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Sat Jul 28, 2012 11:56 pm Have you gamed in Western Oerth ?

An excerpt from the chainmail setting which was set in western oerik, is posted below. What I would like to know is have you ever held a campaign in this part of Oerth? or is it something that interests you? or are you one of those that says I ain't finished with the Flanaess forget the west?

Five years of fighting have scarred the lands of the Sundered Empire, and still the fires of war still burn brightly. Armies crisscross Western Oerth, grinding life underfoot. The elven Empire of Ravilla stands in the midst of it all, beset by gnolls and demons, an undead legion, and a savage humanoid horde. The crusading humans and revolutionary dwarves are also in the fray, both bearing great strength of arms. This is not simply a war of good versus evil, but a war for godhood itself.
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Argon

Sun Jul 29, 2012 2:12 pm

I notice someone voted as no, I am happy with the Flanaess. Which is fine, I was just hoping to get some discussion going on the subject.

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Argon

Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:53 pm

I also voted, 'No, I'm happy...', but I like reading about Western Oerik very much. There is just so much I haven't gotten to do in the Flanaess, I don't feel the need to expand beyond it. Reading about the West, imagining new adventures in that arena, and participating in discussions about it, however, are very much of interest to me. Smile

SirXaris

Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:21 am

Many years ago I started a high level adventure set in Ekbir, but that was the furthest west I've made it, and the adventure ended without completion.

Hence, I was super-intrigued by Fred Weining's Zeif: Rock of the West in LGJ 5, as it evoked more about the Utter West than had previously been published, and I would love to see a compilation of other folks' work on this subject, from TalMeta's Sunelan Coast and on. I know that a lot of folks have developed material about which I'm ignorant. Sad

Here's something that might help me get started, http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=56, but it would be neat to read an annotated chronology of such articles, discussions, etc.

Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:28 pm Re: Have you gamed in Western Oerth ?

Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:50 pm

One of the things that sparked my interest was the over abundance of things listed for the Flanaess , the chainmail setting, and the black moon chronicles comics. Besides I think if a setting is to truly grow then it must eventually expand on its other continents. Not that it needs a ton of development. Just enough to make it a place where DM's could explore those portions further.

In the chainmail setting their is a nation of Dwarves which over threw their king and now are governed by an elected council. Not to mention these dwarves excel in technology and are on good terms with elemental beings. One new race as described in the chainmail setting was the stonechild. Stone children were believed to be a mixture of earth elemental and a mortal union. I prefer to use the Galeb Duhr in place of the stonechildren and make them willing allies of the dwarven race.

By the way gnomes serve the human nation of Thalos and make for excellent infiltrators and craftsman making war machinces for the nation of Thalos to fight their mutual enemies.

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Argon

Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:04 am

Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:17 pm

James,

To which fiend folio do you refer too. 1e, 2e, or 3e. I'm not certain if one existed for 4e or not.

Now to add one other tidbit. The elves of Ravilla have a race known as felldrakes cool name right? Well the name aside they were basically treated as half dragons that mated with elves. I prefer to have them as a race of their own. They are a servant type race in my version that act as go betweens between dragons and mortals. The problem is after the demon wars transpired less dragons exist yet more felldrakes are being born.

Please add any comments you have on these tidbits of information.

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Argon

Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:59 am

Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:48 am

Since I've never run a game in Greyhawk, my answer has to be no.

Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:16 pm

Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:34 pm

Nellisir,

You never ran a game in the Greyhawk setting? Yet you still devoted much of your time to having the OJ get published. I gather you more then likely have played in the Greyhawk campaign setting at least?

Anyone have any comments on the races of the west or ideas on what little information I have provided here?

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Argon

Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:51 pm

Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:55 pm

I should qualify my "no". I don't mind the West being "developed" (although I reserve the right to dislike the result). At the time I wrote Lo Nakar, that was about as far west as anyone had gone. But I don't intend to set or extend a campaign there, since I don't run GH games. Has nothing to do with the West per se.

Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:41 pm

Nellisir,

Interesting any particular reason why you don't run a GH campaign?

Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:38 am

Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:32 pm

Nellisir,

As good a reason as any. I started with a homebrew and later just took my homebrew and mixed it into the GH setting. Shadowend sounds interesting. If you ever get the chance maybe you can elaborate some more on the campaign.

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Argon

Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:25 am

yes, I sent my PC first to my own version of Ryujin and then to Erypt. Then they were sent back to the Flanaess :)

Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:26 pm

Omega9999,

I would be interested on hearing more on these campaigns and what you encountered out west.

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Argon

Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:34 am

I was DMing, so i made everything up :)

The PCs were sent to Ryujin to kill an acquatic abomination created by the BBEG that was threatening to destroy the entire island chain with giant tsunami. But the local population believed that the abomination was the Sea Dragon King, who was worshiped as a God, sent to punish the population for their sins. So they had to persuade the Emperor and the people that the abomination wasn't the God they worshiped and when they finally did it they had to use the imperial army to kill the abomination

Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:22 pm

Omega9999,

Thanks for that little piece of your gaming history. One of the best things about being a DM is making things up and Western Oerik can be a great backdrop.

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Argon

Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:11 am

Just wanted to bump this thread.

It seems like expansion on Western Oerik wins. I think most people are curious as to which direction it would or should take. Maybe that should be the next post fest. Travel West young man or woman.

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Argon

Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:42 am

Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:30 am

I voted no but would like to expand. The only trouble is, I have changed the western edge of the greyhawk maps significantly and turned it into my own campaign land.

So, the expanding in that area is of my own ideas mixed with other information, campaigns or modules I have taken from various sources.

It isn't very Canon but I have enjoyed it greatly.

Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:24 pm Western Oerik Yes

I'm not really looking to actually game in western Oerik, but I'd be very interested to read about the region, its history, geography, politics, and its relationship to the Flanaess. Do the regions on its edge carry on any trade with places in western Flanaess? Have expeditions set forth from there to explore the East? Did the Suel come from the west originally, and if so are there still Suel kingdoms/empires in the ancient homeland? And so on.

Incidentally, there apparently was a map drawn of the entire continent for Dragon Annual, with some brief descriptions of the (sometimes silly) regions: http://www.sodabob.com/roleplay/dnd/Maps/

Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:24 pm Western Oerik Yes

I'm not all that interested in actually gaming in western Oerik, but I'd be very excited to read about the region, its history, geography, politics, and its relationship to the Flanaess. Do the regions on its edge carry on any trade with places in western Flanaess? Have expeditions set forth from there to explore the East? Did the Suel come from the west originally, and if so are there still Suel kingdoms/empires in the ancient homeland? And so on.

Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:13 pm

I might use the Chainmail stuff.

The People's State of Mordengard looks like it has great potential as a villainous power that includes misguided and misled good-aligned characters in its service. Some of the current rulers might well be good-aligned (they will no doubt perish in the inevitable purges and show trials).
The corrupt guild-masters use ideology and propaganda to manipulate and control the workers.

Do the Dwarf gods (or most of their clerics) approve of the People's State?

IIRC the PRoM does have clerics ( minis were made).
The elemental link makes me think of Ogremoch. Comrade Ogremoch exhorts us all to smash the exploiting classes! Evil Grin

Sat Feb 07, 2015 12:20 pm

I'm laughing out loud at the metal image of Comrade Ogremoch.

Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:04 pm

Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:12 am

I'm running a playtest of some "Oriental Adventures" type rules for Adventures Dark and Deep set in the Celestial Imperium of Suhfang. It's very different in feel than the Flanaess, and few familiar deities are present (and even the "common" deities have a cultural paint job), but I've got a kingdom called Prestoria in the vicinity that was founded by Palish refugees, so there's some familiar elements the players can hang their hats on.

Joe / GG

Tue Aug 18, 2015 5:02 am

Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:32 pm

Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:14 pm

I voted no, but interested. When I get back to running a Greyhawk campaign, I'll be running it with the GH Folio & Gary's Dragon articles describing the Gods (from before they were split into separate human pantheons and expanded). I'll likely expand into Western Oerik so I can do more to make the setting my own. I am just not sure yet how I'll achieve it.
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