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| CarolinaPaladin |
Posted - 05 Jul 2006 : 14:53:53
Now are both the game and novel considered canon? I've not found much information indicating that it is, although I haven't found info saying that it isn't. What do the rest of you think?
Also, is Demonstone and Icewind Dale I&II considered canon? |
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| Kuje |
Posted - 05 Jul 2006 : 18:22:33
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Originally posted by warlockco
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Originally posted by Ergdusch
As far as I know ONLY info in books are considered canon. If there is a book to the pc game, than the book is canon. I believe that they actually wrote books after the games turned out to be a great success to include the story in the canon material.
I might be wrong on parts of this, but some wiser sage at Candlekeep will happily correct me.
Ergdusch
Correct, ingeneral the Video/Computer Games are not considered Canon.
Though parts of them can be considered Canon, especially if there was a Novel based on the game.
The Last Video/Computer Game to be considered somewhat Canon was Baldur's Gate.
Or if Ed gave the game companies some info that they added that WOTC/TSR didn't over write. :)
But yeah, all of you clarified this.
Novels = canon.
Dungeon/Dragon with info from those games = canon.
Computer games = not so much. |
| warlockco |
Posted - 05 Jul 2006 : 17:16:31
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Originally posted by Ergdusch
As far as I know ONLY info in books are considered canon. If there is a book to the pc game, than the book is canon. I believe that they actually wrote books after the games turned out to be a great success to include the story in the canon material.
I might be wrong on parts of this, but some wiser sage at Candlekeep will happily correct me.
Ergdusch
Correct, ingeneral the Video/Computer Games are not considered Canon.
Though parts of them can be considered Canon, especially if there was a Novel based on the game.
The Last Video/Computer Game to be considered somewhat Canon was Baldur's Gate. |
| Ergdusch |
Posted - 05 Jul 2006 : 15:27:02
As far as I know ONLY info in books are considered canon. If there is a book to the pc game, than the book is canon. I believe that they actually wrote books after the games turned out to be a great success to include the story in the canon material.
But not all game stories have matching books. Baldur's Gate I+II have books, so does Pool of Radiance, at least in parts. Since there have been three games to the Pools-Trilogy (Attack on Myth Drannor being the 3rd.) I don't know which part of the game was included in the storylines of the books and which not.
NWN, Icewind Dale I+II and Demonstone don't have books - no canon. There is some confusion on this subject though, especially with the BG-books.
I might be wrong on parts of this, but some wiser sage at Candlekeep will happily correct me.
Ergdusch
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