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<blockquote data-quote="Amphytrion" data-source="post: 9808509" data-attributes="member: 7046181"><p>The Purple Dragon Knight retooling was misguided, but I think the worst part is the implementation.</p><p></p><p>It’s misguided for all the reasons already given in the thread: that’s not the core fantasy of the Purple Dragon Knights or Cormyr, nor does it make much sense for Eldenser and his amethyst dragons to engage in this alliance. The overwriting of the old fantasy (Camelot) with a new fantasy (dragon rider) is also plainly unnecessary: Faerûn is certainly big enough for both. Wasn’t there a knight of Bahamut faction in one of the 3e books? The one that originated the dragonborn? Why not use that instead? The PDKs had a dedicated fanbase already, why upset them?</p><p></p><p>Setting the puzzling decision aside, the implementation is the true crime. There were some narrative consequences of this that could lead to interesting campaigns: for example, Eldenser is somewhat of an esoteric lorehoarder that doesn’t much care for mortals one way or another. He is also impersonating a weapon. What is he planning? Why has he bound his amethyst dragons like this? What is in it for him? What potential conflicts or adventures can arise from his secret agenda vs the knights’? Maybe a section on the DM-facing book could offer some support on how to incorporate this conflict which is central to one of the factions. They didn’t even need to define it: a couple of pages and a few random tables would a la <em>Fizban’s</em> go a long way.</p><p></p><p>The DM-facing book is also desperately lacking any guidance on how to incorporate the draconic allies in play. Do you never use them? How to use them in a way that doesn’t trivialize any threats? How to use them in a way that doesn’t make your players reliant on these majestic, powerful, magical creatures? Including this sort of DM advice should have been absolutely obvious, and I’m shocked it didn’t make it into the book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amphytrion, post: 9808509, member: 7046181"] The Purple Dragon Knight retooling was misguided, but I think the worst part is the implementation. It’s misguided for all the reasons already given in the thread: that’s not the core fantasy of the Purple Dragon Knights or Cormyr, nor does it make much sense for Eldenser and his amethyst dragons to engage in this alliance. The overwriting of the old fantasy (Camelot) with a new fantasy (dragon rider) is also plainly unnecessary: Faerûn is certainly big enough for both. Wasn’t there a knight of Bahamut faction in one of the 3e books? The one that originated the dragonborn? Why not use that instead? The PDKs had a dedicated fanbase already, why upset them? Setting the puzzling decision aside, the implementation is the true crime. There were some narrative consequences of this that could lead to interesting campaigns: for example, Eldenser is somewhat of an esoteric lorehoarder that doesn’t much care for mortals one way or another. He is also impersonating a weapon. What is he planning? Why has he bound his amethyst dragons like this? What is in it for him? What potential conflicts or adventures can arise from his secret agenda vs the knights’? Maybe a section on the DM-facing book could offer some support on how to incorporate this conflict which is central to one of the factions. They didn’t even need to define it: a couple of pages and a few random tables would a la [I]Fizban’s[/I] go a long way. The DM-facing book is also desperately lacking any guidance on how to incorporate the draconic allies in play. Do you never use them? How to use them in a way that doesn’t trivialize any threats? How to use them in a way that doesn’t make your players reliant on these majestic, powerful, magical creatures? Including this sort of DM advice should have been absolutely obvious, and I’m shocked it didn’t make it into the book. [/QUOTE]
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