Ivid the Undying
| Ivid the Undying | |
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| The cover of the pdf version of Ivid the Undying. | |
| Type: | Sourcebook |
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| Code/Abbreviation: | WGRX, WGR7 |
| Edition: | AD&D Second Edition |
| Author(s): | Carl Sargent |
Ivid the Undying is an unpublished sourcebook for the World of Greyhawk setting. Written by Carl Sargent, Ivid the Undying covers the post-Greyhawk Wars Great Kingdom, and is named for Ivid V, last Overking of that realm.
Publishing history
Ivid the Undying was writen circa 1993 by Carl Sargent for TSR. Although the manuscript was largely completed, the book never saw print, for unknown reasons. It is speculated that TSR simply intended to discontinue the World of Greyhawk™ product line in 1993. No new World of Greyhawk products would be released until 1998, following TSR's acquisition by Wizards of the Coast.
Production on Ivid the Undying went as far as the commission of cover artwork by Jeff Easley. When the book was cancelled, the art was instead adapted for use as the cover art of Birthright accessory Blood Enemies: Abominations of Cerilia (1995).[1] The original art appeared in the Jeff Easley 1995 Trading Card set as #32, where it is named "Ivid, the Undying".[2]
According to The Acaeum, the stock number initially assigned to Ivid the Undying (#9399) was instead reassigned to WGR5 Iuz the Evil (1993).[1]
The series code WGR7 has been used in the community at least as far back as 2001,[3] placing it as the last in the WGR series which ran from WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins in 1990 to Carl Sargent's WGR6 The City of Skulls in 1993. However, the code WGR7 is not official, and the community also uses the code WGRX.
In a response to a reader letter in Dragon #203 (Mar 1994), the magazine announced that they had acquired a copy of unpublished Ivid the Undying manuscript and intended to publish excerpts, compiled by Wolfgang Baur. Three such articles were published: Dragon #204 (Apr 1994), A Strange Alliance; Dragon #206 (Jun 1994), The Sea Barons; and Dragon #208 (Aug 1994), The Adri Forest.
TSR released the manuscript online, circa April 1995 on the America Online internet service.[4]
The file was released as a plain text document named ivid.txt,[5] and appeared at the AOL Keyword "TSR" on "Download of the Month" library, released in both DOS and Mac plain text formats, as well as including three maps in GIF format.[6]
On October 27, 1997, William Allman completed a conversion of the document from plain text into RTF format.[5]
An unofficial PDF release was created on Mar 2, 2002, hosted at The Acaeum. Subsequent small updates were made to this file between 2003 and 2013, including the addition of a title image and sidebar graphics similar to those appearing in Iuz the Old.
Allman's RTF version was uploaded to the Wizards of the Coast "Previous Edition Downloads" page, likely at the page's creation on June 3, 2003. This included maps from the Dragon articles.[7]
External links
- Original RTF archived from Wizards.com.
- Formatted PDF by William Allman and maps by Kent Matthewson.
References
Citations
- ↑ a b Research, The Acaeum.
- ↑ JEFF EASLEY - TRADING CARD - SET BASE COMPLETO, todocoleccion.
- ↑ [GREYHAWK] GH shafted again...., Jun 14, 2001, rec.games.frp.dnd on USENET.
- ↑ Ivid the Undying (Greyhawk) on AOL? May 2, 1995, rec.games.frp.dnd on USENET.
- ↑ a b Ividform.zip, README.TXT.
- ↑ Attn: TSR Re:Ivid the Undying, Jun 18, 1996, rec.games.frp.dnd on USENET.
- ↑ Previous Edition Downloads, Wizards.com, June 3, 2003.
Bibliography
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Full color PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com. WRG7 or WGRX
- Sargent, Carl. "Campaign Journal: The Adri Forest." Dragon #208. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
- -----. "Campaign Journal: The Sea Barons." Dragon #206. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
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
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivid the Undying | Publication | Supplement, | Bastion of Faith | 92 |
| Ivid the Undying | Publication | Supplement, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 6 |