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Introduction

ANCESTRAL VAULT

Chapter One

Equipment

Chapter Two

A Nyamban Herbal

Chapter Three

Magical Weapons AND Armor

Chapter Four

Magic Items

Chapter Five

Wondrous AND Cursed Items

Chapter Six

Artifacts

Chapter Seven

Magical Games

Appendix A

Magic Item Charts

Appendix B

Errata

Appendix C

OPEN GAME LICENSE

Appendix d

Index of D20 Material

NYAMBE

Authors:

Christopher W. Dolunt and Chris Jones

Art Director, Graphic Designer & Cartographer:

Scott Reeves

Editor:

Michelle A. Brown Nephew

Cover Illustrator:

Steven Sanders

Publisher:

John Nephew

Interior Illustrators:

Chad Sergesketter and Steven Sanders

Editorial Assistance:

Will Hindmarch

Publisher’s Special Thanks:

Jerry Corrick and the gang at the Source

Playtesting:

Michael “Legion” Babbitt, Mary Dolunt, Brad Meng, Pat Taylor,

Rachel Taylor, Melissa Smith

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playing. In other words, Atlas Games does not condone the taking of trophies, and even if the herbs described in this book exist in the real world, don’t go trying to

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Open Game Content

Nyambe: African Adventures is published under the Open Game License (see page 90). We hereby identify all of the text on pages 3 to 96 inclusive as Open

Game Content, and designate the following as product identity:

Adamu Dwa, Ancestral Vault, Bashar, Bashar’ka, bIda Rainforest, Boha-Boha, Boroko, D’okan Desert, Eyes of Siama, Giko Taaba Mountains, Glory of Nimbala,

Great Mangrove Marsh, Gudu Ji Pingu Desert, Isle of the Overpower, JamIkadi’s bitter secret, Kaadaam, Kaya Vua Samaki, Killer of the First Born, Kosa Empire, Kuba

Taaba, Mabwe, Mademba, Modjadji, Nibomay, Nyambe, Nyambe: African Adventures, Nyambe-tanda, Nye, Tabu-Taabu gourd, Taumau-Boha, Throne of the

Overpower, tUbi Grassland

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Backwards Compatibility

The revision of the D20 System rules from the version used in Nyambe: African Adventures has been taken into consideration in this sourcebook. Bescause

Nyambe: African Adventures was published under D20 v3.0, this book makes accomodations for players of both versions. In general, where differences between

version 3.0 and 3.5 of the D20 System occur, they’ve both been included and marked as (3.0) and (3.5). Magic item stat lines use 3.5 calculations for caster level,

market price, and cost to create, which are generally slightly higher than they would be in 3.0.

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Kaadaam brushed aside the liana vines, held his torch aloft, and

peered into the darkness.

“I don’t see anything,” he said, turning to glance back at Nye.

The Nghoi woman slowly inched forward toward the tomb

entrance, and crouched down to the ground near a telltale spot of white

powder. She touched an index finger to the tip of her tongue, dipped it

in the powder, and tasted it.

“What is it?” asked Kaadaam.

“Natron. Baking soda mixed with salt,” she told him.

“So this is an ancient kitchen?” he asked sarcastically.

“I don’t think so,” she replied, not noticing the tone of his voice.

“More likely it was used for preserving mummies.”

Kaadaam’s eyes widened, and he took a step backwards, but already

it was too late. The shriveled husk of a man staggered forward from the

darkness. In one hand it held a feathered battle club, and in the other a

cowhide shield.

Nye’s hands fell to her side, and she began fumbling with her sling,

desperately trying to load a bullet into it. But before she could ready her

weapon, the walking corpse spoke.

“Do not fear me,” it told her, lowering its weapon. “I feel nothing but

love for you, for you are of my blood, and I bring you a gift …”

Ancestral vaultis divided into seven chapters and four appendices:

• Chapter One: Equipmentdetails new weapons, armor, adventuring

gear, tool kits, ships, and trade goods, as well as rules for using nat-

ural medicine to create fetishes and ritual scars.

• Chapter Two: A Nyamban Herbal covers the Nyamban art of

Natural Medicine, and how it can be used to unlock the powers of

various native plants.

• Chapter Three: Magical Weapons & Armordescribes new weapon

and armor abilities, including weapons and armor that have been

blessed with the power of the ancestors.

• Chapter Four: Magic Items details alternate magic item creation

rules, as well as new potions, rings, rods, scrolls and gris-gris, staffs,

and wands

• Chapter Five: Wondrous & Cursed Items covers a wide variety of

magical miscellanea and cursed items.

• Chapter Six: Artifacts describes new major and minor artifacts

found in the Land of the Overpower.

• Chapter Seven: Magical Games contains rules for the magical

games of bao and shahmatq, allowing Nyamban wizards to engage

in ritual combat.

• Appendix A: Magic Item Charts contains the random generation

tables for all the items found in this book, as well as those included

in Nyambe: African Adventures.

• Appendix B: Errata contains errata for Nyambe: African

Adventures.

• Appendic C: Contains the Open Game License

• Appendic D: Index of D20 Materialincludes all of the new items in

this book, conveniently listed by type for easy reference.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Ancestral Vaultis a collection of African-themed equipment, includ-

ing mundane items, special and superior items, and magic items of vary-

ing degrees of power. Though designed for use with Atlas Games’

Nyambe: African Adventures setting, these items can find their way

into any campaign as exotic treasures from faraway lands.

The wonders of Nyambe are many. This chapter begins a tour

of its marvels with a look at the mundane equipment available to

its people.

ARMOR

Though leather shields are most common in Nyambe, those

unable to afford a leather shield or without access to animal hides

sometimes use shields made from woven plant fibers instead.

These items are known as basketwork shields.

N EW E QUIPMENT

In addition to the items described in Nyambe: African Adventures,

the following equipment is available in Nyambe-tanda.

S MALL B ASKETWORK S HIELD

A small basketwork shield has a Hardness of 2 and 5 hit points.

EXOTIC WEAPONS

The following new exotic weapon is available in addition to

those described in Nyambe: African Adventures.

L ARGE B ASKETWORK S HIELD

A large basketwork shield has a Hardness of 2 and 10 hit points.

I RON B ACKSCRATCHER

The Shombe people of the tUbI grasslands have turned the

carving of backscratchers into a high art, in and of itself;

ngoloko half-orcs living in the same region have taken that

same craft and twisted it to fit their own unusual worldview.

This type of backscratcher is approximately 1 1/2 feet long, one

centimeter in diameter, and terminates in a stylized ngojama

demon’s hand, replete with fanged mouth in the center of its

palm. Naturally, it can be used to scratch one’s back, though

why someone would want to use such a wicked-looking tool is

beyond most people’s understanding.

B ASKETWORK B ODY S HIELD

A body shield is only slightly smaller than a tower shield. Such

a shield would be unwieldy if made from any material other than

basketwork or leather. A basketwork body shield has a Hardness of

2 and 12 hit points.

ADVENTURING GEAR

Most Nyamban equipment is similar to that used in other parts

of the world, differing mainly in materials and appearance, rather

than function.

B OW S TAND

This is a wood or iron cradle designed to hold a bow and quiver

of arrows.

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