List of Greyhawk adventures in Dungeon Magazine
The following list is composed of adventures in Dungeon magazine that are set in, or connections to, the World of Greyhawk campaign setting. These adventures are organized by issue number.
Canonical adventures
These adventures are expressly set in the World of Greyhawk.
Basic edition (B/X or BECMI)
First edition
| Issue # | Title | Writer(s) | Pub. | Level | Year (CY) | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeon #1 | Into the Fire | Grant Boucher, David Boucher | 1987 | 6-10 | [note 1] | ||
| Dungeon #6 | House of the Brothers | Mark R. Shipley | 1987 | 6-10 | 584-585 [1] | M5-127, Jotens | [note 2] |
| Dungeon #10 | The Shrine of Ilsidahur | John Nephew | 1988 | 3-6 | Amedio Jungle or Hepmonaland | [note 3] | |
| Dungeon #13 | The Ruins of Nol-Daer | H.L. McCleskey | 1988 | 5-8 | J4-104, Suss Forest | ||
| Dungeon #15 | The Elephants' Graveyard | David Howery | 1988 | 5-7 | Amedio Jungle or Hepmonaland | [note 4] | |
| Dungeon #17 | Out of the Ashes | Grant Boucher | 1988 | 8-12 | [note 5] | ||
| Dungeon #215 | The Last Slave Lord | Robert J. Schwalb | 2013 | 6-9 | 580[2] | X4-142[note 6], Jeklea Bay[3] | Inferred code: A5[4].[note 7] |
| Dungeon #221 | Lowdown in Highport | Thomas M. Reid | 2013 | 3-5 | 580[2] | A4-101, Highport[5] | Inferred code: A0.5 |
Second edition
Third edition
Third edition, revised (3.5)
Fourth edition
| Issue # | Title | Writer(s) | Pub. | Level | Year (CY) | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeon # | Revenge of the Giants | 2009 | [note 44] | ||||
| Dungeon # | Tomb of Horrors | 2010 | [note 45] | ||||
| Dungeon #197 | Steading of the Hill Giant Chief | 2011 | |||||
| Dungeon #198 | Warrens of the Stone Giant Thane | 2012 | |||||
| Dungeon #199 | The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl | 2012 | |||||
| Dungeon #200 | Hall of the Fire Giant King | 2012 | |||||
| Dungeon #205 | Unfriendly Skies | 2012 | [note 46] | ||||
| Dungeon #209 | The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan | 2012 | |||||
| Dungeon #211 | Beyond the Crystal Cave | 2013 | [note 47] | ||||
| Dungeon #212 | Never Say Die | 2013 | near White Plume Mountain (mountain) | ||||
| Dungeon #212 | Court of the Dark Prince | 2013 | [note 48] | ||||
| Dungeon #212 | The Village of Hommlet | 2013 | Hommlet | ||||
| Dungeon #215 | The Last Slave Lord | 2013 | |||||
| Dungeon #219 | Dark Legacy of Evard | 2013 | [note 49] | ||||
| Dungeon #221 | The Battle of Emridy Meadows | 2013 | |||||
| Dungeon #221 | Lowdown in Highport | 2013 | Highport |
Fifth edition
| Issue # | Title | Writer(s) | Pub. | Level | Year (CY) | Location | Notes
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeon #213 | Tomb of Horrors | April 2013 | [note 50] | ||||
| Dungeon #221 | The Battle of Emridy Meadows | Dec 2013 | [note 51] |
Apocryphal adventures
These adventures have tenuous connections to the World of Greyhawk. These adventures may be nominally set in the World of Greyhawk yet contain no specific location information, or may contain references to Greyhawk-specific deities, magic items, calendars, or places.
- Dungeon #1
- "Into the Fire"—This is a prequel to issue 17's "Out of the Ashes."
- Dungeon #15
- "The Elephant’s Graveyard"—Amedio Jungle or Hepmonaland suggested.
- Dungeon #17
- "Out of the Ashes"—Features references to the Hand and Eye of Vecna, as well as the red dragon Flame, from "Into the Fire" in Dungeon Dungeon #1.
- Dungeon #37
- "The Mud Sorcerer's Tomb"—See Dungeon #138 (below).
- Dungeon #82
- "Evil Unearthed"—Nominally set in Greyhawk, but geographical features are new, and precise location isn't specified.
- Dungeon #87
- "The Shalm's Dark Song"—Contains references to Obad-Hai.
- Dungeon #88
- "The Seventh Arm"—Contains a player handout dated "591 CY."
- Dungeon #90
- "Totentanz"—Set in Highvale, but the setting is vastly different from that presented in previous sources (such as The Marklands).
- Dungeon #91
- "The Rock and the Hard Place"—Greyhawk City suggested.
- Dungeon #100
- "Old Embers Never Die"—This is a sequel to Dungeon #17's "Out of the Ashes."
- Dungeon #138
- "The Mud Sorcerer's Tomb"—Contains a reference to the Seekers.A 3.5 update of the same adventure in Dungeon #37.
- Dungeon #156
- "The Last Breaths of Ashenport"—An abridged copy of the Demonomicon of Iggwilv is mentioned. "Greyhawk City" is mentioned, but so is a city from the Nentir Vale/Nerath setting.
- Dungeon #162
- "Winter of the Witch"—One of the devices of Lum.
- Dungeon #170
- "Betrayal at Monadhan"—Kas is present in the adventure.
External links
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- Grodog's Greyhawk List of Greyhawk Adventures in Dungeon Magazine, Dragon Magazine, and other gaming magazines.
References
Notes
- ↑ No actual Greyhawk content. Prequel adventure to Out of the Ashes.
- ↑ Inferred code: GDQ0 or G0. Closely related to the G series.
- ↑ Introduction describes it as easily adaptable by placing the adventure in the Amedio Jungle or Hepmonaland
- ↑ Introduction suggests placement in the Amedio Jungle or Hepmonaland
- ↑ Contains references to Vecna (and the hand and eye of Vecna), Tiamat, Asmodeus, and Ogrémoch, as well as to Demogorgon, Juiblex, and Orcus. Sequel adventure to Into the Fire and prequel adventure to Old Embers Never Die.
- ↑ The adventure gives X4-55 but appears to have read the second number as left to right, rather than right to left.
- ↑ Includes 4e conversion notes.
- ↑ Intro suggests placement in the Amedio Jungle or Hepmonaland. May be used as a sequel to The Elephants' Graveyard.
- ↑ In the adventure, the Hierarchs of the Horned Society still reign in Molag. The Hierarchs were slain by Iuz's demonic forces during Coldeven 583 CY.[6]
- ↑ The introduction to the author's adventure published in Dungeon #56 places Rogue in the same continent as The Elephants' Graveyard, The Leopard Men, and The Land of Men with Tails.
- ↑ "The Mud Sorceror's Tomb" was revised for third edition, see Dungeon #138.
- ↑ The adventure recommends either a single wizard of 12-14th level or a party of 2-4 characters of 7-10th level that includes spellcasters.
- ↑ Has several references and connections to module D3: Vault of the Drow.
- ↑ "Eviol Unearthed" is nominally set in Greyhawk, but geographical features are new, and precise location isn't specified, though other setting details are.
- ↑ Playing with Fire contains no specific GH descriptions, but optionally ties to Evil Unearthed.
- ↑ Alterations is set in Greyhawk 2000 (2000 CY) from Dragon #277.
- ↑ Ever-Changing Fortunes is a generic adventure that suggests adaptation into Greyhawk.[7]
- ↑ Contains references to Obad-Hai.
- ↑ The Seventh Arm contains references to Greyhawk's deities as well as a letter dated 521 CY[8], but it contains no other specific GH descriptions.
- ↑ Rage refers to Bissel as being a Duchy instead of a March[9].
- ↑ Wedding Bells suggests[10] an integration into Dungeon of the Fire Opal.
- ↑ No specific nation named, apparent location from "Wilderness Map" (p.84): The Suss Forest, at the confluence of the Handmaiden and Jewel Rivers, at the southern border of Celene. "CY" dates from the Greyhawk Calendar are listed and the moons Luna and Celene are identified(p. 81). Takes place in Dockalong, a forest settlement at the confluence of two rivers(p. 84) on the fringes of an unidentified elven realm.(p. 81)
- ↑ Set in Highvale, but the setting is vastly different from that presented in previous sources (such as The Marklands).
- ↑ The Rock and the Hard Place suggests[11] the setting of the Free City of Greyhawk, but contains no other specific GH descriptions.
- ↑ A location in the Flanaess is not given for Mount Smolderac. From context, it's likely somewhere in the Hestmark Highlands.
- ↑ The Razing of Redshore is a generic adventure with no specific GH descriptions, but Porphyry House Horror makes reference to it.
- ↑ Vanity refers to Bissel as being a Duchy instead of a March[12].
- ↑ Sadie is part of the Critical Threats series.
- ↑ Porphyry House Horror makes a reference to an artifact called the Shadar Pool, described in The Razing of Redshore.
- ↑ Hollow Threats is a generic adventure with no specific GH descriptions, but Life's Bazaar makes reference to it.
- ↑ Blind Man's Bluff is a generic adventure with no specific GH descriptions, but Life's Bazaar makes reference to it.
- ↑ Xollox is part of the Critical Threats series.
- ↑ Part of the Shackled City adventure path.
- ↑ Life's Bazaar recommends adding Hollow Threats (incorrectly citing Dungeon #92; Hollow Threats is actually in Dungeon #96) or a scaled-down version of Blind Man's Bluff if the PCs have not reached 3rd level by its conclusion.
- ↑ "Old Embers Never Die" is a sequel to Dungeon #17's "Out of the Ashes."
- ↑ a b c d Includes insert—Lazzaretti map quadrant
- ↑ The Styes suggests using the city of Prymp; location reconfirmed in 2019's Ghosts of Saltmarsh. Contains references to Tharizdun. Prequel to Dungeon #138's "The Weavers."
- ↑ Clockwork Fortress is a sequel to Dungeon #115's "Raiders of the Black Ice".
- ↑ Contains a reference to the Seekers. A 3.5 update of the same adventure in Dungeon #37.
- ↑ The Weavers is a sequel to Dungeon #121's "The Styes (adventure)."; location reconfirmed in 2019's Ghosts of Saltmarsh'.'
- ↑ An abridged copy of the Demonomicon of Iggwilv is mentioned. "Greyhawk City" is mentioned, but so is a city from the Nentir Vale/Nerath setting.
- ↑ One of the devices of Lum.
- ↑ Kas is present in the adventure
- ↑ Set in a generic setting, but references Greyhawk lore.
- ↑ Set in a generic setting, but using the same lore and names of the original set in Greyhawk.
- ↑ "Unfriendly Skies" continues on from "Hall of the Fire Giant King. (#200)
- ↑ "Beyond the Crystal Cave" is not set in Greyhawk but connected to the AD&D module of the same name that is.
- ↑ "Court of the Dark Prince" includes characters such as Iggwilv, Graz'zt and Kord.
- ↑ "Dark Legacy of Evard" uses and references Greyhawk Characters such as Evard the Black and Mordenkainen), but includes unfamiliar geography and the "Vistani" from Ravenloft.
- ↑ ("D&D Next" with 4e conversion notes)
- ↑ ("D&D Next" playtest)
Citations
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.7.
- ↑ a b Slavers (2000), p.120.
- ↑ Dungeon #215 (Jun 2013), p.35
- ↑ Applecline, Shannon. A0-A4: Against the Slave Lords (1e). Product history. Retrieved on 10 January 2024.
- ↑ The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (1980), p.30, Glossography.
- ↑ Wars (1991), p.9, Adventurer's Book.
- ↑ Dungeon #85 (Mar/Apr 2001), p.12
- ↑ Dungeon #88 (Sep/Oct 2001), p.81
- ↑ Dungeon #89 (Nov/Dec 2001), p.70
- ↑ Dungeon #89 (Nov/Dec 2001), p.81
- ↑ Dungeon #91 (Mar/Apr 2002), p.41
- ↑ Dungeon #93 (Jul/Aug 2002), p.15