The Complicated History of Greyhawk

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Intro: 0:00 The Setting, Vibe, & Premise: 2:09 Start Playing Ad: 14:44 Themes, Magic, & Races: 16:11 Development, Books, & Versions: 21:44 The Adaptations oh boy the adaptations: 35:30 Future, Fandom, & Conclusion: 42:10 Before Forgotten Realms, before Eberron, before sprawling metaplots and cinematic heroes, there was Greyhawk: a grounded, dangerous, morally gray world shaped by ancient human empires, cursed ruins, political intrigue, and player-driven stories. More importantly it gave us hot Drow. This is the wild history of it throughout the years. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.patreon.com/c/EndingsExplained Subscribe to my second channel: / @jadedinu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ START PLAYING: https://startplaying.games/referral/cmj1pseua00mil7043cxqs6pf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MUSIC & DESIGN: Thumbnail Design - Dabi Design: https://dabigraphics.my.canva.site/ Hard Boiled, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Rising Tide, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Celtic Impulse, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Vibing Over Venus, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL THANKS TO: Mike Bridges @Greyhawkery @GreyhawkGrognard Allan "grodog" Grohe (pronounced "Grow-ee") Allans main links/info: - Imrryr, my main site: https://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/ - grodog's Greyhawk: https://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/greyhawk.html - From Kuroth's Quill, my blog: https://grodog.blogspot.com/ - Black Blade Publishing (we publish OSRIC, Rob Kuntz Greyhawk modules, graph/hex paper, etc.): https://www.facebook.com/BlackBladePublishing/ and https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/06/how-to-order-tales-of-peril-and-other.html - The Twisting Stair, my mega-dungeon design zine with Tony Rosten: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Twisting-Stair/100063684185328/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCES: Art Jeff Easley https://jeffeasleyart.com/ Greyhawk fans continue to publish three different free fanzines for the setting: 1. The Oerth Journal at https://greyhawkonline.com/oerthjournal/ 2. Visions of Greyhawk at https://canonfire.greyparticle.com/visionsofgreyhawk/ 3. The Grey Grimoire (recently renamed The Greyhawk Journal) at https://thegreygrimoire1.wordpress.com/ The Greyhawk Wiki at si another huge/free resource: https://www.greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/Main_Page I outline my favorite resources on my Greyhawk Links page at https://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/gh_links.html Interview with Nightwatch author: https://greyhawkstories.com/2019/12/17/interview-with-robin-wayne-bailey/ Temple of Elemental evil review moritiismal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GffT0AVCZo Free Greyhawk onlinie novel "The. Hateful Wars" https://greyhawkstories.com/2024/01/23/free-greyhawk-novel/ Greyhawk fan fiction greyhawk wiki interacttiiv greyhawk city map: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/greyhawk-tealstracks/a/free-city-of-greyhawk-settlement https://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/greyhawk.html Breakdown of all Greyhawk Publidations: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1APw6HD4ExSyIbwAs-VS1L6weDunOxBsc/view excellent breakdown of various eras of grreyhawk: https://rpgmusings.com/2021/08/the-4-eras-of-the-world-of-greyhawk/ https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17392/world-of-greyhawk-fantasy-game-setting-1e https://ageofgreatsorrow.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/entirely-unsolicited-grognard-opinions-on-the-world-of-greyhawk-in-the-2024-dd-dungeon-masters-guide/ https://dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/new-dnd-greyhawk-books/ other great lists of all publicationos see https://www.enworld.org/threads/greyhawk-collectors-guide.332812/ linked from my Greyhawk Links page at https://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/gh_links.html