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My Google Fu has failed me (discovery on Twitter is terrible), but it was in the Mearls era.Interesting, can you link me to the post in question. And when was it?
My Google Fu has failed me (discovery on Twitter is terrible), but it was in the Mearls era.Interesting, can you link me to the post in question. And when was it?
Hey, I’ve definitely run D&D scenarios involving brunch. I just don’t need a source book about it.Mad slowly turns towards Mallus. He raises a hand, jaw opening unnaturally wide as he screams “Not one of us!!!”
Wait Beholders are still huge Xenophobes.On the other hand we loose interesting back story. Like how Kenku were curse to be wingless by Grazz’t. Additionally, beholders lack the motivation they once had as they’re no longer the raging xenophobes they once were (yes I realize someone can read into that and see parallels with Nazis xenophobia but let’s be real. The beholder is a fictional alien that’s shoots various forms of death from the many tentacle-mounted eyeballs covering its body)
Back to the lore, it feels in WotC making everything more accessible or flexible, the races and classes lose their uniqueness.
Why? Should also point out it’s partially based on 4e Beholder Lore.Absolutely YMMV. I hate the 5e beholder lore.
Incorrect - as of the 5E DMG, novels and video games were considered part of a setting's canon (page 4). But as of the 2021 statement those media are now separate canons from the tabletop canon. There were also a lot more nods to older settings in early 5E products than later on, that only serve any purpose if they expect folks to rely on older canon materials, and not stick strictly to 5E. Clearly they did have some rethinks between 2014 and 2021.There was no change at any point in how they view canon.
I can’t think of a new thing Micah likes.Where the aberrations from an alien realm reproduce in an absolutely alien way and can manipulate reality in awesome ways (creating the potential for even cooler Beholder-variant monsters than ever before)? Wow. I cannot imagine hating that. YMMV, indeed.
While I cannot speak for Micah, the Oath of Conquest Paladin is one of my favorite things.I can’t think of a new thing Micah likes.
I was thinking more on the lore side.While I cannot speak for Micah, the Oath of Conquest Paladin is one of my favorite things.![]()
5e lore? Uhh....yeah that may be harder for me to source something.I was thinking more on the lore side.
Even page 4 doesn't confirm that the old canon is standard and goes hand in hand with new material. It only states that "Official material" is "Assumed" to take place.Incorrect - as of the 5E DMG, novels and video games were considered part of a setting's canon (page 4). But as of the 2021 statement those media are now separate canons from the tabletop canon. There were also a lot more nods to older settings in early 5E products than later on, that only serve any purpose if they expect folks to rely on older canon materials, and not stick strictly to 5E. Clearly they did have some rethinks between 2014 and 2021.