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'''Bigby''' is an archmage. Before the Greyhawk Wars, Bigby made his home in [[Scant]], capital of [[Onnwal]]. Nowadays, he can often be found in [[Mitrik]], [[Veluna]]. His personal symbol is an open palm behind a large, stylized bumblebee.
'''Bigby''' is an archmage. Before the Greyhawk Wars, Bigby made his home in [[Scant]], capital of [[Onnwal]]. In the 590s CY, he was often found in [[Mitrik]], [[Veluna]]. His personal symbol is an open palm behind a large, stylized bumblebee.


==Description==
==Description==
In 591 [[Common Year|CY]], Bigby is nearly 58 years old. He stands 5'11" tall and weighs 149 pounds. His hair is light brown, and his eyes are dark brown. He has [[Oeridian]] facial features, although his skin is pale and he is extremely gaunt. He is quiet, introverted, soft-spoken, and appears perpetually nervous and overly cautious about everything. "I think we should be very careful about what we're about to do" is his pet phrase. He is puritanical and ascetic, eschewing pleasures of the flesh.  
In 591 [[Common Year|CY]], Bigby is nearly 58 years old. He stands 5'11" tall and weighs 149 pounds. His hair is light brown, and his eyes are dark brown. He has [[Oeridian]] facial features, although his skin is pale and he is extremely gaunt. Bigby is most often depicted with a beard and wearing a cload with a cowl or hood
He is quiet, introverted, soft-spoken, and appears perpetually nervous and overly cautious about everything. "I think we should be very careful about what we're about to do" is his pet phrase. He is puritanical and ascetic, eschewing pleasures of the flesh.  


==Relationships==
==Relationships==
Bigby is a scion of the [[Aerdi]] House [[Cranden]]. The [[death knight]] Sir [[Oslan Knarren]] is one of his ancestors.
Bigby is a scion of the [[Aerdi]] House [[Cranden]]. The [[death knight]] Sir [[Oslan Knarren]] is one of his ancestors.


The former apprentice of [[Mordenkainen]], Bigby is part of the [[Circle of Eight]], and is a former member of the [[Citadel of Eight]]. He helped found both groups. Bigby is an ally of [[Cobb Darg]] and [[Elayne Mystica]] of [[Irongate]]. He opposes the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]], which occupies his adopted home of Scant.  
The former apprentice of [[Mordenkainen]], Bigby is part of the [[Circle of Eight]] and is a former member of the [[Citadel of Eight]]. He helped found both groups. <br />
Bigby has had an apprentice by the name of Karabel, who came into his service after the death of his parents, who were good friends of Bigby's.<ref>''[[Bigby's Curse]]'', p1.</ref>  Karabel served Bigby for an unknown period, but, was known to have entered service when he was a young boy.  He was still an apprentice when Bigby's tower was assaulted by agents of Iuz in the period known as the "Circle of Five" before ''[[Return of the Eight]]'' before Tenser's last clone was found on [[Luna]].


Bigby considers himself the enemy of the lich [[Xaene]] and the former Circle of Eight member [[Rary]].
Bigby is an ally of [[Cobb Darg]] and [[Elayne Mystica]] of [[Irongate]].
 
Bigby considers himself the enemy of the lich [[Xaene]] and the former Circle of Eight member [[Rary]].  He opposes the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]], which occupies his adopted home of Scant.  


==History==
==History==
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Bigby was born in the town of [[Oldridge]] in approximately 534 CY. He traveled to the [[Wild Coast]] early in life and became an apprentice of Mordenkainen. Together, the two founded the Citadel of Eight in 561 CY.
Bigby was born in the town of [[Oldridge]] in approximately 534 CY. He traveled to the [[Wild Coast]] early in life and became an apprentice of Mordenkainen. Together, the two founded the Citadel of Eight in 561 CY.


In 570 CY, Bigby ventured beneath [[Castle Greyhawk]] with [[Tenser]] and [[Neb Retnar]] in an attempt to stop [[Robilar]]'s scheme to release the demigod [[Iuz]] from [[Zagyg]]'s ''[[Godtrap]]''. They arrived too late to prevent the release, but acted to help Robilar finish the weakened cambion off. Although Bigby nearly succeeded in destroying Iuz's physical body with his ''Crushing Hand spell'', Iuz managed to teleport away at the last minute.
In 570 CY, Bigby ventured beneath [[Castle Greyhawk]] with [[Tenser]] and [[Neb Retnar]] in an attempt to stop [[Robilar]]'s scheme to release the demigod [[Iuz]] from [[Zagyg]]'s ''[[Godtrap]]''. They arrived too late to prevent the release but acted to help Robilar finish the weakened cambion off. Although Bigby nearly succeeded in destroying Iuz's physical body with his ''Crushing Hand spell'', Iuz managed to teleport away at the last minute.


In 571 CY, Mordenkainen and Bigby founded the Circle of Eight. Bigby was forced to leave his tower in Oldridge in 573 thanks to intrigue with Xaene, then court wizard to [[Ivid V]], causing him to relocate to Scant. There, he posed as a merchant of rare goods and built an alliance within the [[Iron League]].   
In 571 CY, Mordenkainen and Bigby founded the [[Circle of Eight]]. Bigby was forced to leave his tower in Oldridge in 573 thanks to intrigue with Xaene, then court wizard to [[Ivid V]], causing him to relocate to Scant. There, he posed as a merchant of rare goods and built an alliance within the [[Iron League]].   


At some point, a large statue of Bigby was constructed in the otherworldly city of [[Sigil]], although it is far from clear how this came to be.
At some point, a large statue of Bigby was constructed in the otherworldly city of [[Sigil]], although it is far from clear how this came to be.
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The Circle was betrayed in 584 CY, when Tenser, Bigby, and [[Otiluke]] discovered a plan by the Circle's own [[Rary]] to slay a number of diplomats assembled in Greyhawk to sign the treaty ending the [[Greyhawk Wars]]. Unfortunately, Rary witnessed their discovery, and a great magical battle ensued, resulting in the deaths of Otiluke and Tenser, and severely wounding Bigby, who was unable to pursue Rary as he escaped.
The Circle was betrayed in 584 CY, when Tenser, Bigby, and [[Otiluke]] discovered a plan by the Circle's own [[Rary]] to slay a number of diplomats assembled in Greyhawk to sign the treaty ending the [[Greyhawk Wars]]. Unfortunately, Rary witnessed their discovery, and a great magical battle ensued, resulting in the deaths of Otiluke and Tenser, and severely wounding Bigby, who was unable to pursue Rary as he escaped.
Of late, Bigby has abandoned some of his earlier caution, although he is still thoughtful and conservative in temperament.


==Spells==
==Spells==
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In the book ''Passage To Dawn'' by R.A. Salvatore, when Harkle Harpell enters into an unorthodox contest of wizardry with the Sea Sprite's wizard Robillard (no relation to [[Robilar]]), Harkle boasts that he had "improved on Bigby" with his spell ''Bigby's Snapping Digits''.
In the book ''Passage To Dawn'' by R.A. Salvatore, when Harkle Harpell enters into an unorthodox contest of wizardry with the Sea Sprite's wizard Robillard (no relation to [[Robilar]]), Harkle boasts that he had "improved on Bigby" with his spell ''Bigby's Snapping Digits''.


Jones Soda Company has released a limited edition D&D soda set; one of the sodas is Bigby's Crushing Thirst Destroyer. [http://www.myjones.com/limited/wizards Jones Soda Co. Dungeons &amp; Dragons Limited Edition Soda]
Jones Soda Company released a limited edition D&D soda set; one of the sodas is Bigby's Crushing Thirst Destroyer. [http://www.myjones.com/limited/wizards Jones Soda Co. Dungeons &amp; Dragons Limited Edition Soda]


==Creative origins==
==Creative origins==
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<references />
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=====Bibliography=====
=====Bibliography=====
*[[Blume, Brian]], [[David Cook]], and Jean Wells. ''The Rogues Gallery''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
* [[Blume, Brian]], [[David Cook]], and Jean Wells. ''The Rogues Gallery''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
*[[Cook, David]]. "History of the Greyhawk Wars." ''[[Greyhawk Wars (game)|Wars]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991. Available Online: [http://www.nyrond.org/turbine/page/university/greyhawkwars.html]
* [[Anne Brown|Brown, Anne]].  ''[[Bigby's Curse]]''.  Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.  ISBN 0-7869-0178-0
*-----. ''[[Vecna Lives!]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.
* [[Cook, David]]. "History of the Greyhawk Wars." ''[[Greyhawk Wars (game)|Wars]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991. Available Online: [http://www.nyrond.org/turbine/page/university/greyhawkwars.html]
*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Artifact of Evil]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1986.
* -----. ''[[Vecna Lives!]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.
*-----. ''[[Players Handbook]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1978.
* [[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Artifact of Evil]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1986.
*[[Bruce A. Heard|Heard, Bruce A.]], ed. ''[[The Book of Wondrous Inventions]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, Inc. 1987. Page 30.
* -----. ''[[Players Handbook]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1978.
*-----. "Spells Between the Covers." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #82. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
* [[Bruce A. Heard|Heard, Bruce A.]], ed. ''[[The Book of Wondrous Inventions]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, Inc. 1987. Page 30.
*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]]. "[[Demogorgon]]'s Champions: The Death Knights of [[Oerth]], part 2." ''Dragon'' #291. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
* -----. "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.
* [[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]]. "[[Demogorgon]]'s Champions: The Death Knights of [[Oerth]], part 2." ''Dragon'' #291. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
*[[Robert J. Kuntz|Kuntz, Robert J.]], and [[Gary Gygax]]. ''[[Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure]]''. 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.
*[[Frank Mentzer|Mentzer, Frank]]. "The 384th Incarnation of Bigby's Tomb." ''[[Polyhedron]]'' #20. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, Inc., 1984.
* [[Robert J. Kuntz|Kuntz, Robert J.]], and [[Gary Gygax]]. ''[[Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
*-----. R6 ''[[Bigby's Tomb]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, Inc., 1984.
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[[Category:Characters of Onnwal]]
[[Category:Characters of Onnwal]]

Revision as of 00:04, 23 February 2021

Greyhawk Character
Bigby
Bigby, as depicted in Living Greyhawk Journal #0 (2000).
General info
Home:Veluna (formerly Onnwal)
Alignment:Neutral
Gender:Male
Species:Human
Class:Wizard 19
Dates
Age:Born circa 534 CY

Bigby is an archmage. Before the Greyhawk Wars, Bigby made his home in Scant, capital of Onnwal. In the 590s CY, he was often found in Mitrik, Veluna. His personal symbol is an open palm behind a large, stylized bumblebee.

Description

In 591 CY, Bigby is nearly 58 years old. He stands 5'11" tall and weighs 149 pounds. His hair is light brown, and his eyes are dark brown. He has Oeridian facial features, although his skin is pale and he is extremely gaunt. Bigby is most often depicted with a beard and wearing a cload with a cowl or hood He is quiet, introverted, soft-spoken, and appears perpetually nervous and overly cautious about everything. "I think we should be very careful about what we're about to do" is his pet phrase. He is puritanical and ascetic, eschewing pleasures of the flesh.

Relationships

Bigby is a scion of the Aerdi House Cranden. The death knight Sir Oslan Knarren is one of his ancestors.

The former apprentice of Mordenkainen, Bigby is part of the Circle of Eight and is a former member of the Citadel of Eight. He helped found both groups.
Bigby has had an apprentice by the name of Karabel, who came into his service after the death of his parents, who were good friends of Bigby's.[1] Karabel served Bigby for an unknown period, but, was known to have entered service when he was a young boy. He was still an apprentice when Bigby's tower was assaulted by agents of Iuz in the period known as the "Circle of Five" before Return of the Eight before Tenser's last clone was found on Luna.

Bigby is an ally of Cobb Darg and Elayne Mystica of Irongate.

Bigby considers himself the enemy of the lich Xaene and the former Circle of Eight member Rary. He opposes the Scarlet Brotherhood, which occupies his adopted home of Scant.

History

Yrag, Mordenkainen, Bigby, and Riggby, as depicted in Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure (1984).

Bigby was born in the town of Oldridge in approximately 534 CY. He traveled to the Wild Coast early in life and became an apprentice of Mordenkainen. Together, the two founded the Citadel of Eight in 561 CY.

In 570 CY, Bigby ventured beneath Castle Greyhawk with Tenser and Neb Retnar in an attempt to stop Robilar's scheme to release the demigod Iuz from Zagyg's Godtrap. They arrived too late to prevent the release but acted to help Robilar finish the weakened cambion off. Although Bigby nearly succeeded in destroying Iuz's physical body with his Crushing Hand spell, Iuz managed to teleport away at the last minute.

In 571 CY, Mordenkainen and Bigby founded the Circle of Eight. Bigby was forced to leave his tower in Oldridge in 573 thanks to intrigue with Xaene, then court wizard to Ivid V, causing him to relocate to Scant. There, he posed as a merchant of rare goods and built an alliance within the Iron League.

At some point, a large statue of Bigby was constructed in the otherworldly city of Sigil, although it is far from clear how this came to be.

In 581 CY, Tenser accompanied Bigby, Drawmij, Jallarzi Sallavarian, Nystul, Otiluke, Otto, and Rary to the tomb of Halmadar the Cruel. Every member of the party died that day, though they were brought back to life later through the agency of clone spells.

The Circle was betrayed in 584 CY, when Tenser, Bigby, and Otiluke discovered a plan by the Circle's own Rary to slay a number of diplomats assembled in Greyhawk to sign the treaty ending the Greyhawk Wars. Unfortunately, Rary witnessed their discovery, and a great magical battle ensued, resulting in the deaths of Otiluke and Tenser, and severely wounding Bigby, who was unable to pursue Rary as he escaped.

Spells

Bigby, as depicted in Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure (1984).

Bigby is responsible for developing such commonly known spells as:

  • Bigby's Clenched Fist
  • Bigby's Crushing Hand
  • Bigby's Forceful Hand
  • Bigby's Grasping Hand
  • Bigby's Interposing Hand

Bigby has also developed the following additional spells:

  • Bigby's Battering Gauntlet
  • Bigby's Besieging Bolt
  • Bigby's Bookworm Bane
  • Bigby's Construction Crew
  • Bigby's Dextrous Digits
  • Bigby's Fantastic Fencers
  • Bigby's Feeling Fingers
  • Bigby's Force Sculpture
  • Bigby's Helpful Hand
  • Bigby's Most Excellent Force Sculpture
  • Bigby's Pugnacious Pugilist
  • Bigby's Silencing Hand
  • Bigby's Slapping Hand
  • Bigby's Strangling Grip
  • Bigby's Striking Fist
  • Bigby's Superior Force Sculpture
  • Bigby's Tripping Hand
  • Bigby's Warding Hand

Writings

Bigby is known to have authored the following works:

  • Manual Powers Beyond Life

Bigby in other media

In the computer game Planescape:Torment, some text found within the game's files (but not within the game itself) indicates that Bigby was an incarnation of the The Nameless One. [1]

In the book Passage To Dawn by R.A. Salvatore, when Harkle Harpell enters into an unorthodox contest of wizardry with the Sea Sprite's wizard Robillard (no relation to Robilar), Harkle boasts that he had "improved on Bigby" with his spell Bigby's Snapping Digits.

Jones Soda Company released a limited edition D&D soda set; one of the sodas is Bigby's Crushing Thirst Destroyer. Jones Soda Co. Dungeons & Dragons Limited Edition Soda

Creative origins

Bigby was created by Rob Kuntz as a low-level non-player character evil wizard in the early dungeons of Greyhawk in 1973. Gary Gygax's character, the wizard Mordenkainen, encountered Bigby. The two wizards engaged in combat; Mordenkainen managed to subdue Bigby using a charm spell, and forced Bigby to become his servant. Kuntz ruled that Bigby would be Mordenkainen's servant as long as he remained under the charm spell, but until Gygax, through roleplaying, had won Bigby's loyalty, the evil wizard would remain a non-player character under Kuntz's control. After a long time and several adventures, Mordenkainen managed to convince Bigby to leave his evil ways behind, and Kuntz ruled that it was safe to remove the charm spell, since Bigby had changed from an enemy to a loyal henchman; therefore Gygax could use Bigby as a player character.[2][3] For a time after this, Kuntz ruled that all the names of Mordenkainen's future henchmen had to rhyme with Bigby. This resulted in Zigby the dwarf; Rigby the cleric; Sigby Griggbyson the fighter; Bigby's apprentice, Nigby; and Digby, who eventually replaced Bigby as Mordenkainen's new apprentice.[4]

Thereafter, Gygax developed Bigby into a powerful wizard second only to Mordenkainen, and eventually Bigby became one of the original members of Gygax's Circle of Eight, a group of adventurers made up of eight of Gygax's own characters.

When Gygax wrote TSR's AD&D Players Handbook, he borrowed Bigby's name to describe a series of "hand" spells (Bigby's crushing hand, Bigby's grasping hand, etc.). This custom continued on in later versions of D&D, with over two dozen "hand" spells eventually ascribed to Bigby.

When Gygax was forced out of TSR in 1985, he lost the rights to most of his characters, including Mordenkainen and Bigby.[5] Bigby is one of the famous mages of the Greyhawk setting whose spells were included in the 1988 Greyhawk Adventures hardbound.[6][7] Bigby was reintroduced as a member of a repurposed Circle of Eight in 1989 in The City of Greyhawk boxed set, where he appeared as part of a cabal of nine wizards who sought to balance the forces of Good and Evil in the world.[8] He also appeared in the adventure Vecna Lives!, where he was temporarily killed by an ancient warlord armed with the hand and eye of Vecna.[9] When TSR decided to reboot the World of Greyhawk campaign setting in 1991, Carl Sargent moved the storyline of the setting forward a decade to 585 CY, the year after the end of a continental war called the Greyhawk Wars. By this time, Bigby had returned to life via the agency of a clone spell, and was once again a member of the Circle, now known as the Circle of Five after the deaths of Tenser and Otiluke and the treason and departure of Rary.

Bigby remained a potent character in subsequent versions of the Greyhawk setting, which updated the storyline to 591 CY.

References

Citations
  1. ↑ Bigby's Curse, p1.
  2. ↑ Gygax: "Mordenkainen was adventuring in Rob's dungeon when he surprised a 3rd level magic-user of Evil persuasion. Mordie's charm spell worked on that worthy, whose name turned out to be Bigby. By dint of fellowship, lecturing, mentoring, and sharing with Bigby, he was not only turned from [Evil] to Neutral, but from there to a leaning towards [Good] as he considered his past actions." Gary Gygax: Q & A (Part IX, Page 24). EN World , 2006-08-08. Retrieved on 2009-03-15.
  3. ↑ Q: "I heard a story which made it sound like Bigy was an NPC that you charmed and [who] later became your PC." Gygax: "Mordenkainen did indeed manage to get the drop on Bigby, [and] charm him. At the time Bigby was a 3rd-level [Evil] dungeon dweller. By word and deen Mordie brought him around from [Evil] to [Neutral], and thus Bigby became his apprentice. I got to roll the stats for that character after Rob [Kuntz] determined he was a loyal henchman of Mordenkainen." Gary Gygax: Q & A (Part VIII, Page 3). EN World , 2005-02-19. Retrieved on 2009-03-15.
  4. ↑ (April 2004). "What's in a Name? Call it Whatever, But it Still Smells Sweet". Dragon (318). Bellevue WA: Paizo.
  5. ↑ Gygax: "Anagrams of my name are exclusively my property according to my settlement agreement with TSR, so that is how I can use Zagyg, or Zagig, as well as Yrag."Gary Gygax: Q & A (Part IX, Page 91). EN World , 2005-10-20. Retrieved on 2009-03-15.
  6. ↑ Schick, Lawrence (1991) Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games, Prometheus Books, p. 101 ISBN: 0-87975-653-5.
  7. ↑ Bambra, Jim (March 1989). "Role-playing Reviews". Dragon (#143): 71–72. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: TSR.
  8. ↑ Niles, Douglas, and Carl Sargent. The City of Greyhawk (TSR, 1989)
  9. ↑ Cook, David. Vecna Lives! (TSR, 1990)
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

Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Artifact of Evil 321, 323, 324
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Bigby's Curse
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Come Endless Darkness 256
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook 105
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards 13
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions 2, 17, 21-24
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], DMGR5 - Creative Campaigning 111
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dance of Demons 35
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #037 11
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #082 57
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #178 17
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #185 58
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #191 67
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #241 80
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #249 93
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #268 70
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #289 28
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #290 108
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #291 98
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #294 95
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #299 18, 100
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #302 99
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #307 16
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #351 43, 45
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Dragon magazine #AN2 99
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess 15, 43, 79
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], From the Ashes: References Card #13
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Greyhawk Adventures 3, 51-53, 127
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Ivid the Undying 116, 137, 140, 146, 155
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e 5, 13, 46, 47, 89, 105, 106, 108
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Living Greyhawk Gazetteer 38, 47, 130, 156
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Living Greyhawk Journal #0 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Living Greyhawk Journal #1 29
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Living Greyhawk Journal #5 6
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Last Respects, RPGA 3, 4
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Player's Guide to Greyhawk 11, 18, 21, 22, 24, 48
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Polyhedron magazine #020 14, 19, 20
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], The Rogues Gallery 40
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], Return of the Eight 3, 32, 53, 54, 58, 59, 62
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], The Adventure Begins 3, 6, 7, 19, 20, 25, 60, 63, 71, 110, 114
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], The Adventure Begins: Adventure Maps 1
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], 1992 TSR Trading Cards - Gold Set 166
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], The Scarlet Brotherhood 6
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], WG5 Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure 2, 4, 31
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], WGA4 Vecna Lives! 9, 13, 14, 84, 93
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins 84
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], WGR2 Treasures of Greyhawk 1, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], WGR3 Rary the Traitor 7, 8, 11
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], WGR4 The Marklands 59
Bigby {Frazner, Fraznier of Halmarn} Non-player character Male, Human, [M10][M13][M18][3e M19], WGR5 Iuz the Evil 5
Bigby's Battering Gauntlet (LVL4) Spell Spell (Magic User), CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook 107
Bigby's Battering Gauntlet (LVL4) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 52, 127
Bigby's Battering Gauntlet (LVL4) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 79
Bigby's Besieging Bolt (LVL6) Spell Spell (Magic User), CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook 109
Bigby's Besieging Bolt (LVL6) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 53, 127
Bigby's Besieging Bolt (LVL6) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 80
Bigby's Bookworm Bane (LVL1) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 51, 127
Bigby's Bookworm Bane (LVL1) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 80
Bigby's Bookworm Bane (LVL1) Spell Spell (Ranger), Greyhawk Adventures 51
Bigby's Clenched Fist (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Hidden Lore, D&D 3.0 7
Bigby's Clenched Fist (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Handbook, AD&D 1e 42, 89
Bigby's Clenched Fist (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Handbook, AD&D 2e 127, 188, 239, 242
Bigby's Clenched Fist (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Option - Spells And Magic 183, 184
Bigby's Clenched Fist (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Spelljammer Boxed Set: Concordance of Arcane Space 84
Bigby's Clenched Fist (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 80, 81
Bigby's Construction Crew (LVL4) Spell Spell (Magic User), CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook 107
Bigby's Construction Crew (LVL4) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 52, 127
Bigby's Construction Crew (LVL4) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 81
Bigby's Crushing Hand (LVL9) Spell Spell (Magic User), Hidden Lore, D&D 3.0 8
Bigby's Crushing Hand (LVL9) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Handbook, AD&D 1e 42, 92
Bigby's Crushing Hand (LVL9) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Handbook, AD&D 2e 127, 194, 239, 242
Bigby's Crushing Hand (LVL9) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Option - Spells And Magic 183, 184
Bigby's Crushing Hand (LVL9) Spell Spell (Magic User), Spelljammer Boxed Set: Concordance of Arcane Space 84
Bigby's Crushing Hand (LVL9) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 81
Bigby's Demanding Ram Item Dragon magazine #178 17
Bigby's Demanding Ram Item Encyclopedia Magica - Volume I 162
Bigby's Dextrous Digits (LVL2) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 51, 127
Bigby's Dextrous Digits (LVL2) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 81, 82
Bigby's Dextrous Digits (LVL2) Spell Spell (Ranger), Greyhawk Adventures 51
Bigby's Fantastic Fencers (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook 108
Bigby's Fantastic Fencers (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 52, 53, 127
Bigby's Fantastic Fencers (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 82
Bigby's Feeling Fingers (LVL1) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 51, 127
Bigby's Feeling Fingers (LVL1) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 82
Bigby's Feeling Fingers (LVL1) Spell Spell (Ranger), Greyhawk Adventures 51
Bigby's Force Sculpture (LVL4) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 52, 127
Bigby's Force Sculpture (LVL4) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 82, 83
Bigby's Forceful Hand (LVL6) Spell Spell (Magic User), Hidden Lore, D&D 3.0 6
Bigby's Forceful Hand (LVL6) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Handbook, AD&D 1e 42, 83
Bigby's Forceful Hand (LVL6) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Handbook, AD&D 2e 127, 173, 239, 242
Bigby's Forceful Hand (LVL6) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Option - Spells And Magic 183, 184
Bigby's Forceful Hand (LVL6) Spell Spell (Magic User), Spelljammer Boxed Set: Concordance of Arcane Space 83
Bigby's Forceful Hand (LVL6) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 83
Bigby's Grasping Hand (LVL7) Spell Spell (Magic User), Hidden Lore, D&D 3.0 7
Bigby's Grasping Hand (LVL7) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Handbook, AD&D 1e 42, 86
Bigby's Grasping Hand (LVL7) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Handbook, AD&D 2e 127, 183, 239, 242
Bigby's Grasping Hand (LVL7) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Option - Spells And Magic 183, 184
Bigby's Grasping Hand (LVL7) Spell Spell (Magic User), Spelljammer Boxed Set: Concordance of Arcane Space 83
Bigby's Grasping Hand (LVL7) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 83
Bigby's Interposing Hand (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Hidden Lore, D&D 3.0 5
Bigby's Interposing Hand (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Handbook, AD&D 1e 41, 79
Bigby's Interposing Hand (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Player's Option - Spells And Magic 182, 184
Bigby's Interposing Hand (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 83, 84
Bigby's Modest Home Adventure Located in: Greyhawk (Greyhawk city), WGR2 Treasures of Greyhawk
Bigby's Most Excellent Force Sculpture (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 53, 127
Bigby's Most Excellent Force Sculpture (LVL8) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 84
Bigby's Pugnacious Pugilist (LVL3) Spell Spell (Magic User), CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook 107
Bigby's Pugnacious Pugilist (LVL3) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 52, 127
Bigby's Pugnacious Pugilist (LVL3) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 84
Bigby's Silencing Hand (LVL2) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 52, 127
Bigby's Silencing Hand (LVL2) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 84
Bigby's Silencing Hand (LVL2) Spell Spell (Ranger), Greyhawk Adventures 52
Bigby's Strangling Grip (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 53, 127
Bigby's Strangling Grip (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 84, 85
Bigby's Superior Force Sculpture (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Greyhawk Adventures 53, 127
Bigby's Superior Force Sculpture (LVL5) Spell Spell (Magic User), Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I 85
Bigby's Tomb Place Polyhedron magazine #020 13-20
Bigbys Curse Adventure Return of the Eight 54
Gareth (Bigbys Familiar) Non-player character Pseudodragon, Bigby's Curse 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 109, 110, 11, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187
Gareth (Bigbys Familiar) Non-player character Pseudodragon, Reference SEE ALSO Bigby
Manual Powers Beyond Life By Bigby Item Book, Dragon magazine #082 57
R6 The 384th Incarnation of Bigby's Tomb Adventure Polyhedron magazine #020 13-20
Spellbook, Bigby's Item Book, Encyclopedia Magica - Volume III 1146
Spellbook, Bigby's Item Book, Encyclopedia Magica - Volume IV 1573, 1602, 1651
Spellbook, Bigby's Item Book, WG5 Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure 31
Tower of Bigby (Abandoned) Settlement Defensive Structure, Ivid the Undying 140
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