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Here’s my current 574 CY AD&D group. Our campaign has been running since 2002, though we’ve been on hiatus for eight months. One of our players keeps a campaign journal at His Grace, Doran Skotti ...

Have you considered making silver-haired grey elves & blonde faeries geographically distinct, with faeries originating in Celene and (historically) Vale of Luna, while the grey elves hail from Sun ...

Your reading is correct. The caster needs a 100-gp pearl (and a feather or substitute focus) to cast identify, but it’s not consumed in casting.

Sort of a tangent but the original post got me thinking:

What third-party or non-GH modules would be suitable for use as existing (but undeveloped) adventure locations?

The Carl Sargent-era Gre ...

Castle Zagyg – I like Greyhawk Ruins too much to ignore, so unsure where to place this. Don’t need another mad wizard dungeon near Greyhawk and not interested in another metropolis near the Ery and Ne ...

Tenser has a long monologue in the introduction to Isle of the Ape. I’d give that a read to help get into character.

It’s necessary to consider that at the time Gary Gygax listed the imprisoned deities, the rules governing those deities had not yet been published (or written). Various authors have suggested differen ...

“Humanoid Races in Review” way back in DRAGON #44 had an interesting take on the genetic relationships among men, elves, and orcs.

Thanks for all your thoughts! I was reading up on Celtic paganism and the huge variety of deities they seemed to revere. They seemed to have certain key deities or deific roles throughtout the Celtic ...

In addition to the Polyhedron version of Amazons that David posted above, there's a version that precedes it written by Roger Moore in Dragon #43 (Polyhedron #22 was Jan 1985):
That’s a good find, Al ...

Roanwood and usk would seem good choices.

So these are a few maps I cobbled together using as the Darlene or Anna Meyer maps of the Flanaess as a base. With the climate zones I used the information in the Greyhawk Player's Guide as it's a can ...

I made a couple of small changes to the post above. I also need to write something up for the Order of True Womanhood, which I’m starting to see as the “civilized” evolution of Amazon culture. First I ...

I'm sure you intend this to be an NPC-only class since the smaller hit die doesn't make up for the extra attack and "never surprised" benefits. As an NPC class, I like it very much, as it will make f ...

Thanks all for the feedback and ideas. Here’s what I’ve come up with mechanically for my 1E house rules document. (I still need to write a more fulsome description.)

Amazons
Description: Amazons a ...

I'd be tempted to make that sort of Amazon an earlier phase of Hardby's culture. Effectively extinct by the sixth century of the Common Year, but evidence of it can be found in the form of ancient fre ...

For reference, here’s Gary’s write-up of Amazons from Polyhedron #22:

Missing Monsters
While thumbing through the pages of MM II, I noted that not only was the goristroi demon missing, but that so ...

Before I reinvent the wheel, has anyone attempted to reconcile Gary’s presentation of Amazons (both in Polyhedron #22 and as depicted in the Minifigs line) with everything else we know about Hardby? T ...

Damn, I could be here all day:
& Magazine #4, “Gnoll Tower” (anywhere)
CGA1 A Case of Meazels (set in Greyhawk City)
The Cult of Pestilence (set in Greyhawk City)
DF25 To Light the Shadows ...

LG Nyrond placed the hamlet of Big Rapids at the headwaters of the Duntide, where it emerges from the Flinty Hills. Presumably the settlement is aptly named.

Here are some numbers I compiled when creating my Glossography and assuming at least one “lair” for any race encountered there.

Barrier Peaks
Dwur, Mountain: 800

Cairn Hills
Dwur, Hill: 800
N ...

For example, the Principality of Ulek has 30k dwarves capable of fighting, which means it must have more than 30k dwarves. Sure, but remember that they’re dwarves. Humans fit for combat might be only ...

Per Ivid, that forest was called the Thelwood until the change in the early 580s (“Shortly before the outbreak of war”) resulted in its renaming to the Bonewood (as Allan pointed out).

I think it’s a win for all concerned (except Thrommel).

Nyrond achieves its goal of weakening Furyondy/Veluna with total deniability. Just judging from the reaction within the Greyhawk fanbase, who ...

I like that kind of alignment blending too, but I still have too many objections to go with this. Again, helping an Oeridian-majority kingdom that way doesn't really mesh with the Brotherhood's overal ...

Really digging into A0, the text is contradictory (whether from Skip’s manuscript or poor editing). The quarry is a half-mile from Darkshelf on p. 6 and three miles from Darkshelf on p. 7. I think I’m ...

As for Archbold's queen in general, I don't see any reason to retcon the idea that the forces of Elemental Evil kidnapped Thrommel. I know it came from Gary Gygax, but frankly I think it's preposterou ...

I’m bumping this topic after eight years because my PCs are returning to Nyrond, and the south coast could be in play. After posting this topic in 2014, I asked Skip on Facebook, and here’s the exchan ...

I have several related questions, as I've contemplated running an all-Castle Greyhawk-all-the-time campaign whenever my Age of Worms campaign finishes up.

1) People always say that WG7 Castle Greyh ...

Thinking more on this topic, maybe casting raise dead on the royal family is considered taboo in goodly nations. One thing you don’t mess with is the line of succession.

In From the Ashes, Carl Sargent gave us the Goodmen of Rilthane, from “a small town down the Duntide from Rel Mord.” All subsequent authors (including the LG Nyrond triad) seem to have missed this ref ...

I’m resurrecting this nine-year-old topic to address a wider campaign issue. In the world of Dungeons & Dragons, how does a queen just die in her 50s? There’s no canonical evidence to suggest that ...

Thank you so much for that information. I hope my follow up question is not an an opening to a big debate but I am wondering if 2nd edition is 1st edition cleaned up or if it is a whole new game?
To ...

Because of the publication history, none of the creatures in Monster Manual (published 1977) have maneuverability classes listed. That attribute was introduced in Dungeon Masters Guide (published 1979 ...

I’m developing pre-Wars Mowbrenn for a visit by my PCs, and I have a couple of queries about the status quo prior to The Marklands:
Cunal Huldane’s mother is never mentioned in The Marklands (or lat ...

Kudos for your involvement. I am currently translating DRAGON articles concerning the beginnings of the Greyhawk Wars. This passage bothers me:
"Wolf Nomads: Following the rise in power of the humano ...

From GotF, p. 77: Foreigners are not permitted to purchase property in the Free City. After seven consecutive years of residence (at least six months each year) in the city, a foreigner can apply for ...

I've said it before in an earlier thread, but I think Mayaheine is best used as a cautionary tale.

She arrives on Oerth as the survivor of another, similar world where whatever it is that's meant ...

If you don’t mind cannibalizing material from later editions, the LG module CORS3-03 Return to the Ghost Tower of Inverness includes much information about the Seer of Urnst and his machinations.

In Dragon #89, Llerg's "worshipers' alignment" is given as "Barbarians, berserkers, chaotic neutrals, some druids." Only one of these things is an actual alignment in the usual game sense of the term: ...

Wemics are found in Hepmonaland, according to the encounter tables in The Scarlet Brotherhood. Non-canonically, I have a few small tribes of hybsils roaming the warm plains of Sunndi.

You can find prayer times for some (but far from all) Greyhawk deities in the Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign PDF. Google it. It’s out there.

The Guide tells us that the Crystalmists are the highest range in the Flanaess. The Nesser may be the widest river, averaging three miles or more along its length.

I have some stuff. PM me with an email address.

From BIS4-03 Face of the Enemy:To those that have never seen him, the Margrave Larrangin is a heroic figure with dark, cropped hair, a square jaw, and broad shoulders. He wears a longsword at his hip, ...

How do I wish that Finch's City Encounters was available anywhere, in any form whatsoever! This is one of the great lost supplements for me, and I find it strange that no one sells a pdf of it anywher ...

Gaxmoor being dedicated to Fharlanghn strongly suggests to me that the intent was for it to be an Oeridian city, not Baklunish.

"Leukish" doesn't mention how many, or what sort of, ships the Duchy had, only that Leukish "has space" for 20 in the docks, plus more in the harbor; there could be far less than that in service. Does ...

It’s worth noting that in the original G3, Eclavdra is described as a “10th level cleric/fighter”. The implication seems to be that she’s 10th level in each class, and the G3 chapter of GDQ 1–7 was th ...

Thanks, rasgon. Yeah, I guess Sargent forgot what he’d done in From the Ashes when he was working on Ivid and reverted to the F13 from the Gazetteer. Still, W11/T5 is a quite unusual combination for A ...

Where in From the Ashes is Basmajian Arras listed as a W11/T5? That’s an unlikely (though not impossible) class combination in AD&D 2E.

Try DUNGEON #221.

I love the idea, but at first blush I think Stillsong is too beneficent to be Dorgha Torgu. Do you think that’s part of his penance? Because of the great Evil he wrought, he’s now Neutral Good instead ...

I know many of my fellow Greyhawk afficionados are students of world history (and certainly E. Gary Gygax was), so this may not be much of a revelation to you, but the lightbulb finally went off in my ...

Now, I wonder. I assume that guards become guards-at-arms, then petty sergeants, then master sergeants. I assume that a subaltern outranks a master sergeant, in the way that a brand new butterbar tech ...

Here’s another snippet, this time from the Duchy of Urnst Meta-Org Book:Ducal Guard (see separate book)
The Ducal Guard is the standing army of the Duchy and answers directly to the Duke of Urnst. It ...

The LG Duchy of Urnst team published a 34-page book on the Ducal Guard meta-org. There’s obviously far too much information to post, but here are the ranks they used:

Guard
Guard-at-Arms
Petty Se ...

I think the implication here is that XP from magic should be applied to the party's total unless a single character obtained it without help. What I never noticed before was the sentence "Those magic ...

So WARS! aside, are you ignoring Gary’s and Rob’s DRAGON articles describing the actions in the Great Kingdom and Shield Lands? However later authors interpreted the outcome, there was clearly a build ...

Sounds like [url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/358996/Starship-Warden-Saving-Wren-and-Deck-Expansions]this one.

Here’s how I’ve reconciled Lorgan and Belissica IMC: The ruler of the County of Urnst until 576 CY was His Noble Brilliancy, Count Lorgan Gellor (Ftr 16). He died that year and was succeeded by his da ...

Gents,

This is very unfortunate and aggravating news to read, but I thank you for your input. Mad

Oh well.

Does anyone have suggestions as to the following with respect to both Wenta and V ...

Praytell, then, what you think upon which side of this debate you believe the clergy falls, in general. For, or against, taxes, as part of the portfolio of Zilchus.

Lanthorn
I’d say the Duchy of ...

The temple of Zilchus in Leukish was razed because the clerics refused to pay Justinian’s exorbitant temple tax.

Looks like Anna's map is missing

Galesford
Looks like Anna took the same interpretation I did and assumed that Galesford was later renamed Curtulenn.

It looks like Sargent was aware of Galesfo ...

Looks like Anna's map is missing

Galesford
Looks like Anna took the same interpretation I did and assumed that Galesford was later renamed Curtulenn.

In "Presenting the Suel Pantheon" by Lenard Lakofka in Dragon #86, Norebo's alignment is "Chaotic neutral (evil tendencies)."

https://i.postimg.cc/zXVNGXPb/Norebo.png
What an interesting inconsist ...

Well, if you’re looking to replicate the 1E monk class that is the foundation of the Scarlet Brotherhood, then the Way of the Open Hand 5E monk archetype is probably your best bet.

I’m just jumping in to defend poor Norebo. He’s Chaotic Neutral. I don’t believe Len ever described him as having evil tendencies, unless that change was made by a later designer.

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Also consider that all the “Use standard encounter tables” results refer you back to the DMG, where only the standard “Elf” (presumably high) may be encountered.

I recall that Thiondar's Legacy, from Dungeon Magazine #30, included a history of the Grey Elves and their founding, which was a separating from the High Elves. Though it wasn't set in Greyhawk, spec ...

FWIW, here’s the climate map I created about 15 years ago for my game:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kypatxnvmtmgup9/Flanaess%20Map%20with%20Climatic%20Zones.jpg?dl=0

Coming full circle on my 13-year-old thread, the reasons above are why I placed Awad in North Province, between Bellport and Kaport Bay. It’s a human-dominated village with euroz to the north and olve ...

Hi DM Prata,

Any chance you put together all this information into a single PDF that we can host on Canonfire? The links provided in the first post are dead. And the only version of your deitybase ...

Finally, can any of you recommend a good source for modeling / creating baronial and/or manorial households? I recall an old d20 book, Magical Medieval Society, but wonder if you have something else ( ...

(As an aside, the 1e PHB doesn't list silk rope. I no longer have a 2e PHB and lack access to my 3.5e PHB, so I wonder which edition introduced silk rope and whether it listed a different cost ratio b ...

IMC, it was Archbold’s more pragmatic queen who signed off on Thrommel’s abduction. Lynwerd takes after daddy; Sewarndt takes after mommy (Odin/Thor, Frigga/Loki).

Org Nenshen or Arentol would be candidates, as well. Either would have been members of the Directing Oligarchy, which is probably close enough to being a lord. You could even have it be that the **** ...

I think we’ve established that the City of Greyhawk boxed set is based in 582 CY, just prior to the Wars, though I don’t recall how that date was fixed. If it’s correct, then I think 580 CY works for ...

I’m working on reconciling conflicting sources on the Urnst states for my campaign. Do we have enough information to pinpoint a date for the “Hall of Heroes” write-ups in Greyhawk Adventures? I’m thin ...

DMPrata, did you ever make public your spreadsheet of monks of the Flanaess (as mentioned in various canon publications)?

Or has anyone else published this kind of information online?

I've begun ...

I’ve never run the L series, though I’m quite familiar with it. I can tell you from a decade of running Call of Cthulhu that when running a mystery, you must be prepared to let the players fail.

What’s your baseline campaign date for these write-ups? Many nations change dramatically or don’t exist at all, depending on the year.

Friends, especially DMPrata and Wolfsire, I'm interested in your suggestions for Earthly languages to derive names for Seolders (Jason Farina's old term for inhabitants of the Hold of the Sea Princes) ...

How canon do you want to be, Allan? Paul Stormberg mentioned several in his “The Old Faith” article for OJ #15.

I've seen various articles and references to the numerous kings of Keoland, but is there a complete list with the dates of their reigns somewhere?

I'd appreciate any help with this anyone can provi ...

Fantastic

Arnford (Pop 3,200)(Pop 3,900)
Also Nyrond, northeast of Beetu.

Sweet.

Arndulanth (Pop 2,000)(Pop 2,300)

Western edge of the Flinty Hills. I placed it in hex Z2-68.

Independent or part of some nation?
Nyrond

Sweet.

Arndulanth (Pop 2,000)(Pop 2,300)

Western edge of the Flinty Hills. I placed it in hex Z2-68.

Adreans Landing
In Nyrond, between the Celadon and the Duntide. The town isn’t founded until after the Wars.

Cavaliers in my 1E campaign:

Major Orders
Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom Knights of Holy Shielding Knights of the Watch Order of the Hart Knights of Furyondy Knights of Veluna Knights of ...

I am still looking at Anna's Flanaess Full Map 598 CY - 2019 Edition REV1 (as hosted on the name of the road from Istivin east, and the unfortunate placement of it on the map near to an (unnamed) vill ...

The boxed set is correct with 364 days per year. The months are solar, not lunar, so Luna isn’t full on the same day each month. A sennight is a poetic week (seven nights), so your PCs arrive at the s ...

This is useful stuff, Jason. Thanks! You may want to incorporate the information from this old post on [url=http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25752&start=0&postdays=0&posto ...

I think another consideration is that the olvenfolk have their own names for the Dozenmonth of the moon, so they hold the 28-day cycle of Luna in some esteem. That seems a better fit to me for a moon ...

Luna is silver and Celene is aquamarine in color.

Monster Mythology says that Sehanine's symbol is a "full moon with a moonbow," the moonbow being a milky crescent that appears in an elf's eye when ...

Since Corellon’s symbol is a blue quarter moon and Sehanine’s a milky crescent, I associate the former with Celene and the latter with Luna.

Arrowstrand (Pop 650)
I placed Arrowstrand in hex X-54, 40 leagues east of Eastfair.

The Player’s Guide (TSR 9578) includes a chapter titled, “Adventuring Attractions in the Central Flanaess” that you might find useful.