Dragonlance Dragonlance or Mystara?

[CleverNickName]

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[Morrus]

For the record, I like Kender fine. And Tasslehoff was a great character in both of the first trilogies and in a handful of short stories featuring him I read back in the day.

It's good to see you again, man.

 

[ccs]

I'll take Mystara. No Kender, no overwhelming metaplot, better adventures and Tortles over Kender.

Actually no Kender is a dirt simple change(?).
You just tell the players that Kender are not PC option for this campaign. And then you never introduce anything to do with kender as the DM....
Voila, no Kender!

Oh, and there's nothing that says there are no Tortles on Krynn.

 

[Zardnaar]

Actually no Kender is a dirt simple change(?).
You just tell the players that Kender are not PC option for this campaign. And then you never introduce anything to do with kender as the DM....
Voila, no Kender!

Oh, and there's nothing that says there are no Tortles on Krynn.

If you're playing Krynn Kender kinda there I suppose. One reason I don't play Krynn.

Probably wouldn't allow a Tortle pc on Krynn, Mystara probably.

 

[ccs]

If you're playing Krynn Kender kinda there I suppose. One reason I don't play Krynn.

Probably wouldn't allow a Tortle pc on Krynn, Mystara probably.

Well sure, Kender are "there". In the background somewhere. But "there" =/= where ever your adventures are taking place.

 

[Zardnaar]

Well sure, Kender are "there". In the background somewhere. But "there" =/= where ever your adventures are taking place.

Imjinda big on each setting has its "unique" races or iconic at least.

I would expect Kender in a Dragonlance game or at least the option.

 

[tetrasodium]

If you're playing Krynn Kender kinda there I suppose. One reason I don't play Krynn.

well people need to use something to fuel their pointless signal bonfires lit because it's tuesday & all good (or eil)natured people do such things on tuesday

 

[Bacon Bits]

I'm kinda off Dragonlance. The only interesting part of it is the War of the Lance and earlier, before most of the books slowly turn it back into generic fantasyland. However, I'm not interested in grim or gritty play, and I think that's what that setting and time calls for. I'm also not interested in Kender or Gully Dwarves which, while acceptable characters in a book, are godawful characters in most campaigns. The worst part is they're always on camera when they're PCs. If I never hear a "no more than two" joke again it will be too soon. Nevermind other player-hostile mechanics like draconians trapping weapons on death.

I'd rather have Mystara, generic fantasyland #6934, because at least there I can play D&D without Weiss & Hickman's questionable game design ideas getting in the way masquerading as lore.

 

[jerryrice4949]

Dragonlance. But not War of the Lance. Right before or after the cataclysm. Not sure why they haven’t developed that time period further as far as setting material.

 

[Morrus]

Dragonlance. But not War of the Lance. Right before or after the cataclysm. Not sure why they haven’t developed that time period further as far as setting material.

Prequels are never popular.