D&D General Eberron - why don't you run it? [-]

[pukunui]

In an attempt to steer the conversation back toward Eberron, how do people view the House Ghallanda Gold Dragon Inns? Do you see them as Eberron's equivalent of a Motel-6 with a McDonald's or KFC attached, or do you see them as something nicer? Are they more like a Hilton with a 5-star restaurant?

 

[Remathilis]

In an attempt to steer the conversation back toward Eberron, how do people view the House Ghallanda Gold Dragon Inns? Do you see them as Eberron's equivalent of a Motel-6 with a McDonald's or KFC attached, or do you see them as something nicer? Are they more like a Hilton with a 5-star restaurant?

I run them akin to Hiltons: clean, reliable, and with a certain corporate charm. Then again, I tend to run a lot of the Houseworks as that: reliable, dependable, and a bit boring. Orien rails get you where you need to go, but the scenery never changes. Jorasco hospitals will patch you up and ship you out. Cannith swords are sharp, balanced, and plain. Phalarin plays are well performed but tend towards the staples and old favorites. People looking for something different venture past the Dragonmark houses when they want something wild, unique, or exotic. They go to the House stuff when they want dependable work at a reasonable price.

Yes that is a statement on corporate culture and it's completely intended.

 

[nevin]

That sounds more like grimdark to me. There certainly some noir stories even before the 50s were protagonist can’t win, it’s not a required part of the genre. And with those, you can say they shouldn’t have become involved in a murder plot in the first place. But, whilst noir stories have lots of twists and moral greyness*, the protagonist can certainly win sometimes. Of course, the protagonist may not be “good”. There are a bunch of Harlan Coburn (and similar) thrillers on Netflix at the moment. They are noir.

*Phillip Marlowe is sometimes described as a tarnished paladin. The one good man in a world full of bad people. Sam Spade on the other hand has a moral code similar to Conan’s.

true but modern movies tend to take what we got back then and then take it too far. Not a problem that is just associated to noir though. We get 20 minute chase scenes in action movies and drama so thick it just leaves all sanity and fun behind.