Decades of compounded and considered knowledge are not easily overwritten. Someone who has been following the Forgotten Realms for multiple editions is not automatically going to treat it like the Borgotten Bealms because a number changed.
Of course it can be, but whether or not is actually is is the difference between canon and personal preference.that's all I'm saying here.
You are saying that you wish they would be more strict with a canon. If I don't want that, you are saying that your viewpoint should be taken over my viewpoint.
Since we can't both get what we want, our preferences are in opposition here. Doesn't mean one is more valid than the other though, and I admitted my preference is personal.
Viconia died just under 100 years ago when she was assassinated with poison taken directly from Lolth's fangs while her spouse and their son lived on in her memory.
Yes. it's the generally accepted body of lore.
If people accept BG3, it is canon.
I don't need to, it already comes with lots of different definitions. None of which are authoritative outside of a religious context. The dictionary calls it's usage in this context "slang". There is no canon definition of canon.
The IP owners have no obligation to say anything about canon, and if they do the fans are under no obligation to accept it.
