Module Database, WG series

WG series:

Series overview: Modules WG1-WG3 were never published. In fact, WG1 and WG2 were the original books in the World of Greyhawk Boxed Set (the Glossography and the World Book). WG3 was the original (intended, but never published as such) designation for S4. Note that WG4 is the sequel to S4.

WG4: Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun

Setting: AD&D 1st Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: for levels 5-10

Written by: Gary Gygax

Year: 1982

New spells: None

New magical items: Beads of Force

New creatures: Annis (MMII 9, MoM 182), Boggart (MMII 19) What you get: 32 page booklet with 2 covers

Summary: With gnomish aid, the PCs search for an abandoned temple.

Note: This module follows on from S4: Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

Personal notes

As a follow up to S4 this is baffling but lets crack on with opinions. Yet more good wilderness action, the actual attack on the temple is not that great being an excuse to get out figures and roll doce for about a month. The temple is hardly inspiring but it will do. The end with the lame excuse to add lightsabres and the apple trees is one of the low points in the adventure. Itís a poor follow up to S4

WG5: Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure

Setting: AD&D 1st Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: ? of levels 9-12

Written by: Gary Gygax and Robert Kuntz

Year: 1980?

WG6: Isle of the Ape

Setting: AD&D 1st Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: 6 of levels 18+

Written by: Gary Gygax

Year: 1985

New spells: Serpent Missile, Log to Lizard

New magical items: None

New creatures: Gargantuan Ape

What you get: 48 page booklet, a cover with fold-out map and a full-color map

Summary: The PCs quest to a mysterious island where lies the fabled Crown of Rao.

WG7: Castle Greyhawk

Setting: AD&D 1st Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: ? of levels 0-25 [?]

Notes: Castle Greyhawk is 12 comic-relief dungeons with a connecting plots.

Personal notes

Comedy dungeons are the hardest thing to write, approach with caution and use sparingly.

WG8: Fate of Istus

Setting: AD&D 1st/2nd Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: Novice up

Written by: Nigel Findley, Dan Salab, Stephen Inniss, Robert J. Kuntz

Year: 1989

New spells: None

New magical items: None

New creatures: None

What you get: 128 page booklet

Summary: Ten adventures detailing various cities of Greyhawk, where a great plague has struck that can only be averted by great heroes.

Notes: This is a lengthy module which updates the Greyhawk world to 2nd Edition AD&D. The goddess Istus is testing the world, and subsequently eliminates "unworthies" like assassins and monks while transforming bards and rangers to conform to 2nd Edition. It is a length campaign modules which takes characters from novice to 8th level.

WG9: Gargoyle

Setting: AD&D 2nd Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: 4-6 of levels 2-4

Written by: Dave Collins with Skip Williams

Year: 1989

New spells: ???

New magical items: ???

New creatures: Gargoyle of the Tors

What you get: ???

Summary: The characters adventure in the small town of Rockburgh- On-The-Marsh, trying to solve a mystery concerning a special sort of city gargoyle which lose their wings.

Personal notes

Another in the comedy style, jokes are hard to translate and don't always travel well. Has the dreaded hand of Skip Williams upon it, a man who has a vast knowledge of the game but who labours under the impression we all have his sense of humor.

WG10: Child's Play

Setting: AD&D 2nd Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: for levels 13-15

Written by: Jean Rabe with Skip Williams

Year: 1989

New spells: None

New magical items: None

New creatures: None

What you get: 22 page booklet with cover

Summary: Rhesdain's Queen has summoned adventurers to a meeting concerning matters of grave importance. This is a mystery story with a sense of humour: the heroes must try to find the Queen's champion who can help them save the Queen's kingdom.

Notes: This tournament dungeon comes with pre-generated characters.

Personal notes

Skip Williams obviously wants to go down in history as the comedy scenario writer, I have met Skip at Gen Con and he is a talented DM capable of great pacing and style, why he continues to push out comedy scenarios is beyond me, Skip they are just not that funny, please please write us a cool scenario.

WG11: Puppets

Setting: AD&D 2nd Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: 4-6 of levels 1-3

Written by: Vince Garcia with Bruce Rabe

Year: 1989

New spells: None

New magical items: None

New creatures: None

What you get: 32 page booklet with cover

Summary: Two adventures: guarding a caravan, and solving a small mystery, are detailed in this module.

WG12: Vale of the Mage

Setting: AD&D 2nd Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: 4-6 of levels 7-9

Written by: Jean Rabe

Year: 1990

New spells: None

New magical items: None

New creatures: Jaleeda Bird, Jakar, Griveling, Grist (True Gargoyle)

What you get: 64 page booklet, a cover with fold-out map, and a full-colour poster-sized hex map of the Valley of the Mage.

Summary: The adventurers must infiltrate the mysterious Vale of the Mage in order to apprehend evil-doers from a neighboring kingdom. At the same time they must try to remain undetected by the paranoid and secretive inhabitants of the vale.