Talk:Modron (Dungeons & Dragons)

Newer image
Is there any way we can get an image of a Planescape modron? Jordansc 20:36, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

I think we can use the cover of Dragon #354 for that image, as it shows a quadrone drawn by Andrew Hou, derived from Tony diTerlizzi's work on Planescape. Ravin&#39; Ray 13:41, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Dragon Magazine update
Page should be updated to reflect the changes (i.e. modrons are now extraplanar constructs instead of outsiders) in the April 2007 edition of Dragon EiouDi 21:41, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Original Research
"Modrons were most likely based on monads, the religion-math theory coined by Monoimus, especially in Monad (symbol) and Monad (Gnosticism). Modron ranks names have the same prefixes as monad types: Monad, Dyad, Triad, Tetrad, Pentad, Decad, etc."

While this is interesting, it's original research unless someone can find a citation for it. I don't think Modrons are based on Monads, etc; I think they just share the same source (i.e., Greek numbers). If no one provides a citation, I'm going to delete it. Jordansc 20:59, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Monads and modrons share more in common than just the Greek prefixes. Both explain religion in geometric terms. The monads as beings are called aeons, extensions of God (Monad). The D&D modrons originally inhabited Nirvana, a religious afterlife of circles and geometric perfection. 64.136.48.205 05:36, 26 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I thought Nirvana was made up of cogs, etc.? It's a tenuous connection at best; there's nothing about Modrons themselves that suggests a strong connection to religion.  And even if there is, it would take a source to make it anything other than original research because Wikipedians made this connection.  Google doesn't have a single link with the words "modron" and "monad."  Is there somewhere else that links the two? Jordansc 14:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I has heard once that the name was from teh Styx song Mr. Roboto (i.e. The "modron man" pronunciation in the lyrics), but have no citation to support this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.101.220.66 (talk) 14:13, 12 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Much of the religion is reminiscent of Flatland as well. Even if it is unknown which influenced which, I don't think it is original research to mention parallels. 64.229.136.29 (talk) 23:51, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Nordom Trivia
Has anyone else noticed that "Nordom" is Modron spelled backwards? Just thought it was an interesting bit of trivia.168.216.133.79 (talk) 18:59, 26 September 2019 (UTC)