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==Events==
==Publications==
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In 2008 the primary means of publishing Greyhawk material was online—on the Wizards.com website or through the [[RPGA]] ''[[Living Greyhawk]]'' campaign. The ''[[Greyhawk Grumbler]]'', for example, came out in 2008 (598 CY).  
* A major festival year, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the [[Free City of Greyhawk]]'s declaration of independence and freedom. The Lord Mayor's advisors are concerned of an attack by evil cults or individuals. (The Adventure Begins p.64; [http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20070522a The Griffon's Nest])
* In Spring, druids of the Old Faith arrive to tend to the StoneRing outside of the [[Free City of Greyhawk]]. ([http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20080424a The StoneRing of Greyhawk])
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==Living Greyhawk==


The 598 campaign year began on August 1, 2008 and ended on December 31, 2008. This was the final year of the Living Greyhawk campaign.
The last third edition hardback sourcebooks and adventures were in 2007, as well as the print ''[[Dungeon]]'' and ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' magazines, and fourth edition began in 2008. Later products which referenced Greyhawk, such as ''[[Tales from the Yawning Portal]]'' or ''[[Ghosts of Saltmarsh]]'' (2019), either did not specify a year or did not advance the timeline.


[[Category:Years]]
== In ''Living Greyhawk'' ==
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The 598 campaign year began on January 1, 2008 and ended on December 31, 2008. This was the final year of the Living Greyhawk campaign.
 
==Notes==
''[[Living Greyhawk]]'' content published in 2008 is set in 598 CY.
 
As was [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s policy at the time, the ''[[Living Greyhawk]]'' campaign continuity advanced the timeline to [[591 CY]] for works released in 2001, continuing on a year-for-year basis for all adventures and Wizards.com web articles up to to [[598 CY]] in 2008. This timeline concurrency rule would also be applied in ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'', ''[[Dungeon]]'', and ''[[Polyhedron]]'' magazines.  The ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]'' (2000), set in 591 CY, and [[Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk]] (2007), set in [[597 CY]] CY, explicitly set dates bookending these years.
 
In several [[Paizo]] forum threads, editor [[Erik Mona]] asserted that the rule applies in general to all Greyhawk adventures:<ref>{{cite web |last=Mona |first=Erik |authorlink=Erik Mona |title=Appropriate Year for Greyhawk SCAP |url=https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2gkxe?Appropriate-Year-for-Greyhawk-SCAP#9 |format=forum |work=Paizo Forums |publisher=[[Paizo]] |date=22 November 2006 |accessdate=7 January 2024 |page=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mona |first=Erik |authorlink=Erik Mona |title=What happens before the Greyhawk Wars? |url=https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2gm25?AoWAP-happens-before-the-Greyhawk-Wars#15 |format=forum |work=Paizo Forums |publisher=[[Paizo]] |date=2 February 2006 |accessdate=7 January 2024 |page=}}</ref><ref name=campaigndates>{{cite web |last=Mona |first=Erik |authorlink=Erik Mona |title=Campaign Dates for all three APs |url=https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hirs?Campaign-Dates-for-all-three-APs#2 |format=forum |work=Paizo Forums |publisher=[[Paizo]] |date=31 July 2007 |accessdate=7 January 2024 |page=}}</ref>
{{quote |The default assumption of all Greyhawk adventures in ''[[Dungeon]]'' ... is that the last digit of the year in which they were published corresponds to the last digit in the [[Common Year]] calendar... 59X CY (X<nowiki>=</nowiki> last digit of real world year).  So adventures published in 2004, for example, take place in 594 CY.|Erik Mona||Jul 2007|<ref name =campaigndates />}}
=== Citations ===
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Latest revision as of 08:53, 16 April 2025

World of Greyhawk TimelineCommon EraAge of Great Sorrow
593 594 595 596 597 598 CY 599 600 601 602 603
In other reckonings: 1018 SE • 1242 OR • 1402 OL • 2006 TC • 2748 FT • 3257 BH • 5060 OC • 6113 SD

Events

In this year[edit timeline]

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Around this year[edit timeline]

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Publications

In 2008 the primary means of publishing Greyhawk material was online—on the Wizards.com website or through the RPGA Living Greyhawk campaign. The Greyhawk Grumbler, for example, came out in 2008 (598 CY).

The last third edition hardback sourcebooks and adventures were in 2007, as well as the print Dungeon and Dragon magazines, and fourth edition began in 2008. Later products which referenced Greyhawk, such as Tales from the Yawning Portal or Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019), either did not specify a year or did not advance the timeline.

In Living Greyhawk

The 598 campaign year began on January 1, 2008 and ended on December 31, 2008. This was the final year of the Living Greyhawk campaign.

Notes

Living Greyhawk content published in 2008 is set in 598 CY.

As was Wizards of the Coast's policy at the time, the Living Greyhawk campaign continuity advanced the timeline to 591 CY for works released in 2001, continuing on a year-for-year basis for all adventures and Wizards.com web articles up to to 598 CY in 2008. This timeline concurrency rule would also be applied in Dragon, Dungeon, and Polyhedron magazines. The Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), set in 591 CY, and Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk (2007), set in 597 CY CY, explicitly set dates bookending these years.

In several Paizo forum threads, editor Erik Mona asserted that the rule applies in general to all Greyhawk adventures:[1][2][3]

"The default assumption of all Greyhawk adventures in Dungeon ... is that the last digit of the year in which they were published corresponds to the last digit in the Common Year calendar... 59X CY (X= last digit of real world year). So adventures published in 2004, for example, take place in 594 CY."
—Erik Mona (Jul 2007)[3]

Citations

  1. Mona, Erik. Appropriate Year for Greyhawk SCAP (forum). Paizo Forums. Paizo, 22 November 2006. Retrieved on 7 January 2024.
  2. Mona, Erik. What happens before the Greyhawk Wars? (forum). Paizo Forums. Paizo, 2 February 2006. Retrieved on 7 January 2024.
  3. a b Mona, Erik. Campaign Dates for all three APs (forum). Paizo Forums. Paizo, 31 July 2007. Retrieved on 7 January 2024.