World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting

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World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting is a 128-page sourcebook for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition released in October 1983.

Official synopsis[]

Enter the WORLD OF GREYHAWK...
...A world where bandit kings raid from their remote stronghold; ...A world where noble elves fight savage invaders and where bold knights wage war on the terror of Iuz; ...A world scarred by a vast Sea of Dust, across which drift lost memories from the awful forgotten past. Enter a World of Wonder & Intrigue... Fantasy Game Setting for a panoramic view of this fantastic place.
More than a collection of maps and names, it is an active world filled with decaying empires and dark forests. Game elements include the gods of Greyhawk, the clash of political factions, and encounters in this wild land.

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Development and release[]

Development[]

The book was written by Gary Gygax. Art was provided by Jeff Easley and Darlene.

Release[]

World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting was released by TSR in October 1983 for $^{[missing data]} US or $^{[missing data]} Canadian.

On December 23, 2014, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $9.99.

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Critical reception[]

As of 2023, World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting reached the rank of Mithral seller on DriveThruRPG.

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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition
Core rules
Players Handbook • Dungeon Masters Guide • Monster Manual
Supplements
Battlesystem: Fantasy Combat Supplement • The Book of Lairs • The Book of Lairs II • Deities & Demigods (Legends & Lore) • Dungeoneer's Survival Guide • Fiend Folio • Manual of the Planes • Monster Manual II • Oriental Adventures • The Rogues Gallery • Unearthed Arcana • Wilderness Survival Guide
Adventures
Desert of Desolation (Pharaoh • Oasis of the White Palm • Lost Tomb of Martek) • Queen of the Spiders (Against the Giants (Steading of the Hill Giant Chief • Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl • Hall of the Fire Giant King) • Descent Into the Depths of the Earth • Shrine of the Kuo-Toa • Vault of the Drow • Queen of the Demonweb Pits) • Realms of Horror (Tomb of Horrors • White Plume Mountain • Expedition to the Barrier Peaks • Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth) • Scourge of the Slavelords (Slave Pits of the Undercity • Secret of the Slavers Stockade • Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords • In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords) • The Temple of Elemental Evil (The Village of Hommlet) • Dungeonland • The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror • The Secret of Bone Hill • The Assassin's Knot • Deep Dwarven Delve • The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh • Danger at Dunwater • The Final Enemy • Adventure Pack I • Against the Cult of the Reptile God • All That Glitters... • Baltron's Beacon • The Bane of Llywelyn • Beyond the Crystal Cave • Dark Clouds Gather • Day of Al'Akbar • Destiny of Kings • Dwellers of the Forbidden City • Egg of the Phoenix • Eye of the Serpent • The Forest Oracle • The Gauntlet • The Ghost Tower of Inverness • The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan • The Lost Island of Castanamir • Midnight on Dagger Alley • Needle • Ravager of Time • Ravenloft • Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill • The Sentinel • The Shattered Statue • Tales of the Outer Planes • To Find a King • Tomb of the Lizard King • Treasure Hunt • When a Star Falls

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