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Greyhawk for AD&D2e

Started by GoneForGood, July 21, 2013, 02:25:24 PM

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Dana

#15
August 17, 2013, 03:39:34 PM
I guess I take more of a cafeteria plan approach to Greyhawk. I take bits and pieces from all the different eras and versions. The campaigns I run are pre-Wars, but I use stuff from the post-Wars supplements all the time, with maps adjusted to edit out the things that don't work for me.

If you're a Greyhawk fan, Anna Meyer's maps are gorgeous. Well worth a look, IMO.

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August 18, 2013, 05:05:18 AM
So was greyhawk originally meant to be distant-future post-apoc earth?

That's interesting...
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August 19, 2013, 10:35:41 AM
Quote from: Dana;682425I guess I take more of a cafeteria plan approach to Greyhawk. I take bits and pieces from all the different eras and versions.

Agreed:  for me, I leverage whatever sources I find useful for any given campaign.

Quote from: Dana;682425If you're a Greyhawk fan, Anna Meyer's maps are gorgeous. Well worth a look, IMO.

Indeed!  Anna's work is marvellous, and she's a wonderful person too.  Greyhawk has inspired a number of great cartographers over the year, including Eric Anondson, Denis Tetreault, and Aaron Sheffield (among others).  I link to several @ http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/gh_links.html#map

Quote from: RPGPundit;682632So was greyhawk originally meant to be distant-future post-apoc earth?

I don't think it was post-apocalyptic in the traditional sense (Mad Max, Planet of the Apes, After Man, Thundarr the Barbarian, etc.), although it has had more than its fair share of magical cataclysms in its past.
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August 19, 2013, 11:51:23 AM
If I didn't run the Wilderlands I would be using Greyhawk. If I was to do so, I would use the first Folio/Boxed Set version and back port details from later supplements including the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer
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