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So, whilst discussing things with you learned gentlefolk on this forum, I was also working on this for DM's Guild:- This free guide uses a similar framework to the one presented in the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide but more closely resembles the original incarnation of the World of Greyhawk...

I liked the blatant Frankenstein expy. And the novel of the expy. Sometimes you don't always have to reinvent the wheel and games don't have to be super original all the time. It wasn't that long ago it was printed for 3e and there wasn't the huge outcry then. I just don't get people these...

Respectfully disagree. I'd hardly call the Circle of Eight minor myself and they changed their races and classes in a chapter meant to summarise, not rewrite, 50 years of D&D lore. Sure I'm willing to admit Duke Owen of Geoff and his imaginatively named new female counterpart Owena are "minor"...

Absolutely, though I feel the original Gygax campaign was more dungeon romp Diablo style.

Arguably the beauty of Greyhawk is if all you want is a Diablo-style go to dungeon, go back to town and buy stuff, repeat, then you can do that easily with the City of Greyhawk and Castle Greyhawk. It's not my cup of tea either though, I like epic lore and backdrop. Greyhawk also has that in spades.

I agree it's obvious and it's probably what Gary meant, but my sole point was by today's RPG Gazetteer standards its a bit strange to have a writeup on a religious country and not mention what religion it follows (but to tell us about standing armies in detail down to their equipment). However...

Are you sure? I'm pretty certain, heraldry aside, the 1983 Boxed Set doesn't mention it either. WG8 is the first mention of the Pale and Pholtus together, though I'm happy to be proved wrong.

To a lot of gamers the 32 page Folio is indelibly ingrained in their mind as to what Greyhawk is and it seems it was the holy grail to the DMG 2024 writers. Seminal work, good stuff but bear in mind it was the first ever campaign setting publication for Greyhawk - there's a lot missed out that...

That's a sore point. I guess Greyhawk is the "first official published D&D setting". Blackmoor definitely precedes it. And FWIW I think Gygax did not treat Arneson fairly from reading the book whose name escapes me that came out a while back. There's even recollections of Gary "trying to...

I've got stories for years... like... Marge becomes a robot. :)

The windmill is near the City of Greyhawk. (Ignore the module named Doomgrinder, we retconned it in LG days). In fact if you want more Windmilly type places, I recommend this free archive of official Greyhawk articles that I among others wrote for the Living Greyhawk website. The Doomgrinder is...

The LGG is pretty much the definitive treatment of Greyhawk, so you have everything. Depends what area you want to set a campaign in - I also recommend:- From the Ashes as it has content that is not replicated anywhere else in its Campaign Book. WGR4 The Marklands, WGR5 Iuz the Evil and Ivid...

Bright Desserts is a different supplement. Also I am starting to think from your picture you secretly are a Dragonborn. :D

Already done - I wrote this article on DM's Guild. There will be more. It contains suggestions for incorporating Tieflings into the setting. Get it for free, read it, let me know what you think. Perhaps I can spin straw into aluminium as well as anyone. It was bound to happen eventually good sir.

Just don't read the module where they try to explain the Evil Windmill. We don't talk about that in polite circles - it is resigned to the same Circle of Hell that the Castle Greyhawk module that features Mordenkainen/Gygax in a hot-tub (and yes that is a real thing).

At its heart Greyhawk is very pulpy. The Bright Desert is especially pulpy. The Bright Desert is an anomalous region (as in you shouldn't have a desert next to a cold mountainous area) that is the result of an evil wizard-king trying to use the Crown of Scorpions, an artifact tied to Tharizdun...

Together we shall form La Resistance and discuss opposing views on Greyhawk until our heart's content then Vaalingrade! :D

I think my view was, why not have Greyhawk embrace its 1e roots and still have the quirky old feel to it? Have a newer setting (or god forbid, release a brand new non-MTG setting) be the poster-boy for 5e. Or just use the Realms. :)

Oh ironically I wouldn't touch One Ring, not because I hate Tolkien but I'm such a purist I wouldn't do it justice. :D Probably like this?