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The '''''World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting''''' and the '''''The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting''''' are two closely related publications from TSR that detail the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game.  The ''Fantasy World Setting'' was first published in a folio format in 1980, and is often referred to by fans of the setting as the "World of Greyhawk folio" or as the "1980 folio."  The folio was supplanted in 1983 by the ''Fantasy Game Setting'' in a boxed set format, and is often referred to by fans as the "World of Greyhawk Boxed Set," or as the "1983 boxed set."


Both publications were authored by [[Gary Gygax]] and were the first stand-alone offerings to provide detailed, comprehensive information regarding the campaign setting.  The 1983 boxed set provides the more detailed treatment of the two works, containing a 48-page "Glossography" and an 80-page "Catalogue," which significantly augmented the more limited 32-page "Gazetteer" from the 1980 folio version.  Both publications included full-color maps of the [[Flanaess]], the geographical area that defines the campaign setting.
The '''World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting''' is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting boxed set released by TSR in 1983.


==Setting updates==
It consists primarily of two sourcebooks:
Although these are the original publications that outlined the ''Greyhawk'' campaign setting, many subsequent works have updated or modified the information contained in them.  The most significant of these include:
*The 1988 hardback book ''[[Greyhawk Adventures]]''
*The 1992 boxed set ''[[From the Ashes]]''
*The 1998 sourcebook ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]''
*The 2000 sourcebook ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''


==Bibliography==
* ''[[A Guide to the World of Greyhawk]]: Volume III; A Catalogue of the Land Flanaess, Being the Eastern Portion of the Continent Oerik, of Oerth'', an 80-page sourcebook generally referred to by fans as the '''Catalogue''' or the '''Guide'''.
*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''The World of Greyhawk''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980 (ISBN 0-935696-23-7).
* ''A Glossography for the Guide to the World of Greyhawk'', a 48-page booklet referred to by fans as the '''Glossography'''
*-----. ''World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983 (ISBN 0-88038-344-5).


*Johnson, Forrest. "Review: World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting." ''The Space Gamer'' # 33. November, 1980.
It is a revised and expanded version of Gygax's original [[The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting]] (1980), also called the ''Folio''.


==External links==
==Content==
*''[http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/miscpages/wrldgrey.html World of Greyhawk]'' at Acaeum.com.
===Catalogue===
The ''Catalogue'' or ''Guide'' is largely an expanded and revised version of the 1980 ''Folio'', increased from 32 to 80 pages.
 
The calendar has been expanded from 360 to 364 days by extending each of the four festivals from six to seven days, allowing the days of the week to fall on the same numeric days each year. New information is given on trees of the Flanaess. The major human ethnic groups are described in terms of skin, hair, and eye color and traditional colors and styles of dress. Uncommon languages are described.
 
The list of runes and glyphs is reduced from four pages to one, and the runes themselves have changed. Various small changes are made to the list of realms, with the notable addition of names of rulers. As with the original Folio, the list of geographic locations appears.
 
A notable addition is ''Deities of the World of Greyhawk'', introducing numerous gods of the Flanaess. The deities listed are the greater gods [[Beory]], [[Boccob]], [[Incabulos]], [[Istus]], [[Kord]], [[Lendor]], [[Nerull]], [[Pelor]], [[Procan]], [[Rao]], [[Tharizdun]], [[Ulaa]], [[Wee Jas]], and [[Zilchus]];
[[Cyndor]] (listed as both greater or lesser);
the lesser deities  [[Allitur]], [[Atroa]], [[Beltar]], [[Berei]], [[Bleredd]], [[Bralm]], [[Celestian]], [[Delleb]], [[Ehlonna]], [[Erythnul]], [[Fharlanghn]], [[Fortubo]], [[Geshtai]], [[Heironeous]], [[Hextor]], [[Joramy]], [[Kurell]], [[Lirr]], [[Llerg]], [[Lydia]], [[Myhriss]], [[Norebo]], [[Obad-hai]], [[Olidammara]], [[Phaulkon]], [[Pholtus]], [[Pyremius]], [[Ralishaz]], [[Raxivort]], [[St. Cuthbert]], [[Sotillion]], [[Syrul]], [[Telchur]], [[Trithereon]], [[Velnius]], [[Wenta]], [[Xan Yae]], [[Xerbo]], and [[Zodal]];
and the demi-gods [[Iuz]], [[Rudd]], [[Wastri]], [[Zagyg]] and [[Zuoken]]. Of these 59 deities, 22 are described in more detail.
 
===Glossography===
The ''Glossography'' is a 48-page work framed as the work of [[Pluffet Smedger|Pluffet Smedger the Elder]], of the Royal University at [[Rel Mord]]. It bears an in-world publication date of [[998 CY]], or 422 years after the then-current setting date of [[576 CY]].
 
A foreword describes the ''[[Catalogue]]'' (above) being written by the [[Savant-Sage]] who lived in the mid- to late-[[sixth century CY]] which was "several centuries"{{csb|WoG|2|Glossography}} before [[Pluffet Smedger]] did his research with the ''Catalogue''.{{csb|WoG|2|Glossography}}<ref name=centuries group=note>The ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]'' (set in [[576 CY]]) refers to "several centuries" passing after the Savant-Sage wrote the Encylopedia and passed away, as well as Pluffet Smedger working on the glossographies for "several decadces" before they were published. The Encyclopedia was not popular during the Savant-Sage's lifetime, therefore, it is presumed the Savant-Sage was active sometime c.[[550s CY|550s]]-[[570s CY]].</ref> It is an incomplete copy of the third volume of his seven-volume ''Catalogue''. The ''Glossography'' is in turn described as a supplement to the ''Guide'', containing among other things mathematical models and games invented by Smedger to recreate historical events.
 
The ''Glossography'' describes travel rates across various terrain, settlement population and map keys, [[random encounter tables]] for various regions and types of terrain, and the distribution of high-level NPCs. The names, class and level of the rulers of the realms of the Flanaess are listed (although they are also named in the ''Guide'').
 
Tables and rules to determine weather are listed, along with the effects of inclement weather on player characters, position of latitude of the Flanaess and the mapping of 2D hexes considering that the world should be spherical.
 
Suggested scenarios are given, including ideas for adventures and the locations of prewritten adventures within the ''World of Greyhawk''. There is a random table to determine a character's place of birth.
 
Rules for the "Comeliness" stat are included, which represents physical attractiveness. It appears in a chapter describing the quasi-deities [[Heward]], [[Keoghtom]], and [[Murlynd]],  and the hero-deity [[Kelanen]]. Rules for divine abilities of gods are given, as are statistics for several important deities and special rules for clerics of certain deities.
 
=== Darlene map ===
 
Like the 1980 ''[[Folio]]'', a copy of the [[Darlene map]] is included.
 
== Publication History ==
=== Development ===
 
=== Release ===
The ''World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting'' was released in 1983 for the cover price of US$15.00. A second printing was released made in October 1983.


*''[http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/gh/gh-wogbox.htm World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]'' at the TSR Archive.
== Reception ==
Chris Hunter reviewed the boxed set in ''Imagine'' magazine, giving it a balanced review.<ref name="Imagine20">{{cite journal | last = Hunter | first = Chris| title = Game Reviews | type = review | magazine =Imagine | issue = 20 | pages =42 | publisher = TSR (UK) |date=November 1984}}</ref> Hunter had some problems with the map (the two halves did not fit together well; he thought rivers flow up into hills and deserts were too close to forests). However, he liked the ''Guide'', noting that it "gives the DM an excellent base on which to construct a campaign".<ref name="Imagine20"/> Further, Hunter said those who did not have "a grand design" for a campaign world and who do not mind "the restrictions imposed by using someone else's", the box "will prove a worthwhile purchase".<ref name="Imagine20"/>


*''[http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/gh/gh-folio.htm World of Greyhawk (folio]'' at the TSR Archive.
=== Other recognition ===
A copy of the ''World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting'' is held in the collection of the [[wikipedia:Strong National Museum of Play|Strong National Museum of Play]] (Object ID: 110.2001).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/game-approved-for-use-with-advanced-d-d-rules-world-of-greyhawk-fantasy-game-setting-tsr-inc/TAHayMKowkqTaw  | title = Game:Approved For Use with Advanced D&D Rules World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting  | website =Google Arts & Culture | access-date = 19 Pctober 2022}}</ref>


*[http://www.freespaces.com/greyhawk/images/flanaess.jpg Map of the Flanaess] (as depicted in these publications).
==See also==
* [[The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting]] (1980)
* [[Greyhawk Adventures]] (1988)
* [[The City of Greyhawk]] (1989)
* [[Wars]] (1991)
* [[From the Ashes]] (1992)
* [[The Adventure Begins]] (1998)
* [[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]] (2000)


*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Greyhawk_Fantasy_Game_Setting ''World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting'' on Wikipedia].
==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Greyhawk_Fantasy_Game_Setting World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting] at Wikipedia
* [https://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/miscpages/wrldgrey.html World of Greyhawk] at the Acaceum
* ''[https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17392/World-of-Greyhawk-Fantasy-Game-Setting-1e World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]'' at the Dungeon Master's Guild.


== References ==
=== Notes ===
<references group="note" />
=== Citations ===
<references />
=== Bibliography ===
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* Johnson, Forrest. "Review: World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting." ''The Space Gamer'' # 33. November, 1980.
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World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting
The cover of the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983).
Type: Campaign setting (boxed set)
Code/Abbreviation: WoG
Edition: AD&D 1e
Author(s): Gary Gygax
Editor(s): Steve Winter
Cover Artist(s): Jeff Easley
Publisher: TSR
First Published: 1983
Pages: 48(Glossography)
80 (Catalogue)
ISBN: ISBN 0-88038-344-5
Class: Canon
Setting date: 576 CY

The World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting boxed set released by TSR in 1983.

It consists primarily of two sourcebooks:

  • A Guide to the World of Greyhawk: Volume III; A Catalogue of the Land Flanaess, Being the Eastern Portion of the Continent Oerik, of Oerth, an 80-page sourcebook generally referred to by fans as the Catalogue or the Guide.
  • A Glossography for the Guide to the World of Greyhawk, a 48-page booklet referred to by fans as the Glossography

It is a revised and expanded version of Gygax's original The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (1980), also called the Folio.

Content

Catalogue

The Catalogue or Guide is largely an expanded and revised version of the 1980 Folio, increased from 32 to 80 pages.

The calendar has been expanded from 360 to 364 days by extending each of the four festivals from six to seven days, allowing the days of the week to fall on the same numeric days each year. New information is given on trees of the Flanaess. The major human ethnic groups are described in terms of skin, hair, and eye color and traditional colors and styles of dress. Uncommon languages are described.

The list of runes and glyphs is reduced from four pages to one, and the runes themselves have changed. Various small changes are made to the list of realms, with the notable addition of names of rulers. As with the original Folio, the list of geographic locations appears.

A notable addition is Deities of the World of Greyhawk, introducing numerous gods of the Flanaess. The deities listed are the greater gods Beory, Boccob, Incabulos, Istus, Kord, Lendor, Nerull, Pelor, Procan, Rao, Tharizdun, Ulaa, Wee Jas, and Zilchus; Cyndor (listed as both greater or lesser); the lesser deities Allitur, Atroa, Beltar, Berei, Bleredd, Bralm, Celestian, Delleb, Ehlonna, Erythnul, Fharlanghn, Fortubo, Geshtai, Heironeous, Hextor, Joramy, Kurell, Lirr, Llerg, Lydia, Myhriss, Norebo, Obad-hai, Olidammara, Phaulkon, Pholtus, Pyremius, Ralishaz, Raxivort, St. Cuthbert, Sotillion, Syrul, Telchur, Trithereon, Velnius, Wenta, Xan Yae, Xerbo, and Zodal; and the demi-gods Iuz, Rudd, Wastri, Zagyg and Zuoken. Of these 59 deities, 22 are described in more detail.

Glossography

The Glossography is a 48-page work framed as the work of Pluffet Smedger the Elder, of the Royal University at Rel Mord. It bears an in-world publication date of 998 CY, or 422 years after the then-current setting date of 576 CY.

A foreword describes the Catalogue (above) being written by the Savant-Sage who lived in the mid- to late-sixth century CY which was "several centuries"[1] before Pluffet Smedger did his research with the Catalogue.[1][note 1] It is an incomplete copy of the third volume of his seven-volume Catalogue. The Glossography is in turn described as a supplement to the Guide, containing among other things mathematical models and games invented by Smedger to recreate historical events.

The Glossography describes travel rates across various terrain, settlement population and map keys, random encounter tables for various regions and types of terrain, and the distribution of high-level NPCs. The names, class and level of the rulers of the realms of the Flanaess are listed (although they are also named in the Guide).

Tables and rules to determine weather are listed, along with the effects of inclement weather on player characters, position of latitude of the Flanaess and the mapping of 2D hexes considering that the world should be spherical.

Suggested scenarios are given, including ideas for adventures and the locations of prewritten adventures within the World of Greyhawk. There is a random table to determine a character's place of birth.

Rules for the "Comeliness" stat are included, which represents physical attractiveness. It appears in a chapter describing the quasi-deities Heward, Keoghtom, and Murlynd, and the hero-deity Kelanen. Rules for divine abilities of gods are given, as are statistics for several important deities and special rules for clerics of certain deities.

Darlene map

Like the 1980 Folio, a copy of the Darlene map is included.

Publication History

Development

Release

The World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting was released in 1983 for the cover price of US$15.00. A second printing was released made in October 1983.

Reception

Chris Hunter reviewed the boxed set in Imagine magazine, giving it a balanced review.[2] Hunter had some problems with the map (the two halves did not fit together well; he thought rivers flow up into hills and deserts were too close to forests). However, he liked the Guide, noting that it "gives the DM an excellent base on which to construct a campaign".[2] Further, Hunter said those who did not have "a grand design" for a campaign world and who do not mind "the restrictions imposed by using someone else's", the box "will prove a worthwhile purchase".[2]

Other recognition

A copy of the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting is held in the collection of the Strong National Museum of Play (Object ID: 110.2001).[3]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ The World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (set in 576 CY) refers to "several centuries" passing after the Savant-Sage wrote the Encylopedia and passed away, as well as Pluffet Smedger working on the glossographies for "several decadces" before they were published. The Encyclopedia was not popular during the Savant-Sage's lifetime, therefore, it is presumed the Savant-Sage was active sometime c.550s-570s CY.

Citations

  1. ↑ a b World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.2, Glossography.
  2. ↑ a b c Hunter, Chris (November 1984). "Game Reviews". Imagine (20): 42. TSR (UK).
  3. ↑ Game:Approved For Use with Advanced D&D Rules World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Google Arts & Culture.

Bibliography

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

World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, Bastion of Faith 53, 92
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook 10
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess 6, 9
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, Dungeon Master's Guide II, D&D 3.5e 120
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, DMGR4 - Monster Mythology 128
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, Dragon magazine #200 106
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, Dragon magazine #241 47, 75
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess 2
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e 6
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, Living Greyhawk Journal #2 19
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, Return of the Eight 43, 58
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, SJR6 Greyspace 9, 20
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, LT1 The Star Cairns 9
World of Greyhawk Boxed Set Publication Supplement, WGS2 Howl From the North 44
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