Greyhawk is the 'sample setting' provided in the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide, and it is illustrated with a massive hex map by the awesome Mike Schley.
Thank you. I will check it out.Thunder rift is part if the Mystara campaign setting, located somewhere in Karameikos. See the ‘escape from thunder rift’ adventure.
Spoke to soon. Describing orcs as anything other than disgusting creatures is stupid. In every type of fantasy novel I read, they are always described as monsters. I don't ever see orcs mingling freely with other people in any fantasy setting. I guess orcs could rule disgusting countries, like Mordor or Iran. There must be some countries like Mordor or Iran in Greyhawk. Anybody up for some orc hunting?Give me Middle Earth or the Age of Conan! Though, Greyhawk is cool. At least with Greyhawk you don't have to worry about the DM doing something Non-Middle Earthish or something stupid with the hyborian age, like puting starships in those worlds!
I guess orcs could rule disgusting countries, like Mordor or Iran.
It's annoying that the Sword Coast has the most boring coastline in the setting. Once you go further south or, especially, go to the Sea of Fallen Stars, things get much more interesting.NGL, Greyhawk > Faerun/Sword Coast
I think it's because I like gulfs/mediterranean sea type bodies of water (ie, surrounded mostly by land)
It's why I set my one homebrew campaign in Turmish, on the Sea of Fallen StarsIt's annoying that the Sword Coast has the most boring coastline in the setting. Once you go further south or, especially, go to the Sea of Fallen Stars, things get much more interesting.
Is the answer something found in the 1e Greyhawk Gazeteer?I was looking at the map and my initial reaction was: “Oh, wow. They’ve gone back to before Narwell was changed to Warwell and the Pomarj conquered the Wild Coast up to Fax.”
But now think about it, I’m pretty sure those were things that happened in my campaign and not in the published versions.
Things I can’t remember: did the Knights of the Holy Shielding lose their territory in Greyhawk Wars or was that my home brew? In my game they became mercenaries and bankers but I’m like 95% sure that was my own idea.
Yeah, ocean coasts are kind of dull – particularly if there isn't a lot of contact with something on the other side of the ocean. Golarion and the 13th Age setting has the right idea there – build the setting around a Mediterranean analogue. Or, as you say, the Sea of Fallen Stars in the Forgotten Realms.It's annoying that the Sword Coast has the most boring coastline in the setting. Once you go further south or, especially, go to the Sea of Fallen Stars, things get much more interesting.