This is one of the best D&D supplements ever made. Arguably one of the best TRRPG supplements as well. Lots of guidance for DMs not just for the city, but running a game too. I have adapted this as the capital city or my home brew DCC world with great success. There’s always something to get up to here. Highly recommend.
@robertmalinowski6804
2 жыл бұрын
The accessory "Rary the Traitor" has a map of the Bright Desert. It connects directly to the regional map in this box.
@jamesnell1999
Жыл бұрын
Sources for Greyhawk can be really diffuse. Even if your Greyhawk adventure has little or nothing to do with Gary's Grandees, here is a map of the Bright Desert. Cue up Duke Ellington's Caravan, line up the camels, fill up the goatskins with fresh water and head out in the desert to trade salt for gold and guard the caravan from the desert raiders or perhaps make a deal with them. Thanks for the tip, Robert.
@nad3936
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of, if not the best boxed sets ever produced for D&D - detailed, useful, and extremely evocative. I still have my original. Compare to the drek just put out for Spelljammer 5e as comparison.
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed a lot of 5E content over the years, but the Spelljammer release is atrocious. I'm kind of embarrassed for them.
@nad3936
2 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Yep, I've enjoyed plenty of 5e as well, but there seems to have been a precipitous dip in quality. I'm embarrassed for the D&D brand.
@liquidnation9992
Жыл бұрын
@@nad3936 Thank goodness for 3rd party stuff on platforms like kickstarter. Only fuels my disappointment that the Fools Gold campaign setting physical release got delayed :(
@MsGorteck
Жыл бұрын
Now with the, ummm, *update* to the OGL, I fear D&D is going down hill even faster.
@cthulhupthagn5771
2 жыл бұрын
Proud to have this wonderful set
@jasontorre3267
2 жыл бұрын
I've always had a sweet spot for Grayhawk. Back in the day when this was new we based out party out of the city. All the great maps and cards provided months of entertainment. Even now running in 5th edition we still use the world of Grayhawk. My favorite character grew up in the free city and is now a 10th level Claric of Saint Cuthbert. Order of the Billet. Yes, I still run him as close to the old school way Clarics were run in 2nd edition. The clasic holly roller with richious fire and brimstone. I've even done a bit of preaching with him. The gang always gets a big kick out of it.
@guyfrattallone6029
Жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome...I had a player who worshipped WEE JAS and not only passed out pamphlets to would be followers, but actually wrote and drew the illustrations for one. It's funny. On one page she's holding Demogorgon ready to throw him back into a fiery pit...she complains saying "You made me crack a nail!". Good fun!
@RHampton
2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the commercial. For a minute I had so much FOMO that I wanted to buy them all. Then I realized they are mostly in my DriveThru wishlist already.
@richmcgee434
2 жыл бұрын
Nostalgic. One of TSR's better boxed sets in terms of being packed with content.
@FallenSailor
2 жыл бұрын
We love you and your channel, Captain. Your influence directed me towards picking up everything I could print-on-demand for AD&D1e and Basic. Pretty rad to see Greyhawk make an appearance-hoping WOTC will give his work the treatment it deserves. Thanks for the clip. Each one’s a gift to the game and its fans.
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words!
@rns7426
Жыл бұрын
Oh jeez, WOTC’s version would be lacking most likely. Kinda like their attempt at Spelljammer. Some of it was OK but to compare it with the AD&D version? No way.
@yourseatatthetable
2 жыл бұрын
Greyhawk, untold hours, even days, adventuring there...and then along came Forgotten Realms.
@maximus3160
2 жыл бұрын
This version of the city was never gritty enough for me. I like the version described in the Gord the Rogue books better.
@TallDude73
2 жыл бұрын
I love the maps in the boxset. Thanks for the review.
@richmcgee434
2 жыл бұрын
TSR's boxed sets from the 80s onward were always chock full of spiffy inserts, especially maps. Probably the best thing about them in the 90s era of the company, by then their standalone modules and loose books were getting really erratic in terms of quality and utility.
@TheGeekDaddy929
2 жыл бұрын
Ooooo, can’t wait to watch this one! I need to learn more about Greyhawk.
@matthewstanton5987
2 жыл бұрын
The annotated City of Greyhawk illustration map shown in the first few seconds of this video isn't the version from the boxed set, it comes from my site! You can grab it here: epicsavingthrow.com/valerie-valuseks-city-of-greyhawk-map-annotated/
@JonMillerPhilosophy
2 жыл бұрын
Great work man! Nice website too.
@jamesnell1999
Жыл бұрын
I am always most excited when anything to do with the World of Greyhawk is reviewed. I missed it all the first time around, but I have done a deep dive in the past few years into the Furyondy - Iuz conflict area. I'm writing an adventure in this setting, and have found it very rich. There is some Gygaxian genius here thanks to Carl Sargent's Marklands Source Book in particular. The port city of Willip, is window to the world when it is time for a break from the region. The City of Greyhawk is within reach. While I have done a fair bit of reading: The World of Greyhawk, The City of Greyhawk, The Marklands & Land of Iuz Source books. I feel that I have only scratched the surface. Still, it is so much easier than starting from scratch with building your world. Greyhawk is like a coloring book or paint-by-numbers kit. There are entire geographies that need to be created, but the framework is there. Having a fully developed major city is a gift. The most challenging thing is learning what is what. The relative important of publications are not apparent at a glance. For instance, I began by finding a list of all the TSR adventure modules set in Greyhawk. Then I started plotting them on the world map. Some are more tied into the campaign setting. Others, seemingly less so. It wasn't until The Marklands came to my attention that I said to myself, "Yes. This is something I want to build a campaign around."
@jackowisp
Жыл бұрын
If you do not have them already, From the Ashes box set is the centerpiece of the Sargent era of Greyhawk. Ivid the Undying is available online. Hope you get as much enjoyment as I have.
@jamesnell1999
Жыл бұрын
@@jackowisp Cool.. thanks!
@guyfrattallone6029
Жыл бұрын
Nice! You guys are getting me interested in all these books again.
@jackhartford521
27 күн бұрын
I love your channel. Every time I hear the beginning theme I feel like I am a kid again about to watch some fantasy movie that I know I will love.
@paulwolffart1251
2 жыл бұрын
Just started the video! I have this boxed set and used it in my 2nd ed. campaign I ran back in the 2000s. Great set and so much fun!
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@larkans.7540
2 жыл бұрын
You've inspired me to get into retro gaming, thank you for another good video. Keep the good times rolling cap!
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
That's what I'm here for! Welcome, and thank you for the kind words!
@mattinthehat3
2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. Thank you for reviewing this boxed set. I love Greyhawk , it's my go to campaign setting. I bought this boxed set when it first came out back in 1989(I was 20 at the time, man that seems like a lifetime ago). Everything you mentioned about this accessory is💯 dead on. I really mean it when I say I'm glad you reviewed this but I knew you would get around to it eventually. That's right, I knew the captain could make it happen.😉😆
@MarkCMG
2 жыл бұрын
Fun overview! Thanks for the video!
@geofftottenperthcoys9944
Жыл бұрын
Just received my POD copies of D1 & D2, D3, Q1, very happy with the quality.
@jeffreyraia5804
2 жыл бұрын
To me the World of Greyhawk is the only true D&D setting.
@guyfrattallone6029
Жыл бұрын
I'm in agreement with you bro.
@stevenvarner9806
2 жыл бұрын
Most of the AD&D 1e modules were set in Greyhawk, and especially the later WG series. Before this boxed set came out, TSR also released several Greyhawk guides: the World of Greyhawk folio (1980) containing the World of Greyhawk Gazetteer, the World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983), and the Greyhawk Adventures manual (1988). How well does the 2e City of Greyhawk boxed set sync with the previous 1e guides to the setting?
@JonMillerPhilosophy
2 жыл бұрын
As far as I know, the City of Greyhawk boxed set does not *contradict* any of the earlier material, although it offers a much different view of the city than that found in Gary Gygax's Gord the Rogue novels. The boxed set uses NPCs mentioned in the World of Greyhawk boxed set and the Greyhawk Adventures book. The City of Greyhawk boxed set was written by three designers: the UK team of Rik Rose and Carl Sargent wrote the Folks, Feuds, and Factions book and the adventure cards, while Douglas Niles (at TSR headquarters in Lake Geneva) wrote the Gem of the Flanaess book. You can find an in-depth interview with one of the designers, Rik Rose, on Lord Gosumba's KZitem channel: kzitem.info/news/bejne/qqN4x5ZvhpuCd3o. This interview gives amazing insight into the design process. Rose and Sargent only had a few days to complete their work. While the boxed set has some great material, I strongly prefer the version of the city sketched out by Gygax in his novels. Some years ago, a fan named Krista B. Siren compiled extensive notes on the Greyhawk setting based on the Gord the Rogue novels, which you can now find hosted here: greyhawkonline.com/gordmain/
@kristasiren8111
Жыл бұрын
@@JonMillerPhilosophy I was writing those notes while reading the books back in high school in the 80s & did another couple of rounds of revisions & expansions in college before putting them on the web & networking them with internal links in June of 1998. They've got a lot of info but, more than 20 years since I last fiddled with them (beyond giving the Greyhawk Online folks my blessing to host them) they're definitely in need of an editor and some of the content, I cringe at now.
@JonMillerPhilosophy
Жыл бұрын
@@kristasiren8111 If you get a chance, you should revise them! There's definitely a lot of interest. For example, the late Jason Zavoda, and the Greyhawk mapper Anna B. Meyer, both expressed their preference for Gygax's version of Greyhawk on Lord Gosumba's Twitch/YT channel. And your notes are still the best resource that collects setting lore from the novels.
@kristasiren8111
Жыл бұрын
@@JonMillerPhilosophy I'm more likely to direct my gaming energies elsewhere. My time is too limited & there's too much in the novels that didn't age well that others, working with Oerth, have brought into the 21st century better.
@guyfrattallone6029
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for reviewing this. The world of Greyhawk has meant so much to me all these years. I've never gotten the nerve to use this set because I didn't think I'd do it justice. My campaigns (1995 till 2021) was run out of the Yeomanry. We've done something DRASTIC! We've switched to a Dark Sun campaign. So far so good. By the way....i was very early on EBay and have 2 of these....ones still in the shrinkwrap. I don't think I've ever seen this in a store however during the late 80s or early 90s.
@GreyhawkGrognard
2 жыл бұрын
Nice overview of the box set.
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@originaluddite
2 жыл бұрын
The factions booklet artwork is curious. The landscape behind the griffon reminds me of the background of the Mona Lisa.
@andrewparsons2391
Жыл бұрын
This is literally my single favorite D&D product of all time, and the second ever I bought back when it was new (the first being a 1st Ed Monster Manual from a garage sale). I managed to find and buy a pristine second copy at a local comics and game store about ten years ago to replace my badly worn-out original. I tried playing a half-assed reverse engineered game using it for several months before I even bought the actual three core 2nd Ed rules books. Even with the late 2nd Ed update in the form of 'The Adventure Begins', the sheer amount of material from this boxed set still makes it irreplaceable to me.
@wperdew6078
2 жыл бұрын
That thing looks killer, I wish I had bought it back when it was new!
@wperdew6078
2 жыл бұрын
Also, I was interested in the Dark Wizards games stuff. How is that Osric stuff? Is it just straight up 1st edition? If so, are there any changes to that edition?
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
There ARE some minor changes. There's an OSRIC review on the channel. OSRIC is really good.
@johngleeman8347
2 жыл бұрын
"Folk, Feuds, and Factions" is a really fun subtitle for a supplement. :D
@Excallium
2 жыл бұрын
Great content as always, captain!
@brooksrownd2275
2 жыл бұрын
If this had been released before 87 I may have bought one. Alas, I probably never gave it a look because of the 2e logo and how late it came out.
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
copyright says 89
@brooksrownd2275
2 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Yeah, it was too late for my D&D days unfortunately
@guyfrattallone6029
Жыл бұрын
I never saw this boxed set in the stores where I am. It wasn't until years later I came across this on EBay.
@willmistretta
2 жыл бұрын
This one was always tricky for me. As a contextless fantasy city setting, it's...fine. Continuing the Greyhawk line after firing its creator always seems like real bad taste to me, though, and reading Gygax's descriptions of the city in his Gord books makes it pretty clear that it's nothing like what's described in this boxed set. Ultimately, I opt to use the map and info gleaned from the novels as the basis for "my" Greyhawk, not this. I guess I tend to file anything post-ouster as GINO (Greyhawk In Name Only). ;)
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Understandable. I liked the box's contents though, and feel they did a good job with the material
@willmistretta
2 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Yeah, that's the rub. It's not just poor work I can dislike on that basis.
@jamesnell1999
Жыл бұрын
I haven't read the Gord books, but I would love to read more about what you did and how you did it.
@willmistretta
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesnell1999 Well, obviously they're novels, and not structured like an RPG sourcebook, but the glimpses we get of the setting in them are very valuable in order to get a "ground level view" of the world as its creator saw it, as opposed to the big picture abstract of the folio and boxed set. Are they particularly good novels? I don't think so. They're a poor man's Lieber/Vance mashup for the most part. I got a lot out of them as a DM, though. The city map is found in City of Hawks (and various places online), and Saga of the Old City and the short story collection Night Arrant probably offer the most action set in the city itself. Finally, I can't recommend enough that anyone interested in the original Greyhawk campaign look up Joseph "Greyhawk Grognard" Bloch's Greyhawk Lore Project, which is a huge compilation of firsthand anecdotes from actual participants.
@michaelernest1076
2 жыл бұрын
I love the art work very cool 😎
@jeandemezerville1469
Жыл бұрын
How cool would it be to play Greyhawk!
@Se7enBeatleofDoom
8 ай бұрын
Greyhawk setting reminds me of the Ultima video games.
@midnightshadowz12
2 жыл бұрын
this is like the third coincidence.). I just started reading the POD 3 days ago. IMO it is very good. So much USEFUL info. My current campaign is a mix of ( sort of) ancient civilizations. ( I' ve been watching too many documentaries).. I am combining Jakandor ( love it) and The Atruaghin Clans, Maztica and SW Tehuatl, Al Q.. Everything is pretty standard I might add a touch of sci fi from Tales of the comet.I definitely would like to incorporate the City of GW. I just need to find a way, I need/want to use that POD now and not in like 10 years;). cheers.looking forward to future videos.
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I love that sort of thing. There's a channel I watch on youtube. The documentaries are like 3 hours long, but wow are they extensive, and full of useful info.
@HowtoRPG
Жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@weray7605
2 жыл бұрын
I'm very happy that you got some sponsorship for your Review, here -- always good to see some gaming-channel success!!!! .... However. Um, the narrator delivering the advertisement was not good. The amateur, 'I'm-trying-to-sound-like-Christopher-Lee-and-Darth-Vader' voice was, well, amateur, and really off-putting. Of course you're better off getting more than one opinion on this just in case I'm the aberration, but I hated hated it. But who cares, I'm still hungrily waiting for more of your Reviews and content! (I love the old adventure modules.)
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Lol... the "narrator' is me. ;)
@weray7605
Жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus OMG, sorry, friend. Hopefully other people posted that they liked it and I'm the only one that didn't, making me the bad guy.
@captcorajus
Жыл бұрын
@@weray7605 It was hit or miss. Can't learn anything unless you experiment and take a risk. The main complaint was it was too long. A reasonable complaint. I shortened it for the next video (lest then 2 mins) and altered the vocals a bit.. that seemed to work.
@mikloslipcsey7923
2 жыл бұрын
15:08. Amadeus Wolfzart, Director of the Opera. Sweet! 😄
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
🤣
@nicksplanarinn3663
2 жыл бұрын
I love your channel, but I also hate it, because I want to buy them all, so everytime I go to Ebay (I don't like reprints, especially third-party ones... sorry
@PatriceBoivin
3 ай бұрын
looks like an imitation of Judges Guild's City State of the Empire Overlord. They even made a sewer map.
@jriggan
2 жыл бұрын
Best of the best. 🍻
@TheBigGuppy
2 жыл бұрын
Greyhawk and Mystara forever.
@ardon68
2 жыл бұрын
i bought this boxed set back in 1989
@ardon68
2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I sold most of my dungeons and dragons stuff back about 9 years ago. To a ebay seller more likely for under 300.00 dollars.
@alanrickett2537
2 жыл бұрын
me to at virgin mega store in London for 7.99 there was a sale so I traveled to London just to get it , parents thought i was going to see my aunt which I did but that's not the reason i went :-)
@stephaniebri5837
Жыл бұрын
I hate to sound daft but I am legit curious what a "sandbox" game means? Could you mind doing a video some day explaining what that type of gameplay is?
@captcorajus
Жыл бұрын
Not daft at all. I've actually done at least three videos on the topic. Start here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/pm9o1IWmaWqoiI4
@c-bass9367
2 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the Kickstarter for Gary's index. It seems kind of interesting for OSR stuff. Was wondering if you had gotten a sneak peak?
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Have heard nothing about it.
@QuestingBeast
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like the link to your TeeSpring store goes back to KZitem
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Woah, thanks for the heads up yeoldeschoolshoppe.com/
@PlourdeEric
2 жыл бұрын
I bought this in 1990 not long after it was published and was underwhelmed. The maps of the surrounding areas are the only real components that I used before switching definitely to my own homebrew world. The City of Greyhawk map gives me the impression of someone who does not understand how a city, let alone a medieval-style city, functions and is organized. Where are the slums ?
@kristasiren8111
Жыл бұрын
Besides working with my notes from the novels, I'd use TSR's version of Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar as a partial stand-in for Greyhawk, and it's fairly clear from EGG's stories that Chert & Gord are a Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser homage, and his novel version of Greyhawk is supposed to be Lankhmar-like.
@paulcoy9060
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, WoTC, where's the 5th edition boxed set? Or Goodman Games, do you have something add?
@lessonslearned2569
2 жыл бұрын
Too bad WotC ditched Greyhawk.
@lessonslearned2569
2 жыл бұрын
@@elliotvernon7971 I think they did fairly well during 3rd edition. When they actually focused on it and did not treated as "generic dnd" setting. Their Castle Greyhawk adventure was solid, as was Paizos two Adventure Paths set in it.
@elliotvernon7971
2 жыл бұрын
@@lessonslearned2569 Sure, but contrasted with the Return to …. Modules, which imo were cash grab fan fiction. I guess it depends if you like WotC’s style, which I do not, but I acknowledge it is a matter of personal taste and I am probably in the minority.
@dane3038
2 жыл бұрын
300xp
@ishmiel21
2 жыл бұрын
That was a single longest commercial I’ve ever listen to in my whole life. It’s almost 5 minutes long. Come on, man.
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
No... you comon man... Gotta pay the bills bro. You can always just skip it.
@elliotvernon7971
2 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus The guy who did the voice over was good - he sounded familiar though.
@dmforsyth
2 жыл бұрын
@@elliotvernon7971 sounded like Russ Wakelin from the D6G podcast. Or am I imagining that?
@WarhavenSC
2 жыл бұрын
8:49 -- *THE* Tenser? Of Floating Disc fame? . . . OH-EM-GEE! CAN YOU SIGN MY SPELLBOOK!?
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Lol... "The Same!"
@jameswight6259
2 жыл бұрын
The end of the commercial is 5 minutes in!?!? Sorry, but I’m going to give this one a dislike. Not only was it long, but the voice over and the music were just awful. Absolutely no risk of me buying any of that stuff as a result. Please forgive the dislike, it’s just normally your work is consistently excellent.
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I made the commercial too! Thanks! its completely skippable. You'll have to excuse me for trying to make a few extra bucks while spending many hours/ days making all the content you like. Have a great day!
@jameswight6259
2 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Now I feel guilty! I do appreciate your efforts and I understand you’ve got a living to make. Just felt it was a bit of misstep away from your usual excellence! You have a nice day too!
@captcorajus
2 жыл бұрын
@@jameswight6259 I'm totally open to suggestions. The ad will appear in the next video, but will be 1 minute and 45 seconds long. 😀
@jackowisp
2 жыл бұрын
disappointed by no mention of Carl Sargent.
@jamesnell1999
Жыл бұрын
Carl Sargent is mentioned in my comment above.
@jackowisp
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesnell1999 you just earned yourself some likes sir!
@tehphoebus
Жыл бұрын
That copy read is way too long. You can't be putting that at the very beginning.
@captcorajus
Жыл бұрын
I can't? I think I did. I think I'll keep doing it. Thanks, have a great day. 🤣🤣🤣
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