Monday, April 28, 2014

What if the survivors from Caerdiralor never survived their trip across the Gearnat?







It is documented that the surviving elite of Caerdiralor influenced Sulm's royal house with dark secrets and promises of wealth...  However, if they never made it across the Sea of Gearnat would Sulm have risen to the dark empire of history? One could say that Caerdiralor was the seat of ur-flan power. Had the people of Caerdiralor been wiped out of existence would we have Kyuss, Keraptis, or Vecna to deal with?  One could argue that Itar would of risen to power over the Sulmi. Under Vathris tutelage the divided tribes could of united as one nation over time. If the ancient flan became the progressive, technologically advanced society Vathris strived for-- would the rampant lion of the aerdi have been as successful in conquering the Flanaess?   So what do you think? What other changes could the absence of the ur-flan have on the Flanaess or Oerth itself?  

Later
Argon

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Tyranny of Dragons



I received an email on April 14th and wanted to share it with the community. The fact that all settings will be supported was reassuring. Though like most Greyhawk fans I'm skeptical. However, I'm also an optimist and look forward to seeing what D&D Next has to offer...

On April 12th , the Tyranny of Dragons panel took place at PAX East. The panel displayed a whole load of artwork from D&D Next and the Tyranny of Dragons storyline which will launch it. Some interesting facts emerged:
  • Tyranny of Dragons is a STANDALONE product; no Player's Handbook or Dungeon Master's Guide is needed.
  • · All "key" settings will be supported; this apparently includes Eberron wilth Keith Baker.
  • · Forgotten Realms is the 5E flagship setting (no surprise there).
  • · Chris Perkins is single. Yup, seriously, someone asked that.
  • · Dragonlance lives! But they'd "need a specialist" to revive it.
  • · D&D Next is "97% done"
  • · No prices, dates, or product covers; sorry!
  • · Forbes has some stuff here.
 There was a lot of artwork shown off. Above is an example, check this thread for lots more.

Later

Argon