[Eberron] Kalashtar and the Dreaming Dark

[Plane Sailing]

I haven't seen any other threads on the latest update http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/eb/20040413a (please feel free to direct me to one if it is going somewhere!)

Kalashtar and the Dreaming Dark. I really like what I'm seeing here. It is an interesting first to see a race with a racial benefit that scales with level (Kalashtar pp bonus), but more than that it is very interesting to see a race (and an enemy race) which is so tightly tied into the planar nature of the campaign setting. I love the idea of having major baddies from the dream plane, and it gives a nice setting specific link to psionics.

The Dreaming Dark are a splendid organisation - from the excellent principle of using Mind Seed to create nice loyal servants (brilliant use for a creepy power) to the fact that they've been building up all kind of legitimate connections, to the fact that the different rates of time on the two planes enable them to pick up reports from their dreaming spies, decide what to do and then disseminate the information to their other spies worldwide.

Someone may come and say "oh, that's old hat" but I can honestly say that I've never come across a secret spy organisation as nicely integrated, with modus operandii, cool backstory etc.

OK, so I'm gushing. But what do others think of this?

Cheers

 

[Mouseferatu]

OK, so I'm gushing. But what do others think of this?

I think that the more I hear about Eberron, the more it rises toward the top of my "must buy" list, and this coming from a guy who wasn't all that impressed with the brochure handed out at GenCon last year.

I'm seriously looking forward to this.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Innnnteresting.

I can't say why, but the names turn me off....too.......overlookable?

But I'm nitpicking. I think it's pretty cool, linking psionics to dreams, and having a major source of baddies come from the dream worlds (no visions of lollipops for them!)

It'll be interesting to see how elves interact with this, since they don't technically sleep, either.........

 

[Tonguez]

Innnnteresting.
It'll be interesting to see how elves interact with this, since they don't technically sleep, either.........

when I read about the Kalashtar the thought that came to my mind was - hey twinky Elves made cool, awesome!

 

[Derulbaskul]

I have been thinking for several months now about how much I simply enjoy Midnight and Dawnforge and therefore I have no need for Eberron... until this latest preview which really has whetted my appetite enough that I will probably buy the book when it is released. I have always liked psionics but they're not really part of the worlds I normally DM in. This time they're properly integrated (they definitely have a place in Dawnforge but they're not as tightly integrated as they appear to be in Eberron).

Oh well, I run three campaigns concurrently so perhaps I might just make one an Eberron game.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

I'm using the link between Psionics and Dreams in my own campaign world (hey! Great minds think alike!) and so I'm very interested in their take on this... I'm finding more and more to grab from Eberron...

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

I'm very impressed with the latest preview. In fact, it sparked an interesting discussion on the WOTC boards about the other psionic races and how they fit in.

Kieth and I managed to come up with a way for the Elan to fit in, but the others are still up in the air.