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Joebing
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 30 May 2013 : 20:00:06
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Okay, so from various sources, I have gathered that the following sources are considered canon: Published sourcebooks, online articles, Dragon/Dungeon/Polyhedron articles, novels/novellas/shortstories, comic books, and online sources from WotC and Ed.
Here are my two canon questions:
1) In the comic "Forgotten Realms: The Grand Tour", published in 1996 by TSR and written by Jeff Grubb, Elminster takes Presto from the Animated Series on a tour of the Realms. Technically, he takes someone named Preston on the tour, but, looking at his companions and how he changes from saying "Presto" to "Preston", I assume this is just a way to avoid problems with whatever corporation owned the rights to the Animated Series at this time. Anyway, does this imply that the Animated Series took place in the Realms?
2) In the early 1990s, TSR released several trading card sets with NPCs, monsters, items, and locations. Would the Al-Qadim/Kara-Tur/Forgotten Realms/Spelljammer (ones that note "Realmsspace") cards be considered canon as well?
Any information would be of great help. I am working on a VERY comprehensive NPC pdf, updating everyone who wasn't to 3.5, incorporating the forum here, and the old forums at WotC boards as well. I would like to add in any that are canon that were not done there, for an endless supply of ready NPCs.
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 30 May 2013 : 21:01:43
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The last official word I noticed on the subject was from Jim Butler in March of 2000. Vaguely, anything with the FR logo on it is canon, especially if it's after 2000.
But they may have changed the policy since then. |
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Joebing
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 30 May 2013 : 21:09:09
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Originally posted by xaeyruudh
The last official word I noticed on the subject was from Jim Butler in March of 2000. Vaguely, anything with the FR logo on it is canon, especially if it's after 2000.
But they may have changed the policy since then.
The most recent stuff I saw was from mid-2000's, Ed says "any published source", while Richard Baker dismisses video games (which makes sense). So going by those, plus your link, which mainly refers to the RPGA, then both of the above, the cards and the comic involving the animated series cast, should be canon then I am assuming.
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Barastir
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
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Posted - 31 May 2013 : 13:02:30
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| Joebing, some sages discussed this trading cards canon issue in this thread. |
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Joebing
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 31 May 2013 : 18:11:35
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Originally posted by Barastir
Joebing, some sages discussed this trading cards canon issue in this thread.
Thanks for the link Barastir! |
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 02 Jun 2013 : 14:55:17
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The comic books are canon. The characters appear in several other sources. Not sure about the cards.
Not everything with the FR logo on it is canon but it probably is (minus the VGs) after 2000. |
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