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People who know the lore explained it in this thread. I did not know it and have no personal attachment to it. Still, it’s perfectly...

Sure, but why would it be Amethyst Dragons? That makes no sense

Good, there was absolutely no reason to throw out decades of established lore. WOTC can just release what would have been the 'Purple...

A dragon knight subclass would've been fine on its own, but hard-linking it to a very specific nation with built-in political loyalties...

I get this argument, but we are talking about the Forgotten Realms specifically. This is a Forgotten Realms book, not a generic D&D...

This is so true. If you are looking for a generic knight subclass, Purple Dragon Knight is not it.

Just explain why it is specifically the Purple Dragon Knights that ride Dragons? Why THAT subclass ..... I mean why don't we make the...

To me this sounds like an excuse to make a Dragon rider subclass - putting the Lore in to support the subclass, not an evolution of the...

We can add a very cool Gundam into D&D Forgotten Realms as a core feature... But I hope we'll all find it inappropriate for official...

We are talking about a subclass specifically for the Forgotten Realms coming out in a Forgotten Realms themed book. IMO that makes the...

This is the best explanation I have seen on this. A Dragon riding fighter subclass would be cool. Using the Purple Dragon Knight for...

Hallelujah! It’s encouraging to hear that WotC actually responds to criticism about butchering their own lore. A Purple Dragon Knight...

I could not be happier. WotC made the right choice here, surprisingly. We already have a dragon pet subclass, and don't need another...

Hopefully they'll just retool that subclass for a Dragonrider subclass and make the dragons available in more than just purple.

It is also not open ended any more. You can only use the commands in the spell description.