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Granted; later editions tried to distance themselves from Tolkien, but the inspiration still remains...

Elves, whom hear the "calling", must resist the urge to pass through a Moonarch of Sehanine M ...

Postcard: Kingdom of Sa'har

Refugees of the Ni'hanese Empire, whom fled into the Mountains, as the shaofeng, seized its heartland. Legends tell of a burning star, leading them into a hidden vale. R ...

Postcard: Kingdom of Behow

Ni'hanese that refused to embrace Mephistopheles, established this remote mountainous kingdom. Tempted by the treasures of the Suloise Imperiun, an ashen track, still per ...

Postcard: Chomur of Ashram

Sunlea Coast, focus of suloise migration, before the Twin Cataclysms. Memoir of the Goddess of Fire; Reminiscence of Selinshan “Phoenix Style”, resides in Lhambo's Librar ...

Postcard: Huuncha League

The chaos of the Twin Cataclysms, permitted the Rakshasa to prey on colonial suloise rivalries. Eventually; Greater Rakshasa, coordinated a colonial coup, that overthrew th ...

Postcard: Raj of Uttarayara

The chaos of the Twin Cataclysms, provided the Rakshasa the opportunity to supplant the colonial suloise aristocrats, and advance their own interests. Eventually; Greate ...

Postcard: Raj of Mulwar

The chaos of the Twin Cataclysms, provided the Rakshasa the turmoil to scheme against the colonial suloise aristocrats to foment internecine conflict. Eventually; Greater Ra ...

Postcard: Raj of Jahind

The chaos of the Twin Cataclysms, permitted the Rakshasa to blackmail the colonial suloise aristocrats. From the shadows; they subverted coastal cooperation. Eventually; Gre ...

Postcard: Raj of Hardesh

The chaos of the Twin Cataclysms, enabled the Rakshasa to overwhelm the colonial suloise aristocrats, thereby ensuring a sense of hopelessness, that sealed its downfall. Ev ...

Postcard: Raj of Changol

The chaos of the Twin Cataclysms, permitted the Rakshasa to subvert its colonial suloise aristocrats. From the shadows; these monsters orchestrated internecine conflict, th ...

Postcard: Isle of Dread

Ruja to the Olman, largest island within the Thanegioth Archipelago, extends throughout the western islands of the Pearl Sea. Olman, explored these scattered rocks, eventual ...

Postcard: Lands of Xamaclan

Xamaclan; the last surviving Olman city-state within the Amedio Jungle. Isolated, between the Talat River and the Ladhur Range, situated at the mouth of the Aneku River. ...

Postcard: Protectorate of Mur

Come visit Mur; a khedivate, court colony, at the mouth of the Wadi Adab. Emancipated; the colonists claimed the surrounding lands, colloquially known as the Verdured ...

Postcard: Matriarchy of Komal

In the aftermath of the twin cataclysms; Unogondur, an imperial pretender, persuaded his supporters to colonize the lands between the Kina River and the Wadi Adab. D ...

Postcard: Sharifate of Risay

Come visit Risay, borne out of the historical frustrations of its peoples. Encompasses a port city, kasbah town, trade nexus, southeastern foothills and southwestern ...

Postcard: Sultanate of Arir

Cradled between the Oued Khoud and Taal River, this royal retreat, was targeted by the spiteful suloise, with the Invoked Devastation, transformed into a lonesome waste ...

Postcard: Bakhoury Coast

Pawns in mainland machinations, it lacks the resources to successfully resist. Huddled around Salakesh Cove; Emirates of the Bakhoury Shoals, encompass an impoverished coas ...

Postcard: Qayah-Bureis Islands

Largest of the island chains within the Dramidj Ocean, initially colonized by Zeif, but has since changed hands. Battle Beneath the Waves, shattered zeifan naval supr ...

Postcard: Janasib Islands

Small balmy islands, surround a large forested central isle, a dormant volcano looms above its thick canopy. Pacified by the Satraps of Ghayar Khan, unwilling to abide ben ...

Postcard: Ataphad Islands

Caliphate of Eternal Darkness; Kazurka, rivals the evil of Dorakaa. Emissaries of Gehenna, insolently stroll the cobblestone boulevards. Sadists sail beneath the broken b ...

Postcard: Duchy of Ulek
One of the Ulek States, former subjects of Keoland, ruled by an elven sovereign. Duchy, lies between the Kewl and Sheldomar Rivers. Possesses significant mineral wealth, trade ...

Postcard: Dullstrand
A narrow subtropical stretch of rocky shoreline, a cosmopolitan haven, situated between the Hestmark Highlands and the Aerdy Sea. Its salty soil is not suited to agriculture, thu ...

Postcard: Lordship of the Isles
A tropical archipelago, separates the Aerdy and Oljatt Seas. Buccaneers exacted tolls for passage through the Tilva Strait. However; the emergence of the Sea Barons, n ...

Wrong Thread Embarassed

Postcard: County of Urnst
Claims rolling plains and an extensive road network, inherited from the Great Kingdom, leaves little wilderness to be explored. Following the Greyhawk Wars, it has become a ...

Anna's map even has a a suitable island Iko. Lies north of the Salakesh Cove within the Bakhoury Coast. Even appears to have a rugged landscape, ie. Point Harrow.

Seems to me; excellent location fo ...

Congrats OJ; Looks great, can't wait to get into it.

Iuz the Evil: Great Oxen of Tenha; pull a plow, two days without rest, incredible stamina, also adapted to colder climes. Prized by the men of stonefist, and I assume the northern barbarians, most sei ...

SirXaris; Hierarch Andrade Mirrius, however I like the moral murkiness of Nezmajen. Initially; the PC's could believe his raiders, are heroic freedom fighters. After all; they resist the occupation of ...

Iuz the Evil; Hierarch Nezmajen (13 lvl Priest of Nerull), Escaped Bloodmoon Massacre. Resides in the subterranean ruin of Darkpool. Retains the clandestine loyalty of Jhanser's Lands; Kindell and Ixw ...

Condolences and Respects

I bought one back in the day, absolutely love the lore of Greyhawk. Hence; I gobbled up the Gazetteers.

IIRC; it has a pretty detailed map of the Tilavot Peninsula, though not poster sized. Quality ...

OTTOTH; other state-approved faiths...

Celene and Lendore Isles - Elven pantheon
Caliphate of Ekbir - Al'Akbar
Komal Matriarchy - Geshtai

Still thinking...damn you, Phantasm72.

Look forward to following the campaign, thanks for sharing the adventure.

May the dice smile on you...

Lest we forget the Baklunish West...

The Dramidj Ocean remains a commercial and maritime hotbed. However; its crowded sea lanes and numerous islands encourage countless corsairs. Whilst; mainland f ...

Interesting Sutemi

Granted; I am no biologist but perhaps a middle path...

Perhaps; half-elves and half-orcs are sterile unless with their own kind, laughable idea Laughing

Just like to avoid t ...

Grateful for the interest, but rather surprised most responses involve canonical and fractional comments.

Frankly; I would have thought the motivational aspects are more tantalizing. For instances; ...

Found this on You Tube: Lindybeige
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KGFXcTsLJlg&list=PLzzh7AuEBkEnAr1Ic5LKbJbvBq2BzVTGr

Main Point: 2 min mark (Crossbreeds are ste ...

Alignment has always been subjective and something of a thorn for many gamers. Initially; conceived as a roleplaying guidepost for certain classes; i.e. Paladin. As the Oerth evolved, national and rel ...

Libertarians are playable Chaotic Neutrals; instead of the madman whom charges a medusa in the text. Can achieve positions of importance within hierarchies...i.e.; Ron Paul For President!

Its poor initial write-up; has skewed this alignment, more so than most...Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.

Chaotic Neutral Argument
Social structures must benefit the individual; otherwise, why w ...

A workable solution for the Ryuujin/Rokugan Conundrum, resolved via the monarchical title...

Anointed Potentate of the Rokugan Clans; Ruler of Ryuujin and Overlord of Geitsakuru

Fair enough; everyone has areas that fail to entice them. Nonetheless; the checkerboard nature provides several options. Everybody can find a corner to play.

I like the linguistic answer for Ryuuji ...

As the original "sandbox", it evolved as a cultural checkerboard to experiment with various touchstones. Personally; I feel this is part of its overall charm.

Al'Akbar of Cup and Talisman fame is t ...

Interesting Gman75;

Beyond the flanaess; the Huuncha League off the Sunlea Coast was seized by hobgoblins whom enslaved its suloise inhabitants. An island society that interacts both economically a ...

Simply put too many deus ex machina revisions.

Lendore Islands: I like it, creates a showcase for elven mysticism and a forum for humanity as second class citizens. Racism and religious themes can be explored via this context.

Flight of the Fi ...

Thanks for the encouragement; everyone
- Remembered Ebon; tremendous aid as I was getting mentally exhausted over the endless names.
- jamesdglick: great ideas, appreciate it - very much what I ha ...

Forgot about the SB; thanks

The scraps of notes received for the regions; seemed to indicate a heretical mixture of suloise and baklunish beliefs. Driven from the Sunlea Coast, specifically Jahind ...

As the caretaker of the "Beyond the Flanaess" Project; I have struggled to create coherence of the scattered notes and drafts of the various authors.

Burned out on names: Finishing Zahind (Penisul ...

Since Al'Akbar is discussed; as you may or may not know, I am compiling gazetteers for the Beyond the Flanaess Project. One region is the Gulf of Ghayar and the Corsair Isles of the Dramidj Sea. As of ...

Of course, the easiest way is to make the brotherhood assassins - NPCs. Use the defunct classes as a house advantage so the later edition players get a nasty surprise.

Personally, I never liked the ...

Ah...psionics, the ugly stepchild of D&D Sad

IMO; most players are attracted to the game for the sword & sorcery aspects. Conan and JRR Tolkien... Psionics seems like its taken from a d ...

I found the article full of melancholia; it seems clear that gygax was first and foremost a gamer. I find it telling that he became excited only when he was asked to bring out the bag of dice. He was ...

Interesting response rasgon.
Plenty of historical evidence exists for the conclusion that aggression fuels the aspirations of other nations especially if the object of those ambitions is perceived as ...

Thank-you cyderak; without new members the site would wither and die. This board is a good group though passionate about Greyhawk which is what keeps it active. Welcome abroad.

Grey Sages...Fresh M ...

It says: I have already voted Confused

Contact Mortellan; check his site - resident irongate expert.
His site is an Irongate Gazetteer.

Like SirXaris: the explaination that caught my imagination ...

Piffle....dwarf...ridiculous Exclamation

He is a dragon, a gold one...
Lord mayor; how nice of you to visit, I see...
He is a merely a merchant; knew his mom and dad, fine people
Enough said..

Perh ...

I guess I"m like most here; I have fudged to prevent (TPK). For me the story is paramount and to wipe out an entire party thus ending the storyline over an unlucky role seems unfair. However, a few fa ...

More of a guideline; as the core rule is to have fun.
I tend to follow the rules but also have used my judgement on the fly to keep the flow of the game going. Nothing more depressing then to ger on ...

The real question: who will admit to powergaming?

I have gamed with players that construct characters with mathematical precision few college courses achieve and grow irate with any interaction bes ...

I know smillan_31; btw great spreadsheet - thanks so much.

At first blush it struck me as odd that the southern scourge and prominent villians of the GHW relied on so small a population base. Howev ...

Excel Chart
Bright Lands: thousands of centaurs estimated 7,500
norkers 2,000

Interesting; I find it odd that the SB population is merely 50 thousand. Its wartime accomplishme ...

DangerDwarf wrote:

populations of the kingdoms of the Flanaess listed in the LGG and you get 27,921,630.
1,391,833 are elves, roughly 4.9% of the total population.
680,934 are dwarves, roughly ...

Curious, has anyone tabulated the actual population of the flanaess Question

Of course, the humanoids and demihumans contributions will have to be estimated...

Anyone, care to take a guess...

This Domain Name Has Expired As 6/22/2012

Shocked to say the least; administrators should warn us next time. Another miscommunication could trigger mass suicides of the dedicated GH fans.

Think ...

Exactly; eric was from a wealthy background. He constantly bragged about what he left behind and was the most eager to return. Even hinted that perhaps the other members did not really want to return ...

Interesting; Eric was used as a point of discord and often he served as the "butt of the jokes". Some times his stubborness served to uncover some important aspect for the group - subtle subversion of ...

Perhaps; my last post was misunderstood
I was not advocating "carte blanche" for paladins rather wanted the DM and Player to reach a meeting of the minds. Paladins and to a lesser extent priests beca ...

Such a code is great in the abstract but one must be flexible for the sake of playability as well as harmony to maintain the fun factor. While atmosphere is important; remember the more complex the co ...

Excellent Elliva Smile

The most succinct definition yet:

live and let live as long as your living doesn't interfere with mine.

Personally, the poorest alignment descriptions expressed have been chaotic neutral. Even within the available material the examples invariably alternate between enraged bezerkers and the unpredictable ...

I place the baklunish states:
Komal
Risay
Mur

To adhere to the zeifian gazetteer; and I include Istustan inspired by the wonderful fanfic of Galina, as an upstart nation/ trade bridge to the c ...

Thulcondar; did you receive my pm Question

I really would like to discuss the map and ensure the various manuscript match. Several of us, including myself, have worked hard on the celestial imperium a ...

Thanks; rasgon for the solution, I have incorporated it into the latest version.

I like it but with a tweak, sorry I can't see the entire oeridian population just up and moving surely some old cr ...

As part of the "beyond the flanaess" project; myself, cruelsummerlord and darkherald are working on the area - Darak Urtag aka Orcreich.

I find that constructing a coherent historical context is mo ...

Like it

One small quibble - Ryuujin rather then Nippon.

I hope you continue around the tail. I have access to the OJ continental map which I use to inspire the gazetteers.

Desert of Desolation Series (I3-5); has been placed within western oerik.
According to OJ continental map; the desert and the oasis of the white palm is located to the northwest of the Kingdom of Er ...

Love it

I don't know; how west you intend to pursue....

DarkHerald is working on a cohesive continental map (OJ template). Using the western manuscripts for the beyond the flanaess pro ...

Good catch rasgon.

Personally; I would use the right hand location offered. As the possiblity of a avenue to urnst exists hence the castle. However, the left hand location seems merely buried withi ...

Great articles; Smile

However, I can't see the Dyvers scenario; as a major trading center and caravan destination falling into such a deplorable condition. Or more precisely the surrounding nati ...

Wow, I mean just wow, anna.
I can not express how impressive the map is, I mean the time and effort involved. Really, I think I can speak for the entire board - thanks so much.

Now get back to wo ...

It is important to remember that alignments are not straight jackets but behavior inclinations. Also, religions are rife with numerous theological interpretations which explains the various sects that ...

Great Anondson, love maps.
I am involved with the baklunish and other regions further west as part of the "beyond the flanaess" project. As for the baklunish - Gulf of Ghayar - area. I have created r ...

Appreciate it, Thanael. I use the 2nd ed. format as ducartharian wanted the "beyond the flanaess" regions to resemble the gazeteers of the sargent era. Which is good, as I am most comfortable with tho ...

Before we ignite the Great Generational Flame War Laughing

I await the updates to the blog, dark herald.
All this typing is exhausting, time for a nap.

Thanks, for the mention Dark Herald.

I feel, I should thank so many, willing to help with various projects as well as share my passion for GH. Rather then an exhaustive list, let me say...this is a ...

Pardon this, but it is late.
IIRC; the ethereal or was it the astral plane that has an unspecified number of decaying corpses of ancient gods merely floating around.

For the celstial imperium; I used the "cheat" of cultural interpretation to explain the various draconic translations and therefore the misinterpretation for those areas that have little contact with ...

Great idea; DarkHerald
It would be incredibly useful for the “beyond the flanaess”, project. The areas being developed are within the eastern continent. As the project uses the Oerth Journal, contine ...

My paltry translation skills hold no great weight but perhaps these translations would suffice:

Wade-Giles Name = Pinyin Name (Rough Meaning)
Li Lung = Lí Lóng (black dragon)*
Tun Mi Lung = Duàn ...

IIRC: Quebec was the source of the living campaign. There was a website, not sure if its still active but the site was in french, the predominate language of the province of quebec.

Glad to hear it Azzy1974 Smile

Curious as too which area you are working on?
Perhaps, we can discuss how to create hooks tie ins between them?

Argon; as you are interested in the class, I wou ...

Must disagree DMPrata Sad

Working on the gazetteers for the "beyond the flanaess" project, the monk class has been an issue. Monks can provide cultural atmosphere as well as a rewarding char ...

scott; you are over looking the spiritual component.

Just because koreth zan is the highest level monk (14), does not mean there must be a single hierarchy. In fact, it points to separate hierarchi ...

Consider the implications for monarchial succession, if nothing else. It would place tremendous power in the hands of the priests. Courtly, factions arise both resurrection and succession.

The mona ...

Wow, really pleased I achieved such a spirited response Smile

Well, the population theories are interesting in and of themselves. Perhaps we should move the discussion out of the abstract and look ...

No, nor undersea and the wild humanoid tribes. I am just trying to find some sort of broad concensus. So when released the community is comfortable with the areas beyond the flanaess.

Just throw ou ...

As you may or may not know....
I am spearheading several gazetteers for the "beyond the flanaess" project. I have some ideas as too realistic population figures but thought I would open it up for dis ...

Glad, many took it so seriously...
I have run into a few games where the consitution score really did mean the number of times a character had been raised or near enough. FtA developments such as "al ...