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Same mythology, but the Aesir/Vanir had a devastating war with each other at one point (IRL lore that has been more or less completely lost, but is referenced in at least one story we do have), so while they're allied now, that wasn't always the case. A quick look at an FR wiki also pulls up a...

They're essentially just two different divine realms, and if the top layer of Ysgard can contain Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, and Jotunheim (very much a non-exhaustive list), I see no real reason why Arvandor and Olympus can't coexist as neighbors in the top layer of Arborea. Infinite planes, et al.

So far as I've heard, Celestial Eladrin are still a thing, at least as of Mord's Tome of Foes - it's supposedly mentioned in the Elf chapter that Feywild Eladrin (and through them basically all standard elves) are descended from fallen Arborean Celestial Eladrin, though I'd need to double check...

Pretty much this. The DM is expected to read the adventure they plan to run, whereas the players are emphatically not, and so all they're doing here is letting the DM know in advance and in no uncertain terms about something they will almost definitely want to go over with their players in...

Musteval was presumably drawn from the family name Mustelidae, since their appearance was originally described as ferret-like in the 3e Book of Exalted Deeds. Honestly, not sure why a rename was necessary, even with the decision to lean into the mouse-like appearance of the original artwork...

That would implicitly confirm that the Transcendent Order is still operating, whether Rhys is formally their Factol again or not. Brings us up to four Factions we can reasonably assume to be in the new version of Planescape: the Fated and the Fixers (via Golden Vault), the Incantifers (via the...

Jhor'guntaal very much still play into the "bridge between two peoples" angle, but apart from House Medani and the sporadic first-generation types, Khoravar generally do not. They see themselves as a distinct people native to Khorvaire, separate from their human and elven ancestors who...

Other settings handling mixed ancestry poorly in the past is reason to fix how those settings handle mixed ancestry going forward. Not to strip mixed ancestry from them all, especially the one setting that handled it well.

Except in Eberron.

And so the only viable alternative is a world where no one can play a mixed ancestry character at all? Because that's functionally where we're heading. Retaining distinct single ancestry mechanics while turning mixed ancestry into an aesthetic choice effectively means eliminating mixed ancestry...

I still don't understand why "Well, we can't condone min-maxing" is a suitable justification for not even trying to develop a system for mixed character ancestries.

And how, pray tell, does that support major, mid campaign character development that completely changes the character's story arc moving forward? A formerly non-religious character who finds religion and becomes an devout agent of their new god? A warlock who reneges on their pact and begins to...

Not all character concepts map 100% to a single class/subclass, and in game character arcs can very much alter a PC's trajectory in ways their initial class/subclass choice may not support.

Setting aside the broader issues re: the invocations, I don't think the lack of ritual casting is really a problem anymore. Check the Ritual Casting section of the Playtest 7 glossary - page 52, I think. As long as you have the spell prepared and it has the Ritual tag, you can cast it as a...

To be fair, there are other options tagged as Legacy Content that aren't part of Volo's Guide/Mord's Tome of Foes - the Changeling and Shifter from Eberron, for example, as well as the Centaur, Minotaur, and Satyr from Theros - and that amount is certain to grow when the '24 revamp hits...

He was the primary DM for Acquisitions Incorporated for years and also DM'd for Dice, Camera, Action. Probably other examples, but those are the ones I'm most familiar with. EDIT: Gets caught in smoke bomb blast Darn ninjas... :p

I will say, one data point does not a trend make. Regardless, not a good sign...

It can still buy a round - depending on the situation, that can very much decide the outcome of the combat. It's shifting it to a more targeted, situational tool. Everyone's low hit points and clustered together? Counterspell that Fireball and give your team a chance to scatter and/or heal up...

I'm less concerned with how they're implemented mechanically and more with the loss of narrative flair. I have a warlock character concept whose backstory and "inciting incident" for making their pact is essentially sacrificing something of themselves in exchange for knowledge of runes and...

I will admit, "trap option" or no, I am sad to see Invocations like Eyes of the Rune Keeper just rolled into bog standard ritual casting. I liked being able to have that kind of utility spell active on demand without needing the necessarily to dedicate a full ritual casting to it - especially...