Fomorians article on DDI

[DandD]

This is pretty much what EGG did with half the critters in AD&D 1e....he more-or-less created his own mythology and stamped some names on them. I've never heard of kobolds as dog-like lizard-men in any version of pre-D&D legend, though I suppose I could have missed something.

Yeah, the silly dog-like lizard-men kobolds of D&D are silly. Cute, but still silly. Perhaps they'll fix it in D&D 5.0. At least they're doing away with the Erynies as the Devil-Succubi, and re-evaluating her role as cruel avenger, like in the greek myths...

 

[Primal]

So, you just want some creature that randomly has the Fomorian name, rather than anything even remotely related to what the Fomorian is in mythology. That sounds like asking for a two-eyed Cyclops or a Centaur without the horse half (but still keeping the name for no good reason).

Yep, you know, the Fomorian giant that has existed in the previous editions of D&D and *not* the Fomorian giant of the Irish mythology. It is not equivalent to using the Centaur without the horse half, is it?

 

[DandD]

So why don't you simply use hill giants and call them Fomorians? Oh well, some things just won't make sense, I guess.

 

[The Little Raven]

Yep, you know, the Fomorian giant that has existed in the previous editions of D&D and *not* the Fomorian giant of the Irish mythology. It is not equivalent to using the Centaur without the horse half, is it?

It's equivalent to using something other than a Centaur, but calling it a Centaur. Tradition doesn't make it any more correct.

If you aren't going to use Fomorians for what they are in mythology, then what is the point to using the Fomorian name?

 

[hong]

Yep, you know, the Fomorian giant that has existed in the previous editions of D&D and *not* the Fomorian giant of the Irish mythology.

Ah yes, hill giants.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Yep, you know, the Fomorian giant that has existed in the previous editions of D&D and *not* the Fomorian giant of the Irish mythology. It is not equivalent to using the Centaur without the horse half, is it?

One of the story highlights in 4E for me is that it brings several elements that are closer to (western) mythology. I like that. Feywild, amoral feys, and now the Fomorian. I don't care about "traditional D&D" if I can get something that feels a little "closer to home", but still fantastic.

 

[pukunui]

One of the story highlights in 4E for me is that it brings several elements that are closer to (western) mythology. I like that. Feywild, amoral feys, and now the Fomorian. I don't care about "traditional D&D" if I can get something that feels a little "closer to home", but still fantastic.

QFT

 

[Set]

The article sounds neat. Sadly I cannot view it. Grr.

'Feydark' is funny. I assume it is a tongue-in-cheek thing.

Note to new players; The 'Lesser' Feydark is actually the higher level zone. The 'Greater' Feydark is the place for levels 1-20. Avoid Castle Mistmoore. You aren't ready for that yet.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

The article sounds neat. Sadly I cannot view it. Grr.

Try the "Printer Friendly" version at the bottom. This should work as long as the DDI is still free.

 

[lutecius]

One of the story highlights in 4E for me is that it brings several elements that are closer to (western) mythology. I like that. Feywild, amoral feys, and now the Fomorian. I don't care about "traditional D&D" if I can get something that feels a little "closer to home", but still fantastic.

The only thing that makes these new fomorians closer to mythology is their war with the eladrin. The Fomors were not particularly crazy and did not live underground (they were seafarers). Nor did they had anything to do with dryads.