Are the novels written for the Eberron setting considered canon? In other words, do the books advance the metaplot/timeline from the established 'beginning' set in the Eberron campaign setting?
Thanks for any help.
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Lhesh Haruuc gets killed and Geth takes up the throne of the goblin nation.
And thankfully so.
Yeah. That's one reason I didn't care much for FR.
Be interesting to see if they make that canon when the campaign setting comes out.
As speculated, given that the timeline is not advanced in the 4E ECG, you won't see dramatic changes to existing political situations (though you may see a few new pieces on the playing field). Don's book is something that COULD happen in Darguun, but it's up to you to DM to decide if it will.
As speculated, given that the timeline is not advanced in the 4E ECG, you won't see dramatic changes to existing political situations (though you may see a few new pieces on the playing field). Don's book is something that COULD happen in Darguun, but it's up to you to DM to decide if it will.
That's always been my understanding of Eberron novels: they are all "parallel eberron universes".
At the moment i am reading When Night Falls (book 2; Lanternlight Files) & have found it much more my pace. I find i prefer my characters in their natural habitat, & relying on their own skills. this would probably explain why i loved the inquisitve set (Bound by Iron was my favourite).
As speculated, given that the timeline is not advanced in the 4E ECG, you won't see dramatic changes to existing political situations (though you may see a few new pieces on the playing field). Don's book is something that COULD happen in Darguun, but it's up to you to DM to decide if it will.
So, "The Dreaming Dark" isn't canon? Besides the fact that it happens bewfore the game actually starts, its a little sad that the novels of the creater are not "offical". I mean, if anybody was to know what was actually going on with everything ...
Also, does anybody have a link to the released 4th ed info for Eberron?
So, "The Dreaming Dark" isn't canon?
No its not, and I quite like it, it stops me from having to read absolutely every book out there if I want to know what's going on. And then when there is realleased yet another bunch of books for 4th ed I don't really have to deal with the fact that sometimes things don't mesh quite as well any longer.
But enough ranting, there is as someone mentioned above no need for you not to say that everything from the lips of mr Baker is cannon in your world.
and for 4th ed Eberron info try http://www.eberronbestiary.com/
So, "The Dreaming Dark" isn't canon? Besides the fact that it happens bewfore the game actually starts, its a little sad that the novels of the creater are not "offical". I mean, if anybody was to know what was actually going on with everything ...
The thing for me is that I want your PCs to be the heroes of your Eberron; I don't want their actions to be overshadowed by our fictional heroes. Hence, you get stats for Shira - the docent from The Dreaming Dark - in Secrets of Xen'drik. But there's nothing about Pierce. She's there for YOUR PCs to find and deal with. I think the novels should be inspiration - things that COULD happen in your world or to your adventurers.
And hey, if you WANT to use characters or events from the novels in your game, the fact that they aren't canon shouldn't stop you.
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"There are other Heroes in your world, but each has his own path to follow, his own destiny"
The reason the novels aren't canon is you start getting cookie cutter filler novels like in FR & then the novel characters start to appear in official modules & then all of a sudden particular characters get obsessed over. Its down hill from there, go check out the FR Forums if you want to see the end of the world speculations and innane ramblings if you don't believe me.
lol its ok, I know what your talking about ... in fact, when I first heard they were advancing the setting 100 years, I laughed then turned to my friend and said "I hope Drizzt died in the Spellplague"
To me we are luckier than comic fans. When a writer or editor radically changes a comic and it's character and lineup the fans who liked the old stuff/way are screwed for at least 6 months to 3 years. The fans are powerless to change anything. When a RPG world/game changes things we players have the abilty to ignore the changes and go whatever course WE decide. I love it. :D
Actually, now that I brought it up, Hellcow, I don't know if this has ever actually been answered before, and i don't want to know what happened to Cyre, I just want to know ... Do YOU know what happened??
Honestly? No. I've come up with six perfectly good answers that I'm equally satisfied with... and in my own campaigns, I've never had a need to decide which of them is the actual fact. For me, the mystery of the Mourning is important as a force that is holding the next war at bay; as long as it remains a mystery, the rulers are too afraid of the unknown to renew the war. Once it is understood and people can find a way to fight without being threatened by it - or worse still, if someone manages to harness its power as a weapon - there's going to be tremendous political fallout. So I've never run a game about solving the Mourning; I've run games dealing with its impact on the world.
People who have read The Dreaming Dark may feel that I imply that I know the cause of the Mourning there, especially in The Gates of Night. In point of fact, what the speaker specifies is that he knows WHO is responsible for the Mourning. If you figure out who he's talking about, you'll see that this can make sense with many different scenarios (including any of my six); it's not locking the world onto a single path.
lol its ok, I know what your talking about ... in fact, when I first heard they were advancing the setting 100 years, I laughed then turned to my friend and said "I hope Drizzt died in the Spellplague"
And if I ever run FR, he did.
