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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 2594029" data-attributes="member: 151">I'd agree with that.  Greyhawk is much more about your classic D&D concepts, and is largely beholden to the classics of the fantasy genre.  The biggest villains in the setting are demons, devils and those who consort with them, like Iuz (who is a cambion demi-god).  The world is rougher and less comfortable than the Realms generally feels to be; not more or less lawful, but with fewer creature comforts or feeling of safety.  Greyhawk has changed somewhat in tone over the years, such that there are different folks who argue over that topic.An example of how things are different?  In the Slavers series, pirates sail up the river and start grabbing people willy-nilly from the Nyr Dyv and even from the region around Greyhawk, the jewel of the Flanaess.  Would this happen in the heart of the Dalelands or within spitting distance of Waterdeep?  I suspect not, but I'm no expert on the realms.However, Greyhawk has plenty of high-level characters...they just tend to be self-involved and worried about each other.  Few care about the greater good, but there are some out there.  Most of the high-level beings in Greyhawk trump each other.  For a setting with few high-level leaders, you need to look to Eberron.</blockquote>