Detail of 2b map of the current postgreyhawk wars flanaess. However tsr then decided to revamp things even further, bringing carl sargent on board to write from the ashes 1992, the boxed set that defined the new status quo for oerth. Uk6 all that glitters opted as canon by team greyhawk and mentioned as part of the description of the sea of dustin the living greyhawk gazetteer. If your browser is unable to read png files youll need to either upgrade your browser or download the original copies from scott w. Maps of the world of greyhawk, based on the excellent maps by scott wimages have been changed from gif to png to save space. I have read the greyhawk wars boxed set pamphlet and constructed my own very basic timeline, but it is very scant on details. A little over 1 year has passed since the pact of greyhawk was signed in the free city of greyhawk. Olsen also pulls out another oddity by completely changing his style for the cover to the secondary folk, feuds, and factions booklet inside as we. Unfortunately, the boxed set seems to be the last piece of the puzzle. The game was designed by david cook as a strategic simulation of the eponymous greyhawk wars on the fictional world of oerth, the world of greyhawk campaign setting. As an added twist, characters can be heroes that search out magical items and fight monsters to obtain the items in sideadventures. I could draw on the maps and put in roads, mark spots, etc.
The flanaess awaits a heroic deliverer or an oppressive. Few if any have escaped the last two years of calamity for the war has touched all. As the top 100 hottest sellers list shows, greyhawk is in demand for. Wg8 wg12 are for 2nd edition wg4 forgotten temple of tharizdun by gary gygax wg5 mordenkainens fantastic adventure by robert kuntz and gary gygax. Boxed set containing the same maps as the first edition, and two books. Countless ambassadors assemble to inscribe their names on the treaty at the day of the great signing wars end within the grand hall where the treaty was to be signed, a fierce magical battle erupted and spread havoc through the old city. The forgotten realms boxed set had these hexless nonglossy maps with a smaller scale miles to greyhawks hexes at 30 miles each, and came with a hexbased and ruled clear distance overlay. To open a pdf version of the map, click on the map below. The drunken revels of needfest degenerated into the locals killing 32 tenha refugees in the free city of greyhawk s, shack town, angry at losing work insecure at the best of times, as simple laborers and.
Here you will find the most complete list of city of greyhawk npcs that has ever been created, at around 400 entries. All tsr characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks owned by tsr, inc. The world of greyhawk boxed set originally came out in 1983, a few years. This campaign setting was built upon gary gygaxs original greyhawk campaign, and borrows. One of the areas in the tomb is a chapel of evil, described as obviously some form of temple area there are scenes of normal life painted on the. Greyhawk collectors guide morrus unofficial tabletop rpg news. The boxed set also includes an easytoread 8page book of rules, with optional advanced rules for hardcore wargamers.
The armies of iuz swarm over all, and the last bastions of righteousness and purity are shattered into desperate islands in a sea of chaos. Acererak first appears in the original tomb of horrors adventure 1978 by gary gygax as the main adversary. Some of those list here, such as those found in the wga falcon series of modules, may be dead or in prison after a particular module is assumed to have been run, or. Regrettably, i strongly recall this war was informed and conducted using the greyhawk wars board game. The great northern war is a suggested event in the rulebook of this boxed set.
Nov 21, 2010 so now we have a fullcolor map, based on gary gygaxs original, that will fit the map key for the blue city of greyhawk boxed set, all in one piece rather than four separate pages. An insane overking, advised by a malefic priesthood and conversing with fiends atop his malachite throne, slew and revivified many of his local noble rulers as animuses, undead creatures of cold, hateful passions. The world of greyhawk 1e wizards of the coast greyhawk. Maps of the flanaess greyhawk current postgreyhawk wars historic pregreyhawk wars other maps. The fact that i hinged actual campaign events on the outcome of. Four of these adventures, namely wg7 castle greyhawk, wg9 gargoyles, wg10 childs play and wg11 puppets are often dropped as official greyhawk. Greyhawk began a new era with greyhawk wars 1991 and the first postwars sourcebook, wgr3.
The city of greyhawk is a boxed set accessory for the world of greyhawk campaign setting, part of the advanced dungeons dragons fantasy roleplaying. This is the world in which your hero lives a world filled with treachery, war, suspicion, intrigue and fear. Philosophers say that war is always born of lustlust for power and loot. The above was taken from david zeb cook and roger e moores official history of the greyhawk wars. This file presents, in its entirety, the actual campaign history of the fighting, taken from the adventurers book in the greyhawk adventures wars boxed board game 1991. Each annotated npc entry has a brief description plus page references where dms can find further details. Wizards have just released the pdf of this boxed set, and its been done. By the way, if people have any advice in regards to the greyhawk setting in particular the free city of greyhawk or the cairn hills or anything regarding the age of worms adventure path, feel free to comment or advise. Maps of the flanaess greyhawk maps of the world of greyhawk, based on the excellent maps by scott w images have been changed from gif to png to save space. In 1992, after the two world of greyhawk swords prequel modules and the greyhawk wars game had been on the market for some months, tsr released the new greyhawk setting, from the ashes, a boxed set primarily written by carl sargent that described the flanaess in the aftermath of the greyhawk wars. The boxed version is, needless to say, a significant expansion on the folio. Atlas of the flanaess tdtet lc ode8il1ru carl sargent e diting. Players are on the good or evil sides and command armies of various creatures in a battle for control of territory. If you are buying for the map, you may want to do the print plus pdf.
The world of greyhawk is in the form of a gazetteer written by a historian native to the region, and as such includes the calendar systems used by the peoples of oerth, a history of the major nations over the last thousand years, a discussion of climate in the different regions of the world, and even an appendix listing many runes and symbols. Maps of the world of greyhawk, based on the excellent maps by scott w images have been changed from gif to png to save space. Based on the original undercity map from the city of greyhawk boxed set, this is the only place you will see the undercity using my version of the city of greyhawk. I would go to the ravenloft boxed set and get out the book, then copy the whole. Greyhawk wars is a boxed game which included an eightpage rulebook, a 32page adventurers book, two foldout color paper maps. City of greyhawk pdf the city of greyhawk is a boxed set accessory for the world of greyhawk campaign setting, part of the advanced dungeons dragons fantasy roleplaying. Vatun, great god of the north, meanwhile unites the barbarians and fists into a fearsome force. Perhaps this holds true for the petty forays and border raids that have plagued the flanaess through history. New areas are representative of my own campaign only and not of the living greyhawk campaign. The map is made up of 9 2sided pages bound into the book. However, the grand carnage of recent years cannot be explained by mere lust. The box cover for world of greyhawk fantasy game setting boxed set tsr, 1983. In the late 80s and early 90s, tsrs rule for box sets was that they should have two.
Inspired by an outofprint tabletop wargame and built on the triplea engine, greyhawk wars offers worldspanning conflict, diverse factions, and flexible opportunities for conquest and diplomacy. The flanaess awaits an heroic deliverer or an oppressive overlord. So now we have a fullcolor map, based on gary gygaxs original, that will fit the map key for the blue city of greyhawk boxed set, all in one piece rather than four separate pages. At that time, far to the west of the flanaess, two peoples were at war, the. Thus begins this supplement for the greyhawk campaign setting, the first since the worldshattering greyhawk wars boxed game. This epic boxed set is the ideal means to embroil your veteran heroes in the darkest intrigues of the world of greyhawk. The online version is dedicated to the many greyhawk fans that kept this setting alive when it was in mothballs, and to the new fans to come in the living greyhawk presented by the rpga.
Unfollow greyhawk wars to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. But this is now my official city of greyhawk map for my own game, and. When the battle comes the times that try the souls of all youll want your armies backed with the wisdom contained within the 32page history of the actual war. Inspired by an outofprint tabletop wargame and built on the triplea engine, greyhawk wars offers worldspanning conflict, diverse factions, and flexible opportunities for. For combat resolution, he started by using rockpaperscissors, but quickly moved to. This particular guide focuses on the greyhawk campaign setting. Almost a year ago, on the very day the greyhawk wars ended, the circle of eight. Folk, feuds, and factions 96 page book 24 adventure cards letter sized cards, double sided greyhawk area map the free city of greyhawk map the free city of greyhawk underground map a view of the city of greyhawk poster from the back of the box.
After the greyhawk wars, it may be the best way to play things out. Tsr published fantasy board games throughout their history, but 1986 marked a major change when they published dl11. The greyhawk wars raged across the whole of the flanaess from 574584 cy introduction. Those npcs including those on the dead scrolls are still listed here so that this resource can be used by all dms, no matter what year their campaign is set in prewar, postwar, or deep in the thick of the greyhawk wars. Greyhawk wars timeline friends, i am wondering if anyone has compiled a timeline list of the major events leading up to, and during, the greyhawk wars from 582 to its conclusion in 584. Wgr2 treasures of greyhawk wgr2 wgr3 rary the traitor wgr3 wgr4 the marklands wgr4 wgr5 iuz the evil wgr5 wgr6 city of skulls wgr6 wgs1 the five shall be one wgs1 wgs2 howl from the north wgs2 world of greyhawk boxed set. Then you could take the pdf to kinkos for a full size map.
I remember searching through the dragon indices to guide my purchases of past issues, seeking kuntzs demonic knights. This material should be common knowledge to any characters in a. Greyhawk wars 2e from the mad malachite throne in rauxes to the bejeweled city of chendl in furyondy, the flanaess is at war. From the ashes 1992, by carl sargent, is the boxed greyhawk set that revamped. Listing of deities can be downloaded as a zipped adobe acrobat 5. Greyhawk, also known as the world of greyhawk, is a fictional world designed as a campaign. The later boxed version has two maps, a 48page glossography, and an 80page catalogue. Dragons of glory 1986, their first fantasy board game with. In 1983, tsr published an expanded boxed set of the campaign world, world of greyhawk, which is. Images have been changed from gif to png to save space. The defining event in the recent history of the continent of oerik was the series of conflicts known collectively as the greyhawk wars. The world of greyhawk includes the free city of greyhawk, from which the settings name was taken. Greyhawk wars is a boxed game which included an eightpage rulebook. The great kingdom is sundered, collapsed into chaos after the terrible greyhawk wars.
Bigby was reintroduced as a member of a repurposed circle of eight in 1989 in the city of greyhawk boxed set, where he appeared as part of a cabal of nine wizards who sought to balance the forces of good and evil in the world. City of greyhawk boxed set pdf and the age of worms. A depiction of the wars of greyhawk, designed from the dungeons and dragons roleplaying system worldsetting as a standalone war game. The boxed greyhawk wars was the release that really updated and changed the setting albeit in a very unusual format. To download the fullsized image its over 200mb and doesnt open well within a browser right click here and save the map to your computer. Greyhawk wars is a fantasy board wargame that was published by tsr, inc. Refereeing it seven days a week until the wee hours of the morning pdf. There are new characters, new abilities, more spells to use, a horde of new monsters, heaps of new magical treasure, and various additions to the suggestions and rules. As such, what is presented here is entirely unofficial. World of greyhawk fantasy game setting 1e wizards of the. At that time, far to the west of the flanaess, two peoples were at war, the bakluni and the suloise. Aug 15, 20 despite this, the treaty was signed and the greyhawk wars drew to a close. Usually every week one or two old greyhawk products are rereleased for sale there, like city of skulls and treasures of greyhawk last week.
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