Heward's Mystical Organ

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In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Heward's Mystical Organ is a powerful artifact, the creation of the hero-deity Heward.

Description

Heward's Mystical Organ is a massive pipe organ the size of a large room. Playing different keys in specific orders can cause any number of different magical effects.

Publication history

Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)

Heward's Mystical Organ first appeared in the fourth supplement to the original D&D rules, Eldritch Wizardry (1976).[1]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

Heward's Mystical Organ was also mentioned in the original 1979 Dungeon Master's Guide.[2] A system to generate magical effects for the musical artifact was given in The Dragon #29 (September 1979) in the "Bazaar of the Bizarre" column.[3]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

Heward's Mystical Organ was detailed in the second edition Dungeon Master's Guide (1989).[4] It was further developed in 1993's Book of Artifacts.[5] It also appeared in the fourth volume of the Encyclopedia Magica series (1995).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Gygax, Gary; Blume, Brian (1976), D&D Supplement IV: Eldritch Wizardry, Lake Geneva WI: TSR, pp. 43–44 
  2. ↑ Gygax, Gary (1979), Dungeon Masters Guide, Lake Geneva WI: TSR 
  3. ↑ Wiederhoft, Steven. "A Working Design for Heward's Mystical Organ." The Dragon #29 (TSR, 1979)
  4. ↑ Cook, David. Dungeon Master's Guide (TSR, 1989)
  5. ↑ Cook, David. Book of Artifacts. (TSR, 1993)
  6. ↑ Henson, Dale, and Doug Stewart, eds. Encyclopedia Magica Vol 4 (TSR, 1995)


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