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Tieflings are actually a pretty natural fit in Greyhawk, Dragonborn not as much - but I'm pretty inclusive and won't quibble. I am curious to see if this book goes with or even mentions the heavy Chromatic Dragon threat brought up in the DMG writeup - because, as far as I'm aware, that's...

I would suspect, in most games, it doesn't matter at all, except those that play into the Suel victim complex. Just struck me as an odd change. Speaking of old and powerful, there was ONE change that was a bit closer to the PCs. I'll put it in spoilers on the very odd chance it could matter...

Myrlund (played by Don Kaye) was a paladin/cowboy who used guns in Gygax's original Greyhawk campaign (So 1972). Granted they were "guns" because Gygax didn't allow gunpowder - but the point is guns and D&D go WAY back.

There's not liking guns in D&D and then there's verisimilitude. In my opinion, once magic is introduced verisimilitude has to bend or it's already gone! Guns barely register, IMO, at that point. You need to look at Mythic reality and the like, not how things are on earth (I see @Jefe...

They've certainly felt free to make some changes in the 2024 DMG Greyhawk history. One big difference: in the DMG the Baklunish hit first (with the Rain of colorless fire) and the Suel retaliated (with the Invoked Devastation) - as opposed to pretty much every prior source I've seen, where the...

Well there goes a large portion of my evening thanks a lot! 😁

I'm not a big fan of firearms in my D&D, but that's more for esthetics than any mechanical reason. I have a gun wielding BM fighter in my high-level group (now 19th level) and it hasn't caused any issues whatever - she fits right in. As for mechanics additions or changes, we haven't bothered...

Certainly possible. But, IMO, the 2024 DMG decision was likely more because they really wanted the book to be more intro/beginner friendly (it was an oft stated design goal), and that's the side they picked. Plus gives them the option to market an additional DMs Toolbox supplement for more...

It's New York, as of 2021 you don't get a plastic straw unless you specifically ask for it. Otherwise, compostable paper.

I don't see that much contradiction: Both say it's an official WoTC product but worked on by Luke and some others (not WoTC staff employees). As for the title issue. Quite possibly multiple Melf's guides to Greyhawk are being contemplated and there was some confusion as to specifics or order...

Yeah, the 5.5 DMG took out pretty much ALL the optional rules presented in the 5e DMG. For me, it didn't really register, since if I want to implement an optional rule, source doesn't generally matter - as long as it works for, and is cool with, the current table playing.

This makes me look forward to it more. Iuz and the Scarlet Brotherhood have always been my favorite Greyhawk antagonists. As for "more gritty," I'm curious to see what the implementation of that will be. As @Dire Bare said, Greyhawk has never struck me as more gritty than other settings.

It's been widely stated that the Punisher will not be in the second season. Could be a misdirect, but seems sincere. Apparently Bernthal couldn't fit it into his schedule because he was too busy with the Punisher special and his role in the upcoming Spider-Man movie.

I've always run games this way, works pretty well in any edition - at least in my experience.

Longish thread, sorry if I say anything repetitive! I've found 3-4 encounters between rests sufficiently challenging for my group (currently just made 19th level). My current group isn't particularly optimized, so I've found a mix of moderate with some high difficulty thrown in works, but for...