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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 9535956" data-attributes="member: 6915329">This is true--but as I said, it kind of sucks for people who don't like the new lore but who still want new stuff. For the most part, it's probably not a big deal. That a monster has a different origin now (such as harpies having been cursed elves) isn't a big thing. But people were talking about how goblins now being fey (a change I like) means they won't be subjected to charm person anymore. And as I said, this is going to be reflected in future products. I mean, for me, the lore changes don't matter because I always pick and choose what I want, whether making my own setting or using an existing one. I make radical changes in even my favorite settings; like, if I were to run Planescape, I'd have by own planes and gods and everything and probably only keep the gate towns and Sigil (mostly) the same. But someone on this thread a while back even said that it would wreck things if, in the middle of a campaign, goblins were suddenly no longer able to be charmed (although as fey they can be repulsed by protection from evil and good, unless that spell was altered, so maybe it evens out). I have to imagine that there are other players out there who think the same thing--that they must use the new monster typing and accompanying lore right away.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 9535956, member: 6915329"] This is true--but as I said, it kind of sucks for people who don't like the new lore but who still want new stuff. For the most part, it's [I]probably[/I] not a big deal. That a monster has a different origin now (such as harpies having been cursed elves) isn't a big thing. But people were talking about how goblins now being fey (a change I like) means they won't be subjected to [I]charm person[/I] anymore. And as I said, this is going to be reflected in future products. I mean, for me, the lore changes don't matter because I always pick and choose what I want, whether making my own setting or using an existing one. I make radical changes in even my favorite settings; like, if I were to run Planescape, I'd have by own planes and gods and everything and probably only keep the gate towns and Sigil (mostly) the same. But someone on this thread a while back even said that it would wreck things if, in the middle of a campaign, goblins were suddenly no longer able to be charmed (although as fey they [I]can [/I]be repulsed by [I]protection from evil and good[/I], unless that spell was altered, so maybe it evens out). I have to imagine that there are other players out there who think the same thing--that they [I]must [/I]use the new monster typing and accompanying lore right away. [/QUOTE]

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