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<blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 8270004" data-attributes="member: 10148"><p>I feel like it'd be much better to let folks who actually know something about voodoo or Chinese myth or similar subjects create their own new domains and darklords, than to dig up old, apparently embarrassing takes on the subject and make a point of "fixing" them. (Especially since that may have gone awry with I'Cath, and 5E Souragne sounds like it "fixed" the problems by creating a new domain anyway.)</p><p></p><p>As for the Vistani, they seem to be fixing them without completely invalidating their old history and rebuilding them from scratch; expanding on the concept in a corrective way (though in a way 4E did first). Though I suppose we'll see for sure when the book is publicly released.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Then why reuse the name? The new Dementlieu does seem interesting, but I just don't understand why it was important to have it replace the old Dementlieu, which doesn't even meet your above criteria for correcting domains. Why not give that interesting new concept its own identity (I don't doubt a better name could be concocted anyway), and leave the old Dementlieu to fans or DM Guild designers to play with?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, I appreciate that you at least admit your bias in the matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JEB, post: 8270004, member: 10148"] I feel like it'd be much better to let folks who actually know something about voodoo or Chinese myth or similar subjects create their own new domains and darklords, than to dig up old, apparently embarrassing takes on the subject and make a point of "fixing" them. (Especially since that may have gone awry with I'Cath, and 5E Souragne sounds like it "fixed" the problems by creating a new domain anyway.) As for the Vistani, they seem to be fixing them without completely invalidating their old history and rebuilding them from scratch; expanding on the concept in a corrective way (though in a way 4E did first). Though I suppose we'll see for sure when the book is publicly released. Then why reuse the name? The new Dementlieu does seem interesting, but I just don't understand why it was important to have it replace the old Dementlieu, which doesn't even meet your above criteria for correcting domains. Why not give that interesting new concept its own identity (I don't doubt a better name could be concocted anyway), and leave the old Dementlieu to fans or DM Guild designers to play with? Well, I appreciate that you at least admit your bias in the matter. [/QUOTE]
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