So I'm back into gaming after a long hiatus. Now in the role of a DM and interested in writing adventures in Greyhawk, I am a bit stuck.
In the "way back," I was merely a player and we focused on homebrews. I never journeyed behind the scenes (as the DM) and then I stopped playing for years and missed a lot (including all of Planescape). I am now DMing and running both homebrew and Eberron bits. While I love what we're playing, I would like to know more about the Greyhawk that I mostly missed and is still getting support at least at Dungeon.
As I've started querying adventures to this mag, I also wanted to be better able to write in Greyhawk and, also, to be better able to use the Greyhawk adventures that are published in Dungeon.
Then along comes Paizo and offers up the PDFs of old material -- great! After all that rambling, what I'm trying to ask is:
...where should I start? What are the most important bits to Greyhawk? There's a lot of material at the store, which do I want? Which sourcebooks are essential to knowing (as much as anyone could know :) ) that which is Greyhawk? I also have an interest in the Planescape material if anyone has opinions on that (and I've been on the boards long enough to know that many of you DO :) ).
Thanks in advance. ;)
The Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (LGG) published in 2000 by WotC and co-authored by Erik Mona is the best place to start. It summarizes what has happened in Greyhawk through the GH wars and starts off in CY591 (I think, my campaign is still in 576).
If it's unavailable at Paizo, I suggest you pick it up on E-bay, as I didn.
This?The Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (LGG) published in 2000 by WotC and co-authored by Erik Mona is the best place to start. It summarizes what has happened in Greyhawk through the GH wars and starts off in CY591 (I think, my campaign is still in 576).
If it's unavailable at Paizo, I suggest you pick it up on E-bay, as I didn.
As far as 2nd Edition stuff goes, I really liked the City of Greyhawk boxed set. I'm a sucker for detailed cities with lots of campaign hooks.
The LGG is the single most important for a Greyhawking DM to own. Two of the posters so far have linked the correct one. If you can get your hands on The Adventure Begins by Roger E. Moore, it's also a great source for city of Greyhawk and environs material.
The Adventure BeginsThe LGG is the single most important for a Greyhawking DM to own. Two of the posters so far have linked the correct one. If you can get your hands on The Adventure Begins by Roger E. Moore, it's also a great source for city of Greyhawk and environs material.
Cool, I will check that out.
Thanks.
You may also want to check out the back issues of Dungeon Magazine which contain the HUGE poster maps of the Flaness. They were a real sorce of inspiration for me, and contain all of the latest cities and cool dungeons created specificly for Greyhawk.
The issues were #'s 118, 119, 120, and 121. Well worth the price of ordering the back issues IMHO.
- Rath
Well the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer is apparently no more with little chance of returning. Feh.
I'll look for it at an LGS, but I'm not holding my breath. Guess I'll be doing everything in Eberron for a while.
I think there's a rant here, but I don't have the energy right now.
Well the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer is apparently no more with little chance of returning. Feh.
I'll look for it at an LGS, but I'm not holding my breath. Guess I'll be doing everything in Eberron for a while.
I think there's a rant here, but I don't have the energy right now.
Relax
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786917431/002-8362855-3677651?v=glance&am p;n=283155&n=507846&s=books&v=glanceThe link you posted was for the autographed version.
[/QUOTE=Amaril]Relax
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786917431/002-8362855-3677651?v=glance&am p;n=283155&n=507846&s=books&v=glance
The link you posted was for the autographed version.
I'm OK, thanks. :)
I'll give that a try. I imagined they would all come from the same place; that Amazon would simply be ordering from the same distributor. Either way.
Cheers.
I'm OK, thanks. :)
I'll give that a try. I imagined they would all come from the same place; that Amazon would simply be ordering from the same distributor. Either way.
Even if they do order from the same distributor, quantities stored in each company's warehouse will be drastically different. Additionally, the ones autographed and for sale by Paizo were a private collection that only Paizo offered since they were signed by Editor-in-Chief of Dungeon Magazine and Dragon Magazine, Erik Mona, who authored the book.
Even if they do order from the same distributor, quantities stored in each company's warehouse will be drastically different. Additionally, the ones autographed and for sale by Paizo were a private collection that only Paizo offered since they were signed by Editor-in-Chief of Dungeon Magazine and Dragon Magazine, Erik Mona, who authored the book.
We didn't so much have a pile of autographed gazetteers. We have the author in house, so he signs them as they go out (if we can find any from distribution).
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If you're getting more than one of the $5 .pdf's of 1e/2e material. I would sugguest The Temple of Elemental Evil, Iuz the Evil and Vecna Lives too. Those along with the LGG should give you a wealth of material upon which to base a campaign.
The free download Ivid the Undying on the WOTC site is really good too.
Just my 2 coppers..
Mike