Talk:Anthraxus

On the subject of what kind of lore is allowed
Planescape assumes a different cosmology than 3rd edition/4th edition Forgotten Realms, but it explicitly existed in the same cosmology as 1st edition/2nd edition Forgotten Realms. It can thus be tricky to cite Planescape sources where they contradict later Forgotten Realms sources (for example, saying straight-out that Charon lives on the River Styx is awkward since in 3rd/4th edition it's called the River of Blood instead). Where they don't contradict later Forgotten Realms sources, though, I think it's safe to assume they remain canonical under the general principle that everything remains canonical until it's explicitly contradicted. Planescape was definitely Realms-canon during the 2nd edition era, so therefore some of it remains canon now.

Even in cases when Planescape canon has been retconned out of existence as far as the Realms is concerned, it's legitimate to mention the changes that have taken place across editions, as long as the reader knows about the changes. For example, you could say in the article on Bane that in 2nd edition he had a realm in Acheron, while 3rd edition has him in the Barrens of Doom and Despair, and 4th edition changed the name to Banehold. -- Rowan Earthwood 21:15, June 16, 2011 (UTC)