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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4885399" data-attributes="member: 710">I think the point of avoiding the Dragonmark to Race relation is to open up a new Eberron concept, kinda like &quot;the freak everyone is after&quot;.If you're a Tiefling with the Mark of Healing, House Jorasco wants to know how this could have happened. Some of them might see you as an abberation that needs to be destroyed. Some might want you to explore it. Any dragon hearing of this will see this as a significant part of the Draconic Prophecy and try to get ahold of you (and this means a multiitude of goals).Any other Dragonmarked house will worry about a new type of Aberrant Mark, potentially something that could lead to a new Dragonmark War, or at least something unsettling the foundation of their power.Considering how much emphasis Eberron (especially the 4E campaign guide) tries to put on a new war, and the importance of the prophecy and how to use it, it would almost be a crime to say &quot;by RAW, that's not a valid story you can have.&quot;Of course you could &quot;houserule&quot; it the other way around and say that everyone can pick a Dragonmark. But this way it is far more likely someone sees this as an actual opportunity for the plot, and not just as some kind of standing truth that no one can change.There are other elements in the 4E settings that allow such earth-shaking changes. There is an Epic Destiny that, once fulfilled, iyou learn the secret of the Mournlands and know how to restore it!The Eberron Campaign Setting in 4E really tells you: It's your setting. We describe the basics, and then feel free to do with it whatever you like. Stuff will happen, and it can be as awesome, mind-boggling and world-changing as you desire.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 4885399, member: 710"] I think the point of avoiding the Dragonmark to Race relation is to open up a new Eberron concept, kinda like "the freak everyone is after". If you're a Tiefling with the Mark of Healing, House Jorasco wants to know how this could have happened. Some of them might see you as an abberation that needs to be destroyed. Some might want you to explore it. Any dragon hearing of this will see this as a significant part of the Draconic Prophecy and try to get ahold of you (and this means a multiitude of goals). Any other Dragonmarked house will worry about a new type of Aberrant Mark, potentially something that could lead to a new Dragonmark War, or at least something unsettling the foundation of their power. Considering how much emphasis Eberron (especially the 4E campaign guide) tries to put on a new war, and the importance of the prophecy and how to use it, it would almost be a crime to say "by RAW, that's not a valid story you can have." Of course you could "houserule" it the other way around and say that everyone can pick a Dragonmark. But this way it is far more likely someone sees this as an actual opportunity for the plot, and not just as some kind of standing truth that no one can change. There are other elements in the 4E settings that allow such earth-shaking changes. There is an Epic Destiny that, once fulfilled, iyou learn the secret of the Mournlands and know how to restore it! The Eberron Campaign Setting in 4E really tells you: It's your setting. We describe the basics, and then feel free to do with it whatever you like. Stuff will happen, and it can be as awesome, mind-boggling and world-changing as you desire. [/QUOTE]

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