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'''Melf''', also known as '''Prince Brightflame''', is a grey elven archmage. Melf is a native of the elven kingdom of [[Celene]], and is recognized by many as the leader of the [[Knights of Luna]]. | '''Melf''', also known as '''Prince Brightflame''', is a grey elven archmage. Melf is a native of the elven kingdom of [[Celene (realm)|Celene]], and is recognized by many as the leader of the [[Knights of Luna]]. | ||
In [[Gary Gygax]]'s 1986 novel ''[[Artifact of Evil]]'', Melf is also known as Melf of the Arrow. He seems to acknowledge that Melf is not his real name, but says "it is a simple name, as good as any." | In [[Gary Gygax]]'s 1986 novel ''[[Artifact of Evil]]'', Melf is also known as Melf of the Arrow. He seems to acknowledge that Melf is not his real name, but says "it is a simple name, as good as any." | ||
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==Relationships== | ==Relationships== | ||
An ally of [[Mordenkainen]] and a former associate of the [[Citadel of Eight]], in ''Artifact of Evil'' Melf is said to have sworn fealty to Mordenkainen, and he carries the holy symbol of [[Fharlanghn]]. Melf is also a cousin of Queen [[Yolande]] of Celene. He has been depicted as fighting side-by-side with Prince [[Olinstaad Corond]] of [[Principality of Ulek]], presumably during a 586 counteroffensive to regain Principality lands lost to the Empire of the [[Pomarj]] during the [[Greyhawk Wars]]. | An ally of [[Mordenkainen]] and a former associate of the [[Citadel of Eight]], in ''Artifact of Evil'' Melf is said to have sworn fealty to Mordenkainen, and he carries the holy symbol of [[Fharlanghn]]. Melf is also a cousin of Queen [[Yolande]] of Celene. He has been depicted as fighting side-by-side with Prince [[Olinstaad Corond]] of [[Principality of Ulek]], presumably during a 586 counteroffensive to regain Principality lands lost to the Empire of the [[Pomarj]] during the [[Greyhawk Wars]]. | ||
Although secretive and protective, Melf is on good terms with luminaries such as [[ | Digwell "Biff" Biffson, a halfling [[thief]] originally from the [[Welkwood]], is a friend and protege of Melf.{{csb|NA||The Five Dragon Bowl}} | ||
Although secretive and protective, Melf is on good terms with luminaries such as [[Kieren Jalucian]], King [[Belvor IV]] of [[Furyondy]], and the rulers of [[Dyvers]], [[Highfolk]], and the [[City of Greyhawk]]. He and Mordenkainen have much respect for each other, but the two do not cooperate, at least not anymore. The mayor of [[Highfolk]] town, [[Tavin Ersteader]], is a former apprentice of Melf. | |||
Melf is on good terms with the [[Fellowship of the Torch]], and is often seen in the company of [[Kirilarien Allavesse]] when in [[Free City of Greyhawk|Greyhawk]]. | Melf is on good terms with the [[Fellowship of the Torch]], and is often seen in the company of [[Kirilarien Allavesse]] when in [[Free City of Greyhawk|Greyhawk]]. | ||
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Melf was also listed in ''[[Greyhawk Ruins]]'' as one of the rumored members of the [[Ring of Five]]. | Melf was also listed in ''[[Greyhawk Ruins]]'' as one of the rumored members of the [[Ring of Five]]. | ||
A Prince [[Archosian Brightflame]] of Celene is mentioned in ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]''. This other Prince Brightflame is more than 150 years older than Melf and | A Prince [[Archosian Brightflame]] of [[Celene]] is mentioned in ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]''. This other Prince Brightflame is more than 150 years older than Melf and is a heroic general battling [[demon]]s in the [[Abyss]]. | ||
There is some apocryphal evidence that Melf and [[Warduke]] may know each other. In 1983's ''The Shady Dragon Inn'', [[Warduke]] is mentioned as being a member of the same adventuring party as an elf named "Peralay," both of whom had action figures for TSR's 1983 toy line. The fact that the Peralay figure was originally released under the name "Melf" and Warduke's retcon into ''[[Greyhawk]]'' continuity provide a topic of apocryphal interest. | There is some apocryphal evidence that Melf and [[Warduke]] may know each other. In 1983's ''The Shady Dragon Inn'', [[Warduke]] is mentioned as being a member of the same adventuring party as an elf named "Peralay," both of whom had action figures for TSR's 1983 toy line. The fact that the Peralay figure was originally released under the name "Melf" and Warduke's retcon into ''[[Greyhawk]]'' continuity provide a topic of apocryphal interest. | ||
==Home== | ==Home== | ||
According to ''[[From the Ashes]]'', Melf represents the Knights of Luna in Greyhawk. The ''[[Player's Guide]]'' says he is currently living in exile from Celene, sometimes in the City of Greyhawk. | According to ''[[From the Ashes]]'', Melf represents the [[Knights of Luna]] in Greyhawk. The ''[[Player's Guide]]'' says he founded and leads the Knights, and is currently living in exile from Celene, "sometimes in the [[City of Greyhawk]]".{{csb|PG|26}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Image:Melfandkeak.jpg|thumb|175px|Melf (right), speaking with [[Keak]], as depicted in ''[[Artifact of Evil]]'' (1986). <br>Art by Clyde Caldwell.]] | |||
==Spells== | ==Spells== | ||
Melf is responsible for developing such spells as '''''Melf's Acid Arrow''''', '''''Melf's Unicorn Arrow''''', and '''''Melf's Minute Meteors'''''. | |||
Melf is responsible for developing such spells as '''Melf's Acid Arrow''', '''Melf's Unicorn Arrow''', and '''Melf's Minute Meteors'''. | |||
==Writings== | ==Writings== | ||
Melf | Melf authored or co-authored the following works: | ||
*''Treatise of Universal Astronomy'' | *''Treatise of Universal Astronomy'' | ||
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==Collectibles== | ==Collectibles== | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:melf02.png|200px|thumb|right|LGN's Melf/ Peralay action figure.]] | ||
In 1983, a Melf action figure was released as part of LJN's ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' toy line. However, the figure was eventually renamed as "Peralay." | In 1983, a Melf action figure was released as part of LJN's ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' toy line. However, the figure was eventually renamed as "Peralay." | ||
==Creative origins== | ==Creative origins== | ||
Melf was originally played by Lucion Paul Gygax in [[Gary Gygax]]'s home campaign. | Melf was originally played by Lucion "Luke" Paul Gygax in [[Gary Gygax]]'s home campaign. Though urban legend has it that the name "Melf" was the result of Luke Gygax not coming up with a name for his character, only having on his character sheet "M elf," (male elf), Luke Gygax has clearly stated that claim is false.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gygax |first=Luke (Melf) |authorlink=Luke Gygax |title=Melf stories? |url=https://forums.garycon.com/community/index.php?threads/melf-stories.38/page-2#post-5467 from GaryCon.com |format=forum |work=GaryCon.com |publisher=Gary Con |date=10 July 2010 |accessdate=21 January 2024 |page=2 |pages=3 |quote= '''Rossik''' (Q): "i was reading the entry for Melf in the Wikipedia, and theres a "common knowledge" about how the name "Melf" came to be: as a kind of short for "Male Elf". is this true?" '''Luke Gygax''' (A): "No Melf was named Melf simply because it rhymed with Elf and was fun to say. I tried to edit the wikipedia entry several times a few years ago, but they always deleted my editing. So I gave up. Funny really. |postscript= }}</ref> | ||
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Regarding Melf's name(s), [[Luke Gygax]] stated, in an interview with GreyhawkOnline: | |||
{{quote|In truth the name Melf was a simple name made up for what I thought would be a single- or short-use character. His past was only developed later in game play. | |||
''And the [name] "Prince Brightflame" was mostly a creation of my Dad to facilitate the story in his [[Gord the Rogue|Gord novel]]. | |||
''Peralay was only used for the action figure, but I have since co-opted it for my use. Peralay was his birth name, Prince Brightflame a translation of his adult Elven name, and [Melf was] the name he adopted when he decided that his path was not to follow in his father's footsteps, but to forge his own way forward.|Luke Gygax||2 May 2019}} | |||
Gary Gygax later recalled an amusing incident during those early days of role-playing: | |||
{{quote|In punishment for crimes against nature, Melf was commanded to rise before dawn each morning for a year, [and] frolic merrily at dawn singing: | |||
::''When the sun in the morning peeps over the hill | |||
::''and caresses the rosebuds on my windowsill, | |||
::''my heart fills with gladness when I hear the trill | |||
::''of the birds in the treetops around any old hill. | |||
::''Tra-la-la, fiddle-dee-dee-dee, | |||
::''it gives me a pain to dance and sing this, must I do it again? | |||
::''Tra-la-la, fiddle-dee-dee-dee, there’s penance to do, | |||
::''how happy I'll be when it’s finally through!|[[Gary Gygax]]|''[[Oerth Journal]]'' #12|Jul 2001}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Melf.jpg|AC1 ''The Shady Dragon Inn'', art by Timothy Truman. | |||
File:Melf01.jpg|[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer|LGG]] p120, "''Princes Corond and Brightflame''", art by Joel Biske. | |||
File:Idle Champions Melf.gif|''Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
*Stark, Ed, [[James Jacobs]], and [[Erik Mona]]. ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006. Page 149. | ==References== | ||
===Citations=== | |||
<references /> | |||
===Bibliography=== | |||
* [[Brown, Anne]]. ''[[Player's Guide]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | |||
* Gray, Michael L. ''[[Quest for the Heartstone]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984. | |||
* Gygax, Gary. ''[[Artifact of Evil]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1986. | |||
:———. ''[[Night Arrant]]''. Delevan, WI: New Infinities, 1987. | |||
* Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #82. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984. | |||
* [[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | |||
* Mobley, Blake, and Timothy B Brown. ''[[Greyhawk Ruins]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990. | |||
* [[Mona, Erik]], and [[Gary Holian]]. "Wheels Within Wheels: Greyhawk's Circle of Eight." ''[[Living Greyhawk Journal]]'' #0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LGJcircleof8pdf.zip] | |||
* [[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | |||
* Smith, Carl. ''[[The Shady Dragon Inn]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983. | |||
* Stark, Ed, [[James Jacobs]], and [[Erik Mona]]. ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006. Page 149. | |||
{{index}} | |||
[[Category:Characters of Celene]] | [[Category:Characters of Celene]] | ||
[[Category:Characters of Greyhawk]] | [[Category:Characters of the Domain of Greyhawk]] | ||
[[Category:Elven characters]] | [[Category:Elven characters]] | ||
[[Category:Fighters]] | [[Category:Fighters]] | ||
[[Category:Wizards]] | [[Category:Wizards]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the Knights of Luna]] | |||
[[Category:Members of the Ring of Five]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:04, 23 November 2024
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| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melf using his signature spell, Melf's Acid Arrow, from the Player's Handbook (2024). Art by Martin Mottet. | |
| Names and titles | |
| Nickname: | Peralay |
| Title(s): | Prince Brightflame |
| General info | |
| Home: | Celene |
| Alignment: | Neutral good (chaotic good tendencies) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Elf |
| Ethnicity: | Grey elf |
| Class: | Fighter 13/Wizard 12[1] |
| Dates | |
| Age: | 200+/- |
Melf, also known as Prince Brightflame, is a grey elven archmage. Melf is a native of the elven kingdom of Celene, and is recognized by many as the leader of the Knights of Luna.
In Gary Gygax's 1986 novel Artifact of Evil, Melf is also known as Melf of the Arrow. He seems to acknowledge that Melf is not his real name, but says "it is a simple name, as good as any."
Description
Melf is 5'8", 147 lbs, and about 200 years old (appearing in his late 20s in human terms). He changes his appearance from time to time, though he always appears as an elf. 1983's The Shady Dragon Inn describes his counterpart Peralay as "left-handed, blond, hazel-eyed, and large for an elf (5'8", 148 lbs.)." It says furthermore that Peralay's shield is decorated with "the hunting hawk symbol of his clan" and that his sword, Gnoll-Cleaver, was forged long ago by dwarves.
Prince Brightflame is a strong believer in mediation, diplomacy and open communication, and thus some believe him to be naive. Charming and urbane, Melf enjoys good food, culture, and agreeable persons of the opposite gender.
Melf is vastly knowledgeable and experienced. He specializes in Iuz and buried evils, and is strongly opposed to both Iuz and the Scarlet Brotherhood.
Relationships
An ally of Mordenkainen and a former associate of the Citadel of Eight, in Artifact of Evil Melf is said to have sworn fealty to Mordenkainen, and he carries the holy symbol of Fharlanghn. Melf is also a cousin of Queen Yolande of Celene. He has been depicted as fighting side-by-side with Prince Olinstaad Corond of Principality of Ulek, presumably during a 586 counteroffensive to regain Principality lands lost to the Empire of the Pomarj during the Greyhawk Wars.
Digwell "Biff" Biffson, a halfling thief originally from the Welkwood, is a friend and protege of Melf.[2]
Although secretive and protective, Melf is on good terms with luminaries such as Kieren Jalucian, King Belvor IV of Furyondy, and the rulers of Dyvers, Highfolk, and the City of Greyhawk. He and Mordenkainen have much respect for each other, but the two do not cooperate, at least not anymore. The mayor of Highfolk town, Tavin Ersteader, is a former apprentice of Melf.
Melf is on good terms with the Fellowship of the Torch, and is often seen in the company of Kirilarien Allavesse when in Greyhawk.
Melf was also listed in Greyhawk Ruins as one of the rumored members of the Ring of Five.
A Prince Archosian Brightflame of Celene is mentioned in Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. This other Prince Brightflame is more than 150 years older than Melf and is a heroic general battling demons in the Abyss.
There is some apocryphal evidence that Melf and Warduke may know each other. In 1983's The Shady Dragon Inn, Warduke is mentioned as being a member of the same adventuring party as an elf named "Peralay," both of whom had action figures for TSR's 1983 toy line. The fact that the Peralay figure was originally released under the name "Melf" and Warduke's retcon into Greyhawk continuity provide a topic of apocryphal interest.
Home
According to From the Ashes, Melf represents the Knights of Luna in Greyhawk. The Player's Guide says he founded and leads the Knights, and is currently living in exile from Celene, "sometimes in the City of Greyhawk".[3]
History

Art by Clyde Caldwell.
Spells
Melf is responsible for developing such spells as Melf's Acid Arrow, Melf's Unicorn Arrow, and Melf's Minute Meteors.
Writings
Melf authored or co-authored the following works:
- Treatise of Universal Astronomy
- Weapons of the Ether (with Mordenkainen)
Collectibles

In 1983, a Melf action figure was released as part of LJN's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons toy line. However, the figure was eventually renamed as "Peralay."
Creative origins
Melf was originally played by Lucion "Luke" Paul Gygax in Gary Gygax's home campaign. Though urban legend has it that the name "Melf" was the result of Luke Gygax not coming up with a name for his character, only having on his character sheet "M elf," (male elf), Luke Gygax has clearly stated that claim is false.[4]
Regarding Melf's name(s), Luke Gygax stated, in an interview with GreyhawkOnline:
"In truth the name Melf was a simple name made up for what I thought would be a single- or short-use character. His past was only developed later in game play.
And the [name] "Prince Brightflame" was mostly a creation of my Dad to facilitate the story in his Gord novel.
Peralay was only used for the action figure, but I have since co-opted it for my use. Peralay was his birth name, Prince Brightflame a translation of his adult Elven name, and [Melf was] the name he adopted when he decided that his path was not to follow in his father's footsteps, but to forge his own way forward."
—Luke Gygax (2 May 2019)
Gary Gygax later recalled an amusing incident during those early days of role-playing:
"In punishment for crimes against nature, Melf was commanded to rise before dawn each morning for a year, [and] frolic merrily at dawn singing:
- When the sun in the morning peeps over the hill
- and caresses the rosebuds on my windowsill,
- my heart fills with gladness when I hear the trill
- of the birds in the treetops around any old hill.
- Tra-la-la, fiddle-dee-dee-dee,
- it gives me a pain to dance and sing this, must I do it again?
- Tra-la-la, fiddle-dee-dee-dee, there’s penance to do,
- how happy I'll be when it’s finally through!"
—Gary Gygax, 'Oerth Journal #12 (Jul 2001)
Gallery
-
AC1 The Shady Dragon Inn, art by Timothy Truman.
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LGG p120, "Princes Corond and Brightflame", art by Joel Biske.
-
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
References
Citations
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.63, Campaign Book.
- ↑ Night Arrant—Gord the Rogue novel (1986), The Five Dragon Bowl.
- ↑ Player's Guide (1998), p.26.
- ↑ Gygax, Luke (Melf). from GaryCon.com Melf stories? (forum). GaryCon.com 2. Gary Con, 10 July 2010. Retrieved on 21 January 2024. "Rossik (Q): "i was reading the entry for Melf in the Wikipedia, and theres a "common knowledge" about how the name "Melf" came to be: as a kind of short for "Male Elf". is this true?" Luke Gygax (A): "No Melf was named Melf simply because it rhymed with Elf and was fun to say. I tried to edit the wikipedia entry several times a few years ago, but they always deleted my editing. So I gave up. Funny really."
Bibliography
- Brown, Anne. Player's Guide. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Gray, Michael L. Quest for the Heartstone. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
- Gygax, Gary. Artifact of Evil. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1986.
- ———. Night Arrant. Delevan, WI: New Infinities, 1987.
- Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." Dragon #82. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Mobley, Blake, and Timothy B Brown. Greyhawk Ruins. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.
- Mona, Erik, and Gary Holian. "Wheels Within Wheels: Greyhawk's Circle of Eight." Living Greyhawk Journal #0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. Available online: [1]
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- Smith, Carl. The Shady Dragon Inn. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Stark, Ed, James Jacobs, and Erik Mona. Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006. Page 149.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | Artifact of Evil | 126, 131-134, 136-139, 141-155, 196-200, 210, 218, 219, 236, 325, 326, 333 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #068 | 24 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #082 | 59 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #191 | 68 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 1, 68, 69, 71, 87 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | From the Ashes: References Card | #13 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 53, 120, 159 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 5, 11 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | Night Arrant | 168, 175, 176, 198 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 26, 27 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | The Adventure Begins | 35, 70 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins | 3 | |
| Melf {Prince Brightflame} | Non-player character | WGR4 The Marklands | 41 | |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Dragon magazine #067 | 4, 9 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Hidden Lore, D&D 3.0 | 2 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Player's Handbook, AD&D 2e | 126, 144, 238, 243 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Player's Option - Spells And Magic | 181, 184 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Spelljammer Boxed Set: Concordance of Arcane Space | 79-80 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Tome and Blood, D&D 3.0e | 5, 7, 37, 79, 82 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e | 30, 54 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e (Premium Edition) | 30, 54 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume II | 556 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Ranger), | Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e | 54 |
| Melf's Acid Arrow (LVL2) | Spell | Spell (Ranger), | Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e (Premium Edition) | 54 |
| Melf's Minute Meteors (LVL3) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | College of Wizardry | 81 |
| Melf's Minute Meteors (LVL3) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Dragon magazine #067 | 4, 54 |
| Melf's Minute Meteors (LVL3) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Player's Handbook, AD&D 2e | 126, 151, 238, 243 |
| Melf's Minute Meteors (LVL3) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Player's Option - Spells And Magic | 180, 182, 183, 184, 185 |
| Melf's Minute Meteors (LVL3) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Spelljammer Boxed Set: Concordance of Arcane Space | 81 |
| Melf's Minute Meteors (LVL3) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e | 30, 55-56 |
| Melf's Minute Meteors (LVL3) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e (Premium Edition) | 30, 55-56 |
| Melf's Minute Meteors (LVL3) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume II | 556 |
| Scroll of Melf's Acid Arrow | Item | Scroll, | The Glaive's Gambit, RPGA | 15, 16 |
| Treatise of Universal Astronomy By Melf | Item | Book, | Dragon magazine #082 | 59 |
| Weapons of the Ether By Melf & Mordenkainen | Item | Book, | Dragon magazine #082 | 59 |
| Weapons of the Ether By Melf & Mordenkainen | Item | Book, | Encyclopedia Magica - Volume IV | 1261 |