WotC Dragonlance: Everything You Need For Shadow of the Dragon Queen

WotC has shared a video explaining the Dragonlance setting, and what to expect when it is released in December.

World at War: Introduces war as a genre of play to fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons.

Dragonlance: Introduces the Dragonlance setting with a focus on the War of the Lance and an overview of what players and DMs need to run adventures during this world spanning conflict.

Heroes of War: Provides character creation rules highlighting core elements of the Dragonlance setting, including the kender race and new backgrounds for the Knight of Solamnia and Mage of High Sorcery magic-users. Also introduces the Lunar Sorcery sorcerer subclass with new spells that bind your character to Krynn's three mystical moons and imbues you with lunar magic.

Villains: Pits heroes against the infamous death knight Lord Soth and his army of draconians.

Notes --

• 224 page hardcover adventure
• D&D's setting for war
• Set in eastern Solamnia
• War is represented by context -- it's not goblins attacking the village, but evil forces; refugees, rumours
• You can play anything from D&D - clerics included, although many classic D&D elements have been forgotten
• Introductory scenarios bring you up to speed on the world so no prior research needed

 

[Maxperson]

Sounds a lot like Iluvatar and the Valar from the Silmarillion. Iluvatar told Melkor that no matter what he did, he could not truly work against His plans, and ultimately he shall prove but to be His instrument. The actions of evil are incorporated into the divine plan.

This is also from the age of mortals.

"As Takhisis prepares to enter Krynn, the gods strip her of her godhood. Paladine is stripped as well to maintain the balance. "

 

[GMforPowergamers]

The ship has sailed either way. Are they describing the Cataclysm the way you want them to in the new book? Is there a reasonable chance that they'll do another DL book any time soon?

what way is best for the new book to handle it seems a much better discussion then there shouldn't be a new book we know we are already getting in a few weeks

 

[Maxperson]

Sounds a lot like Iluvatar and the Valar from the Silmarillion. Iluvatar told Melkor that no matter what he did, he could not truly work against His plans, and ultimately he shall prove but to be His instrument. The actions of evil are incorporated into the divine plan.

It also sounds a lot like Michael Moorcock and Lords of Law and Chaos balancing each other, with bad things happening if either gained ascendance. And the cosmic balance sending the Champion in to restore balance to universes that were out of whack.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

too simplistic, as I said. In the mind of the Kingpriest the act is not evil.

correct like I said I LOVE reading about villain protagonists that think they are the hero. It's fun. I loved when Dr Doom became Iron Man and I love aSoIaF but I'm not going to like if those books started labeling them as good.

As an example: Ogres are evil, therefore killing all ogres is good.

what I don't get this... you mean a generic evil oger that is home doing nothing?

sounds pretty much like cherry picking

okay now adress what we know

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I think ONLY saving towns and villages would be boring.

okay but YOU added only

Usually. It really depends on the characters and campaign.

agreed some times we play evil

Most of the time we're the heroes.

same

Sometimes we're not heroes or villains, so looting an old long lost tomb is in the cards. Very rarely we're an evil group. Very rarely.

THAT sounds boring to me

I'm talking about if we sneak up on them. We're going to ambush them, not wait for them to attack so we can claim self-defense against undead monsters.

so let me get this straight... you sneak up on people doing nothing and kill them... um what? with no reason?

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Krynn requires balance. Good and evil must be equal.

except every inbalance is evil

 

[GMforPowergamers]

figure of speech, are you not familiar with it ?

i am only familiar with it in formal debates and scouring points..,. it has nothing to do with discussions.

unless you feel all arguments and discussions are about formal debat and winning point

 

[mamba]

correct like I said I LOVE reading about villain protagonists that think they are the hero. It's fun. I loved when Dr Doom became Iron Man and I love aSoIaF but I'm not going to like if those books started labeling them as good.

you are the one labeling the Kingpriest as good, the book tells you the deeds he does in the name of good

If you still do not get that distinction, then I am not sure what else to say

what I don't get this... you mean a generic evil oger that is home doing nothing?

yes, the generic ogre, hence 'kill all'

okay now adress what we know

been doing this in every post so far... anything in particular that I did not already reply to?

Otherwise I just reiterate one more time (with no noticeable difference to your opinion) how the KP is not truly good and how the good gods can 'do a Cataclysm' and remain good if you only suspend disbelief enough and are in good tradition to plenty of stories originating on Earth that have the exact same issue

 

[mamba]

i am only familiar with it in formal debates and scouring points..,. it has nothing to do with discussions.

unless you feel all arguments and discussions are about formal debat and winning point

my point was: what was being answered was 'how can the good gods kill a good man' (more or less), not 'why is balance important', so obviously the reply did not explain the new question and you should not be blaming it for not doing so

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

my point was: what was being answered was 'how can the good gods kill a good man' (more or less), not 'why is balance important', so obviously the reply did not explain the new question and you should not be blaming it for not doing so

I don't think anyone has any issues with what the gods (good, evil, and neutral) did to the Kingpriest himself.

It's the people who got caught in the crossfire (which, as I understand it, is essentially the rest of the entire planet) that are the point of contention.