What do you think of Modrons?

[GreatLemur]

I liked them before they became mechanical. And cute. They are waaay too cartoony now.

Yeah. They were pretty much always silly, but did they have to go and become wacky?

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

I liked them before they became mechanical. And cute. They are waaay too cartoony now.

Ditto.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Tony DiTerlizzi's look at a rogue modron.

To me that is just awful.

 

[Piratecat]

I can't take all these artwork references. Personally, I've never seen a Modron pic. Could somebody link me to something on Modrons so I know what the heck everybody is talking about? :\

 

[Mycanid]

Actually I think they are kinda silly, but I just ignore them. :\

 

[megamania]

I have never used them so I don't know much about them or care to but they are very popular. The drow of planar games in some ways. Everyone has to have them around.

 

[Jer]

Don't know about that. Rogue modrons were still incredibly lawful, truly fixated on order to the point where they had difficulty understanding and interacting with other, less lawful races. Rogue modrons didn't become chaotic, they were simply declared rogue by virtue of having questioned their orders and breaking even in a marginal way, the heights of law that their race embodied.

The only rogue modron that I can think of who acted chaotic was Ylem, and he went rogue when he was attacked by a slaad and subsequently fused with the slaad egg that got implanted into him.

This fits my memories as well - I even remember a discussion in one of the books (Planewalker's Handbook maybe) about Rogue Modrons and how they still remained Lawful - usually even Lawful Neutral - despite their "rogue" status. They were less lawful than the paragons of Law that were the typical modrons, but much more lawful than most other folks.

However, I don't see a problem with "fallen modrons" who become Chaotic anyway. If you can have a "fallen archon" or a "fallen angel" - a pinnacle of Law and Good who falls and becomes a Lawful Evil devil - why not have a "fallen modron" who becomes a Chaotic antithesis of its former self?

 

[I'm A Banana]

One of my favorite modron pics:

Gives it a very "alien" feel that is very cool, IMHO.

Not that I really mind the slightly whimsical DiTerlizzi style. I mean, there's a reason the guy went on to kid's books after D&D.

 

[Vocenoctum]

Don't know about that. Rogue modrons were still incredibly lawful, truly fixated on order to the point where they had difficulty understanding and interacting with other, less lawful races. Rogue modrons didn't become chaotic, they were simply declared rogue by virtue of having questioned their orders and breaking even in a marginal way, the heights of law that their race embodied.

That being the official description, sure.

The only rogue modron that I can think of who acted chaotic was Ylem, and he went rogue when he was attacked by a slaad and subsequently fused with the slaad egg that got implanted into him.

I don't remember many examples of Rogue Modrons doing much for the cause of good in the official books, but I'm mostly talking about 99% of the examples I've seen in real life, online stories and online characters.

Also, Fallen Angels are easier, since Devils and Angels are linked and in some ways obvious parallels exist. A Modron going chaotic and a slaad have nothing in common, in general.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Also, Fallen Angels are easier, since Devils and Angels are linked and in some ways obvious parallels exist. A Modron going chaotic and a slaad have nothing in common, in general.

...sounds like Chaos to me! (berk!)