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<blockquote data-quote="grodog" data-source="post: 12193" data-attributes="member: 1613"><p>If you're looking for a general intro, there really isn't one, although some folks have been tossing around the idea of writing one for <strong><a href="http://www.Canonfire.com" target="_blank">www.Canonfire.com</a></strong> for awhile. </p><p></p><p>Erik Mona wrote up a brilliant publishing history of the setting back on the old boards, which I printed. I don't recall if the old posts are being moved over here or not, but it appears that Search is down at the moment, so I couldn't find it even if it had been moved over. I have a copy of the post saved at work, I think, though, if you're interested in the various stages of Greyhawk published products.</p><p></p><p>You'll find that a lot of people tend to conglomerate into time periods of GH history, in terms of when they run their games as well as which version of GH they prefer:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">576 CY (the era for the 1980 folio and the 1983 box set, "classic" Greyhawk as written in 1e)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">585 CY (the era for Carl Sargent's From the Ashes box set and his sequel supplements, which detail the aftermath of the Greyhawk Wars)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">591 CY (the era for Roger E. Moore's Greyhawk: the Adventure Begins and the beginning of the Living Greyhawk era, along the 3e Greyhawk content as the default campaign setting)</li> </ul><p></p><p>I'm painting in broad strokes here, but you get the idea, I'm sure. In each era, the publishing efforts were different:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">576 CY features lots of ideas written by many different 1e Greyhawk authors, broadcast into the setting (since it was the default 1e world); lots of details exist, but they're very modular and can be added/subtracted without much difficulty</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">585 CY primarily features Carl Sargent's vision of the setting, and is much more detailed than the original materials; you can still add/subtract stuff, but it's more difficult, since Sargent wrote Greyhawk material from a unified viewpoint which built upon the details from FtA in his sourcebooks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">591 CY returns to the idea of a broader vision for Greyhawk, more loose than Sargent's vision, but not as free-for-all as 1e Greyhawk was; Greyhawk is more modular, and the Sargent-era Greyhawk Wars are pretty much over and done with</li> </ul><p></p><p>I'm not sure now if I've simply babbled too much, or answered you original query, Terrasim?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grodog, post: 12193, member: 1613"] If you're looking for a general intro, there really isn't one, although some folks have been tossing around the idea of writing one for [b][url]www.Canonfire.com[/url][/b] for awhile. Erik Mona wrote up a brilliant publishing history of the setting back on the old boards, which I printed. I don't recall if the old posts are being moved over here or not, but it appears that Search is down at the moment, so I couldn't find it even if it had been moved over. I have a copy of the post saved at work, I think, though, if you're interested in the various stages of Greyhawk published products. You'll find that a lot of people tend to conglomerate into time periods of GH history, in terms of when they run their games as well as which version of GH they prefer: [list] [*]576 CY (the era for the 1980 folio and the 1983 box set, "classic" Greyhawk as written in 1e) [*]585 CY (the era for Carl Sargent's From the Ashes box set and his sequel supplements, which detail the aftermath of the Greyhawk Wars) [*]591 CY (the era for Roger E. Moore's Greyhawk: the Adventure Begins and the beginning of the Living Greyhawk era, along the 3e Greyhawk content as the default campaign setting) [/list] I'm painting in broad strokes here, but you get the idea, I'm sure. In each era, the publishing efforts were different: [list] [*]576 CY features lots of ideas written by many different 1e Greyhawk authors, broadcast into the setting (since it was the default 1e world); lots of details exist, but they're very modular and can be added/subtracted without much difficulty [*]585 CY primarily features Carl Sargent's vision of the setting, and is much more detailed than the original materials; you can still add/subtract stuff, but it's more difficult, since Sargent wrote Greyhawk material from a unified viewpoint which built upon the details from FtA in his sourcebooks [*]591 CY returns to the idea of a broader vision for Greyhawk, more loose than Sargent's vision, but not as free-for-all as 1e Greyhawk was; Greyhawk is more modular, and the Sargent-era Greyhawk Wars are pretty much over and done with [/list] I'm not sure now if I've simply babbled too much, or answered you original query, Terrasim? [/QUOTE]
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