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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fireinthedust" data-source="post: 5890959" data-attributes="member: 51930">I don't think there *is* a Greyhawk setting per se, at least not the way there is an FR or Golarion.  The only source material has been the odd module, some books, and the 3e APs and other materials.  It's not in a single splatbook, though, and the consensus I've always been told (when I ask, cause I'm curious about a source if there is one) is that Greyhawk is generic D&D.  Yeah, we know about the Circle of Nine and the various demon princes, but they're sort of D&D product identity flavour rather than part of a single setting.  Faerun has that stuff, and has all the same demon princes (Bloodstone trilogy has you fight Orcus, Grazzt, et al, too), and on top of that has a consistent map and places where NPCs live.  Greyhawk has dungeons and the free city of Greyhawk, and mention of some lands (the Flaneass, some others).Sort of the way PoL has the Nentir Vale: not really a setting, more of a backdrop.Greyhawk never really got me going.  Dragonlance never did, either.  FR did, but it's flamed out by now (sadly).    Golarion is a neat setting.  I really hope it doesn't become a kitchen sink, or get caught up in power creep the way FR did.  Goblins should always be treated as though they're scary in the literature, even if 99% of PCs can sneeze one to death.      My favourite part, fyi, is the different human nationalities and the cultural flavour.  and the Art.I'm in the camp of stealing heavily from both, or at least being inspired by what they've got to make my stuff better.  Take Castle Greyhawk and put it in Varisia and I'm fine.</blockquote>

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