Kendra Lawrence
First Post
I disagree (though I am not saying what goes on at an individual table is irrelevant), but to each their own. Some people don't care about the fluff or what happens with it, others do.
This is true, but even among people who like fluff, not everyone will be bothered by changes from book to book. Don't like the new fluff? Use the old fluff, or mix and match.I disagree (though I am not saying what goes on at an individual table is irrelevant), but to each their own. Some people don't care about the fluff or what happens with it, others do.
And, upon further reading, here's an exact quote on the matter from the book:
"Perhaps because of each community’s particular outlook or because the gods frequently use illusory guises, several diverse ideas exist about the membership of the pantheon. In some communities, the gods are thought to be all male or all female; in some they are animals, or constructs made by Garl Glittergold. Some gnomes say Garl has five allies, while others tally eleven."
So, yeah, it really doesn't change things in the end, and for all intents and purposes, if they're all male in the Forgotten Realms, that's just how the matter lies in the setting...
My favourite is they are all Constructs created by Gnarl, the first sci fi pantheon of D&D
"lessergod.exe has stopped working. Would you like to send Garl an error report?"
Yeah, pretty much. Discussions about "at my table" are more relevant, and these books are meant as toolboxes to facilitate that, nothing less, nothing more.
It is mentioned, described, and even illustrated in the DMG, you know.It's funny to me that a lot of people expected this book to detail Sigil because of its focus on interplanar threats and travel, and then it mentions the city by name a couple of times, explains nothing about it, but includes a monster which has an ability in its statblock that explicitly teleports itself and several other creatures (but not enough to bring the whole party) to Sigil. This ignores that new players likely have no idea what Sigil is.
"Okay, you failed the save, so you're in Sigil now"
"What's Sigil?"
*shrug*