Greyhawk, Yeomanry, Dark Gate and the tunnel

Shin Okada · Nov 16, 2014

3.0e Living Greyhawk Gazetteer and other books mentions that a tunnel which lead to the Sea of Dust, supposedly the Passage of Slerotin, used by the Suel during the Great Migrations, was found in a part pf Yeomanry. And a town called Dark Gate was established near the Yeomanry side of the tunnel.

Is it just an adventure hook? Or did TSR, WotC or RPGA actually released some adventure using this tunnel?

Alzrius · Nov 19, 2014

I'm not sure if there's been an adventure with this - though I suspect that it got used at some point in the Yeomanry adventures in Living Greyhawk - but it was around prior to the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. I remember seeing that tunnel talked about in Dragon #241, for example.

Shin Okada · Nov 19, 2014

Thanks. It seems that I can use it as a pure adventure hook without much restriction. On the other hand, I have to make up everything. But that is fun

Walter_J · Nov 23, 2014

There is some info, including adventure ideas, in the 1983 Greyhawk Glossography and Gord takes a trip through the tunnel in one of the novels.

Saint_Meerkat · Mar 4, 2015

I tried to use the Dark Gate for a location in an adventure pitch for a Yeomanry regional adventure, and was told by the Triad that location was reserved by the campaign and could not be used for regionals. However, I know it was never used.

Endur · Mar 7, 2015

Saint_Meerkat said:
I tried to use the Dark Gate for a location in an adventure pitch for a Yeomanry regional adventure, and was told by the Triad that location was reserved by the campaign and could not be used for regionals. However, I know it was never used.

There were a lot of "high level" locations that the Circle told the regional triads were reserved for "core" adventures (i.e. most of the famous dungeons, etc.). However, the circle never really got around to having core adventures written for most of the "reserved" locations.

SirAntoine · Mar 7, 2015

Saint_Meerkat said:
I tried to use the Dark Gate for a location in an adventure pitch for a Yeomanry regional adventure, and was told by the Triad that location was reserved by the campaign and could not be used for regionals. However, I know it was never used.

Is Living Greyhawk back?

mflayermonk · Mar 8, 2015

SirAntoine said:
Is Living Greyhawk back?

Yes.
https://warhorn.net/campaigns/greyhawk-reborn

There is also a group in Pasadena, CA.
https://greyhawkreborn-la.obsidianportal.com/

grodog · Mar 9, 2015

Hmmm, what more can you tell me about these Greyhawk Reborn adventures?

mflayermonk · Mar 9, 2015

The adventures take place 16 years after the events of the Living Greyhawk campaign.
The population of Oerth has decreased from the LG days and the land feels more wild.
The player's actions do effect the campaign. For example, an invasion of northern Nyrond took place at a recent convention (Los Angeles area). In the modules after the invasion, there are very few people in the towns-many of them fled north to the Theocracy of the Pale for protection.

Here are some links I think are good:
"Greyhawk Reborn Will Be At Gen Con 2015"
http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2015/01/greyhawk-reborn-will-be-at-gen-con-2015.html
Disclaimer text (from above link): Greyhawk Reborn is not sponsored, associated or affiliated with, or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast or Gen Con, LLC in any way.

"Interview: Greyhawk Reborn's Dave Guerrieri (Thursday, July 24, 2014)"
http://greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com/2014/07/interview-greyhawk-reborns-dave.html