Greyhawk
Designer:	Gary Gygax
Publisher:	TSR, Inc. Wizards of the Coast
Publication date:	1975, 1980
Genre(s):	Fantasy
System:	Dungeons & Dragons

Greyhawk, also known as the World of Greyhawk, is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game (D&D).^[1][2] The World of Greyhawk includes the Free City of Greyhawk, from which the setting's name was taken.^[3] As one of the earliest D&D campaign settings, many of the rules for the game itself were developed in conjunction with game play by Gary Gygax and others in and around Castle Greyhawk and its dungeons.^[4] While constructing the milieu, Gygax also incorporated the campaign worlds of his fellow role-players, such as Blackmoor (Dave Arneson's campaign)^[5] and the Lendore Isles (a region created by long-time stalwart Len Lakofka).^[6] Greyhawk can refer to: Gray Hawk, a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges in the Americas. ... Image File history File links WotC_Greyhawk. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... Ernest Gary Gygax, 2004 Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is best known as the author of the well known fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), co-created with Dave Arneson and co-published with Don Kaye in 1974 under the company Tactical Studies... 1. ... TSR, Inc. ... Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... D&D redirects here. ... A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. ... D&D redirects here. ... A roleplaying game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. ... The Free City of Greyhawk or just Greyhawk is a free city in fictional setting of Greyhawk, which takes its name from the city. ... Ernest Gary Gygax, 2004 Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is best known as the author of the well known fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), co-created with Dave Arneson and co-published with Don Kaye in 1974 under the company Tactical Studies... Castle Greyhawk as shown on the cover of Greyhawk Ruins (TSR, Inc. ... The dungeons of Blarney Castle. ... Role playing Blackmoor is a fantasy role-playing game campaign setting originally created in the early 1970s by Dave Arneson, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons. ... David L. Arneson is an American game designer born in 1955. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Lendore Isles, also known as the Spindrift Isles, are a collection of five large islands in the Solnor Ocean, just off the eastern coast of the former Great Kingdom. ... Len Lakofka was one of the early players of Dungeons & Dragons and author who contributed many articles to Dragon magazine and three Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules published by TSR, Inc. ...

Historically, direct links between the core D&D rules and any particular campaign setting have been limited. Through all editions of the game however, Greyhawk has had a strong influence over the core rules, such as serving as the source for names of many well-known spells and magic items. The current D&D "Core Setting" is largely based on Greyhawk, and the default pantheon of deities for D&D is largely taken from Greyhawk. The current edition of the Dungeon Master's Guide (3.5 edition) pays visual tribute to Greyhawk's influence on the game, featuring on its cover a small map of the continent of Oerik etched onto a globe. The spells of Dungeons & Dragons are fictional magic spells used in the settings of the role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). ... This article is about artifacts in fantasy and roleplaying. ... This is a list of deities of Dungeons & Dragons, including all of the current gods and powers of the Core Setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. ... Dungeon Masters Guide for D&D version 3. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk Campaign setting, Oerik is the largest continent on the world of Oerth, where the Greyhawk campaign takes place. ...

The World

Geography and population

The World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting boxed set (TSR, 1983) provided details regarding the geography and other information on the Flanaess

In the Greyhawk setting, the planet Oerth has four continents. Only one of these continents, Oerik, has been officially described in various D&D publications over the past 30+ years, and in fact detailed information is available only for its eastern end, known as the Flanaess.^[2] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Greyhawk is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, also known as the World of Greyhawk. ... Oerth is the name of the fictional planet on which the earliest Dungeons & Dragons setting – that of Greyhawk – takes place. ... Dymaxion map by Buckminster Fuller shows land mass with minimal distortion as only one continuous continent A continent (Latin continere, to hold together) is a large continuous mass of land on the planet Earth. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk Campaign setting, Oerik is the largest continent on the world of Oerth, where the Greyhawk campaign takes place. ... The Flanaess is the eastern part of the continent of Oerik, one of the four continents of the fictional world of Oerth in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. ...

Although home D&D campaigns can be set in or around the Free City of Greyhawk itself, there are no restrictions with respect to time period or location. The Flanaess can be broken down geographically as follows: the Baklunish Basin in the northwest, the Empire of Iuz in the north, the Thillonrian Peninsula in the northeast, the Sea of Dust in the far west, the Sheldomar Valley in the west, old Ferrond and its southern frontier (including the City of Greyhawk) at the center of the Flanaess, old Sulm and the Aerdy frontier to the east, the old Great Kingdom to the far east, and the Amedio Jungle to the southwest.^[7] The Free City of Greyhawk or just Greyhawk is a free city in fictional setting of Greyhawk, which takes its name from the city. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Baklunish Basin is the northwestern portion of the Flanaess. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Empire of Iuz is a vast empire ruled by the demigod Iuz. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Thillonrian Peninsula lies in the northeast portion of the Flanaess. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Sheldomar Valley refers to the large swath of fertile land in the southwestern Flanaess, bordered by the Barrier Peaks to the north, Crystalmists and Hellfurnaces to the west, Azure Sea to the south, and the Lortmils to the east. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Ferrond most often refers to the former Great Kingdom province known as the Viceroyalty of Ferrond, or the general region where its successor states now lie. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Sulm refers to an ancient Flan kingdom which once occupied much of the Bright Desert, in the days when it was a fertile land. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Aerdy properly refers to the the now-defunct Kingdom of Aerdy. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Great Kingdom, or the Great Kingdom of Aerdy, refers to an empire that varied in size at various points in its history. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Amedio Jungle is a large stretch of tropical rainforest located in the southwestern Flanaess, on the continent of Oerik. ...

Certain elements of Greyhawk's geography are fantastic in nature, such as the Sea of Dust and the Land of Black Ice. Other elements are more closely analogous to real-world Europe, such as the Thillonrian Peninsula's geographical resemblance to Scandinavia. In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Land of Black Ice is an artic wasteland located in the northwestern Flanaess, north of the Burneal Forest and Blackmoor, east of the Drawmidj Ocean, and west of the Icy Sea. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Thillonrian Peninsula lies in the northeast portion of the Flanaess. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

The Flanaess is home to Oerth's "enlightened humanity," and much of the flavor of the Greyhawk setting arises from the interplay of the various "sub-races" of humanity -- Baklunish, Flannae, Oeridians, Olman, Rhennee, Suloise, and Touv in particular -- as they have criss-crossed the Flanaess over the last millennium.^[2] The setting's fans have debated the exact nature of these sub-races (and their real world analogues, if any) over the years, but key distinguishing features include antagonism between the Bakluni and Suloise (and the ancient war that nearly annihilated them both), the relative primitiveness of the indigenous Flan, and the Oerdians' military conquest of much of the Flanaess. The Human Race could be: The Human race. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Baklunish (or Bakluni) are a race of humans inhabiting the Flanaess, as well as regions of Oerik further west. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Flan are a race of humans living in the Flanaess. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Oeridians (sometimes called the Oerid), are a race of humans living in the Flanaess. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Olman are a fictional race of humans . ... In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Rhennee are one of the major races of humans inhabiting the Flanaess. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Suloise, also known as the Suel, are one of the major races of humans inhabiting the Flanaess. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Touv are one of the races of humans inhabiting Oerth. ...

Various fantasy races also populate the Flanaess, sometimes acting as allies to humanity in the same vein as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Elves and dwarves of different sorts even have powerful strongholds and nations, with gnomes and halflings living in smaller pockets near friendly (and more powerful) neighbors. Even where these races are politically advanced, such as in Celene or the Ulek States, isolationist policies often limit their power to the regions they inhabit. Wicked drow elves often plot mischief against the free world, with other nefarious creatures such as orcs, ogres, giants, and dragons acting as all-purpose enemies. When viewed as a whole, however, the Flanaess appears anthropocentric (or more specifically, humanocentric) despite the presence of so many fantastic species. Many fantasy stories and worlds call their main sapient humanoid species races rather than species. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, elves are a humanoid race that are one of the primary races available for play as player characters. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, dwarves are a humanoid race, one of the primary races available for play as player characters. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, gnomes are a humanoid race, and are one of the core races available for play as player characters. ... Halfling is another name for J. R. R. Tolkiens hobbit and is a fictional race sometimes found in fantasy novels and games. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Celene is the most prominent elven nation of the Flanaess. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Ulek States refers to the three easternmost nations of the Sheldomar Valley. ... This article refers to the fictional elven race from Dungeons & Dragons. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, orcs are a primitive race of barbaric humanoid, largely based upon the orcs appearing in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. ... A screenshot of two ogres from Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, giant is a type of creature, or creature type. Giants are humanoid-shaped creatures of great strength and size. ... Draconomicon image of the Chromatic and Metallic Dragons In modern fantasy fiction, dragons are often depicted as having many different races, each usually based on a particular color of their scales or an affinity with an element; much of this originated in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game...

Political powers

At the center of this game world, the Free City of Greyhawk is a free city of the Flanaess, originally under the domination of the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. The Circle of Eight, a select group of wizards headquartered in Greyhawk, monitor events across the Flanaess, intervening when the balance of power is threatened by extremes of good or evil. Several evil factions still prevail across the sub-continent, including the undead remnants of Aerdy, the wicked demi-god Iuz (who rules his expanding territory, the Empire of Iuz), and the mysterious Scarlet Brotherhood (whose racial purity doctrines and fanatical monasticism invite comparisons with both Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan). The orcs and other humanoids of the Orcish Empire of the Pomarj, led by chieftain Turrosh Mak, threaten the Wild Coast and the Ulek states. Among the factions opposing these forces of evil are the major kingdoms of Nyrond, Furyondy and Keoland as well as numerous smaller states, organisations and individuals. The Free City of Greyhawk or just Greyhawk is a free city in fictional setting of Greyhawk, which takes its name from the city. ... A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Great Kingdom, or the Great Kingdom of Aerdy, refers to an empire that varied in size at various points in its history. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Iuz is the chaotic evil demigod of Deceit, Pain, Oppression, and Evil. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Empire of Iuz is a vast empire ruled by the demigod Iuz. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Scarlet Brotherhood most often refers to the Great and Hidden Empire of the Scarlet Brotherhood, a nation located on the Tilvanot Peninsula in the southeastern Flanaess, though it can also refer to the secretive organization which rules that land. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... The ensign of Imperial Japanese Navy was a prominent symbol of Imperial Japan. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Pomarj can refer either to a large peninsula located in the central Flanaess, or to the Orcish Empire of the Pomarj, located in the same region. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Wild Coast refers to a large coastal stretch of land on the western shore of Woolly Bay. ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Ulek States refers to the three easternmost nations of the Sheldomar Valley. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Nyrond, or more properly the Kingdom of Nyrond, refers to one of the largest good-aligned states in the Flanaess. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Furyondy, properly known as the Kingdom of Furyondy, is a feudal kingdom of the Flanaess, and a successor state of Ferrond. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Kingdom of Keoland is one of the oldest nations in the Flanaess. ...

Major personages

• Bigby, known mostly for his many hand and fist spells.
• Eclavdra, the drow high priestess who fomented the Giant Rebellion.
• Edralve, another drow priestess who worked with the Slave Lords of the Pomarj.
• Gord, a young rogue from Greyhawk who reluctantly became a crusader for neutrality.
• Iuz the Old, half-fiend tyrant-god of the land of Iuz.
• Jallarzi Sallivarian, the first woman to join the Circle of Eight, a capable wizard in her own right.
• Lolth, Demon Queen of Spiders, the chief drow goddess of the Abyss.
• Melf, an elf who violates his queen's isolationist policies to fight wickedness.
• Mordenkainen the Archmage, leader of the Circle of Eight (one of Gygax's early characters). Mordenkainen is a strong force for neutrality.
• Nerof Gasgal, the Lord Mayor of Greyhawk, a former thief turned politician.
• Obmi, a deranged dwarf assassin who sometimes works for Iuz.
• Rary of Ket, also called Rary the Traitor, a former member of the Circle of Eight.
• Robilar, an evil warrior allied with Rary who sometimes works with heroes for his own purposes.
• Saint Kargoth the Betrayer, fallen paladin and Oerth's first death knight.
• Tenser, another great wizard who actively seeks to rid Oerth of evil. Former member of the Circle of Eight.
• Vecna, Lord of the Spidered Throne, the Whispered One, god of secrets and magic.
• Yolande, grey elven Queen of the Faerie Kingdom of Celene.
• Zagyg, the mad but benign Archmage who becomes a demi-god. (his name is a play on Gygax, the name of the creator of the setting).
• Zuggtmoy, Demon Queen of Fungi and Blight, imprisoned in her Temple of Elemental Evil.

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Publications

See also: Greyhawk modules

The original Greyhawk booklet by Gygax and Kuntz.

TSR, Inc. published the first Greyhawk product by Gary Gygax and Robert J. Kuntz in 1975 as a supplement booklet to the original Dungeons & Dragons rules. There is no significant campaign setting information in this booklet, however. Instead, the supplement focused on game rules that were used in Gygax's Greyhawk campaign. Many of these new rules became standard parts of the AD&D game, including the thief and paladin classes, 7th, 8th, and 9th level spells, classic monsters such as the Beholder, many of the standard magic items, etc. Image File history File links Greyhawk_Supplement_1975. ... Image File history File links Greyhawk_Supplement_1975. ... Ernest Gary Gygax, 2004 Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is best known as the author of the well known fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), co-created with Dave Arneson and co-published with Don Kaye in 1974 under the company Tactical Studies... Robert J. Kuntz (born September 23, 1955) is a game designer and author of role-playing game publications. ... TSR, Inc. ... Robert J. Kuntz (born September 23, 1955) is a game designer and author of role-playing game publications. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zidane Tribal is a thief from Final Fantasy IX Thief, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ... Paladin is a character class in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and later role-playing games, many of which were influenced by D&D. The class is loosely based on the paladins of medieval romance. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the beholder is a fictional monster. ...

In 1980 the Greyhawk campaign setting was first publicly detailed in The World of Greyhawk folio, which was superseded by the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting boxed set in 1983. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983 boxed set) The World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting and the World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting are two closely related publications from TSR, Inc. ... Greyhawk is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, also known as the World of Greyhawk. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

Beginning in Dragon #30 (October 1979), Gygax began writing a periodic column called "From the Sorcerer's Scroll." This series provided additional background for the Greyhawk setting, focusing on the politics of various countries, the individuals who lived there, and other things which brought life to his world. The cover of the 300th issue Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Between 1978 and 1987, TSR published approximately 30 adventure modules set in the World of Greyhawk. These included three major Greyhawk campaigns, with the Temple of Elemental Evil series (T1-4) being the best known. The Village of Hommlet began players at first level, with successive adventures of increasing difficulty eventually culminating within the temple itself. This campaign would later provide the inspiration for the 2003 Atari PC video game The Temple of Elemental Evil. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... T1 module Cover The Temple of Elemental Evil is the title of a module (coded T1-4) written by Gary Gygax for the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1985. ... T1 module Cover The Temple of Elemental Evil is the title of a module (coded T1-4) written by Gary Gygax for the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1985. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a corporate game company. ... The Temple of Elemental Evil is a computer role-playing game by now-defunct Troika Games. ...

Another favorite campaign, A1-4 Scourge of the Slave Lords, developed out of tournament role-playing games centering around the Slave Lords, a powerful band of pirates and slavers preying upon the Wild Coast. Gygax's own "GDQ" series brought high-level adventurers against bands of ruthless giants, vile underground kuo-toa, and the drow themselves, ending with a confrontation with the Spider Queen, Lolth. All three series have been repackaged as super-modules, while the original folders are prized among collectors. Scourge of the Slave Lords (A1-4) is a Dungeons & Dragons module. ... A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a single sport or game. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Slave Lords are an organization of slavers who have terrorized the lands surrounding the Sea of Gearnat for over two decades. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Wild Coast refers to a large coastal stretch of land on the western shore of Woolly Bay. ... Queen of the Spiders is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, kuo-toa are a debased humanoid fish-like race that dwell in the Underdark. ... Lolth, as shown on the cover of the Queen of the Demonweb Pits module. ... See also: Collector, New South Wales a town This is a list of noted collectors. ...

Other notable offerings include the 1988 Greyhawk Adventures hardback book and The City of Greyhawk boxed set from 1989, which expanded on the detail available for the city for the second edition D&D rules, supplementing the World of Greyhawk boxed set. Greyhawk is a fictional world for the role_playing game Dungeons & Dragons. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

While the World of Greyhawk is primarily serious in its scope, one "joke" module, WG7 - Castle Greyhawk includes many references to 20th-century culture, such as characters named "King Burger" and "General Public," as well as "B-Men" monsters that are half-hornet and half-government agent. Other Greyhawk modules such as Dungeonland and Expedition to the Barrier Peaks borrow themes from Lewis Carroll and science fiction respectively. Castle Greyhawk is an adventure module for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, set in the games World of Greyhawk campaign setting. ... Cover Dungeonland (EX1) is a Dungeons & Dragons module written by Gary Gygax for use with the First Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) ruleset. ... Expedition to the Barrier Peaks is a 1980 Dungeons & Dragons adventure module. ... Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (IPA: ) (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

The Greyhawk Wars period

In 1987, TSR began to emphasize the Forgotten Realms campaign world, with progressively fewer modules and sourcebooks for Greyhawk - this was regarded by critics as an effort to undermine Greyhawk in order to reduce royalty payments to Gary Gygax.^{[citation needed]} In 1991, however, TSR published the Greyhawk Wars boxed set, followed up by From The Ashes in 1992. These boxed sets detailed the epic Greyhawk Wars between the forces of good and evil in the Flanaess and have a darker tone than previous publications for the setting. These were followed by a series of sourcebooks and adventures by Carl Sargent including The Marklands (detailing the beleaguered Kingdoms of Furyondy and Nyrond), Iuz the Evil and City of Skulls (the latter two dealing with the Empire of Iuz). Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting be merged into this article or section. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Greyhawk Wars is a fantasy board wargame published by TSR in 1991. ... From the Ashes (TSR, 1992) From the Ashes is a Dungeons & Dragons gaming accessory for the games World of Greyhawk campaign setting. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Greyhawk Wars were a fictional series of conflicts set in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting of Greyhawk. ... The Marklands is a sourcebook for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons that describes the Kingdoms of Furyondy and Nyrond in the games World of Greyhawk campaign setting. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Furyondy, properly known as the Kingdom of Furyondy, is a feudal kingdom of the Flanaess, and a successor state of Ferrond. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Nyrond, or more properly the Kingdom of Nyrond, refers to one of the largest good-aligned states in the Flanaess. ... Iuz the Evil is a sourcebook for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons that describes the realms of the evil demi-god Iuz in the games World of Greyhawk campaign setting. ... The City of Skulls is an adventure module for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, set in the games World of Greyhawk campaign setting. ...

This series was soon halted, however, when in 1993 TSR canceled Sargent's sourcebook on the Great Kingdom, Ivid the Undying, prior to publication. However, elements of "Ivid" leaked to the public and were likely responsible for renewing interest in the setting. As the popularity of the internet exploded in 1994-1995, fans of Greyhawk began to “meet” and organize through the various online service providers. The two most well-known being the America Online-centric "Council of Greyhawk and the list serve "Greytalk." Both were still active today. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Great Kingdom, or the Great Kingdom of Aerdy, refers to an empire that varied in size at various points in its history. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

During this post-Ivid period, TSR found itself on the defensive for its management and marketing of the Greyhawk setting. The unpopularity of several “official” Greyhawk products over the preceding decade, judged by many as being down-marketed to younger gamers, combined with the cancellation of the setting, drew harsh criticism from Greyhawk fans, many of whom had begun gaming when Greyhawk was TSR’s only commercial setting available. Older gamers especially felt disenfranchised. In several letter writing campaigns, again largely organized online, the Old Guard faction demanded the return of the setting as well as gaming materials containing more mature plots and story lines. TSR, which was enjoying the fruits of more profitable game settings such as the popular Forgotten Realms, remained unmoved initially by the resurgence of Greyhawk support, although this would change later.

When it became clear that TSR would not be reviving Greyhawk in the near future, many fans decided to take things into their own hands and began producing and freely distributing their own Greyhawk materials. This is notable primarily because the quality of the “unofficial” materials was widely considered to be as good as, or better, than many of the professionally written gaming products available at the time. This is likely attributable to the generally older and ostensibly better educated Greyhawk fan base, which was rumored to include several professional and amateur writers. These unofficial materials were compiled, edited and made available for public download. Many are still available online at http://www.oerthjournal.com and http://www.canonfire.com.

Additionally, the larger Greyhawk fan sites developed unofficial quality control guidelines for fan writing submissions. Using interviews and the online writings and e-mails of prominent former TSR writers such as E. Gary Gygax, Lenard Lakofka and others, fans were able to uncover much Greyhawk trivia and research. These data were used to solidify “historical” Greyhawk timelines, events, political intrigues and personas. Because Gygax was also the creator of The World of Greyhawk setting, his materials were considered “Canon” – official Greyhawk history even when it disagreed with events in “official” TSR products. The term canon has since been given special weight in Greyhawk context and is often the source of puns. Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938) is best known for co-writing, with Dave Arneson, and co-publishing, with Don Kaye, the well known role-playing game: Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). ... Len Lakofka was one of the early players of Dungeons & Dragons and author who contributed many articles to Dragon magazine and three Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules published by TSR, Inc. ...

These events inevitably drew the attention of TSR’s marketing department, which began a series of public relations programs as an outreach to disgruntled Greyhawk fans, fans who could or already had reduced their gaming purchases in favor of free online materials. One memorable example being TSR’s initial ill-fated online presence on AOL. A small TSR staff survived several years beginning around this time, in which many memorable “flame wars” erupted between the upset fans and the beleaguered TSR online staffers. Transcripts of AOL chat logs still appear from time to time in which TSR staffers apparently lost their patience with customers, outbursts for which they were later said to have been fired. It is unclear whether these events accelerated or retarded consumer efforts to revive Greyhawk. Despite the renewed interest in the setting, Greyhawk would not return to publication until 1998 following the acquisition of TSR by Wizards of the Coast. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ...

Wizards of the Coast

Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (Wizards of the Coast, 1998)

Since Wizards of the Coast (WotC) purchased TSR and the Dungeons & Dragons franchise, they have focused mainly on the Forgotten Realms and Eberron campaign settings. In 1998, however, an attempt was made to revive the World of Greyhawk with the release of Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins sourcebook. This publication advanced the timeline of the World of Greyhawk by six years. The Adventure Begins was followed up by a series of modules and sourcebooks that included The Player's Guide to Greyhawk, The Scarlet Brotherhood and others that detailed sites close to the Free City of Greyhawk. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... It has been suggested that Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting be merged into this article or section. ... The Eberron logo Eberron is a campaign setting created by author and game designer Keith Baker for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, the Scarlet Brotherhood most often refers to the Great and Hidden Empire of the Scarlet Brotherhood, a nation located on the Tilvanot Peninsula in the southeastern Flanaess, though it can also refer to the secretive organization which rules that land. ...

In addition, between 1998 and 2002 WotC released several adventures and novels linked to some of the earliest and most popular Greyhawk modules. The new adventures included Return to the Tomb of Horrors, Slavers (linked to the original Slave Lords series), Return to the Keep on the Borderlands, Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff, Return to White Plume Mountain, and Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. (See below for a list of the novels of this period). The relaunch failed to sufficiently revive the World of Greyhawk's commercial fortunes and the series was discontinued. Return to the Tomb of Horrors is a boxed set adventure module for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game released in 1998 by TSR, Inc. ... Slavers is a Dungeons & Dragons module. ... Return to the Keep on the Borderlands is a 1999 adventure module for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. ... Return to White Plume Mountain[1] is an adventure module for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game released in 1999 by Wizards of the Coast under its recently acquired TSR imprint. ... Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil is an adventure module for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, set in the games World of Greyhawk campaign setting. ...

From 2001 to 2007, the primary sources of official Greyhawk-specific materials therefore were articles in Dungeon magazine and Dragon magazine. A fair amount of fan fiction is also published. Additionally, since 2000 there have been a limited number of third-party licensed offerings including the aforementioned Atari PC computer game and comic books from Kenzer & Company and Iron Hammer Graphics. Dungeon Adventures, commonly called simply Dungeon, is a magazine targeting people who play role playing games, particularly Dungeons & Dragons. ... Dungeon Adventures, commonly called simply Dungeon, is a magazine targeting people who play role playing games, particularly Dungeons & Dragons. ... Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ... Kenzer and Company (KenzerCo) is an Illinois based publisher of role-playing games, board games, card games, and miniature games. ...

In August 2007, Wizards of the Coast released Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk, a "super-adventure" set in and around Castle Greyhawk and its dungeons. With the exception of Living Greyhawk-related materials and a handful of module updates on the WotC website, the book was the first official Greyhawk material released since 2002. Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk is an adventure book for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. ... Castle Greyhawk as shown on the cover of Greyhawk Ruins (TSR, Inc. ... Living Greyhawk is an on-going living campaign for the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons that is based on the World of Greyhawk. ...

Fiction

The first novel set in Greyhawk was Andre Norton's Quag Keep. Published in 1979, this was the first novel set in any D&D campaign setting, thereby helping pave the way for TSR's successful product lines of fiction set in the Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms campaign settings. Andre Alice Norton (February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005), science fiction and fantasy author (with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction), was born Alice Mary Norton in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. ... The current edition Dragonlance logo, as seen on all books published in the more recent times. ... It has been suggested that Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting be merged into this article or section. ...

Spurred on in particular by the success of the Dragonlance novels during the mid 1980s, two separate Greyhawk series appeared, penned by Rose Estes and Gary Gygax himself. The latter author's more popular series, beginning with Saga of Old City and The Artifact of Evil, focuses on Gord, a rogue from Greyhawk. After leaving TSR, Inc. for personal reasons in 1986, Gary Gygax continued the Gord series with an independent publisher for a number of years. Ernest Gary Gygax, 2004 Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is best known as the author of the well known fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), co-created with Dave Arneson and co-published with Don Kaye in 1974 under the company Tactical Studies... Gord the Rogue is a book by Gary Gygax set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. ... TSR, Inc. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Ernest Gary Gygax, 2004 Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is best known as the author of the well known fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), co-created with Dave Arneson and co-published with Don Kaye in 1974 under the company Tactical Studies...

Estes took over the TSR series at this point, introducing new characters and going in a different direction than Gygax's independent series. Estes' novels were not completely consistent with the game rules in force at the time, featuring such disallowed combinations as dwarven wizards. The Estes novels also diverged from the setting storyline presented in adventure modules and game sourcebooks. For example, Iuz is slain early on in the Estes series of novels, whereas he remains a primary political force in other TSR products from the period such as Howl from the North and Greyhawk Wars. The last of Estes' Greyhawk books was published in 1989, and the series was put on a decade-long hiatus. In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, dwarves are a humanoid race, one of the primary races available for play as player characters. ... Howl from the North is an adventure module for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, set in the games World of Greyhawk campaign setting. ...

After Wizards of the Coast acquired TSR, the company published seven new novels between 1999 and 2002 under the "Greyhawk Classics" product line. Written by various authors, these books were novelizations of classic Greyhawk adventures from the late 1970's and early 1980's.

Novels

• Quag Keep (1979) by Andre Norton
• Nightwatch (1990) by Robin Wayne Bailey (Not labeled as Greyhawk, but set in the city of Greyhawk.) (ISBN 0-88038-914-1)
• Return to Quag Keep (2006) by Andre Norton and Jean Rabe

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Adventures Series

Saga of Old City by Gary Gygax (TSR, 1985); Cover art by Clyde Caldwell

• Saga of Old City (1985), by Gary Gygax, (ISBN 0-394-74275-3)
• Artifact of Evil (March 1986), by Gary Gygax, (ISBN 0-394-74579-5)
• Master Wolf (April 1987), by Rose Estes, (ISBN 0-88038-457-3)
• The Price of Power (August 1987), by Rose Estes, (ISBN 0-88038-458-1)
• The Demon Hand (March 1988), by Rose Estes, (ISBN 0-88038-542-1)
• The Name of the Game (July 1988), by Rose Estes, (ISBN 0-88038-614-2)
• The Eyes Have It (1989), by Rose Estes, (ISBN 0-88038-755-6)

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Gord the Rogue

• Sea of Death (July 1987), by Gary Gygax, (ISBN 0-441-75676-X)
• Night Arrant (September 1987), by Gary Gygax, (ISBN 0-441-29863-X)
• City of Hawks (November 1987), by Gary Gygax
• Come Endless Darkness (March 1988), by Gary Gygax
• Dance of Demons (November 1988), by Gary Gygax, (ISBN 0-425-11342-6)

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Classics Series

• Against the Giants (July 1999), by Ru Emerson, (ISBN 0-7869-1379-7)
• White Plume Mountain (October 1999), by Paul Kidd, (ISBN 0-7869-1424-6)
• Descent into the Depths of the Earth (June 2000), by Paul Kidd, (ISBN 0-7869-1635-4)
• The Temple of Elemental Evil (May 2001), by Thomas M Reid, (ISBN 0-7869-1864-0)
• Queen of the Demonweb Pits (October 2001), by Paul Kidd, (ISBN 0-7869-1903-5)
• Keep on the Borderlands (November 2001), by Ru Emerson, (ISBN 0-7869-1881-0)
• The Tomb of Horrors (February 2002), by Keith Francis Strohm, (ISBN 0-7869-2702-X)

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Short Stories

• "At Moonset Blackcat Comes" (Dragon N°100; 1985) by Gary Gygax
• "Evening Odds" by Gary Gygax (appears in Pawn of Chaos (edited by Ed Kramer, published by White Wolf, 1999)
• "The Return of Gord" (Dragon N°344; 2006) by Gary Gygax and K.R. Bourgoine

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Comics

• In the Shadow of Dragons (N°1 to N°8), by Jay Donovan, Tyler Walpole & Hung Mac
• Tempest's Gate (N°1 to N°4)
• Black & White (N°1 to N°6)
• Vecna : Hand of the Revenant, by Modi Thorsson & Kevin McCann, Iron Hammer Graphics

Greyhawk today

Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000), an updated sourcebook for the campaign setting

Currently, the World of Greyhawk is the basis for the "core setting" for WotC published Dungeons & Dragons. "Core setting" materials that subtly include Greyhawk history have proved popular and Wizards of the Coast continues to produce books in that vein. For example the first of their Fiendish Codex Series, Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, tangentially refers to some of the history of the interaction and conflict between the World of Greyhawk and the abyssal planes and the demons and demon princes that populate them. From the standpoint of WotC publications Greyhawk is 'frozen' at the point the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer was published and there have been no announcements or products that advance the timeline of the setting.^[8] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1014, 188 KB)Cover of the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer by Wizards of the Coast, published in 2000. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1014, 188 KB)Cover of the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer by Wizards of the Coast, published in 2000. ... The Living Greyhawk Gazetter (LGG) is a sourcebook for the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. ... Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ...

Greyhawk remains popular with gamers. Other D&D campaign worlds have borrowed numerous ideas from Greyhawk; however the setting retains a unique flavor that hews closest to the motifs and themes that dominated the early days of the games as well as a huge assortment of gods and mortals developed over the decades that the setting has existed. The continued popularity of Dungeon magazine adventures set in Greyhawk attest to its longevity.

For example, Adventure Paths, published by Dungeon magazine starting in 2004 are set in the world of Greyhawk by default, and have begun to build a new, but only marginally official chapter in the history of the setting. These campaigns are published as 11-12 individual adventures in Dungeon, the first of which, Shackled City, has been collected as a single book.^[9] The adventures have focused on the less developed regions of the Flanaess, but have included a number of well-known items and personalities from the history of Greyhawk (especially in the second Adventure Path, Age of Worms). Adventure Paths are serial Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game adventures. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Shackled City can refer to the city of Cauldron or to Dungeon magazines Shackled City Adventure Path, a campaign that ran over the course of twelve issues and centers on that city. ... In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Age of Worms is an age of darkness and despair heard of only in ancient prophecies. ...

In Dungeon's sister publication, Dragon, there are two ongoing series that contain Greyhawk setting information. The first is Demonomicon of Iggwilv which details the demon lords of the setting's Abyss.^[10] The second is Core Beliefs which details the deities of the core setting, but includes many details that are Greyhawk-specific.^[11] In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Iggwilv is a powerful spellcaster famous for the creation of her demonomicons. ... In the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, demon lords (also known as Abyssal lords in 2E AD&D) are demons who have gained great power and established a position of preeminence among demonkind. ... In Dungeons & Dragons, the fantasy role-playing game, the Abyss or more fully, the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, is a chaotic evil-aligned plane of existence. ...

Wizards of the Coast's RPGA organization also features Greyhawk as its most popular living campaign setting, known as Living Greyhawk. The Living Greyhawk campaign is far more popular than those from other WotC campaign settings.^{[citation needed]} RPGA – Role Playing Gamers Association // History The group was originally formed and founded by TSR, Inc. ... Living Campaigns are part marketing tool, part volunteer campaign settings, which allow people all over the world to play role-playing games in a shared universe. ... Living Greyhawk is an on-going living campaign for the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons that is based on the World of Greyhawk. ... Living Greyhawk is an on-going living campaign for the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons that is based on the World of Greyhawk. ...

Some ideas that originated in Greyhawk but have since spread to other settings include the drow elves who first appeared as villains in several modules set on Oerth, whilst the deities of Greyhawk have become default gods and goddesses in Wizards of the Coast's third edition version of Dungeons & Dragons. Drow (pronounced either /draÊŠ/, rhymes with now, or /droÊŠ/, rhymes with throw) is a mythical elf-like creature in Scottish folklore which lived in caves and forged magical metal work. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of Greyhawk deities. ... Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ... D&D redirects here. ...

See also

• List of Greyhawk deities

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Footnotes

1. ^ Gygax, Gary (1980). The World of Greyhawk. TSR, Inc.. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining (2000). Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Wizards of the Coast. 
3. ^ Niles, Douglas, Carl Sargent (1989). The City of Greyhawk. TSR, Inc.. 
4. ^ Gygax, Gary (1974). "Swords and Sorcery — In Wargaming". Wargames Digest. 
5. ^ Arneson, Dave (1975). Dungeons & Dragons Supplement II: Blackmoor. TSR Rules. 
6. ^ Lakofka, Lenard (1981). Dungeon Module L1: The Secret of Bone Hill. TSR Hobbies. 
7. ^ Gygax, Gary (1983). World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. TSR, Inc.. 
8. ^ 2006 Product Releases for Dungeons & Dragons. Wizards of the Coast (2006).
9. ^ Decker, Jesse, James Jacobs, Tito Leati, David Noonan, Christopher Perkins, Chris Thomasson, Attila Adorjany, Tom Baxa, Peter Bergting, Matt Cavotta, Jeff Carlisle, Christine Choi, Stephen Daniele, Omar Dogon, Tom Fowler, Andrew Hou, Ben Huen, Eric Kim, Chuck Lukacs and Val Mayerick (2005). The Shackled City Adventure Path. Paizo Publishing, LLC. 
10. ^ Dragon Issue #333. Paizo Publishing, LLC (2005).
11. ^ Dragon Issue #338. Paizo Publishing, LLC (2005).

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References

• Cook, David. "History of the Greyhawk Wars." Wars (TSR, 1991). Available Online: [1]

• Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk (TSR, 1980).
  • Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (TSR, 1983).

• Gygax, Gary, and Robert Kuntz. Supplement I: Greyhawk (TSR, 1975).

• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).

• Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (TSR, 1998).

• Niles, Douglas, and Carl Sargent. The City of Greyhawk (TSR, 1989).

• Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (TSR, 1992).

• Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures (TSR, 1988).

David Zeb Cook is a game designer best known for his over 15 years working at TSR, Inc. ... Greyhawk Wars is a fantasy board wargame published by TSR in 1991. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Ernest Gary Gygax, 2004 Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, son of a Swiss immigrant father and an American mother ) is best known as the author of the well known fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), co-created with Dave Arneson and co-published... TSR, Inc. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Greyhawk is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, also known as the World of Greyhawk. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Robert J. Kuntz (born September 23, 1955) is a game designer and author of role-playing game publications. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gary Holian is an author of several products and articles for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, especially for the World of Greyhawk campaign setting. ... Erik Mona is the editor-in-chief of Dragon and Dungeon magazines, published by Paizo Publishing. ... Sean K. Reynolds is a professional game designer who has worked on and co-written a number of D&D supplements for Wizards of the Coast. ... Frederick Weining is among those credited for design of the Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer and the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, both published by Wizards of the Coast. ... The Living Greyhawk Gazetter (LGG) is a sourcebook for the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. ... Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Roger E. Moore discovered roleplaying games in the late 1970s while writing gaming articles for various magazines while he was with the U.S. Army. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Douglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Carl Sargent (born December 11, 1952 in Caerleon, Wales) is a British author of several role-playing game-based products and novels. ... From the Ashes (TSR, 1992) From the Ashes is a Dungeons & Dragons gaming accessory for the games World of Greyhawk campaign setting. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... James M. Ward (born May 23, 1951), is an American game designer and fantasy author. ... Greyhawk is a fictional world for the role_playing game Dungeons & Dragons. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

External links

• Canonfire! – Greyhawk reference materials and fan fiction (see Canonfire!).

• Greyhawk Apocrypha – Unpublished and supplemental information from notable Greyhawk authors and editors.

• Greyhawk in the RPGnet Gaming Index.

• Living Greyhawk /RPGA page on the Wizards of the Coast site.

• TSR Archive Greyhawk product list.
• Wesley Phillips' Greyhawk Page It has some sources of information about Greyhawk from AD&D edition.

• World of Greyhawk Board Play by post role-playing board set in the world of Greyhawk.