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<blockquote data-quote="Zeromaru X" data-source="post: 9109078" data-attributes="member: 65487">The <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/92044/dungeons-dragons-conquest-nerath-board-game" target="_blank">Conquest of Nerath board game</a>. While I really like the map, I didn't liked the implications it brought to the world building of the Nentir Vale's world, like having mostly human-ruled nations around the map, and the few nations that weren't human-ruled, were ruled by the Tolkienian races. Specially after they said, back in 4e's early life, that they weren't going to create any world map as that was the DMs job.Yeah, I suppose people fixed their attention in the Playing Gnolls article and forgot about these previous entries. But, I remember people really pissed off by that perceived change in the lore. It didn't affected me as nobody played a gnoll IMC, lolI have to re-read the PHB and HotFL entries to see if there are any differences. But now that you mention this, there are also the eladrin and elven subraces from the Neverwinter Campaign Setting. I usually ignore those because I feel is more Forgotten Realms focused, but yes, they were an attempt to return the elves to their former incarnations.Personally, I didn't feel they were deemphasizing the Dawn War, but I guess that is because I consider Heroes of the Elemental Chaos as part of the Essentials line. The Monster Vault also mentions some Dawn War lore here and there.I have to re-read the books to check about the dwarves and the demons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zeromaru X, post: 9109078, member: 65487"] The [URL='https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/92044/dungeons-dragons-conquest-nerath-board-game']Conquest of Nerath board game[/URL]. While I really like the map, I didn't liked the implications it brought to the world building of the Nentir Vale's world, like having mostly human-ruled nations around the map, and the few nations that weren't human-ruled, were ruled by the Tolkienian races. Specially after they said, back in 4e's early life, that they weren't going to create any world map as that was the DMs job. Yeah, I suppose people fixed their attention in the Playing Gnolls article and forgot about these previous entries. But, I remember people really pissed off by that perceived change in the lore. It didn't affected me as nobody played a gnoll IMC, lol I have to re-read the PHB and HotFL entries to see if there are any differences. But now that you mention this, there are also the eladrin and elven subraces from the Neverwinter Campaign Setting. I usually ignore those because I feel is more Forgotten Realms focused, but yes, they were an attempt to return the elves to their former incarnations. Personally, I didn't feel they were deemphasizing the Dawn War, but I guess that is because I consider Heroes of the Elemental Chaos as part of the Essentials line. The Monster Vault also mentions some Dawn War lore here and there. I have to re-read the books to check about the dwarves and the demons. [/QUOTE]

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