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<blockquote data-quote="ZeshinX" data-source="post: 8022722" data-attributes="member: 6793656"><p>Pretty much describes the case for my group (I DM). I run my games in the Forgotten Realms (primarily, though we played in Golarion during the 4e era). I usually run it in the setting's "current year" for whichever edition we're playing, but it's not entirely the "as written" Realms. In my Realms, the Spellplague never happened. So there was no geographic upheavals, and no parts of Abeir came to Toril.</p><p></p><p>So, one player, who enjoyed 4e and played in games of D&D 4e with another group (in addition to our PF games) loooooves him the dragonborn. He always enjoyed anthropomorphized races, and the dragonborn were the cherry on his sundae.</p><p></p><p>There are no dragonborn in my Realms, since what originally brought them to (at least canonically) Toril never occurred. I was not a fan of the dragonborn strictly because I was not a fan of 4e and did not want them present in my game. However, this player absolutely loved the option. So, I worked with him so he could play a dragonborn character in my Realms setting where no dragonborn exist...we made his particular character a draconian from Krynn (same 5e dragonborn stats et al, we just called him a draconian and he was from Krynn). He walked through a portal on Krynn, and POOF, he found himself on Toril. The trip through the portal messed up his memories, so he has no idea where on Krynn he encountered this portal, why he stepped through it, or any particular memories about his life on Krynn, or even where this side of the portal is/was (though he does posses some very vague memories and feelings...but he feels they could also be lingering effects of his trip through the portal).</p><p></p><p>So, not only did he get to play his dragonborn, I was also able to satisfy my particular feelings about it...and we had some absolutely wonderful narrative options for him to explore (i.e. possibly regaining his memories over time, reactions from people throughout Faerun who have never seen someone like him, and so on).</p><p></p><p>Always options. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ZeshinX, post: 8022722, member: 6793656"] Pretty much describes the case for my group (I DM). I run my games in the Forgotten Realms (primarily, though we played in Golarion during the 4e era). I usually run it in the setting's "current year" for whichever edition we're playing, but it's not entirely the "as written" Realms. In my Realms, the Spellplague never happened. So there was no geographic upheavals, and no parts of Abeir came to Toril. So, one player, who enjoyed 4e and played in games of D&D 4e with another group (in addition to our PF games) loooooves him the dragonborn. He always enjoyed anthropomorphized races, and the dragonborn were the cherry on his sundae. There are no dragonborn in my Realms, since what originally brought them to (at least canonically) Toril never occurred. I was not a fan of the dragonborn strictly because I was not a fan of 4e and did not want them present in my game. However, this player absolutely loved the option. So, I worked with him so he could play a dragonborn character in my Realms setting where no dragonborn exist...we made his particular character a draconian from Krynn (same 5e dragonborn stats et al, we just called him a draconian and he was from Krynn). He walked through a portal on Krynn, and POOF, he found himself on Toril. The trip through the portal messed up his memories, so he has no idea where on Krynn he encountered this portal, why he stepped through it, or any particular memories about his life on Krynn, or even where this side of the portal is/was (though he does posses some very vague memories and feelings...but he feels they could also be lingering effects of his trip through the portal). So, not only did he get to play his dragonborn, I was also able to satisfy my particular feelings about it...and we had some absolutely wonderful narrative options for him to explore (i.e. possibly regaining his memories over time, reactions from people throughout Faerun who have never seen someone like him, and so on). Always options. :) [/QUOTE]
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