tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1102685750296973414..comments2024-03-28T09:41:39.187-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: Greyhawk AdventuresJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89167352495424645542022-09-22T10:48:39.480-04:002022-09-22T10:48:39.480-04:00I had forgotten the zero level characters presente...I had forgotten the zero level characters presented in this book. I wonder if this inspired Goodman Games' use of zero level characters for Dungeon Crawl Classics.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116795932377593506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90065004169340002602022-09-16T07:16:31.326-04:002022-09-16T07:16:31.326-04:00I have it as well and overall it's kinda meh. ...I have it as well and overall it's kinda meh. If I had to rate it on a scale of one to five, I'd give it a three. I'd only recommend for those who are die hard WoG fans. I think what makes it a 3 is there is nothing of EGG in this book, which is sad imo.blackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205963961656803303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33227217413216623672022-09-14T22:40:08.996-04:002022-09-14T22:40:08.996-04:00Glad to see I'm not alone in having put Greyha...Glad to see I'm not alone in having put Greyhawk Adventures back on the game store shelf at the time. Never did look at it closely. Still good to know what's in it. Thanks James.Wayne's Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439406526396527854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47091404605892973392022-09-14T22:21:43.518-04:002022-09-14T22:21:43.518-04:00The fact that the book has very little material-or...The fact that the book has very little material-or even mentions- Gary only adds to how much of a disappoint this book was to become. But the idea of zero level PC's is an interesting concept and has been used in other RPG's like Burning Wheel.Old Black Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673828726570977353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90473871248389592522022-09-14T17:30:32.294-04:002022-09-14T17:30:32.294-04:00I never read this one. But I did own "Treasur...I never read this one. But I did own "Treasure Hunt", which I think was the introduction of the idea of 0-level PCs. As a youth, I liked the idea of getting to play your PC's "origin story", before they had any adventurer class abilities. I can't say I've ever actually used this notion in a game, unless you count playing through a DCC funnel adventurer (and I guess I would count it).Jesse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802754799848483493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36161177762925076932022-09-14T13:31:25.803-04:002022-09-14T13:31:25.803-04:00I agree with Cominius, Forgotten Realms Adventures...I agree with Cominius, Forgotten Realms Adventures was a far better product, a lot more consistent.artikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474295473142339717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27209634133855911622022-09-14T12:34:38.039-04:002022-09-14T12:34:38.039-04:00I certainly agree with the previous comments about...I certainly agree with the previous comments about how YMMV with this product. My own opinion of it has definitely changed over the years, these days I view it with a certain nostalgic fondness but I recall being fairly unimpressed with it when I first bought it. <br /><br />I view the deities and clerics info as a mixed bag. I've always like the idea of the specialty priest as it would become known in AD&D 2nd edition, but I rarely liked the any of the implementations in the various official products. The monsters are mostly bland, but two of three of them sparked a few creative ideas for me over the years. The hall of heroes, magical spells, and magical items chapters have grown on me over the years. I also quite like the geography of Oerth chapter. I don't think the adventures are much to write home about, but I did end up using the rescue of Ren and the house of cards ones as idea seeds/basic outlines for adventures I ran players through over the years. I do rather like the idea of 0-level characters, but don't care for the implementation in this book at all. <br /><br />I don't regret buying it, but I think both the Dragonlance Adventures and later Forgotten Realms Adventures hardbacks are more useful books (for varying different use cases). Cominiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621853755641258314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-9271270226869031062022-09-14T12:10:59.732-04:002022-09-14T12:10:59.732-04:00IMO, absolutely the worst of the "X Adventure...IMO, absolutely the worst of the "X Adventures" books and not very good compared to anything else either. I've not run much in the way of DL, but it is clearly a book that lives up to it's billing. I've found Forgotten Realms Adventures extremely useful in my OGB based Forgotten Realms games over the years. <br /><br />I've bought one print copy of GHA on purpose- I sold it almost immediately. I received two more as parts of collections during my collecting days, and I sold them both as well. I bought in on PDF for posterity but found it nearly useless, especially if you have "From the Ashes", or the later "Players Guide" and "The Adventure Begins" (both excellent).<br />JEFFBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862106711059104379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71343325061250482562022-09-14T11:21:27.455-04:002022-09-14T11:21:27.455-04:00we were disappointed. some neat greyhawk fluff, lo...we were disappointed. some neat greyhawk fluff, lots of magic stuff that didnt interest, the 0 level bit wasnt our thing, and no maps of cities etc. def not worth our meager funds at the time. that said, others may have found it to be a great sourcebook. to each their own. Francisco Verdugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688083926283386191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30962477560833684152022-09-14T10:56:43.008-04:002022-09-14T10:56:43.008-04:00The new spells may not have been exciting, but the...The new spells may not have been exciting, but they were useful. Despite being kind of a fanatic when it comes to new monsters I believe that I've used only 1 from this book thus far. Zero-level characters and GH deities were not of interest.Corathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453135801686019143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71746121021450585482022-09-14T08:14:33.712-04:002022-09-14T08:14:33.712-04:00This cover is one of Easley's best from the &q...This cover is one of Easley's best from the "Orange Spine" era. YMMV on how much of the content inside is good/useful, but it had an absolutely elite cover.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853174464511326387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76249555206949954572022-09-14T04:42:50.728-04:002022-09-14T04:42:50.728-04:00I'm really glad that you've done a retrosp...I'm really glad that you've done a retrospective on this, as I always found the cover beguiling, but I never bought it. Your comments have made me decide not to purchase the PDF or POD.Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47776876600461394602022-09-14T02:29:21.046-04:002022-09-14T02:29:21.046-04:00Except for the deities chapter, I found this book ...Except for the deities chapter, I found this book worthless.<br />The spells and monsters looked very, very boring and as pointless as the additional information on the setting (adventure seeds?).<br />Last but not least, I'm firmly in the "0th level as insanity" camp.<br />Whether GhA is better or worse than the WSG it's a matter of taste, probably.<br />I really can't make up my mind between this and the Survival Guides.<br /><br />As for Greyhawk, the Gold Box remains the best version ever written. There is all I need in there, no more, no less.artikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474295473142339717noreply@blogger.com