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So far, I've been going with real-world analogues: the Crystalmist-Hellfurnace-Sulhaut ranges equate to the Rockies, the Lortmils equal to the Appalacians, the Yatils equate to the Cascades, and the R ...

mortellan: the Lost Caverns reference jolted my memory - Iggwilv's Horn. There's another named peak.

Does anyone know where I can find or does anyone have/has done any work on the elevations of the various mountain ranges of Oerth? Outside of White Plume Mountain, are there any famous or noted mount ...

Iggwilv's sedutress form reminds me of Morticia Addams. A revealing dress, though not nude (lusty but not lascivious), the Demonomicon as part of the fig in some way, possibly with a quasit familiar. ...

Thanks mortellan. The thread hasn't been active for a couple of years, but provided a wealth of information. And by all means, any of your work would be appreciated! Happy

I'm working on a project designing languages of the Flanaess, and am looking for known, canon, words used by the various races of Oerth. I have the extensive collection of Suel from SKR's SB book, th ...

@AcidArrow: Yeah, Night Below has a shrine to Juiblex in it, with several slime/ooze creatures. With the 3.X templates, image what could be done with a fiendish ochre jelly or a half-fiend black pudd ...

Lots of good choices there, but I had to go with a demonic Iuz. Evil Grin

Of the Greyhawk books, I have only read the "revival" novels; Keep on the Borderlands, Against the Giants, White Plume Mountain, Descent into the Depths of the Earth, Queen of the Demonweb Pits and Te ...

...The best I've seen (and unfortunately I've lost track of my copy) was a homebrewed d20 system that based the powers on feats (accessing the different types of psionics and such) and skills (effecti ...

I've got another question for the previously discussed sourcebooks: would you like to see "low fantasy" material or "high fantasy" material. Here's what I mean. "Low fantasy" means that while this i ...

Yes, yes; piecemeal. After all, I'm still looking at the 32 page model. So instead of an entire large city (like Ptolus), some of these could cover neighborhoods/districts. Market square, seaside d ...

The inn was ust an example. The idea would be about discussing the entire range of possibilites within the group for the sourcebook. One on festivals would cover NPCs at the festival, games and othe ...

One product I'm thinking about is a series similar to the old Flying Buffalo Citybooks; sourcebooks that detail certain businesses, NPCs, goods and services, complete with stats, plot hooks and sample ...

I don't see anything particularly wrong with that type of identification. The ancient Celts of the Hallstat and Le Tene eras -- several hundred years before Caesar met them -- warred with each other ...

Personally, all canon/dogma aside, I have always maintained that the Flan were always in the Flanaess alongside various demihuman and humanoid populatiions. It wasn't until the Great Migrations that ...

...Oerthly astrologers would probably do it this way:

The Mistress and the Handmaiden

Associated with magic, mystery, and madness, the twin satellites of
the Oerth are objects of both reverence ...

A quick search has provided the following:
Kule: this is a village in Botswana; a kids' clothing store in NYC; a movie production company in Surrey, England.
Raenei: the only reference found was rän ...

No idea why they geniuses at TSR called the Sun "Liga". Personally, I always named it "Pelor" in my WoG. Likewise, the various planets ("roaming stars") were named after a variety of WoG gods. Ask ...

Thanks all for the feedback. I have decided to go forward with this project. I'm debating between calling the company "Gray Order Press" and "Skeleton Key Press". I plan to hit GenCon next year, an ...

I don't think anyone here is asking for Greyhawk to be buried once and for all (and yes, I'm one of the people who is happy GH isn't the next 4E setting). I just feel that I want to see good Greyhawk ...

You know, I kind of think that Dark Sun is a good choice for 4E. They seem like peanut butter and chocolate (if you like those particular brands), or nuts and bolts; they seem made for each other. M ...

Talisien Shorewarden, half-aquatic elf Druid/Ranger, trudging through the Saltmarsh series using C&C.

Has anyone done any work on various monk brotherhoods for Greyhawk? We all know about the SB, and most generally agree that there are baklunish and suloise monks, but what about oeridian and flan mon ...

This is something I've been working on using the EBoN, canon sources and my own ideas. I wrote an article on the onomastics, toponymy and anthroponymy of Irongate (http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules ...

The real answer to all of this hinges on when did Common develop? If it developed before the Great Migrations, then it should be a Bakluni-Oeridian mix, if well after, an Oeridian-Suloise-Bakluni mix ...

Thank you for your response. I still have this as a "back burner" project, though most of the comments I've received elsewhere are less than encouraging. Confused

Thanks again.

Are you aware that Rick Miller wrote up 3E conversions of the items from GH Adventures among others?

Here's
I hadn't known about this; thanks!

When you're a mad lich, every one seems baklunish! (to paraphrase Frank Gallop, et al).

So far, I've been looking at the Crown of Blackmoor, Black Crown of Aerdy, Locket of the Great Kingdom, Storm Rider of the Gearnat Sea, Tapestry of Ekbit, and Sword of the Wild Coast. From ToG I know ...

By the 3E rules, it would take about five and a half days for a dwarf-laden party, walking 8 hours a day, with clear terrain or roads to walk 100 miles. By the '83 box set for Greyhawk, it would take ...

True; I had almost forgotten about ToGH. Thanks, Luz!

Well all that SJ/Greyspace stuff just doesn't jibe with physics to begin with, so if you're going to use that - forget about Newton. The tides are caused by Procan, Xerbo and/or Osprem farting in the ...

If you follow the tenets of Spelljammer's Greyspace, the 2 moons are too far away to have much impact. As such, Oerth probably does not have tides.Well now, where would the fun be in that? Besides, ...

My friend chaoticprime is running the Saltmarsh series using Castles & Crusades. Not a bad system, for those who like simple mechanics.

I've been running games since 1st ed, and mostly on Greyhawk, with a few diversions. I haven't run Greyhawk since '05, but am preparing to return with Pathfinder. My favorite system so far is 3E/3.5 ...

I've been going over the '88 Greyhawk Adventures book a lot lately. The magic items presented in that book are kind of hit and miss, but some are definite gems. I've been thinking of updating quite ...

Considering the two moons of Oerth, has anyone doen any work on the tides? I don't really know much about tides myself, other than the Moon has the greatest influence. I'd guess the two moons of Oer ...

Don't forget in the real world Arabian legends, genies WERE demons, so ignore Di$ney. However, yes there could be any number of possible books. Forbidden lore about the genies, demons, the summoning ...

OK, I'll take a look. Thanks!

Alright, I'm getting into the nitty gritty of the campaign now, and I can't find anything about where Skrellingshald is other than "in the Griff Mountains". Judging that it is the progenitor nation o ...

Oh, aye laddie! Ah always doo!

The skin tones of the humans of Oerth are described as "golden tan", "olive tan", "bronze" and "fair". Several folks I know interpret these tones in different ways. Just look up "bronze" and you'll ...

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In this one Gargoyle suggests running a collection of generic modules there, and its not a ...

Initially, the WotC folks said there could/would be some crossover of MtG and D&D when they bought out TSR, as well as the possibility of a Dominaria campaign setting for D&D. Whatever may ha ...

I'm a linguistics major; its in my nature. Happy

@Julian_Grimm: Where is Niangua? I'm familiar with a lot of Missouri, but not there. I'm from the KC Metro, and summered in Mack's Creek, by Lake of the Ozarks.

Anyway, thanks everyone for your i ...

As far as the food of Tenh: the ground should be acidic and rocky, and the terrain hilly all the way down to the Artonsamay. The climate should fall into the cool temperate range, with cold winters a ...

So, I've been doing some research on the goods of Tenh, even though the occupied nation doesn't actively trade. Tenh was known primarily for its platinum and foods. That's all. Well, digging into t ...

Oh, yes the CoC stuff and the Mists of Ravenloft also find their way into my WoG.... Scary stuff, that. Evil Grin

Ink=tattoo=psionic tattoo! All hail the blue bugbears, the psionic masters of the Land of Black Ice! Evil Grin

I guess blue bugbears could always be retconned to be psionic bugbears, much like their smaller goblin cousins. Psionic bugbears... >>shudder<< Laughing

This may have been asked before, but with the wealth of 3rd party material out there, I'm curious. What non-Greyhawk material do you use in your own campaigns? And not the little details, like what ...

Anything special about the blue bugbears? Or are they just blue?

Wow!

Awesome old-school art! While I do like some of the newer breed of artists in D&D and fantasy in general, I still have some serious love for the old school. Brian/Glad, you have ...

I was discussing silver with a friend of mine, and the condition argyria which causes blue skin coloration. He noted the blue - the psionic goblins - and proposed a possible connection. Its an inter ...

Thanks for the info; I am looking into acquiring this module now.

And yes, I've this:
http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=465

Thanks for your input, Gray Mouser. I have already worked out what I think will be suitable for cp. If I were to develop more time and creativity to it, I would invent unique religions based on the ...

I've been working on this for chaoticprime (cp); anyone have any take on the religions and major churches in the cities and towns in Salinmoor? I've already sent what I've worked up to him, but I'm c ...

Another idea I'm working on, I'd like to run a megamodule for Skrellinghald along the lines of the "Expedition to..." adventures. Has anyone done any work on Skrellingshald they'd like to share? Thn ...

I'm working on a kuo-toa campaign, and I'm looking for a substitute creature. I may try to sell the campaign adventures someday, so I either need to create a whole new creature, or substitute a SRD c ...

Furthermore, Mike Mearls is running a 4E ToEE campaign! Argh! I really think 2010 is going to see the release of 4E Greyhawk, and if they do to Oerth what they did to the Realms...

Ravenloft itself would be a good start, either the original module or the Expedition to Ravenloft. The old Castle Amber module also features a strange mist that arises once the PCs enter the land, bu ...

I saw a rumor that the village of Hommlett is slated for a 4E release. I also read in the 4E MM2 that demons are now classed as elementals. That leaves me one conclusion - 4E TEE is on the horizon. ...

Two things: first, you don't have to use the new 4E cosmology. Second, I think that the "Elemental Tempest" (or whatever they call it) can still be used to illustrate the conflicts you mention within ...

I always wanted to see more done with Quasqueton, the two departed adventurers, and their connection to the CoC...

How about Beltar, goddess of caves, malice and pits? She's obscure, C/E (C/N), and fits with the "Caves of Chaos" theme. Or you could use Syrul, goddess of deceit, false promises and lies (N/E); cou ...

Of course, going with the original module, the priests of the Caves of Chaos were servants of chaos (by implication, chaotic evil). Going with Greyhawk, I would make that Iuz or Erythnul. Both are e ...

I've always felt this way about travel scenarios; how much time do you want the PCs to spend on it? If you want the road to be long and difficult, make it so, and make it reasonable. By that, I mean ...

I remember there was a Dungeon adventure that dealt with an inn's special mustard made with memory moss...

I always use the SB just as the supplement suggests. They are grossly powerful and indomitable. They pervade every court and have some minor degree of influence in every city in the Flanaess. Their ...

I keep them weak. They don't have enough followers/personnel to effectively take out the "right" people and place their own puppets in power. Where they do have influence, it is minor.

Just remember this; regardless of how anything is written, once you decide to use it, its yours to modify as you see fit. If you feel the SB is too powerful, take steps to weaken them. Ignore some o ...

This gets into the long debate over the climate of the Flanaess. Personally, I have the savanna/veldt/karoo type of regions well off the map, outside of the Flanaess. Sadly, this kind of leaves out ...

Alright, with out reading any one else's post, here's my ten most well-known WoG deities (in no particular order):
Pholtus
Beory
Pelor
Heironeous
Hextor
the Old One (Iuz, never mentioned by name ...

dsdm23, you might also check over the 2E boards. At a quick glance I found write-ups for Allitur, Wee Jas, Xan Yae, Geshtai and Phaulkon. There's lots of 2E godly goodness on there!

Its too bad the Greytalk archives aren't around; back in the day, we'd hammered out most of the gods into 2e specialty priests. Otherwise, yeah FtA will have some useful info for you.

One could also argue that there are no Celtic gods on Greyhawk, because there are no Celts on Oerth... Laughing

Eclavdra - Naomi Watts (with lots of makeup!)

I'd go with Hale Berry for Eclavdra. Remember her as Storm in the X-Men movies with that white hair... Cool

Saludos!

Maybe, but I've alw ...

Typically, I don't have to worry about RD/Res/Rein since there are few character deaths and those players usually just create new characters. I would rather only RD/Res/Rein a PC once in a game.

Sounds like you need to remind people in your area my favorite D&D rule: "The DM is final arbiter in all affairs of his or her campaign." If they don't like it, they can find another DM.

There is one really neat idea from Eberron that fits right in line with my thinking: not every priest is a cleric. In my games, many "priests" are just experts; they are knowledgable and perhaps some ...

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Of course, none of this addresses the real world rate of advancement, but that should take a back seat to the in-game rate, in my opinion.

Don
Well, the vast majority of people IRL don't go o ...

Generally, I do feel that the 3.x level advancement is too quick, and it doesn't let the players really get to know their own characters and its capabilities. As to interaction with each other and se ...

TheocratIssak: Nope, I have no knowledge of Ether thingys/alien invaders in Tehn. That's one of the reasons I'd love to at least hear about what happened in the various LG games. I was never part of ...

Very old school logo; I like it!

Icarus: Yes, Council of Wyrms is what started the kernel of this concept. I have had a long-standing Council and a "Pax Draconis" IMC, and that's part of what I have to work with in the idea of this ...

Friends don't let friends drink and teleport. Be a designated dimensionalist!! Laughing

We're with you in spirit, BB. Have a pint (or three) on me!

The funny thing about this? I was thinking that when I switch over fully to Pathfinder I would restart Greyhawk in 576 CY...

...I thought it'd be cool to replace the Earth Dragon with Tiamat as the object of the Slave Lords' devotions, having them transform slaves into Spawn of Tiamat in blasphemous rites.

As GVD pointe ...

You know, it may be kinda fun to use Iuz as a Red Herring. Drop all kinds of hints about Iuzite cultists, and then reveal that it was all a clever manipulation later on down the road. This ifts in t ...

OK, I've got some ideas here now, and a basic breakdown of events. The campaing will likely get split into 4 parts, each consisting of approxiamtely 7 levels. First, the PCs get involved investigati ...

GVD: Excellent! Thanks a lot; I was going to get around to the RotD eventually. I hadn't realized it provided some ready-made plot info for my campaign. Cool

As to the Heiromeous/Hextor angl ...

OK, I'll probably see you late Sat or Sunday. BTW, the lich king is looking kick-****!

... First, Tiamat's sudden interest in Oerth must be explained. Out of all the worlds, why this one? One plausible motive is that magic is fading on this plane and the evil dragons hope that Tiamat ...

Thanks all, some really fine ideas here. Let me clarify a few decisions I have made about this campaign, though.

First: Tiamat and Iuz are not going to be working together. There is no neccessari ...

No, at first there will be little to no evidence of Tiamat's claw in events. It should become apparent about 8th to 10th level, maybe even later. Also, I'm not thinking that Tiamat and Iuz work toge ...

I'm doing a "top-down" design for this campaign, meaning that I am starting with the top/end - Tiamat is the end encounter - and working back toward the beginning from there. So, I've figured out her ...