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Zeromaru X
Great Reader
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Zeromaru X
Great Reader
Colombia
2539 Posts |
 Posted - 15 Oct 2019 : 17:09:21
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| So, if I'm reading this correctly, are Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul just demigods post-Second Sundering? |
Instead of seeking change, you prefer a void, merciless abyss of a world... |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 16 Oct 2019 : 01:14:29
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Originally posted by Zeromaru X
They were asked about Ravenloft, about some inconsistency between old novels and Curse of Strahd, but the answer was a general "Novels are of nebulous canonocity - not canon until we directly state as such" (Mike Mearls) or "I've been involved with D&D long enough to realize that what is "canonical" and what isn't changes on a whim and, ultimately, harms nothing" and "When it comes to D&D lore, we embrace things we like and discard things we don't. I can't unwrite something, but I can ignore it" (Chris Perkins).
Here are the sources:
https://www.sageadvice.eu/2018/02/07/are-the-ravenloft-novels-considered-canon/
https://www.sageadvice.eu/2017/01/06/how-much-of-the-old-dd-ravenloft-novels-are-actually-considered-canon/
I was three-quarters of the way through posting on this and even creating a new topic in the General forum and then took a breath.
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Renin
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 16 Oct 2019 : 19:56:17
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| You're a better man than I, George. That's why Hasbro simply doesn't get my money for DND anymore. |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 16 Oct 2019 : 21:16:38
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| I know it's a bit off topic, but a consistent and cohesive lore in the shared world is what attracts me to the Realms and would keep me interested in future products. Throwing out past works and being wildly and willfully disrespectful of the established canon would cause me to totally disengage, and I'm sure many others. Star Wars got a huge backlash from The Last Jedi with its "kill the past" message and destruction of the old characters to usher in the new. I don't understand this "strategy" from marketing and content creators who inherit an established IP. |
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Baldur's Gate: Descent to Avernus spoilers
