Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Page Count, Contents Revealed

The new expansion is 112-pages long.
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Eberron: Forge of the Artificer will be a 112-page book, containing the redesigned Artificer class and five species. With Dragon Delves officially out in stores, the D&D marketing machine is officially turning towards the promotion of its next book - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer. Today on D&D Beyond, Wizards of the Coast officially revealed the contents and page count of the new book. As suspected, Eberron: Forge of the Artificer will be a much skinnier affair than other D&D books, running just 112 pages. That explains the $29.99 price tag, as it's half the page count of a standard D&D rulebook.

The rest of the book's contents are as follows:


  • The revised Artificer class, equipped with more ways to make magic items.
  • 5 Artificer subclasses, including four revised options and one brand-new: the Cartographer, who can guide allies with magical maps, illuminate the battlefield, and navigate obstacles.
  • 5 revised species like the living Construct Warforged, 17 backgrounds to shape your character's path, and 28 feats that explore the mystery of dragonmarks.
  • A new spell, new bastion options, and magical inventions that transform every choice into an opportunity to build something incredible.
  • 3 campaign frameworks tailored to the pulpy, high-flying, and intrigue-filled tone of the Eberron setting—perfect for noir mysteries, skyship chases, and political thrillers.
  • 20+ new monsters crafted to match the tone of the story you want to tell, from horror to high fantasy to heists.


Most of the contents shouldn't be news to those that follow D&D. The Cartographer subclass officially made the cut for the book, as did the five revamped species. There will also be 17 new backgrounds and 20+ monsters in the book, which we haven't seen in playtest form yet.
 

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Christian Hoffer

Christian Hoffer



I am curious what the 4 Backgrounds that are not the Dragonmarks end up being: Journalist, Last War Veteran...?
I half suspect that the Backgrounds aren't tied to Dragonmarks, but to the Houses. Like a House Jorasco background that gives proficiency in Medicine and Herbalism Kit that's suitable for both marked and un-marked affiliates, and maybe gives a choice between a Dragonmark starting feat and the Healer origin feat. And then the remaining ones are a few different paths for non-House affiliated marks, including Aberrant marks.
 

From the article: "This is Eberron, a world where science and magic collide." I hope that's just Mark Bernier taking creative licence. Because up till now, Eberron's schtick has been that magic has taken the place of science!
I think that's a perfectly fine elevator speech version of it. Magic is replicating technology from our world like trains and telegraphs. I think any more specific a description would require far more nuance than your typical sales point would warrant. Leave the hair-splitting for message boards.
 

I half suspect that the Backgrounds aren't tied to Dragonmarks, but to the Houses. Like a House Jorasco background that gives proficiency in Medicine and Herbalism Kit that's suitable for both marked and un-marked affiliates, and maybe gives a choice between a Dragonmark starting feat and the Healer origin feat. And then the remaining ones are a few different paths for non-House affiliated marks, including Aberrant marks.
Well, yes, they said in the Wberron UA thwt each Dragonmark Feat was goijg to be the Origin Feat for a Baclground. Of the 28 Feats tested (of which it seems all got in), thst is 13 Origin Feats, for 12 Houses and Abberants.
 

I think that's a perfectly fine elevator speech version of it. Magic is replicating technology from our world like trains and telegraphs. I think any more specific a description would require far more nuance than your typical sales point would warrant. Leave the hair-splitting for message boards.
I hope so! Between stuff like this and the changes to warforged and airships in the art, I'm worried that I won't like this book. But I really want to like it because I'm currently running an Eberron campaign.
 




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