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Long time no post.

Anyway, I plan on running EttRoG soon, likely sometime next month, and was looking to see if there were any threads or campaign journals out there from others who've already ran ...

So, I understand that the Living Greyhawk Triad once had a map of Highfolk town, but all the links I've found to it seem to be dead.

Can anyone point me toward a copy of said map, as well as any ot ...

Another adventure that likely qualifies as Greyhawk is Dungeon #128's "Shut In," by James Lafond Sutter & F. Wesley Schneider.

The adventure takes place in an unnamed city in the home of a decl ...

Or if you're looking for something more evil, you might consider Balan, "Master of the Infernal Hunt," in Green Ronin's Legions of Hell. He's a unique devil serving Belial.

Also, Mammon is another ...

Another option might be the Master of the Hunt (Neutral, with evil tendencies), presented as a lesser god in Dragon #342.

Hey Rob. I recently got Mordenkainen's Book of Foes and read a couple mentions of Vecna:

On page 13, it states, "rumors exist that Fierna Rip, I'm interested in your evaluation of this book's treat ...

"O Blinding Light" is from a Firesign Theatre sketch. Gygax was purportedly a fan: https://doomsdaygames.proboards.com/thread/877/inside-temple-pholtus

I placed Awad on the southern coast of the Nyr Dyv, several miles NE of Magepoint, IIRC.

Secret College of Necromancy, a d20 sourcebook published in 2001 by Green Ronin, includes an obvious Vecna pastiche called the Ghoul. It's notable mainly for being co-authored by Vecna Lives! author D ...

Hey, I noticed on Anna's map that ancient Fleeth would be in about the same location as Falsford (or possibly Fals Keep or Falsridge) today.

Do you think these modern Velunese settlements might hav ...

One that you might want to add is Dungeon #84's "The Dying of the Light." IIRC, it's set near the Lortmils.

Witch of Serpent Bridge has a temple of Kord in it (page 47).

It does, but it was written at a time when many GH gods were considered "generic" and could be used in any setting. Furthermore, there ...

Some locations appears to be off, and others appear to be modules that are not Greyhawk-specific.

Among the later is "The Witch of Serpent's Bridge" (Dungeon #95).

Among the former is "The Cradl ...

Where is it? I was just thinking about that question!

Fleeth most likely was in western Veluna, near where the Fals breaks the Lorridges, south of the river and tucked into that cozy little spot no ...

I'm also curious if you're going with the earlier Steve Wilson Greychrondex chronology, where Vecna's depredations seem to cross the entirety of the Flanaess; or the later Vecna history from the Oerth ...

Sounds great, Rob!

Do you have a copy of the Venca: Hand of the Revenant graphic novel already too?

Allan.

I do, and I've relied on it extensively. Using it, I've been able to narrow down Fle ...

Hey all.

As some of you may be aware, several years ago, I began compiling a lengthy history of Vecna that I planned to submit to the Oerth Journal as a scholarly article, but abandoned it about te ...

Also, Drow of the Underdark (3.5 version) includes a number of drow characters located in and around Erelhei-Cinlu.

Dungeon #119 has the following drow:

Shahng, weapons master of House Eilservs (female, Swashbuckler 3/ Ftr 4/ Dervish 5)

Zurrock the Crawling Master (male, Ftr8)_

Derakhshan (male, Clr14, Ele ...

So the intro to S2 speaks of "the only baron remaining in the area," whose fortress seems to be within a day's climb from the "Unoerthly cave."

Looking at various maps of Geoff post-S2, no one seem ...

Leomund may have left because Mordenkainen is just not nice.

Leomund: "Hey Mordenkainen! I created an awesome new spell! It's called Leomund's Secure Shelter! It's an even better version of my tiny ...

While browsing through the PHB last night, looking at some of the "named" spells, I realized that Leomund's schtick is mostly creating "boxes," whether for items or people (he's more versatile than Bi ...

I use platinum coinage quite a bit IMC, as it's a lot easier to to imagine PCs shopping for high-end items with a pouch of 100 pp than a sack of 1000 gp. Yeah, gems can be used, too, but then you hav ...

This NPC is head of Thieves' Guild operations in the River Quarter, from 583 CY (IIRC) until no later than 597 CY (at which point Tirra has taken over, per EttRoG).

Are there any other canonical re ...

Note that Curley Greenleaf in Gygax's novel Saga of Old City contradicted this, claiming that Oerth revolved around the sun rather than the other way around.

Curley knew what he was talking about. ...

I've got a bunch posted to my site at http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/gh_dungeon_adventures.html#dungeon and have a draft blog post about my favorite magazine adventures to get back to work on... ...

IIRC, most of the modules before EGG left have been date to take place between 575 CY and 580 CY.

L1 occurs in 575, L2 in 576, T1-4 in 579, with the reign of the Slave Lords taking place from 576-5 ...

I like it! Well done, Robbastard.

I did note what may be an omission, though. Ki Strike never allows the Monk of the Silver Hand to treat her unarmed attacks as cold iron. This may be helpful ag ...

One of the players in my 3.5 campaign is new to roleplaying. She's a big fan of BtVS and wanted a Buffy-like character. I knew enough about the show to know that Buffy uses a lot of martial arts moves ...

I seem to remember Chaav and Urbanus being in one of the D&D 3.5 expansion books, but I've never seen them for Greyhawk. Same thing for some of the non-human deities. I've never heard of Ayailla, ...

I seem to remember Chaav and Urbanus being in one of the D&D 3.5 expansion books, but I've never seen them for Greyhawk. Same thing for some of the non-human deities. I've never heard of Ayailla ...

IIRC, most of the modules before EGG left have been date to take place between 575 CY and 580 CY.

L1 occurs in 575, L2 in 576, T1-4 in 579, with the reign of the Slave Lords taking place from 576-5 ...

IIRC, most of the modules before EGG left have been date to take place between 575 CY and 580 CY.

L1 occurs in 575, L2 in 576, T1-4 in 579, with the reign of the Slave Lords taking place from 576-5 ...

I HR that wands can be recharged--I just divide the fully-charged retail price by 50 (max number of charges) to get my "price per charge."

For 1st level spells, this works out to 15 gp per charge. ...

IMC, "Flan" is a catch-all term applied to the pre-migration human inhabitants of the Flanaess. The cultures vary tremendously, from the Picto-Celt Flan of the Sheldomar to the Amerind Flan of the nor ...

That extra "e" may have either been added just to mix it up, or maybe he took it from "draculae," as in "Desmodus draculae," the massive extinct vampire bat of Central and South America.

You migh ...

Does anyone know if EGG ever revealed the origins of Eclavdra's name?

I haven't seen it discussed anywhere, and Grodog doesn't even have it on his list of Anagrams, Puns, and Homages.

While re-r ...

On a related note, has the alignment discrepancy between monks (lawful) and Xan Yae and Zuoken (both true neutral) ever been explained?

Sure, Xan Yae, being a goddess, can be explained away as not ...

One of my fellow players in the infancy of my campaign played a magic-user who worshiped Arioch.

On a related note, has the alignment discrepancy between monks (lawful) and Xan Yae and Zuoken (both true neutral) ever been explained?

Sure, Xan Yae, being a goddess, can be explained away as not ...

The map of the Domain of Greyhawk included in the City of Greyhawk boxed set shows a ford in the Selintan at the future sight of Fordkeep, a pair of ferries (but no ford) at Two Ford, and a ford at On ...

Further, if you are transporting goods to market in a wagon, even 1 m of depth is probably too much, as the grain and other products that get wet will begin to rot. Lets assume all carts in the Domai ...

My proffered solution... make them all into ferries. Thus One Ferry, Two Ferry, Ferry Keep. This retains the crossing points, allows commerce up and down the river, and allows you to introduce colorf ...

This is something that's bothered me for awhile, but I don't recall anyone bringing it up in recent memory.

A number of sources indicate that the Selintan is navigable by most deep-draft vessels fr ...

So, after a 10 year or so hiatus, I recently started playing again (3.5--I didn't want to buy a bunch of new books), and I've been running this adventure.

Very cool, Rob!---you planning to resurrec ...

So, after a 10 year or so hiatus, I recently started playing again (3.5--I didn't want to buy a bunch of new books), and I've been running this adventure.

For those of you who've ran it, there's a ...

So, how many people knew Jack Chick had a copy of the Monster Manual II?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw23e8zEBN8

Dammit Rob!

This year I won't be there. It was just Anna, me and my friends last time.

Bloody hell! Well, I'll hoist one for you. Where have you guys been meeting since I was last there? I remem ...

Speaking of which, are there any plans for a dinner/drinks meet-up like we've had in the past? I've missed the last 2-3 years, but I'll be there this time!

Well, it looks like I won't be making GenCon this year after all. While lack of people to room with is what kept me away last year, this year it's due to them moving the date up by two weeks, which I ...

I most likely will be there this year--Friday or Saturday works for me.

So how did High Velocity work out, as far as crowds/wait time?

Sorry I missed this one! I'll try to do better next year!

Greg A. Vaughan's Istivin trilogy in Dungeon Magazine #117, #118, and #119, which examined some of the repercussions of the Black Bubble, made it clear that the Black Bubble appeared in CY 576.

Fr ...

Hope you do make it Rob. My chances of going are near certain now.

Alas, it doesn't look like I'll be making it this year, but raise one for me! And Mort, give my love to Alisha at the RAM! :)

If I do make it this year, I also vote for High Velocity.

In Greenwood (30 min south of Indy) there's a brewpub called Oaken Barrel. It doesn't get crazy crowded like the places downtown, but it is a bit of a drive.

Also in Greenwood (on the north si ...

I completely agree. I'll pm Gary and direct him to this thread. Hopefully he'll see it.

Until them, I've added the signup info directly to the main page. Not sure why I didn't do this to begin with ...

I agree with the Ram being problematic. I love the food and drink, but waiting for a table can be an issue.

I suggested last year that we attempt to meet in one of the hotel's bar/restaurants. The ...

http://www.canonfire.com/cf/ghchrondex.php

Gman, here's an excerpt covering the areas you mentioned from my unpublished Vecna article that I had planned to submit to the OJ. I consulted several sources (most of them canon), and attempted to we ...

I just blundered onto this:

http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=207#207

Ah, I hope someone is finding my take helpful!

Here's the final version:

Pa ...

Novels generally aren't regarded with the same level of canonical authority as modules & sourcebooks, so what takes place in a novel is not necessarily a reflection of "official events" in the set ...

Did you ever eat that cheeseburger in the background?

Mort's post about the TSR trading cards led me to searching the net for images them, for future additions to the wiki.

Meanwhile, i stumbled on this page, which features 2 storybooks featuring char ...

According to this, someone just gave a bunch of these away: http://www.listia.com/auction/986332-lot-of-6-1993-tsr-d-d-trading-cards

In a world where magic is real, I think most governments would have compulsory service of clerics and mages at least in times of war and/or potential conflict. In peacetime, they would likely be expec ...

When in doubt, let the real world be your guide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name#History

It's a taboo to give a name that already exists. Therefore Greyhawk is filled with unique names. You can collect a hundred known Greyhawk characters from canon, and none would be the same. In our worl ...

Player's Guide to Greyhawk, p. 48:

Systems of naming are wide and varied in the Flanaess, with many local customs. Following are a few general guidelines.

Common humanity: Most ordinary folk hav ...

Rather than involve time travel, the most efficient thing IMO is to adjust the dates in the Istivin story arc.

But how, as every Sterich NPC in game has mentioned that 15 years before there was a b ...

I'm curious - what problems arise (other than conflicting with the 2E ordering of the supermodules) with setting GDQ prior to the other two?

IIRC, the original T1 had an offhand comment to the end ...

Manlin Osgood in Diamond Lake, whose distinctive "O" symbol on his work "is a regional sign of quality" (Dungeon #124.62).

I will look in to this modules, but also I need couple of in game books about Abyss, demons and maybe Lolth. My PCs found cultist library in Caves of Chaos modul and want to desipher them. I can make- ...

Regarding Queen of the Spiders: http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/index.php?title=Queen_of_the_Spiders
"The original modules assumed these adventures were completed separately, however, as the pregenerat ...

You also have the Iron Nation Knights of Rel Astra, the Knights of the Chase, the Demonic Knights of Doom, the Knights of the Chalice, the Lords of the Gloaming, plus numerous other religious and nati ...

...I have no problem making up said villain, but if there is a name from canon that might fight this scenario I would like to include it. If you have one, let me know! Preferred would be a necromancer ...

Rip beat me to it!

That's a good catch.

Isn't it problematic that A1 says the temple was dedicated to a goddess, and Xerbo, is, ahem, not of the feminine persuasion?Where's the "goddess" reference in A1? I couldn't f ...

Someone mentioned on Mort's blog that the RAM is too crowded.

Anyone have any other suggestions for next year?

While I agree the RAM gets crowded, chances are that any place we choose that doe ...

Okay guys, I created a Facebook event. If you're on the Book of Faces, it's here: https://www.facebook.com/events/476597279100670

Feel free to "friend" me if you haven't before--just let me know wh ...

I'll be there all four days this year as well. RAM at 7:30 Friday sounds good. Hell, chances are I'll be there on other nights, too. We may want to create a meet-up event on Facebook & invite some ...

According to VHotR, the Serpent "gave the gift of wizardy to all the Ur-Flan people." Vecna's tribe was the last to revere the Serpent, as all other Ur-Flan tribes had forgotten or were "destroyed by ...

And I'm pretty sure the "official" start date is in 595, due to the dates on the tombstones of the Land family in "The Whispering Cairn," & scattered references of x event taking place x years ago ...

IMC, I started it in summer of 595 CY, scheduled the Champion's Games for the week of Brewfest, & assumed the climax would fall in the early months of 596. YMMV.

...The latter parts of the campaign detail the city of Redhand in the Bandit Kingdoms in some detail as well as some dungeons around the Rift Canyon to the north. It also includes full stats (3.5E) fo ...

Given the fact that Queen Yolande of Celene "taken a number of consorts to with whom to engage in the Faerie Mysteries," my guess is that some sort of sex ritual may be involved.

Greyhawk City, at least, does have a Union of Moneychangers and Pawnbrokers. The entries in the CoG boxed set (FFF, 35-36; GoF, 78) mentions that high interest is charged on loans, & issues credit ...

I just noticed that we have reached 1500 articles since starting on September 10th, 2007.

Not too shabby for a handful of people.

http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

A good place to start for Greyhawk information is the Great Library of Greyhawk wiki. Though not every subject is covered, 1500 are, including the Pomarj: http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/index.php?title ...

Given the fact that at least two cities in Greyhawk have serial publications, the Sinchaser Report in Alhaster (Dungeon #131) and the Greyhawk Grumbler in (Living) Greyhawk City, some sort of mass-pri ...

Rip, I'm pretty sure Nerof Gasgal is from commoner stock, as tAB mentions that he "will never gain acceptance among the nobility of the city because of his lowly birth."

Other nobles of Greyhawk in ...

Dalt being 'long forgotten' I suppose Odin and Loki appearing around the time of the Suel Migrations is long ago enough to fit in with that. Dalt is CG though and Loki definitely comes across as CN ...

I find it odd that SKR included Dalt and Vatun in tSB, as A) Vatun is far different from the Suel Imperium in both culture and portfolio (a god of winter in an empire that was most likely subtropical? ...

Thanks, Scott!

The 1st edition Dungeon Master's Guide said that Ehlissa created her Nightingale "some 17 centuries ago" (that's about -1125 CY, counting down from 576 CY) and then reigned for several centuries mor ...

Yeah, that should read -144 CY--good catch, Rip!

Edit:

Okay, I spoke too soon, assuming I made a mistake when I calculated those dates so long ago.

It turns out -145 CY is correct, due to the ...

Re: Ehlissa & Ahlissa, here are a few dates derived from various sources:

c. -1125 CY
Xagy and Joramy create Queen Ehlissa’s Marvelous Nightingale.
(Gygax, Dungeon Masters Guide, 160: “The ...

Ummm--I wouldn't refer to those as "original" maps--it seems she's selling her "artist's copies" of the 1980 folio maps, which I assume are no different than the ones that were sold to everyone else ...

I just email Gary and await his response.

If "Great Library of Greyhawk" is too long, I think "GLoG" would also work. Thoughts?

Lanthorn: As to which continent - mostly Europe, but only because the Flanaess is largely an analogue for Europe. Not that I care if there are animals from somewhere else; it's a fantasy world, af ...