Thanks everyone. I keep forgetting to specify the setting, but I’m asking about the Forgotten Realms. He’s a great tragic deity for my homebrew campaign setting, but I won’t be able to use him in my story. Oh well.
Thanks everyone. I keep forgetting to specify the setting, but I’m asking about the Forgotten Realms. He’s a great tragic deity for my homebrew campaign setting, but I won’t be able to use him in my story. Oh well.
[MENTION=83242]dave2008[/MENTION]: Tiamat’s been around in FR since at least 2e. The old Cult of the Dragon sourcebook mentions that her followers were infiltrating the cult in an attempt to take it over. The 5e Tyranny of Dragons storyline shows that they ultimately succeeded. It just took them a really long time (and multiple edition changes).
[MENTION=83242]dave2008[/MENTION]: Tiamat’s been around in FR since at least 2e. The old Cult of the Dragon sourcebook mentions that her followers were infiltrating the cult in an attempt to take it over. The 5e Tyranny of Dragons storyline shows that they ultimately succeeded. It just took them a really long time (and multiple edition changes).
Yeah, Tiamat (and Bahamut) were always setting neutral and, as such, considered default for FR. It also doesn't hurt the Ed Greenwood wrote a definitive 2-part article on the Nine Hells in Dragon magazine in the 1e days (and Tiamat was the ruler of the first level of Hell at that time.
I did way back in the day... one of the group's DMs really liked the setting. When the whole Time of Troubles happened in the switch to 2e, it just soured me on the setting.I would argue that setting neutral does not equal default FR. But as I've never played in FR, maybe that is just me.