D&D General The Purple Dragon Knights are tied to an Amethyst Dragon (confirmed)

[GarrettKP]

Adventures Across Fearun

This new interview from Crit Hit The Giant confirms the lore update for the Purple Dragon Knights, who apparently have now expanded beyond Cormyr’s borders and have became a sort of “multiversal” order.

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

 

[DEFCON 1]

You probably shouldn't buy the books then. I hear the 3E FRCS book is still perfectly serviceable.

 

[Alzrius]

 

[Parmandur]

Adventures Across Fearun

This new interview from Crit Hit The Giant confirms the lore update for the Purple Dragon Knights, who apparently have now expanded beyond Cormyr’s borders and have became a sort of “multiversal” order.

Groovy, love it. Interested to see how they tie this into the First World Dragon mythos, amd maybe connect to other Settings.

Given that the Heroes Guide drill has a couple Monster stat blocks, I wonder if the Drewfon Companion rules from the Fighter playtest might be stealthily included as Faction Renown rewards instead.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Awesome! Can't wait to see how they worked this in, and it definitely makes the heretofore staid PDKs into something a lot more interesting.

 

[mellored]

Awesome! Can't wait to see how they worked this in, and it definitely makes the heretofore staid PDKs into something a lot more interesting.

My guess.

PDK is a background, with some bonus for befriending dragons. Possibly a feat and epic boons along with it.

Banneret does not have dragons. Just a support-focused fighter subclass.

 

[Parmandur]

One aspect of this, it makes the Purple Drqgon Knights somewhat of a foul for the Cult of the Dragon, one of the other Factions in the books.

 

[Necropolitan]

One aspect of this, it makes the Purple Drwfon K lights somewhat of a foul for the Cult of the dragon, one of the other Factiona in the books.

Tiamat taking advantage of the final destruction of Sammaster to take over the Cult of the Dragon was a lore update that made complete sense. I wonder if they'll include the splinter sect that was in the comics that seeks to attain draconic power for themselves by transforming into true Dragons, that felt like it had massive potential.

Where did Cormyr get the resources to build the Purple Dragon Knights into a force capable of being a Faction? The last time they were mentioned their Queen had in fact pulled back Corymr's international efforts to focus on rebuilding because the kingdom had been devastated by numerous damaging events. They'd just fought Netheril and Sembia, who would view the Purple Dragon Knights expanding their operations as an obvious provocation.

 

[Parmandur]

Tiamat taking advantage of the final destruction of Sammaster to take over the Cult of the Dragon was a lore update that made complete sense. I wonder if they'll include the splinter sect that was in the comics that seeks to attain draconic power for themselves by transforming into true Dragons, that felt like it had massive potential.

I would imagine that the more traditionally nefarious factions for player facing options will offer more "Heroic" sects or versions, like the anti-Szass Tamrebel red Wizards or "Self Improvement Through Dragon" CotD.

Where did Cormyr get the resources to build the Purple Dragon Knights into a force capable of being a Faction? The last time they were mentioned their Queen had in fact pulled back Corymr's international efforts to focus on rebuilding because the kingdom had been devastated by numerous damaging events. They'd just fought Netheril and Sembia, who would view the Purple Dragon Knights expanding their operations as an obvious provocation.

As noted on the OP, the Purple Drafon Knights haven't juat evolved into a more international organization, but a Multiversal one. Ao Cprpmyr is likely less significant than the PDK themselves as an independent institution now.