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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[Reynard]

This is true, but it also true that because WotC created the DMsGuild KB is able to share his vision of Eberron with fans.

WotC can have credit for creating DMsGuild as an alternative to actually supporting 5E and its settings when they make an effort to curate it.

 

[Bolares]

WotC can have credit for creating DMsGuild as an alternative to actually supporting 5E and its settings when they make an effort to curate it.

what? they get credit for creating it because.... they created it. When they make an effort to curate it they will receive credit for curating it. Isn't that how receiving credit for doing something works?

 

[Weiley31]

Exploring Eberron ALSO has playabe 5E Gnolls. I mean, so does Midgard 5E as well. And I like the Necropolis Gnoll sub race of it as well.

 

[Reynard]

what? they get credit for creating it because.... they created it. When they make an effort to curate it they will receive credit for curating it. Isn't that how receiving credit for doing something works?

If you want to be pedantic, sure. But my point was that they created a venue for people to support their products, taking a huge chunk of the proceeds and making those things exclusive to the platform, all as a replacement for items like Dragon and Dungeon magazine, and then did essentially nothing to ensure the quality of those products or even make them accessible. So, yes, they get credit for creating DmsGuild but they don't get credit for anything anyone puts up there.

 

[Bolares]

If you want to be pedantic, sure.

Well, it's stronger than me

 

[dave2008]

WotC can have credit for creating DMsGuild as an alternative to actually supporting 5E and its settings when they make an effort to curate it.

For you maybe. I give them credit for creating it. That is not something they had to do, and to me, and I think many others, it has been a great boon.

PS - they made an attempt to curate it with the adept program, but cancelled it for some reason.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

I wonder if a partnership Hasbro-Heroforger would allow this software to create "virtual miniatures" for D&D-One, and also the pack "Dark-Sun" to sell physical miniatures with that "Hyrborean-punk" look.

 

[Reynard]

For you maybe. I give them credit for creating it. That is not something they had to do, and to me, and I think many others, it has been a great boon.

PS - they made an attempt to curate it with the adept program, but cancelled it for some reason.

They also at least tried to highlight stuff in D+ for a while. It's weird to think that even low effort work like that wasn't worth it to them.

 

[RealAlHazred]

Why couldn't they do what they've done before with FR, and just set an adventure in Eberron with notes for playing it in other worlds?

I think it's maybe to do with the fact that they did an Eberron book, and it sold moderately well. For a while, they were only dipping their toes into the waters for each setting, with only the Forgotten Realms (which sells books, too, keep in mind) being the favored child. Van Richten's was a second toe, but that could be sold as a monster book, which are products many DMs will buy anyway, even if they're not using Ravenloft. It's up to Keith Baker and the others who publish Eberron stuff on the DM's Guild now, to do more.

 

[TheSword]

Some really good stuff on DMSGUILD.

Is there? There was a lot of Adventurers league items. But my understanding was that these were single session designed to fill a few hours rather than full adventures.

… or is there something i’m Missing?

 

[dave2008]

They also at least tried to highlight stuff in D+ for a while. It's weird to think that even low effort work like that wasn't worth it to them.

There may be a reason for that.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If you want to be pedantic, sure. But my point was that they created a venue for people to support their products, taking a huge chunk of the proceeds and making those things exclusive to the platform

Eh, they created a space for their IPs. Both creators and customers should go over the wall to the larger DriveThruRPG for any time they don't need IP in their adventures or supplements. There's a huge tax creators pay just for dropping in often superfluous references to the Forgotten Realms.

And, frankly, the larger pool of DriveThruRPG means there are many more boundary-pushing products there. If anyone has found DMs Guild underwhelming, decide whether you need to have name brand mind flayers or not, and then try DriveThruRPG. IMO.

 

[darjr]

Is there? There was a lot of Adventurers league items. But my understanding was that these were single session designed to fill a few hours rather than full adventures.

… or is there something i’m Missing?

Lots more than AL stuff. Plus some I’d the AL adventures are arcs that tie together. Also some kid the AL stuff are setting within FR.

But there is a ton of Non AL stuff there.

 

[Reynard]

Eh, they created a space for their IPs. Both creators and customers should go over the wall to the larger DriveThruRPG for any time they don't need IP in their adventures or supplements. There's a huge tax creators pay just for dropping in often superfluous references to the Forgotten Realms.

And, frankly, the larger pool of DriveThruRPG means there are many more boundary-pushing products there. If anyone has found DMs Guild underwhelming, decide whether you need to have name brand mind flayers or not, and then try DriveThruRPG. IMO.

I like DriveThru and independent 3rd party D&D stuff, but it doesn't really solve the problem at hand, which is people being able to find reliably good material for the official 5E settings.

 

[Zaukrie]

Adventures are a ton of work. I'd love to do one, but I'm currently running a pre made thing.

 

[TheSword]

Lots more than AL stuff. Plus some I’d the AL adventures are arcs that tie together. Also some kid the AL stuff are setting within FR.

But there is a ton of Non AL stuff there.

How do you find it. I’ve searched on the DMs guild under both Eberron Setting and Eberron World and neither shows up more than the 3rd and 4e stuff and the Adventurers Guild titles?

[edit] scratch that. It was just searching in official content not the 3pp. Sorted it

 

[darjr]

How do you find it. I’ve searched on the DMs guild under both Eberron Setting and Eberron World and neither shows up more than the 3rd and 4e stuff and the Adventurers Guild titles?

[edit] scratch that. It was just searching in official content not the 3pp. Sorted it

I have to admit I thought you meant in general, not Eberron specifically. I’d lost the context.

Oh! But I see your updated comment.

 

[dave2008]

Is there? There was a lot of Adventurers league items. But my understanding was that these were single session designed to fill a few hours rather than full adventures.

… or is there something i’m Missing?

I can't speak to the quality, but when I sorted by 5e and Eberron I got 943 hits.

 

[TheSword]

I can't speak to the quality, but when I sorted by 5e and Eberron I got 943 hits.

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The vast vast majority of those aren’t adventures but there is a lot of stuff on there. That of course brings its own challenges.

I wish Keith Baker would release one of his own campaigns, but I get the impression he believes people should tell their own stories.

 

[Reynard]

Adventures are a ton of work. I'd love to do one, but I'm currently running a pre made thing.

Do you mean to write for publication, or to design for personal use?