I love Dragonlance and I love Dragonlance wizards.
I've never had the opportunity to play Dragonlance, but I'll say the novels and the RPGs clearly diverge on a couple points then.
1) In the Dwarven Nations trilogy, it's clear that magic and dwarves don't go together. No Clerics, no Wizards. With that said, I'm all good with your rules on this.
2) No problem.
3) No problem.
4) In the Dwarven Nations Trilogy, only the Dark Dwarf clans can see in the dark. Again, no problem, I was just wanting to understand how you'll be running this.
5) No problem.
6) No problem.
Query: Never having played 5E, can you suggest a free PC Generator website, app, or download for 5E characters? I don't need access to all of the bells and whistles of splat books, etc. I'm fine with a very basic character for my first time at 5E. Which is why I like some of the rules - no multi classing, etc, that will simplify the PC making process this time through.
I have read nearly all of the Weis/Hickman material, and some of the side novels. I have not read the Dwarven Nations trilogy, but I have a feeling that the author may have played a bit fast and loose with the lore. There are many canonical examples of dwarven clerics in the setting, Jasper Fireforge, a cleric of Reorx who later becomes a mystic of the Citadel of Light, is a rather big one. Thiewar dwarf wizards are absolutely canonical as well, they belong to an order called the Obsidian Circle. Also, in both 1st and 2nd Edition AD&D, it specifically lists clerics/priests of the Holy Orders of the Stars (usually Reorx) as a playable option for dwarves.
In AD&D (the timeframe in which the Dwarven Nations trilogy was written) dwarves and elves and the like had an ability called infravision, but dark elves and dark dwarves and other such deep dwelling races often had what is called ultravision, which is a superior form of vision in the dark, as opposed to the more limited nature of infravision. When the 3E switch happened and ever since, dwarves just have normal darkvision (in both game and fiction), and dark dwarves have and extended range of said darkvision.
I've never used it, but I remember hearing about something called 5E Tools, that might be something worth looking into.
DL dark elves are not drow.
3.5 DL elves have ekf vision which is both low light abd dark vision
Terevalis I was wondering when I was going to see you around these parts.
DL dark elves are not drow.
3.5 DL elves have ekf vision which is both low light abd dark vision
I am aware, they are outcasts, Dalamar of course being the most famous dark elf. I was using the example to explain ultravision as it existed in AD&D. And yes, 3.5 Dragonlance elves have "Elvensight" which encompasses both low-light vision and 30 feet of darkvision. Nonetheless I was speaking specifically of dwarves with the changeover in vision post 3E. Standard elves didn't get darkvision until 5E, when they removed the 3E/4E concept of "low-light vision" (good riddance if you ask me).
Would this start at 1st lvl
Terevalis I was wondering when I was going to see you around these parts.
I actually happened by this thread by happy accident. I clicked to see what games were being offered and saw this interest thread.
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Any updates?
this appears to be DOA which is unfortunate
Hello folks, apologies for the dearth of updates. I had to pivot my D&D time and focus to preparing an in person mini adventure for a friend of mine who is about to leave and move halfway across the country to go get married. That has now concluded and I will return my focus to this project.
Hooray!
I'm tentatively interested. Fair warning--I've never even so much as touched a single piece of Dragonlance media, so I'm entirely new to the setting.
My current character concept is a Silvanesti wizard who eventually goes into Bladesinging--she'd be a very sheltered noble-born girl with no real experience of the world beyond Silvanost.
I've never even so much as touched a single piece of Dragonlance media
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The original trilogy by Weiss and Hickman is well worth a read.
Don't forget Legends.
Is the thread dead?
Hey Lancers, wanted to hop in and provide some communication. We are going through a transition period at work and I have had to work extra days, including alternating hours, which has been something of a struggle, and left me without the time and energy to devote to gaming. But the GM has been on an interview frenzy and it seems we will have some new folks in the next couple weeks, at which point my schedule will return to stability and normality.
Consider this in a bit of hibernation at the moment. When the time comes for things to kick off in earnest, I will start a brand new thread for the campaign. Until then, discussion can continue and I will be happy to answer any questions or give thoughts on ideas.
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@Dragoncat, nice character concept. Experiencing the world beyond would definitely be an eye opening experience. Would she keep her preconceived notions about the other races, or manage to overcome the xenophobia of her people.
The original two trilogies (Chronicles and Legends) are what I would consider the core essence of Dragonlance, everything other than that is pretty much optional.