Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 757060" data-attributes="member: 2013">Hadn't seen it, but looked at it after you posted the link.He has an interesting viewpoint - and one that sounds very much like a &quot;religious&quot; view of D&amp;D... I think you two will not be able to come to an agreement because you cannot agree on the definition of certain terms.His definition of canon is somewhat obtuse with it's multiple layers, but boils down to, &quot;what WotC publishes.&quot;Your definition of canon appears to be different - it appears to be roughly, &quot;what is the common standard for D&amp;D.&quot;Since you are proceeding forth from different definitions of terms, I doubt you will come to an agreement.Which is why I was curious to know - are these terms even applicable any more?&nbsp; Or are there so many different definitions out there so as to make it impossible to come to an agreement?&nbsp; And if we can't agree on what the terms mean, exactly, how can we meaningfully argue over what is and isn't canon if we can't agree on what canon means?&nbsp; (Answer: We can't.)I personally think it is time to retire the concept of &quot;canon&quot; as no longer relevant to D&amp;D discussion except as it relates to the two examples I cited in my first post (i.e., what d20 publishes should consider as the common material every gamer uses and secondly what is considered canon for all practical purposes in your gaming session).--The Sigil</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Sigil, post: 757060, member: 2013"] Hadn't seen it, but looked at it after you posted the link. He has an interesting viewpoint - and one that sounds very much like a "religious" view of D&D... I think you two will not be able to come to an agreement because you cannot agree on the definition of certain terms. His definition of canon is somewhat obtuse with it's multiple layers, but boils down to, "what WotC publishes." Your definition of canon appears to be different - it appears to be roughly, "what is the common standard for D&D." Since you are proceeding forth from different definitions of terms, I doubt you will come to an agreement. Which is why I was curious to know - are these terms even applicable any more? Or are there so many different definitions out there so as to make it impossible to come to an agreement? And if we can't agree on what the terms mean, exactly, how can we meaningfully argue over what is and isn't canon if we can't agree on what canon means? (Answer: We can't.) I personally think it is time to retire the concept of "canon" as no longer relevant to D&D discussion except as it relates to the two examples I cited in my first post (i.e., what d20 publishes should consider as the common material every gamer uses and secondly what is considered canon for all practical purposes in your gaming session). --The Sigil [/QUOTE]

Verification