doctorhook
Legend
I'm a big fan of Eberron, but I really like 5E. However, I've been running my group in FR for the sake of convenience, though I'd certainly prefer to play in Eberron.
Recently there's been some discussion about what settings people are playing in 5E. WotC indicated that most people are playing FR, which is why their products are being set there. While I'm sure FR is probably the most popular setting overall, I suspect Eberron's popularity is hindered by the fact that some of the most iconic features of Eberron aren't currently possible in 5E.
Some of the iconic mechanical elements of Eberron:
While I understand some settings can rely on re-skinning existing mechanics, most of the things listed above have nothing similar to be based upon in 5E. In theory, sure, you could set a campaign in Eberron without these elements, but Eberron without warforged, dragonmarks, artificers, nor psionics? It might as well be any generic setting (albeit with a cool history) at this point.
So, to reiterate: Eberron is apparently not very popular in 5E. Is that surprising given that most of Eberron's coolest features don't exist in 5E yet?
Recently there's been some discussion about what settings people are playing in 5E. WotC indicated that most people are playing FR, which is why their products are being set there. While I'm sure FR is probably the most popular setting overall, I suspect Eberron's popularity is hindered by the fact that some of the most iconic features of Eberron aren't currently possible in 5E.
Some of the iconic mechanical elements of Eberron:
- Warforged, kalashtar, shifters, or changelings as PC races;
- An artificer class with artificer magic;
- Psionics;
- Dragonmarks;
- Action points.
While I understand some settings can rely on re-skinning existing mechanics, most of the things listed above have nothing similar to be based upon in 5E. In theory, sure, you could set a campaign in Eberron without these elements, but Eberron without warforged, dragonmarks, artificers, nor psionics? It might as well be any generic setting (albeit with a cool history) at this point.
So, to reiterate: Eberron is apparently not very popular in 5E. Is that surprising given that most of Eberron's coolest features don't exist in 5E yet?