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Well, only a tiny percentage of the population IS mounted. The fact that the Talenta haflings domesticate dinosaurs is something that seems unusual in comparison to urban halflings, but humans domesticate dogs and horses, and they don't get bonuses to Handle Animal or Ride. Only warriors ride...

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Mechanical/game balance? No. You could throw another feat on the prereqs if you want. From a flavor perspective, of course, the idea is that the changeling is attuned to the concept of change and transformation; this is at the essence of its being, and gives it the insight in needs to pursue the...

It lowers it by 1d8. As a note on the drow, different drow tribes can be VERY different. What's in RoE gives the vaguest overview of them, this is by know means comprehensive (as shown by the Umbragen in the April issue of Dragon).

It's possible this isn't spelled out clearly in the book, so just in case, I'll explain. The quori have an "as above, so below" philosophy. The agents of the Dreaming Dark believe that by creating a stagnant, stable society across Khorvaire, they can stop the cycle of change that will, in...

"I'm not afraid." "You will be... you will be."

JPL has really made every point I might make, and probably better than I would have made them myself. The thing is that "pulp/noir" isn't a single thing - it's "pulp and/or noir". Eberron was designed to support both styles of play, but that doesn't mean that every adventure or novel will...

Aside from the Sharn reference, the soulblade / psychic warrior traditions of the quori are explored in this Dragonshard article, and will be expanded on further in Races of Eberron. Wilders aren't an especially strong match for the quori, but I use them in the Cults of the Dragon Below. Both...

It's actually just adamantine, which gets to ignore hardness below 20. Add Improved Sunder, a small Strength bonus, and some Power Attack and you can break a lot of things. If you're smart, though, you'll get an adamantine greatsword instead of a dagger, since the cost difference is trivial...

That's because we didn't take things to an abstract level. We indexed the names of kalashtar NPCs, but we didn't have a "Kalashtar" listing with all of them, because if we started down that path, imagine how long the "human" entry would be! And bear in mind that this index was made by my wife...

The feats are based off of the idea of the shadow shift, which is when the elf allows the essence of the umbra to flow through it. This increases its shadowy appearance, and may give the sense that it is incorporeal, but it is still entirely solid; umbragen can't pass through walls, after all...

I feel that each have their place. The Blackguard is effectively a paladin of a different alignment, so it makes sense for it to have a full 20 levels like a paladin. But I think there are a lot of ideas that can be handled in brief. The Eldeen Ranger in Eberron is not supposed to be entirely...

The Daelkyr are certainly an aspect of the setting that I enjoy and want to explore in more detail. I am currently slated to work on an article for Dragon magazine that should include more information about the Daelkyr, and at some point I would imagine that I'll write a Dragonshard (the...

Do you mean the racial statistics? If so, sure, but that's four pages of material, and is the key that makes the book useful to someone who only has the core books. If not, what reprinted material are you refering to? I think that some people are jumping to conclusions based on a picture and a...

And yet, what I'm saying is, what does "obliterated" mean? As the person who wrote that sentence, the point I was trying to make was primarily mechanical: it means that it cannot be communicated with. It means it cannot be returned from the dead. For all game purposes, it is gone. But for...

True, certainly, but who's asking? The top heirophant says something along the lines of "The soul of the host will merge with that of the hero, finding rest within his noble spirit." Taerans are specifically defined as being a very authority-driven society who see things in black-and-white...

Well, bear in mind that speak with dead doesn't actually put you in contact with the soul of the deceased - from the PHB, "it instead draws on the imprinted knowledge stored in the corpse." Which raises the curious question of whether you could use speak with dead on the living body of someone...

Because that's how the magic works. You're dealing with artifacts; who knows what limitations the creators were working with? The point of the Taerans is that their existence DOES place them in a moral quandary. They are heroes - and yet, their continued existence is entirely dependent on the...

Excellent question, and you are right, something that's not there. This is not official at this time, but I'd envision the following bridges: The Triangle Terminus (LTL) to Boldrei's Hearth (LC) Terminus (LTL) to North Market (LNE) Boldrei's Hearth (LC) to North Market (LNE) Tavick's Market...

Sorry! But there will indeed be lots of options for changelings in Races of Eberron. So set the countdown clocks up again...