tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2585560495922843491..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Articles of Dragon: "The Nine Hells, Part I"James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65980299253388179412012-01-07T18:04:27.741-05:002012-01-07T18:04:27.741-05:00I have always wanted to read the Ed Greenwood -- &...I have always wanted to read the Ed Greenwood -- "The Nine Hells, Part I, and II" and the original "The Politics of Hell" (from issue #28) by Alex von Thorn.<br /><br />Is there anywhere to find these online?<br /><br />If not, can you purchase these old Dragon issues?<br /><br />Thanks in advance for the helpWardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255765544091569640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-9179406438703732382011-12-10T08:10:17.426-05:002011-12-10T08:10:17.426-05:00Greenwood's articles on Hell and Moore's o...Greenwood's articles on Hell and Moore's on Gladsheim (issue 90) were just plain awesome. I got loads use out of them, not least for their imagination, but also for the opposing alignments they represent. Chaotic neutral with good tendencies was for me the quintessential D&D alignment I associated with fantasy heroes like Conan, Fafhrd & Grey Mouser. And the lawful evil domains of Hell stood in complete opposition to that. I ran a campaign on Mammon's (third) level that was especially nasty for all involved.Loren Rosson IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002312216839280976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70470056751882781812011-12-08T18:16:36.813-05:002011-12-08T18:16:36.813-05:00dragon 400 featured a reprint of this article and ...dragon 400 featured a reprint of this article and gave the following as part of the intro<br /><br />In 1983, Ed Greenwood laid out the D&D game’s<br />first great vision for extraplanar adventure in a two part article appearing in Dragon issues 75 and 76. Before “The Nine Hells” articles, all that we knew about Hell in the world of Dungeons & Dragons is that it had nine levels and was home to the race of devils (and a few stray lawful evil gods). But in Dragon 75, Ed Greenwood took us all on an unforgettable<br />tour, filled with vistas of infernal grandeur<br />and dozens of the most fully realized villains to be found anywhere in the multiverse. It all began with a wonderful full-page illustration of two heroes standing over the smoking corpse of a barbed devil, and perhaps the biggest, boldest, and most purely epic call to action ever written for a D&D game: I ride on the Hells tomorrow.Jeremy "frothsof" Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663928183049867947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69959104875538702942011-12-08T17:30:38.767-05:002011-12-08T17:30:38.767-05:00I remember these. It was in high school, a studen...I remember these. It was in high school, a student named Tom W. was in the library and showed me this. I didn't play the game, but thought they were interesting nonetheless. The artwork left an impression. I still remember the picture of Dis, lonely city surrounded by dark rivers under a black sky. Cool stuff.David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5823086860143365802011-12-08T17:20:48.755-05:002011-12-08T17:20:48.755-05:00We featured these articles not too long ago on the...We featured these articles not too long ago on the Roll For Initiative podcast. Yep, this is Mr. Greenwood at his best.blackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205963961656803303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42880538661802689152011-12-08T16:38:18.731-05:002011-12-08T16:38:18.731-05:00For the french speaking persons, there is a transl...For the french speaking persons, there is a translation (I did it) of Ed Greenwood's articles on Hell (and much, much more) on the web site : Le Donjon du Dragon :<br />http://dnd.ezael.net/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4024#p67689<br /><br />I love those articles, and Alex von Thorn's article too !L. M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06172360793421666463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51409538867500599432011-12-08T16:17:34.879-05:002011-12-08T16:17:34.879-05:00We never had much interest in dragons. Devils, de...We never had much interest in dragons. Devils, demons and the lower planes were always the ultimate adversary when we played D&D.Brooks Rowndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446341807546945889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34800802257359547802011-12-08T16:14:34.633-05:002011-12-08T16:14:34.633-05:00Later even then that, the Nine Hells exist in a re...Later even then that, the Nine Hells exist in a recognizable form in the 4e cosmology as well.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82470412232182381072011-12-08T15:15:53.508-05:002011-12-08T15:15:53.508-05:00The follow-up article "Nine Hells Revisited&q...The follow-up article "Nine Hells Revisited" in Dragon #91 was also quite useful.<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3043488985967861112011-12-08T12:32:28.489-05:002011-12-08T12:32:28.489-05:00Yes, these were definitely superior articles. Most...Yes, these were definitely superior articles. Most of The Dragon now looks like junk to me, but these still shine.aycornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098064529676071855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80564893647825326822011-12-08T08:55:44.028-05:002011-12-08T08:55:44.028-05:00Those were great articles. My players fought and k...Those were great articles. My players fought and killed a major devil from one of them when it was summoned by a wizard in the climactic two-campaign-ending battle I had.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-41036657562655170892011-12-08T08:54:59.685-05:002011-12-08T08:54:59.685-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36251146830567551952011-12-08T08:29:51.733-05:002011-12-08T08:29:51.733-05:00The "Hell Trilogy" (as I always thought ...The "Hell Trilogy" (as I always thought of them) were some of the best of the best of Dragon. I still use them in my games today.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.com