The one thing I don't understand with the criticisms of the original non-clockwork concept is, why is a perfect geometric being "silly", and the cthulluesqe far-relam, chaos beasts, etc., are better. I never saw them as sily.
The key thing about Modrons as Gygax conceived them are they are alien, in the plane of absolute law and order. I find these concepts a lot more true to the concept than colonies of formorian ants (which were always intended to be an unnatural species on earth) and robotic golem-like creatures. Primal forces of Order should be just as alien as those of Chaos.
The key thing about Modrons as Gygax conceived them are they are alien, in the plane of absolute law and order. I find these concepts a lot more true to the concept than colonies of formorian ants (which were always intended to be an unnatural species on earth) and robotic golem-like creatures. Primal forces of Order should be just as alien as those of Chaos.