Castle Greyhawk (module)

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Castle Greyhawk

Code	WG7
Rules Required	2nd Ed AD&D
Character Levels	0 - 25
Campaign Setting	Greyhawk
Authors	Mike Breault and Jon Pickens
First Published	1988

Castle Greyhawk is an adventure module for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, set in the game's World of Greyhawk campaign setting. The module bears the code WG7 and was published by TSR, Inc. in 1988 for the second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules.

The module was written by Mike Breault and Jon Pickens with cover art by Keith Parkinson and interior art by Jim Holloway and Jeff Easley.

Unlike most modules set in Greyhawk, the module is not serious in tone. Instead, it features numerous jokes and humorous references to popular culture, along with a bitingly satirical treatment of TSR's approach to earlier Greyhawk publications. The module's back cover states "The common theme of this dungeon is that no joke is so old, no pun is so bad, and no schtick is so obvious that it can’t be used to confuse and trip up PCs!"

Thus, although the adventure purportedly concerns Castle Greyhawk, most fans of the setting consider it to be a "joke" module. In 1990, TSR released a more definitive and serious treatment of the Castle itself in module WGR1 - Greyhawk Ruins.

Fan reception of Castle Greyhawk was mixed but generally negative. Many dedicated fans of the Greyhawk setting were bitterly disappointed by the long-awaited work. Some interpreted the publication as being a direct insult to Gary Gygax, who had recently left TSR in a dispute over ownership of the company, and by extension to early fans of the setting and D&D players in general. These issues continue to be discussed and debated on various fan sites and chat rooms.[1] [2]