Greyhawk Wars
The Greyhawk Wars is the collective name applied to several armed conflicts which raged across the of the Flanaess from 582-584 CY.
History
Initial hostilities were provoked by the evil demigod Iuz, but rapidly expanded to cover most of the Flanaess as opportunistic nations used the conflict to further their own ends. This conflict saw the unification and expansion of the Orcish Empire of the Pomarj as well as a desperate attempt by the Great Kingdom to reclaim its former glories.
The wars were ended in 584 when the final truce was brokered in the Free City of Greyhawk, and the wars have come to be named for the city as a result.
Publication history
In the late 1980s, TSR, the publisher of Dungeons & Dragons, had been disappointed by declining sales of the Greyhawk product line. TSR therefore decided to make a significant change to the setting to re-invigorate customer interest and sales of Greyhawk-related materials. The Greyhawk Wars were the in-game catalyst used to allow TSR game developers, principally Carl Sargent, to take the setting in a new direction.
The storyline leading up to the Greyhawk Wars is presented in the 1991 adventure modules Five Shall Be One and Howl from the North (WGS1 and WGS2). These modules were intended to enable Dungeon Masters to involve their players in the events that precipitate the start of the Wars.
TSR published the history of the Wars themselves in the "Greyhawk Wars Adventurer's Book," which was included as a component of David Cook's 1991 board game Greyhawk Wars. The game allowed participants to play the events of the Wars as a strategic simulation, controlling various political entities, military units and heroes of the World of Greyhawk in competition with other players.
Meanwhile, Carl Sargent had been working on a significant update for the World of Greyhawk™ campaign setting as a whole. This was published in 1992 as a boxed set entitled From the Ashes. The boxed set detailed the situation on the Flanaess in the aftermath of the Greyhawk Wars. From the Ashes was followed in 1993 by a series of Sargent sourcebooks and modules providing additional information regarding the updated setting, including The Marklands, Iuz the Evil, City of Skulls, and Ivid the Undying. This last of which was cancelled and would never see official print, though it was distributed for free online.
The tone of Sargent's post-Wars material was intentionally darker and grimmer than pre-Wars TSR publications. These changes generated mixed reactions from fans of the setting, failed to sufficiently revive sales, and led to TSR's cancellation of the product line in late 1993.
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Cook, David. "History of the Greyhawk Wars." Wars. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- Henson, Dale. Howl From the North. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- 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.
- -----. The City of Skulls. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- -----. "Fiend Knights and Dark Artifacts." Dragon #206. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
- -----. Five Shall be One. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- -----. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- -----. "Greyhawk Campaign Journal: Risen from the Ashes." Dragon #191. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- -----. Iuz the Evil. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- -----. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995 (unpublished). Available online:[1]
- -----. The Marklands. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
External links
- Pre- and Post-Wars maps of the Flanaess.
- A detailed history of the Wars. Archived July 17th, 2012; Accessed: Aug 27,2019.
- The Greyhawk Wars at Wikipedia.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #073 | 58 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #105 | 70 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #114 | 103 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | The Fright At Tristor | 3, 7 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 2, 6, 9, 17, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28, 33, 35-44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 82-85, 89 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 3-5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 17, 40, 41, 47, 49 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | From the Ashes: References Card | #1 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | From the Ashes: References Card | #2 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Ivid the Undying | 2, 5, 19, 22, 25, 26, 44, 62, 80, 88, 98, 123, 126, 128, 134, 138, 140, 154, 156, 159, 160, Back Cover | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | Dis, 6, 8, 12, 15, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 44, 55, 56, 62, 64, 74, 75, 84, 89, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 105, 106, 109, 110, 112 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 15, 24, 25, 29, 30, 35, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 52, 53, 55, 58, 59, 62, 66, 67, 69, 72, 74, 75, 78, 80, 82, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 100, 101, 106, 109, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118, 119, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 130, 132, 134, 138, 140, 141, 147, 148, 149, 156, 158, 159, 160, 173 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 14, 17, 26, 28, 30 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 8, 29 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 27, 30 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 4, 9, 29, 31 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 29 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Escape from Scant, RPGA | 13 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | To Catch A Traitor, RPGA | 6, 11 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | The Glaive's Gambit, RPGA | 4 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 4-6, 10-12, 16, 21, 23-28, 30, 38, 48, 55 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Polyhedron magazine #129 | 39 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Polyhedron magazine #163 | 108, 109, 112 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Return of the Eight | 2, 3, 20, 47, 58, 59 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 6, 32, 38, 48, 61, 79, 105, 120, 122 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | The Adventure Begins | 1-6, 8, 15, 17, 19, 25, 27-31, 33, 38, 40, 43, 47, 54, 62, 65, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 80, 85, 88, 89, 94, 99, 101, 105, 108, 110, 113-119, 122, 127 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 16 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 5, 12, 17, 34, 83 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | War Captain's Companion Boxed Set: Book 1 | 38 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | WGM1 Borderwatch | 2, 24 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | WGR4 The Marklands | 2, 9, 10, 58, 90 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 2, 6, 7, 42, 66, 76, 96 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | WGR6 City of Skulls | 10, 62 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Against The Giants: The Liberation of Geoff | 63 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #195 | 94, 96 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #204 | 53 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #206 | 35 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #225 | 50, 52 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #230 | 8 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #233 | 92 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #241 | 44, 76, 80 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #245 | 73 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #256 | 51 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #262 | 38 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #263 | 47, 49 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #268 | 70 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #269 | 65 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #270 | 60, 76 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #281 | 39 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #291 | 95 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #293 | 92, 93, 94 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #294 | 93, 95 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #297 | 92 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #298 | 84, 86 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #300 | 89, 92 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #301 | 89 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #302 | 99 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #306 | 97, 100 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #AN3 | 21, 22 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #AN4 | 20 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #041 | 46 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #053 | 35 | |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook | 10 |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 2, 9 |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | Ivid the Undying | 5 |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 6 |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | WGS2 Howl From the North | 5, 42, 54 |