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<blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 8354334" data-attributes="member: 10148"><p>TASHA'S CAULDRON OF EVERYTHING</p><p></p><p><em>Greyhawk</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Book is ostensibly by Tasha; at Mordenkainen's request, the "Greyhawk Guild of Wizardry" got editorial oversight</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tasha ruled (where isn't specified) as the Witch Queen and became known as Iggwilv later in life; she also identified herself as Natasha the Dark and Hura of Ket</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tasha was raised by Baba Yaga and became an adventurer in the world of Greyhawk, a friend and sometimes enemy of other adventurers, including Mordenkainen; she had exploits with the "infamous Company of Seven"; she studied under "the original Mad Archmage, Zagig Yragerne"; she corresponded with "world-hopping (and sanctimonious) luminaries" like Mordenkainen; she is also familiar with the multiverse</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Artificers in the world of Greyhawk have been inspired by the "strange technologies" of the Barrier Peaks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tasha's sidebar for The Genie warlock notes that finding housing in Greyhawk is "rough"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tasha's sidebar for the Aristocrat patron mentions the Bandit Kingdoms</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The opening illustration for chapter 3 demonstrates her ties to Graz'zt (as also suggested by the variant cover)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tasha's sidebar on Spells mentions Heward</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Traveling to Other Worlds sidebar notes that Oerth is in the Material Plane</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tasha's sidebar on Magic Items notes that Mordenkainen likes magic items</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The entry on the Crook of Rao notes that it was created by Rao, and used against Iggwilv, who cursed it; the entry also notes that Rao lives in Mount Celestia</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The entry on the Demonomicon of Iggwilv notes that it was originally based on the Tome of Zyx, and also connects it to Fraz-Urb'luu</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Mighty Servant of Leuk-o is connected to the Barrier Peaks and the Machine of Lum the Mad; the entry also notes that details can be found in the tome <em>Mind of Metal</em>, written by Lum the Mad's descendant Lum the Maestro; the tome also connects the Mighty Servant to the "lost" Olman people, and the entry later confirms that it was created in "forge-temples" by ancient Olman creators</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The tenth of the Teeth of Dalhver-Nar, a "obsidian human molar", is linked to the tale "Legendry of Phantoms of Ghosts" (not explicitly tied to Greyhawk)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The fourteenth of the Teeth of Dalhver-Nar, a "broken translucent fang", is linked to the tale "The Claws of Dragotha" (not explicitly tied to Greyhawk)</li> </ul><p><em>Mystara</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Artificers in Mystara are employed by nations to maintain "airships and other wondrous devices"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The fifth of the Teeth of Dalhver-Nar, an "emerald lizardfolk fang", is linked to the tale "Dooms of the Malpheggi" (not explicitly tied to Mystara or the Hollow World)</li> </ul><p><em>Planescape</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The gnome artificer Vi (from Eberron) "runs a cosmos-spanning business that hires adventurers to fix problems that others deem unfixable" from Sigil</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-is-canon-about-older-edition-settings-in-5e.681606/post-8353035" target="_blank">Guildmaster Rhys of Sigil</a> (thanks [USER=20323]@Quickleaf[/USER]); the image also includes the symbol of the Transcendent Order (and Rhys basically looks the same as she did in 2E; as [USER=6780330]@Parmandur[/USER] <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-is-canon-about-older-edition-settings-in-5e.681606/post-8353038" target="_blank">noted</a>, she also still looks like a 2E tiefling)</li> </ul><p><em>Dragonlance</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Traveling to Other Worlds sidebar notes that Krynn is in the Material Plane</li> </ul><p><em>Spelljammer</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The eighth of the Teeth of Dalhver-Nar, a "silver mind flayer tooth", is linked to the tale "Beyond the Rock of Bral" (not explicitly tied to Spelljammer)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mind flayer nautiloids are illustrated in Chapter 4 (not explicitly tied to Spelljammer)</li> </ul><p><em>Zogonia</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tasha mentions in her sidebar for Circle of Spores that she found a "sapiens zuggtmata" in the depths of Mount Zogon (from the <em>Dungeon</em> comic strip of the same name, set in the same setting as <em>Dragon</em>'s comic strip <em>Zogonia</em>) (not a published game setting; just thought it was a fun reference)</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JEB, post: 8354334, member: 10148"] TASHA'S CAULDRON OF EVERYTHING [I]Greyhawk[/I] [LIST] [*]Book is ostensibly by Tasha; at Mordenkainen's request, the "Greyhawk Guild of Wizardry" got editorial oversight [*]Tasha ruled (where isn't specified) as the Witch Queen and became known as Iggwilv later in life; she also identified herself as Natasha the Dark and Hura of Ket [*]Tasha was raised by Baba Yaga and became an adventurer in the world of Greyhawk, a friend and sometimes enemy of other adventurers, including Mordenkainen; she had exploits with the "infamous Company of Seven"; she studied under "the original Mad Archmage, Zagig Yragerne"; she corresponded with "world-hopping (and sanctimonious) luminaries" like Mordenkainen; she is also familiar with the multiverse [*]Artificers in the world of Greyhawk have been inspired by the "strange technologies" of the Barrier Peaks [*]Tasha's sidebar for The Genie warlock notes that finding housing in Greyhawk is "rough" [*]Tasha's sidebar for the Aristocrat patron mentions the Bandit Kingdoms [*]The opening illustration for chapter 3 demonstrates her ties to Graz'zt (as also suggested by the variant cover) [*]Tasha's sidebar on Spells mentions Heward [*]The Traveling to Other Worlds sidebar notes that Oerth is in the Material Plane [*]Tasha's sidebar on Magic Items notes that Mordenkainen likes magic items [*]The entry on the Crook of Rao notes that it was created by Rao, and used against Iggwilv, who cursed it; the entry also notes that Rao lives in Mount Celestia [*]The entry on the Demonomicon of Iggwilv notes that it was originally based on the Tome of Zyx, and also connects it to Fraz-Urb'luu [*]The Mighty Servant of Leuk-o is connected to the Barrier Peaks and the Machine of Lum the Mad; the entry also notes that details can be found in the tome [I]Mind of Metal[/I], written by Lum the Mad's descendant Lum the Maestro; the tome also connects the Mighty Servant to the "lost" Olman people, and the entry later confirms that it was created in "forge-temples" by ancient Olman creators [*]The tenth of the Teeth of Dalhver-Nar, a "obsidian human molar", is linked to the tale "Legendry of Phantoms of Ghosts" (not explicitly tied to Greyhawk) [*]The fourteenth of the Teeth of Dalhver-Nar, a "broken translucent fang", is linked to the tale "The Claws of Dragotha" (not explicitly tied to Greyhawk) [/LIST] [I]Mystara[/I] [LIST] [*]Artificers in Mystara are employed by nations to maintain "airships and other wondrous devices" [*]The fifth of the Teeth of Dalhver-Nar, an "emerald lizardfolk fang", is linked to the tale "Dooms of the Malpheggi" (not explicitly tied to Mystara or the Hollow World) [/LIST] [I]Planescape[/I] [LIST] [*]The gnome artificer Vi (from Eberron) "runs a cosmos-spanning business that hires adventurers to fix problems that others deem unfixable" from Sigil [*][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-is-canon-about-older-edition-settings-in-5e.681606/post-8353035']Guildmaster Rhys of Sigil[/URL] (thanks [USER=20323]@Quickleaf[/USER]); the image also includes the symbol of the Transcendent Order (and Rhys basically looks the same as she did in 2E; as [USER=6780330]@Parmandur[/USER] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-is-canon-about-older-edition-settings-in-5e.681606/post-8353038']noted[/URL], she also still looks like a 2E tiefling) [/LIST] [I]Dragonlance[/I] [LIST] [*]The Traveling to Other Worlds sidebar notes that Krynn is in the Material Plane [/LIST] [I]Spelljammer[/I] [LIST] [*]The eighth of the Teeth of Dalhver-Nar, a "silver mind flayer tooth", is linked to the tale "Beyond the Rock of Bral" (not explicitly tied to Spelljammer) [*]Mind flayer nautiloids are illustrated in Chapter 4 (not explicitly tied to Spelljammer) [/LIST] [I]Zogonia[/I] [LIST] [*]Tasha mentions in her sidebar for Circle of Spores that she found a "sapiens zuggtmata" in the depths of Mount Zogon (from the [I]Dungeon[/I] comic strip of the same name, set in the same setting as [I]Dragon[/I]'s comic strip [I]Zogonia[/I]) (not a published game setting; just thought it was a fun reference) [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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