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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bitbrain" data-source="post: 7469246" data-attributes="member: 6863864">My old DM already used something similar to that idea, although there was no Eberron faction involved.In his game, a bunch of derro in the Underdark combined their magic together and created a portal to Eberron, through which they started smuggling abandoned technology.  Said derro eventually overthrew the duergar, defeated the drow (causing most of the dark elves to flee back to the surface, where most of them adopted the worship of Eilistrae.  Those few still loyal to lolth remained underground, using guerilla tactics against the derro), and tried to invade the surface.My group managed to repel the "mad gnomes" (as we called them), kill the savants who had created the portal, and then permanently deactivate the portal with a natural 20 dispel magic Charisma check (by yours truly).Although we were triumphant, the derro had still acquired enough technology to maintain their dominance in the Underdark, and the Church of Tiamat decided to use the ensuing political chaos as an excuse to try and summon the Dragon Queen to Faerun.EDITIt was at this point in the campaign that things kicked into high gear.  It was awesome.</blockquote>