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Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition (A5E)
If Eberron was converted to A5e, would the Dragonmarks be heritage specific gifts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 8585750" data-attributes="member: 907"><p>The dragonmarks themselves are semi-genetic (it's not a given that a child will have a mark even if one or both parents do, but it's likely), and provide the actual magical abilities. The dragonmarked Houses are essentially megacorps/guilds who have formed around those family lines that often possess marks, and who leverage the advantages of the marks into dominating that particular industry. One can be a member of a House without having a mark, in which case you are either doing support stuff or things that are within the House's wheelhouse without requiring an actual mark (e.g. a House of Sivis scribe that only deals with mundane documents, not <em>speaking stones</em> or <em>arcane marks</em>), and one can have a mark without being a member of a House (either because someone's been sowing wild oats, or because you've left the House for some reason).</p><p></p><p>So it would make sense to have the magical aspects of a dragonmark be part of your heritage, and the social aspects be a Dragonmarked Scion culture.</p><p></p><p>It should be noted that most industries have a lot of semi-independent actors who are licensed by guilds associated with the dragonmarked houses, but aren't part of them. House Ghallanda doesn't run every inn or tavern in Khorvaire, but they do license them to make sure they're up to certain standards. Some of these are operated independently by marked heirs, and some by unmarked people. It is a bit unclear to what degree the licensing is legally enforced, and to what degree it's just a matter of "Why would you risk going to an unlicensed inn where the beer will be watered down and you'll have bed bugs for companionship overnight.".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Staffan, post: 8585750, member: 907"] The dragonmarks themselves are semi-genetic (it's not a given that a child will have a mark even if one or both parents do, but it's likely), and provide the actual magical abilities. The dragonmarked Houses are essentially megacorps/guilds who have formed around those family lines that often possess marks, and who leverage the advantages of the marks into dominating that particular industry. One can be a member of a House without having a mark, in which case you are either doing support stuff or things that are within the House's wheelhouse without requiring an actual mark (e.g. a House of Sivis scribe that only deals with mundane documents, not [I]speaking stones[/I] or [I]arcane marks[/I]), and one can have a mark without being a member of a House (either because someone's been sowing wild oats, or because you've left the House for some reason). So it would make sense to have the magical aspects of a dragonmark be part of your heritage, and the social aspects be a Dragonmarked Scion culture. It should be noted that most industries have a lot of semi-independent actors who are licensed by guilds associated with the dragonmarked houses, but aren't part of them. House Ghallanda doesn't run every inn or tavern in Khorvaire, but they do license them to make sure they're up to certain standards. Some of these are operated independently by marked heirs, and some by unmarked people. It is a bit unclear to what degree the licensing is legally enforced, and to what degree it's just a matter of "Why would you risk going to an unlicensed inn where the beer will be watered down and you'll have bed bugs for companionship overnight.". [/QUOTE]
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