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Again, while I favor the updated marilith in the 2025 MM, this isn't an argument I can get behind either. Each of these creatures have seen drift in design over the 50 years of D&D, but don't really fundamentally change. The biggest "lore change" seen in the above art is, do gold dragons have...

Heh, hard disagree on that. But I'll just move on so we don't drag this thread down too . . .

This is happening right now in the thread about potential fixes to the "D&D language problem". Some posters seem upset that we're even discussing it, and the changes floated are tweaks to the existing system.

Support reasoning? No. It makes sense to me. It doesn't make sense to you. It's all made up. Neither choice is "right", it's just what we prefer. If you don't like the idea of demons having sexual characteristics or gender . . . okay, that's fine. But some folks do, and it's not because we are...

True, lore from Planescape is not necessarily more plausible, interesting, or authoritative then lore from other D&D books. But neither is it less so. Saying, "I don't care for Planescape lore." is different from insisting "Planescape lore isn't core and therefore shouldn't count in this...

Nah. Microtransactions make sense for certain types of purchases and products, less so for others. Plus, they are controversial amongst gamers. For WotC to "fix" their under-monetization problem, they need something that will not only bring in money, but do so sustainably. That could be...

It really doesn't come across that way.

Yeah . . . that's the beginning of the epic fantasy trope of the ancient empire that settled the "continent", then fell into points of light . . . EDIT: Well, after the IRL Roman Empire I suppose . . . :) But really, there would be more language drift in Gondor and especially in Eriador...

Need some help from the community! I run an after-school D&D Club for 6-8th graders (11-13 yrs old) and we have a dire shortage of DMs! Weird, I know! ;) I want to start "training" willing tweens to have the confidence to run games for their peers, so I can sit back, monitor behavior, and...

Another thing to keep in mind when comparing the real world to the fantasy world of D&D . . . Within a local region of the real world, there are limited languages being spoken . . . at least in regions without a large degree of immigration. Barring trade languages and immigrant communities, how...

The middle-earth bestiary is a lot smaller than the D&D bestiary. So, yeah, if languages are matched to species, there's gonna be less to worry about in middle-earth.

Vampires are immortal beings who not only began their existence as mortals, but exist within mortal society. Human language changes because humans, not because vampires. If the vampires in your setting have a "secret vampire language", I would assume it would be more static than the mortal...

I'm running a LotR 5E campaign right now, and we are having a lot of fun with languages. The party is a mostly dwarven expedition delving into Moria, to begin the retaking of the ancestral dwarven home. None of my players created characters that speak either of the elvish languages . . . and...

Are druids a type of mystic character that appear in different cultures . . . or are they an organization with their own distinct culture? Originally, if your standard D&D campaign was a pseudo-medieval Europe analog . . . which was the original base assumption back in the day . . . druids WERE...

D&D isn't and shouldn't be a "reality simulator", but a degree of verisimilitude goes a long way to making our fantasy worlds more immersive. Of course, how detailed and complicated do we make various systems to get there . . . the answer is different for different gamers, which is why we have...

D&D handles languages poorly, yes . . . it is one of the areas of the game that hasn't got a lot of attention as the game has evolved over the years. It comes down to the concept of "race", which D&D is moving away from, but still has legacy issues remaining. Germans speak German, Spaniards...

You ask for examples and citations and then dismiss the examples and citations others have provided because, somehow in your view, Planescape shouldn't count and folks who disagree with your view are "cherry-picking". YOU are cherry-picking by trying to tell us what lore counts and what doesn't...

Okay. You win. It's not just your particular take on things or preference, but cold, hard fact. Despite several folks in thread giving you counter examples you seem to dismiss for odd, personal reasons. I'm out.

Here is the part where I'm disagreeing with you and pushing back. I find your arguments strange and your need to pushback confusing. Demons are things and not living species . . . in your view. Not in D&D canon of any edition. Within D&D lore over the editions, demons have very much had gender...

I'm sure it is all complicated, but I assumed paper . . . maybe books are printed in the US, but paper (and other supplies) are imported. Various factors have been pushing prices on everything up for a while now, but the impending tariffs are likely to cause the price of EVERYTHING to get more...