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In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting and the default pantheon of deities for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Obad-Hai is the god of Nature, Woodlands, Hunting, and Beasts, one of the most ancient known. He is often called the Shalm.
He is also considered to be the god of summer by the Flan. Originally a Flan deity, Obad-Hai is most favored by Rangers, druids and other nature priests. His holy symbol is a mask of oak leaves and acorns.
Publication history
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
Obad-Hai was first detailed for the Dungeons & Dragons game in the article "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk" by Gary Gygax in Dragon #69 (1983).[1] Obad-Hai was subsequently detailed in the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983),[2] and in Greyhawk Adventures (1988).[3]
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
Obad-Hai was one of the deities described in the From the Ashes set (1992), for the Greyhawk campaign,[4] and appeared again in Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (1998).[5]
His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996).[6] Obad-Hai is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement Warriors of Heaven (1999).[7]
Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)
Obad-Hai appears as one of the deities described in the Players Handbook for this edition (2000).[8] Obad-Hai's role in the 3rd edition Greyhawk setting was defined in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000).[9]
Obad-Hai is also detailed in the Manual of the Planes (2001),[10] and Deities and Demigods (2002).[11]
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)
Obad-Hai appears in the revised Players Handbook for this edition (2003).[12] His priesthood is detailed for this edition in Complete Divine (2004).[13]
Description
Obad-Hai is most often depicted as a lean and weathered old man of indeterminate age, dressed in brown or russet.
He carries a wooden staff called the Shalmstaff, and is known for playing a woodwind instrument called a shalm or shawm. Obad-Hai can appear as a human, dwarf, gnome, or halfling, and has worshipers among all four races. He is also depicted in the forms of various animals or fey.
Obad-Hai is Neutral with Chaotic Good tendencies.
References
- ^ Gygax, Gary. "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk." Dragon #69 (TSR, 1983)
- ^ Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (TSR, 1983)
- ^ Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures (TSR, 1988)
- ^ Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (TSR, 1992)
- ^ Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (TSR, 1998)
- ^ McComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground (TSR, 1996)
- ^ Perkins, Christopher. Warriors of Heaven (TSR, 1999)
- ^ Tweet, Jonathan, Cook, Monte, Williams, Skip. Player's Handbook (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)
- ^ Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)
- ^ Grubb, Jeff, David Noonan, and Bruce Cordell. Manual of the Planes (Wizards of the Coast, 2001)
- ^ Redman, Rich, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Deities and Demigods (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)
- ^ Tweet, Jonathan, Cook, Monte, Williams, Skip. Player's Handbook (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
- ^ Noonan, David. Complete Divine (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)
Additional reading
- Brown, Anne. Player's Guide to Greyhawk (TSR, 1998).
- Conforti, Steven, ed. Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign, version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:[1]
- Gygax, Gary, and Frank Mentzer. The Temple of Elemental Evil (TSR, 1985).
- Menge, Eric. "Power Groups: Druids of the Old Faith." Wizards of the Coast. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2008. Available online:[2]
- Living Greyhawk Journal no. 3 - "Gods of Oerth"