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<blockquote data-quote="Velderan" data-source="post: 8810996" data-attributes="member: 7038056">Somehow I don't think the word retcon means what you seem to think it does. There was no continuity for orcs in DL1-14 for them to retroactively correct and say they didn't exist.Saying in DL1 players can make their own PCs if they choose without specifically saying anything about races beyond elves being Qualinesti, Dwarves being Hill Dwarves (I think, might be off on that one), and Halflings being Kender and then later providing ADDITIONAL info in DLA that says half-orcs are considered magical freaks because orcs don't exist here is not a retcon because it doesn't contradict anything they had previously said about orcs. DL1 does not feature the word &quot;orc&quot; once. If WotC decided Tanis would be more interesting if he was a drow, then that would be a retcon since the established lore clearly says he's a half-elf.They did provide a reason, they said a half-orc would be considered a magical freak because orcs are not native to Krynn. The book does not say &quot;because we said so&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Velderan, post: 8810996, member: 7038056"] Somehow I don't think the word retcon means what you seem to think it does. There was no continuity for orcs in DL1-14 for them to retroactively correct and say they didn't exist. Saying in DL1 players can make their own PCs if they choose without specifically saying anything about races beyond elves being Qualinesti, Dwarves being Hill Dwarves (I think, might be off on that one), and Halflings being Kender and then later providing ADDITIONAL info in DLA that says half-orcs are considered magical freaks because orcs don't exist here is not a retcon because it doesn't contradict anything they had previously said about orcs. DL1 does not feature the word "orc" once. If WotC decided Tanis would be more interesting if he was a drow, then that would be a retcon since the established lore clearly says he's a half-elf. They did provide a reason, they said a half-orc would be considered a magical freak because orcs are not native to Krynn. The book does not say "because we said so". [/QUOTE]

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