D&D 5E Chronicles of Eberron Is Keith Baker's New D&D Book, out now!

After a few days of teasing, Eberron creator Keith Baker has announced his new book -- Chronicles of Eberron! By Keith and Imogen Gingell, the 200-page book will be available on DMs Guild in December.

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Hektula is the Scribe of Sul Khatesh, the Keeper of the Library of Ashtakala, and the Chronicler of the Lords of Dust. Her treasured tomes hold arcane secrets still hidden from human and dragon alike. What lies beneath the Barren Sea? What powers does Mordain the Fleshweaver wield within Blackroot? Who are the Grim Lords of the Bloodsail Principality? All these secrets and many more can be found in the Chronicles of Eberron…

• Chronicles of Eberron is a new 5E sourcebook from Eberron creator Keith Baker and designer Imogen Gingell.
• This book explores a diverse range of topics, including lore and advice for both players and DMs, along with new monsters, treasures, spells and character options.
• Chronicles of Eberron will be available on the DMs Guild as a PDF and print-on-demand.

But that's not all! There is a collaboration with Hero Forge and new T-Shirts!

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[vecna00]

I know Anthony Turco is planning to do a big 1D&D update of all the Rising content for the dmsguild come 2024, I've gotten a peak at his early drafts of dragonmarks-as-feats.

I really liked Dragonmarks as feats and still use the ones from Wayfinder's and Morgrave. I would love to see an update on them!

 

[Bolares]

I've played in eberron twice, and marks rarely came up. I think you can change them plenty.

yeah, you are the outlier here

 

[Zaukrie]

yeah, you are the outlier here

100%. That said, I see no reason not to change them if you want. They have always been there, but somehow no PCs were ever in a house.

 

[amethal]

IIRC, Oalian cannot move, period. All of the high-level "benevolent"/neutral spellcasters in the setting are location-locked. Oalian is stuck in a grove in the Eldeen Reaches, Jaela Daran loses her high-level magic if she leaves the Cathedral of the Silver Flame, the Undying Court can't leave Aerenal's Irian Manifest Zone, etc.

Ah yes, Aerenal's "Irian" manifest zone. In my version of Eberron that's just something they tell to the tourists

Of course, if the setting's Demon Lords ever do manage to escape, all the benevolent spellcasters in the world won't make any difference.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Meh, I can live with that. Hell, add another complete set of 13 dragonmarks if the symmetry is important (and if you don't run out of ideas and spells by then!) Or even two sets - the 'original' dragonmarks are linked to Siberys, perhaps the other two creator dragons have their own marks too. Give a mark to the drow, and one to the sahuagin, the changelings, etc etc etc

I'd treat the aberrant marks as Khyber's marks, and give a set to races tied to the world as Eberron's marks. Shifters are obvious, but goblinoids as well, maybe bring goliaths and dragonborn in here, and you've got 6 covered without doubling up.

I know Anthony Turco is planning to do a big 1D&D update of all the Rising content for the dmsguild come 2024, I've gotten a peak at his early drafts of dragonmarks-as-feats.

I'm disappointed to hear that such a project is being done but not keeping the marked subraces. I suppose it's easy to update races, though, so i can easily just do that.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

That's because WotC produces almost next to nothing while letting the DMs Guild make everything. At this rate, what's the point of buying anything from WotC directly? I'll just get the DMs Guild content.

Yeah it's getting to that point where it's embarrassing how DMSGUILD is outshining the D&D studios team.

 

[ChaosOS]

So, it's been a week and a half; how have people liked the book thus far? I've got a player who's pretty excited by the Crossbow content for their next character, so that was a win.

 

[Bolares]

So, it's been a week and a half; how have people liked the book thus far? I've got a player who's pretty excited by the Crossbow content for their next character, so that was a win.

I'm dying to get it, but the dolar to real conversion is not to kind to me right now

 

[Gradine]

Of course, if the setting's Demon Lords ever do manage to escape, all the benevolent spellcasters in the world won't make any difference.

The good news is that thankfully the most powerful entities in the world are dedicating to stopping any given Demon Lord from escaping, not the least which including the minions of literally every other Demon Lord

 

[ChaosOS]

Saw people sharing this nice little review

D&D: 'Chronicles of Eberron' is the Eberron Book You've Been Waiting For

Eberron enjoyers rejoice, the book of your dreams is here at last. From Keith Baker, Chronicles of Eberron opens the door to your Eberron.

www.belloflostsouls.net

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

Guess what just got added to my collection...

 

[dave2008]

The book is at Mithral now, on its way to Adamantine I'm sure!

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Yeah it's getting to that point where it's embarrassing how DMSGUILD is outshining the D&D studios team.

No, it isn't.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Yeah it's getting to that point where it's embarrassing how DMSGUILD is outshining the D&D studios team.

Embarrassing for who?

WotC seems fine with it. The Guild designers are fine with it. So who is embarrassed? You? Because you prefer to buy stuff from DM's Guild rather than WotC directly? That sounds like it would be your issue to solve, rather than anyone else's responsibility.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Embarrassing for who?

WotC seems fine with it. The Guild designers are fine with it. So who is embarrassed? You? Because you prefer to buy stuff from DM's Guild rather than WotC directly? That sounds like it would be your issue to solve, rather than anyone else's responsibility.

I'm perfectly happy with DMsGuild content. I just wish WotC would finish opening up the settings. That literally all I want from them, if I can divorce emotion from the equation.

 

[darjr]

I'm perfectly happy with DMsGuild content. I just wish WotC would finish opening up the settings. That literally all I want from them, if I can divorce emotion from the equation.

I think they’ll get there.

I wonder if the 50th is Greyhawk.

Also, I’ll say it right now, Dragonlance was also a way for them to test trying to thread the needle and make a popular old school book.

Also the DMsGuild is working as planned. So is the OGL really is according to the original OGL plan, third parties will carry the risk and fill in the gaps helping to push sales.

In the DMsGuild case it also pushes direct revenue.

 

[GreyLord]

So, it's been a week and a half; how have people liked the book thus far? I've got a player who's pretty excited by the Crossbow content for their next character, so that was a win.

I'm not sure on that answer, but it DOES appear that this is the number one most popular title on DMSguild at the moment!

 

[dave2008]

I'm not sure on that answer, but it DOES appear that this is the number one most popular title on DMSguild at the moment!

It is. His previous book was #1 for months IIRC.

 

[ChaosOS]

Sales ribbon uses a total $ sales metric that decays over 60 days. POD options REALLY boost you up on the ribbon because even if you're not making additional profit per sale, people are still spending twice as much to get your product. The real test is in six weeks when the day 1 sales have decayed their weight down to 0.