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<blockquote data-quote="Urriak Uruk" data-source="post: 8125091" data-attributes="member: 7015558"><p>So here is my advice on how to sort out the cosmology lore, based solely on how I <em>believe </em>you want to use it. In that, you want a solid framework built for you, and would prefer not to invent your own answers to the questions you have. That's not a criticism, some folks here feel you should build your cosmology to fit your purposes, but sometimes it is just easier to have an answer available.</p><p></p><p>For starters, treat 5E official materials as king canon. There honestly isn't much material that 5E actually nails down as official lore, and often contradicts itself to leave multiple options open for DMs. But the best material on the cosmology on 5E is from the <em>Dungeon Master's Guide</em>, and from <em>Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes</em>.</p><p></p><p>After you've looked through that material, then avoid material that directly contradicts those sources, regardless of edition. But you should feel free to use whatever material you like that <em>doesn't </em>contradict 5E. Even if you don't want to use them as answers to questions, you can use them as theories that some wizards/sages believe, but are not necessarily true.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Urriak Uruk, post: 8125091, member: 7015558"] So here is my advice on how to sort out the cosmology lore, based solely on how I [I]believe [/I]you want to use it. In that, you want a solid framework built for you, and would prefer not to invent your own answers to the questions you have. That's not a criticism, some folks here feel you should build your cosmology to fit your purposes, but sometimes it is just easier to have an answer available. For starters, treat 5E official materials as king canon. There honestly isn't much material that 5E actually nails down as official lore, and often contradicts itself to leave multiple options open for DMs. But the best material on the cosmology on 5E is from the [I]Dungeon Master's Guide[/I], and from [I]Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes[/I]. After you've looked through that material, then avoid material that directly contradicts those sources, regardless of edition. But you should feel free to use whatever material you like that [I]doesn't [/I]contradict 5E. Even if you don't want to use them as answers to questions, you can use them as theories that some wizards/sages believe, but are not necessarily true. [/QUOTE]
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