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#1
zombiegleemax
May 09, 2004 14:07:33 Hello Citizens, Can any of you tell me if there are paperback books with Mordenkainen in them. I would assume they would be written by Gary Gygax, but I have had no luck in finding them.
#2
avfanatic
May 09, 2004 15:47:38 I am not aware of any, Gygax wrote some novels with Greyhawk as the setting but they were centered around Gord the Rogue.
#3
grodog
May 09, 2004 19:23:54 Here are the canon references to Mordy, per Jason Zavoda's index:

Architecture By Leomund & Mordenkainen [BK]
DRG#82 Pg# - 58

Codex of Mordenkainen [BK]
GW:ADV Pg# - 27
LGJ#0 Pg# - 4,5,9

Cosmogony of Magnetic Fluids By Mordenkainen [BK]
DRG#82 Pg# - 58

Dark Sides of the Memory By Mordenkainen [BK]
DRG#82 Pg# - 58

Epic Saga of the Great Conjurers By Mordenkainen [BK]
DRG#82 Pg# - 58

Mordenkainen [M20][3eM20+][NPC]
AOE Pg# - 126,131,200,218,229,230,232,236,321-324,326,330,331,
333,347
BC Pg# - 56,,88,89,106,184,185,186
CED Pg# - 60,62,117,246,247,248,256,290,371,372,373,375
COG:FFF Pg# - 2,18,20-24,27,28
DMG1 Pg# - 160
DOD Pg# - 33,34,35,36
DRG#37 Pg# - 11
DRG#68 Pg# - 24
DRG#71 Pg# - 19,20,21
DRG#82 Pg# - 58,59
DRG#185 Pg# - 57,58,59,62
DRG#188 Pg# - 27,28,29,30
DRG#191 Pg# - 64,68
DRG#196 Pg# - 83,84,85,86,88
DRG#200 Pg# - 22,23
DRG#204 Pg# - 54,56
DRG#208 Pg# - 54
DRG#211 Pg# - 83,84
DRG#219 Pg# - 92,93,94
DRG#225 Pg# - 49,50
DRG#230 Pg# - 8,13
DRG#238 Pg# - 43,44,46
DRG#241 Pg# - 40,43,44,47
DRG#242 Pg# - 49,50
DRG#246 Pg# - 87,88
DRG#268 Pg# - 70
DRG#289 Pg# - 28
DRG#293 Pg# - 91
DRG#299 Pg# - 18
DRG#AN1 Pg# - 72
DRG#AN2 Pg# - 99
DUN#77 Pg# - 33
FTAA Pg# - 15
FTAC Pg# - 29,30,38,42,69,86
FTAR#13
GA Pg# - 3,56-58,127
GW:ADV Pg# - 27
IVID
LGG Pg# - 15,128,156,157
LGJ#0 Pg# - 1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
LGJ#2 Pg# - 8
LGJ#4 Pg# - 11,17
LGJ#5 Pg# - 6
LOG Pg# - 5
PGTG Pg# - 5,18,21,22,48
ROG Pg# - 44
RTO8 Pg# - 2,3,5,10,12,18,20,32,45,53,54,58,59,62
SOD Pg# - 27,68,386
TAB Pg# - 3,6,7,24,60,61,63,71,102,114
TAB:AM Pg# - 1
TD Pg# - 44
TSB Pg# - 82
WG5 Pg# - 1,2,4,5,22,30,32
WG8 Pg# - 40
WGA4 Pg# - 1,8,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,47
WGG Pg# - 19
WGR1 Pg# - 84
WGR2 Pg# - 32,37,38,39,40
WGR3 Pg# - 4,6,8,11,31
WGR4 Pg# - 55
WOGA Pg# - 42
WOGG Pg# - 33-36

Mordenkainen, Codex of [BK]
SEE Codex of Mordenkainen

On The Rise of Magecraft and Modernity By Mordenkainen [BK]
LGJ#4 Pg# - 11

Weapons of the Ether By Melf & Mordenkainen [BK]
DRG#82 Pg# - 59

WG5 Mordenkainens Fantastic Adventure [ADV]
FTAA Pg# - 73
TAB:AM Pg# - 2,5

FYI, the various references above to Dragon 82 are from an article Bruce Heard wrote about spell research IIRC....
#4
Mortepierre
May 10, 2004 4:51:37 There is also the old novel Night Watch (not by G. Gygax) in which Mordenkainen makes a cameo appearance to help set the hero on the right track.
#5
grodog
May 10, 2004 10:51:54
Originally posted by Mortepierre
There is also the old novel Night Watch (not by G. Gygax) in which Mordenkainen makes a cameo appearance to help set the hero on the right track.

Good point! Jason's index is not 100% complete, and NW is definitely one of the books that isn't included in it.
#6
mortellan
May 10, 2004 12:22:29 Night Watch? Is that a GH novel? Sounds familiar.
#7
Mortepierre
May 10, 2004 13:25:40 It is and it isn't.

It was printed back in the days when TSR was publishing novels about not only its traditional settings (FR, RL, etc..) but also various "one shot" heroes.

The GH logo wasn't branded all across the front cover of NW but it was a GH novel nonetheless given the action was set in Greyhawk city itself.

Long story made short: seers are getting murdered in GH City and the commander of the Night Watch is drawn in to investigate. He runs into more trouble than expected and that's when ol' Mordenkainen "invites" him over for a little chat.

I rather liked the novel as the major NPCs of the city couldn't (or wouldn't) help and so the commander and his pals had no deus ex machina to save their beacon. Even Mordenkainen merely pointed him in the right (if cryptic) direction. The setting was a grim and gritty Greyhawk City, not the one fans of the setting have come to expect (except perhaps in the days of Gord the Rogue...).
#8
cwslyclgh
May 10, 2004 13:29:52 wasn't it also set in the future when lizard folk are nearly ectinct or something... IIRC I remember thinking that the auther didn;t know a heck of a lot about the game when reading the book.
#9
grodog
May 10, 2004 17:26:11 I found a copy of Night Watch recently and read it, and was pleasantly surprised: I'd heard it was good, and it was a quick, enjoyable read (much like Tomb of Horrors---satisfying game fiction).

Robin Bailey (the author) seemed to know some stuff about GH, though the novel was mostly generic with respect to the setting as a whole. He did mention various temples and faiths, the ruling oligarchs, Mordy, etc. The novel definitely had a GH feel (certainly much moreso than the horrific Rose Estes efforts....).

edit: Oops, forgot to answer your Q Wes: NW is definitely set in the future, about 70 years or something like that IIRC. When he appeared in the book, I was surprised that Mordy was still alive....
#10
zombiegleemax
May 10, 2004 17:46:57 Thank you people.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax May 09, 2004 14:07:33	Hello Citizens, Can any of you tell me if there are paperback books with Mordenkainen in them. I would assume they would be written by Gary Gygax, but I have had no luck in finding them.
#2 avfanatic May 09, 2004 15:47:38	I am not aware of any, Gygax wrote some novels with Greyhawk as the setting but they were centered around Gord the Rogue.
#3 grodog May 09, 2004 19:23:54	Here are the canon references to Mordy, per Jason Zavoda's index: Architecture By Leomund & Mordenkainen [BK] DRG#82 Pg# - 58 Codex of Mordenkainen [BK] GW:ADV Pg# - 27 LGJ#0 Pg# - 4,5,9 Cosmogony of Magnetic Fluids By Mordenkainen [BK] DRG#82 Pg# - 58 Dark Sides of the Memory By Mordenkainen [BK] DRG#82 Pg# - 58 Epic Saga of the Great Conjurers By Mordenkainen [BK] DRG#82 Pg# - 58 Mordenkainen [M20][3eM20+][NPC] AOE Pg# - 126,131,200,218,229,230,232,236,321-324,326,330,331, 333,347 BC Pg# - 56,,88,89,106,184,185,186 CED Pg# - 60,62,117,246,247,248,256,290,371,372,373,375 COG:FFF Pg# - 2,18,20-24,27,28 DMG1 Pg# - 160 DOD Pg# - 33,34,35,36 DRG#37 Pg# - 11 DRG#68 Pg# - 24 DRG#71 Pg# - 19,20,21 DRG#82 Pg# - 58,59 DRG#185 Pg# - 57,58,59,62 DRG#188 Pg# - 27,28,29,30 DRG#191 Pg# - 64,68 DRG#196 Pg# - 83,84,85,86,88 DRG#200 Pg# - 22,23 DRG#204 Pg# - 54,56 DRG#208 Pg# - 54 DRG#211 Pg# - 83,84 DRG#219 Pg# - 92,93,94 DRG#225 Pg# - 49,50 DRG#230 Pg# - 8,13 DRG#238 Pg# - 43,44,46 DRG#241 Pg# - 40,43,44,47 DRG#242 Pg# - 49,50 DRG#246 Pg# - 87,88 DRG#268 Pg# - 70 DRG#289 Pg# - 28 DRG#293 Pg# - 91 DRG#299 Pg# - 18 DRG#AN1 Pg# - 72 DRG#AN2 Pg# - 99 DUN#77 Pg# - 33 FTAA Pg# - 15 FTAC Pg# - 29,30,38,42,69,86 FTAR#13 GA Pg# - 3,56-58,127 GW:ADV Pg# - 27 IVID LGG Pg# - 15,128,156,157 LGJ#0 Pg# - 1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 LGJ#2 Pg# - 8 LGJ#4 Pg# - 11,17 LGJ#5 Pg# - 6 LOG Pg# - 5 PGTG Pg# - 5,18,21,22,48 ROG Pg# - 44 RTO8 Pg# - 2,3,5,10,12,18,20,32,45,53,54,58,59,62 SOD Pg# - 27,68,386 TAB Pg# - 3,6,7,24,60,61,63,71,102,114 TAB:AM Pg# - 1 TD Pg# - 44 TSB Pg# - 82 WG5 Pg# - 1,2,4,5,22,30,32 WG8 Pg# - 40 WGA4 Pg# - 1,8,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,47 WGG Pg# - 19 WGR1 Pg# - 84 WGR2 Pg# - 32,37,38,39,40 WGR3 Pg# - 4,6,8,11,31 WGR4 Pg# - 55 WOGA Pg# - 42 WOGG Pg# - 33-36 Mordenkainen, Codex of [BK] SEE Codex of Mordenkainen On The Rise of Magecraft and Modernity By Mordenkainen [BK] LGJ#4 Pg# - 11 Weapons of the Ether By Melf & Mordenkainen [BK] DRG#82 Pg# - 59 WG5 Mordenkainens Fantastic Adventure [ADV] FTAA Pg# - 73 TAB:AM Pg# - 2,5 FYI, the various references above to Dragon 82 are from an article Bruce Heard wrote about spell research IIRC....
#4 Mortepierre May 10, 2004 4:51:37	There is also the old novel Night Watch (not by G. Gygax) in which Mordenkainen makes a cameo appearance to help set the hero on the right track.
#5 grodog May 10, 2004 10:51:54	Originally posted by Mortepierre There is also the old novel Night Watch (not by G. Gygax) in which Mordenkainen makes a cameo appearance to help set the hero on the right track. Good point! Jason's index is not 100% complete, and NW is definitely one of the books that isn't included in it.
#6 mortellan May 10, 2004 12:22:29	Night Watch? Is that a GH novel? Sounds familiar.
#7 Mortepierre May 10, 2004 13:25:40	It is and it isn't. It was printed back in the days when TSR was publishing novels about not only its traditional settings (FR, RL, etc..) but also various "one shot" heroes. The GH logo wasn't branded all across the front cover of NW but it was a GH novel nonetheless given the action was set in Greyhawk city itself. Long story made short: seers are getting murdered in GH City and the commander of the Night Watch is drawn in to investigate. He runs into more trouble than expected and that's when ol' Mordenkainen "invites" him over for a little chat. I rather liked the novel as the major NPCs of the city couldn't (or wouldn't) help and so the commander and his pals had no deus ex machina to save their beacon. Even Mordenkainen merely pointed him in the right (if cryptic) direction. The setting was a grim and gritty Greyhawk City, not the one fans of the setting have come to expect (except perhaps in the days of Gord the Rogue...).
#8 cwslyclgh May 10, 2004 13:29:52	wasn't it also set in the future when lizard folk are nearly ectinct or something... IIRC I remember thinking that the auther didn;t know a heck of a lot about the game when reading the book.
#9 grodog May 10, 2004 17:26:11	I found a copy of Night Watch recently and read it, and was pleasantly surprised: I'd heard it was good, and it was a quick, enjoyable read (much like Tomb of Horrors---satisfying game fiction). Robin Bailey (the author) seemed to know some stuff about GH, though the novel was mostly generic with respect to the setting as a whole. He did mention various temples and faiths, the ruling oligarchs, Mordy, etc. The novel definitely had a GH feel (certainly much moreso than the horrific Rose Estes efforts....). edit: Oops, forgot to answer your Q Wes: NW is definitely set in the future, about 70 years or something like that IIRC. When he appeared in the book, I was surprised that Mordy was still alive....
#10 zombiegleemax May 10, 2004 17:46:57	Thank you people.