Greyhawkery Comic: Saga of Valkaun Dain #9

Welcome again readers of Greyhawk lore! Today is a new tall tale in the ongoing Saga of Valkaun Dain. If you haven't heard of the most famous Ice Barbarian of the 2E era follow the links below for more on him. Valkaun is one of those legends that is up there with Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, or um, Chuck Norris. Valkaun's most unbelievable exploits will always have a shred of truth. Check it out and enjoy!

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New Greyhawk Map: Perrenland Campaign

Hello Greyhawk friends! No comic this week but coming back from Garycon 2025 I am pleased to share a new map I worked on for my current 5.5E home campaign set in Perrenland! This map took more planning to execute than actual time to finish. Referencing Anna Meyer's 576 CY map, I got sucked into the rabbit hole of Living Greyhawk place names. The Germanic-Dutch naming conventions were too good to pass on, so in my map I have included 90% of what Anna has used. I will develop my own info on these places however as the game evolves. I used a pad of hex paper I acquired from Allan Grohe at Black Blade Publishing during Garycon 2024. This paper is huge, 17" x 22". I wanted a 5 mile per hex scale but by Pelor Perrenland and the Yatils is so spread out! In order to get MOST of the playable area on this map (I wanted as much of Lake Quag as possible), I tilted the paper to the right as you can see from the north arrow. Someday I'll get Krestible and the Mounds of Dawn onto an adjoining map. The map was drawn in pencil, inked by hand and digitally colored. I feel it's the best map I've done since my South Seas map. If you want a copy, you'll have to save them from this post. The first map below is done at 72 dpi, the other is at 144 dpi. Until next time, enjoy! 

**update 3/27/2025** By suggestion I have added a 144 DPI black and white base map. Enjoy!

72 DPI

144 DPI

144 DPI  (black & white)

Greyhawkery Comic: Tasha's Cauldron #10

Welcome denizens of Greyhawk! By the time you read this I'll be at Garycon 2025 in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Yes I know I did Tasha's last week. This extra edition of Tasha's is a special issue dedicated to the fan community, specifically an homage to Twitch streamers like LordGosumba and others. If you are new to Tasha's online content follow the links below. Until then, jump into Tasha's first "live stream" and enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comic: Tasha's Cauldron #9

Welcome again to another episode of Tash...er...Iggwilv's Cauldron of Stuff. If you haven't seen her previous "cauldron stuff", follow the links below to see more. Today's installment combines two of my favorite tropes of D&D influencers, fixing the game and self-promotion of a game product. Not saying Tasha wouldn't be down for this topic, but Iggwilv is much more passionate. Check it out and enjoy! 

 

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #9

Welcome back to another maniacal episode of the Cultists of Tharizdun. One of their favorite pursuits is finding lost relics in an effort to destroy the world. Or part of it. Honestly, they'd be happy with just a city or two. At any rate tonight's artifact of choice is an obscure classic from the Greyhawk vaults, the Bringer of Doom was first mentioned in AD&D Monster Manual 2 but has had little actual elaboration outside Greyhawk fandom. The Cultists may have some insight on this item, check it out. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Under #8

Welcome back readers! Today is a new installment of my ongoing series Under. Our underdark protagonists have finally come to the surface of Oerth. Lucky for them the weather is favorable. That gives them the chance to do some sightseeing as well. I think you also might be familiar with this vista. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Saga of Valkaun Dain #8

Hello Greyhawk readers! It's time for another gripping tale from the Saga of Valkaun Dain. Never heard of the famous Cruski barbarian? Then check out the links below. Today's story deals with an important subject and that's magic items. Valkaun always had nothing but the best magic items. If he didn't keep magic items you'd be sure he'd either A) sell it, B) trade it, or C) put it in his museum. I'm not sure if there was a D) Let's find out, enjoy!

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