Kingdoms of Kalamar
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| Designer(s) | David Kenzer, Brian Jelke and Steve Johansson |
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| Publisher(s) | Kenzer and Company |
| Publication date | 1994 - 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| System(s) | Dungeons & Dragons, d20, HackMaster |
The Kingdoms of Kalamar is a fantasy role-playing game campaign setting created by Kenzer and Company, originally released in 1994. In 2000, shortly after Wizards of the Coast announced the 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards and Kenzer jointly announced that Kenzer had acquired a rights to produce the Kalamar setting as a Dungeons & Dragons official licensed product.
While not as well known as setting such as Forgotten Realms, the setting has a loyal following and has received praise for its consistency and realism. Kenzer and Company has also made the Kingdoms of Kalamar the official setting of its own role-playing fantasy game, HackMaster.
The original Kingdoms of Kalamar material was clearly intended for use with Dungeons & Dragons, while carefully avoiding any direct trademark or copyright infringement. The setting appeared in two books, "Kingdoms of Kalamar, Vol 1: Sourcebook of the Sovereign Lands", and "Vol 2: Mythos of the Divine and Worldly", both in 1994. While distribution was not widespread, fans of the setting continued to support it.
Vol 1: Sourcebook of the Sovereign Lands detailed the people and places of Tellene, the campaign's continent (and world). It broke the continent down into six regions and examined each one on a large scale.
Vol 2: Mythos of the Divine and Worldly detailed the setting's 43 gods. It also described the setting's secret societies, astrology and calendar.
These products were available individually or together in a box set with a two-part map.
On November 1, 2000, Wizards of the Coast announced via press release that Kingdoms of Kalamar would become an official Dungeons & Dragons world.
The Sourcebook of the Sovereign Lands and the Mythos of the Divine and Worldly were combined with nearly 100,000 words of new material for the Kingdoms of Kalamar Campaign Setting, which was nominated for the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game in 2001. Over 30 different products have been released to support it.
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