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<blockquote data-quote="Urriak Uruk" data-source="post: 7854713" data-attributes="member: 7015558"><p>Interesting catch, I did not know that about Odiare. I will say that "canon" is an <em>extremely </em>dodgy term for D&D, as "official canon" changes from edition to edition; something that was true in a previous edition means little compared to the current 5e. Dark Sun for example had a series of books detailing many of the fates of the Sorceror Kings, but in 4e almost all of Dark Sun's events were reset back to only a single module remaining "history."</p><p></p><p>I'll also say I find it extremely doubtful you'll see anything like Masque of the Red Death in an official 5e book (at least in the near future). The last time it was released was by White Wolf Gaming, and for d20 not D&D. That setting would require a lot more rules, possibly more than a setting like Dark Sun, Dragonlance or something else.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Shadowfell is also canon in 5e, but the Domains of Dread are actually a demiplane within the Shadowfell (not the opposite). The most common dragon type there are Shadow Dragons; catastrophic dragons are elemental, and fiendish dragons are from the lower planes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Cult of the Elder Elemental Eye (or Elemental Evil) was already the antagonist in the Princes of Apocalypse setting, so I don't think they'll ever be featured as prominently in 5e again as they were there. Plus, the Elder Eye (or Tharizdun) is almost entirely threatens the Material Plane, so seeing him in Ravenloft would be a weird choice when there are so many other options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Urriak Uruk, post: 7854713, member: 7015558"] Interesting catch, I did not know that about Odiare. I will say that "canon" is an [I]extremely [/I]dodgy term for D&D, as "official canon" changes from edition to edition; something that was true in a previous edition means little compared to the current 5e. Dark Sun for example had a series of books detailing many of the fates of the Sorceror Kings, but in 4e almost all of Dark Sun's events were reset back to only a single module remaining "history." I'll also say I find it extremely doubtful you'll see anything like Masque of the Red Death in an official 5e book (at least in the near future). The last time it was released was by White Wolf Gaming, and for d20 not D&D. That setting would require a lot more rules, possibly more than a setting like Dark Sun, Dragonlance or something else. The Shadowfell is also canon in 5e, but the Domains of Dread are actually a demiplane within the Shadowfell (not the opposite). The most common dragon type there are Shadow Dragons; catastrophic dragons are elemental, and fiendish dragons are from the lower planes. The Cult of the Elder Elemental Eye (or Elemental Evil) was already the antagonist in the Princes of Apocalypse setting, so I don't think they'll ever be featured as prominently in 5e again as they were there. Plus, the Elder Eye (or Tharizdun) is almost entirely threatens the Material Plane, so seeing him in Ravenloft would be a weird choice when there are so many other options. [/QUOTE]
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