Greyhawk Is Coming Back To D&D In A Major Way, But With A Big Caveat
Greyhawk is finally going to get its due again in , but there's still a reason why its upcoming reappearance might not be everything that it could be. As the first campaign setting ever published for, Greyhawk offers a rich world that has served up many classic adventures and memorable locations. Unfortunately, it's been largely sidelined in fifth edition, with the focus turning to the equally deserving Forgotten Realms.
As confirmed in a press briefing on the upcoming 2024 core rulebooks, the new will officially feature the Greyhawk campaign setting. Senior story designer Chris Perkins referred to the setting as "," giving dungeon masters tools to work with while avoiding any serious restrictions. A new world map and an isometric map of the city of Greyhawk will both be included, along with details about cities, cultures, dungeons, and more.
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Getting to see Greyhawk in full again is definitely exciting, but the fact that it's coming in the 2024 does come with some drawbacks. A new campaign book set in Greyhawk could offer an entirely new adventure within the setting, and there's more than enough in the world to fill out an entire sourcebook with details about Greyhawk. Anyone eager for new lore probably won't be getting much here, with the inclusion serving more to introduce the basics of Greyhawk than to give it the same amount of love that the world of the Forgotten Realms receives today.
The only 5e book set fully within the world of Greyhawk is, which largely sticks to the surroundings of its titular town.
With the right dungeon master, however, a homebrew Greyhawk campaign could certainly flourish, and choosing to put it in the might actually lead to more adventures in the setting than a campaign book would. While campaign books have plenty of competition, the doesn't. Groups might opt for iconic adventures like over a
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