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In the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]] and the default pantheon for ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', '''Boccob''' is the god of Magic, Arcane Knowledge, Balance, and Foresight. He is known as the Uncaring, the Lord of All Magic, and the Archmage of the Deities. He is served by the mad demigod, [[Zagyg]].
 
In the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]] and the default pantheon for ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', '''Boccob''' is the god of Magic, Arcane Knowledge, Balance, and Foresight. He is known as the Uncaring, the Lord of All Magic, and the Archmage of the Deities. He is served by the mad demigod, [[Zagyg]].
  
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==References==
 
==References==
*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]'' (TSR, 1983).
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**Gygax, Gary. "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk." ''Dragon'' #70 ([[TSR]], 1983).
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*Gygax, Gary. "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk." ''Dragon'' #70 ([[TSR]], 1983).
*[[Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], Sean K Reynolds, and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
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*{{Cite_Pub|Living Greyhawk Gazetteer}}
*[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]'' (TSR, 1998).
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*{{Cite_Pub|The Adventure Begins}}
*Noonan, David. ''[[Complete Divine]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2004).
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*{{Cite_Pub|Complete Divine}}
 
*Redman, Rich, [[Skip Williams]], and [[James Wyatt]]. ''[[Deities and Demigods]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
 
*Redman, Rich, [[Skip Williams]], and [[James Wyatt]]. ''[[Deities and Demigods]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
 
*[[Sean K. Reynolds]]. "Core Beliefs: Boccob." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #338 ([[Paizo Publishing]], 2005).
 
*[[Sean K. Reynolds]]. "Core Beliefs: Boccob." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #338 ([[Paizo Publishing]], 2005).
*[[James M. Ward]]. ''[[Greyhawk Adventures]]'' (TSR, 1988).
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*{{Cite_Pub|Greyhawk Adventures}}
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==External links==
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*There is an article about [http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/index.php?title=Boccob Boccob] at [[greyhawk:Main Page|the Great Library of Greyhawk]].
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*There is an article about [http://www.planewalker.com/encyclopedia/boccob Boccob] at the [http://www.planewalker.com/wiki/grand-tour-encyclopedia Planescape Encyclopedia].
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 9 January 2014

Boccob 

Home Plane:

Concordant Domain of the Outlands 

Power Level:

Greater Deity 

Alignment:

Neutral 

Portfolio:

Magic, Arcane Knowledge, Balance, Foresight 

Settings:

Greyhawk

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In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting and the default pantheon for Dungeons & Dragons, Boccob is the god of Magic, Arcane Knowledge, Balance, and Foresight. He is known as the Uncaring, the Lord of All Magic, and the Archmage of the Deities. He is served by the mad demigod, Zagyg.

Description[edit]

Boccob is usually portrayed as a middle aged man with white hair who wears purple robes. He is known to carry the very first Staff of the Magi with him at all times. In addition, he knows every spell ever created and can travel to any time and dimension. He is the possessor of the only magical library that contains a copy of every potion, spell, and magic item in existence.

According to the Player Handbook, Boccob rarely has any desire to interfere with events occuring upon the Prime Material. He is the least interested of the core deities, having no agenda to push, unlike others such as Wee Jas, Heironeous or Vecna.

Clerics devoted to Boccob must be within one step of his alignment (Neutral.) He is one of only two core deities who have a Neutral alignment, sharing such an outlook with Obad-Hai, god of nature.

Other aspects[edit]

Among the Bakluni, Boccob is known as Al'Zarad, the god of Magic and Learning. Regarded as a creation of Istus, Al'Zarad has few worshipers.

References[edit]

External links[edit]


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