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<blockquote data-quote="Stormdale" data-source="post: 7082022" data-attributes="member: 3555">You mean like:Mondekaenin Magnificent mansion Leomund's Tiny hutTensers Floating diskNystul's magic auraMelf's Acid ArrowEvard's black tentaclesBigby's hand All originally Greyhawk spells from Greyhawk PCs/NPCs.I've gamed Greyhawk since '83 and still use the 83 Folio as the basis for my campaigns (which are set almost always pre-wars), but also have the Out of the Ashes stuff and 3E guide to draw on if needed. However, I've also run plenty of games in the FR using the '89 Grey Box and a few of the source books (eg Savage Frontier/ the North) with a smattering of info from the 3E campaign guide. I've enjoyed games in both settings but overall my preference is Greyhawk as I prefer the grittier vibe and political situation it involves-nation state level bickering/ machinations as opposed to a pack of interferring NGOs and less coherent (IMO anyway) history but also because I've more than 30 years of campaigns that have added rich stories to my version of Greyhawk. I've run a couple of campaigns in the past three years acquainting my current group to Greyhawk (currently using elements of PoTA + parts of the original ToEE &amp; the 3E RttToEE) as none of them had ever gamed there before. I would be happy to simply see some of the earlier works reprinted/updated but they are probably available online anyway. However, modern players probably want more crunch and detail than Gygax's wonderful broad brushstrokes- I don't mean that in a negative way, just times and gamer expectations have changed.&nbsp; Stormdale</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormdale, post: 7082022, member: 3555"] You mean like: Mondekaenin Magnificent mansion Leomund's Tiny hut Tensers Floating disk Nystul's magic aura Melf's Acid Arrow Evard's black tentacles Bigby's hand All originally Greyhawk spells from Greyhawk PCs/NPCs. I've gamed Greyhawk since '83 and still use the 83 Folio as the basis for my campaigns (which are set almost always pre-wars), but also have the Out of the Ashes stuff and 3E guide to draw on if needed. However, I've also run plenty of games in the FR using the '89 Grey Box and a few of the source books (eg Savage Frontier/ the North) with a smattering of info from the 3E campaign guide. I've enjoyed games in both settings but overall my preference is Greyhawk as I prefer the grittier vibe and political situation it involves-nation state level bickering/ machinations as opposed to a pack of interferring NGOs and less coherent (IMO anyway) history but also because I've more than 30 years of campaigns that have added rich stories to my version of Greyhawk. I've run a couple of campaigns in the past three years acquainting my current group to Greyhawk (currently using elements of PoTA + parts of the original ToEE & the 3E RttToEE) as none of them had ever gamed there before. I would be happy to simply see some of the earlier works reprinted/updated but they are probably available online anyway. However, modern players probably want more crunch and detail than Gygax's wonderful broad brushstrokes- I don't mean that in a negative way, just times and gamer expectations have changed. Stormdale [/QUOTE]

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