Quote from: RPGPundit on July 24, 2021, 04:27:26 PM

Quote from: Mistwell on July 24, 2021, 12:45:32 PM
I've never cared what is or is not "canon" in RPGs but of course WOTC does in fact get to decide what is canon for the books they write. Which is all he said. He never made any claim that he can decide what is canon at your table, just what they are assuming is canon when they write their products. But that's such a non-issue, such a non-sexy issue for Pundit, that he has to be deceptive in the way he spins it to try and pretend Crawford said or implied something much bigger. Because otherwise he won't get clicks, which means Pundit won't be able to make as much money. Not that 1200 views will even buy him a cup of coffee.

Careful, you're starting to sound like your twitter account.

"Canon at the table" is a non-issue, at least until the Communists get enough power to be able to arrest you for playing the wrong kind of games, which is a thing that has happened elsewhere and could happen anywhere, so don't imagine it won't.
The issue is that the Pol-Pot style declaration of a "Year Zero" is a carte blanche for them to excuse RADICAL LEFTIST rewrites of the D&D game settings and basic implied setting material for all future products.

LOL I don't think I mention RPGs on my Twitter account, except for a long time ago I used to ask Mearls and Crawford rules questions (and usually get no response). When I tweet at all these days (which is very rarely) it's about sports. Whoever you think I am on Twitter, you're badly mistaken if you think I "sound like my Twitter" by calling your bullshit out. I hate Twitter and find it only useful for sports news these days.

As for their declaration of year zero - and? You are arguing they cannot declare what canon is. But...they can, for their books. Which is all they did. And whether they did this or not, I see nothing about existing canon which would prevent them from writing leftist stuff if that's what they want to write. Why do you think allowing that to be the canon would stop them from altering it with events going forward?

Naw, that's a massive reach. In reality it's just them being lazy I think. It's harder to explain past canon, and incorporate it, and account for it, as you go and the more there is of that. Why do that if you can just hand waive it away? That's the most likely explanation. Not some nefarious political polt, just pure laziness because it's easier.

  Oh I would agree they are lazy, and though I think Pundit is a bit hyperbolic in his concern for the hard leftists in charge, for certain Crawford wants to make sure gay prom is a big fixture in his vision for dungeons and dragons.  Count me out.

Greetings!

Jeremy Crawford is gay. He's all about super-gay diversity. It doesn't surprise me that everything becomes about "Gay! Gay! Gay!". Every time, some gay, trans, whatever, opens their mouth, everything must revolve around their gay sex, gay sexuality, and gay identity. EVERYTHING. So, I'm not surprised that everything in D&D is becoming all about being gay, trans, and whatever fetishes they embrace.

I think we can expect to see MORE of such material throughout D&D going forward.

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK