D&D General Greyhawk setting material

[MockingBird]

So I just picked up Ghost of Saltmarsh and I have only read the first chapter but have scanned it over many times. I'm really enjoying the write up on Saltmarsh. I've always played and ran games in FR and have setting material for that setting (old grey box). My question is, what is a good start for Greyhawk material. I wish to learn more about the setting. I DM 5e but if I'm not mistaken this setting never really got an update through the editions did it? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

 

[LordEntrails]

Well, I'm not a Greyhawk expert. But you could start with the 1E setting; World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1e) - Wizards of the Coast | AD&D 1st Ed. | Greyhawk | AD&D 1st Ed. | DriveThruRPG.com or
I think this is the box set, looks familiar; The World of Greyhawk (1e) - Wizards of the Coast | Greyhawk | AD&D 1st Ed. | DriveThruRPG.com
Or the 2E Players Guide; Greyhawk Player's Guide (2e) - Wizards of the Coast | AD&D 2nd Ed. | Greyhawk | AD&D 2nd Ed. | DriveThruRPG.com
Or of course the 3E version; Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (3.0) - Wizards of the Coast | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | DriveThruRPG.com

 

[Parmandur]

So I just picked up Ghost of Saltmarsh and I have only read the first chapter but have scanned it over many times. I'm really enjoying the write up on Saltmarsh. I've always played and ran games in FR and have setting material for that setting (old grey box). My question is, what is a good start for Greyhawk material. I wish to learn more about the setting. I DM 5e but if I'm not mistaken this setting never really got an update through the editions did it? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

It's a long complicated story, but while it has gotten 2E and 3.x updates, just get the 1E box set from the DMs Guild: it is basically 100% 5E compatible, might need to change the random monster tables slightly.

 

[Parmandur]

Out of the box suggestion: check out the 3E Deities & Demigods, where the Greyhawk pantheon and cosmology gets detailed pretty heavily. 1E Deities & Demigods might be good for that, too, bit I like James Wyatt's take.

 

[Zardnaar]

I use the 1983 World of Greyhawk boxed set and ignore everything after that.

 

[Parmandur]

I use the 1983 World of Greyhawk boxed set and ignore everything after that.

So does Ghosts of Saltmarsh, by and large.

 

[MockingBird]

Was hoping DM's Guild would have the box set in a POD format. May try to find a decent used hard copy. If all else fails I'll buy the PDF

 

[Parmandur]

Was hoping DM's Guild would have the box set in a POD format. May try to find a decent used hard copy. If all else fails I'll buy the PDF

The PDF is legit, at least: probably better off taking the PDF to Kinko's for a good copy of the map.

 

[Azzy]

Out of the box suggestion: check out the 3E Deities & Demigods, where the Greyhawk pantheon and cosmology gets detailed pretty heavily. 1E Deities & Demigods might be good for that, too, bit I like James Wyatt's take.

I'd suggest the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer for this, really. It give details on more of the GH gods without all the game mechanics in D&DG.

 

[lowkey13]

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