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Morkus from Orkus
Not me. I never really put that together.That would actually be a good thread! Favorite AD&D module covers. Hmmm....
(And as an aside, has anyone ever noticed that C1 and X2 are remarkably similar?)
Not me. I never really put that together.That would actually be a good thread! Favorite AD&D module covers. Hmmm....
(And as an aside, has anyone ever noticed that C1 and X2 are remarkably similar?)
Not me. I never really put that together.
Delete everything else you mentioned.In my defense, it was the first thing I thought of and typed out but then I noticed you asked for multiple examples and put the other stuff above it.
Sea of Dust, alien mountains, and a Demon Empire across the sea — these three things and only these three things would make for a pretty insane take on Greyhawk. Thanks for the idea!Delete everything else you mentioned.
From the setting.
Just make the setting the Sea of Dust. Just a desert with weird magic and bizarre transforming magi and... oh lord, did you just make me care about Dark Sun? Well Greyhawk (hopefully) has way less cannibal halflings and slavery.
Really though, if we want to stress the science fantasy angle, I would think Blackmoor would be a better choice than Greyhawk.
Alien Mountains. Explain please.
Are the majority of the D&D fan base actually interested in a singular particular setting that already has been published? Why does Greyhawk need to meet these goals that other setting don't. Let WotC do their thing (put in some player facing material and some monsters) and release the setting and let it sink or swim on its own merits. Like they've done with every other setting they've released.I hope that's enough. But it really feels like they'd have to do something big to get the majority of the fan base interested. Like how about making a good D&D movie set in Greyhawk?
I am disappointed. I was expecting a mountain that appeared from elsewhere.Expedition to the Barrier Peaks writ large, I think.
That would be Dragon Mountain, completely different setting.I am disappointed. I was expecting a mountain that appeared from elsewhere.
Then again, I'm better with that instead of Lovecraft runoff #138 like I feared.
Athas has never been around for an edition change. Dark Sun was published for 2e, and discontinued before Wizards bought TSR. A 4e version was made, but that was rebooted to its pre-metaplot version (it might have been post-Freedom!, I can't recall and can't be hedgehogged to check).I had forgotten about Istus, but it does seem the FR gets hit with this more often than not. I mean, has Athas even noticed an edition change?
I actually did have something like that in a DCC setting I was developing. A meteor crashes in a huge inland sea, or lake, and starts altering the biosphere around it. There's a Lankhmar-esque city built on top of ruins from the former city (which was mostly submerged due to the tidal waves from the crash) which tries to keep the alien life contained through the use of a coast guard...I am disappointed. I was expecting a mountain that appeared from elsewhere.
Then again, I'm better with that instead of Lovecraft runoff #138 like I feared.
That would be their best bet IMHO. That, or Ghosts of Saltmarsh II.However, I do have a question. What format would the book use? Would it be one of the half-setting, half-adventure books like Strixhaven and Dragonlance?
I'm not a Greyhawk expert either, but off the top of my head...Most of Greyhawk's monsters and player races are already in the Monster Manual, right? What would be in the player option section and bestiary? Obviously the lore and gazetteer sections would be pretty easy to fill up, but all of the best setting books in D&D 5e have had a combination of player options, new monsters, magic items, sometimes spells, and all of the lore/infodumps necessary to play in the setting (Eberron, Exandria, Ravenloft, etc). I could see the monsters and player option sections being more difficult than those setting books' equivalents. Maybe statting out Iuz, Mordenkainen, and some of the more popular NPCs?
I think it would have something to offer in all of those formats.I don't have a dog in this race. I'm not a fan of the setting, but I also don't know much about it and don't inherently dislike it. If 2024's revisited campaign setting is between the Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk, I would vote for Greyhawk just due to the fact that it isn't another Forgotten Realms book (which there have been a ton of in D&D 5e).
However, I do have a question. What format would the book use? Would it be one of the half-setting, half-adventure books like Strixhaven and Dragonlance? Or a full setting book with a sample adventure like Eberron, Theros and Ravnica, Ravenloft, and Wildemount? Or the 3-book set like Spelljammer?
Most of Greyhawk's monsters and player races are already in the Monster Manual, right? What would be in the player option section and bestiary? Obviously the lore and gazetteer sections would be pretty easy to fill up, but all of the best setting books in D&D 5e have had a combination of player options, new monsters, magic items, sometimes spells, and all of the lore/infodumps necessary to play in the setting (Eberron, Exandria, Ravenloft, etc). I could see the monsters and player option sections being more difficult than those setting books' equivalents. Maybe statting out Iuz, Mordenkainen, and some of the more popular NPCs?
Any ideas, @Snarf Zagyg or anyone else that is more familiar with the setting than I am?
Player races and subraces are adequately covered, yes. As far as monsters, there's still a lot from 1e and from Greyhawk-specific sources (from throughout the editions) to pull from. From blood golems to Suel liches to Ivid's Demonic Knights to mist wolves to beastmen, etc. There's also no lack of spells and magic items to draw from. I'm sure new backgrounds and feats could be created for a setting book.Most of Greyhawk's monsters and player races are already in the Monster Manual, right?