Eberron Teaser

[Delgar]

This is just a little Eberron teaser I put together for a group of players that I'll hopefully be running an online 4th edition eberron game for shortly. Most are new to 4th edition and most new to Eberron so it should be interesting.

<Screen fades to black>

<A deep booming voice echoes>

Eberron

<images begin to slowly appear on the screen>

Peasants work the fields in a small farming community.

A grand ballroom filled with well dressed nobles dancing to a light tune.

A dozen knights kneel before a young girl in a grand hall

<the voice booms again>

Your typical D&D campaign

The peasants begin fleeing towards the town as a horde of goblins swoops in on the village.

One of the nobles begins to spasm and collapse on the dance floor.

The knights raise their swords to the girl queen.

<the voice booms again>

I think not

<The images start appearing faster>

Huge towering castles reach into the sky like skyscrapers on the top of a cliff.

A troop of Halflings rides across the plains on the back of dinosaurs.

An elf leaving the elven court bows to a skeletal guard.

<the voice booms again>

This isn't your fathers D&D

<the images begin appearing even faster>

A train racing along a track, leaving a trail of lightning in it's wake, with several shadowy figures jumping from the top of one car to another

A huge galleon floating in the air is being attacked by two other smaller airborn ships. A figure can be seen swinging from the rigging of one ship to the other.

An army of humans and skeletons charges another army of humans and human like constructs. Off in the distance a mushroom cloud can be seen and the blast wave knocks them all prone.

<screen fades to black>

<pause>

<a few images flicker on the screen>

The face of a human man

The face of an elven female

The face of a feral Halfling

The face of a warforged

The face of a dour dwarf

The face of a screaming gnome as he falls to his death, just as he is about to hit the ground

<screen fades to black>

<The voice booms>

How will you leave your mark

 

[Hunter In Darkness]

Dude if ya made thios so youtube it. The one for Golarion a while back was super sweet

 

[Delgar]

And this is how my game shall begin with all the characters on a lightning rail out of Sharn:

Rain trickles down the window of the lightning rail car. A flash of lightning off in the distance briefly brightens up the nearly empty train car. A few moments later the loud boom of thunder can be heard. Sharn is but a tiny spec off in the distance now, as the lightning rail zooms on its way to Wroat.

The door to the car opens and 5 wet figures enter the car. First is a smiling human male, dressed in leather, with a fancy sheathed rapier. Next another male, taller than the first, dressed in chainmail with a greenish hue, with a large sword sheathed across his back. Behind him, is a plated warforged carrying a large steel shield, with a longsword sheathed at his waist. Behind him an older man dressed in tight brown robes, using a staff to walk. Finally, towering over the others is a massive half-orc, with an enormous wicked looking battle axe strapped to his back.

The five figures shake off the water and walk slowly down the aisle to the center of the car. Another flash of lightning goes off, brightening up the car for but a moment. As the thunder claps in the distance, the smiling male stops and sits down beside an elderly gentleman in the center of the train. The rest basically circle around the seat where the elderly man is sitting. The elderly man looks up at the new arrivals.

Another flash of lightning goes off, this time lightning up the elderly mans face, which clearly shows signs of fear. The thunder crashes again, this time sooner and louder than before.

"Well Dr. Thorval, it seems you were in such a hurry to get out of Sharn, that you forgot to say goodbye to our mistress," Says the smiling man calmly.

The old man swallows very hard and stutters, "I..I.."

"You see, she might take it as a personal insult, you leaving and all so suddenly and taking her necklace with you."

"I…I…don't know what your talking about," the old man stammers.

"Don't be a fool old man, no more games." The smiling man draws a dagger and holds it to the elderly mans throat. "I'm leaving this rail with the necklace, it's your choice whether I take your head with it."

The old man reaches into his pocket and pulls out a golden necklace, his hand visibly shaking.

Another flash of lightning goes off.

Roll Iniative.

 

[Badwe]

very "movie preview" in nature. I like it. You almost need more tropes.

Deep Voiced Summer-Movie-Blockbuster Guy:"Your average D&D campaign<scene flash>... or is it?<scene flash> In a world where magic is everywhere,<scene flash> and betrayel waits behind every helpful NPC... this summer:<scene flash> You're <scene flash> Going <scene flash> To <Three Scene Flashes, dramatic silence> ... Eberron"