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|publisher=TSR
|itemcode=9577
|author=Roger E. Moore
|date=1998
|format=Paperback
|pgcount=128
|isbn10=0-7869-1249-9
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|productblurb=REDISCOVER THE BIRTHPLACE OF ADVENTURE!


The year is 591 [[CY]]. The World of [[Greyhawk|GREYHAWK]] has changed a lot, as nations topple and leaders plot. Whole realms are "lost"; others have crumbled; still others have advanced, becoming new powers in the [[Flanaess]]. So where are you going to find all the news?

And more to the point, where in the City of Greyhawk can you find some iinteresting gossip, cheap but good ale, and fellow adventurers to share it with?

A Dungeon Master's dream, this 128-page guide gives you what you need to start a Greyhawk campaign - or to update an exisiting one:

Extensive histories of the Flanaess and the Domain of Greyhawk
A place-by-place description of the City of Greyhawk
A 16-page map booklet with new and updated maps of towns and adventuring sites in the central Flanaess
Updates on famous people - good and bad
The seeds for thousands of new adventures

This book will give your adventuring parties experiences they'll never forget.

The World of Greyhawk is back - and it's better than ever!

For players of all levels. 
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'''''Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins''''' is a 1998 sourcebook for the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]] for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[roleplaying game]].  The 128 page book was written by [[Roger E. Moore]] and published by [[Wizards of the Coast]] under its then recently acquired [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] imprint.

==Contents==
''The Adventure Begins'' contains a general overview of the world of [[Oerth]], including updates on the world's history, notable calendar events, and descriptions of the cultural and geographical divisions of the area.<ref name="Shadis50">{{cite journal|last=MacDuff|first=James|date=August 1998|title=Greyhawk Line Review|journal=[[Wikipedia:Shadis|Shadis]]|publisher=[[Alderac Entertainment Group]]|issue=50|pages=90–91}}</ref> The book provides much specific information on the [[Free City of Greyhawk|City of Greyhawk]], the largest and most populous city of Oerth, including details on everything form its ruling countil to its criminal codes, and descriptions of notable locations and characters within the city.<ref name="Shadis50"/>

==Publication history==
''The Adventure Begins'' was intended as a "bridge" between previous Greyhawk products, and the relaunch of the new product line.<ref name="Shadis50"/> The book updates material from the earlier ''[[From the Ashes]]''.<ref name="Shadis50"/>

The book was the first in a series of publications designed to re-launch the ''Greyhawk'' campaign setting, followed by other sourcebooks and [[Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)|adventure modules]] set in ''Greyhawk'' such as ''[[Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil]]'' and ''[[Return to the Tomb of Horrors]]''.

==Reception==
James MacDuff reviewed ''The Adventure Begins'' in 1998, in ''[[Wikipedia:Shadis|Shadis]]'' #50. Comparing it to the first release for the relaunch, ''[[Return of the Eight]]'', MacDuff found this book contained more solid material about the setting. He found that the book offered little new information about Greyhawk City, and much of the material reiterates information fromt the old ''[[The City of Greyhawk|City of Greyhawk]]'' boxed set: "Anyone who owns ''CoG'' will likely feel cheated by the rehashed material, and while the timeline updates are welcome, they don't justify the overall cost of the product."<ref name="Shadis50"/>  MacDuff felt that older players would be likely to purchase the book just to keep up with the changes, but that new players would fare better as they would avoid the frustration of hunting down out of print material because the new book is both concise and complete. He noted that the thoroughness with which [[Roger E. Moore]] covers Oerth makes for a fast start to a Greyhawk campaign, making ''The Adventure Begins'' indispensable. MacDuff concluded the review by saying, "As an outline of the world and a way to quickly start things, it gets the information aspiring GMs need. If ''Return of the Eight'' caters solely to old players, this one more than makes up for the difference."<ref name="Shadis50"/>

''Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins'' won the 1998 [[Wikipedia:Origins Award|Origins Award]] for ''Best Roleplaying Supplement''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1998/list-of-winners|title=Origins Award Winners (1998)| publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Designs| accessdate=2007-09-30 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071031072248/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1998/list-of-winners <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-10-31}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''
*''[[From the Ashes]]''
*''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''

==References==
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==Additional reading==
*"Ruins of the Mistmarsh", ''The [[Oerth Journal]]'' #11
*Review, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #252 (1998)

==External links==
*[http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=2723 ''The Adventure Begins''] at the Pen & Paper RPG database
*http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_818.html
*''[http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/gh/gh-begins.htm The Adventure Begins]'' at the [http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/ TSR Archive]

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[[Category:Publication]]
[[Category:2e]]
[[Category:Campaign Setting]]
[[Category:Greyhawk]]
Abbreviation	+
Author	Roger E. Moore +
ISBN	0-7869-1249-9 +
Item Code	9577 +
Media Type	Paperback +
Page Count	128 +
Publication Date	1998 +
Publisher	TSR +
System	Dungeons and Dragons 2e +
Title	The Adventure Begins +