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CarolinaPaladin
Acolyte
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 Posted - 05 Jul 2006 : 14:53:53
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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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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
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Posted - 05 Jul 2006 : 15:27:02
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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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Edited by - Ergdusch on 05 Jul 2006 15:35:49 |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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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. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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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. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Edited by - Kuje on 05 Jul 2006 18:23:33 |
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Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor--Canon?
