r/dndmemes • u/TieberiusVoidWalker Karsus Expert • Nov 08 '24

Good Job WotC Lore meme

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u/BecomeAnAstronaut Wizard Nov 09 '24

Im sorry, but they were part of a group called the Flan? Were they gelatinous dairy desserts?

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u/MrCookie2099 Nov 09 '24

Flan is usually in the bronze to copper color range.

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u/Acquilla Nov 09 '24

That... Makes it worse. "Not only are we gonna compare our darker skinned characters' skin tones to food, we're gonna name their entire group after the color!" is not a great look.

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u/Sol1496 Nov 09 '24

Greyhawk is full of dumbass jokes like that. It is both great and terrible. Oerth is just 'Earth' with a Brooklyn accent.

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u/Stalking_Goat Nov 09 '24

And "Vecna" is itself a simple anagram for "Vance", specifically Jack Vance, a fantasy and SF author whose books were liberally pillaged a great influence on the original creators of D&D.

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u/Ronisoni14 Nov 09 '24

yep! he's the guy the term "Vancian casting" comes from as well