Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #45

Welcome back to the next chapter in the ongoing classic "adventure path" of the Cultists of Tharizdun. If you follow the links below you will see so far, they have been through Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure in Maure Castle, the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, fought against the Cult of the Reptile God in Orlane, then explored the Slave Pits of the Undercity below Highport. What's next for the dastardly duo? Check it out and enjoy!

p.s. For those new to the World of Greyhawk setting, map coordinates refer to the 1980-1983 Darlene hex map that had coordinate letters and numbers along the sides. Early Greyhawk modules would have these coordinates in the text so DMs could follow without the players knowing the location. That said, the Cultists are evil, so they do not care about SPOILERS!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #44

Well met Greyfellows! The ongoing adventures of the Cultists of Tharizdun have finally led us to the eponymous classic location they have sought out. Those of you who have also adventured beneath the city of Highport will likely recognize this part. It's been fun for me artistically, let's see if the doomed duo is having as much fun fighting through it. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #43

Welcome in dear Greyhawk readers. When last we saw the Cultists of Tharizdun, they were sneaking their way into the Undercity of Highport looking for a rival cult behind the Slave Lords. Those of you familiar with this classic story will not be surprised by what they find down there. I will admit this is one module I've never ran but played once at a convention. After seeing the Cultists run through it however, I'm not sure I want to ever run it! Speaking of which, let's see how the guys are doing. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #42

Welcome again to the ongoing adventures of the Cultists of Tharizdun as they investigate the city of Highport in search of an evil (EVIL not weevil) rival cult that is behind the mysterious Slave Lords. What will they learn? What will WE learn? Let's find out. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #41

Well met, Greyhawkers! The Cultists of Tharizdun recently finished up in Orlane (follow the links below to see their previous adventures) and have moved on to another possibly classic location in the Flanaess. What could go wrong? Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #40

Well met heroes of the Flanaess! If you saw previously, after a few setbacks against the charmed citizens of Orlane, the Cultists of Tharizdun finally came face-to-face with the "Reptile God". It seems after several well-placed puns they have come to an understanding. Let's see how things turned out. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #39

Welcome back to the ongoing adventures of the Cultists of Tharizdun. The dismal duo has been locked in a struggle to root out a rival cult in the town of Orlane, only to be drugged, captured, moved to a lair in the Rushmoors, escaped, and captured again. What else could go wrong? Oh right, they could meet the "Reptile God". Let's see how this plays out. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #38

Welcome Greyhawk enthusiasts! If you haven't figured out what classic mod the Cultists of Tharizdun are mired in, then you'll know now. The fun in writing and producing these last few comics is that I was not familiar with the adventure except in reputation; in fact, I never owned the module until recent years. My critique having read through the story is that I need to run this someday for my friends (non-cultists). In the meantime, I'll have to settle with watching the deranged duo tear through more Greyhawk canon. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #37

Welcome again to another wacky installment of the Cultists of Tharizdun. If you're just joining in, the demented duo has been on the trail of a rival cult in the town of Orlane. Some of you may know this humble town from a certain classic module I won't name yet. If you do know about it then you'll be familiar with my favorite part, the attention to detail for the names of liquors and taverns. Speaking of, let's see how the guys are doing with the hospitality in Orlane. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #36

Welcome back to the ongoing adventures of the Cultists of Tharzidun. As you may have seen last episode, the deranged duo has traveled to Orlane to confront a new rival cult. If there is one thing evil cults never do, it's work well with each other. Speaking of obscure religions, if you know the source material of this storyline, you probably heard of Merikka. Merikka is such an obscure Greyhawk deity that I believe this is the first time I've EVER mentioned her in any comic I've done in nearly twenty years. Let's see if it's worth the trouble for the guys. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #35

Welcome back Greyhawkcore fans. With the conclusion of Under, my focus now shifts entirely to the antics of everyone's favorite Cultists of Tharizdun. Last we saw they were searching the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, but in the intervening time they've moved on. To where? Let's find out. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Under #38

Thank you readers! I wasn't going to end my short story Under without one more look at the other denizens (the jermlaine, the myconid and the kuo-toa, plus a villain). If you have not seen the story yet follow the links below to catch up on the entire Underdark tale. I will leave it at that. From here on I will be publishing Cultists of Tharizdun comics until the next short story hits me. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Under #37

Welcome back to the conclusion of my short story, Under. It's been quite the ride; the ideas and art flowed with this comic. If time was no object I would love to go into more detail on the character's various secrets and subplots but in order to finish the project in a timely manner, I kept it brief and fast paced. Would I revisit these characters again in some manner? Absolutely. For now, this page and the epilogue is the end of the tale. When last we saw, the deep gnome barely held off the shadow dragon Malythrak giving the elf Vaelindra enough time to plunge her sword (with a well placed continual light spell) into the dragon's eye, thus sending him away fleeing in pain. This gives the adventurers time to heal, loot, and perhaps complete some other unspoken quest? Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Under #36

Welcome in Greyfriends! Last time on Under (two more pages to go), the shadow dragon Malythrak was using his shadow stealth to lay out the heroes, however the deep gnome could see through those tricks with his Gem of Seeing. He managed to save Vaelindra but now who will save him? Check it out and enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Under #35

Welcome back to another installment of my short story Under. There are only a few pages left in the tale so let's get into it. The deep gnome and Vaelindra's crew got the drop on the shadow dragon Malythrak at first, until he dropped a mean shadow breath weapon on the lair. A dragon is typically at its strongest in his lair, a shadow dragon even more so because in this cloud of clinging darkness he can hide stealthily and take enemies by surprise with little effort (even pesky dwarves and elves). The svirfneblin however, has a trinket that's a callback to near the beginning of the tale. Let's see how this plays out. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Under #34

Welcome in readers! This week is the start of a five-week binge of Under leading to the conclusion of the story. After that I will be doing nothing but Cultists comics for the foreseeable future (until I think of a new story to draw). Meanwhile, last issue the deep gnome confronted his old boss and then Vaelindra's party teleported into the cave to back him up. Combat has now started against the sly shadow dragon Malythrak. Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #34

Welcome in Greyhawk fanatics. It's time for another Cultists episode. They've been tooling around the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief and now have come upon the mystery hidden beneath. This part of the dungeon eluded me in my youth, but now seeing the Giant Series as a whole, it makes more sense to me. Rather, it should make perfect sense to these two loveable maniacs. It's one of those IYKYK things about Greyhawk. 

p.s. Starting next week, I will be running five straight weeks of Under to finish the series out, then my programming will be 100% Cultists for the foreseeable future. Huzzah.

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Greyhawkery Comics: Under #33

Welcome back to a new installment of my short story, Under. If you are new to this comic, please follow the links below to catch up on the story thus far. When last we saw, the deep gnome returned (at the urging of Vaelindra the elf) to his employer Malythrak the Shadow Dragon who has a certain chest that belongs to Vaelindra's adventuring party. The plucky svirfneblin's long journey from a certain tomb in the Kron Hills to Underhall in the Underdark had netted his crew two full bags of gems. Unfortunately, no thanks to the evil scheme of the drow Sallara, the deep gnome lost all his gems in a chasm. Now all he has to show Malythrak for his effort is a gem hair-tie given to him by Vaelindra. What could go wrong? Enjoy!

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Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #33

Welcome back in, Greyhawkers! Gary Con 2026 was a blast, if I met any of you readers at the convention then it was a pleasure, if not then you really should go. I ran a game with the Tower of Gygax event, and I was dressed as a cultist of Tharizdun. Only half the party died or went insane. I will do better next year! Meanwhile the duo of doom has searched deeper yet into the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief (see links below). Let's see what evils they have done this time. Enjoy!

p.s. I am back to releasing comics once a week. Stay tuned. 

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Greyhawkery Comics: Under #32

Beware readers, and don't despair! You have made it this far in my short story, Under, there is only six more pages to go. When last we saw Vaelindra the elf, her deep gnome rescuer, and her associates, they were looking for something of theirs that was stolen and given to Malythrak. Meet Malythrak. Enjoy.

p.s. This is the last week of two comics in a row. Check out the latest Cultists after this one.

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