Talk:Phane

Can I just go out on a limb here and say how freaking cool it would have been if Drizzt's companion Guenhwyvar was not just a panther tied to the figurine in Cormanthor, but actually a phane. Intelligent, with a pact with Drizzt, able to blink though time. So. Freaking. Cool.

There's no relation, I think to the FR, but Bob, if you're reading this. You should do it. Figure out a way and drop that little bomb on the readers please.


 * Agreed. Phanes are awesome and they should never have removed them for fifth edition. There are practically no monsters with any temporal abilities, and in 5e none that seem to exist outside of time.
 * --Zerazzt (talk) 22:13, February 20, 2017 (UTC)


 * "Time travel is a crutch for those without a creative leg to stand on." &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 00:47, February 21, 2017 (UTC)


 * ha! ~ Lhynard (talk) 01:11, February 21, 2017 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid I don't agree. While it's a lot easier to use time travel to explain things, most authors don't use it very well, and even more people don't notice. Majority of authors use time like they use space. Distance between things which can be crossed and bridged. We exist in the third dimension. So we consist of length, width, and depth. Now know that the fourth dimension is time and seeing in time would be seeing something in all instances in a singular space. It's beyond our abilities of comprehension. In mathematics we understand that the dimensions aren't as simple as physical boundaries. There are traits which are added as the dimensions increase. Just because it can explain things without obvious effort, doesn't mean that using it is not creative. Time travel can also create adventures which wouldn't normally happen, as well as problems which don't normally occur. Like with space, it's all about how you use it.

--Zerazzt (talk) 21:35, February 24, 2017 (UTC)


 * I made a sweeping statement for humorous purposes (and I got a laugh!). I concede there are stories that use time travel in effective and entertaining ways. &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 22:33, February 24, 2017 (UTC)