Dragonlance WotC Officially Confirms Takhisis and Tiamat Are The Same

It's been an issue in dispute for decades, over various editions of D&D, but WotC has officially confirmed that - at least in 5E - Dragonlance's Takhisis is, indeed, currently Tiamat. In previous editions, Tiamat has varied from being a big dragon to a minor goddess, while Takhisis has been a greater god on Krynn. At times they've been the same entity, and at others different entities. Today, WotC is putting its foot down and saying that Takhisis and Tiamat are, indeed, the same being.



Of course, this is not an opinion universally held. Dragonlance co-creator Margaret Weis emphatically stated that "TAKHISIS IS NOT TIAMAT, DAMN IT!"

Fizban's Treasuryof Dragons confirms that the beings echo across various settings.

D&D 5E - Is Paladine Bahamut? Is Takhisis Tiamat? Fizban's Treasury Might Reveal The Answer!

According to WotC's James Wyatt, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons introduces a new cosmology for dragon gods, where the same beings, including Fizban, echo across various D&D campaign settings with alternate versions of themselves (presumably like Paladine/Bahamut, or Takhisis/Tiamat). Also... the...

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[GMforPowergamers]

On the other hand, War of the Dragon Queens would be a hell of a cool high level adventure.

Two sociopathic dragon goddesses go to war, and the players have to get as many innocent bystanders (which could be whole continents or worlds) out of harm's way before deciding how to end the threat of the two once and for all.

I mean... that WOULD be amazing

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

After all, if they were different beings, this would mean Tiamat/Takhisis have some other kind of relationship

So what you're saying is that all of my TiaTak shipping is no good?

....um.... so let's say that someone has a real .... liking .... for hot and heavy dragon loving that might involve multiple necks getting twisted about each other in the throes of passion. How am I is someone supposed to get that?

Asking for a friend.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"Oh, you need to kill an evil goddess? That's cute. Try killing two, more or less simultaneously, each with their own armies on war footing."

 

[GMforPowergamers]

"Oh, you need to kill an evil goddess? That's cute. Try killing two, more or less simultaneously, each with their own armies on war footing."

in hell

 

[RoughCoronet0]

Honestly, that would be an amazing campaign adventure book that takes the players to level 20.

An adventure where you have to turn the tides of a massive battle against two or more gods and their armies in some way, racing around a battle field to stop the catalyze causing everything, all while avoiding being collateral damage as two kaiju sized beings duke it out.

Sounds like a God of War game and I would love that!

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Honestly, that would be an amazing campaign adventure book that takes the players to level 20.

An adventure where you have to turn the tides of a massive battle against two or more gods and their armies in some way, racing around a battle field to stop the catalyze causing everything, all while avoiding being collateral damage as two kaiju sized beings duke it out.

Sounds like a God of War game and I would love that!

20--- I think this goes into epic boon territory.

 

[Andvari]

HP fortunately limited by 8-bit integer.

 

[Kai Lord]

For the fun of it I decided to crack open my copy of "DL5 - Dragons of Mystery" (published 1984) by Michael Dobson with both Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman credited as "contributors." Her followers in Tarsis call her by an interesting anagram.

Spoiler

 

[Vaalingrade]

Mai-tat and Tamex suggest it is not a good idea to create gods while hungry.

 

[Azzy]

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1989? Yep, the ship sailed a long time ago.