A thought about "Move Earth": I see Druids press-ganged into massive infrastructure projects, upon which all of modern Eberron is built. Ideas, @HellcowKeith / @multiplexer ?
— Padmewan (@PadmewanGM) January 3, 2020
Great idea! As a 6th level spell, Move Earth is beyond the scope of what's normally available to the people of the Five Nations. But it's a tool that was used by the giants of Xen'drik and the elves of Aerenal; we've discussed this as a factor in Tairnadal fortifications.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) January 3, 2020
Do the Druids need to be press ganged? Can’t they build massive fortifications as an expression of fanatical faith?
Hard to press gang people who can transform into snakes and slither away. The Tairnadal druids who built Taer Valaestas and the fortifications in Valenar were volunteers, not forced labor. IIRC Move Earth is also available to wizards, and I could see an item that performs a similar function being created using principles of arcane science.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) January 3, 2020
In the Five Nations, druids aren't common enough to make press gangs feasible. On the other hand, Mold Earth available to wizards, which means it's entirely plausible to have magewrights who can cast it; earth-movers could definitely be part of modern construction.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) January 4, 2020