Zeromaru X
Arkhosian scholar and coffee lover
Didn't they explained those changes through novels, tho? I have 6 novels that explain from were 4e tieflings came from, and they pretty much state that the Planescape tieflings still exist. Also, some 4e book explain the differences between 4e eladrin and "celestial" eladrin (and both coexist).
So, in many instantes those changes are advancement of the novels' metaplots, not outright retcons just because reasons.
Why they couldn't use this argument for Nerul also?
So, in many instantes those changes are advancement of the novels' metaplots, not outright retcons just because reasons.
I have a 3e Forgotten Realms book that says that killing the aspect of a god in X world, doesn't affect that god in Y world. They used this argument to explain why Lolth was alive and well in Toril, even when she was recently killed in Oerth in some adventure.Because in the Nentir Vale she is THE god of Death, who had killed the previous god of Death in the Nentir Vale setting, Kelemvor. This is something Mearls called out as specifically awkward for FR compatibility, as Kelemvor is the existing god of Death who is still active in the game.
The idea with the change, making the Raven Queen a sort of Goth Fairy Queen of the Shadowfell means she can be in FR, she can be in Greyhawk, she can show up on any homebrew, without replacing the local god of Death (though she can still be the god of Deatrh in a Dawn War setting).
This has relatively little, probably nothing, to do with Mearls home campaign.
Why they couldn't use this argument for Nerul also?