Dragonlance More DRAGONLANCE Information: Kender, Battles, W&H's Novels, & More!

In addition to the official videos announcing Dragonlance releases for late 2022, I got to talk to talk to the D&D team and get a few more details not in the public D&D Direct event. Because Dragonlance is a setting about war, Ray Winninger, Executive Producer of Dungeons & Dragons, was asked if Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen would have large-scale combat rules. He said that they...

In addition to the official videos announcing Dragonlance releases for late 2022, I got to talk to talk to the D&D team and get a few more details not in the public D&D Direct event.

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  • Because Dragonlance is a setting about war, Ray Winninger, Executive Producer of Dungeons & Dragons, was asked if Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen would have large-scale combat rules. He said that they would in an broad abstract form. The board game or battle game Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn is actually focused on large-scale combat and can be played independently or RPG players could switch to Warriors of Krynn for their big combat scenes, including porting in their characters and then switch back to the RPG after the battle. So the RPG adventure can be played alone, the board game can be played alone or they can be combined, depending upon the group's preference.
  • Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn is a cooperative game.
  • When asked if Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn could be used for large-scale battles in other D&D settings Winninger said it was designed with that idea in mind. However, if Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn is poplar they'll consider making more customized, large-scale combat board games for other settings.
  • Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is a brand new story, independent of the upcoming novel, Dragonlance: Dragons of Deceit. Winninger said that Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are telling their own story set in Krynn while Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is a different story set in Krynn and is blazing a trail to help players create their own stories in Krynn. So Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen and Dragons of Deceit are both set in the same world but different stories.
  • There will be some cameos from old Dragonlance characters, especially villains, in Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.
  • Price points for Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn and Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen are not finalized yet.
  • When asked about player races for Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen – especially Kender – Winninger said that Kender have gotten a good reception from the Unearthed Arcana play test but they're making some tweaks. Yes, Kender will be an option. He said the play test material gives hints as to what playable races it will have but would not mention to confirm any specifically beyond Kender.
 
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whimsychris123

whimsychris123

Adventurer
kapars said:
Keep in mind that some of us were not yet born when this stuff was first published and that fundamentally changes our perspective.
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I was born in time for Dragonlance’s first publications, was a huge fan, read all the novels for a while, and I’m excited by the announcement. As for the changes, I think they’ll be fine. Some of us middle aged white men aren’t averse to change and can handle a supernatural taunt.
 

doctorbadwolf

doctorbadwolf

Heretic of The Seventh Circle
Erdric Dragin said:
To think the Kender got good survey from their playtest is all the evidence I need they only listen to the "yes man" portion of the D&D community and not the real fans who know that Kender's taunts are not supernatural, that they're actually IMMUNE to fear (which is a massive part of their actual character and personalities!), and they don't pull items from an Acme Looney Tune bag and retrieve random items. Got actual cartoon characters now? Who's running this game?
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Yeah this actual fan who read every book up to about the first or second “the gods are gone and there is a super-ancient red dragon calling herself Takhisis for some reason” book, thinks your rant is totally off base, overwrought, and needlessly insulting to anyone who disagrees with you.
 



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Neonchameleon

Legend
Geoff Thirlwell said:
I wonder who gave the UA Kender a good reception?
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I did. The old Kender were a campaign breaking abomination and the worst PC race I can think of in the entire history of D&D. If we weren't allowed to drop a nuke on Kendermoor and just eliminate them from the setting entirely with extreme prejudice then the new Kender are a vast improvement and are something that doesn't destroy campaigns by encouraging all the worst habits in some players.
 

DarkCrisis

DarkCrisis

Reeks of Jedi
Neonchameleon said:
I did. The old Kender were a campaign breaking abomination and the worst PC race I can think of in the entire history of D&D. If we weren't allowed to drop a nuke on Kendermoor and just eliminate them from the setting entirely with extreme prejudice then the new Kender are a vast improvement and are something that doesn't destroy campaigns by encouraging all the worst habits in some players.
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It's obviously the Kenders fault and not the naughty word players who play them wrong. Trust me, it's not the player race that makes jerk gamers play like jerks. They can do it with any character.
 

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beta-ray

Hero
NaturalZero said:
I have a strange relationship with Dragonlance. I read a lot of the novels when I was young but don't really feel that nostalgic about it compared to Dark Sun or Spelljammer.
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Not that strange. I read a bunch of books and enjoyed them a lot, but had no desire to play in that world. I am glad they are revisiting it though, and hope people get something out of it.

I never read much Spelljammer and did not play it, but I am pretty excited for the new material. I'd like to see Dark Sun too.
 

Hussar

Hussar

Legend
DarkCrisis said:
It's obviously the Kenders fault and not the naughty word players who play them wrong. Trust me, it's not the player race that makes jerk gamers play like jerks. They can do it with any character.
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Yes it really is the fault of the mechanics. Because we don’t see the same problem with any other race.
 

DarkCrisis

DarkCrisis

Reeks of Jedi
Hussar said:
Yes it really is the fault of the mechanics. Because we don’t see the same problem with any other race.
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Which mechanics that Kender have is to blame? The ability to auto make fear saves? The taunt which is optional? They can steal like a thief... which is also optional. Which ability do they have that MUST be employed breaks them for you?
 

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