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What is canon about older-edition settings in 5E?
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<blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 8357178" data-attributes="member: 10148"><p>BALDUR'S GATE: DESCENT INTO AVERNUS</p><p></p><p><em>Greyhawk</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Arkhan the Cruel has the Hand of Vecna, having acquired it from the world of Exandria (one can assume this is the same Hand of Vecna from Oerth, having found its way to Exandria, but it doesn't actually say this)</li> </ul><p>ICEWIND DALE: RIME OF THE FROSTMAIDEN</p><p></p><p><em>Greyhawk</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Secret of the Obelisks sidebar notes that "an evil wizard named Vecna" stole one obelisk and used it wipe the obelisk's creators out of existence, and also stole the knowledge to make new obelisks; this took place sometime before Netheril's fall in the Realms, as Netherese wizards "later" learned the secret of making obelisks; so Vecna's living days were at some point before -339 DR (over 1800 years ago)</li> </ul><p><em>Spelljammer</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Nautiloid features in the sidequest "Id Ascendant", including a layout of the interior and various functions (not explicitly tied to Spelljammer; don't know how accurate it is to Spelljammer, either)</li> </ul><p>CANDLEKEEP MYSTERIES</p><p></p><p><em>Greyhawk</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An alternate setting for this anthology is the Great Library in the Free City of Greyhawk</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JEB, post: 8357178, member: 10148"] BALDUR'S GATE: DESCENT INTO AVERNUS [I]Greyhawk[/I] [LIST] [*]Arkhan the Cruel has the Hand of Vecna, having acquired it from the world of Exandria (one can assume this is the same Hand of Vecna from Oerth, having found its way to Exandria, but it doesn't actually say this) [/LIST] ICEWIND DALE: RIME OF THE FROSTMAIDEN [I]Greyhawk[/I] [LIST] [*]The Secret of the Obelisks sidebar notes that "an evil wizard named Vecna" stole one obelisk and used it wipe the obelisk's creators out of existence, and also stole the knowledge to make new obelisks; this took place sometime before Netheril's fall in the Realms, as Netherese wizards "later" learned the secret of making obelisks; so Vecna's living days were at some point before -339 DR (over 1800 years ago) [/LIST] [I]Spelljammer[/I] [LIST] [*]A Nautiloid features in the sidequest "Id Ascendant", including a layout of the interior and various functions (not explicitly tied to Spelljammer; don't know how accurate it is to Spelljammer, either) [/LIST] CANDLEKEEP MYSTERIES [I]Greyhawk[/I] [LIST] [*]An alternate setting for this anthology is the Great Library in the Free City of Greyhawk [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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