Legends of Greyhawk

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Legends of Greyhawk (also called "LoG") is a massively shared organized-play campaign set in the World of Greyhawk™ and launched in 2025.[1] In December 2024, Wizards of the Coast announced Legends of Greyhawk as a new convention campaign which would debut at MagicCon: Chicago in February 2025.[1]

Campaign design

While this campaign is inspired by "past and current organized play campaigns", it uses separate rules from the Adventurers League and Living Greyhawk.[1]

The Legends of Greyhawk setting, timeline, and storyline are based on material presented in Chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master's Guide (2024)[2] and is set in 576 CY.[1] Although the timeline will move forward, it is originally inspired by known events but will have branch points which may lead to significant historical events differing from those in officially published sources.[1]

"Some important tenets of the Legends of Greyhawk campaign:

  • 2024 Core Rulebooks forward. The campaign uses the newest set of core rules to make it accessible and less intimidating to newer players. All you need is a 2024 Player’s Handbook to get started!
  • Powered by D&D Beyond. You’ll create a character on D&D Beyond to participate in the campaign and earn additional opportunities for rewards through play!
  • Classic D&D setting, shaped by your actions. The campaign is set in the world of Greyhawk. Specifically, the first series of adventures take place in the Central Flanaess. While this campaign is inspired by the material presented in the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide, it will change based on the actions of heroes present at key in-person and online events!
  • Convention-focused experiences. Legends of Greyhawk adventure content and experiences will be built by the organizers of conventions, optimized for play at conventions. While you can enjoy Legends of Greyhawk adventures in other places sometime after adventures are first available, in-person and online conventions will be where special events happen!
  • A campaign welcoming to everyone. Legends of Greyhawk will be a great experience for newer players, as well as contain enough depth and narrative stakes to engage veteran D&D players. And adventures won’t be too long either, making them perfect for an evening of play, while still being connected to an evolving narrative."
    —Chris Tulach,     DnD Beyond (2024)[1]

According to designer Greg Marks, the World of Greyhawk was proposed by David Christ to WotC, and was chosen specifically because it is a setting that is not likely to be in it's own setting sourcebook in the near future, and that it was a lower-magic campaign than others, and that it would enable the organizers to allow gameplay to differ from official content without a new sourcebook altering the timeline.[3] He also reiterated that the events of this campaign don't retroactively change any other content, but rather many classic adventures and content "don't exist as of yet in the campaign timeline. They might happen, but maybe they'll be a little different."[4] or events which "haven't" happened in 576 CY (as opposed to "will not" or "did not"). There will be various "critical events" and "decision points" where players' choices will decide how the campaign moves forward.

Virtual D&D Weekends

As a "convention-focused" campaign one of the difficulties is that not everyone can afford or make it to conventions around the country, especially multiple conventions. To account for this, Baldman Games announced Legends of Greyhawk events will be included in their a monthly "Virtual D&D Weekends" (VDDW) which always "count" as conventions.[5]

"Are you excited about Legends of Greyhawk but can't make it to one of our big con events this year? Don't fear! Set your calendar to remind you of our future VDDW events and we'll bring the experience to you! Stay tuned to our channels in July for your first virtual chance to play!"
—BMGSocial Media (@baldmangamessocials), Baldman Games Discord (June 2025)[5]

Home play

In addition to organized play at conventions, the adventures will be available later to the general public after they premiere at conventions and have been played for awhile. The first general releases will be rolled out for home play in the first quarter 2026.[6]

Administration

The campaign is administered for Wizards of the Coast by "premier organizers"—licensed creators who create adventures and organize games played at conventoins for WotC's program. Chris Tulach, the WotC Events Marketing Manager administers the Premier Organizers, admins, and the campaign. Greg Marks is the Creative Lead for the campaign.[7]

The first announced of the Premier Organizers was Baldman Games, who have organized the "Adventurers League" for D&D for years.[1] At the inception of the program, there were three Premier organizers; by June 2025, there were a total of four.[8]

Regions

Unlike Living Greyhawk, the setting regions in which the adventures take place are not linked to real-world locations.[9] This allows adventures to be run at various conventions across the US, and to be usable by anyone once home play and online play begin.[10] Each of the "premier organizers" have particular areas of the campaign world to which they constrain their adventures. There will be "eight to ten regions of the world that will have story arcs,"[11] which the organizers will create.

Baldman Games
Headed by David Christ.

Baldman Games has announced their adventures will be centered in the Domain of Greyhawk, Old Ferrond (focusing on Furyondy, Veluna, and Verbobonc), and the Free Lands of Highfolk, plus one other "secret region" as yet unrevealed.

GameConclave
Thomas Valley is the co-founder of GameConclave and the Premier Organizer for the Southern US region[17]

Beginning at QuestCon2025 (19-21 Spetember, 2025) in Orlando, Florida,[18] three new Legends of Greyhawk adventures and a Special interactive will be available for play.[19][20][21] Valley specified on social media they also have plans for LoG events at "DragonCon, GameholeCon, GaryCon, and MegaCon, to name a few."[22]

West Coast Adventurers Guild
Darryl Miller is the co-owner/operator of Hallowed Woods, LLC and WCAG.
Lead Story Designer is Mike Olson.[24]

The region is premiering at SDCC 24-27 July 2025, just ahead of the campaign launch at GenCon 2025 in Indianapolois. Only preview events will be available there.

Fourth Premier Organizer
Though the existence of a fourth PO has been announced, the name of the organizer or which region(s) they will write adventures for have not yet been publicly announced.

Campaign events

Preview events

The campaign was previewed for the first time at MagicCon: Chicago (February 21-23, 2025),[1][26]

The preview adventures were premiere events, and are based on previous story elements, centered around the Temple of Elemental Evil —

  • LoG-Core-1-1 A Village Called Hommlet—"Caravans are long overdue and whispers of danger drift through every tavern. A call for aid in Hommlet arrives, as dark shadows creep in ancient and forgotten places once more."[27][28] By Eric Menge.[29]
  • LoG-Core-1-1 Darkness in Nulb—Investigations move from Hommlet to Nulb.[28] "Nulb is the perfect place to gather information on those who wish to remain hidden."[27] By Sean Merwin.[29]
  • LoG-Core-1-1 Ruins of the Moathouse (Level 20 VIP Exclusive)— Investigating a ruin east of Hommlet connected to the Temple of Elemental Evil.[28] By Greg Marks.[29]
  • LoG-Core-S-1 Battle of Emridy Meadows (Special Event)—Takes place place seven years before the others, at the Battle of Emridy Meadows.[30] "Forces of good have united to stand against the rising elemental powers."[27] By Will Doyle.[29]

Campaign launch event

The campaign's official start is Jul 31–Aug 3, 2025 at GenCon 2025. The adventures for the launch event at Gencon 2025 were announced on 4 May 2025.[27] These are premiere events, and are in addition to the preview events (above) also being run at GenCon 2025.

Title Pub. Code# Author(s) Date Level Year (CY) Location
Shadows over the Free City LoG-DG 1-1 Pamela Punzalan[31] 2025-07-31 GenCon, Indianapolis 1-4 576 CY City of Greyhawk
"An attempted heist at the Great Library sparks rumors of a forbidden tome and its connection to evil endeavors."[27] By
Sword in the Shadows LoG-DG 1-2 By Toni Winslow-Brill.[31] 2025-07-31 GenCon, Indianapolis 1-4 576 CY City of Greyhawk
"Whispers abound of a mysterious package from the Temple of Elemental Evil. Can you find it before the shadows claim it?"[27]
Murder Among Thieves Log-DG 1-3 Andy Dempz.[31] 2025-07-31 GenCon, Indianapolis 1-4 576 CY City of Greyhawk
"A high-ranking figure in the Thieves' Guild has been slain, and turmoil grips the underworld."[32]
The Crown of Conspiracy (Special Event) LoG-DG 1-S1 Shu Qing Tan.[31] 2025-07-31 GenCon, Indianapolis 1-4 576 CY City of Greyhawk
"A vacant seat on the Directing Oligarchy ignites political maneuvering within the Free City of Greyhawk."[27]

Premiere events

Title Pub. Code Writer(s) Pub. Level Year (CY) Location
Legacy of Fear LOI-001 Teddy Benson, Craig Russell 2025-09-19 QuestCon; Orlando 1-4 576 CY Lordship of the Isles
"What begins with a summons to a quiet port town leads you through haunted marshes, sacred waters, and the colossal remains of a legendary dragon turtle. Faced with shifting alliances and forgotten truths, the adventurers must navigate treacherous paths and make choices that will shape the fate of the region."[33]
Shadows Beneath the Skull LOI-002 Angelo Corsino, Jeremy Johnston 2025-09-19 QuestCon; Orlando 1-4 576 CY Lordship of the Isles
"A contact in the senior leadership of the Daughters of Syrul, a thieves guild in Turtleback Cove, has a job for you. You are to infiltrate and investigate a new and dangerous guild in the city: the Brinejacks."[33]
Echoes of Betrayal LOI-003 Angelo Corsino, Jeremy Johnston 2025-09-19 QuestCon; Orlando 1-4 576 CY Lordship of the Isles
"Your security in Turtleback Cove has been shattered as one of your known contacts in the city's underground has been murdered! The Daughters of Syrul, a thieves' guild, has asked you to invertigate whatever leads you can find, and help them seek justice."[33]
Tempest of the Hollow Maw (Special Event) LOI-S001 Joe Alfano, Luis Ricard Da Costa, David Sklenicka, Gianni Practico 2025-09-20 QuestCon; Orlando 1-4 576 CY Lordship of the Isles
"Sailors are calling this storm 'The Maw's Hollow', as it's been known to eat ships whole without a trace, and now it's bearing down on Turtleback Cove! As capable adventurers in the city, you've been tasked with helping the populace while dodging all-out gang warfare in the streets."[33]
The Ruins of Sulm Special Event: Author-only Greg Marks 2026-03-19 GameholeCon; Madison, WI 1-4 576 CY Bright Desert
The Archmage Rary has grown concerned about the growing threat of the Elder Elemental Eye. When rumors reach him of a fire cult rising in the Bright Desert among the ruins of ancient Sulm, he sends you to look into it and report back. A Legends of Greyhawk Author Only adventure run by the author for characters 1st to 4th level, optimized for 3rd-level characters.
Unnamed adventure BK-001 2025-07-24 San Diego ComicCon 1-4 576 CY Bandit Kingdoms
Unnamed adventure WC-001 2025-07-24 San Diego ComicCon 1-4 576 CY Wild Coast
Unnamed adventure DoU-001 2026-03-19 GaryCon XVIII; Lake Geneva 1-4 576 CY Duchy of Urnst
Unnamed adventure CoU-001 2026-03-19 GaryCon XVIII; Lake Geneva 1-4 576 CY County of Urnst

Character creation

  • Options are limited to those available in the Players Handbook (2024) and D&D Free Rules (at least at the outset of the campaign).
Players are encouraged to use a free account on DnDBeyond.com for character creation.[26] Though it will never be compulsory,[34] and players may use either digital or print versions of their characters.
  • Ability scores are generated using either the "standard array" or "point cost" methods.[35]
  • Evil alignments are not allowed. "D&D assumes that player characters aren’t of an evil alignment."[36]
  • All characters begin at level 1.
  • Characters may begin with a "trinket" from the PH2024 Trinkets table.

Advancement

The system by which player characters advanced levels is based upon number of sessions played, rather than exact XP (as is common in organized play). In the early previews, one session played got a PC to 2nd level, a second session got a PC to 3rd, five total sessions earned fourth level, and eight total achieved fifth. The precise number of sessions per levels, however, was expected to change via feedback from the playing community after the previews.[37]

Organizations

There will be organizations from officially published sources available for player characters to join, e.g. Knights of the Hart.[38]

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Tulach, Chris. MagicCon: Chicago and Legends of Greyhawk (in En-US). D&D Beyond. WotC, December 2, 2024. Retrieved on 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Dungeon Master's Guide (2024), p.143-171, Chapter 5: Creating campaigns.
  3. ↑ Marks, Greg. (March 25, 2025). 58:41 minutes in.
  4. ↑ Marks, Greg. (March 25, 2025). 07:41 minutes in
  5. ↑ a b BMGSocial Media (@baldmangamessocials). Campaign preview flyer images. Bladman Games Discord. 5 June 2025 [1]
  6. ↑ David Christ (@thebaldman89). Dungeons & Dragons [official] Discord #LoG-general. 27 April 2025 . "We'll already have things hopefully ready for other cons in Q4 [2025] and for everybody anywhere Q1 2026."[2]
  7. ↑ Marks, Greg (March 25, 2025). Legends of Greyhawk with Greg Marks | d20play Live 66 (Interview). Interviewed by Tom Christy. D20 Play. 00:08 minutes in.
  8. ↑ Greg "Skerrit" Marks (@skerritthegreen). #log-general Official Dungeons & Dragons Discord server. 19 June 2025.[3] Q: Are there still only the 3 POs, or have others joined the fray? A: Four.
  9. ↑ Marks, Greg. (March 25, 2025). 49:41 minutes in
  10. ↑ Marks, Greg. (March 25, 2025). 49:01 minutes in.
  11. ↑ Marks, Greg. (March 25, 2025). 10:01 minutes in
  12. ↑ BMGSocial Media (@baldmangamessocials). Campaign preview flyer images. Discord. 30 April 2025.[4]
  13. ↑ BMGSocial Media (@baldmangamessocials). Highfolk preview flyer images. Discord. 14 May 2025.[5]
  14. ↑ Winter Fantasy. Baldman Games proudly presents.... Facebook.com. Retrieved on 7 July 2025. "Herald the news! 🏰 Old Ferrond from #LegendsofGreyhawk will be making its convention-focused debut at Winter Fantasy 2026!"
  15. ↑ BMGSocial Media (@baldmangamessocials). Old Ferrond preview flyer image. Discord. 07 May 2025.[6]
  16. ↑ BMGSocial Media (@baldmangamessocials). Campaign preview flyer images. Discord. 28 May2025.[7]
  17. ↑ Thomas Valley (@mwinsoncsin89). QuestCon Discord. 19 June 2025. [8]
  18. ↑ Organized Play. QuestCon Orlando. Retrieved on 19 June 2025.
  19. ↑ QuestCon Orlando Legends of Greyhawk 2025 (google doc). QuestCon Orlando , May 14, 2025. Retrieved on 19 June 2025. "What would you like to run? (1.) Legends of Greyhawk Premier Module 1, (2.) Legends of Greyhawk Premier Module 2, (3.) Legends of Greyhawk Premier Module 3, (4.) Legends of Greyhawk Epic Event (Saturday Night Only)"
  20. ↑ QuestCon Orlando seeking D&D Legends of Greyhawk DMs!. Reddit.com. QuestCon Orlando , 14 May 2025. Retrieved on 19 June 2025. "We Need D&D DMs for QuestCon Orlando! ... . QuestCon Orlando is the debut location for the Lordship of the Isles region for the new Legends of Greyhawk organized play campaign from Wizards of the Coast!"
  21. ↑ a b Big News for D&D Fans. Instagram. QuestCon Orlando , 18 June 2025. Retrieved on 19 June 2025. "QuestCon Orlando is the official launch site for the Lordship of the Isles region!⁠ ⁠🎲 Be there for the exclusive debut of three 4-hour adventures and a Special interactive event on Saturday night.⁠ ⁠The Lordship of the Isles is an island chain full of hurricanes, gators, pirates, and folks just trying to survive the Florida humidity. Where else would these adventures launch but Florida?! 🐊🌴⁠"
  22. ↑ Thomas Valley (@mwinsoncsin89). Baldman Games Discord. 19 June 2025. [9]
  23. ↑ a b Thomas Valley (@mwinsoncsin5301). Baldman Games Discord. 19 June 2025. "I'm also the PO for Urnst (Duchy and County). I picked those regions because I'm from Wisconsin, but live in Florida.... If you look at the Greyhawk map, Nyr Dyv is clearly Lake Superior. Growing up in the Midwest, I always figured people knew that. 🙂"[10]
  24. ↑ a b Darryl Miller. (@Trainging_Dragons). Dungeons & Dragons Discord (official WotC) "West Coast Adventurer’s Guild (me and my team) are taking up BK and Wild Coast." 3 June 2025.[11]
  25. ↑ a b Darryl Miller. (@Trainging_Dragons). Baldman Games Discord. "It’s ENNIE gold awarded Mike Olson as story lead currently for both. His name should be one you know, if not he’s done everything from Rick n Morty vs DnD to consulting on young Sheldon the tv show through to *inventing entire rpg systems*. He’s also a huge Greyhawk fan.... I will confirm that Casey Brown is involved with BK (so far consulting level only) but is aware that we are intending to edit problematic themes and bring the vastly dense setting to modern standards." 5 July 2025
  26. ↑ a b Tulach, Chris. Legends of Greyhawk: Characters, Advancement, and Rewards. D&D Beyond. WotC, January 17, 2025. Retrieved on 8 March 2025.
  27. ↑ a b c d e f g Gen Con Indy 2025 Events. GenCon.com. Baldman Games , May 4, 2025. Retrieved on 5 May 2025.
  28. ↑ a b c D&D Play. MagicCon: Chicago. ReedPop , February, 2025. Retrieved on 1 May 2025.
  29. ↑ a b c d Marks, Greg. (March 25, 2025). 29:00 minutes in.
  30. ↑ The Battle of Emridy Meadows. Baldman Games , March 12, 2025. Retrieved on 1 May 2025.
  31. ↑ a b c d BMGSocial Media (@baldmangamessocials). Campaign preview flyer images. Discord. 23 May 2025.[12]
  32. ↑ Christ, Dave (@TheBaldman). "Q: "there's individual blurbs about each adventure... except the "track exclusive" Murder Among Thieves. Is that correct?" A: (Christ) " Nope - no blurb for that one - space limitations... though I guess I could share it here." Discord. 4 May 2025. [13]
  33. ↑ a b c d QuestCon Orlando—Schedule. LeapEvents.com , 26 June 2025. Retrieved on 26 June 2025.
  34. ↑ Marks, Greg. (March 25, 2025). 20:43 minutes in
  35. ↑ Player's Handbook (2024), p.38.
  36. ↑ Player's Handbook (2024), p.39.
  37. ↑ Marks, Greg. (March 25, 2025). 37:31 minutes in.
  38. ↑ Marks, Greg. (M arch 25, 2025). 43:50 minutes in.

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