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I was just browsing through OJ8 again and noticed something interesting relating to this debate. In an article about Wastri, Russell Timm wrote of Wastri's imprisonment by Zagyg:

"Based upon what ...

Jeremy Irons as Mordy.

Al Pacino or Gary Oldman as Nerof.

Jack Nicholson as Iuz.

Robin Williams as Zagyg.

Angelina Jolie as Jallarzi? (I don't care, as long as she's in the movie!)

And ...

Weren't Hextor and Heironeous both imprisoned by Zagyg at the same time? That supports my crackpot theory too, if you trap one the other personality would have to be there too! And of course that woul ...

Using the link in Duicarthan's announcement of what's in OJ 17, I got a "download trojan" virus warning from Norton AV.

Here's another:

In Saga of Old City, Gord and Chert "marveled over the Highbridge, which spanned the Duntide River just below Rel Mord." (p. 283)

That Gord marveled over the Highbridge suggests ...

Oh my...I imagine I speak for many other lurkers when I say your posts are greatly appreciated.

So when you've finished sulking <EDIT>, I'll really look forward to your next post.

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A superb example of the trends being discussed here is Kirt Wickford's piece in OJ16. In his article on Keoland, he examined the different treatments given certain topics (particularly Vecna) by diff ...

Have you considered making the society so secretive that your player and his PC don't know which order it is? Some NPC feeds info to the PC (a la Deep Throat) or engages the party to go on adventures ...

Did anyone else find the regional magic items in GH Adventures idiotic as a concept? I've never been able to use any of them because the memory of reading that book makes me cringe.

Not to dispara ...

U1-3 is a good series, and I think (assuming the PCs are ready for it) could easily hook into the Against the Giants series. If they manage to make a name for themselves by completing the U-series, t ...

Now that the Boneheart is mentioned, I have a question about it. Did the Boneheart existed before Iuz was imprisoned, or it was created after his release?

From everything I've read, when Iuz ...

I'm fascinated by the various pronunciations of Furyondy. I always thought that it was pronounced Fur (as in fur coat) Yondy (as in yonder).

Maybe someone could get Gygax to pronounce these words ...

What one person considers official canon isn't necessarily accepted by another person. This is a miss use of the term "official canon".

what one person condisers offical canon doesn't matter in the ...

I might add that political correctness could be dangerous. My party was once captured and sold into slavery by a large (and enterprising) patrol in North Province. Considering the fact that the alte ...

I think Dungeon is going to publish an updated map shortly, with loads more locations on (such as from the Marklands etc).

Interesting! I wonder if Dungeon would include the locations mention ...

The Runes? Were these an addition in the boxed set?

No, the Folio includes the runes. I don't own the 83 box set, just the Folio, but my understanding is that the Folio contains runes that the ...

Some disjointed thoughts:

The City of Greyhawk - a city run by thieves - is surely willing to wink at slave trading for the right price. I recall in some portion of the boxed set it mentions some ...

After finishing "Osson's Ride", I now realize that the story continues. Katzman describes the events in North Aerdy, the Pomarj, and, most notably, the Scarlet Brotherhood's take over of the Lordship ...

Osson's Ride (part 2) (by Joe Katzman and Sean Copeland):

With speed and surprise on their side, the horsemen brushed away Ahlissa's ill-trained troops and plunged into the South Province. The lan ...

This thread inspired me to rummage through some boxes and I discovered that I still have a printed version of Katzman's history of the Wars. Here is the portion on Osson's Raid (it seems a bit long f ...

I believe Ivid the Undying places Philidor at 30th level. In addition to appearing in the City of Greyhawk, he is connected to both the Grandwood and the Vesve.

Your fellow Canadian Joe Katzman had a LONG e-version of the Greyhawk Wars text, with add-ins from his own campaign. It went into detail about Ossan. You should try to find a copy.

Kirt

I read ...

I happen to like the fact that we don't have any almighties running around Greyhawk, except Tharizdun.. blek!

Well...I think Greyhawk has plenty of almighties running around - Mordy, Philidor, Ra ...

IIRC, Iuz gained his demi-god status at least in part from his use of the Soul Husks (in the Howling Hills, I think). Whether Iggwilv and/or Grazzt played a role is anyone's guess. Zagyg channeled th ...

I still play 1e with alot of 2e thrown in (inevitable with so much Greyhawk material published in 2e format). I've been playing 1e since it was released (still have my original books), and it's just ...

I think Kirt makes an interesting point. Along a similar line, one might argue that all magic is natural in a sense - Greyhawk is a highly magical world. I think your question in part reflects our p ...

Thanks for the replies! This is precisely the info I needed.

It's been more than a decade since I survived to tell the tale of this wizard's dungeon. I recall that there were three magical weapons hidden in the mountain. I believe there was a trident named Wa ...

Thanks for the response, I figured the rule was arbitrary. I think a better approach to balance would have been to more severely limit demi-human races in certain ability scores, but I suppose the tr ...

Does anyone have a rational explanation for the level limits imposed on demi-humans (at least in 1e and 2e)? It just doesn't make sense to me that an elven mage that lives for 5-600+ years can't equa ...

Thanks for the heads-up wes. I looked at the article and it's very good. I would still like to find a list of "official" Greyhawk dragons (names, lairs, etc.). Is there any reference that detail speci ...

MTG makes a good point with regard to Vecna and Tharizdun. If Tharizdun's power could be made to work in Vecna's self-interest, I would not be surprised to see Vecna revere that dark power. "Worship ...

OJ 15 is excellent, and 18 months is far too long between issues (although it's worth the wait)!

The article on bards was the first rendition I've seen that made sense of a bard's progression from ...