Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Green Knight" data-source="post: 303993" data-attributes="member: 2723">This Tal Meta site is fanfic? Then why're we even having this discussion? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And I could say Vecna is their mother. That's worth about as much as whatever this Tal Meta thing is worth, as far as this conversation is concerned. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh? So have you taken a poll of Greyhawk players? Do you know this for a fact, or are you just guessing? And how does it contradict established canon? Now granted, I don't know much about Greyhawk, but if it's NEVER been stated who their parents are is, then Chainmail saying that Stern Alia is their mother doesn't contradict anything, therefore, it doesn't &quot;fly in the face&quot; of anything. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As the above poster said, you accept fanfic over what's actually been printed? If you do, then that's fine for your game. But that's not what this discussion is about. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For someone who's so concerned about supposed canon violations by one WoTC product, you seem pretty willing to use a non-canonical source as if it were any kind of an authority on the matter. And that's fine for your own game. But this discussion is about what's canon. Whatever Tal Meta or whomever has to say on the subject isn't worth dinky doo if it contradicts something which IS canon, which the Chainmail books are. So unless you can find something that's actually been produced by TSR or WoTC which contradicts the bit about Stern Alia being their mother, then she's their mother. That's canon. Doesn't matter if some fansite says otherwise, because we're not talking about fan-made concoctions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Green Knight, post: 303993, member: 2723"] This Tal Meta site is fanfic? Then why're we even having this discussion? And I could say[b] Vecna[/b] is their mother. That's worth about as much as whatever this Tal Meta thing is worth, as far as this conversation is concerned. Oh? So have you taken a poll of Greyhawk players? Do you know this for a fact, or are you just guessing? And how does it contradict established canon? Now granted, I don't know much about Greyhawk, but if it's NEVER been stated who their parents are is, then Chainmail saying that Stern Alia is their mother doesn't contradict anything, therefore, it doesn't "fly in the face" of anything. As the above poster said, you accept fanfic over what's actually been printed? If you do, then that's fine for your game. But that's not what this discussion is about. For someone who's so concerned about supposed canon violations by one WoTC product, you seem pretty willing to use a non-canonical source as if it were any kind of an authority on the matter. And that's fine for your own game. But this discussion is about what's[b] canon[/b]. Whatever Tal Meta or whomever has to say on the subject isn't worth dinky doo if it contradicts something which IS canon, which the Chainmail books are. So unless you can find something that's actually been produced by TSR or WoTC which contradicts the bit about Stern Alia being their mother, then she's their mother. That's canon. Doesn't matter if some fansite says otherwise, because we're not talking about fan-made concoctions. [/QUOTE]

Verification