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I agree with Nautical and Raymond.

However, I don't believe the problem with the 'lack of danger of dying' is solely because of rules changes.

For example, each edition after AD&D (Save or d ...

The post above ^^ is a bot, but I'll throw in my 2 cents anyway because it seems a fun thread.

I like many of the actors listed in previous posts. They have the right gravitas to pull off the sugge ...

This party behaves VERY diplomatically, doing their best not to get into huge fights. I find this very realistic and it would be a reasonable way to depict this module in a motion picture or a tv seri ...

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I just read Gary's treatment of Furyondy in my pdf copy of the Gold Box. Basically, I checked the LGG's treatment. My players want me to start the game in 602 CY. So a clean slate, basicall ...

I agree with your review, vestcoat. Day of Al Akbar has always been a favorite of mine. In my youth, I was mesmerized by that city map, planning encounters I could add to it.

I will note that the m ...

Kirt, your method of forecasting the different worlds being conquered by Lolth in Q1 is fantastic! 😃

SirXaris

Well, I know he was working on them. Not sure if they have been published yet. Smile

SirXaris

Though I am not familiar with the adventure, your solutions seem appropriate to me.

I do have some experience with editing, and those issues may simply be results of oversights. Wink

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A few things to consider for your campaign:

Iggwilv successfully summoned and seduced the demon Prince, Grazz't. She had to be both incredibly powerful and meticulous in her work - not a trait norm ...

Iggwilv is my favorite villain.

FYI: She features at the end of Isle of the Apes and has a more extensive role in The Savage Tide AP. Those I know off the top of my head, but she has also been used ...

Belgos and Silussa (Vault of the Drow) feature in at least two later adventures...

-I missed the obvious question: Which later adventures?

Queen of the Spiders and Wrath of the Abyss.

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I do not make much use of it in my campaign because it forces the player whose character is reincarnated to play a very different character than the one they created. Now, playing a different characte ...

I appreciate your method of demonstrating Thoopshib's madness.

When my children were young, I told them of Sir Xaris and his adventures as bedtime stories. When they first encountered Thoopshib, an ...

"Gaggles of Goggler guards, guaranteed."

Nice alliteration. 🙂

I thought it odd that Willa would object so strenuously to Aurora's animation of skeletons, yet never question Mathius' freq ...

I like it! Smile

You might consider making it a feat, instead of a spell. Wink

SirXaris

jamesdglick's answer to that question is as good as I can offer.

I will add that the barbarian kingdoms of the Schnai, Fruzti, and Cruski may practice a form of slavery, much like some of the Ameri ...

Jamesdglick makes a good point.

Also, it really depends on what you want your version of Greyhawk to be like.

If you want it to have drow, dragonborn, tieflings, half-giants, etc. walking the st ...

Belgos and Silussa (Vault of the Drow) feature in at least two later adventures.

SirXaris

Kirt, that is some excellent linguistic work! I love it. Happy

That is the kind of justification I am looking for.

SirXaris

I agree that Sir Bluto Sans Pite was probably based on the Arthurian villain, Sir Bruese Sans Pite (meaning: Sir Bruce Without Pity). He was a dastardly knight who acted in direct contradiction to al ...

Again, though it seems very realistic, I am disappointed that the party has missed out on so much of the adventure and treasure available in that large cavern.

SirXaris

Sounds good, Sequilia. We're glad you've joined us. Smile

SirXaris

I am always interested in reading someone else's take on anything related to Greyhawk. I usually find at least a few ideas I consider worth adding to my own version of the WoG. Smile

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Dude! This is awesome! Thank you for making this available to everyone. You are The Man! Happy

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In my WoG campaigns, humanity itself predates the demi-humans, humanoids, and most of the 'monsters'. The Flan were in the Flanaess loooong before the Twin Cataclysms drove the Oeridians, Baklunish, a ...

...The original module had most of the illithid treasure in an iron chest. This didn't seem very practical for carrying around the underdark, so the single-use extradimensional puzzle boxes were my o ...

If you click on the Deadly Denizens box/link on the left side of this page, you'll see many dragons listed. You could then Google each name to find out more about them.

There used to be a link over ...

... (the Sea of Dust description in Greyhawk Adventures kind of sounds like the Hellfurnaces contribute to the dust in the Sea).

And the extent of that depends on which way you decide the prevailin ...

I like your reasoned interpretation. It very well may be that neither the creator of the spell, nor the editors were expert trackers in real life, so they missed a few issues involved in tracking whil ...

Edmundscott, I really like those ideas. They make sense in a manner combining magic and science, and they fit with the Greyhawk canon.

SirXaris

SirXaris, would the Amedio Jungle be actually a Savanna type terrain if we apply Earth Science? I know Gary had only a working knowledge of Ecology. If you are correct, then the Amedio Jungle would ...

Was the Hellfurnaces range an actual political border of the Suel Empire pre-Twin Cataclysms, so it would make sense to have a border outpost there?

Were the Hellfurnaces always volcanic, or is tha ...

This is an absolutely fantastic read, Kirt! Thank you for continuing to share it with us. Smile

I must admit, though, that I am disappointed that the party did not stay to finish off Snurre, ta ...

I get PHP Nuke an average of two times before I get the Canonfire! page I'm attempting to access loaded. Don't know why it has been so bad these last two days.

SirXaris

I personally think the matriarchal society came first. Though from the Oerth standpoint, did the drow worship Lolth before they were driven underground or did they discover her afterwards?

I don't ...

I read through Return to the Keep on the Borderlands and used some of the material. I liked the original scenario better, so kept my campaign in line with the original, but I appreciated the expansion ...

If you weren't already aware of it, The Keep on the Borderlands is my favorite beginning module. Here is a link to the blog I wrote about one party of adventurers and their antics at the Keep and its ...

The original Darlene maps of The World of Greyhawk indicated that the hexes were ten leagues across. That equals about 30 miles.

SirXaris

That is a very good example of rationalizing something 'on the books' in a way that makes sense in the game world. I do it all the time for my own campaign because having a reasonable explanation for ...

Welcome to Canonfire!, nerdyprofessor!

I think people are happy to discuss Living Greyhawk. The lack of answers to LG questions may be due to a low number of Canonfire! posters actually having part ...

I agree with O-D: everyone's version of the World of Greyhawk has something of value to offer every other DM and player. I love reading other people's ideas from their own campaigns. I take what I lik ...

"Breath weapon/special abilities: When brown dragons grab their prey, they hold it in their jaws, taking in a 5-foot wide spray that extends in a straight line from the dragon's head up to 60 feet ...

Forgive my ignorance, but I looked through my copy of the World of Greyhawk campaign setting (1st book, not the Glossography); and I fail to see where the Hools are located.

Which country are they ...

Not exactly, but Sir Xaris' gold dragon friend is named Aurus Boreas (Golden Wind of the North).

He's mentioned here: Postfest XV: Sanctigaard and the Demesne of Sir Xaris ab Yustin
http://www.can ...

Here you go:

Awesome! Thanks, fellas! Happy

SirXaris

Here is the link from Anna's website:

The link above only gets me to the Lakofka module, L4: The Gift (Threat from Nowhere).

SirXaris

Note that the Living Greyhawk Gazateer describes the Lordship of the Isles after the Greyhawk Wars. At that time, the Scarlet Brotherhood had taken them over. Before the Greyhawk Wars, they were a fre ...

I can't give you a page number, but they are a chain of islands located between the Tivanot Peninsula and Hepmonaland. They were taken over by the Scarlet Brotherhood during the Greyhawk Wars.

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As anthropomorphic dinosaurs, saurials are different from lizardfolk or dragonborn. They may fit well on the Isle of Dread, since canon already places dinosaurs there.

SirXaris

I have that modul ...

As anthropomorphic dinosaurs, saurials are different from lizardfolk or dragonborn. They may fit well on the Isle of Dread, since canon already places dinosaurs there.

SirXaris

I'm going to be careful here and answer only the portion of the question I think I am correct about. Since I no longer own the 2nd Edition rulebooks, so can't look it up, I must assume you have provid ...

Well...

The party could get blown off course and become shipwrecked on the Isle of Dread. It is specifically designed for levels 3-7. You could have them adventure there until they have gained the ...

I just saw this post and checked out the show.

I looks like I'll have to get a subscription to Hulu to watch it, but the bits I was able to see on YouTube were excellent. It looks like my kind of s ...

very cool.

Yes, I do believe that the higher level an archer becomes, the more of these skills they would be able to master. I do not believe every archer in a nation's army would have all those sk ...

Helmen Fannen, Commander of Ironstead's militia.

Ironstead is a Furyondian town established as a base within the southern Vesve Forest to thwart the threat of the Iuzian goblinoid troops invading f ...

My answer is 'Yes'.

However, I'll direct you back to my explanation of the myriad ritual spells I described above as existing in a magical world. As the DM, I would give every target a saving throw ...

I see potential abuse in the future if the answer to all those questions is 'yes'. But, it shouldn't be a flat-out 'no', either.

Consider your answer to the following question:

Could the spell e ...

Even if a review of Complete Arcane already exists, there is nothing wrong with having more than one point of view.

SirXaris

This would surely engender some rancorousness among non-elves for the particulars and terms of exchange wouldn't be obvious to others, so to, say, human eyes it would appear (to paraphrase the old E ...

The typical medieval economy would definitely exist, for the reasons you mentioned and because it becomes necessary as a population grows too large for a system based on barter to work. But, since elv ...

I think your question raises the constant issue of "Do the rules answer every question?"

Unfortunately, we all know they do not. Perhaps that is a good thing. The result is that you and your playe ...

I agree with Skech's assessment, but will add a little.

Greyhawk Ruins really is a fantastic mega-dungeon, but takes a bit of work by the DM to make it believable. IIRC, one level has about 30 mino ...

I think this is a very important insight for anyone wanting more reality in their campaign. I admit that my own campaigns have tended to allow the PCs to travel across the Flanaess and back once they' ...

When was the Mighty Servant of Leuk-O published? I haven't heard of it before.

I first read about it in the magic items section of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons DM's Guide.

SirXaris

Is the Mighty Servant of Leuk-O is too small to be a "mecha"?

Also consider the Machine of Lum the Mad, Heward's Mystical Organ, Robilar's mechanical steed, Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale, and a v ...

Well, if you haven't already, you can read my campaign blog, The Keep on the Borderlands in the Campaign Journals and General Online Gaming forum here on Canonfire! I placed the module near Furyondy, ...

Thanks, Kwint! I don't know why that blurb didn't show up in my Google search, but I'm glad you provided it here. Smile

SirXaris

Thanks, Allan!

I found only two references to "Lunadore" when I just Googled it and the second reference was a link to this thread on Canonfire! Laughing

The first link, however, gives a short de ...

Lunadora is listed on Anna B. Meyers' World of Greyhawk Map as a city controlling a small territory around it. It is located adjacent to Gildenhand on the east side of the Sepia Uplands next to the Ve ...

All this is from my own campaign, so take from it what you will.

First, there are many different 'Flan' nations. The Rovers of the Barrens are a different people than the Flan of Perrenland. The pe ...

Initially, I was with DM Prata. But I always found the reason for the distinction unsatisfying.

My first (and, really only) experience with orogs and ogrillons was in the Greyhawk Ruins mega-dungeo ...

It wasn't Zagig's slow apotheosis to divinity that made him mad, it was his accelerated growth that did it. Had he gone through the usual path to godhood (i.e. quasi-deity to hero deity to demigod), ...

My personal opinion is that it is easier to read if you have summarized it. (See Kirt's style.) There are other threads that simply post the email conversations back and forth between the players and ...

Q1: The StoneRing, the megalithic stone circle outside of Greyhawk. Do you think it was built in the Stone Age? If it was, who built it? The stone circle may have either been built by elves or the ...

I did the same thing recently, hoping to allow my players to do what they thought would be the most fun for them. They wanted to fight pirates on the high seas, so one built an Aasimar (wings, etc.), ...

You're right, Sir Xaris. The Archer class would work well. Perhaps the class can be simulated by taking Fighter and the appropriate feats?

Yeah, you can make a decent Archer out of a fighter, or ...

This is exciting stuff, Kirt. Happy

I have some questions, comments, and suggestions.

1) Tina could smell the hellhounds, but you didn't mention rolling to see if the hellhounds could smell T ...

I notice a conspicuous absence of the Archer (NPC) class from Dragon Magazine #45. If anyone deserves to be an Archer, it is Robin Hood. Cool

SirXaris

Since Furyondy is ruled by a paladin, I suspect that, historically, not much stock was put on spying, in general. However, since the disappearance (and suspected abduction) of his son, Thrommel, I wo ...

FYI, I believe it is spelled 'Grabford'.

Chendl is already a city of canals (cf. Fate of Istus), so it seems quite appropriate that Furyondy would have other cities designed in that fashion. I thin ...

Also, if Iggwilv is not a child of the Shadowfell, what is the explanation for her longevity?

It is my theory that Iggwilv and her lover, Lerrek, had a falling out over this very issue.

Lerrek ...

Interesting thought exercise, Doc.

Are you assuming Iggwilv's father was a good prince of the Feywild, or that the beauty of the realm converted her to goodness after all the evil she has done?

...

The last time I ran White Plume Mountain, I read through Return but preferred the original. I did incorporate a few of the changes from Return into my version of the original, but that was all I got ...

Well done, Grognard! Thank you for posting it.

SirXaris

What year do you plan to begin this Furyondy campaign?

If it is after the Greyhawk Wars, you are correct to check with any Living Greyhawk websites you can find.

If you intend to begin before th ...

Heironeouns would regard Sacred Banding among Hextorians as evil (sinful)

You only described the Hieroneouns side, though.

I suspect the quote above was typed in error and was intended to refe ...

I'm always interested in other fans' takes on anything Greyhawk-related. Happy

SirXaris

Well, if you haven't seen it already, I'll point you to my own The Keep on the Borderlands campaign blog here: http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5218

I di ...

Since we are on the subject of missing modules...

I have downloaded the module QMG The quest of the Mist Golem, but do not know whether or not QMG2 or QMG3 were ever posted. Does anyone have links ...

These two links worked fine for me.

https://www.geocities.ws/midnighttower/haturadv.zip

https://www.geocities.ws/midnighttower/haturamap.zip

SirXaris

I only see PC4, PC6, PC7, PC9. Where would the rest be located?

PC01 - Looks like you may have to purchase this one:
https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/208954/a-little-local-difficulty

PC02 - No luck. ...

At Canonfire! Downloads, here:

http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=5&min=10&orderby=titleA&show

SirXaris

When I google it I get a canonfire link, but when I try to click it my antivirus stops the download.

Try this. It worked for me.

http://www.canonfire.com/vecna/VecnaGenesisofaLegend.pdf

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"...Doro and Willa..." I read that as "Dora and Willow". Laughing

"Vin Weasel" I just got that. rolleyes

SirXaris

My son had one of his drawings accepted for publication in the super-module, SotS.

That is very cool! You are talking about the hardback reprinting of A1-4 with A0 included, correct? Against th ...

Thank you for that, Grodog.

SirXaris

By the way, is this review of SotS going to include A0, Danger at Darkshelf Quarry?

My son had one of his drawings accepted for publication in the super-module, SotS. Cool

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Edi ...

Thank you, fellas!

Naughtical, I appreciate the insight regarding 'Nonuz'. You have nailed down the ephemeral concerns my mind couldn't quite grasp. Happy

I also appreciate the link, DMPrat ...

IIRC, there were several suggested adventure locales in and around the Wild Coast mentioned in the City of Greyhawk boxed set, before the Greyhawk Wars.

SirXaris

I enjoyed SotS very much, but I'll wait until you have finished your review before I make my specific comments.

SirXaris