Do you know any other good places to read about her, or is the info on that page enough?
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: I forgot to mention I've got The Wild Beyond the Witchlight module and there is a stat block for her in that book, but the background is pretty much covered in the wiki.
I think the canon on her is all over the place. There's this D&D legend that a girl named Natasha wrote a letter to Gygax saying a spell that made people laugh would be cool. He agreed and we got the spell Tasha's Hideous Laughter. I think that, meta-game wise, is Tasha's actual origin. But not Iggwilv's she was separate.
Beyond that, she's from greyhawk. She's had lots of different names. I actually think I heard once that making her and Iggwilv the same person was a retcon, but I don't know how reliable that is, or really if it matters at this point. But I think what you'll run up against is there isn't much lore out there on Greyhawk NPC, as it's not been developed to the point of oversaturation like the FR.
Though after I said that, I see she has a wikipedia page which has some more details that the FR did.
Her first mention was in 'The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth', which they have updated for 5e in the Infinite Staircase module. Actually, they have a truncated free version here. She doesn't actually appear but it makes a great 'soft' introduction to her and her mythology.
The wiki page is probably enough, you really don't want to spend too much time delving into her relationship with Graz'zt - it can be a little problematic these days.
Oh, her stats as Tasha are in Eve of Ruin, which might be useful!
I think the canon on her is all over the place. There's this D&D legend that a girl named Natasha wrote a letter to Gygax saying a spell that made people laugh would be cool. He agreed and we got the spell Tasha's Hideous Laughter. I think that, meta-game wise, is Tasha's actual origin. But not Iggwilv's she was separate.
Beyond that, she's from greyhawk. She's had lots of different names. I actually think I heard once that making her and Iggwilv the same person was a retcon, but I don't know how reliable that is, or really if it matters at this point. But I think what you'll run up against is there isn't much lore out there on Greyhawk NPC, as it's not been developed to the point of oversaturation like the FR.
Though after I said that, I see she has a wikipedia page which has some more details that the FR did.
Her first mention was in 'The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth', which they have updated for 5e in the Infinite Staircase module. Actually, they have a truncated free version here. She doesn't actually appear but it makes a great 'soft' introduction to her and her mythology.
The wiki page is probably enough, you really don't want to spend too much time delving into her relationship with Graz'zt - it can be a little problematic these days.
Oh, her stats as Tasha are in Eve of Ruin, which might be useful!
Yes, I prefer to give a brief overview for now, without all the details and personal connections. I'll mix the highlights from all the pages you recommended.
I'm planning on sharing some info with my players about Tasha/Iggwilv and her history.
I'm not super familiar with her, so I was thinking of using the Forgotten Realms Wiki as a starting point:
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Iggwilv
Do you know any other good places to read about her, or is the info on that page enough?
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: I forgot to mention I've got The Wild Beyond the Witchlight module and there is a stat block for her in that book, but the background is pretty much covered in the wiki.
I think the canon on her is all over the place. There's this D&D legend that a girl named Natasha wrote a letter to Gygax saying a spell that made people laugh would be cool. He agreed and we got the spell Tasha's Hideous Laughter. I think that, meta-game wise, is Tasha's actual origin. But not Iggwilv's she was separate.
Beyond that, she's from greyhawk. She's had lots of different names. I actually think I heard once that making her and Iggwilv the same person was a retcon, but I don't know how reliable that is, or really if it matters at this point. But I think what you'll run up against is there isn't much lore out there on Greyhawk NPC, as it's not been developed to the point of oversaturation like the FR.
Though after I said that, I see she has a wikipedia page which has some more details that the FR did.
Iggwilv - Wikipedia
And the greyhawk wiki also has some more bits.
Iggwilv - Great Library of Greyhawk (greyhawkonline.com)
Her first mention was in 'The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth', which they have updated for 5e in the Infinite Staircase module. Actually, they have a truncated free version here. She doesn't actually appear but it makes a great 'soft' introduction to her and her mythology.
The wiki page is probably enough, you really don't want to spend too much time delving into her relationship with Graz'zt - it can be a little problematic these days.
Oh, her stats as Tasha are in Eve of Ruin, which might be useful!
You gave me a lot to read! Thank you so much! I didn’t know about that D&D legend—very intriguing!
Yes, I prefer to give a brief overview for now, without all the details and personal connections. I'll mix the highlights from all the pages you recommended.
Thanks again for the suggestions!
Hi guys!
We had the session yesterday, and it was great to talk to the players about Tasha using your recommendations!
Thanks again!