D&D Launches New Eberron-Themed Playtest With Dragonmarked Feats

The D&D design team has launched a new Unearthed Arcana playtest focused on the upcoming Eberron: Forge of the Artificer book, featuring Dragonmarked feats and a new Artificer subclass. The new packet contains rules for a Cartographer subclass for the Artificer, along with a handful of new magic item options and over 25 Dragonmarked feats. The Artificer base class rules also received a few tweaks to some of its features, with an eye towards more general versatility.

The other big feature is the new Dragonmarked feats, most of which are considered either Dragonmarked Feats or General Feats. The Dragonmarked Feats are specifically limited to Eberron campaigns and allow only one Dragonmark per character (thus preventing Warlocks from accumulating Dragonmarks). The General Feats are Greater Marks and specifically upgrade existing Dragonmarks as a requirement. It's interesting that D&D is keeping with campaign setting specific feats and feat trees, as both of these design traits were found in the Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen book.

You can check out the full playtest on D&D Beyond.

 

[orial]

Dragonmark feats, this is new: "(Prerequisite: Eberron Campaign)". The options for the Eberron setting are officially locked into the Eberron setting. In other words, as if, one cannot have a dragonmarked character in Forgotten Realms. One typically wouldnt, but it is odd to make a point about it. Meanwhile, the Spelljammer setting would have characters that intermingle various settings.

Possibly the thinking is, the flavor of the feats is highly dependent on the specific cultures in Eberron. Thus to remove the option from the setting would neutralize its intended flavor.

Still, all around odd.

Yeah, it's a bummer. I wanted to use Dragonmarks in my Forgotten Realms campaign, but Ed Greenwood and Jeremy Crawford where at my door in no time. It wasn't allowed.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

I wonder if the book will mention Aasimar now that they are core species?

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Yeah, it's a bummer. I wanted to use Dragonmarks in my Forgotten Realms campaign, but Ed Greenwood and Jeremy Crawford where at my door in no time. It wasn't allowed.

Fear Ed & Jeremy's enforcers, those Faeries might be tiny, but they are fierce

 

[Corinnguard]

I wonder if the book will mention Aasimar now that they are core species?

Most likely. I am curious about how 5.5e will portray the Genasi this time around.

 

[Remathilis]

Most likely. I am curious about how 5.5e will portray the Genasi this time around.

I would bet that they have genasi in the Forgotten Realms book since Callimshan is getting a focus and genasi are prevalent there.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

I would bet that they have genasi in the Forgotten Realms book since Callimshan is getting a focus and genasi are prevalent there.

It does make sense.

 

[Corinnguard]

I would bet that they have genasi in the Forgotten Realms book since Callimshan is getting a focus and genasi are prevalent there.

I could see this being the case. I wonder if there will be a nod to the Genasi nation of Akanul.

 

[GarrettKP]

I would bet that they have genasi in the Forgotten Realms book since Callimshan is getting a focus and genasi are prevalent there.

I hope this is true, but every time they talk about the FR books they specifically leave out species as added options, while species is one of the first things they mentioned for Eberron.

I suspect we won’t get any species in FR, and instead we may get a line pointing to the Genasi in the Monsters of the Multiverse book.

 

[Corinnguard]

I hope this is true, but every time they talk about the FR books they specifically leave out species as added options, while species is one of the first things they mentioned for Eberron.

I suspect we won’t get any species in FR, and instead we may get a line pointing to the Genasi in the Monsters of the Multiverse book.

Maybe. The Monsters of the Multiverse book had it where the Aasimar was stuck with one of the three options for Celestial Revelation. This feature was later revised in 5.5 so that an Aasimar could freely switch between the options per long rest.

If Genasi do appear in 5.5e, I want them to have some Bender vibes about them.

 

[GarrettKP]

Maybe. The Monsters of the Multiverse book had it where the Aasimar was stuck with one of the three options for Celestial Revelation. This feature was later revised in 5.5 so that an Aasimar could freely switch between the options per long rest.

If Genasi do appear in 5.5e, I want them to have some Bender vibes about them.

What more Bender vibes do they need? They all already get 2-3 elemental spells plus a few unique abilities. I think they are in a good place now, honestly.

Keep in mind Genasi are unique. It’s not a single species that taps into any element, they have parents from specific elements.

Now, I would love to see paraelemental Genasi like Ash and Steam.