Welcome to today’s Dragonlance Hangout! This is a casual series where we discuss all things Dragonlance, from characters, to modules, to game editions in a relaxed conversation with the live audience. Today I am discussing Nostalgia vs. Reinvention in Dragonlance.

Welcome to another DragonLance Hangout! It is Kirinor, Deepkolt the 4th, and my name is Adam. Today I am discussing Nostalgia vs. Reinvention in Dragonlance.

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“What makes Dragonlance Dragonlance?  Is it the stories we remember… or the ones we haven’t told yet?”

“Tonight, we’re talking nostalgia versus reinvention—and whether Krynn can survive without one or the other.”

Nostalgia isn’t just sentiment—it’s structure.

Talking points:

Discussion questions:

Too much reverence can freeze a setting in amber.

Talking points:

“Have you ever felt like Dragonlance was afraid to move past its own shadow?”

“A world that only looks backward eventually stops moving.”

Reinvention keeps the setting playable, not just readable.

Talking points:

Discussion questions:

Change without respect breaks trust.

Talking points:

Strong framing:

“Reinvention isn’t bad—but forgetting why people cared in the first place is.”

“What’s more dangerous: changing too much, or changing too little?”

Dragonlance works best when nostalgia provides roots and reinvention grows branches.

Key synthesis:

Example talking beats:

“If you were handed Dragonlance tomorrow… What is the one thing you would never change—and the one thing you absolutely would?”

“Did you stay Nostalgia… or switch to Reinvention?”
“Because Dragonlance isn’t just about remembering the past… It’s about deciding what the future of Krynn should look like.”

Thank you for tuning into today’s Dragonlance Hangout. What do you think of reinventing Dragonlance? Does maintaining the setting for nostalgia sake doom it to forgetfulness? Feel free to email me at [email protected] or comment below. 

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