#Halflings in #Dragonlance have a different culture than those elsewhere. On #Krynn , #Kender live differently than the #Hin of Faerun. They are handlers not thieves, they are fearless, and they will talk your ear off. @Wizards_DnD please honor the diversity @WeisMargaret Amen
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 26, 2022
I am getting ready to start exploring the Dragonlance series after hearing so much about it, but had a couple of questions regarding morality in your series, since it is a subject I’ve heard brought up quite a bit. Would love you get your thoughts When it comes to the morality or alignment of characters and the gods, what determines these aspects of their character? Is it their actions, their beliefs, something else?
I'm curious how things like intent and outcomes play into this topic, and what place ignorance has.
— TyphosTheD (@TyphosTheD) September 15, 2022
Actions primarily.
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 15, 2022
I was always curious why red was chosen for neutrality instead of something like grey? In honor of the goddess Lunitari.
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 29, 2022
Well, someone chose her to be red too. I’m not saying that I don’t like it, I’m just curious because red doesn’t have the neutral thing elsewhere, as far as I know, but gray is used often. I am glad that it isn’t boring. The monks of Astinus wear gray
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 30, 2022
The letters they give you at the end of Wheel of Fortune are: R-S-T-L-N-E. I just noticed that the consonants R-S-T-L-N are the consonants in Raistlin’s name in the correct order. I wonder if @WeisMargaret & @trhickman were watching Wheel of Fortune when coming up with names. 😉 Raistlin meant Wasted Man. Caramon meant Caring Man.
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 22, 2022
Before they release #Dragonlance stuff, dark elves on #Krynn are not #drow. they are exiles from the elven kingdoms– that exile could be because of crimes or politics #dnd
@Wizards_DnD@WeisMargaretTruth
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 26, 2022
Accidentally called them drow before we knew they weren’t.
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 26, 2022
So there are over 200 #Dragonlance novels that have been published.
I do wonder with iconic stories like this if it becomes “easy”, to a point, once the first book is written. Being that they came out so fast after one another it’s either that or they had them all written already and just released them at their leisure. Either way I love them! I’m gonna count EVERY ONE!We’re doing DL in Order Released!
We start here with “The Big 6” Look how close together they were! All 6 came out between Nov 84 & Aug ‘86The original Chronicles and Legends 1 of 2 pic.twitter.com/uXBTDPa0Ju
— YoDanno #DragonlanceDragonlance (@YoDanno) September 10, 2022
TSR management did not think the DL novels would sell. So they expected to put out just the first book. When it hit the NY Times list, they wanted more immediately. Company was teetering on financial ruin. So we wrote.
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 10, 2022
TSR just wanted the goose to keep laying golden eggs. Fine with us! We got to tell our stories!!!
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 10, 2022
Which reinforces my belief that half the RPG IPs today would not exist without the ability to self publish. Back then it might take mnths/yrs for sales figures to come in; by that time a parent company could be an inch away from 🚫. Imagine the 💰 TSR would lose today? If the company had been properly managed they would have done well. They did do very well for years. But they ended up squandering money on things like buying needlepoint companies because we all know how many gamers do needlepoint
— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) September 10, 2022
Alright everyone. Knights of Solamnia, grab your lances. We are off to fight Takhisis and her draconian armies, just in time to get home to the Inn of the Last Home and have some of Otik’s spiced potatoes. #dnd pic.twitter.com/wR7F7mrawB
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
We things to get out of the way:
1. This is a first look. I have not opened the books yet. We’ll see it together for the first time and I’ll highlight what seems cool to me. Like that big box does.
2. These review copies were provided by @Wizards_DnD.
3. I am excite. pic.twitter.com/BLXFwKCdH5
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Alright. Let’s start with the standard cover book. Here are the credits. The Dragonlance OGs are thanked. pic.twitter.com/t6Wtz6y4C1
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
This art is great. Much more evocative than I expected based on some preview art, of I’m being honest. pic.twitter.com/EGm3hwvf47
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Your Dragonlance table of contents. This is most certainly not a campaign setting book—but we knew this. pic.twitter.com/6pogMcAI8R
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Alright. The time period is the beginning of the war of the lance. If there’s just gonna be one DL product, then this is the right choice. There’s no other time period like the WotL period. IMHO. pic.twitter.com/dF0P4Qm3Xb
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
My man. pic.twitter.com/HHg18AXg2v
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
We’re in 351 AC. War rages. pic.twitter.com/DcFlVPoEMY
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
They go a little into life in Ansalon. Enough to get a game going. pic.twitter.com/P4Gn9VcsL3
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
The book highlights two organizations. You know the ones. pic.twitter.com/HN3hmuSusP
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Feats for both those orgs. pic.twitter.com/qoXeKBR25p
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
The world is left up to you, DMs! No mention of past products that can help fill gaps. 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/ugyAeZygj0
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Alright, the adventure starts like other 5e advs, a flowchart, pronunciation guides, etc. pic.twitter.com/EXxuTfXREq
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
So after gods, coins, languages and a bit of history, we get into characters. Nice art! pic.twitter.com/welQbgHQve
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Tons of elves.
Hey, quick joke for my spanish speaking friends…
¿Los Kagonestis cagarán mucho en el bosque?
I’ll show myself out. pic.twitter.com/IqFFTmhKZi
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Ahh. Here’s the door to non-Krynnian races. pic.twitter.com/mMHOUXTdM5
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Kender. Created mystically from gnomes. No thievery in the stat blocks. pic.twitter.com/evkXmFAGVc
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Regional maps are pretty. pic.twitter.com/oSKsWDue4J
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Oooh. Color battlemaps. pic.twitter.com/Y2ZsYM235n
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
This looks like a @schley piece. pic.twitter.com/EEHvpCrZWD
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
Ooh. Handy chart for traveling rough terrain. pic.twitter.com/NSH6ALSMrH
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) November 19, 2022
