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Canonfire! is a fan Web site which acts as a repository for information about the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. The site is notable for its large collection of articles about the now out-of-print setting ranging from simple indexes of previously published game content [1] to fan fiction and quasi-official missives from authors associated with the setting such as Erik Mona's The Final Word on Iuz and Company. [2]

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References

  1. Braggi (2004-01-30). "Greyhawk Modules Locations Index". Archived from the original on 2006-06-23.
  2. Mona, Erik (2001-09-08). "The Final Word on Iuz and Company".