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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 9757768" data-attributes="member: 54629">Which is it?And yet, for me, it's not enough! There are whole swathes of the setting that are literally just names on a map with absolutely nothing written about them whatsoever in any edition. Sometimes it's hard to believe anything exists outside of Sharn.There's also a dearth of information on things like climate, seasons, biomes, etc. I know that in Khorvaire, for instance, it's more tropical to the south and more temperate to the north, but does that mean the "King's Forest" is more of a jungle than a typical forest?Since I am currently running an episodic campaign set in Eberron - and this is my first time DMing a campaign set in Eberron - I get frustrated a lot by the lack of information when trying to find good places to set non-Eberron adventures and figure out what certain areas on the map are like in terms of weather, temperature, population, etc.I know that the void of setting detail is a plus for many people; but as someone who cut their D&D teeth on the Forgotten Realms, which has at least something for pretty much every point on the map, as well as a creator who is always happy to wax poetic about things like local climates, customs, and whatnot, I guess I got spoiled!I know this is incredibly picayune, but one thing that does bother me about Eberron is the shapes of its continents. I can't really articulate why I don't like them ... maybe because three of them look like blobby amobae, while Xen'drik looks like it has a head and arms / legs? I mean, FR and Greyhawk's continents aren't much more interesting in shape either really.I think it's also annoying how sort of homogenous the continents are as well. Khorvaire is Europe/North America but without the mix of languages; Sarlona is Asia (complete with its own Tibet); Xen'drik is Africa; and I guess Argonnessen could be Australia, with Aerenal being the Caribbean.Khorvaire does have some unique bits around the edges - the Lhazaar Principalities are meant to be a cultural melting pot, for instance - but overall there's not a lot of variety. I found it difficult to find places for any of the Radiant Citadel civilizations in Eberron, for instance.I'm not saying it doesn't - or that it shouldn't. Just find it interesting the polar opposite opinions expressed in this thread!</blockquote>

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