Hollow World in Eberron

[JoeGKushner]

How about an article about how to use the Howllow World of old D&D in Eberron? Or maybe tips on making generic Hollow World sites for any world with side notes for FR and Eberron?

 

[fredramsey]

Hmmm. You could make Khyber the hollow world...

 

[Glyfair]

I think the a hollow world campaign would definitely be a good fit with the Eberron feel. However, I don't think the specific "Hollow World" would fit well in Eberron because of its background (endangered civilizations moved from the world to someplace where they can be preserved). That power level of magic just isn't indicated in Eberron's backstory (not even the giants seemed to have that level of magic).

However, if you change the backstory,you could certainly tweak it for Eberron. I'd think you'd have to travel through Khyber to get there.

 

[Byrons_Ghost]

For my Eberron pulp game I plan to adapt the Blood Bretheren trilogy to surface Eberron, basically making the locations be lost civilizations in Xendrik or other remote areas. Still not sure how I'm going to handle the stuff with the sun shield and the Immortals, but overall I think the trilogy would be perfect for the setting, as it's basically a pulp fantasy campaign.

 

[trancejeremy]

Hmmmm, I don't know much about Eberron, but the Hollow World seems like an odd fit. Most of the cultures in the Hollow World were more or less based on real world cultures. This worked (sorta) in Mystara, because in some ways, Mystara was a parallel Earth.

The HW also featured things like Immortals, which don't fit in other settings, and stuff like Skyships and a very high magic level.

 

[Hand of Evil]

I can see a Hollowed World along the lines of ERB's Pellucidar (sp), a number of times 'airships' were used to travel to it: Land of steaming jungles, alien cultures and tech.

 

[Krieg]

The HW also featured things like Immortals, which don't fit in other settings, and stuff like Skyships and a very high magic level.

How exactly would skyships and high magic not fit in Eberron?!

Personally if I were going to do an inner "lost world" for Eberron I would use Talislanta or Tekumel or something similar....