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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8637763" data-attributes="member: 22779">But, this whole goblin thing really does sort of line up with what I said before.Does anyone actually care about the origins of monsters?&nbsp; I mean, sure, you might like to read about it or whatnot, but, does anyone actually care?&nbsp; Are goblins suddenly not usable in Lost Mines of Phandelver because now they have a Fae origin?&nbsp; Does anyone have to rewrite the module in any way, shape or form?&nbsp; Would I suddenly need to rewrite Caves of Chaos because goblins are, many, many generations ago, descended from Fae?&nbsp; This is my point about tempest in a teacup.&nbsp; Frankly, who cares?&nbsp; It's not going to make the slightest difference in anyone's game.&nbsp; You can run exactly the same modules, in exactly the same way before and after.&nbsp; It's just a nifty bit of flavor text that might lead to more stuff down the line.&nbsp; I imagine that if they release new modules featuring goblins, they might play up the Fae aspect.&nbsp; But, again, there's a million different ways to do that.It's really funny to me.&nbsp; Paizo completely rewrites goblins and gets nothing but a huge pat on the back for it.&nbsp; WotC does far, far less to change goblins and they are abandoning fans.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/erm.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":erm:" title="Erm&nbsp; &nbsp; :erm:" data-shortname=":erm:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8637763, member: 22779"] But, this whole goblin thing really does sort of line up with what I said before. Does anyone actually care about the origins of monsters? I mean, sure, you might like to read about it or whatnot, but, does anyone actually care? Are goblins suddenly not usable in Lost Mines of Phandelver because now they have a Fae origin? Does anyone have to rewrite the module in any way, shape or form? Would I suddenly need to rewrite Caves of Chaos because goblins are, many, many generations ago, descended from Fae? This is my point about tempest in a teacup. Frankly, who cares? It's not going to make the slightest difference in anyone's game. You can run exactly the same modules, in exactly the same way before and after. It's just a nifty bit of flavor text that might lead to more stuff down the line. I imagine that if they release new modules featuring goblins, they might play up the Fae aspect. But, again, there's a million different ways to do that. It's really funny to me. Paizo completely rewrites goblins and gets nothing but a huge pat on the back for it. WotC does far, far less to change goblins and they are abandoning fans. :erm: [/QUOTE]

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