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I would believe that if they were actually saying anything about lore and if the mechanics changes didn't make one entire setting effectively impossible to port to 5E. I know in my heart we will never see a true 5E conversion of Eberron because psionics and magic item creation are so key to that...

I think Tome of Beasts has a lot of things that 5E is currently missing, including a few creatures I plan to plague my players with. But Volo's Guide is also one that has a lot of worthy creatures and lore in it. All in all? Both.

My comment about Vash the Stampede up above does hint to something I do with some of the more intelligent enemies: Deception. Have them use active deception to make it look like the dodge was entirely accidental. It's open to players as well.

Yes. But then, they don't have to hold either in anything resembling high regard to hold one in higher regard than another. By the way the game mechanics and lore changes have been done, it's pretty obvious they do the game mechanics first and then try to figure out how the lore fits after...

There's some interesting discussion of that. Everything I find on Titania and Oberon from history associates them with forests, but not a particular season. And the original title of her seems to suggest she rules over all fae and not a particular court, making her more akin to an empress than...

Unless the character dodging is Vash the Stampede? In general, when the player moves out of the way at the last moment. Same as in real life.

I had one TPK when the players assumed the great wyrm they were talking with was evil and attacked it. They also learned the difference between "green dragon" and "emerald dragon" that day. Most times, it's been because they don't use strategy. "Oh, those orcs have bows! No way they'd dive...

Gnomes. Because my players kept treating a gnome NPC as if it were the wizard's familiar.

Something important: Remember that ravens in real life are cunning. And little thieves. You can use this to have ravens trick the players into doing quests you want done. Have them reference "important shinies" at a location repeatedly, mention talking to someone repeatedly, even steal...

A cult made of darklings would be utterly nasty. Darkness in an area, have a chosen self-sacrifice on the other side of it while the main combat darklings suspend themselves from the ceiling in the darkness. Party comes through the magical darkness, the sacrifice plunges a dagger into their...

Oath of the Cad: Bonus language every level, you must make puns or other witty remarks to infuriate your opponent every round of combat.

Your position is not held by the people actually making the game and doesn't seem to matter to them. WotC demonstrated that when they completely ignored established lore to make Faerun into two worlds, with terms that once referred to one world suddenly referring to two. And when they made...

Deneb's Prank Barrel It has a magical aura, but does nothing beneficial that can be discerned. And unless you pass a Charisma check upon touching it, you believe it does something and must carry it around on your back at all times until you discern what it does. It was created by a wizard...

Have him use invisibility before the spell ends, use the confusion in the next round to get behind the party's muscle, and then maze the muscle?

That is something I'm personally not fond of. Especially when the DMG and Unearthed Arcana both go out of their way to give you options. Now, if someone wants to change a lot of mechanics, I can see the point in suggesting a different game. But that's not what this thread is asking.

Oath of the Redeemer: No matter what, they must give evil creatures, even demons, a chance to become good.

They could farm it out. Basically, set up a community lore place where a selected group of volunteers can write up the FR 5E lore. It would save them a lot of headaches because people in this community would do all of the work tracking down the lore, including pieces WotC has probably forgotten...

I wouldn't allow it. Instead, I would allow the cleric to focus on pantheon beliefs, with a limited pantheon of two deities. For mechanics, what MechaPilot suggested.

I could see that as a ranger archetype.

I kinda wonder if they will do paladins themed around Cthulhu-like madness, psionics, or possession. But, my money is on a witch hunter type.