[Zsinj16]

I've found out that TSR has published a series of fantasy novels (I don't know if they are new or not) called the "Greyhawk Series". From what I've heard from other readers I've heard they are great reads, or at least they look like great reads to me. I was wondering if anyone here has read the "Greyhawk Series" and if so, what do you think of them?

[Bardos]

I've heard the old ones are good, but, I think, they are now oop... http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/frown.gif

[Cellandros]

I know there was a series of books set in Greyhawk about a thief named Gord (Gord the Rogue was the series). They were written by Gary Gygax (one of the creators of D&D). I think the first two of the Gord books were official 'Greyhawk' books, but after that they became the Gord series once Gygax had the great falling out with TSR.

I personally look back fondly on the Gord books. They were great, fun, fast-paced reads. Very heavy into D&D references, with creatures right out of the Monster Manual, spells out of the Player's handbook, etc.

Would I consider these books masterpieces of the Fantasy genre today? No, but they great page-turning barn-burners. And no land or realm can ever, ever match up to Greyhawk. That's where it all started for those of us who were D&D players back in the day.

[Zsinj16]

Oh, I thought it all started for you with the Dragonlance novels, Cellandros.

[FitzChivalry]

Krynn (dragonlance world) was not the first RPG world, Greyhawk was before it.
But as far as i know the first D&D world was the one called now Mysteria, back then it didn't have a name.
It's the world with The Great Dukedom of Karmykos (sp?), The Empire of Thesis, The Empire of Elfia, etc.
Rings a bell?

[Cellandros]

Actually there may have been one before before Mysteria as well, but I'm not 100 percent sure. Greyhawk was the best D&D world though, man the campaigns I played in that land were legendary.

Someone was telling me that TSR/WoTC (Hasbro or whoever owns it now) was planning to return to Greyhawk and once again make it the 'main' AD&D land...any truth to this?

[Bardos]

In the "old times", the beggining of D&D, there was this world that was called Mystara (wherein you can find the Kingdom of Karameikos).
Then, AD&D was born, and so was the Greyhawk world. Then Dragonlance, the Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, Dark Sun.
Now, the WotC (Wizards of the Coast) have made a D&D 3rd edition (not AD&D any more), and the basic world is, yes --and hail!!--, Greyhawk. The Forgotten Realms book has also come out, and the Realms now are a much better world, than before, IMHO. WotC included in ONE book things about the Realms that TSR need 10, or more, books!
Anyway, truth is I don't like the Realms so much, but you just have to see this book, and... you'll like them a bit, I assure you --I did! http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/wink.gif

[FitzChivalry]

Reading about Mystara on the web, i came to the conclusion that it's the wildest rpg world out there, the people really let their imagination fly, probably because it's the oldest one.
Hollow world, moons, creatures from other planets, all those dimensions.... it became a huge world.

[Bardos]

Yep! http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif
And I have the oooold Mystara Gazzeter (oop now, I think), where all these things are explained; it's quite good! Thought I don't have the map of all the world of Mystara http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/frown.gif
Anyone knows where I could find it?