Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
D&D Older Editions
[Eberron] Dragonmarks in 4E
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jelmore" data-source="post: 4220656" data-attributes="member: 56412"><p>I think the Siberys Mark should be a paragon path, not an epic destiny. According to the established Eberron canon, a Siberys mark is not usually something you work towards; you either get a regular mark (which can be developed, as the Dragonmarked Heir class and other feats show) or a Siberys Mark. But it's definitely something that happens to "children of destiny", which fits with the paragon path concept.</p><p></p><p>Aside from that, I think you're spot on. My guess is the Forgotten Realms' new "spellscars" will provide a template as to how dragonmarks will function.</p><p></p><p>I do hope that the developers don't succumb to pressure and make the marks more "useful" (read as "combat-oriented"). The dragonmarked houses didn't become economic juggernauts because the dragonmarks allowed them to kick ass, they leveraged the abilities the dragonmarks provided to build their monopolies. </p><p></p><p>I wasn't going to take Least Dragonmark at all, even though I'm running a House Cannith artificer; as it happens, we're running Eyes of the Lich Queen, so he got one anyway. I toyed with the idea of taking a dragonmark other than the Mark of Making, to add some drama, but our Eberron DM is kinda new to DMing so I went with the "safe" choice.</p><p></p><p>I wonder what kind of epic destinies we'll see for Eberron? Throwing out some ideas:</p><p></p><p>* Champion of the Ancestors: A Valenar or Aerenal elf-centric epic destiny, which culminates in the character becoming a revered spirit -- maybe even a deathless counsellor in the Undying Court when they die?</p><p>* Child of Siberys: A dragonmark-centric epic destiny where the character's life becomes so enmeshed with the Prophecy that their mark develops powers never before seen. (I'm borrowing the concept from the main character of <em>The Storm Dragon</em>. On second thought, maybe Heir of Siberys would make a good epic destiny after all...)</p><p>* Saint of the Flame: a Silver Flame-centric epic destiny that has the character retire as an honored devotee of the Flame.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jelmore, post: 4220656, member: 56412"] I think the Siberys Mark should be a paragon path, not an epic destiny. According to the established Eberron canon, a Siberys mark is not usually something you work towards; you either get a regular mark (which can be developed, as the Dragonmarked Heir class and other feats show) or a Siberys Mark. But it's definitely something that happens to "children of destiny", which fits with the paragon path concept. Aside from that, I think you're spot on. My guess is the Forgotten Realms' new "spellscars" will provide a template as to how dragonmarks will function. I do hope that the developers don't succumb to pressure and make the marks more "useful" (read as "combat-oriented"). The dragonmarked houses didn't become economic juggernauts because the dragonmarks allowed them to kick ass, they leveraged the abilities the dragonmarks provided to build their monopolies. I wasn't going to take Least Dragonmark at all, even though I'm running a House Cannith artificer; as it happens, we're running Eyes of the Lich Queen, so he got one anyway. I toyed with the idea of taking a dragonmark other than the Mark of Making, to add some drama, but our Eberron DM is kinda new to DMing so I went with the "safe" choice. I wonder what kind of epic destinies we'll see for Eberron? Throwing out some ideas: * Champion of the Ancestors: A Valenar or Aerenal elf-centric epic destiny, which culminates in the character becoming a revered spirit -- maybe even a deathless counsellor in the Undying Court when they die? * Child of Siberys: A dragonmark-centric epic destiny where the character's life becomes so enmeshed with the Prophecy that their mark develops powers never before seen. (I'm borrowing the concept from the main character of [i]The Storm Dragon[/i]. On second thought, maybe Heir of Siberys would make a good epic destiny after all...) * Saint of the Flame: a Silver Flame-centric epic destiny that has the character retire as an honored devotee of the Flame. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
D&D Older Editions
[Eberron] Dragonmarks in 4E
Top