Eberron-as corny as I think?

[Odhanan]

Eberron is cool. It's an awesome setting with a lot of background AND a lot of crunch to play with, with a lot of opportunities for varied types of adventuring. That sums it up, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Darrin Drader]

It's been out for a couple of years now, and to be honest, I'm still trying to fully grok it, but I like almost everything I've seen. The only thing I could have lived without was the dragonmarks (which, incidentally, will be excised from my Eberron game, if I ever get around to running it). Everything else is hella-cool.

 

[MadMaxim]

I love it! It's a great setting and it has become my favorite setting ahead of Forgotten Realms. Sure, the living construct subtype and the like are a bit strange, but I love the overall flavor of the setting.

 

[mhacdebhandia]

I really like it. It's smart, consistent, stylish, and fun. It has some wonderful ideas and very few flaws.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Of the current WotC settings Eberron is likely my favorite. It does not try to overlay magic on a quasi medieval setting, but tries to extrapolate some of the changes that a world might develop with working magic.

The Auld Grump, some more poll options would have been nice.

 

[Turjan]

It's been out for a couple of years now, and to be honest, I'm still trying to fully grok it, but I like almost everything I've seen. The only thing I could have lived without was the dragonmarks (which, incidentally, will be excised from my Eberron game, if I ever get around to running it). Everything else is hella-cool.

Interesting. This might be the only thing I'll pick up from the Eberron menu .

 

[snotling]

I was suprised by it.

I was not looking forward to playing in the Eberron world.. It did not seem fantasy to me either.. but the more I am playing, and reading some of the novels (The Dragon Below and The Dreaming Dark are both good sets of stories) the more I am enjoying it.

A couple gaming sessions ago, I was able to have a good ol' fashion chase on the top of a moving train, with my dwarf running at top speed.. jumping from car to car, his axe in his hand. It was fun

Some of the new races I am not as comfortable with, but they are growing on me. I am liking the Shifter. The Warforged and the Changeling are growing on me.. but the Kalashtar, I am still not sure about. But then again, I never did like Psionics.

 

[Asmor]

I hate published settings. Hate them. Hate hate HATE them.

But I like Eberron.

Greyhawk? Forgotten Realms? Scarred Lands? Iron Kingdoms? Ptolus? YAAAAAAWWN. To be fair, I haven't really given a deep look at most of them, but they pretty much all seem to be the exact same. Might as well be called "Generic Medieval High Fantasy Setting #X"

In fact, I'd say it's a close second for my favorte setting of all time (number one being Planescape).

 

[Spatula]

How did Eberron become a major D&D setting?

There was this big setting contest thing a couple years back. You might have heard about it.

It doesn't seem like fantasy at all.

Define "fantasy."

I mean, it has robots warforged and airplanes airships. It seems like somebody was trying to make "science fictasy"

If you think regular D&D doesn't have robots, then you need to take another look at your Monster Manual.

 

[rounser]

Define "fantasy."

This is a problematic word. I've gone to pains in a recent thread to differentiate Fantasy as an all-inclusive thing from Fantasia to Wonderland from D&D swords & sorcery-style fantasy, which is mainly concerned with wizards, monsters, swords, spells, and pseudomedieval society and technology levels. True, departures can be made from these core themes, but that's where the heart of D&D lies.

If you think regular D&D doesn't have robots, then you need to take another look at your Monster Manual.

This reminds me of another thread recently...I think some things fly as NPCs, but not really as PCs to some people. Golems, half-dragons and drow as NPCs is cool, but as a 24/7 PC, it might jar a bit for those looking for a more "straight guy heroes" feel to the campaign, rather than a pack of monstrous randoms. Others would say, "But I want to play one of those, it'd be cool". Both are right depending on taste.