Canonfire! Forums-viewtopic-Greyhawk Folio Question

Mon May 24, 2004 5:31 pm Greyhawk Folio Question

I own the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting boxed set published in '83 but I do not own the Greyhawk Folio that came before it.

I was just wondering: Does the boxed set reprint EVERYTHING in the folio or was there some bits of minutia that were left out in the boxed set and that a Greyhawk fan would want to look at.

My current understanding is that the boxed set updates the material in the folio (ie. reprints material in a new format, corrects errata, and adds additional material) but the time line of 576 C.Y. remains the same.

Can someone answer this question for me?

Thanks. Happy

Mon May 24, 2004 9:41 pm

Mr. Underhill, you are in fact mostly correct. There are some substantive differences between the two versions (most notably in the quality of the map paper, the runes, the fact that rulers have names in the box, and that some of the interior maps are smaller in the box set), but for the most part, the box set is the more complete of the two releases.

Did you have any specific questions in mind?
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Mon May 24, 2004 9:59 pm

Tue May 25, 2004 5:02 am

Most of the info in the first print was repeated in the second, I think. Strangely enough, I'm currently trying to stitch together all the info from all official products, including modules, LGG, Canonfire, OJ etc. It's surprising how much additional minutiae you can find if you look in different sources. Of course this also makes it an absolute nightmare to stitch together a coherent document.

The maps were the same in the first, second, and third versions as I recall, however I think Dungeon is going to publish an updated map shortly, with loads more locations on (such as from the Marklands etc).

Hope that helps!

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Well I'm hanging on to see these new maps before submitting my versions to Canonfire, we shall have to wait and see their standard. I am non too hopeful after seeing past examples.
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Fri Jun 04, 2004 9:04 am

What about the MAP in the new MAURE CASTLE DUNGEON issue? The small map that is depicted there is quite nice, but I don't recall ever seeing it before? Maybe that is a small slice of the map we will eventually see in future issues of Dungeon! IF so, looks good.

Anyone remember the maps that we part of the "Players Guide to Greyhawk" in 1998? There was a small cardstock foldout map of the Plain of Greyhawk, Dyvers, and the Wild Coast. That was a pretty sweet map. A finished map like that would be quite cool too!

Most of my players (and myself included) are fiends for more complete and detailed maps. We are all hoping!

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