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<blockquote data-quote="Gargoyle" data-source="post: 1031328" data-attributes="member: 529">I hear ya.&nbsp; Unfortunately, it seems like anything you dislike about content in the D&amp;D core rules is going to be in this campaign setting.&nbsp; If a monster is in the MM, it's going to be in there somewhere.&nbsp; If a race is in the PHB, it's going to be in there somewhere.&nbsp; Same with magic items and spells.&nbsp; I'm not sure if that applies to prestige classes, which are optional, but I'm sure it doesn't apply to the Red Wizards.&nbsp; They want the world to conform to the D&amp;D core rules.&nbsp; Why that has to include drow, mind flayers, and gnomes, I'm not sure, but it probably has to do more with branding and marketing than with world design, which is a shame.&nbsp; Sometimes a world can stand out by what it leaves out, (remember Talislanta:&nbsp; No Elves) and it seems that Eberron won't have any advantages from that technique.&nbsp; The drow on Eberron will most likely be different from other worlds, but will not be absent.Edit:&nbsp; On the plus side,&nbsp; if you don't like them, you can leave them out of your campaign.&nbsp; It's harder to include them when the campaign book says &quot;There are no drow on Eberron.&quot; and gives no info on them.&nbsp; So perhaps it is best for the majority that they are in.&nbsp; Some people like them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gargoyle, post: 1031328, member: 529"] I hear ya. Unfortunately, it seems like anything you dislike about content in the D&D core rules is going to be in this campaign setting. If a monster is in the MM, it's going to be in there somewhere. If a race is in the PHB, it's going to be in there somewhere. Same with magic items and spells. I'm not sure if that applies to prestige classes, which are optional, but I'm sure it doesn't apply to the Red Wizards. They want the world to conform to the D&D core rules. Why that has to include drow, mind flayers, and gnomes, I'm not sure, but it probably has to do more with branding and marketing than with world design, which is a shame. Sometimes a world can stand out by what it leaves out, (remember Talislanta: No Elves) and it seems that Eberron won't have any advantages from that technique. The drow on Eberron will most likely be different from other worlds, but will not be absent. Edit: On the plus side, if you don't like them, you can leave them out of your campaign. It's harder to include them when the campaign book says "There are no drow on Eberron." and gives no info on them. So perhaps it is best for the majority that they are in. Some people like them. [/QUOTE]

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