Greyhawk Lore, Old School D&D, and the Community — A Conversation with Allan Grohe

Описание: DM Angelo sits down with Allan Grohe — better known as grodog — for a long-form conversation about Greyhawk lore, the old-school D&D scene, and why the Greyhawk fan community is still carrying the torch. We dig into Allan’s early gaming history, conventions like Gary Con and North Texas RPG Con, the “golden age” of accessible old-school material, and how Greyhawk stays alive through zines, forums, and fan creativity.

We also get into AD&D modular design, Dragon Magazine inspiration, campaign timelines (yes — 576 CY!), and how Allan approaches Greyhawk as a living sandbox you can reshape without breaking it. If you love Greyhawk, OSR D&D, or just hearing how longtime gamers think about the hobby, this one’s for you.

Guest: Allan Grohe (grodog)
Topics: Greyhawk setting • OSR community • conventions • AD&D playstyle • fan zines • campaign timelines

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Allan's Links:
Imrryr, my main site (includes contact info):
https://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/
grodog's Greyhawk: https://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog...
From Kuroth's Quill, my blog: https://grodog.blogspot.com/
Black Blade Publishing:   / blackbladepublishing  
and https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/06/h...

Greyhawk Fanzines
The Oerth Journal (next issue is #37, running late):
https://greyhawkonline.com/oerthjournal/
Visions of Greyhawk (next issue is #4, running late):
https://canonfire.greyparticle.com/vi...
The Greyhawk Journal #1 is the most-recent (renamed from The Grey
Grimoire, which published five issues):
https://thegreygrimoire1.wordpress.com/

Anthony Huso links:
The Blue Bard, his main site: https://www.thebluebard.com/ and
The Bue Bard blog: https://www.thebluebard.com/blog and
https://www.thebluebard.com/blog/runn... is a
good summary/starting point for gamers new to AD&D's many sub-systems
All of Anthony's adventures are excellent, but I specifically
mentioned the HU4 Zjelwyin Fall at
https://www.lulu.com/shop/anthony-hus...

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