Comments and dislikes of lore and other changes in the 4th ed MM.

[Mouseferatu]

For example, in the Ashen Covenant Dragon article, they Eye of Fear and Flame (good name) is redone - and very well I might add - but is unnecessarily renamed "Flameharrow."

I assume development made that change to avoid confusion with the "eye of flame" beholder.

 

[Scribble]

Alf is the singular.

Alf is back... In POG form!!!

HA!!! I kill me!

 

[pawsplay]

It's "alver" in plural.

Alf is the singular. Alver or alfer is plural. Alfar is an Anglo-Saxification .

Is there some reason I don't like the Anglo-Saxified version?

 

[Aldarc]

Is there some reason I don't like the Anglo-Saxified version?

Xenophile?

 

[fiddlerjones]

I assume development made that change to avoid confusion with the "eye of flame" beholder.

Good point. Still a lame name though -flameharrow.

 

[MinionOfCthulhu]

Good point. Still a lame name though -flameharrow.

I think a whole different post could be filled with just complaints about the names. And probably rightfully so.
Nothing but verbnoun/nounverbs as far as the eye can see.