Timeline and PC games [Archive] - Wizards Community

Timeline and PC games [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Lana "Silvertongue"
04-03-05, 03:16 PM My group is trying to work out the "official" timeline while incorporating the three games. Baulders Gate lends itself to 73, year of rogue dragons, but none of the books detail a Iron crisis in BG. We are also curious where NeverWinter Nights, Shadows of Undertide and Hordes of the Underdark fall in the FR timeline and is it considered part of the cannon?
Kuje31
04-03-05, 03:26 PM The puter games, except for parts of them, are not canon. The original BG games take place earlier then 1373 since they have novels, which are canon, based on them.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/fr/fictionlist
Iakhovas
04-04-05, 08:14 PM The Baldur's Gate game manual p.68 lists the game year as 1373 DR. This was latter corrected in some errata and the official date for the events of the novel and computer game is 1368 DR.
Cristos Grimblade
04-16-05, 12:50 PM And that's why I never play FR Prime, Dragonlance Prime, or any other world Prime, because then you have to abide by what has been written by authors. Alternate realities are so much easier to deal with, plus any player that has read the books can't know everything because my world might have something a wee bit different, something that didn't happen. Makes a G.O.D's life so much simpler!
Kuje31
04-16-05, 12:55 PM And that's why I never play FR Prime, Dragonlance Prime, or any other world Prime, because then you have to abide by what has been written by authors. Alternate realities are so much easier to deal with, plus any player that has read the books can't know everything because my world might have something a wee bit different, something that didn't happen. Makes a G.O.D's life so much simpler!

Hmmm I disagree with this. :) I've DM'd in FR for years and I've tossed EVERYTHING that I don't like that is canon both by TSR and WOTC. It's my setting and I do what I want with it, even though on the boards I usually answer questions with canon information because that is usually what people ask for.
Cristos Grimblade
04-16-05, 01:10 PM Actually I think you just agreed with me! I do the same thing that you do, but if I don't like something, or I feel that I wanna play something different I change it. That's the difference between a Prime World and an Alternate world to me. Game on, my man! :D
Kuje31
04-16-05, 01:15 PM Actually I think you just agreed with me! I do the same thing that you do, but if I don't like something, or I feel that I wanna play something different I change it. That's the difference between a Prime World and an Alternate world to me. Game on, my man! :D

As see when you say Prime, I automatically think of the multiverse's Prime Material Plane or 3/3.5's many Prime Material Planes.
Kantor Brightblade
04-17-05, 05:35 PM Actually, AFAIK the BG books are canon...unless you are just referring to the Bhaalspawn aspect of the games. Since as many important historians have said, anything written or published by TSR or WOTC is considered canon. But, with regards to usage, you can do just as the previous posters have done-Toss out what you don't want to use and make up what you do want to use.

It's like Pirates of the Carribean..."They're not so much rules as they are guidlines."

SAVVY!! :schemes:

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Lana "Silvertongue" 04-03-05, 03:16 PM	My group is trying to work out the "official" timeline while incorporating the three games. Baulders Gate lends itself to 73, year of rogue dragons, but none of the books detail a Iron crisis in BG. We are also curious where NeverWinter Nights, Shadows of Undertide and Hordes of the Underdark fall in the FR timeline and is it considered part of the cannon?
Kuje31 04-03-05, 03:26 PM	The puter games, except for parts of them, are not canon. The original BG games take place earlier then 1373 since they have novels, which are canon, based on them. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/fr/fictionlist
Iakhovas 04-04-05, 08:14 PM	The Baldur's Gate game manual p.68 lists the game year as 1373 DR. This was latter corrected in some errata and the official date for the events of the novel and computer game is 1368 DR.
Cristos Grimblade 04-16-05, 12:50 PM	And that's why I never play FR Prime, Dragonlance Prime, or any other world Prime, because then you have to abide by what has been written by authors. Alternate realities are so much easier to deal with, plus any player that has read the books can't know everything because my world might have something a wee bit different, something that didn't happen. Makes a G.O.D's life so much simpler!
Kuje31 04-16-05, 12:55 PM	And that's why I never play FR Prime, Dragonlance Prime, or any other world Prime, because then you have to abide by what has been written by authors. Alternate realities are so much easier to deal with, plus any player that has read the books can't know everything because my world might have something a wee bit different, something that didn't happen. Makes a G.O.D's life so much simpler! Hmmm I disagree with this. :) I've DM'd in FR for years and I've tossed EVERYTHING that I don't like that is canon both by TSR and WOTC. It's my setting and I do what I want with it, even though on the boards I usually answer questions with canon information because that is usually what people ask for.
Cristos Grimblade 04-16-05, 01:10 PM	Actually I think you just agreed with me! I do the same thing that you do, but if I don't like something, or I feel that I wanna play something different I change it. That's the difference between a Prime World and an Alternate world to me. Game on, my man! :D
Kuje31 04-16-05, 01:15 PM	Actually I think you just agreed with me! I do the same thing that you do, but if I don't like something, or I feel that I wanna play something different I change it. That's the difference between a Prime World and an Alternate world to me. Game on, my man! :D As see when you say Prime, I automatically think of the multiverse's Prime Material Plane or 3/3.5's many Prime Material Planes.
Kantor Brightblade 04-17-05, 05:35 PM	Actually, AFAIK the BG books are canon...unless you are just referring to the Bhaalspawn aspect of the games. Since as many important historians have said, anything written or published by TSR or WOTC is considered canon. But, with regards to usage, you can do just as the previous posters have done-Toss out what you don't want to use and make up what you do want to use. It's like Pirates of the Carribean..."They're not so much rules as they are guidlines." SAVVY!! :schemes: