Review of the Eberron Campaign Guide...

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Review: Eberron Campaign Guide — Dungeon's Master

 

[Glyfair]

Review: Eberron Campaign Guide — Dungeon's Master

Interesting. Lots of information, without giving away the reason for buying the book. The only thing more I would liked to have seen would have been a comprehensive list of monsters (not NPCs).

 

[Shroomy]

The book sounds really good and I look forward to having more high quality maps of Eberron. Its interesting that they have re-introduced the aberrant House Tarkanan to the core campaign setting book.

 

[Vael]

So looking forward to this one. Excellent preview.

 

[megamania]

Book sounds awesome and it seems to be a solid resource even if one doesn't play 4e. Thanks.

 

[Somebloke]

Oh Bladey. You never looked so good.

My first impressions concerning the new dragonmarked house were 'rubbish.' Now I am actually intrigued.

Hang on- Vol being only level 19? This is being retconned to epic level right now in my head.

Sigh.....I'm buying this, aren't I? Just as soon as I nerf the Dragonmarked feats in the Player's guide, that is.

 

[Rechan]

Hang on- Vol being only level 19? This is being retconned to epic level right now in my head.

IIRC she was like what, a 16th-17th level necromancer in 3e?

Because I recall she was a level lower than Mordain, and he was an 18th level Transmuter.

 

[Grymar]

I wish the review had gone into more detail on the changes from 3e to 4e, that's what I am most interested in. The changes to the planes, to dragonmark availability, even the Dhakaan Empire's history {In the Player's Guide the Xoriat invasion was never mentioned, just internal pressure and civil war. I didn't know if they left the invasion out as DM information or if history had been rewritten}.

The new maps sounds great. Those are the one thing I really wish I had.

 

[JeffB]

I need to take a look-see at this. I bought the 3E ECS about a year and a half ago, and it's total information overload. I don't know if its the way it's organized, the writing style or what, but whenever I try to delve into the 3E book for any length of time, I get dizzy and give up

I hope the 4E book is more "friendly" to a Eberron novice/newbie.

 

[Wraith Form]

I need to take a look-see at this. I bought the 3E ECS about a year and a half ago, and it's total information overload. I don't know if its the way it's organized, the writing style or what, but whenever I try to delve into the 3E book for any length of time, I get dizzy and give up

I hope the 4E book is more "friendly" to a Eberron novice/newbie.

So far it has been as I've read it. (My lawyer advises me to say "in my opinion, YMMV, etc.")

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Adventurers-Guide-Eberron-D-Retrospective/dp/0786948558]This[/ame] has also been very useful, believe it or not. It's like a 1 to 2 page ultra-summary of each of the important things we need to know about Eberron. Lots of pictures, very large-font words. Cliffs Notes: Eberron for the ADHD crowd. And for under $4? Heck yeah.