Races of Eberron *Update - Couple of folks have it - Ask questions here*

[Darkness]

Except for sample characters and reprinted racial stats, just about everything up to and including page 104 (i.e., chapters 1-5) is racial background information rather than rules. Good stuff, too.

Chapter 6 is pure crunch (page 105-132).

Chapter 7 is prestige classes (page 133-170). In this chapter, it's about 50:50 - the background info on the prestige classes is nicely detailed (though not extensively so).

Chapters 8-9 (page 171-192) are equipment and spells - i.e., crunch.

 

[Dalamar]

So what does the Mindblade Gauntled, that gets an off-hand mention in one of the WotC excerpts, actually do?

 

[Antara]

1. Any special-spell-components?
2. Is there a shifter trait that lets you perceive invisible creatures?
3. Do I need to buy this book if you can anwser any question about fluff and/or crunch?

 

[Darkness]

So what does the Mindblade Gauntled, that gets an off-hand mention in one of the WotC excerpts, actually do?

It gives a mind blade a weapon ability. Like keen or whatever. Pretty expensive, though.

 

[Darkness]

1. Any special-spell-components?

No.

2. Is there a shifter trait that lets you perceive invisible creatures?

The same as in the ECS: Wildhunt, which gives you scent.

3. Do I need to buy this book if you can anwser any question about fluff and/or crunch?

I can't tell you everything - even if I wanted to, I have other things to do too.
Also, if you want the exact mechanics (or background details) of something, you'll probably need the book - I just give basic overviews, for the most part.

 

[Solarious]

Darn Chapters, still doesn't have it. Neither does the local game/hobby store. I shall curse them both until they cough up the goods.

While I'm waiting, may I have some expanded details on the Moonspeaker PrC? Because everyone loves summoners.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Due to arrive in my FLGS on Wednesday... hope it isn't delayed!

 

[Darkness]

Moonspeaker:

12 levels, full casting progression, some wild shape/shifting powers, energy resistances, some summoning powers (additional creatures to summon and some summoning metamagic, basically). Plus some other stuff.

IIRC, they're mentioned in a Dragonmark about the lycanthrope purge, or something like that.

 

[Timeboxer]

Twelve levels? One for each moon, I imagine. Mind talking a bit about what affinity Shifters have with the moons such that this kind of class could come about? Beyond the obvious lycanthropic thing, of course.

 

[Darkness]

It's just as you said - shifters' connection to the moons apparently simply comes from their lycanthropic heritage. I think one level for each moon is likely as well.