question: if there is a Next War, how will it start? I feel like Aundair and Thrane will be at the heart of it. Thaliost is unfinished business Thaliost is certainly a hotspot and Aundair is one of the nations most keen to return to the battlefield. But you could also see Karrnath against Valenar, Breland against Droaam or Darguun, or even a Karrnathi civil war.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 20, 2020
What do you think of House Cannith having their own secret constabulary? To maintain the security/secrecy of their tech and ambitions. A secondary question is if they have such a force, what is the status of it now, given that the house leadership was lost in Cyre and the house is currently split into three factions?
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) April 28, 2020
Personally, I'd make such a thing a branch of the TWELVE, acting to protect the secrets and ambitions of ALL the houses; this allows that force to draw on the expertise and skills of all houses. Phiarlan, Thuranni and Medani are more suited to this work than Cannith, after all.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) April 28, 2020
could see both existing. An organization that directly serves the Twelve would have different goals than one primarily serving Cannith’s potentially selfish goals. The purpose of the Twelve is to protect and strengthen the houses, and that means protecting their monopolies; protecting Cannith's proprietary magic is definitely part of that mission. And Cannith is better at making gear FOR spies than at actually spying.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) April 28, 2020
Cannith certainly could have an independent agency, I just wouldn't expect its members to be as skilled as Phiarlan or Thuranni operatives, because that's their area of expertise.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) April 28, 2020
is it feasible or frowned upon for a dragonmark to not go into their house’s line of work (ex: 1. a medani heir wants to become a freelance artificer or 2. work with/for house cannith – imagine both scenarios would differ on whose employment)? It’s certainly possible. Working with House Cannith could be encouraged; many crucial House tools (airships, kundarak vaults) are the result of multiple houses working together. Leaving the house entirely will be discouraged, but it happens.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 18, 2020
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— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) August 4, 2020
Hi! I want to run a Shadows of the Last War game in 5e, I had 2 questions:
1) How much Dragonmarked people are there? Does everyone in a House manifest marks? What percentage does? How many outside the houses?
2) (How) do you convert the 3.5e skill check dc’s to 5e? You must have a blood tie to a Dragonmarked house to manifest a mark, so they’re quite rare outside the houses. If both parents are marked, a child has a 50% chance of developing a Dragonmark.— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) January 23, 2020
Has the Queens of All Tears former identity been written about before No. The Queen of All Tears has been mentioned on my website and her mortal identity is discussed in a number of canon sources, but Exploring Eberron is the first place that links the two together.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) August 17, 2020
Are there any aquatic elves in Eberron? Do they have a city somewhere? Are there half-elves with the elf half being a sea elf? Aquatic cultures are one of the topics in Exploring Eberron. There are aquatic elves in the water around Aerenal, and you’ll learn more about them soon!
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) May 5, 2020
