Incursion

The "Incursion" is a crossover event included in Dragon #309, Dungeon #100, and Polyhedron #159; all published in July 2003.

"The premise of the Incursion campaign is the arrival on the Material Plane of a githyanki army bent on conquest."

"The Incursion campaign explores what might happen when war comes to [Greyhawk]. Specifically, the storyline traces the inception, progress, and culmination of a githyanki invasion from the Astral Plane."

Plot synopsis

After discussion of how a planar invasion might take place, "Incusion: A World Under Siege" gives specific information about how it would unfold on Oerth.

"The lich-queen’s most likely primary target is Furyondy, which is arguably the greatest military power in Greyhawk... The proximity of a nation ruled by an evil demigod makes an attack on Furyondy tricky, however. The lich-queen has two clear options. She could open the initial gate in the Empire of Iuz and subdue that realm first, then turn to crush Furyondy and conquer the rest of the Flanaess. Alternatively, she could start in Veluna or the region of Highfolk, build strength for an assault on Furyondy, then move from there to luz’s Empire. In large part, this decision rests on the success of the lich-queen’s assassins-if they have any luck in weakening Iuz, his empire becomes their first target. The githyanki spies and assassins will probably have more success making inroads into Veluna, Verbobonc, Dyvers, Highfolk, and Furyondy itself-after all, their rulers are only human.

In this latter scenario, the lich-queen knows that Veluna and Furyondy share good relations and open borders, so she opens the first gate into Veluna and waits for Furyondy’s forces to march to the aid of their allies. The second gate then opens in the heart of Chendl. The lich-queen anticipates that luz will march on Furyondy while it is weak, so she sends guerilla soldiers through another gate into the heart of Iuz’s empire so that they can strike at Dorakaa while luz’s armies march toward Furyondy. This action does not constitute a full-scale invasion of luz; it is simply a delaying tactic designed to give the lich-queen time to consolidate her power in Furyondy and Veluna before dealing with Iuz.

Once her kingdom is firmly established between the Vesve Forest and the Nyr Dyv, the lich-queen focuses her attention on Iuz, leaving the smaller kingdoms and principalities of the southwest for later. After conquering Iuz, she concentrates on bringing the western lands, from Perrenland and Ket down to the Hold of the Sea Princes, under her sway before turning to the shards of Aerdy in the east."

Publishing history

Dragon

The Incursion is presented by discussing variety of options for an entire ongoing campaign; giving advice, tips, and suggestions for how the invasion might unfold on Oerth.

Dungeon

"The Lich-Queen's Beloved", is an adventure for four level 18 characters, either typical PC species, or githyanki seeking to overthrow Vlaakith the Lich-Queen. It presents Vlaakith as a direct adversary who can be defeated and slain by adventurers. The adventure reveals she has been siphoning off the power of a dead god (now resembling rock) on which the city, Tu'narath, was built. She accomplishes this by killing githyanki who rise above level 16. This in turn gives her the ability to cast thousands of wish spells which each bring her a fraction closer to getting the dead god's power and ascending to be a deity herself.

The adventure takes place just as Vlaakith is about to ascend to godhood and describes the consequences if the players allow her to succeed.

Polyhedron

"Knights of the Lich-Queen", is a massive 34-page look at the githyanki themselves, covering their history, culture, and organizations, and presents an option for the flip-side of the campaign—PCs in the githyanki army, including species traits, and player character options like classes, prestige classes, equipment, and feats. New monsters are also presented, like fiendish, draconic, half-gith "duthka'gith".

References

Bibliography

• Wyatt, James. "Incursion: A World Under Siege". Dragon #309. Bellvue, WA: Paizo Publishing, Jul 2003.

• Perkins, Christopher. "The Lich-Queen's Beloved". Dungeon #100. Bellvue, WA: Paizo Publishing, Jul 2003.

• Wyatt, James. "Knights of the Lich-Queen". Polyhedron #159. Bellvue, WA: Paizo Publishing, Jul 2003.

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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