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#1 dblizzard Aug 05, 2009 23:05:00	Here is my attempt to add some Eberron specific background bits to the Paragon Paths,starting with Martial Power. Avenging Slayer - Avenging Slayers come in many forms in Eberron. Many were affected by the horrors seen during the last war. They are actually seen quite a bit among the Ghaash'kala, as the innocents they protect are the rest of the world. Dreadnaught - The warforged Dreadnaught was not a surprising sight during the Last War. A single warforged member of a unit whose goal was to advance on the enemy, shrugging off their attacks and being seemingly unstoppable caused many units to break and be decimated by the advance of the rest of their units. Dread Reaper - The Dhakaani make great use of the Dread Reapers the have. A hobgoblin or bugbear Dread Reaper may drop on the battlefield, but they will take out far more than their share of opponents. Droaam also has a not unsurprising number of these. The Mockery tends to be worshipped by these merciless combatants. Dwarven Defender -The Dwarven Defender fills the same role in Eberron as in most other worlds. However, trying to make an assault on a Kundarak vault guarded by their elite Dwarven Defenders is a suicidal mission taken on by the most foolhardy. Halfling Bounder - The halfling bounder is certainly seen on the Talenta Plains as the mobile fighter is quite common there. However, it is also seen among the civilized halflings, the Boromor gang having a handful who send against other gangs to confound them. Inner Dragon - The world sees few of these, but only because they are usually quite reclusive. Attack a dragonborn stronghold, and you may find yourself finding the quiet, reserved dragonborn to be more than you can handle. Knight Protector - The Knight Protector of House Deneith are found among those assigned to keep Thronehold safe until the Five Nations come together again. They aren't ones to meddle in the political games being played, but cross the line and you'll find them ready and willing to keep the peace. Polearm Master -Many warriors found themselves assigned to polearm squads during the Last War. Now that the war is over, some have practiced to adapt their skills to a one-on-one fighting style. Ravager - The half-orcs of the Shadow Marches find the Ravager to be the weapon to set upon the degenerate tribes worshipping the Dragon Below. Fight fire with fire is a common saying that doesn't always work as its intended. Shield Adept - The phalanx fighters of Thrane and Darguun found themselves adapting to life after the Last War. Thrane had less use for the squadrons of warriors lined up, and so they needed to adapt their styles to the adventuring lifestyle. In Darguun, on the other hand, the large battles may have been over, but the small, constant skirmishes never ended, so they keep busy with their adapted fighting style. Shock Trooper - The Dhahkanni tribes did leave a legacy, the shocktrooper style of combat. A strong facet of fighting in Darguun, the best of them are participants in this paragon path. Tiefling Warfiend - The Demon Wastes have large concentrations of tieflings. A few have turned their inner devil into a vessel for good, and these are the warfiends. To be continued
#2 soyim Aug 05, 2009 23:46:15	I have no problem with your interpretation of the paths: but i do think that its important to point out that (at least in a previous edition) a level 5 fighter in Eberron is strange and powerful: a paragon level warrior should be far from commonplace. The units your describing here might be led by one of these types of warriors: but they are mostly going to be composed of those who have learned to imitate a few of these tactics: not perfect them or enhance them. Also i feel it only right to point out that the Avenging Slayer is perfect for a survivor of Cyre.
#3 dblizzard Aug 05, 2009 23:53:55	Also i feel it only right to point out that the Avenging Slayer is perfect for a survivor of Cyre. I am only necessarily going for one example. My style is sort of like these "Conversions" done during the 3.5 days. While I do agree about the general power level in Eberron, I do think it's been exaggerated a bit. I think that low Paragon tier is not that uncommon. I think anyone who was a hardened battle veteran likely saw many of them during their time in the war. They might even have laid the killing blow on a few. They just aren't the guards to the jewelry store, or the bartender in the local bar, unlike some setting. Still, the main purpose is to give ideas for PCs. Another thread sort of focused on "how do I use this paragon path in Eberron" and I thought it would be a good idea to throw out a few (again, inspired by the 3.5 articles written by others).
#4 soyim Aug 06, 2009 0:10:46	Good point: considering that a Human Soldier minion is level 7. I still prefer to believe that the 5 Nations are composed mostly of low to high heroic tier NPC's: and that it is outside of these relative safehavens that you find the paragon monsters and warriors. I may do the same thing for Divine Power if you don't mind: i watched this discussion on the other threat and was considering starting up a similar thread but you beat me to the punch!
#5 dblizzard Aug 06, 2009 7:22:27	I may do the same thing for Divine Power if you don't mind: i watched this discussion on the other threat and was considering starting up a similar thread but you beat me to the punch! Quite the opposite. I was hoping for a group effort here.
#6 jedi123 Aug 06, 2009 8:38:10	Well I can start with the Arcane Power (the only one I have atm) then, that will cover the main splat books. I'll post my own thoughts here once I get my copy of martial power.