Bariaurs in Eberron? A question about the planes... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Bariaurs in Eberron? A question about the planes... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
ellonaias
11-23-04, 01:03 AM The sourcebook goes into some detail about the 13 planes that are around Eberron, but I am not clear on whether that is an exhaustive list or whether Eberron fits into the broader D&D cosmology. Should I allow a native of Ysgard into an Eberron campaign?
Save-vs-DM
11-23-04, 03:20 AM I wouldn't suggest it, to be honest. Planar occupants seem to be really rare, for the most part. However - make him a native outsider and say he's from Xen'drik. That's the answer to any odd races - don't mind him, he's from Xen'drik.

Cheers,
SvD
stone_dog
11-23-04, 03:56 AM I would certainly place planar bariaurs in the mountains of Thelanis. A couple of herds probably made it over to various mountains about Eberron in the past however and may well have been valuable allies against the giants at certain points as well as developing the native outsider type.
Save-vs-DM
11-23-04, 05:51 AM That or you can take stone_dog's very fine suggestion - I hope I didn't come off as being a bit mean (toothaches do that to ya).

Who want's to disagree with the Right Hand of Hellcow?

SvD
ellonaias
11-23-04, 07:20 PM No worries, you didn't come off as cranky or mean. But I do prefer the Thelanis idea to the "dump 'em in Xen'drik" suggestion. So thanks to you both.
Sarig the Genie
11-24-04, 08:58 AM Why Outsider (native)? What's wrong with monstrous humanoid?
Gez
11-24-04, 12:25 PM Because Bariaurs are outsiders. In Eberron's cosmology, I would put them in Lammania, the forest plane. Even if they are more mountain critters.
stone_dog
11-24-04, 03:42 PM Because Bariaurs are outsiders. In Eberron's cosmology, I would put them in Lammania, the forest plane. Even if they are more mountain critters.That is a close close second. Lammania is the plane of natural wonder, vibrant life and all that. Putting them in Thelanis just feels more right to me. I can't really place it other than between Thelanis and Lammania I'd rather go to THelanis. Since I'd rather go to Thelanis I don't want to miss out on the bariaurs, so I put them there.
Gurv
11-24-04, 04:17 PM I cast my vote for Lammania. Thelanis just seems too...fey for bariaur in my eyes. Centuars, sure.

Personally, unless you're into the whole planar thing, I would just place them on Eberron somewhere. Any isolated mountains would do for explaining why everyone doesn't know about them.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ellonaias 11-23-04, 01:03 AM	The sourcebook goes into some detail about the 13 planes that are around Eberron, but I am not clear on whether that is an exhaustive list or whether Eberron fits into the broader D&D cosmology. Should I allow a native of Ysgard into an Eberron campaign?
Save-vs-DM 11-23-04, 03:20 AM	I wouldn't suggest it, to be honest. Planar occupants seem to be really rare, for the most part. However - make him a native outsider and say he's from Xen'drik. That's the answer to any odd races - don't mind him, he's from Xen'drik. Cheers, SvD
stone_dog 11-23-04, 03:56 AM	I would certainly place planar bariaurs in the mountains of Thelanis. A couple of herds probably made it over to various mountains about Eberron in the past however and may well have been valuable allies against the giants at certain points as well as developing the native outsider type.
Save-vs-DM 11-23-04, 05:51 AM	That or you can take stone_dog's very fine suggestion - I hope I didn't come off as being a bit mean (toothaches do that to ya). Who want's to disagree with the Right Hand of Hellcow? SvD
ellonaias 11-23-04, 07:20 PM	No worries, you didn't come off as cranky or mean. But I do prefer the Thelanis idea to the "dump 'em in Xen'drik" suggestion. So thanks to you both.
Sarig the Genie 11-24-04, 08:58 AM	Why Outsider (native)? What's wrong with monstrous humanoid?
Gez 11-24-04, 12:25 PM	Because Bariaurs are outsiders. In Eberron's cosmology, I would put them in Lammania, the forest plane. Even if they are more mountain critters.
stone_dog 11-24-04, 03:42 PM	Because Bariaurs are outsiders. In Eberron's cosmology, I would put them in Lammania, the forest plane. Even if they are more mountain critters.That is a close close second. Lammania is the plane of natural wonder, vibrant life and all that. Putting them in Thelanis just feels more right to me. I can't really place it other than between Thelanis and Lammania I'd rather go to THelanis. Since I'd rather go to Thelanis I don't want to miss out on the bariaurs, so I put them there.
Gurv 11-24-04, 04:17 PM	I cast my vote for Lammania. Thelanis just seems too...fey for bariaur in my eyes. Centuars, sure. Personally, unless you're into the whole planar thing, I would just place them on Eberron somewhere. Any isolated mountains would do for explaining why everyone doesn't know about them.