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<blockquote data-quote="Gradine" data-source="post: 7714675" data-attributes="member: 57112">My first thought when looking at the Path of the Ancestral Guardian was hey look, it's a Tairnadal elf!I actually feel like each of these have a really great and specific place within Eberron.Path of the Ancestral Guardian: Tairnadal elves, definitely. We've never really had a great deal of gameplay support for the &quot;by my ancestors!&quot; concept, which is the central piece of that tradition. This fits great.College of Swords: This feels like something that would have been popular in Cyre pre-Mourning. Could be the new Cyran Avenger?Arcane Archer: Aerenal was the traditional home of Arcane Archers already; I could also see an &quot;Arcane&quot; Archer tradition in Thrane (with the magic attributed to the Silver Flame)Path of the Kensai: Eberron has several monastic traditions that are weapon-based; don't know if every weapon associated with those traditions work for this Kensai (don't think there's an official double-bladed sword, and if one existed it would almost certainly have the special property) but most I think would work fine. Plus now your Mockery-worshiping kama-wielder can be use war pick if you want. Favored Soul: This is exactly the kind of blurring the lines between arcane/divine magic that's pretty central to Eberron. I like the idea of these being somehow influenced by or descended from Radiant Idols. Not quite the 3.5 Favored Soul but as has been argued I don't think that concept is really missing from 5e, and I dig the Divine Bloodline idea. I echo the disappointment over cure wounds as the default spell; would probably house-rule that as player's choice based on the exact nature of the origin.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gradine, post: 7714675, member: 57112"] My first thought when looking at the Path of the Ancestral Guardian was [I]hey look, it's a Tairnadal elf![/I] I actually feel like each of these have a really great and specific place within Eberron. [B]Path of the Ancestral Guardian:[/B] Tairnadal elves, definitely. We've never really had a great deal of gameplay support for the "by my ancestors!" concept, which is the central piece of that tradition. This fits great. [B]College of Swords:[/B] This feels like something that would have been popular in Cyre pre-Mourning. Could be the new Cyran Avenger? [B]Arcane Archer:[/B] Aerenal was the traditional home of Arcane Archers already; I could also see an "Arcane" Archer tradition in Thrane (with the magic attributed to the Silver Flame) [B]Path of the Kensai:[/B] Eberron has several monastic traditions that are weapon-based; don't know if every weapon associated with those traditions work for this Kensai (don't think there's an official double-bladed sword, and if one existed it would almost certainly have the special property) but most I think would work fine. Plus now your Mockery-worshiping kama-wielder can be use war pick if you want. [B]Favored Soul:[/B] This is exactly the kind of blurring the lines between arcane/divine magic that's pretty central to Eberron. I like the idea of these being somehow influenced by or descended from Radiant Idols. Not quite the 3.5 Favored Soul but as has been argued I don't think that concept is really missing from 5e, and I dig the Divine Bloodline idea. I echo the disappointment over [I]cure wounds[/I] as the default spell; would probably house-rule that as player's choice based on the exact nature of the origin. [/QUOTE]

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