, legendary relics, and divine visitations that are absent from later Crusades. Adventurers could thrive in a strange and alien land, and people fervently believed in the power of miracles and the supernatural. The historical backdrop of the Crusades is an ideal setting for the AD&D@ game. Champions could seek religious relics, establish a rich fiefdom, or explore the mysterious world of Islam. The Crusades provided limitless opportunities for the devout, the strong, and the courageous in all classes of society. It was a time of legends, miracles, and, above all, adventure. The Crusades campaign sourcebook lets gamers run a Crusades campaign in the Holy Land. Though Crusades took place in Spain, Eastern Europe, and even southern France during the same era, this book focuses entirely on Palestine during the 11th-12th centuries. To make best use of this sourcebook, gamers need the DUNGEOMN ASTER@Gu ide, Player’s Handbook, and the basic MONSTROUS MANUAL^^ tome. To heighten the Islamic flavor of the campaign, see the AL-QADIM@ Arabian Adventures rulebook for an invaluable source of Arabian character kits, magic, and cam. paign ideas. The MONSTROU CSO MPENDIUM^ AL-QADIM Appendix includes many monsterK with an Arabian flavor appropriate to a Crusades campaign. This book’s Chapter 6 (”Magic, Monsters, and the Supernatural”) discusses spells from the Tome ofMagic. Chapter 3, on character creation, reviews kits from the PHBR Handbooks (The Complete Fighter’: Handbook, Complete Wizard’s Handbook, and the rest). Introduction 3

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