MGibster
Legend
In a fit of desperation I purchased the 1983 Greyhawk TSR set from Drivethru RPG. This is the first time I'm reading this product as I never owned it nor did I know anyone who owned it. I haven't completed reading it yet, but so far it's a pretty good product as it has what I'm looking for in a setting.
There's a chapter devoted to trees. i.e. What kinds of trees are common in the northern, central, and southern Flanaess. They don't waste our time explaining what an elm tree but they do go over fictional trees like bronzewoods, galdas, and others. I suppose it's a small thing, but what I like about settings is when they have little details like this and I can think of ways to add them to adventures. It helps make the world feel a little more real.
Let's talk about astringent. One of the things I credited my love of AD&D (and other RPGs) is how much they helped me with my vocabulary. I knew what obfuscate meant when I was 15 because of Vampire and I can't count the number of words I added to my vocabulary because of AD&D. The fruit of the galda is slightly astringent, salty and nutritious. How many RPGs use the word astringent today?
So I plan on pitching a Greyhawk game to my group because we're at a loggerhead on what we should play. Some people want Fallout while others do not. Some are amenable to Deadlands but others are not. Only one of them wants to play Cyberpunk. I tried to pitch Pirate Borg but one person put the kibosh on that immediately. I think everyone likes D&D though.
There's a chapter devoted to trees. i.e. What kinds of trees are common in the northern, central, and southern Flanaess. They don't waste our time explaining what an elm tree but they do go over fictional trees like bronzewoods, galdas, and others. I suppose it's a small thing, but what I like about settings is when they have little details like this and I can think of ways to add them to adventures. It helps make the world feel a little more real.
Let's talk about astringent. One of the things I credited my love of AD&D (and other RPGs) is how much they helped me with my vocabulary. I knew what obfuscate meant when I was 15 because of Vampire and I can't count the number of words I added to my vocabulary because of AD&D. The fruit of the galda is slightly astringent, salty and nutritious. How many RPGs use the word astringent today?
So I plan on pitching a Greyhawk game to my group because we're at a loggerhead on what we should play. Some people want Fallout while others do not. Some are amenable to Deadlands but others are not. Only one of them wants to play Cyberpunk. I tried to pitch Pirate Borg but one person put the kibosh on that immediately. I think everyone likes D&D though.
