D&D 5E Check Out Planescape's Table of Contents & More!

Brandes Stoddard has received a copy of Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse (which come out in two weeks!) and is posting loads of photos over on Blue Sky. You can check out his feed for the whole treasure trove--here's a look at the table of contents.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Demons and Devils being different things is notable myth change.

 

[JEB]

Demons and Devils being different things is notable myth change.

To the point that it took some folks in our 5E campaign a little while to adjust to the idea.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Neither here nor there really, but Asmodeus is a demon in the Old Teatament for most Christians, central to the Book of Tobit as a foil for Raphael.

I don't want to break forum rules about religion, but I think you are very mistaken about what "most Christians" actually believe.

Protestantism was pretty much founded on the principle that "if it isn't in the Bible, it isn't true". Hence the rejection of Purgatory etc. The Book of Tobit isn't in the Protestant Bible.

 

[Parmandur]

I don't want to break forum rules about religion, but I think you are very mistaken about what "most Christians" actually believe.

Yeah, let's not go into nitty-gritty, but I would point to resources about Christian demographics: most Christians belong to a tradition with a larger canon, and while thst varies a sizeable majority would call Tobit part of the Bible.

 

[Maxperson]

We'd have to get rid of elves, dwarves, hydras, dragons, undead, magic, miracles, spirits, afterlives.... basically everything.

Clerics and paladins, too.

 

[Maxperson]

I'll point out Satyrs, Nymphs, and Tritons are real world Gods, not most powerful ones, but they do have prayers. Just one example of how hugely wrong you are. Another is Tyr and Silvanus and Lovitar and Tyche in FR.

Trust me you won't win this argument, I'm actually Pagan.

And Mielikki and Oghma. Bhaal is probably Baal.

 

[Maxperson]

After however many editions and unique (ish?) to Wizards depictions? Grandfathered in.

The mythological gods would be grandfathered in as well in that case. They've been around every bit as long and in as many editions.

 

[Maxperson]

Let’s use Tyr a prominent member of the Forgotten Realms Pantheon. He has little in common with Norse Tyr who is traditionally depicted as a god of war, military strategy, and victory. FR Tyr is instead the blind and maimed god of justice.

Both missing hands. Tyr the FR god has war as one of his domains in 3ed.

 

[dave2008]

So you think it was wrong for TSR and WotC to use these for decades prior to now?

Pretty much.
I am an atheist, so mythologizing religion is not a big deal to me. However, I know people to whom it is. It is akin to being racist, sexist, etc. IMO. Just because I don't feel that way, doesn't mean the ones that matter feel the same. While I may like it (gamification of RL religions and mythologies) it isn't about me. I don't get to enjoy stuff I like if it is harmful to others, and I am OK with that.

 

[dave2008]

never mind, bordering on breaking forum rules so I will remove