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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9482416" data-attributes="member: 7023840">So a quick info drop for those who are curious.I always say that my go-to is the 1983 boxed set (aka the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting). I think it is the perfect amount without being too much.That said, the 1980 edition of Greyhawk (the Folio) is also great! So I will briefly discuss the differences, for those who are curious or might buy the .pdfs of them:Between 1980 and 1983, there were a lot of Dragon Magazine articles that fleshed out a few things about GH, and the Boxed Set (hereafter the "Box") incorporates some of that. So the Box goes from the 32 pages of the Folio to 128 pages (two booklets, one with 40 pages and one with 80 pages). Some of the increased length (but only some!) is because TSR changed their graphic design- the Folio is CRAMPED and while the Box looks cramped to modern readers, the margins and font size are much better and easier to read than the Folio.Major additions:1. The Deities. The Box added 50 deities. 2. Country descriptions. The Box doesn't significantly change country descriptions (but the Box is better), but does add information (names of rulers) and changes details (populations). 3. Runes. Weirdly, the folio has more runes than the Box.4. Added information- everything from social hierarchies to weather tables to encounters to more adventure seeds and hooks.With all that said, the core information in the Folio is the same as the Box. However, if you're getting a pdf, I would recommend the Box.</blockquote>

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