Luke Gygax said on social media earlier today that the full title of the upcoming Greyhawk book from WotC is Melf's Guide to Greyhawk: The Shield Lands:
The art, by Jeff Easley, was purchased by a fan at Gary Con, winning an auction with a bid of $5,000, and it appears that the fan in question—the actor Vince Vaughn—gifted the piece to Luke. The auction was a charity auction, benefiting the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
"This beautiful rendering of Melf by Jeff Easley arrived at my home safely. This is the only painting of Melf that reflects my vision of him as played by me in my father's Greyhawk campaign. This will be the cover to Melf's Guide to Greyhawk: The Shield Lands. I am so thankful to Vince Vaughn for bidding on this at the Gary Con Charity Auction and gifted it to me. He is incredibly generous and a thoughtful friend. I am taking this to get framed and then it will go on the wall near my other 2 Easley originals."
The art, by Jeff Easley, was purchased by a fan at Gary Con, winning an auction with a bid of $5,000, and it appears that the fan in question—the actor Vince Vaughn—gifted the piece to Luke. The auction was a charity auction, benefiting the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
