Luke Gygax just posted the video from our "Celebrating Greyhawk - A Fandom Renaissance" seminar at GaryCon XI to his YouTube channel:Thank you Luke, for arranging to record the seminars and for keeping GaryCon a great place for Greyhawk gaming, year-in-and-year-out! Allan.
Time has come again, for us to publish the next issue of the Oerth Journal!Scroll down below for the newest editions, but as always, you can find all of the issues of the magazine right here on GreyhyawkOnline.com. Oerth Journal download page. We're incredibly proud to announce that there's a brand-spanking new issue of the Oerth Journal now out!! There's all KINDS of great things to be found that are all related to NPCs of Greyhawk; about the "Folks" of Greyhawk! An interesting bit is that there's a little theme-within-a-theme going on. This issue begins a three-part homage to some of the oldest City of Greyhawk content. One of the booklets from the 1989 CoG boxed set was titled, "Folks, Feuds, and Factions".So … OJ29 (this issue) was Folks (i.e. NPCs) … OJ30 this Autumn will be about "Feuds" OJ31 this Winter will be about "Factions"! The FOLKS of Greyhawk!! "Folks" - NPCs of the Free City of Greyhawk - OVER 30 NEW NPCs!! ● Scribe's Chronicle - Letter from the Editor, Kristoph Nolen● Broken Staff of the Broken Staff - by Denis Tetreault● Gord the Rogue - by Lee "Tanith1st" Murphy● The Guardian - by Will Dvorak● Vengeance: A Greyhawk Story - by Tony "VorpalDM" Milani● NPCs of the Free City of Greyhawk CHART - by Patrick "Frogsama" Germann● "Folks of Saltmarsh" - Three articles by Mike “Milcheax” Crisefi, Bryan “Saracenus” Blumklotz, and Oerth Journal Staff● Freeswords of Greyhawk - by Jay L. "Lord Gosumba" Scott● Covert War in GH - the Nightwatchmen - by Will Dvorak● Thieves' Guild of Greyhawk - by Thom Vandevenne● Guild of Wizardry - by Thom Vandevenne● Tale of ... read more!
Welcome adventurer! Before we get into the article I want to be clear that everything I post is truth within the campaigns run by ‘The Grey League‘ but is not canon, per se. I try to stick close to canon but where Gary Gygax left it vague… well, that’s the beauty of Greyhawk isn’t it? The creative freedom. That is why I will start every article title with ‘TGL presents’ so you know it isn’t 100% canon. Hope you enjoy my work and Happy Gaming! Symbol: Three golden triangles, one over the other, the middle one thin and the outer one missing a part in the two upside lines. The outer and inner one symbolizes the two pyramids, the UMA and the Guild itself. Surrounding the triangles is a magical circular swirl and, in the centre, the golden, lightly glowing letters GW – Guild of Wizardry. Those of rank 1 have the same insignia but with the letters UMA, to show they are still learners at the University of magical arts. Overview: Founded as a free haven for all mages in 393 CY by the legendary ‘Mad’ Archmage Zagig Yragerne. While the Guild of Wizardry is interested in its own aggrandizement, it has no political agenda. The wizards are usually too busy with their own affairs to meddle too much in the politics of the city. Membership also does not require exclusive allegiance, and many hold another faction membership. Because of this, many magi across the Flanaess claim an affiliation with this guild. In many places, membership in the guild is a source of prestige, due to the guild’s international fame. Over the last decade ... read more!
Welcome adventurer! Before we get into the article I want to be clear that everything I post is truth within the campaigns run by 'The Grey League' but is not canon, per se. I try to stick close to canon but where Gary Gygax left it vague... well, that's the beauty of Greyhawk isn't it? The creative freedom. That is why I will start every article title with 'TGL presents' so you know it isn't 100% canon. Hope you enjoy my work and Happy Gaming! “Olidammara curse me! I’ve misplaced my coin purse! But…what is this paper doing in my pocket? A coin and key symbol? What is that supposed to mean?!” - an introduction to the thieves’ guild in Thieves’ Cant. Symbol: A coin attached to a key. The coin represents wealth and the key influence. Overview: There is little you can do within the city that won't be spotted by them and reported to their taskmasters. The Guild was once the very epitome of shrewdness and superiority but now it is but a shadow of its former self. More recently, the war precipitated by former Guildmaster Arentol against Theobald and his Beggars' Union both killed off or discouraged many low-level thieves and apprentices, reducing the guild's pool of roguish talent. Make no mistake though, the Guild is still very influential. Anything lost or missing is most often blamed on the Thieves' Guild and they are used by mothers as the boogie man: “If you keep this up, the thieves will come in the night and steal you away”. After the great War, the Guild enlarged their own territory to include the whole Domain ... read more!
On Friday afternoon last week, I co-hosted a seminar panel discussion at GaryCon XI entitled, "Celebrating Greyhawk—A Fandom Renaissance." Our panel had a great time discussing past, current, and future fan works, projects, and plans centered on The World of Greyhawk, across all editions, eras, and versions. Seminar Topics The seminar brought together six long-time Greyhawk fans, each discussing different aspects of fan engagement with the Greyhawk setting:Kristoph Nolen kicked off the seminar, starting at 4:00. Mike Bridges (starting at 9:00 to 14:20) spoke to his writings, art, and cartography as seen via his Greyhawkery blog, his creative work on Ull, his W.o.G. comic (showcased weekly-ish on Facebook by Bryan), and Castle Greyhawk comic (written by Scott Casper with Mike's artwork), and his recent work with Anna Meyer on their Legends & Lore show on the Greyhawk channel (live on Twitch, reruns on YouTube)Allan Grohe (me, starting at 15:00 to 27:55) shared some of my favorite Greyhawk researchers and their "deep dives" into the setting's lore, in particular the work of bloggers like Timrod's T1 Moathouse-DMG Sample Dungeon-B2 analysis, Scott “scottsz” Szczypiorski for his Cold Text Files work on WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun, and Scott Casper and Mike Bridges' Castle Greyhawk web comic, among other topics. You can also download my "Greyhawk Fandom - The Deep Cuts" presentation in PDF format.Anna Meyer (starting at 28:40 to 53:20) spoke about her long-term love for and engagement with the cartography of the Greyhawk setting, including the Flanaess Geographical Society and her Patreon---Anna is the only panelist who's full-time day-job focuses on games-related work; Anna also spoke about Creative Commons licensingCarlos Lising (starting at 54:20 to 1:10:22) ... read more!
Long-time readers will be familiar with the title of one of the greatest and longest running fanzines in fandom. It began in 1995 with two people: Steve B. "Tamerlain" Wilson, and a very talented young fella named Erik Mona, who later would become the Editor of Dragon Magazine, and even later, Publisher of the Pathfinder RPG, one of the powerhouses of the gaming industry. Names like Rick "Duicarthan" Miller, Marc Tizoc González, Andrew Seale, Dennis "Argon" Lovatt, Nathan "Nellisir" Irving, and Tom "Blusponge" Harrison have pushed out the Oerth Journal over the years in increments of sometimes every season, sometime once a year. But, it was always there, and fans have always floated ideas around about what to put in the next issue. Because Greyhawkonline has been the long-standing host and sponsor of the Oerth Journal, you can read all of the back issues of the Oerth Journal by downloading them straight from GHO!! There's 27 issues, some of which, back in the day, were offered in "Printer Friendly" and "Tararasque Edition" copies. Nowadays, modern computers can more than handle the graphics that are in the OJ, there's not need for plain text without images. The original Oerth Journal logo from 1995 - 1998 So, we only want to "create and share" the best-looking versions of the OJ, and make sure that's what is offered here. [[Update: January 29, 2019 15:32Now there's an even BETTER resource to use on the Oerth Journal page!! We've added a SEARCHABLE INDEX DATABASE of all of the OJ issues, with article titles, authors, Volume and No., published date, and issue number! You know how sometimes you forget where ... read more!
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