Greyhawk in 3.5E?

[johnsemlak]

EDIT: Looks like Alzirus posted faster than me.

Another question: Will there be a revised Greyhawk campaign sourcebook?

I'd say almost definitely no.

There are no plans to release any revised editions of 3e books other than the three core books. A few books (e.g. MMII) will get an 3.5 update web enhancement, I believe.

As for a 3.5 edition of the LGG, as it contained hardly any 3e content despite being an official third edition product, there should be no need to update it.

 

[Theuderic]

So, is this the end of Greyhawk then?

 

[chatdemon]

Another question: Will there be a revised Greyhawk campaign sourcebook?

Almost certainly not. WotC's people have said on several occasions (most recently, Ted Stark on Mortality Radio in response to me asking this very question) that Greyhawk as a setting is not scheduled for any further support beyond the RPGA development via Living Greyhawk.

Unless there is a sudden, profound resurgence in interest in Greyhawk as a home game setting (as opposed to just a living RPGA setting, since a lot of those people probably play other settings as well in their home games), we are not going to see anymore serious attempts at Greyhawk material. Unfortunately, such resurgences don't happen without new material. A vicious circle...

 

[chatdemon]

So, is this the end of Greyhawk then?

Not at all! Join me and over 1400 other enthusiastic Greyhawk fans at http://www.canonfire.com
Unpublished does not mean unloved.

 

[rounser]

So, is this the end of Greyhawk then?

It's already gone; got destroyed at the end of the Gord the Rogue books, apparently.

 

[chatdemon]

There are no plans to release any revised editions of 3e books other than the three core books. A few books (e.g. MMII) will get an 3.5 update web enhancement, I believe.

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but...
Don't buy that for a minute!
Complete Warrior indeed.

 

[johnsemlak]

So, is this the end of Greyhawk then?

Hardly

WoG will continue in may ways. The Living Greyhawk campaign, with the LGGJ now in Dungeon Magazine, will continue. Greyhawk will continue to be the default setting, just has it as been since the dawn of 3e (as others have said, that doesn't mean a whole lot, obviously).

While not officially world of greyhawk materials, Rob Kuntz, Gary Gygax, and others have published stuff for third parties that was originally set in the world of Greyhawk. A good example is Kuntz's Maze of Zayene series. The fourth installment of MoZ is coming out shortly.

Finally, there continues to be an active World of Greyhawk community which produces materials on the net. Chatdemon has already posted the best link, www.canonfire.com

Of course, there used to be A LOT more Greyhawk material being published under TSR. There are a lot of different opinions on that, but it's pretty clear that era is past.

 

[Alzrius]

Non-canon things such as canonfire aside, there is little reason to fear that this is the "end of Greyhawk" anymore than there was three years ago when 3E came out.

Greyhawk is still getting its very patchwork-style support across the board. Adventures set in the Flaeness still appear in Dungeon, PrC's and spells that use names of places and characters from the setting are still periodically released in Dragon, the WotC website, and various other products. The Living Greyhawk Journal still has new source material on Greyhawk places and NPCs.

Basically, while Greyhawk won't be having any major new life breathed into it, but odds and ends are still there. A new Greyhawk deity was in the Book of Vile Darkness, as was a bit on Vecna's history, for example. Support for the setting is there, if you know where to look.

 

[Theuderic]

Thanks for the info guys. Is the RPGA releasing any "official" published material?

 

[Alzrius]

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but...
Don't buy that for a minute!
Complete Warrior indeed.

Complete Warrior is not just a rehash of Sword & Fist. That's been made relatively (though not totally) clear. Let's not throw stones before we see the finished product.