D&D 5E Clickbait we didn't fall for: "Wizards is copying Critical Role"

[DarkCrisis]

Also this is not exclusive to 5e. This was in prior editions from at least 2e.

Okay. But where is this multi-worship Faerun cleric?

 

[Dire Bare]

I thought they were all younger.

No, they are all just sexy actor types, that's all.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

The point was, in fact, that "existing, but still in diapers" seemed a pretty pedantic counter to the point that this kind of D&D fiction predates the people on CR as sentient creators of their own fictions.

So, yeah, jump on me if it makes you feel good. You're kind of jumping on a mirror.

No, I replied in good faith to a question, while you replied for no purpose other than to pedantically “correct” someone.

 

[Dire Bare]

Jaleigh Johnson is a quality author, and has written a decent pile of fun D&D adventures already. I'm optimistically excited for the return of D&D novels that don't feature drow rangers! (not that I have a problem with drow rangers, I like reading about them too)

 

[Scribe]

No, they are all just sexy actor types, that's all.

 

[QuentinGeorge]

This is how pretty much everybody I know has ever played a cleric, regardless of edition.

In real world, priests are usually tied to a religious tradition rather than a specific deity. Points again for the stupidity of the way D&D polytheism is modelled.

 

[Gradine]

There's no such thing as 'timeless'. It's a meaningless word. Everything is always a contemporary take. Stuff in 1200 AD was a contemporary take. The stuff in the 1980s was a contemporary take. The stuff today is a contemporary take. The stuff in 2050 will be a contemporary take. All 'timeless' usually means is 'exactly the same as when I was a kid', which if we followed as a rule all our media would be composed of cave paintings.

Sure, but also The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

 

[Zardnaar]

I double checked with the SRD -- a cleric without a specific god has been a 'thing' that's an option since 3.x at least.

"If a cleric is not devoted to a particular deity, he still selects two domains to represent his spiritual inclinations and abilities. The restriction on alignment domains still applies."

Yes, there's the Wall of the Faithless, but Faerun is also full of interloper gods. That's where Tyr and some others came from

3.0 FR you required a God within 1 alignment step of deity or deity listed oneself LG (LN)

Faithless if killed had 1d10 days to be raised or into the wall.

 

[Charlaquin]

WotC is really trying to normalize tieflings.

Tieflings have been normal for well over a decade.

 

[MGibster]

ABBA is still fun to listen to.