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|abbreviation=GA
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|itemcode=2023
|author=James M. Ward
|date=1988
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|productblurb=''"Enter this world and discover excitement far beyond your wildest dreams. Greyhawk is the place where adventure begins and ends..."''

This book is for experienced role players looking for something exciting and original to use in their fantasy gaming. Its pages are filled with bold new gaming experiences. With this book, you join the ranks of the best role players in the world. Your search for glory and fame awaits the turning of a single page! 
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'''''Greyhawk Adventures''''' is an accessory for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' (''D&D'') ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]].

==Contents==
''Greyhawk Adventures'' contains information about [[Greyhawk deities]] and [[cleric]]s, major [[non-player characters]], monsters, geography, [[spells]] of the setting's famous magic-users (such as [[Bigby]] and [[Otiluke]]), magic items of the setting, rules for playing zero-level characters, and six short adventures.<ref name="HW"/>

The supplement was compatible with both the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons|1st and 2nd Edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' rules]].<ref name="HW"/> The contents of ''Greyhawk Adventures'' represent a transitional state between the 1st and 2nd edition AD&D rules.<ref name="'''bambra'''">Bambra, Jim. "Role-playing Reviews." ''[[Publication:Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' No. 143 ([[TSR, Inc|TSR]], 1989)</ref> For example, the NPCs in the Hall of Heroes include monks, a 1st Edition [[character class]] not included in the 2nd Edition rules. On the other hand, the "Monsters of Greyhawk" chapter uses the 2nd Edition's system of rolling two ten-sided dice ([[Dice notation|2d10]]) for monster morale, rather than the 1st Edition's d100-based morale system.

==Publication history==
''Greyhawk Adventures'' was written by [[James M. Ward]], with cover art by [[Jeff Easley]], and was published by [[TSR, Inc.]] in 1988 as a 128 page hardbound book.<ref name="HW">{{cite book|author=Lawrence Schick |title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |page=101}}</ref> The book was the thirteenth and final [[hardback]] manual published for the 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules, though a note on its cover states the book is also compatible with the 2nd Edition. The book features interior illustrations by Easley, [[Jeff Dee]], [[David S. LaForce|Diesel]], [[Larry Elmore]], Jim Holloway, [[Erol Otus]], [[David C. Sutherland III|Dave Sutherland]], [[David A. Trampier|Dave Trampier]], and Gary Williams.

''Greyhawk Adventures'' is unusual among AD&D hardcover manuals in that the author solicited input from the gaming community about what subjects to include in the book before publishing it.<ref name="ward1">[[Jame M. Ward|Ward, James]]. "The Game Wizards." ''Dragon'' No. 129 (TSR, 1988)</ref> Ward later credited the 511 letters he received as the major impetus for including the rules for zero-level characters and adventures, both topics that had not been previously included in hardcover AD&D manuals.<ref name="ward2">Ward, James. "The Game Wizards." ''Dragon'' No. 135 (TSR, 1988)</ref>

Unlike many of the AD&D manuals, ''Greyhawk Adventures'' was not reissued for the 2nd or 3rd editions of ''D&D'', although much of its content was incorporated into other supplements. All but two of the monsters introduced in ''Greyhawk Adventures'', for example, reappeared in the ''Greyhawk Adventures [[Monstrous Compendium]]'' appendix (ISBN 0-88038-836-6).

''Greyhawk Adventures'' takes its name and logo from a series of novels written by [[Gary Gygax]] and [[Rose Estes]], published by TSR in the 1980s. The logo was later used on several 2nd Edition ''AD&D'' products, such as ''[[City of Skulls]]'' and ''[[The Marklands]]''.

==Additional reading==
*Review: ''White Wolf'' No. 13 (1988)

==See also==
*[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]
*[[From the Ashes]]
*[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]
*[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*''[http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=91 Greyhawk Adventures]'' at the Pen & Paper RPG database
*[http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/setpages/lateradd.html Later AD&D Manuals] at Acaeum.com
*''[http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/gh/gh-hb.htm Greyhawk Adventures]'' at the TSR Archive.

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[[Category:Publication]]
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Abbreviation	GA +
Author	James M. Ward +
ISBN	0-88038-649-5 +
Item Code	2023 +
Media Type	Hardcover +
Page Count	128 +
Publication Date	1988 +
Publisher	TSR +
System	Dungeons and Dragons 1e +
Title	Greyhawk Adventures +