Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer
| Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer | |
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 The cover of the D&D Gazetteer (2000), art by Sam Wood. | |
| General information | |
| Type: | Supplement |
| Code/Abbr.: | DDG |
| Edition: | Third edition |
| Creators | |
| Author: | Gary Holian, Erik Mona, Sean Reynolds, Frederick Weining |
| Editor(s): | Jeff "Zippy" Quick |
| Cover artist: | Sam Wood |
| Interior artist(s): | Justine Mara Andersen |
| Publishing info | |
| Publisher: | WotC |
| Publish date: | 2000 |
| Misc | |
| Pages: | 32 |
| ISBN: | 0-7869-1742-3 |
| Class: | Officially published content |
| Setting date: | 591 CY |
The Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer is a supplement for third edition, detailing the "core world" for that edition. It includes very brief descriptions of the history, geography, and nations of the Flanaess.
Cover Blurb
[edit | edit source]"Welcome to the world of the D&D game!
The Dungeons & Dragons world is a place where powerful creatures contest with ordinary men and women in a subtle war pitting good agasint evil, law against chaos.
It is a world of magic, a world of mystery, a world of fantastic adventure -- all a backdrop for your own adventures.
Inside is everything you need to launch your own version of the first campaign world, including:
- A full-color map of the land of the Flanaess, also showing the continentes and seas of the planet Oerth.
- A short history of the land.
- Descriptions of 60 countries, ready for adventure"[1]
Contents
[edit | edit source]The Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer details the lands of Greyhawk, the third edition core world of Dungeons & Dragons.[2] The book's introduction specifies "this is the core world for D&D game products … The D&D game setting is located on the sphere of Oerth, most specifically on the continent of Oerik, in its easternmost portion called the Flanaess."[2] The book then goes on to briefly cover the history of the region, as well as present an atlas which provides a short description of the most important kingdoms.[3] There is also a chapter on geography, and a listing of some of the most influential groups in the region.[3]
Table of Contents
[edit | edit source]- Chapter One: The World of D&D
- Chapter Two Timetable of History
- Chapter Three: Gazetteer of the Fianaess
- Chapter Four: Geography of the Flanaess
- Chapter Five: Power Groups
Publishing history
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In 1980, D&D co-creator Gary Gygax released the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting, a 32-page gazetteer of Gygax's World of Greyhawk. This was updated several times over the next decade. After TSR almost went bankrupt, when Wizards of the Coast acquired TSR and developed a third edition of D&D, the company published a new Gazetteer in 2000 using the same 32-page format originally used by Gygax twenty years previously.
The Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer was written by Gary Holian, Erik Mona, Sean Reynolds, and Frederick Weining, with cover art by Sam Wood and interior art by Justine Mara Andersen.
A special, limited edition of the D&D Gazetteer was given to RPGA members at the time of publication. It has a different cover, designed to emphasize the RPGA's use of the product and differentiate it, but the contents are identical to the commercial version.
Reception
[edit | edit source]Merrick Blackman, on RPGgeek, said the D&D Gazetteer is "the perfect product for a DM who wants to run a generic D&D campaign, who wants the basics of a world, but doesn't want to be drowned in detail. The descriptions of the nations give brief histories and political notes, and the entire thing works extremely well with the D&D 3E game."[4]
In Issue 24 of the French role-playing magazine Backstab, Cyril Pasteau noted that 32 pages was not enough to "synthesize a universe as vast as that of Grehyawk." Pasteau concluded, "Unfortunately, there is not enough material for a beginning gamemaster to build their own campaign."[5]
Gallery
[edit | edit source]Interior art, from the D&D Gazetteer, by Justine Mara Andersen.
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From the D&D Gazetteer. Art by Justine Mara Andersen -
References
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[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ↑ D&D Gazetteer (2000), p.back cover.
- ↑ a b D&D Gazetteer (2000), p.2.
- ↑ a b Gazetteer (in fr). Guide du Rôliste Galactique (2009-05-08).
- ↑ Merric Blackman (September 21, 2011). A short review for a short product. RPGgeek.com. Retrieved on 10 March 2025.
- ↑ Pasteau, Cyril (November 2000). "Critiques: Gazatteer". Backstab: 75.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
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