Lack of Greyhawk material [Archive] - Wizards Community

Lack of Greyhawk material [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Tobus Neth
09-12-06, 08:40 PM How come the Downloads sections have very little greyhawk?
psgj
09-12-06, 11:02 PM How come the Downloads sections have very little greyhawk?

Are you looking where I am looking?

https://events.wizards.com/RPGAWeb/external/scenlist.asp

There is more living greyhawk available than any other RPGA campaign.

psgj
paigeoliver
09-12-06, 11:19 PM I think he was talking about the general download section of the wizards site. The reason THAT is Greyhawk light is because TSR dropped the Greyhawk campaign world back around 1991. Wizards used the world for it's example world in 3rd edition, but they never really published material for it.

There are lots of old edition Greyhawk stuff out there from the 1980s, tons and tons of it. Most modules that did not have a labeled campaign world (the Pre-Forgotten Realms era), were also Greyhawk modules.
Prochytes
09-13-06, 04:51 AM Yes, the Downloads section of the Wizards site is FR-heavy and Greyhawk-light. Not that I am complaining; there is amusing stuff there, and reading about the fall of Netheril definitely beats doing admin :) .

Ivid the Undying, available as a download at a number of places, is worth a read, especially if you have an interest in the Splintered Sun meta-region.
psgj
09-14-06, 12:45 AM I see. I was confused. I assumed the post referred to RPGA since this is an RPGA forum.

psgj
UMiskatonic
09-21-06, 04:50 PM Tobus,

There is a TON of Greyhawk stuff, it's just under the RPGA members website nowadays. Each nation comes out with 8-9 adventures a year, plus another 20 generic adventures, and this is the 6th year of the program. That should keep you plenty busy.

While the adventures are designed for Living Greyhawk, there 's nothing that stops you from running a home game with them.

Cheers,
UM
kenobi65
09-21-06, 08:03 PM There is a TON of Greyhawk stuff, it's just under the RPGA members website nowadays. Each nation comes out with 8-9 adventures a year, plus another 20 generic adventures, and this is the 6th year of the program. That should keep you plenty busy.

While the adventures are designed for Living Greyhawk, there 's nothing that stops you from running a home game with them.

Welllllll...yes and no.

Yes, you can run Living Greyhawk adventures as your home campaign. However...you do need to run them as RPGA events, and follow the RPGA rules for them. Which means:

- You're expected to have a table of no fewer than 4, and no more than 6 players, and they (and you, as the DM) have to be RPGA members. Also, in order to organize RPGA events, you (as the DM) have to pass the Herald-level Test.

- You're expected to run them "as written" -- this means you can't modify the adventures if you don't like them as presented.

- You can't just order a bunch of modules to read, or to plunder for ideas for your home game. Anything you order, it's expected that you're actually going to run.

- You can't get access to every region's adventures. You can only get regional adventures for the region in which you live. This means that, for example, if you live in Chicago (which is in the Verbobonc region), you can't order or run Keoland adventures (because Keoland is New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania).
surinya
09-30-06, 03:12 PM Please!!!! Somebody tell me where i can find maps of greyhawk, i need all the posible maps. if somebody know, please! let me know!

Thank you!!!
zigspatty
09-30-06, 05:41 PM A nice map of the Flanaess came with the Living Greyhawk Gazeteer. It may be difficult to find copies of it now (published in 2000), but some bookstores may still have a copy.

Most LG regions have a regional map available on their website to which most of their adventures refer.

Dungeon Magazine issues 118-122 had a nice 4 part Greyhawk map. Paizo.com should still have copies available for sale.

A number of individuals have created maps for their own Greyhawk campaign. They may differ from the official products slightly, but still tend to employ the same general features given in the various campaign materials. Just do a search for "Greyhawk map" and you'll find plenty. (I rather like Maldin's City of Greyhawk - http://www.melkot.com/locations/cogh/cogh.html
and the one by Scott W. -http://www.highprogrammer.com/alan/gaming/dnd/greyhawk/map/index.html#post)

Good luck!

Patty
paigeoliver
10-03-06, 07:19 AM The Gazeteer is easy to find, it is about 5 or 6 bucks on half.com.

It is really dry reading though. :weep:
Arvagor
10-03-06, 01:31 PM A number of individuals have created maps for their own Greyhawk campaign.Also, try going to the downloads section of http://www.canonfire.com, and grabbing any of the maps done by Eric Anondsen. He's done: Central Flanaess, Bandit Kingdoms, the Pomarj, Rhizia (east and west), and the Pale-Ratik-Bone March region. These are huge(!), highly detailed, and GORGEOUS!!! Technically probably not LG "official", but I'm not aware of any major conflicts with the campaign material....

It is really dry reading though. :weep:Meaning, it is intended to be role-playing material -- "fluff" not "crunch".
The_Jester
10-04-06, 12:59 PM No, dry as in page after page of text with all the wit and sparkle of a high school history textbook.
As a newcomer I was swamped by all the names, the lack of maps and sheer ability of the book to bore.

I love campaign settings and have devoured may before and I couldn't choke down the book. Early-medieval european history is a more thrilling read.

The middle books of the Bible are more exciting. And with fewer begats.
Rerednaw
10-04-06, 05:23 PM No, dry as in page after page of text with all the wit and sparkle of a high school history textbook.
As a newcomer I was swamped by all the names, the lack of maps and sheer ability of the book to bore.

I love campaign settings and have devoured may before and I couldn't choke down the book. Early-medieval european history is a more thrilling read.

The middle books of the Bible are more exciting. And with fewer begats.

Heh, don't forget the roots of the game are Gary Gygax...an accountant.

Tables, tables, tables...we need more tables! :)

Sorry OT.
kenobi65
10-04-06, 11:27 PM Heh, don't forget the roots of the game are Gary Gygax...an accountant.

I don't think he was an accountant...I think he was an insurance salesman.

I couldn't find mention of his pre-TSR career on any of the online biographies I read, but I did see mention that he only had a year of college...which makes it pretty unlikely that he was an accountant (a career which requires considerable schooling).

What he was, was an old-school wargamer...and, hence, tables-o-plenty. :)
gomeztoo
10-05-06, 04:41 AM Some downloadable materials are Greyhawk but labeled as 'generic D&D'.
Like "Tomb of Horrors" or "White Plume Mountain" under 'scenarios'.
Iswald
10-05-06, 10:05 AM I couldn't find mention of his pre-TSR career on any of the online biographies I read, but I did see mention that he only had a year of college...which makes it pretty unlikely that he was an accountant (a career which requires considerable schooling).

I don't know what he was doing, but it doesn't take that much schooling to be an accountant. Of course, it depends upon who you want to do it for. A small company might let a high school graduate handle their books. Larger companies will be looking for an associates degree at least, preferrably a bachelors. The requirements were probably less stringent when Gyax was working.
kenobi65
10-05-06, 10:20 AM I don't know what he was doing, but it doesn't take that much schooling to be an accountant. Of course, it depends upon who you want to do it for. A small company might let a high school graduate handle their books. Larger companies will be looking for an associates degree at least, preferrably a bachelors. The requirements were probably less stringent when Gyax was working.

There's a big distinction between being a bookkeeper and being a certified accountant (CPA). To actually be certified as an accountant does require considerable schooling, and that's not a recent phenomenon.
http://jobprofiles.monster.com/Content/job_content/JC_BusinessandFinancialOperations/JSC_accounting/JOB_002_accountant/jobzilla_html?jobprofiles=1

Anyway, now we've completely drifted off topic. :D
Iswald
10-05-06, 11:07 PM There's a big distinction between being a bookkeeper and being a certified accountant (CPA). To actually be certified as an accountant does require considerable schooling, and that's not a recent phenomenon.

Yes. But, you don't have to be a CPA to be an accountant. ;) My father was an accountant for a decade or so, and making good money for that time period, with just an associates degree from a vo-tech school.
reddingstacey
10-18-06, 11:21 AM I remember Gygax being a cobbler.

You can get lots of Greyhawk material from both triad websites which are accesable through the regions page on on the wizards Greyhawk site and from the files section of the yahoo groups that are devoted to its specific region.

Cheers,
Stacey

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Tobus Neth 09-12-06, 08:40 PM	How come the Downloads sections have very little greyhawk?
psgj 09-12-06, 11:02 PM	How come the Downloads sections have very little greyhawk? Are you looking where I am looking? https://events.wizards.com/RPGAWeb/external/scenlist.asp There is more living greyhawk available than any other RPGA campaign. psgj
paigeoliver 09-12-06, 11:19 PM	I think he was talking about the general download section of the wizards site. The reason THAT is Greyhawk light is because TSR dropped the Greyhawk campaign world back around 1991. Wizards used the world for it's example world in 3rd edition, but they never really published material for it. There are lots of old edition Greyhawk stuff out there from the 1980s, tons and tons of it. Most modules that did not have a labeled campaign world (the Pre-Forgotten Realms era), were also Greyhawk modules.
Prochytes 09-13-06, 04:51 AM	Yes, the Downloads section of the Wizards site is FR-heavy and Greyhawk-light. Not that I am complaining; there is amusing stuff there, and reading about the fall of Netheril definitely beats doing admin :) . Ivid the Undying, available as a download at a number of places, is worth a read, especially if you have an interest in the Splintered Sun meta-region.
psgj 09-14-06, 12:45 AM	I see. I was confused. I assumed the post referred to RPGA since this is an RPGA forum. psgj
UMiskatonic 09-21-06, 04:50 PM	Tobus, There is a TON of Greyhawk stuff, it's just under the RPGA members website nowadays. Each nation comes out with 8-9 adventures a year, plus another 20 generic adventures, and this is the 6th year of the program. That should keep you plenty busy. While the adventures are designed for Living Greyhawk, there 's nothing that stops you from running a home game with them. Cheers, UM
kenobi65 09-21-06, 08:03 PM	There is a TON of Greyhawk stuff, it's just under the RPGA members website nowadays. Each nation comes out with 8-9 adventures a year, plus another 20 generic adventures, and this is the 6th year of the program. That should keep you plenty busy. While the adventures are designed for Living Greyhawk, there 's nothing that stops you from running a home game with them. Welllllll...yes and no. Yes, you can run Living Greyhawk adventures as your home campaign. However...you do need to run them as RPGA events, and follow the RPGA rules for them. Which means: - You're expected to have a table of no fewer than 4, and no more than 6 players, and they (and you, as the DM) have to be RPGA members. Also, in order to organize RPGA events, you (as the DM) have to pass the Herald-level Test. - You're expected to run them "as written" -- this means you can't modify the adventures if you don't like them as presented. - You can't just order a bunch of modules to read, or to plunder for ideas for your home game. Anything you order, it's expected that you're actually going to run. - You can't get access to every region's adventures. You can only get regional adventures for the region in which you live. This means that, for example, if you live in Chicago (which is in the Verbobonc region), you can't order or run Keoland adventures (because Keoland is New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania).
surinya 09-30-06, 03:12 PM	Please!!!! Somebody tell me where i can find maps of greyhawk, i need all the posible maps. if somebody know, please! let me know! Thank you!!!
zigspatty 09-30-06, 05:41 PM	A nice map of the Flanaess came with the Living Greyhawk Gazeteer. It may be difficult to find copies of it now (published in 2000), but some bookstores may still have a copy. Most LG regions have a regional map available on their website to which most of their adventures refer. Dungeon Magazine issues 118-122 had a nice 4 part Greyhawk map. Paizo.com should still have copies available for sale. A number of individuals have created maps for their own Greyhawk campaign. They may differ from the official products slightly, but still tend to employ the same general features given in the various campaign materials. Just do a search for "Greyhawk map" and you'll find plenty. (I rather like Maldin's City of Greyhawk - http://www.melkot.com/locations/cogh/cogh.html and the one by Scott W. -http://www.highprogrammer.com/alan/gaming/dnd/greyhawk/map/index.html#post) Good luck! Patty
paigeoliver 10-03-06, 07:19 AM	The Gazeteer is easy to find, it is about 5 or 6 bucks on half.com. It is really dry reading though. :weep:
Arvagor 10-03-06, 01:31 PM	A number of individuals have created maps for their own Greyhawk campaign.Also, try going to the downloads section of http://www.canonfire.com, and grabbing any of the maps done by Eric Anondsen. He's done: Central Flanaess, Bandit Kingdoms, the Pomarj, Rhizia (east and west), and the Pale-Ratik-Bone March region. These are huge(!), highly detailed, and GORGEOUS!!! Technically probably not LG "official", but I'm not aware of any major conflicts with the campaign material.... It is really dry reading though. :weep:Meaning, it is intended to be role-playing material -- "fluff" not "crunch".
The_Jester 10-04-06, 12:59 PM	No, dry as in page after page of text with all the wit and sparkle of a high school history textbook. As a newcomer I was swamped by all the names, the lack of maps and sheer ability of the book to bore. I love campaign settings and have devoured may before and I couldn't choke down the book. Early-medieval european history is a more thrilling read. The middle books of the Bible are more exciting. And with fewer begats.
Rerednaw 10-04-06, 05:23 PM	No, dry as in page after page of text with all the wit and sparkle of a high school history textbook. As a newcomer I was swamped by all the names, the lack of maps and sheer ability of the book to bore. I love campaign settings and have devoured may before and I couldn't choke down the book. Early-medieval european history is a more thrilling read. The middle books of the Bible are more exciting. And with fewer begats. Heh, don't forget the roots of the game are Gary Gygax...an accountant. Tables, tables, tables...we need more tables! :) Sorry OT.
kenobi65 10-04-06, 11:27 PM	Heh, don't forget the roots of the game are Gary Gygax...an accountant. I don't think he was an accountant...I think he was an insurance salesman. I couldn't find mention of his pre-TSR career on any of the online biographies I read, but I did see mention that he only had a year of college...which makes it pretty unlikely that he was an accountant (a career which requires considerable schooling). What he was, was an old-school wargamer...and, hence, tables-o-plenty. :)
gomeztoo 10-05-06, 04:41 AM	Some downloadable materials are Greyhawk but labeled as 'generic D&D'. Like "Tomb of Horrors" or "White Plume Mountain" under 'scenarios'.
Iswald 10-05-06, 10:05 AM	I couldn't find mention of his pre-TSR career on any of the online biographies I read, but I did see mention that he only had a year of college...which makes it pretty unlikely that he was an accountant (a career which requires considerable schooling). I don't know what he was doing, but it doesn't take that much schooling to be an accountant. Of course, it depends upon who you want to do it for. A small company might let a high school graduate handle their books. Larger companies will be looking for an associates degree at least, preferrably a bachelors. The requirements were probably less stringent when Gyax was working.
kenobi65 10-05-06, 10:20 AM	I don't know what he was doing, but it doesn't take that much schooling to be an accountant. Of course, it depends upon who you want to do it for. A small company might let a high school graduate handle their books. Larger companies will be looking for an associates degree at least, preferrably a bachelors. The requirements were probably less stringent when Gyax was working. There's a big distinction between being a bookkeeper and being a certified accountant (CPA). To actually be certified as an accountant does require considerable schooling, and that's not a recent phenomenon. http://jobprofiles.monster.com/Content/job_content/JC_BusinessandFinancialOperations/JSC_accounting/JOB_002_accountant/jobzilla_html?jobprofiles=1 Anyway, now we've completely drifted off topic. :D
Iswald 10-05-06, 11:07 PM	There's a big distinction between being a bookkeeper and being a certified accountant (CPA). To actually be certified as an accountant does require considerable schooling, and that's not a recent phenomenon. Yes. But, you don't have to be a CPA to be an accountant. ;) My father was an accountant for a decade or so, and making good money for that time period, with just an associates degree from a vo-tech school.
reddingstacey 10-18-06, 11:21 AM	I remember Gygax being a cobbler. You can get lots of Greyhawk material from both triad websites which are accesable through the regions page on on the wizards Greyhawk site and from the files section of the yahoo groups that are devoted to its specific region. Cheers, Stacey