Yeah, that was an easy pun, but it's in stride with my opinions on this subject and has a deeper meaning in this essay. Based on discussions I've had with various colleagues and friends, I decide to put my viewpoint on display here. Hopefully, it'll give you and me some clarity. First, though, we need to define terms.

In a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting context, canon can be defined as imagined world history up to just a moment ago. This can consist of an overarching metaplot, as with...