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  Topic: Staggered experience point advancement for demi-humans
DwarffromNyrond

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PostForum: Greyhawk- D&D 3.0e/3.5e/d20/Pathfinder   Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:39 pm   Subject: Staggered experience point advancement for demi-humans
eeeeevv--il yep, spit hot chocolate all over my keyboard. I will be sending you a bill. Laughing
  Topic: Overuse of Clone and Raise Dead?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 38
Views: 35608

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:49 pm   Subject: Re: Resurrection and cloning
And so ... here we are. This is a topic that I have discussed a few times before, and have my own personal theories about it ... I'll see if I can explain them here.

The first point that I will go ...
  Topic: Staggered experience point advancement for demi-humans
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 8
Views: 14115

PostForum: Greyhawk- D&D 3.0e/3.5e/d20/Pathfinder   Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:44 pm   Subject: Staggered experience point advancement for demi-humans
I was thinking about doing something similar. I was thinking of giving humans, gnomes, halflings fast, the dwarves would get moderate and the elves slow. Thoughts? Pontifications? Criticism?
  Topic: Staggered experience point advancement for demi-humans
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 8
Views: 14115

PostForum: Greyhawk- D&D 3.0e/3.5e/d20/Pathfinder   Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:14 pm   Subject: Staggered experience point advancement for demi-humans
I was always curious, b/c in Pathfinder things get real ugly real quick. I have not played a campaign long enough to get high level, so I don't know if staggered experience would cause problems in a ...
  Topic: Staggered experience point advancement for demi-humans
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 8
Views: 14115

PostForum: Greyhawk- D&D 3.0e/3.5e/d20/Pathfinder   Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:28 am   Subject: Staggered experience point advancement for demi-humans
Why aren't there a bagillion (precise mathematical number there) incredibly high level elves and dwarfs out tooling around? Everyone gets the same xp progression and since these "elder races" live so ...
  Topic: Overuse of Clone and Raise Dead?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 38
Views: 35608

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:07 am   Subject: Overuse of Clone and Raise Dead?
Friends of Oerth,

Just b/c it is possible to Raise Dead or Resurrect a person doesn't mean it automatically happens. Firstly, the priesthood in question needs to have major access to the Necromant ...
  Topic: Pathfinder & 1st ed hybrid - that's how I roll
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 3
Views: 11836

PostForum: Greyhawk- D&D 3.0e/3.5e/d20/Pathfinder   Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:02 pm   Subject: Pathfinder & 1st ed hybrid - that's how I roll
Hi Everyone,

I am running a campaign using the Pathfinder rules, but using the 1st edition modules and some Pathfinder adventures. Over all, the big plan is to run them through "Against the Gia ...
  Topic: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 44
Views: 35059

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:39 pm   Subject: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
You gotta sacrifice yourself if you're the king? Yikes! Guess Gorna isn't a shining jewel of a capital like I imagined. I can imagine Geoff being a very stable environment with the nobility doing e ...
  Topic: Do you cross pollinate?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 27
Views: 24491

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:31 pm   Subject: Do you cross pollinate?
I enjoy adding a few different monsters from other worlds/settings, but I don't do it on a large scale. I guess the older I get, the older the players are and they seem less surprised by canon monste ...
  Topic: Do you cross pollinate?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 27
Views: 24491

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:58 am   Subject: Do you cross pollinate?
I enjoy taking monsters from other settings and throwing them into WoG Skaven from Warhammer Fantasy being thrown into WoG is a prime example (one of my players darn near had a stroke at this encounte ...
  Topic: The Sentinel's powers (help)
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 5
Views: 14785

PostForum: Published Material Reviews & Discussion   Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:08 am   Subject: The Sentinel's powers (help)
UK1 The Sentinel. The module is named after the minor local artifact in the module. The Sentinel and The Gauntlet are two delightful adventures that offer lots of role-play opportunities and expansi ...
  Topic: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 44
Views: 35059

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:51 am   Subject: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
He called it the Land of Sheep-Shagging, Coal-Mining, Rugby-Playing, Bet-Reneging Fleshbags Who My Ghoul Minions Find Delicious.

But no, there's no canon on that sort of thing. It's not at all clea ...
  Topic: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 44
Views: 35059

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 5:38 am   Subject: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
When Vecna ruled the lands, did Vecna have a name for Hunga...Geoff? I want to delve into some ancient Greyhawk history concerning the Duchy and Vecna. Any guidance would be appreciated. :-)
  Topic: The Sentinel's powers (help)
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 5
Views: 14785

PostForum: Published Material Reviews & Discussion   Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:50 pm   Subject: The Sentinel's powers (help)
The Sentinel had some powers, shield 3/day (I think), light 2/day, shield, open all locked doors in the Keep of Alderweg, etc. I can't remember everything it did, but I'm rerunning the adventure with ...
  Topic: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 44
Views: 35059

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:11 pm   Subject: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
Leave to a Dwarf named Vlad (from Nyrond no less) to concern himself with Geoff!Tsk!

Hrmm, yes...but you have to go where there is money to be made and the people are fashionable dressed. Unlike t ...
  Topic: Human Ages in Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 29
Views: 28772

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:30 am   Subject: Human Ages in Greyhawk
I think we, as players, often overlook how quickly people mature when they are in combat or things try to eat them. I suspect that in the World of Greyhawk, a child's "childhood" ends much more quick ...
  Topic: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 44
Views: 35059

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:22 am   Subject: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
Geoff is commonly thought of as Wales. The Living Greyhawk triad made this comparison pretty explicit.

In this analogy, Geoff is the Wales to Keoland's England. If you decided Keoland was Spain ins ...
  Topic: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 44
Views: 35059

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:23 am   Subject: You say Geoff, I say Hungary
I imagine Geoff being a sleepy, rustic little kingdom before the invasion of the giants. Granted, the Grand Duchy of Geoff is about as big as the state of Tennessee and state of Kentucky put together ...
  Topic: I need a large town or small city...
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 24
Views: 27134

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:53 pm   Subject: I need a large town or small city...
I'm going to use Paizo's Carrion Crown Adventure Path and add in some other goodies.

The group I'm a player in has just finished the first adventure in the Carrion Crown AP, but our DM says that h ...
  Topic: I need a large town or small city...
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 24
Views: 27134

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:42 am   Subject: I need a large town or small city...
Not sure if I can trust that Erik Mona guy, he seems pretty shady (I heard he's a gamer type, small hands, smells like cabbage).

Razz



I will certainly check out Womtham and maybe have ...
  Topic: I need a large town or small city...
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 24
Views: 27134

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:50 pm   Subject: I need a large town or small city...
D'oh!!! Evil This is what I get for not doing my research before coming here. Sigh... Okay, I've decided to do the Paizo Adventure Path series and start the kids off in Gorna in the Duchy of Ge ...
  Topic: I need a large town or small city...
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 24
Views: 27134

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:03 am   Subject: I need a large town or small city...
Silly humans finally realized the mistake of not letting the finest craftspeople of the elder races stay in their lands. Smile Womtham is an excellent suggestion. Now if I can find Dungeon #89, ...
  Topic: I need a large town or small city...
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 24
Views: 27134

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:01 pm   Subject: I need a large town or small city...
Let me begin with how intimidated I am by the folks on this site. Seriously, you guys and gals know so much about WoG that sometimes (read: always) I feel a wee bit stupid and certainly out of my lea ...
  Topic: Pathfinder. Who's playing?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 41
Views: 48355

PostForum: Greyhawk- D&D 3.0e/3.5e/d20/Pathfinder   Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:23 am   Subject: Pathfinder. Who's playing?
I have been using Pathfinder for some time now and I have nothing but good things to say about it. It's a brutal system, which adds to the flavor, IMHO. There's none of this, "Oh it's just goblins, ...
  Topic: Looking for Citadel by the Sea (Dragon Magazine adventure)
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 5
Views: 15580

PostForum: Collector's Corner   Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:46 am   Subject: Looking for Citadel by the Sea (Dragon Magazine adventure)
Does anyone know where I can find Citadel by the Sea (Dragon Magazine, #78, 1983)? I remember being a kid...man that makes me feel old, and enjoying the heck out of this adventure. Any guidance or d ...
  Topic: Greyhawk Martial Arts?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 36
Views: 28060

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:38 pm   Subject: Greyhawk Martial Arts?
Thank you! I was wondering if anyone caught those two references. The Dwarf from Nyrond is also a naughty dwarf from Nyrond.
  Topic: Iuz--The Old One Concept Artwork
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 66
Views: 56631

PostForum: Secret Skeleton Miniatures   Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:44 pm   Subject: Iuz--The Old One Concept Artwork
I always imagined him with an upraised fist. Kind of like a cross between an angry old man and a very spoiled young adult who can't imagine that he didn't get his way. As a demigod, I can't imagine ...
  Topic: Greyhawk Martial Arts?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 36
Views: 28060

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:19 am   Subject: Greyhawk Martial Arts?
Some good points have been mentioned on this thread. I have thrown a Flan druid at one party before. His bodyguards used forms based off of nature, but not necessarily animal. Lightening Style (kin ...
  Topic: Greyhawk Martial Arts?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 36
Views: 28060

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:43 am   Subject: Greyhawk Martial Arts?
I have always thought of WoG martial arts as a mix of judo and western style boxing. I have always steered clear of animal type fighting styles. Which is better, Tam Tui Northern Preying Mantis or G ...
  Topic: Postfest XV: Topic ideas anyone???
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 24
Views: 31205

PostForum: Postfest Forum & Archive   Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:01 am   Subject: Postfest XV: Topic ideas anyone???
I like Nelliser's idea. Were all the Flan worshipping the same deity? What abotu forgotten people's (exterminated) and their gods? Are there nospecial ruins where certain gods still hopld power? I ...
  Topic: Sterich & Geoff material needed
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 15314

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:06 am   Subject: Sterich & Geoff material needed
Thanks smillan_31!! With your campaign and stuff frommGeorge R.R. Martins Game of Thrones series, this will mix in great with Geoff and Sterich. Cool

**Thanks to EVERYONE that has offered ...
  Topic: Sterich & Geoff material needed
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 15314

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:39 pm   Subject: Sterich & Geoff material needed
Hmmm, interesting, because I was thinking something along the lines of Prague or Warsaw. Maybe something in Lithuania...
  Topic: Sterich & Geoff material needed
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 15314

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:10 am   Subject: Sterich & Geoff material needed
Let me begin with saying a few things;

moss: THANK YOU! I am so totally going to use the material in the links you posted

bubbagump: THANK YOU! I always forget just how valuable the long tim ...
  Topic: Hierarch of the Horned Society
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 9
Views: 17470

PostForum: Greyhawk- AD&D 1st Edition   Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 8:45 am   Subject: Hierarch of the Horned Society
First, love your work and I will certainly be using it, assuming my players survive that long. Second, as mentioned earlier, this will save me research time too. Third, and I am not trying to hijack ...
  Topic: Sterich & Geoff material needed
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 15314

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:44 pm   Subject: Sterich & Geoff material needed
Lol, sorry to catch you off guard. I was hoping, specifically, if there were any maps detailing the lands? In my campaigns, which I steal from everyone who has a good idea, I follow the idea that mo ...
  Topic: Sterich & Geoff material needed
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 15314

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:59 pm   Subject: Sterich & Geoff material needed
Not sure if this is the right place, but could someone direct me to some resources (canon or respected fan made) about the lands of Sterich and Geoff? Thanks!
  Topic: Would you like to see WoG re-released???
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 13577

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:32 pm   Subject: Would you like to see WoG re-released???
And that is one of the issues I was curious about. Does WotC , should it re-release WoG follow "canon?"

What if they licensed it out to Paizo, they did a Pathfinder rules version and moved the s ...
  Topic: Would you like to see WoG re-released???
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 13577

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:56 pm   Subject: Would you like to see WoG re-released???
Would you like to see WoG re-released? Now this sounds counter intuitive at first, but would there be enough widespread support? The folks at Paizo have done a pretty nifty job with Pathfinder (whic ...
  Topic: Undead Realm in the Flanaess
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 18
Views: 14849

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:31 pm   Subject: Undead Realm in the Flanaess
Two areas in my world have major undead, the Northern Kingdom and the Scarlet Brotherhood. Interestingly enough, the undead in these two places are used for identical purposes: agriculture. The Nort ...
  Topic: How populated is the realm?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 31
Views: 25421

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:28 am   Subject: How populated is the realm?
I have read your posts and I appreciate the enthusiastic responses. I agree with pretty much all of you. I believe that the majority of commoners wouldn't be aware of factual information much farthe ...
  Topic: How populated is the realm?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 31
Views: 25421

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:07 pm   Subject: How populated is the realm?
I have been wondering about how much is actually known about the world of Oerth, by its inhabitants? How many ancient ruins are littering the world? I have been looking at the online Age of Conan re ...
  Topic: POSTFEST IX(Brewfest 2008): Open Category!!!
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 18
Views: 22940

PostForum: Postfest Forum & Archive   Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:24 am   Subject: buy the good stuff
Oh. My. Gawd! How in the Nine Hells did I miss that?!? Okay, putting the crack pipe down and walking away.... Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed
  Topic: Legal question about Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 20
Views: 16574

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:04 pm   Subject: Legal question about Greyhawk
So the question remains. If I write fan fiction, to support my own 3.x campaign, based off of WotC Greyhawk material and post it on the website, they can ask me to stop and by law the admins have to ...
  Topic: Magical armor and repairs
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 16900

PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:42 pm   Subject: Magical armor and repairs
So, was my example right or wrong?
  Topic: Legal question about Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 20
Views: 16574

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:30 pm   Subject: Legal question about Greyhawk
So po-dunk, hillbilly knoxgamers is pretty much safe for having hillbilly Roy post some writ'en he got learned in school and used it on that new in-ter-nit. Sa-weet! Everything is unofficial. It is ...
  Topic: Magical armor and repairs
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 16900

PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:20 pm   Subject: Magical armor and repairs
Ummm, I hate to sound antagonistic, but reparing magical items is misleading. Joe fighter has a longsword +2. It's damaged. So he takes it to Mr. Bob Blacksmith. The basic score to repair it would ...
  Topic: POSTFEST IX(Brewfest 2008): Open Category!!!
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 18
Views: 22940

PostForum: Postfest Forum & Archive   Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:32 pm   Subject: POSTFEST IX(Brewfest 2008): Open Category!!!
Hi All,

Maybe I'm dense, but is there a specific topic for the article or is it a free for all subject this Postfest? Cool

Where's me quill?
Dwarf from Nyrond
  Topic: Legal question about Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 20
Views: 16574

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:44 am   Subject: Legal question about Greyhawk
My local website, who seems to be having all manner of tech problems b/c we just moved to a new format, was concerned. The admins didn't want to get shut down or sued b/c WotC attack lawyers smelled ...
  Topic: Raising Dead/Resurrection in Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 65
Views: 53010

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:39 am   Subject: Alrighty then
Okay, sums that up. So we are all pretty much in agreement that I, as a DM, am not too far out-of-line by explaining to the players that there isn't a cleric sitting in every church in every major ci ...
  Topic: Legal question about Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 20
Views: 16574

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:57 pm   Subject: Legal question about Greyhawk
Hi Folks,

On my local website, the admins said that they can no longer allow folks to submit fan based fiction regarding the WoG because of intellectual property rights. In short they said Wot ...
  Topic: Raising Dead/Resurrection in Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 65
Views: 53010

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:54 am   Subject: Raising Dead/Resurrection in Greyhawk
Hi Folks,

I'm glad this topic has stirred up some friendly debate! There are a few angles that have been forwarded that I honestly didn't take into account. Hence why I ask for you help. :s ...
  Topic: Radigast City, Pearl of the Nyr Dyv
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 1
Views: 6428

PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:19 pm   Subject: Radigast City, Pearl of the Nyr Dyv
Behold, Radigast City, pearl of the Nyr Dyr, gateway to the vast east, City of a Thousand Smiles.

So has anyone used City of Freeport by Green Ronin as a foundaion for a port city? I was thinkin ...
  Topic: The Greyhawk Barbarian
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 35
Views: 30113

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:14 pm   Subject: The Greyhawk Barbarian
I totally understand what you are saying, but my issue is that loud, dumb, unsophisticated brute that knows how to eat, smash, drink, uhhhhhh........ Wink Playing a socially inept bruiser for a ba ...
  Topic: The Greyhawk Barbarian
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 35
Views: 30113

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:58 pm   Subject: The Greyhawk Barbarian
Ah, Unearthed Arcana. I miss the Cavalier, but I was young then Laughing Cool Funny that you mentioned UA, because I don't remember anyone ever playing the "dumb" barbarian. We all thought it w ...
  Topic: The Greyhawk Barbarian
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 35
Views: 30113

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:42 pm   Subject: The Greyhawk Barbarian
Barbarian. BIG, uncivilized, uneducated and extrememly stupid! All barbarians are is a one trick pony. Confused I mean seriously, how many times have we played in a game and the guy who is playing t ...
  Topic: I miss Dragon Mgazine
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 11
Views: 16390

PostForum: Greyhawk- AD&D 1st Edition   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:54 pm   Subject: I miss Dragon Mgazine
Yes, I purposely mispelled the title so it would catch peoples eye. Wink I'm on a holy terror right now, so forgive me. I miss Dragon magazine art. Okay, the later years seemed far too influence ...
  Topic: Tharizdun arise!
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 5
Views: 4901

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:14 pm   Subject: Tharizdun arise!
"Sweet Jez-us dude, let it go. LET IT GO! Seriously, stop with all the Tharizdun talk and Iuz too" is probably what you're thinking. Hear me out (have I ever led you astray before?). Tharizdun sho ...
  Topic: Fan Fiction
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 6
Views: 26999

PostForum: Readers Workshop   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:27 pm   Subject: Fan Fiction
I remember reading this and I liked it. I just wish there was someplace we could get quality reading material for Greyhawk (not that my own writing is any good by any stretch, but you know what I mea ...
  Topic: Fan Fiction
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 6
Views: 26999

PostForum: Readers Workshop   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:59 pm   Subject: Fan Fiction
Hi Folks. Do we have a "fan fiction" area? Something that isn't meant to be canon, but there for folks to read if they get board? Cool
  Topic: Pathfinder. Who's playing?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 41
Views: 48355

PostForum: Greyhawk- D&D 3.0e/3.5e/d20/Pathfinder   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:55 pm   Subject: Pathfinder. Who's playing?
I am not playing at the moment, but I'm eyeing it real hard. many folks have said that Paizo picked up where 3.5 left off. Eveyone seems pretty happy with it, except sorcerers and monk's grappling r ...
  Topic: Raising Dead/Resurrection in Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 65
Views: 53010

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:46 pm   Subject: Raising Dead/Resurrection in Greyhawk
My views are pretty much in alignment with all of yours. The problem I am having is...to steal a quote...that the new generation of dungeon punks want everything their way. The moment things seem di ...
  Topic: Raising Dead/Resurrection in Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 65
Views: 53010

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:42 pm   Subject: Raising Dead/Resurrection in Greyhawk
Thanks everyone for your help. I pretty much agree with everything that has been said, but the younger generation....wow, that hurt to say.....hates the idea of having to actually do something to get ...
  Topic: Raising Dead/Resurrection in Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 65
Views: 53010

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:43 pm   Subject: Raising Dead/Resurrection in Greyhawk
Hi Everyone,

So I am about to start my new group of players (dungeon punks, let me tell you Sad ) on a campaign. The first scenario will be The Wizards Amulet and then Crucible of Freya ...
  Topic: Player experience in Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 15
Views: 12267

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:18 am   Subject: Player experience in Greyhawk
3.5 was designed to have the character's levels rise, by old 1st ed AD&D standards, extrememly quick. Now personally, I find this to leave a bitter taste in my mouth. If pc's rise too quickly, t ...
  Topic: Starting a new campaign in...Urnst?
DwarffromNyrond

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Views: 10879

PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:46 am   Subject: Starting a new campaign in...Urnst?
Problem with the River of Blood Scenario is that I don't have any access to it Laughing
  Topic: The Ancient Flan
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 5
Views: 4719

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:16 am   Subject: The Ancient Flan
Thank you guys! I will most definitely use a hybrid of Russian vikings and native American tribes. Cool
  Topic: Like the new look
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 34
Views: 25068

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:12 am   Subject: Like the new look
Um....WOW! i think you folks did a fandamntastic job capturing the feel of the '83 boxed set. Seriously, it's a warm and inviting comsmetic change. Very nicely done folks. I wish the powers that b ...
  Topic: Starting a new campaign in...Urnst?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 7
Views: 10879

PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:09 am   Subject: Starting a new campaign in...Urnst?
Excellent, one and all. I plan on running old school, so the experience point system will be smaller, so the players don't advance to 15th level by session 4 Mad Shocked Happy and so they beco ...
  Topic: The Ancient Flan
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 5
Views: 4719

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:50 pm   Subject: The Ancient Flan
Okay kids, so the WoG is covered in vestigages of once great but now forgotten cities, ruined and lost to the memory of careless history. The Flan are an ancient peoples spread all over the place. I ...
  Topic: Greyhawk Reborn is new Living Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 10
Views: 8676

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:34 pm   Subject: seconded
I second that; Alien Invaders?
  Topic: Starting a new campaign in...Urnst?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 7
Views: 10879

PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:43 pm   Subject: Starting a new campaign in...Urnst?
Okay, I just got sick about revamping of WoG into 4th ed. Teiflings? Really? Really! Sigh...really?

Anyway, I am in the process of creating a new campaign for some local gamers. They are new ...
  Topic: Magical armor and repairs
DwarffromNyrond

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PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:42 pm   Subject: Magical armor and repairs
A group of hardy adventurers are sitting in a tavern, drinking and sulking over a failed adventure. Many peasants give them right of way and plenty of space. The fighters have weapons that look like ...
  Topic: Dragon & Dungeon
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 4
Views: 15669

PostForum: Published Material Reviews & Discussion   Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:13 am   Subject: Dragon & Dungeon
Does anyone know if there are plans to revive these magazines? Sad
  Topic: Naval Cultures of the Flanaess: Eastern Explorers
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 12
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PostForum: Readers Workshop   Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 3:28 pm   Subject: Naval Cultures of the Flanaess: Eastern Explorers
Indeed, but I believe the Principality of Ulek has a very respectable navy that utilizes dwarven marines....fools they be. Smile But I still stand by my original staement, these articles on nava ...
  Topic: Well known Magic-User's?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 21
Views: 23864

PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:25 pm   Subject: Well known Magic-User's?
Exactly how well known are the wizards of WoG? Who has heard of Otiluke, Bigby, etc? Does the average peasant know of them? Do all the nobles know of them? I ask b/c I had one player who was playi ...
  Topic: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
DwarffromNyrond

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PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:15 pm   Subject: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
Cebrion, that was awesome, thank you. I stand corrected about dragons. Smile
  Topic: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 130
Views: 94542

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:48 pm   Subject: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
What I am about to say will seem cruel, malicious, unkind, uncouth, mean spirited and generally obnoxious. Why do we care about Living Greyhawk stories and events? If we are to resurrect Greyhawk, w ...
  Topic: in my Greyhawk Campaign.....
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 31
Views: 14428

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:19 pm   Subject: in my Greyhawk Campaign.....
I placed my Keep on the Borderlands game in the Yeomary and did one near the Bright Desert.
  Topic: But I want a map...and a wand of fireballs!
DwarffromNyrond

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PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:05 pm   Subject: But I want a map...and a wand of fireballs!
I need help. In one of my campaigns, I have players who get very frustrated b/c they can't have a map of the world. They want their characters to have world maps so they can know where everythingis ...
  Topic: What's Wrong with the Duchy of Urnst?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 29
Views: 21049

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:54 pm   Subject: What's Wrong with the Duchy of Urnst?
GVD, first I am so going to steal the ideas on this topic and add to my own campaign. Second, something just occured to me; if the powerhitter agents from every faction is fighting a secret war again ...
  Topic: What's Wrong with the Duchy of Urnst?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 29
Views: 21049

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:34 pm   Subject: What's Wrong with the Duchy of Urnst?
I've always ran Urnst as the Spain of WWII. Everybody has agents there and it's nasty. One of the biggest things I've done is make thralls of the ruling houses for the Scarlet Brotherhood. All the ...
  Topic: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 130
Views: 94542

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:43 pm   Subject: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
And I agree, it would be worthwhile. I also think that there is no reason that a series of adventures could be made (in a perfect world), where the PC's get a chance to change things and actually mov ...
  Topic: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
DwarffromNyrond

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PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:58 pm   Subject: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
No reason to advance the setting? I must humbly and respectfully disagree. WoG has moved and advanced without many PC's input before. Moving it forward to a more fertile time when they can be more ...
  Topic: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
DwarffromNyrond

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Views: 94542

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:18 pm   Subject: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
Interesting perspective. I always considered it (From the Ashes) to be an escalation and general Charlie Foxtrot with no real direction. IMO, it was like playing in Greyhawk normal one day and then ...
  Topic: A Bard's song overheard in the Foreign Quarter
DwarffromNyrond

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PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:07 pm   Subject: A Bard's song overheard in the Foreign Quarter
For all you old timers that played 1st edition and 2nd edition AD&D in the World of Greyhawk fantasy setting. Sing along to Marty Robbins "El Paso." I always use YouTube for the music, so....

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  Topic: Naval Cultures of the Flanaess: Eastern Explorers
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 12
Views: 17749

PostForum: Readers Workshop   Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:00 pm   Subject: Naval Cultures of the Flanaess: Eastern Explorers
I enjoyed the article immensely, but I am the dark cloud today. I believe GH naval culture certainly does get short changed, but for a very good reason; monsters. I can't see a kingdom, who is alrea ...
  Topic: He-Man and Greyhawk
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 12
Views: 9887

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:51 pm   Subject: He-Man and Greyhawk
If this subject has already been approached, I apologize. I was at Best Buy and I...sigh....gave in to my childish side and bought the 1st season of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (old school ...
  Topic: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 130
Views: 94542

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:19 pm   Subject: Next Gen GH Begins to Take Shape
Hi Everyone! Um, I'm not nearly as...aw screw it, I lack eloquence. How about Greyhawk; the Dark Ages? I mean we know that the Crook of Rao 86'd a lot of demons right? The Horned Society wasn't co ...
  Topic: My PC needs a Noble House
DwarffromNyrond

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Views: 9179

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:19 pm   Subject: Ravenloft and Warhammer Fantasy
Hello There,

If I may be as so bold to offer a suggestion, give your player the noble (and now ruined) house Von Carstein. I outright stole that from Warhammer Fantasy. Shocked Smile You c ...
  Topic: Scope and Flavor
DwarffromNyrond

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Views: 29898

PostForum: Gran March Gazetteer    Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 2:05 pm   Subject: Scope and Flavor
Hello All,

If I may offer my humble opinion concerning the military. I would suspect that the military is a strange beast. I see the commoners as having such strong loyalty not for the Knights ...
  Topic: Guilds
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 3
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PostForum: Gran March Gazetteer    Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:13 pm   Subject: Re: Guilds
In a similar thread some time ago that went awry after some very good discussion. The problem was, that the core questions were never answered....

What are the Guilds in Gran March.

Ivor suppl ...
  Topic: Core Beliefs: Wee Jas
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 62
Views: 44105

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:36 am   Subject: Core Beliefs: Wee Jas
Hi Everyone,

I'd like to take a practical stab at this (because all my other post have been the model of practical approaches Laughing Laughing ). Wee Jas can easily be in charge of carrying folks ...
  Topic: Greyhawk becoming too high-powered?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 47
Views: 37184

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:08 pm   Subject: Greyhawk becoming too high-powered?
perhaps GH needs to be marketed as such (the FRCS describes itself as a product only for advanced gamers, go figure?). Also, the blood, gore 'shades of grey" and political intrigue inherent in the fee ...
  Topic: Zombies and skeletons, no big deal?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 19
Views: 12857

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:26 pm   Subject: Zombies and skeletons, no big deal?
Howdy Everyone,

As one of my players once said to me, "Ya know, I get it now. Everyone thinks you're a hard@$$, but you're really not. You are making a world where it's not just a walk through ...
  Topic: Greyhawk Webcomic 2.0
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 178
Views: 100601

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:54 pm   Subject: Greyhawk Webcomic 2.0
The universe sits in quiet contemplation of this dreadful tale and it is pleased. Absolutely wonderful.
  Topic: Zombies and skeletons, no big deal?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 19
Views: 12857

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:40 pm   Subject: Zombies and skeletons, no big deal?
Excellent replies indeed. I myself don't feel that Greyhawk needs to be enhanced with regard to magic and fantasy. My current group completely understands why I generally restrict classes and they c ...
  Topic: Zombies and skeletons, no big deal?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 19
Views: 12857

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:50 pm   Subject: Zombies and skeletons, no big deal?
Understanding what the peasant class is familiar with helps us maintain contiuity. No one here would put up a strong agruement if I said a group of adventurers wouldn't find it too difficult a task t ...
  Topic: What If new Greyhawk novels were written?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 39
Views: 39718

PostForum: Welcome to Greyhawk!   Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:29 pm   Subject: What If new Greyhawk novels were written?
Interesting thought; what is good for the game isn't good for Hasbro's short term profit. I'm not sure I agree with this, but that's a different matter. Cool What would be good for Hasbro's sh ...
  Topic: Zombies and skeletons, no big deal?
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 19
Views: 12857

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:48 pm   Subject: Zombies and skeletons, no big deal?
Hello All,

Sorry to plaster the forum Embarassed My players always yawn at the lesser undead. They simply aren't bothered by the grotesque decaying zombies and their brethern skeletons. Aside ...
  Topic: Peasant knowledge of monsters
DwarffromNyrond

Replies: 10
Views: 9821

PostForum: World of Greyhawk Discussion   Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:34 pm   Subject: Peasant knowledge of monsters
That is an excellent observation, both in that most peasants don't travel far from there village and they would know something of the critters in the surrounding area. Everyone has an idea of their o ...
 
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