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| caption = The cover of the ''World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting'' (1983). | | caption = The cover of the ''World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting'' (1983). Art by [[Jeff Easley]]. | ||
| title = ''A Guide to the World of Greyhawk'' | | title = ''A Guide to the World of Greyhawk'' | ||
| type = Manuscript | | type = Manuscript | ||
| author = The [[Savant-Sage]] | | author = The [[Savant-Sage]] | ||
| published = Royal University at Rel Mord, 998 CY | | published = Royal University at Rel Mord, [[998 CY]] | ||
| first = [[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]], 1983. | | first = [[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]], 1983. | ||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the in-setting version of the sourcebook in the [[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting ]] boxed set. It's full title is ''Volume III: A Catalogue of the Land Flanaess: being the Eastern Portion of the Continent Oerik, of Oerth''. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The full ''Catalogue'' was | The full seven-volume ''Catalogue'' was written by the [[Savant-Sage]] and is speculated to have detailed nearly every aspect of life in the [[Flanaess]] in ages past. | ||
Lost for centuries,{{csb|WoG|2|Glossography}} a copy of the Savant-Sage's encyclopedic work was discovered in an [[illithid]]'s cave in the [[Rift Canyon|Riftcanyon]], and brought to the [[Royal University of Rel Mord]] where it was studied by [[Pluffet Smedger|Pluffet Smedger the Elder]]. Over "several decades"{{csb|WoG|2|Glossography}} Smedger compiled a [[glossography]] to accompany each volume, updating and expanding it with more contemporary information. | |||
Only the third volume (this book) of the Savant-Sage's encyclopedia and Smedger's accompanying glossography still exist.{{csb|WoG|2|Glossography}} | |||
{{bginfo|This book is one of two sourcebooks found inside the [[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting ]], and is often simply referred to as "the Guide" or "the Catalogue".}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| General information | |
| Type: | Manuscript |
| Author: | The Savant-Sage |
| Published: | Royal University at Rel Mord, 998 CY |
| First appearance: | World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting, 1983. |
A Guide to the World of Greyhawk is the in-setting version of the sourcebook in the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting boxed set. It's full title is Volume III: A Catalogue of the Land Flanaess: being the Eastern Portion of the Continent Oerik, of Oerth.
Description
History
The full seven-volume Catalogue was written by the Savant-Sage and is speculated to have detailed nearly every aspect of life in the Flanaess in ages past.
Lost for centuries,[1] a copy of the Savant-Sage's encyclopedic work was discovered in an illithid's cave in the Riftcanyon, and brought to the Royal University of Rel Mord where it was studied by Pluffet Smedger the Elder. Over "several decades"[1] Smedger compiled a glossography to accompany each volume, updating and expanding it with more contemporary information.
Only the third volume (this book) of the Savant-Sage's encyclopedia and Smedger's accompanying glossography still exist.[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ a b c World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.2, Glossography.
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.
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| A Guide to the World of Greyhawk | Item | Book, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 2 |