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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 8436656" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya!</p><p></p><p>My take on Canon and how I approach it: If something conflicts with something that was written before it, then it's "non-canon". Doesn't mean anyone can't or shouldn't use it (e.g., Tieflings and Dragonborn in Greyhawk), but if someone tries to claim "I can play a Dragonborn in Greyhawk because it's in the PHB and that means it's canon"...imnsvho that would be a "no, not canon".</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER, if they come out with a new Greyhawk setting book and they have a logical and reasonable explanation for Dragonborn that DOES NOT BREAK the original canon...<em>then</em> I'd accept THAT particular explanation as "canon". So if there was a write up that says Dragonborn are dragon eggs that are stolen by Lizardmen and then 're-fertilized in a shamanic ritual', and it gives reasonable and interesting information about it. Ok. I could accept that. Because it's not actually going against canon, and it's also not changing it. It's just adding to it.</p><p></p><p>BUT, if they just say "Yeah, Dragonborn were always here, but they were all hiding or something"...no. Definitely not.</p><p></p><p>I guess what it boils down to for me is this: Can something 'new' be added into the old WITHOUT CHANING THE OLD? If so, go for it. If not, then no, it's not canon. This is one of my main contentions about "Updating" Greyhawk (or any already established setting for that matter!). It doesn't need "updating" because that entails CHANGING established canon in stead of adding to it and working within it. </p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 8436656, member: 45197"] Hiya! My take on Canon and how I approach it: If something conflicts with something that was written before it, then it's "non-canon". Doesn't mean anyone can't or shouldn't use it (e.g., Tieflings and Dragonborn in Greyhawk), but if someone tries to claim "I can play a Dragonborn in Greyhawk because it's in the PHB and that means it's canon"...imnsvho that would be a "no, not canon". HOWEVER, if they come out with a new Greyhawk setting book and they have a logical and reasonable explanation for Dragonborn that DOES NOT BREAK the original canon...[I]then[/I] I'd accept THAT particular explanation as "canon". So if there was a write up that says Dragonborn are dragon eggs that are stolen by Lizardmen and then 're-fertilized in a shamanic ritual', and it gives reasonable and interesting information about it. Ok. I could accept that. Because it's not actually going against canon, and it's also not changing it. It's just adding to it. BUT, if they just say "Yeah, Dragonborn were always here, but they were all hiding or something"...no. Definitely not. I guess what it boils down to for me is this: Can something 'new' be added into the old WITHOUT CHANING THE OLD? If so, go for it. If not, then no, it's not canon. This is one of my main contentions about "Updating" Greyhawk (or any already established setting for that matter!). It doesn't need "updating" because that entails CHANGING established canon in stead of adding to it and working within it. ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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