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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6130815" data-attributes="member: 22779">But, a Krynnish minotaur is completely different from a standard D&amp;D minotaur.&nbsp; Other than appearance, they share nothing.&nbsp; Standard minotaur are not sailors and pirates.&nbsp; So, why would you start mentioning Krynn in a core D&amp;D book?&nbsp; Why bring up a setting that hasn't been in print by the primary publisher in about twenty years?&nbsp; No skin off of MWP.&nbsp; They did a fantastic job with Dragonlance, but, I really don't think bringing up 3PP settings in a core 5e book is a particularly good idea.It's very, very easy to not reference Planescape.&nbsp; Tieflings, as a perfect example.&nbsp; 4e shows exactly how it can be done, but, even if you want to make it more generic than that, you go with the &quot;demonic bloodline&quot; angle and be done with it.There is nothing in the description of demons or devils that even remotely needs anything like a Blood War.&nbsp; There's no reason why Sigil needs to ever be mentioned, same as you never mention Karameikos.&nbsp; It's not exactly tricky.Like I said, I hope that Planescape fans get huge, beautiful boxed sets with tons of material.&nbsp; Fantastic.&nbsp; Just please, keep your chocolate out of my peanut butter.&nbsp; That means zero references to the Blood War, Factions, or Sigil or the Lady of Pain outside of direct material for Planescape.&nbsp; For some reason it's not terribly difficult to not reference Ravenloft when discussing undead.&nbsp; We can talk about Dragons all day long without bringing up Council of Wyrms.&nbsp; Yet, for some bizarre reason, we have to stick with a bunch of canon that was never core in any edition.&nbsp; Where any deviation from that canon brings up all sorts of complaints, judging the material not on its merits but on how well it fits within one very minor product line.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6130815, member: 22779"] But, a Krynnish minotaur is completely different from a standard D&D minotaur. Other than appearance, they share nothing. Standard minotaur are not sailors and pirates. So, why would you start mentioning Krynn in a core D&D book? Why bring up a setting that hasn't been in print by the primary publisher in about twenty years? No skin off of MWP. They did a fantastic job with Dragonlance, but, I really don't think bringing up 3PP settings in a core 5e book is a particularly good idea. It's very, very easy to not reference Planescape. Tieflings, as a perfect example. 4e shows exactly how it can be done, but, even if you want to make it more generic than that, you go with the "demonic bloodline" angle and be done with it. There is nothing in the description of demons or devils that even remotely needs anything like a Blood War. There's no reason why Sigil needs to ever be mentioned, same as you never mention Karameikos. It's not exactly tricky. Like I said, I hope that Planescape fans get huge, beautiful boxed sets with tons of material. Fantastic. Just please, keep your chocolate out of my peanut butter. That means zero references to the Blood War, Factions, or Sigil or the Lady of Pain outside of direct material for Planescape. For some reason it's not terribly difficult to not reference Ravenloft when discussing undead. We can talk about Dragons all day long without bringing up Council of Wyrms. Yet, for some bizarre reason, we have to stick with a bunch of canon that was never core in any edition. Where any deviation from that canon brings up all sorts of complaints, judging the material not on its merits but on how well it fits within one very minor product line. [/QUOTE]

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