This article is written in the style of the old Dragon Magazine articles known as the *Bazaar of the Bizarre* which highlighted new magical items or magical item concepts. In this instance, the article describes a magical version of a “quipu,” which is a series of knotted cotton strings, sometimes attached to a wooden base. Quipus relay large amounts of information based on the number and placement of the knots.
Quipu has its origins in our own world arguably most well known in its use by the Incan people of South America, but likely developed by earlier civilizations. It was primarily used for collecting data and keeping records. The number of cotton strings of a quipu could be a few or number in the thousands.
The broad term “mystical quipu” refers to any quipu that has a form of enchantment placed upon it. Two of these, the spell quipu and quipu of the amaru can be found in the Lopango Campaign Guide, but many more can be found within the pages of this article.
The True World Campaigns (and tagging system)
The True World Campaigns encompasses the books which are linked in the images below. These campaigns are set mostly in the Forgotten Realms to the west ofFaerûnproper on the continental landmass which encompasses Maztica,Anchôromé, Lopango and Katashaka. It also delves into some planar connections which are more commonly accessed from these lands than elsewhere on the world of Toril. The books are broken down into smaller campaign regionsand are tagged in such a way as to properly identify each product.
MZC,ANC, LPC, etc The main campaign guides for subregions of the True World Campaign. In this case representing the “Maztica Campaign Guide” and “Anchôromé Campign Guide” respectively.
MZS,ANS, LPS, etc The “S” is used to represent major supplements, whether they are a monster manual for each campaign or a major regional supplement.
MZA,ANA, LPA, etc The “A” in this case is used to represent a dedicated campaign adventure.
MZM,ANM, LPM, etc Small, article sized supplements are tagged with the letter “M.”
Bundles
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| The Maztica Bundle | TheAnchôroméBundle |
The Maztica Campaign
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MZS1 | MZS2 | MZS3 | MZS4 | MZA1 | MZA2 | MZA3 | MZA4 | MZA5 | MZA6 | MZA7 | MZM1 | MZM2 | MZM3 |
The AnchôroméCampaign
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| ANC1 | ANS1 | ANS2 | ANS3 | ANS4 | ANA1 | ANA2 | ANA3 | ANM1 | ANM2 | ANM3 | ANM4 | ANM5 | ANM6 | ANM7 |
The Lopango Campaign
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| LPC1 | LPS1 | LPM1 | LPM2 | LPM3 |
The Planes and Stars Campaign
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| PSC1 | PSC2 | PSC3 | PSC4 | PSS1 | PSM1 |
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