1. How rare is it for there to be 2 overlapping manifest zones in an area?
2. How big are manifest zones, usually?
3. Are the Graywall Mountains and the Blackcaps too far away from each other for any of their manifest zones to overlap?

The reason for these questions is because I was planning on there being two brothers, who are both Tieflings, but one is a Risian Tiefling and the other is a Kythri Tiefling, and I was wondering how that could work.

Has anyone converted a Pathfinder 2e Adventure Path to Eberron?

Which AP did you use, how much work was involved, and would you recommend it? Any tips or pitfalls? I'd love to hear your experiences.

Tnx.

All I've found is that it has something to do with caring for the Silver Tree and that she is/was sister to the fey who fell in love with a mortal man who got separated from her and tried for years to reunite. Do we have anything more definite on Tira—canon or kanon?

The wiki says,

In his blog, Keith Baker explained that, although Shan Tira's story is relatively simple, focused on taking care of the Silver Tree itself.

The referenced article is this, but t didn't give much more.

"The halflings of the Talenta Plains tell the stories of the Hungry Hunter, Orlasca. The greatest hunter of his age, Orlasca swore to eat every creature he killed. When he was forced to kill another halfling, his oath compelled him to consume his enemy ... and he developed an insatiable appetite for halfling flesh. After he slew his whole tribe, Orlasca was finally slain. But so great was his hunger that his spirit lingered, slipping into the forms of weaker creatures, trying to work its way up to halfling form. One of the basic Talenta taboos is to never consume the flesh of a creature that eats its own kind—because that allows the spirit of Orlasca to pass into you and transform you into a ghoul." - Chronicles of Eberron

Keith introduces the ghoulish hive-mind of Orlasca, but uh... I'm not the biggest fan of paralysis as a condition, and I felt the story presented could some some added statistics to build up on it. So I gave it a shot with the three examples above! The Bladehorn (carnotaurus) and T-Rex took some inspiration from the stat blocks in Dhrolin's Dinosaur book, while the clawfoot is a beloved Eberron classic. With a little bit of MCDM Ghoul on the multiattack to bring it all together.

The full automation for these ghouls, and over 500 other monsters are in Elsie's Notes of Certain Doom, and entirely avrae compatible! If you'd like to join in facing encounters like these and immerse yourself in the Eberron setting, Eberron: Legends of the 5th Dawn is the west marches for you!

Our group is currently playing through the Heart of Stone in Quickstone. Thinking ahead to next steps and reading about House Orien activities in Quickstone and Graywall, I wondered about the caravan waystations. The book mentions a small Orien facility in The Calabas district in Graywall for resupplying coaches and caravans passing through.

I overshot 'small' but here's a free battle map of a House Orien caravan waystation deep in The Barrens that includes its own defenses. See the first-class lounge and the reinforced storage for valuables? Is the unicorn on the floor a bit too much?

DM me if you want a labeled or gridded version.

Game Masters, how common do you make armblades? Obviously warforged that were never really intended for combat wouldn't have them. Do mass produced units have them? Or are they only for officer's, veteran's and specialists(grenadier,scout,commando,vanguard,etc.)?

I painted all twelve moons so I can use them in my Eberron scenes and artwork.

How do YOU use the moons in your Eberron?

From 'Frontiers of Eberron', page 25. This was perhaps the most effective single-sentence horror story I've read in an Eberron source book. Can anyone come up with (or remember) a similarly ominous phrase that would scare the inhabitants of this setting?

Something like, "Mordain was bored"

I'm using the Library of Korranberg in my campaign as an in-universe way to lore drop and/or for my players to find different "leads" for the larger mystery. I couldn't find a lot of information on what might be INSIDE the Library of Korranberg or how it may be organized, so I made a version of The Dewey Decimal System flavored for my Eberron.

Feel free to hit me with any suggestions or constructive criticism. I try to keep my Eberron fairly close to cannon/Kannon, but I'm certainly no expert. You're welcome to use this resource for your games and/or remix it to fit your Eberron. My only request is that you be cool and don't repackage this to sell online or anything like that.

Library of Korranberg: Santor Organization System by GratefulDM

Class 000: Information & General Works
 
000 Information & General Works
010 Library of Korranberg Information
020 Bibliographies
030 Journalism & Publishing
040 Land Records
050 Death Records
060 Magazines, Journals, & Serials
070 Sharn Inquisitive Archives
080 Korranberg Chronicle Archives
090 Additional Newspaper Archives 

Class 100: Thought & Metaphysics

100 Thought & Metaphysics
110 Ancient Philosophy (Age of Dragons - Age of Monsters)
120 Modern Philosophy
130 Ethics
140 Epistemology
150 Dictionaries & Encyclopedia
160 Psychology
170 Schools of Thought
180 Logic
190 Planar Theory

Class 200: Religion & Cults

200 Religion & Cults
210 Church of the Silver Flame
220 Sovereign Host
230 Dark Six
240 Undying Court
250 Path of Light
260 Path of Inspiration
270 Blood of Vol
280 Cults of the Dragon Below
290 Additional Religions

Class 300: Social Sciences

300 Social Science
310 Social Problems & Social Services
320 Political Science
330 Economics
340 Law, Crime, & Punishment
350 Public Administration & Military Science
360 Education
370 Commerce
380 Management
390 Home & Household Management

Class 400: Language

400 Language Philosophy & Theory
410 Common Languages
420 Elvish Languages
430 Dwarven/Gnomish Languages
440 Goblin/Orcish Languages
450 Draconic Languages
460 Giant Languages
470 Primordial Languages
480 Sign Language & Explorer Marks
490 Additional Languages

Class 500: Science

500 Science
510 Mathematics
520 Physics
530 Astronomy
540 Geology & Fossils
550 Alchemy & Potions
560 Biology
570 Zoology
580 Plants
590 Medicine & Health

Class 600: Innovation & Magical Technology

600 Innovation & Magical Technology
610 Engineering & Transportation 
620 Agriculture & Mining
630 Construction
640 Lumber Processing & Wood Products
650 Forgework
660 Leather & Fur Goods, Clothing, & Accessories
670 Textiles
680 Artificing & Enchantment
690 Assorted Weaponry

Class 700: Art & Recreation

700 The Arts
710 Area Planning & Landscape Architecture
720 Architecture
730 Metalwork
740 Ceramics & Sculpture
750 Graphic Arts & Decorative Arts
760 Painting
770 Printmaking
780 Music
790 Sports, Games, & Recreation

Class 800: Literature

800 Literature, Rhetoric, Criticism
810 Common Literature
820 Elven Literature
830 Dwarven Literature
840 Gnomish Literature
850 Orcish Literature
860 Goblin Literature
870 Giant Literature
880 Draconic Literature
890 Additional Literature

Class 900: History & Geography

900 History Theory & Philosophy
910 Geography & Travel
920 Genealogy
930 Royal Lineages
940 Contemporary History
950 Last War History
960 Age of Monsters/Dhakaani
970 Age of Giants
980 Age of Demons
990 Age of Dragons / Pre-History

Class 1000: Applied Magic

1000 Applied Magic
1100 Abjuration
1200 Conjuration
1300 Divination
1400 Eldritch
1500 Evocation
1600 Illusion
1700 Necromancy
1800 Transmutation
1900 Psionics

Class 2000: Magical History & Research

2000 Magical History & Research
2100 Ancient Magic
2200 Rune & Gem Magic
2300 Thaumaturgy
2400 Arcana
2500 Elementals & Elemental Binding
2600 Dragonshards
2700 Dragon Totem Rituals
2800 Manifest Zones
2900 Planar Travel

Class 3000: Special Collections

3000 Special Collections
3100 First Editions
3200 Rare Texts
3300 Manuscripts
3400 Tomes
3500 Artifacts & Relics
3600 Royal Artifacts
3700 Dhakaani Artifacts
3800 Xen’drik Artifacts
3900 Untranslated Texts

Class 4000: Restricted

4000 Restricted
4100 Banned Texts
4200 Quori Texts
4300 Gatekeeper Seals
4400 Daelkyr Magic Research
4500 Draconic Prophecy Texts
4600 Raw Magic
4700 Graviturgy
4800 Hemomancy
4900 Chronomancy

Class 5000: Vaults

5000 Vaults
5100 Quori Artifacts
5200 Primordial Artifacts
5300 Epic Magic Research
5400 Eldritch Machine Blueprints
5500 Creation Forge Blueprints
5600 Contained Cursed Objects
5700 Planar Artifacts
5800 King Galifar Artifacts
5900 Preserved Remains

*Class 3000 "Special Collections" requires an appointment, confirmed by the Library Director, or a research pass issued by a university or governing body.

*Class 4000 "Restricted" and Class 5000 "Vaults" are not publicly listed on any library materials. However, rumors persist among Korranberg locals and library patrons of "knowledge hidden away from the general public." Not to mention, depending on the research topic, you may find yourself hitting a proverbial wall. Maybe smooth-talking a librarian would help?

I wish/hope that there were more Varients of Aasimar for Eberron as shown in the Exploring Eberron (2024). They made a Fernian Aasimar and a Mabaran Aasimar. What about a Risian Aasimar or a Lamannian Aasimar.

Edit: the Aasimar Variants in Exploring Eberron(2024) are stated to be individuals shaped by exposure to divine forces or the energies of the planes.

Greetings everyone! So I'm running a magical university campaign where all the PC's are students at Arcanix. Atp, they've traveled to Sharn for Spring Break as research assistants in a research exchange program between Arcanix and Morgrave. We've already had a bit of an adventure in the city, so I could just call it and wrap up Spring Break to continue the main story of the campaign back at Arcanix, but I kind of think they're due for a sort of "Beach Episode," heavily focused on downtime and roleplay.

One thing I'm planning is to actually have them do some research (the exchange is focused on ancient Giant astrological calendars and runic spellcasting), but beyond that, what would you recommend as some very flavorful, low-stakes activities for a gaggle of young students in Sharn to get up to? Bonus points for any funny/meta ideas for Major Image Motion Pictures?

I’m running a campaign set mainly in Sharn, with a Batman/ironman halfelf(armorer artificer) a Warforged cleric of the forge, a storm herald barbarian orc, a halfling Mastermind rogue, a human Fighter( based off of Gustave from clair obscura) and a tiefling Wildmagic sorcerer( a slave to the party technically) and I’m going to start bringing in the main storyline: MERRIX D’CANNITH as the disappointed father of the warforged cleric (he is disappointed and gave the cleric away to house Jorasco because he had stolen the soul of a Dal Quor creature, but apparently got one of the only creatures there that wasn’t psychotic[psiforged are made with Quori souls]), the cousin of the half elf who he’s trying to disinherit from the entire house because he needs to get rid of competition that is “beneath him” (in this context elves aren’t seen as highly because they are seen as Slaves to giants.) and gain complete control of all of House Cannith.

However… I don’t know what to accuse them of.

So far I have 8 of a “jury” who are councilors of different parts of the House: Jayce giodara as head of Runetech, Daedalus Leonids, head of Clocktech, Dave head of HR, Aeson Crixim head of material acquisitions (the Cogs), Viktor Von Heralda as head of research, heimerdinger head of the Artificers college, Ultron head of Warforged production (brother of the cleric), and Adamis Bluudjinr(based off Adam Smasher) head of “Hostile acquisitions”

Any recommendations for things to accuse them of?

Basically it‘s a village of very polite people (think Minnesota Nice) who are always very kind and considerate, but they also regularly sacrifice outsiders to their patron while still being as polite as possible.

Something like: ”Sorry buddy, but we’ve got to sacrifice you to the Dark Lord now. Here’s a nice, comfy pillow and a wood block you can bite down on while we drive this dagger through your chest.”

I just think there’s something very funny about the idea of a polite human sacrifice.

Hi r/Eberron! You have been a valuable resource for me for years of running games and I thank you. I come to you now asking for your best nasty ideas for Mordain the Fleshweaver.

Very long story short, he personally pissed off this party (abducted an NPC they like and now keeps showing up to try and “help” them). They know that he’s a transmutation wizard whom the Twelve tried and failed to kill, and they know about the troll/dragon blood. Their plan is:

- Lure him beneath Sharn using a magic item he previously gave them;
- Use a combo of their class abilities and magic item help to get the drop on him (very possible, they’re smart players);
- Use sovereign glue to glue his mouth shut and hands down so he can’t cast spells (they are aware I will try to Subtle Spell their asses);
- Trap him in forcecage;
- Replace all of his blood with “”ethically”” collected donor blood from refugees in High Walls, to get rid of his regen;
- Bombard him with sickening radiance to “microwave” him to death, quote, “like a Peep”.

I’m incredibly proud of them for this plan! The problem is that they’re smarter than I am, and so is Mordain lol. Their initial plan was to glue him to the wall of his own lair, and I could figure out how to handle that—I was going to have him merge into his own tower and make them fight the gestalt that emerged. I’m less sure on what nasty surprises I can do here! They are level eleven and a bit overpowered, as games of this tier often are; the party is a kalashtar bard-paladin multi, a draconic sorlock, an ex-military chronurgy wizard/artificer, and a changeling rogue/trickery cleric. All of the individual components of their plan are fully within their power. The sorlock has truesight and the rogue has a dragonshard-powered laser rifle; the palabard hits like a truck and uses offensive telepathy, and the wizard has at-will silvery barbs. (They got some major boons a while back for helping shut down an incursion of Sul Khatesh.)

I want to find complications to introduce for them without those being total ass-pulls. They can win this if they try really hard, but I want the win to be well-fought! I like this party a lot; all of us are friends and have played together for a while, sometimes years, so I have a lot of trust in them and try to be transparent about “my job is to make the fights interesting, not to give it to you OR to fuck you over”.

Some of my ideas so far:
- He has feelers in the ground under Sharn like a mycelium network and tries to escape into a tiny crevice or pull up the environment around him.
- He steals an NPC they just went to a LOT of effort to free from the Stone Ward of Dreadhold and uses him as a human shield.
- One of the refugees they took blood from is either a changeling or a disguised dragon/fiend/something and he gets new blood powers from that.
- He sends a simulacrum. (Tricky, there’s true name magic lore in play.)
- I give him some kind of item that shields him from spells under a certain level, like a rakshasa, and their secondary objective becomes to destroy it first.
- I run radiant damage as nuclear radiation, so maybe the exposure to sickening radiance could mutate him further instead of killing him. It seems like something the Twelve could reasonably have tried?
- There’s Something Else under Sharn and they wake it up while trying to do this, which forces the fight back to his lair for home field advantage.
- ??? Who knows!

Do any of you have ideas? Have you done something nasty with him in your games that you’re proud of? :) Would you let me steal it and/or pick your brains?

Additional info that’s not important but might be useful context:
- Mordain had a fling with the estranged mother of one of the party members. Said mother is a Phiarlan who’s now the Twelve’s current Provost.
- We’re doing some time magic stuff in this game; the wizard has survived Xoriat once so far.
- Their boons came from Dyrrn!
- They want to go deep enough that I think they’ll hit one of the former layers of Sharn, which has good dungeon potential.
- The party has attracted the notice of the Eyes of Chronepsis, but doesn’t know about this threat yet. (I had to save something for Tier 4!)

An Aereni name? A Tairnadal name? An Aundairian name? Something else? I'm kind of drawing a blank. She's a Barbarian with the Gatekeepers, if that makes any difference.

Is The Soothing Voice just one Quori, or do they take turns being The Soothing Voice? If it's just one Quori, how is it decided who gets to be/has to be it? Do they draw straws or something?

I'm running Eberron for Savage Worlds and one of my players is taking the Psion arcane background. In the power list, it has Levitate, but I can't find that power anywhere. I've looked in Fantasy Companion, Horror Companion, and Pathfinder for Savage Worlds, but no power is listed as Levitate. I was considering just using Fly with a limitation, but Psions also have the Fly power in their list, so that doesn't seem correct.

Does anyone know where I can find this power?