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Finally - I've found it. Was driving me nuts.

LGJ No 8 - not a wizard but a a druid! The description of Eramheh Swiftwind - a druid in the service of Ahlissa who sometimes ventured to southern Rieu ...

looking at adding a drow or half-drow PC to the group and te question came up around how they would be received by local populations. Obviously elves would instantly perceive the drow heritage, but in ...

Please help me - this is driving me crazy!

I recall reading about one of the archmages (I think it was Tenser, but it might be Mord or someone else) and the text said something liked 'where he befr ...

These topic is close to my heart as well. I wrote an article for Oerth Journal a couple issues ago on Martial Monastic Orders and I'm working on another one that takes a slightly different approach.
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Just thinking about the relationship between city size and influence, perhaps the lack of any city in Sunndi supports the notion of influence from demi-human areas, notably the gray elves of Rieuwood ...

Interesting thought bubble. One of the reasons my campaign is based in this area is for that reason. Dwarves from: Onnwal headlands, Irongate, Iron Hills, Hollow highlands, Glorioles and Hestmark high ...

I am very interested to see what gets posted on DMs Guild. I know there are some good writers and content out there. I hope some of the descriptions can be a little clearer about what the content is. ...

The Grey Cloaks of Irongate

Characters:
LG ml hmn Pal17 (Hieroneous) - party leader, classic knight type. Born in Nyrond the fourth son of a minor noble. Left to go adventuring and make his own wa ...

I posted recently on character write-ups and I had a second line of thought on adventuring groups and decided to make it a second thread.

I'd love to know what all those (i.e. yours) Greyhawk adven ...

I was hoping this thread might go the way of a postfest. I think character write-ups are some of the most interesting and inspiration reading for world-building. I'm a little surprised there isn't mor ...

One of the many things I loved about the later print editions of Dungeon Magazine was some of the write-ups of Greyhawk characters, e.g. Evard and Warduke. So that got me thinking I should write some ...

Okay, given the context of the new website (which is great news), I think I understand where you are headed and why. I'd love to contribute some articles and I have a number in draft at the moment.
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Always happy to see more Greyhawk, but it does beg the question above by SirXaris.

Oerth Journal has a very unpredictable release schedule, sometimes four times a year sometimes once every two yea ...

Thanks both. The Oerth Journal reference was something I forgot about, it does indeed list the college and give them suggested locations.

If the old lore bards were largely a flan thing - and if th ...

So we have the much debated seven wonders of the world hear in the real world. Sometimes this is split into seven natural wonders, seven wonders of the ancient world etc.

So if we think in terms on ...

I'm trying to work out some details as to the status of old lore bards. From what I have read, old lore bards are on the decline or mostly gone from Greyhawk around CY 591.

What are peoples views o ...

Haven't seen an Oerth Journal in a long time. Does anyone know if it is still a going concern?

Yep there is definitely not many action art is there? Wayne Reynolds was always so good at that. I would love to see art of the Father of Obedience fighting someone.

Based on the number of views an ...

A while ago I raised some discussion on getting artwork commissioned for Greyhawk subjects and specifically the idea of getting it crowd-funded - which was met with a very quiet response.

I have fo ...

Lots of votes for Keoland. I'm interested to know what it is about Stoink that captures interest?

Rel Deven I agree would be great. And I agree Rauxes would be super-interesting - I too would make ...

I thought we would see a lot of love for the Sheldomar Valley, because as you say, it sort of forms its own microcosm. Niole Dra and Gradsul would both be great.

I could have done this as a poll but there would be too many possible options.

Imagine you were told a known 'Greyhawk writer' had been tasked to produce a long article (>10 pages) detailed any ...

Jason provided many valuable contributions to Greyhawk and the online community. My thoughts are with his family and friends. RIP Jason.

I've been reading about some of the great rivalries amongst the religions. It adds a lot of flavour and backstory to characters and organisations.

I've listed some of them below - can you add any n ...

Hi team, I've been re-reading a lot of GH material lately. Some parts are deliberately left vague to promote a sense of mystery and this is one of the fun parts of GH. It is not all resolved and you c ...

The latest issue (35) of Oerth Journal has an article by yours truly on Monks in the Flanaess including some history on their origins, leveraging of some work by other people.

There is nothing sui ...

I love reading about WoG NPCs and I love who many of them have developed over the years. I really enjoyed the Dungeon write up of Evard and Warduke.

It got me thinking about the perpetual dream of ...

I don't see there being a definitive answer on this, since a position taxation is unlikely to be found in the holy texts of Zilchus. And in any guess I don't know that the church is completely aligned ...

I will be writing an article on the Underdark beneath the City of Irongate, that which is hinted at in the Irongate Article in Dragon #351.

Really excited to hear this. Loved the Irongate article a ...

Thanks Mike. Love your art work. I figure it would always be better to work with someone who knows Greyhawk. Will keep you in mind if things progress or if I end up doing something myself.

Well I'm 49 and have been playing since I was around 10. I'm seeing a theme in the three ages so far. I think there must be a long of nostalgia tied up in Greyhawk. So I was curious if there are any y ...

Look like the poll didn't work. I had an option for 'Older than 40' but it does not appear. Perhaps if you are older than forty tick the 30-40 box.

I was wondering if Greyhawk fans are only older-types who remember the good old days and see Greyhawk through nostalgic eyes like me, or if there are some younger fans who are attracted to the setting ...

Hi Greyhawkers,
Some time last year I finally commissioned an artist to produce a portrait for one of my main characters. It was thrilling to finally see some artwork of him and not crazy expensive ( ...

I've never really understood the separation of Grey and High elves. IMC I just have high elves and are a combination of high and grey. I see all the others types as distinct and having there own niche ...

Q1. What is your favorite realm or region in the World of Greyhawk setting?

The City of Irongate

Q2. If you could actually be one Greyhawk deity which one would it be?

Rao - Serene is the way ...

I'm old enough to remember some of Len's contributions and creations from the 'early days'. Thanks to Lord Gosumba's Twitch TV show I recently reconnected with a lot of people and topics, and got to s ...

Thanks for this post. I really enjoy reading these. I hope Oerth Journal institutes the 'playing pieces' idea from Greyhawk Journal - those short articles were a lot like this and help add a lot of co ...

I really enjoyed these. I love reading about characters, specifically character backgrounds tied to the WoG. I'm a little surprised this isn't a whole lot more of that. I could easily imagine a reposi ...

Following on from my earlier comment - if you do accept non-canon articles - something to consider is a note flagging the following article as deliberately non-canon, or some other kind of note that s ...

I've just finished browsing through this latest issue. Congratulations and well done. I love that it is coming out quarterly now.

The magazine itself doesn't describe how/if you take submissions fo ...

Great Religious Buildings of Greyhawk

I'm fleshing out some parts of my campaign area in SE Greyhawk and it got me thinking about organised religion in Greyhawk. Some deities have adherents spread ...

I'm reluctant to seem to criticise a site provided for free. However this site is aging and a bit clunky to do much with. I've seen some high quality posts on reddit and other places where it is much ...

I would love to offer some insightful new additions, but you have captured my feelings exactly, even probably in the same order that I might put them down.

In regards to power level, I might go fur ...

Everyone seems to have slightly different opinions on Monk Orders in Greyhawk. There is a great article on here somewhere called 'Martial Monastic Orders of Greyhawk, or something like that. It is wel ...

Thanks for that - great share. Love to see more of these kind of posts - building the world up.

I have downloaded the most recent update to the map of the Irongate region from Anna's truly excellent ghmaps.net. v9 of section 74 shows two dwarven settlements on the road to the Iron Hills.

Afte ...

Thanks for this. These kind of threads are totally the reason I still haunt this forum. I think some of the religious factions make for great background stories for characters and interesting plot dev ...

I've enjoyed this thread. I have been developing a campaign in Greyhawk cy600 and Tenser is an important background figure. The campaign is based around Irongate, so there isn't a lot of interest for ...

A very big thank you to all concerned in producing this. I really enjoy the magazine format. It would be great if we could get even more contributing authors. I've been meaning to submit something for ...

I'm 43 and started on 1st edition. I really liked 3rd edition. It had some faults, but as a system it really let you be creative and was great for world creation. I still love the Prestige Class conce ...

Have fun guys. My work trip got delayed to Oct so I'm out this year. I haven't given up hope for next year. Hope you have a good time.

Hey guys, by a miraculous coincidence, I may have to come over to the US (from Australia) for work. I'm trying to swing so that I can go to Gen Con just prior to work. The timing looks pretty good. I ...

As for Rao - I should have had a list in front of me. Militant isn't the word I would use but you are none the less on the right track. Rao peace and reason aspects fit well with me. A lot of negotiat ...

Lanthorn, nice topic, well done.

1) What human subrace(s) best describe you and why?

I"m Oeridian with a slight touch of Baklunish ancestry. Needed a creative story for my character to explain t ...

Everybody has their own take on Witches. I'm a long time Greyhawk fan and have always loved the Witch concept as a class. I tend to think of it as an interesting NPC class, more so than one likely to ...

It's a tough one, and it seems unlikely that you will get a consensus on these boards. I have always backed the Greyhawk Dragon concept - largely because Darg must spend most of his life in human form ...

Interesting you raise the topic of his alignment. I certain is is either LN or LG, perhaps influenced by what kind of dragon he is (Gold of Greyhawk) - sorry to the rest of the heretics who believe so ...

Found the image. Dragon 127 cover. Not sure how to post it up. Looks like I have to load it online somewhere first?
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Ah a topic very close to my heart. My campaign is set in and around Irongate so this has bothered me for years. It hasn't really impacted the game however. I like the Dragon idea, though I was more in ...

Okay folks. One thing this sight lacks is some visual stimulus (no offense). There was talk about a products database that had pictures of the covers in it - that would be great.

My questions is wh ...

I think I'm more in the 3.5 orc camp, as it were, than the 1st edition MM. Although I think the musclularity (is that a word) of the orc gets taken too far sometimes.

Does anyone remember an old Dr ...

Thanks guys that helps a bunch. I'll see if I cna find that player's guide - sounds like some of the information would be very handy!

My understanding is that the dwur of the Iron Hills and Irongate are strong allies. Of course there may be some ancestral or particular feuds, rivalries, etc., and I suspect that there may be some di ...

Thanks I forgot that Highforge reference.

My take is that Irongate dwarves consider Cobb Darg their civic leader. I could make the warden of the Forge Ward the dwarven rep, but I'm not sure I like ...

Some advice or input needed. I have a campaign based around Irongate and the Iron Hills. I am trying to flesh out the dwarves a bit.

From the fragments (including the Irongate Dragon Mag article) t ...

The question at the top of the poll should probably have read 'Do female dwarves customarily shave their beards or not?' - since it seems most people think they have the ability to grow beards (hence ...

Icarus, couldn't agree more about Wayne Reynolds. I emailed him a year or so ago and asked him if there were any plans to do a book and he replied that he never considered his art worthy of a book, or ...

My 2 cents: All dwarves can grow beards, inlcuding females. Female dwarves customarily shave them off to distinguish themselves from males. Males customarily have beards and for a male to have no bear ...

Just submitted. The Diving Dragon Inn has featured IMC for some time. Never had a proper write up of it though. Situated in Rockport, a small town on the Eastern edge of Irongate territory, near the b ...

This is plain wrong. It's a propaganda myth. Seriously. The old Greeks had (unarmed) martial arts, the other later Europeans sure had it too. Many (all?) fencing manuals did include grappling techn ...

The good and bad things about Canonfire is the widely differing views on almost any topic!

I think this post was intended as a 'if you have input on monks, please chip in' rather than a 'do you li ...

This topic was important to me at the introduction of 3rd edition and the "return" of monks. I felt they added a lot of flavour to the game. Like you I wanted to integrate them and give them a greyhaw ...

I am currently fleshing out the Irongate region to produce my own map of its notional territory.

I have Irongate and North Anchor and have added a number of small villages and one small town. A key ...

Yep I by "Greyhawk Hardcover" I meant fan produced pdf.

I thought about the search wiki type stuff. I suppose my thinking is that the discipline of editing down material to fit in a defined "book" ...

There is enough passion for Greyhawk amongst Canonfire devotees. If real life wasn't getting in the way we'd be fine. There also seems to be enough writing and creating talent.

I know there is a Gr ...

3) Mordenkainen is really a douche-bag. Being True Neutral means that he works against the ascendancy of Good as diligently as he works against the ascendancy of Evil in the Flanness. My players ...

Official or near enough:

Irongate - City of Stairs (Drgn Mag Issue 351)
Zelradton - City of Steel (Oerth Journal article)
Kalstrand - City of Gold (OJ article)
Hardby - City of the Scorned (D ...

Highport: City of Chains

Well familiar with the site. Would love to see new material on the site...

Trying not to look too needy by replying to my own post so quickly, but

Spinecastle - City of the Fallen (reference these forums)

I like the subtitles given to cities of Greyhawk. I think it adds a bit of colour to them and I found myself wondering what some of the subtitles would be for the ones I dont know.

My favourite cit ...

I have merged Grey and High Elves into High Elves. Wood elves are the same, and a bizarre offshoot are the Valley Elves. Wild Elves are CN and a tad nasty.

Mountain dwarves and hill dwarves are all ...

My campaign is set around Irongate and the Iron Hills. The massive highlands in this area, while of course home to dwarves, has also becaome home to hardy tribes of mainly oeridian origin (mixed with ...

Ah and so the great naval debates begin!

My intent of writing a GH naval article was probably to articulate my view of it and how I see it working. I'm other people would have other ideas and opini ...

I really wouldn't be concerned about fansites diappearing - and I seriously doubt Wizards would want that. They are good for the game and I think that they would not view them as competition but free ...

Yep I thought the Druid looked okay - surprised how fast someone got one up.

I checked EnWorld threads and the PHB2 looks like having Sorceror, Bard, Barbarian, Druid. It also has a class starting ...

However, with 4th edition spellcasting, the medieval framework is hardly threatened at all.

Exactly right. It is pleasing from that point of view. And there is plenty of scope to produce spells tha ...

Having had a chance to look at spells in the 4e PHB now - boy you must be shaking you head a lot?

The whole concept of wizard has really moved to battle mage. I like the idea of always having somet ...

No Monks in the Vol 2 of the PHB so you will have to wait an unknown amount of time for them.

I really peeved about waiting for Druids and Bards who have a solid but small presecence in my campaign ...

Last post - LOL.

My spending has definitely taken a dive for 4e. I was certainly being the DnD fan that I am that I would be at least the three book set, then see how much I like it. For 3e I could ...

Thanks for that. Love to see it but I'm half a world away. Looks great though.

I have half drafted an article for Canonfire on naval warfare in Greyhawk. This may inspire me to finish it off. :-)

I have had a long standing campaign set in Irongate and the surrounding region. It works quite well as a base for the characters as they tend to jump on ships if they need to visit other areas of Grey ...

How are you going to handle the elves/eladrin thing?
What about classes - no sorcerers, but we have added Warlocks?
I would really like to see a Witch class since it fits well in my Greyhawk campaig ...

It seems clear that there are some fundamental changes in 4e. Elves/Eladrin, no core gnomes, new classes etc.

So what happens to Greyhawk?

Is there a chance someone at Wizards will say, hey, let ...

Yeah I agree great threat - there should be more like this.

1st Edition
Played a magic-user as my first character who got to around 8th level. I was pretty young then and dont remember too much ab ...

I dont have Dragon 359 yet - can anyone elaborate on the Greyhawk content in there?

Paizo's website says it contains an article on the Relics of Greyhawk - anyone know which ones?

Villains of D& ...

Thanks for the responses. Some interesting insights.

I too think the alliance would have to be low key - certainly he would be using others to do his will, providing direction and key resources and ...

There have been numerous suggestions and hints that Tenser left the circle of eight because of his differing views. He is lawful good (correct?) and he got tired on the neutrality of the circle. Can't ...

I've really been looking forward to purchasing an actual Greyhawk product. I'll will buy it regardless of reviews, but since as we are likely to see it last here down under, I was wondering if someone ...

Anna,

The link you posted is working for me. I'll try later but I thought I would mention it.