What would you like to see expanded/updated for Greyhawk?

[Olive]

I'm on a greyhawk tip at the moment. I still homebrew, but I'd seriously consider running my next campaign in Greyhawk, or at least heavily rip it off.

anyway, I was looking at old LGJ stuff and dreaming. We know that there will continue to be greyhawk stuff in the paizo mags, so what would you like to see expanded on?

I really like the idea of the People of the Testing, so I'd like to see more on them. I'm really looking forward to the Knights of the Holy Sheilding stuff, the greyhawk organisations float my boat.

I'd also like to see more on specific city locations (Rel Astra?), and a 3.5 update of the animus.

What would you guys like to see?

 

[GravyFingerz]

I want to see the impossible: a 3.5 treatment of greyhawk in a hardback book. It would be handled in the same fashion as the FRCS: with regional feats, prestige classes, monsters, and details about regions, personalities, and etc. It would have a beautiful cover and full color illustrations; the absolute 3.5 guide to Greyhawk. Sadly, it will never happen.

One can always hope. I loved the Greyhawk Regional feats in Dragon mags 315 and 319, although I think they should be cleaned up a bit. Some can stand to be shortened, others toned down, and others beefed up a bit. It's a great stepping stone, however. I guess I'd like to see those two articles sent through editing and get a good polishing.

 

[Wycen]

I'd like to see more about Iggwilv, Grazzt and Iuz.

I'd also like to see more about Blackmoor and the Land of Black Ice.

More about the Sea of Dust environment.

More about the lands beyond those on the 2 large maps from the old 80's boxed set.

And specifically, all the gods detailed in the same format as Faiths and Avatars, or Powers and Pantheons or that 3rd one the name of which escapes me, but in their 2E incarnations, not the Cuthbert god of Retribution, and Heironeous of the Longsword revisions.

 

[steelgrave]

I want to see the impossible: a 3.5 treatment of greyhawk in a hardback book. It would be handled in the same fashion as the FRCS: with regional feats, prestige classes, monsters, and details about regions, personalities, and etc. It would have a beautiful cover and full color illustrations; the absolute 3.5 guide to Greyhawk. Sadly, it will never happen.

I think alot of people would like to see this. But I agree, it'll never happen, especially with the release of "Ebmorron"...

 

[JoeGKushner]

"I want to see the impossible: a 3.5 treatment of greyhawk in a hardback book. It would be handled in the same fashion as the FRCS: with regional feats, prestige classes, monsters, and details about regions, personalities, and etc. It would have a beautiful cover and full color illustrations; the absolute 3.5 guide to Greyhawk. Sadly, it will never happen."

You can ring me up for a sale when this comes out. The FRCS did set a tremendous standard. Not having seen Ebonron, I don't know if it follows up on that style.

 

[Derulbaskul]

(snip) And specifically, all the gods detailed in the same format as Faiths and Pantheons, but in their 2E incarnations, not the Cuthbert god of Retribution, and Heironeous of the Longsword revisions.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

No more stats for deities ever! Please, WotC, all future books involving deities should only contain useful information with respect to deities.

That said, I would like to see the Greyhawk deities written up in as much detail as was found in FR2E's Faiths & Avatars series.

I would also like to see more of the classic 1E adventures revised and updated for 3.5E. Maure Castle (WG5) in the recent Dungeon magazine was simply fantastic.

 

[diaglo]

expanded information on obscure monsters.

like the Drool edit: i mean droll

 

[Rl'Halsinor]

Good post, Olive. Okay, here is what I'd like to see. Hey, I can dream, can't I? As said, a 3.5 revision. That the Powers that Be would get a clue that Greyhawk is a very viable setting rather than just default. New modules. I don't know how well Monte Cook's RttTEE sold but when I read computer RPG players asking about Greyhawk after the highly disappointing ToEE came out for the computers, I knew then and there Greyhawk was coming into the conscience of the gaming world. My guess is Monte's work sold well because many non-Greyhawk players that I know discuss it. On other forums people would ask to have Greyhawk explained and what was different about it as compared to FR. They would also ask for books and modules that would help them grasp this setting. Hello?! Powers that Be, see the $ sign? (then again maybe there really isn't any money in this; what do I know) A revisiting of the land prior to cataclysmic events and a serious symposium on whether or not Out of the Ashes is truly canon. Our group just loved the political intrigue proir to the Scarlett Brotherhood's rise.

 

[trollwad]

I don't know how well Monte Cook's RttTEE sold but when I read computer RPG players asking about Greyhawk after the highly disappointing ToEE came out for the computers,

RTOEE sold pretty well based on an old interview I saw. Anecdotally, look at Monte's website under the RTOEE section of the forum and you'll be amazed at the amount of fan participation/posts -- thereby implying a large number of users.

In addition, I thought that the TOEE video game was woefully buggy, but that it had the most awesome graphics that Ive ever seen -- it really felt like Greyhawk to me so I wouldnt call it highly disappointing, how about very good with sloppy execution?

 

[Theocrat]

Greyhawk 3.5

Hi all-

So you say that you'd like to see a renewed Greyhawk Adventures Hardback. Well there is one....or parts of one. On the WotC message boards (over a year ago), and later converted to PDF and hosted on CanonFire in the downloads section is the all the Spells from GHA updated to 3.5. I've been using the spells in my home campaign and feel that they've been done very well and are well formulated and converted.
Erik Mona did Greyhawk Feats I & II in a Dragon / LGJ. Want organizations? Check out the Oerth Journal 14. I did a massive write-up and background of the Valorous League of Blindness, as well as a Prestige Class for them. Others have written such things at CanonFire.
CanonFire is the official, un-official place to find Greyhawk goods. Inquander / Erik Mona has just posted an article. Gary Holian writes and runs the site. So it has a very good pedigre.
The editors, authors, and cartographers are all fans of Greyhawk, as well as "experts" in a particular region, setting region, or concept. On Thursdays, we have GreyChat were we discuss Greyhawk. There is the Greytalk mailing list - the oldest and longest running Greyhawk mailing list. So in a mish mash, there is tons of Greyhawk Material, more than enough to fill a frcs style hardback.
But then again, I'm one of those against further WotC Greyhawk publishing. I'd prefer to see a 3rd party come out and steal it away.