Arabian Nights

[legowarrior]

Are there any nations based around the stories of the arabian nights?

[Knai]

As far as I know, there are next to no nations based on the region (Arabian peninsula, northern Africa, al-Andalus, the remnants of the Sassanian Empire) at all. The few that are are extremely ancient, and based on Jewish myth (e.g. Ashdod), or are based on nations that conquered the region but aren't centered there (Ermor, Arcocephale). Actual Persians, let alone nations based on the Ummayad or Abbasid Caliphates. I might just be spacing something.

[legowarrior]

And are there any mod nations? Too bad. You'd think with that rich a tapestry, something might have been created.
Early Era - Djinns and Ifrits - Strong Fire and Air magic, some astral and earth
Middle Era - Rise of the Prophets - Strong Astral and Death. Some Fire and Earth
Late Era - Land of the Sultans - Strong Astral, Fire and Earth. Little bit of death.

[Admiral_Aorta]

None of the Vanilla nations but among mod nations there's Al-nadim, which can be found here:http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/...p?showtopic=34 It's part of the expanded nation packs and is pretty high quality.

[nordlys]

Originally Posted by legowarrior

Middle Era - Rise of the Prophets - Strong Astral and Death. Some Fire and Earth

Will suicide bombers be capital only?

[legowarrior]

Originally Posted by nordlys

Will suicide bombers be capital only?

How about we keep the bigotry out of this discussion? Now run along little man, and let the adults talk.

But to that point, if we want to draw parallels to Islam, this would be about 700 or 800 AD, a time period in which the Arab world was probably considered one of the most progressive in the world, allowing for a limited form of religious freedom, something no seen in 'christian' states at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_s...es_under_Islam
for an interesting read on it.

[Knai]

Originally Posted by legowarrior

But to that point, if we want to draw parallels to Islam, this would be about 700 or 800 AD, a time period in which the Arab world was probably considered one of the most progressive in the world, allowing for a limited form of religious freedom, something no seen in 'christian' states at the time.

When between 700 CE and 800 CE is rather critical. The Umayyad Caliphate fell and was replaced by the Abbasid Caliphate, with al-Andalus remaining under Umayyad control (or technically being briefly lost, recaptured, and then held). Now, here's where things get interesting. The Umayyad Caliphate was very militaristic, very expansionist, and generally quite impressive at growing, to the point of being the 6th largest empire in the world, historically. The Abbassid Caliphate really wasn't, but there was a sudden emergence of scholars. This included the falsafa, which were essentially early scientists, which could potentially show up as a unit in the Dominions 3 adaptation - I'm thinking Healer 20, minimal magic, decent research.

[legowarrior]

Yeah, that is pretty cool. Well, I might have to try it out, because it is pretty much how I envisioned it.

[brxbrx]

An air and fire nation based on pre-Islamic Arab mythology would be sweet.

[Immaculate]

you could have Hashshashin though... or something based on them. that would be cool