tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200331298119251012.post544147513977412264..comments2023-08-22T00:42:27.199-07:00Comments on Hall of the Mountain King: City of Greyhawk Outer Wall and GateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200331298119251012.post-65255790189455032732012-02-23T00:11:13.308-08:002012-02-23T00:11:13.308-08:00I've seen some of the Outdoor Geomorphs Illust...I've seen some of the Outdoor Geomorphs Illustrations and some small descriptions but I don't own a copy myself. <br /><br />The most detailed description I've found in Gygax's novels comes from City of Hawks and that novel seems to be a redefing of Gord's early years. It is a New Infinities novel and covers (and alters) the earlier work presented in Saga of Old City. I'm not sure if City of Hawks represents a different version of Greyhawk from earlier TSR profucts or something more akin with Gygax's original concept.<br /><br />From what of seen of Outdoor Geomorphs the city appears fairly flat and not double-walled. I will have to see if I can find the link to the Outdoor Geomorphs illustration. I think it was post to the Gygax Greyhawk area of DF.Jason Zavodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109502376214104276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200331298119251012.post-10550162994122456562012-02-22T20:16:24.557-08:002012-02-22T20:16:24.557-08:00I've always taken the illustration from the Ou...I've always taken the illustration from the Outdoor Geomorphs to be Gary's view of the city, as well, Jason: have you compared it to the descriptions from the novels to see if they square up?<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200331298119251012.post-59259898959834220722012-02-22T14:30:20.414-08:002012-02-22T14:30:20.414-08:00Thanks Christian, that bit was nice and easy becau...Thanks Christian, that bit was nice and easy because there was a few pages of Specific detail in City of Hawks. I wish Gygax had had the chance to have gone over the whole city in such detail, but I've never seen anything published. I am finding that at least three of his novels are excellent for fleshing out the city. At the very least they provide a great deal of atmosphere for the campaign.Jason Zavodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109502376214104276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200331298119251012.post-5205521778924317792012-02-22T14:26:43.902-08:002012-02-22T14:26:43.902-08:00I dig the way you've put that map together. It...I dig the way you've put that map together. It reminds me of those shows on Discovery where archaeologists recreate Roman forts based upon historical accounts.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716847404393393073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200331298119251012.post-656664144813164532012-02-22T14:14:21.043-08:002012-02-22T14:14:21.043-08:00One course in old-style pencil and paper drafting ...One course in old-style pencil and paper drafting and hundreds of hours scribbling out maps for adventures. I've never managed to get beyond the graph paper stage.<br /><br />There is a web-site by Chris Siren (if I have hos name correctly) that extracts a great many details from all the Gygax novels. It should be something everyone interested in Greyhawk has access to.<br /><br />It is also a project I'm working myself, but it is going to by some time before I even finish with Saga of Old City.Jason Zavodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109502376214104276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200331298119251012.post-82196961312996690182012-02-22T13:55:25.849-08:002012-02-22T13:55:25.849-08:00I'm too much of a neat freak when it comes to ...I'm too much of a neat freak when it comes to mapping on graph paper. I can't bear how often I have to erase and make corrections. Yet, such efforts do have a certain charm to them in the end. <br /><br />It's great how you're capturing the mind's eye from Gygax's books.Geffylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635474116242189541noreply@blogger.com