What do you think of Modrons?

[Infernal Teddy]

Die, stupid DiTerlizzi. Die. Die. Die.

I prefer his version to every other version I've seen so far.

 

[Baby Samurai]

I prefer his version to every other version I've seen so far.

I thought the art for the Modrons in last month's Dragon was pretty nice too (the Tridrone is kick ass).

 

[Desdichado]

*sigh* Of poll voters, those who like modrons outnumber those who don't by a factor of nearly four. I expected modron lovers to mobilize, but I never expected that much support.

I'm terribly disappointed. And will be for the next five minutes, after which I'll promptly forget what I was thinking about.

 

[victorysaber]

Modrons remind me of... Spock.

They have so much potential for the "emotionless machine who learns to love" subplot.

 

[lukelightning]

Modrons remind me of... Spock.

They have so much potential for the "emotionless machine who learns to love" subplot cliché.

There, fixed that for you.

Modrons highlight everything I hate about how outsiders are treated in D&D. Outsiders are supposed to be exemplars of their alignments, that's why they have subtypes such as Good, Evil, Law, Chaos. Something with the Law subtype is essentially a being of law, just as something with the Fire subtype is a being of fire. If a Law being ceases to be a being of Law (e.g. a modron becoming a chaotic individual) then it should cease to exist as a modron. I'd say it transforms into some chaotic outsider, much the same way devils are fallen angels in a lot of literature. A "good" demon is no longer a demon; it should either cease to exist or transform into a celestial being.

 

[smootrk]

There, fixed that for you.

Modrons highlight everything I hate about how outsiders are treated in D&D. Outsiders are supposed to be exemplars of their alignments, that's why they have subtypes such as Good, Evil, Law, Chaos. Something with the Law subtype is essentially a being of law, just as something with the Fire subtype is a being of fire. If a Law being ceases to be a being of Law (e.g. a modron becoming a chaotic individual) then it should cease to exist as a modron. I'd say it transforms into some chaotic outsider, much the same way devils are fallen angels in a lot of literature. A "good" demon is no longer a demon; it should either cease to exist or transform into a celestial being.

This is a wonderful idea for a subrace or anti-race of modrons inhabiting Limbo alongside Slaadi, or another mostly chaos based plane. The realm is angular and irregularly built, with obtuse angles, zig-zags, and fractal-like designs. These anti-modrons may have bent, irregular, or somewhat randomly shifted forms (but still approximate the previous ideals).

 

[Arnwyn]

Modrons highlight everything I hate about how outsiders are treated in D&D. Outsiders are supposed to be exemplars of their alignments, that's why they have subtypes such as Good, Evil, Law, Chaos. Something with the Law subtype is essentially a being of law, just as something with the Fire subtype is a being of fire. If a Law being ceases to be a being of Law (e.g. a modron becoming a chaotic individual) then it should cease to exist as a modron. I'd say it transforms into some chaotic outsider, much the same way devils are fallen angels in a lot of literature.

But... they're constructs, not outsiders... (Did I miss something here?)

 

[lukelightning]

This is a wonderful idea for a subrace or anti-race of modrons inhabiting Limbo...

Ah, the dreaded nordoms! Oh, wait, reversing the word is too "Lawful". They should be called Ptrfm*!õD.

 

[smootrk]

Ah, the dreaded nordoms! Oh, wait, reversing the word is too "Lawful". They should be called Ptrfm*!õD.

Maybe Nǿяdºм is good enough.

 

[Voadam]

But... they're constructs, not outsiders... (Did I miss something here?)

Depends on if you use the dragon article or the Manual of the Planes Web Enhancement.

From the 1e MMII descriptions I'd go with outsider over construct.