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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 8805893" data-attributes="member: 52734">I think as far as changes go is something akin to how Star Wars has evolved.  When Dragonlance was originally released, it was built over the span of the modules, much like Star Wars evolved through its movies.  Like Star Wars, the lore and media available for it is staggering and can be intimidating to someone coming into it for the first time.  Most people will agree that the original trilogy (Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, Dragons of Spring Dawning & the modules thereof for Dragonlance; A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi for Star Wars*) are the "core" of the franchise, and then opinions as for what to include/keep will diverge from there.The question becomes, where do you draw the line for entry, and what do you keep?  Disney dumped the Expanded Universe when it acquired Star Wars (and even Lucas disowns the Christmas Special), though it has both embraced some of the old content and included new.  I think we'll see some of the same with Dragonlance.  Likely, the original modules and novel trilogy will be the core from which they build.  The vast array of novels, modules, supplements and the like will fall to the background and probably not addressed to their validity with the current re-imagining.What does that mean?  Expect a light, broad stroke version of Dragonlance in the player-facing content.  A veneer, if you will.  The adventure will have an Easter egg or two if for those with deep knowledge of the lore.   Any old supplements you have will be compatible, but if it isn't directly relevant to the adventure, it won't be mentioned and can be used or dropped as desired.  Expect anything controversial (such as Gully Dwarves) to be skirted or avoided.  But again, if you want it for you and your group, you can add it yourself - just don't expect WotC to acknowledge it's existence.  My basis?  That's exactly what they did for both Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and Spelljammer.* Yes, yes - I know, Original or Enhanced version has its proponents, but these three movies, altered or not are core to Star Wars.  Dragonlance's "Enhanced" version would be Dragons of the Dwarven Depths, Dragons of the Highlord Skies & Dragons of the Hourglass Mage.</blockquote>

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