D&D 5E The Debate of "Canon" in D&D 5E

[Paul Farquhar]

Some people like metaplot.

I think it's an abomination from the deepest pits of Lovecraft.

I don't like big stupid works shaking events.

I'm fine with it, so long as it's a consequence of the players' decisions.

You decided not to stop the cult, so they summoned a Kraken that destroyed the city. That city no longer exists.

 

[Zardnaar]

I think it's an abomination from the deepest pits of Lovecraft.


I'm fine with it, so long as it's a consequence of the players' decisions.

You decided not to stop the cult, so they summoned a Kraken that destroyed the city. That city no longer exists.

Yeah that's a bit different.

 

[Aldarc]

Yes. Any changes to Golarion are based on players following hard railroad adventure paths. It assumes they will not choose a different outcome, or fail to stop the bad guys.

It only "assumes" what Paizo data-gathered: the success of the party in the adventure path at a majority of tables that actually ran the adventure.

 

[Fenris-77]

Back at you, your priorities aren't everyone priorities, and I don't have it backwards at all. I don't think your bad either, it's just that I understand Canon has practical value and problems happen when it's treated by developers, like huge fan base divisions and other problems.

I'm perfectly aware that my priorities aren't everyone's. You may have noticed I went out of my my not to demean or belittle your pov, while still disagreeing with it in parts. I agree, In a perfect world it would be awesome for the timeline and lore to align perfectly. The difference is in what we expect.

 

[gyor]

Until the next part of the living setting contradicts it.

What happens in the setting canon and what happens in your home game are completely seperate, the setting canon shouldn't reflect what happens in your game, their are other people out there, nor does your home game have to adhere to setting Canon, that is not what setting canon is for.

 

[gyor]

Only in your head.

No, for proper functioning of a public setting.

 

[gyor]

Given that most of those novels are out of print, I think that is extremely unlikely in 2020.

You can buy eBook versions still and the Drizzt novels still come out.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

For me the lore/background is like LEGO or another buidling toy. After buying you create you want, and the cover of the box doesn't matter.

I don't like too frozen settings, but anytimes I don't like any changes.

I am afair the canon is almost stopped because the future media projects will be the ones what affect the timeline of the settings.

 

[hawkeyefan]

Canon is something decided by each DM/playing group. Everything in the books, not just the starting points but also any progress as time passes, are merely suggestions.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

that is not what setting canon is for.

It's not for anything, because it doesn't exist.

You can buy eBook versions still and the Drizzt novels still come out.

Sure you can get them, but if they where even slightly popular the publishers would have reprinted them.

The vast majority of the influx of new players came through Streaming, very few of them (none that I know) have read a FR or Dragonlance novel.