The Great World of Greyhawk

[Alaric_Prympax]

Count me in on wanting a GH Players Guide. Heck I'd want anything GH, be it published books, modules, Dragon articles, Dungeon Adventures. As I've said long ago to Erik, whose work I enjoy greatly, I just want more GH.

 

[Mark]

I would anticipate greater Greyhawk coverage in Dungeon. I hear the new editor-in-chief is a big fan of the setting.

--Erik

Congrats! Are you the only one with a high rank who still gets their Email through "name of a mag" @ paizo dot com ?

 

[Ranger REG]

Can anyone say what the future will be for D&D's core fantasy world?

No, but I do wish someone would get the license to publish GH support products, even if Wizards wants to do the campaign sourcebook.

Funny, my first entry to D&D is through the boxed set that contains the Known World, later named Mystara. I always wanted to see this setting revived, but I've already resigned that not all of TSR's IP assets that Wizards acquired are not going to be revived unless there is an incentive.

I would definitely like to see more product for this fantasy setting, heck! look at the material for the Kingdom of Kalamar...awesome!

Well, KoK is not really owned by Wizards, but it carries the WotC's Licensed Product and Dungeons & Dragons labels. It's the first official D&D campaign setting to be published by a non-Wizards' publisher, Kenzer & Co.

Of course, Kenzer & Co. went so far to do the parody-turned-functioning RPG, Hackmaster, and used many of then-TSR's elements (with Wizards' permission, of course).

 

[TalonComics]

I would anticipate greater Greyhawk coverage in Dungeon. I hear the new editor-in-chief is a big fan of the setting.

--Erik

How bizarre! We just played a module for Living Greyhawk written by the very same Editor-in-Chief of Dungeon!

~D

 

[Sam]

For that matter, isn't there a level of RPGA membership that's free these days, as well? I don't know what that gives you access too, however.

There is only one level of membership now in the RPGA. It's free. Once you take the Herald Level GM test on the RPGA site, you can download adventures to run for you local gaming group.

 

[Grazzt]

But that's what Greyhawk used to be. A skeletonlike framework with pretty maps plus good modules which were about as GH-specific as my foot. Heck, it wasn't even the world EGG used for his home campaign!

Right- the intro to the Epic of Aerth (Dangerous Journeys/Mythus system) even stated that the Aerth stuff was closer to Gygax' home campaign and true version of GH..more so than the one published many years ago by TSR.

 

[Sam]

The rest is literally history. Aside from what has been made available for Greyhawk (officially and un-officially, special thanks to Mr Mona) I am curious why WotC doesn't go beyond the Living Greyhawk games. Detailed maps, details and maps of cities, Maybe a bunch of short adventures compiled into a neat book, all done real nice and professional like.

WotC has stated that Greyhawk is the "default" setting. They have also given the progression of the campaign world to the Living Greyhawk management team in the RPGA. For those who aren't familiar with LG, each geographic region of the real world corresponds to a geographic area of the Flanaess. For example, the NY/NJ/PA area is Keoland. CT/MA (and I think the rest of New England) is Bissle. Etc. Each region has a Triad that is responsible for campaign management (and plot development) within its area. The Triads report to the Circle of Six (they might have changed their name to the Circle of Ultimate Doom), which are appointed by the RPGA. Anyway, similar to what TSR/WotC did with Raven's Bluff and Living City, they have given the World of Greyhawk to LG for development, so there won't be any conflict between the campaign and any published WotC product.

As for compiling adventures, I think there might be royalty issues involved with that. Most of the LG modules are written by non-WotC personnel. I don't think that they can create an anthology without going back to the authors of those modules.

 

[WizarDru]

There is only one level of membership now in the RPGA. It's free. Once you take the Herald Level GM test on the RPGA site, you can download adventures to run for you local gaming group.

I saw a link at the RPGA's site for said test. What does it entail? I am more than a little intrigued.

 

[Sam]

I saw a link at the RPGA's site for said test. What does it entail? I am more than a little intrigued.

Not a whole lot. I think it's 20 or so rules questions. Problem is if you get one wrong you have to start over again (I think). Pretty simple. They just want to make sure that people who are ordering and running events have a foundation in the rules.

If you don't have an RPGA # you can sign up online (I think). Once you have that you can take the Herald Level test. After passing that, you can download RPGA events (including Living Greyhawk) to run for your gaming group. You don't need to run the events at conventions or gamedays, you can run them as "Home Play".

 

[The Blue Elf]

Well I did see the sample D&D movie game they gave out in Dungion Mag the other month to find out that Scoruge of Worlds was an old Greyhawk Modual. It seems the have plans trying to give Greyhawk a comeback see how they mention Greyhawk in the movie.