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<blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 5276049" data-attributes="member: 8863">That sounds like a good enough explanation for dargonborn.&nbsp; It's not like they'd be terribly out of place anyway, since Mystara already has tons of races like the standard Tolkien races, goblinoids and other standard humanoids, lupins, rakastas, and several other furries, and stuff like araneas and tortles.&nbsp; The only serious problem tieflings is the connection they have do demons and devils.&nbsp; The classic Mystara didn't have fiends and celestials, probably because of TSR's family-friendly policies and the fact that the Basic D&amp;D line was marketed towards kids more.&nbsp; I suppose they could be stuck somewhere on that southern continent as well, or something.Mystara might be the one classic D&amp;D setting that can handle epic campaigns well.&nbsp; Epic doesn't work as well for Dragonlance, and to some extent Greyhawk.&nbsp; Epic FR gives us stuff like Elminster, which some people like and others hate.&nbsp; But a setting that was built around the existance of 36-th level characters might handle it well (though Basic level 36 isn't quite the same as AD&amp;D level 36).Birthright really should be more than just about ruling domains.&nbsp; It's not just the domains, but the blood abilities as well.&nbsp; It's the blood abilities that are the major Birthright hook.&nbsp; Really, 2e should have had something in the DMG about ruling domains instead of just assuming players would carry up rules from Basic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orius, post: 5276049, member: 8863"] That sounds like a good enough explanation for dargonborn. It's not like they'd be terribly out of place anyway, since Mystara already has tons of races like the standard Tolkien races, goblinoids and other standard humanoids, lupins, rakastas, and several other furries, and stuff like araneas and tortles. The only serious problem tieflings is the connection they have do demons and devils. The classic Mystara didn't have fiends and celestials, probably because of TSR's family-friendly policies and the fact that the Basic D&D line was marketed towards kids more. I suppose they could be stuck somewhere on that southern continent as well, or something. Mystara might be the one classic D&D setting that can handle epic campaigns well. Epic doesn't work as well for Dragonlance, and to some extent Greyhawk. Epic FR gives us stuff like Elminster, which some people like and others hate. But a setting that was built around the existance of 36-th level characters might handle it well (though Basic level 36 isn't quite the same as AD&D level 36). Birthright really should be more than just about ruling domains. It's not just the domains, but the blood abilities as well. It's the blood abilities that are the major Birthright hook. Really, 2e should have had something in the DMG about ruling domains instead of just assuming players would carry up rules from Basic. [/QUOTE]

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