If you want to run a D&D campaign where the characters
interact with people who are like Ghenghis or Kublai Khan, there are several
options:
Mystara/Known D&D world: Gaz. 12- Golden Khan of
Ethengar has a Mongol-like culture. (1989). Also Gaz. 10 The Orcs of Thar has the Yellow Orcs who are also patterned off the Mongols.
In Dragonlance: Almost 1/4 of Taladas is an icy plain with a
Mongol-like culture. (1989). Noteworthy for having culturally similar elves and goblins nearby.
In the Forgotten Realms: A huge portion of the land between
the European-like cultures and the Chinese/Japanese-like cultures is the land
of a Mongol-like culture. There is room
within this space to have both Eastern and Western characters as well as Mongol
characters. This land is detailed in “The
Horde” boxed set. (1990). FR 12 "The Horde Campaign" (1991) offers Battlesystem statistics for playing the invasion of the Horde as chronicled in the Empires Trilogy.
Greyhawk: The Tribes
of the Paynims, are vaguely Mongol-like.
The Greyhawk boxed set does not give a lot of detail about any
particular country. The Tiger Nomads, and
the Wolf Nomads are also vaguely Mongol-like. (1983)
The Golden Khan was written by Jim Bambra. The other two were both written by
"Zeb" Cook, author of the 2nd Edition rules. Greyhawk was written by Gary Gygax.
I will write more extended individual reviews of these
Mongol-like settings later.
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