Editing Dragonlance (section)

== Media ==
=== Campaign setting ===
{{Main|List of Dragonlance modules and sourcebooks}}
[[File:Dragonlance Adventures 1987 book cover.jpg|thumb|''[[Dragonlance Adventures]]'', the first ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting sourcebook.]]
[[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] created ''Dragonlance'' as a campaign setting for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons|Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' (''AD&D'') [[roleplaying game]] in 1982, publishing the first of a series of [[adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)|modules]], ''[[Dragons of Despair]]'', in March 1984. They published the first world-spanning sourcebook, ''[[Dragonlance Adventures]]'', in 1987. When ''AD&D'' was updated to the 2nd edition in 1989, the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting was updated as well. However, in 1996, ''Dragonlance'' was converted to use the new [[SAGA System]], which uses cards to determine the effects of actions, with the publication of the ''[[Dragonlance: Fifth Age]]'' roleplaying game.<ref name="history"/> 

When the 3rd edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' was released in 2000, ''Dragonlance'' was not initially updated for the new edition. In 2002, Margaret Weis's company [[Sovereign Press (role-playing game publisher)|Sovereign Press]] acquired the license to publish 3rd Edition ''Dragonlance'' material. The official update, ''[[Dragonlance Campaign Setting]]'', was published in 2003 for the 3.5 Edition. [[Wizards of the Coast]] turned over all responsibility for maintaining the ''Dragonlance'' setting to Sovereign Press until 2007.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=Dragonlance Campaign Setting (3.5) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.dmsguild.com/product/28592/Dragonlance-Campaign-Setting-35 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=[[Dungeon Masters Guild]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Archer" /><ref name=":2" /> The campaign setting was not supported during the [[4th edition D&D|4th Edition]] era (2008-2013) of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2022 |title=D&D's Latest Unearthed Arcana Teases the Return of a Classic Setting |url=https://www.cbr.com/dnd-5e-ua-heroes-krynn-dragonlance-return/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2022, Wizards released the PDF ''Heroes of Krynn'' which is part of the "[[Unearthed Arcana#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|Unearthed Arcana]]" public playtest series for the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|5th Edition]] of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2022 |title=D&D's Latest Unearthed Arcana Unleashes Dragonlance and the World of Krynn |url=https://www.cbr.com/dnd-5e-unearthed-arcana-dragonlance-krynn/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' commented that this "all but confirmed" the return of the Dragonlance setting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Dragonlance playtest materials released for Dungeons & Dragons |url=https://www.polygon.com/22968856/dnd-dragonlance-playtest-materials-released-5e |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> The setting was revisited in December 2022 with a new adventure module for the 5th Edition.<ref name=":3" /> On December 6, Wizards released the adventure book ''Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dragonlance |url=https://dnd.wizards.com//products/dragonlance |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818172946/https://dnd.wizards.com/products/dragonlance |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=D&D Official {{!}} Dungeons & Dragons}}</ref>

=== Novels ===
{{Main|List of Dragonlance novels}}
The main storyline of the original ''Dragonlance'' series has been written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, with multiple books written by other authors, covering years between and sometimes during the main events.
* The ''[[Dragonlance Chronicles|Chronicles]]'' trilogy relates the events since the meeting of the Companions until the end of the [[War of the Lance]] and the defeat of the Dragon armies of Ansalon.
* The ''[[List of Dragonlance novels#The Lost Chronicles Trilogy|Lost Chronicles]]'' trilogy is a companion to the original ''Chronicles''. Each book of the trilogy fills in sections of the story previously left untold. It tells the story surrounding the recovery of the Hammer of Kharas,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dlnovel/956467200 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060414210407/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dlnovel/956467200 | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 14, 2006 | title=Dragons of the Dwarven Depths | author=Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman | publisher=Wizards of the Coast | access-date=July 18, 2006}}</ref> how the Companions retrieve the dragon orb from Ice Wall, how [[Kitiara Uth Matar]] and [[Lord Soth]] became allies, and how [[Raistlin Majere]] took the [[Wizards of High Sorcery#Alignment|Black Robes]] in Neraka.
* The ''[[Dragonlance Legends|Legends]]'' trilogy covers the [[Blue Lady's War]], as well as the past adventures of [[Raistlin Majere|Raistlin]] and [[Caramon Majere]], culminating in Raistlin's attempt to achieve [[godhood]]. The books feature time travel, and focus on events in Istar before the Cataclysm, as well as the ensuing Dwarfgate Wars.
* ''[[The Raistlin Chronicles]]'', comprising a series of two novels, follow the early life of [[Raistlin Majere]], his rise from a sickly child to a powerful and ambitious mage, and the trials he faces during his Test at the Tower of High Sorcery. Alongside him are his loyal twin brother [[Caramon Majere|Caramon]] and their half-sister [[Kitiara uth Matar]], a fierce warrior whose own path to power leads her toward darkness and the [[Dragonarmies of Ansalon|Dragonarmies]]. As the three siblings take diverging paths, their ambitions and loyalties are tested, laying the foundation for the conflicts that shape the future.
* ''[[The Second Generation]]'' is a single compilation book which picks the most important tales from the ''Tales'' series and details the children of the Companions, all of whom become players in the later story. This book is considered to be part of the main storyline, as it must be read to understand the events that happened between the War of the Lance and the Chaos War. This novel develops characters that would later be seen in the ''[[War of Souls]]'' trilogy.
* ''[[Dragons of Summer Flame]]'' covers the [[Chaos War (Dragonlance)|Chaos War]], also known as the Second Cataclysm. The gods and mortals join forces to defeat Chaos in his attempt to destroy Krynn. The war ends with the withdrawal of Chaos and the gods of Krynn in a divine agreement to keep the world safe.
* ''[[Dragons in the Archives: The Best of Weis and Hickman Anthology]]'' is another compilation of short stories which were previously published in other anthologies. These stories take place at different points of time in the world of Krynn. This book provides backstory to some of the characters and situations presented in the ''[[War of Souls]]'' trilogy.  
* ''[[The War of Souls]]'' trilogy begins as a strange storm courses through Krynn, heralding the [[War of Souls]]. The end of the war brings the return of the gods, [[Takhisis]]'s death, and the departure of Paladine as head of the good gods in order to maintain the balance between Good and Evil.
* ''[[List of Dragonlance novels#Dark Disciple|The Dark Disciple]]'' trilogy follows the death of [[Takhisis]] and the departure of Paladine, when the lesser gods strive to maintain dominance.

=== Video games ===
{{See also|List of Dungeons & Dragons video games#Dragonlance}}
{{Timeline of release years
|title= Dragonlance video games
|1988 = ''[[Heroes of the Lance]]'' (''Silver Box'')
|1989a = ''[[Dragons of Flame (video game)|Dragons of Flame]]'' (''Silver Box'')
|1989b = ''[[War of the Lance (video game)|War of the Lance]]''
|1990a = ''[[DragonStrike (video game)|DragonStrike]]''
|1990b = ''[[Champions of Krynn]]'' (''[[Gold Box]]'')
|1991a = ''[[Shadow Sorcerer]]'' (''Silver Box'')
|1991b = ''[[Death Knights of Krynn]]'' (''Gold Box'')
|1992a = ''[[DragonStrike (video game)#Ports|DragonStrike]]'' (NES)
|1992b = ''[[The Dark Queen of Krynn]]'' (''Gold Box'')
}}

Eight [[video game]]s are set in the Dragonlance world. They belong to six different [[Video game genre|genres]] and were released within five years, from 1988 to 1992.

''DL01 - Dragons of Despair'' and ''DL02 - Dragons of Flame'' (corresponding to the events in the first novel, ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'') were adapted into the video games ''[[Heroes of the Lance]]'' and ''[[Dragons of Flame (video game)|Dragons of Flame]]'', respectively. Instead of being role-playing video games, they are [[platform game]]s using the Silver Box [[game engine]]. ''DL03 - Dragons of Hope'' and ''DL04 - Dragons of Desolation'' (corresponding to the events between the first and the second novel) were adapted into the video game ''[[Shadow Sorcerer]]''. Released in 1991, this early [[real-time strategy]] game is a direct sequel to the first two games and a prequel to ''War of the Lance'' (1989). ''DL11 - Dragons of Glory'' is a self-contained tabletop strategy game (corresponding to the events in the background of the third novel, ''Dragons of Spring Dawning'') that was adapted into the [[turn-based strategy]] game ''[[War of the Lance]]''.

''[[DragonStrike (video game)|DragonStrike]]'' is a 1990 [[combat flight simulation game]] whose plot begins halfway through the previous video game. The 1992 NES remake is a [[Shoot 'em up|scrolling shooter]] that features an ending different from the one in the novels, but following and fixing a "bad ending" from ''DL14 - Dragons of Triumph''. Neither game is based directly on any tabletop module. The Gold Box trilogy (''[[Champions of Krynn]]'', ''[[Death Knights of Krynn]]'', and ''[[The Dark Queen of Krynn]]'') are the only [[role-playing video game]]s based on Dragonlance. They tell an original story that begins shortly after the events in the 14 tabletop modules.

Apart from those, the [[MUSH]] game ''DragonLance'' is based on Krynn during the final stage of the [[War of the Lance]].<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Maloni | first1 = Kelly | last2 = Baker | first2 = Derek | last3 = Wice | first3 = Nathaniel | year = 1994 | title = Net Games | publisher = [[Random House]] / Michael Wolff & Company, Inc. | isbn = 0-679-75592-6 | page = [https://archive.org/details/netgamesyourguid00malo/page/107 107] | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/netgamesyourguid00malo/page/107}}</ref>

=== Other ===
The series has inspired mention in music as well, including "[[Wishmaster (song)|Wishmaster]]", a song by [[Nightwish]] based partially on the master and apprentice relationship between [[Raistlin Majere]] and [[Dalamar]]. The Swedish [[metal band]] [[Lake of Tears]] also recorded a song called "Raistlin and the Rose" on their 1997 album ''Crimson Cosmos'', while the German group [[Blind Guardian]] wrote "The Soulforged", another song inspired by Raistlin's story, which appeared on the band's 2002 album ''[[A Night at the Opera (Blind Guardian album)|A Night at the Opera]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonlance-movie.com/music/|title=Dragonlance Inspired Music and Musicians|publisher=Dragonlance-Movie.com|access-date=March 14, 2009}}</ref> Also Danish/American band Pyramaze recorded in their 2008 album ''Immortal'' song "Caramon's Poem".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pyramaze.com/music.php |title=Discography |access-date=September 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023032331/http://www.pyramaze.com/music.php |archive-date=October 23, 2011}}</ref> A Russian concept album (2009-2010) and musical (premiered 2014) based on Raitslin's story, ''[[:ru:Последнее испытание (мюзикл)|The Last Trial]]'', was created by Anton Kruglov and Yelena Khanpira.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://portamur.ru/news/detail/ia-port-amur-darit-paru-biletov-na-spektakl-reystlin/ |title=Театр имени Васильевых приглашает благовещенцев на постановку в жанре фэнтези // Порт-Амур. Дальневосточное информационное агентство |access-date=October 6, 2013 |archive-date=November 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103050639/http://portamur.ru/news/detail/ia-port-amur-darit-paru-biletov-na-spektakl-reystlin/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 

In 2008, ''[[Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight]]'', an animated film based on the first ''Dragonlance'' book of the same name, was released [[direct-to-video]]. The animation was produced by [[Toonz India Ltd|Toonz Animation]], and featured the voices of [[Lucy Lawless]], [[Kiefer Sutherland]], [[Michael Rosenbaum]], and [[Michelle Trachtenberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/dragonlance-dragons-of-autumn-twilight/5522|title=DragonLance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (DVD)|last=Winkelspecht|first=Dean|date=January 13, 2008|publisher=DVDTown.com|access-date=March 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208220342/http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/dragonlance-dragons-of-autumn-twilight/5522|archive-date=February 8, 2009}}</ref> In late 2011, Holysoft Studios Ltd. released the first part of a German audio adaption of the Chronicles Trilogy, with subsequent releases of the later trilogies being announced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.drachenlanze-hoerspiel.de|title=Drachenlanze - Das Hörspiel|last=Ltd.|first=Holysoft Studios|website=www.drachenlanze-hoerspiel.de|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref>

In [[comics]], Krynn has been represented on the 1988 ''[[Dragonlance (comics)|Dragonlance]]'' series by [[DC Comics]] and [[TSR (company)|TSR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=101051|title=Dragonlance (1988) comic books|website=www.mycomicshop.com|access-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref> More recently, [[Devil's Due Publishing]] and [[Wizards of the Coast]] have also produced a number of comic book series: ''The Legend of Huma'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=495721|title=Dragonlance The Legend of Huma (2004) comic books|website=www.mycomicshop.com|access-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref> ''Chronicles'' (2005) and ''Legends'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=14052541|title=Dragonlance Legends Time of the Twins (2008) comic books|website=www.mycomicshop.com|access-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref>