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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CruelSummerLord" data-source="post: 3606619" data-attributes="member: 48692">For me, there are several key traits to Greyhawk: -LOW POWER LEVELS Being 7th level means you're somebody of note.  Having a +1 shield makes you a force to be reckoned with.  The most powerful characters in the land range from 12th to 18th level, with only a very select few being higher than 20th.  This means that the fantastic is just that-fantastic-and that fantastical characters are almost unheard of.  That means no Dragon Shamans, no Fire Genasi, no wacky prestige classes, nothing like that.  You want to play a character, you play a human, dwarf, elf, gnome, half-elf, half-orc, or halfling.  Dragons, genasi and things like that are fantastical and bizarre, and are not common enough to walk down the street-to do something like that would be pure suicide.  Oh, and no Chosen of Mystra either or random 20th-level wizards or high-level NPCs.  No one gets to high level without an extensive history.  -SHADES OF GREYSee that temple of Incabulos, god of nightmares, disease and plague?  Don't go barging in and harassing his priests, or else you'll be arrested and face criminal charges.  Temples to evil gods operate openly in "good" countries, and temples to good gods operate openly in "evil" countries.  Yes, Furyondy and Onnwal are 'good' countries, but that doesn't mean women are allowed to inherit estates, serve in the army, become sages, or really do anything without the permission of their husbands and/or fathers.  Some exceptions exist, but women can be and are often heavily restricted.  See those goblin women and children?  Dwarves take them back for sacrifice-living sacrifice-to the dwarfish gods.  After all, the orcs and goblins sacrifrice dwarves, so why can't the dwarves return the favor?  They're just goblins, after all. Sorry, membership in the mercenaries' guild is restricted.  No women, elves or halflings allowed.  PERIOD.  Slavery is open and legal in Nyrond, Greyhawk, Dyvers, the Wild Coast, and the Aerdy lands, and indentured servitude, where a debtor or convict's services can be bought and sold, is perfectly legal in Keoland and Sterich.  What, you honestly think they're going to let morals get in the way when there's profit to be had?  -NPCS IN THE BACKGROUNDHello, my name is Mordenkainen.  No, I do not want to be your friend.  If I want you to do something, I will manipulate you into doing it.  No, I do not dance or have a merry time of it.  If you need my help, I don't care if you live or die, unless I get some advantage out of it.  No, I am not imbued with part of this world's magical ether.  And besides, chances are I won't deal with you anyway-if you and I cross paths, fine, but don't expect me to help you with your problems just out of the goodness of my heart.  Hello, my name is Belvor, king of Furyondy.  Yes, I am a paladin and I try to be as honest, brave and just as possible, but politics is oftentimes a harsh business.  I can't always respond to every request for help that comes my way-I cannot afford to throw away limited resources or the lives of my men on just any simple crusade.  Yes, I'm sad that those dwarves and elves got driven out of their homes, but what do you expect me to do about it?  They are not my citizens, and I have no obligation to them.  What would I tell a war widow if her husband was killed fighting for something that had nothing to do with Furyondy?  Soldiers join my army to defend their kingdom, not to simply crusade for good across the Flanaess.  If we go to war in support of someone, it will be because of a mutual defense treaty, but I can't intervene in every single political problem that crops up-do you honestly think other rulers would tolerate my meddling in their sovereign affairs?  Hello, my name is Tenser.  Yes, I'm a goodly wizard, and- what?  You expect me to just drop everything and run to help you?  Look, I can probably give you some help, but I'm getting rather long in the tooth, and I really can't be fighting on the frontlines anymore.  I'll do the research, craft the magic item, or do whatever else you need help with, but don't expect me to fight by your side.  I'm getting too old for that kind of nonsense.  It's best left to a young whippersnapper like you.-NO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONSA gun?  Are you crazy, or just stupid?  Everyone knows that "gunpowder" stuff doesn't work here!  A what?  An "internal combustion engine?"  From what land do you hail, or are you simply a fool?  Oil doesn't burn that way, every alchemist knows that!  You can use it to burn trolls, oil mechanisms, or whatever, but it will never combust and produce energy the way you expect it to!  Steam power?  Steam can't power anything!  The gnomes use leverage-they tried working with oil and steam, and both were as useless as the Army of Keoland!  Mankind will never learn to fly, without the help of magic.  Sorcery, not science, rules this world!  Everyone knows that!</blockquote>

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