Do you want Greyhawk updated to 5e?
Paul Farquhar
Legend
Which is why DMs went out and bought City State of the Invincible Overlord instead. They wanted something that would save them work, not generate more.
Paul Farquhar
Legend
What setting specific archetypes do you think it needs?
Off the top of my head without my Greyhawk material in front of me, I don't know. I'm sure someone who actually works on D&D for a living could think of some that are appropriate. Let see... a monk Archetype for the Scarlet Brotherhood might appeal to some players. Knight of the Great Kingdom for Paladins (or Fighters). Stuff like that.
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lowkey13
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I would love to have Greyhawk converted to 5e, but not updated. What I mean, just give me 5e stats for the original boxed set and provide more details where applicable.
What I don't want is world shattering cataclysms. It really makes no sense to me why they do that to any setting. Realistically, if I have used a setting for a starting off point to a long running campaign, by the time they 'update' the setting by adding world changing events, my campaign has likely already diverged from the canon. It will almost positively diverged from any changes they make. That makes the updates useless to me in most cases.
As the OP said, the original Greyhawk was adventure hook heaven. From the demi-humans in the Pomarj, the Great Kingdom politics, Circle of Eight machinations, or a ton of other options, you could adventure a lifetime in the original setting and never run out of material.
What I don't want is world shattering cataclysms. It really makes no sense to me why they do that to any setting. Realistically, if I have used a setting for a starting off point to a long running campaign, by the time they 'update' the setting by adding world changing events, my campaign has likely already diverged from the canon. It will almost positively diverged from any changes they make. That makes the updates useless to me in most cases.
As the OP said, the original Greyhawk was adventure hook heaven. From the demi-humans in the Pomarj, the Great Kingdom politics, Circle of Eight machinations, or a ton of other options, you could adventure a lifetime in the original setting and never run out of material.
Gradine
The Elephant in the Room (she/her)
From what I understand of Groghawk, wouldn't a detailed hardcover setting book kind of go against the idea of the setting altogether?
Like, it was the original Points of Light setting. I kind of got the sense that that, apart from the overall tone, was what really set it apart from FR, which is very much not an undiscovered world of mysteries.
Like, it was the original Points of Light setting. I kind of got the sense that that, apart from the overall tone, was what really set it apart from FR, which is very much not an undiscovered world of mysteries.
Quartz
Hero
I would pay good money for a comprehensive compilation of Greyhawk lore. Every little tidbit of Greyhawk information from every single module, Dragon article, Dungeon adventure, and so on. All compiled, cross-referenced, and organised and worked together. For example, perhaps the Torhoon were the same species as the Demogorgon-worshipping reptilians in that Dungeon adventure with the Death Knight and the great apes. There must be more than enough to fill a book at least double the length of the Greyhawk Gazetteer. It's no big deal if Greyhawk doesn't have tieflings or dragonborn, though I'd put the latter to the west of the Sea of Dust - there's a reason the Suel and Baklunish migrated east! Don't update the setting; codify it.
Demetrios1453
Hero
Her Greyhawk map is amazing! I stumbled across the earlier version a few years ago, amd was stunned by the quality. I'd love if she, or, more likely, someone else with such dedication, would do similar maps for other settings!
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