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

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' Ray 13:41, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dragon Magazine update

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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)[reply]

Original Research

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"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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]

Nordom Trivia

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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)[reply]