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7 years ago ::
Mar 07, 2006 - 7:09PM
#81
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1.Does it have a detailed map of the whole land lay out? Does it include major cities/castles with detailed descriptions and city maps? (detailed city maps are important to my group)
Yes. No. But Campaign books rarely have detailed city maps. Mostly because they overview the world in general. That being said, if you like detailed city maps the sharn book is great. So if detailed city maps are important to you then get the sharn book next.
2.How hard will it be to change the Planes of existence in the ECS to match the MoP?
Not hard, but given the fact that the planes are better in the Eberron book you won’t want to. (but you can easily)
3. How much effort on my part (reading and re-reading) will it take to get a good handle on the ECS setting? Will I be able to start my players quickly, or will it take a month to study?
Well, again I think you may have a false expectation of sorts. No campaign world can be completely learned in a few days. But depending on how fast you read and how much time you have it could only take a week or two to start something. My suggestion would be to make some one shot characters and do the adventure in the ECSB first.
3.Is it adaptable enough that I can pick and choose how much to put in our campaign? For example, what if I don't know everything about everything in a certain region that my players are traveling to; is ECS set up in a way were I can easily know everything?
I certainly don’t know everything about everything. That’s why I review information before the session.
5. What doesn't ECS include?
This question is a bit broad to actually answer.
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7 years ago ::
Mar 07, 2006 - 8:10PM
#82
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Thanks Stembolt. I'm now more informed. The end factor was the players. They want it. So, I ordered ECS and Sharn. Sharn looks like it will be a good city for the players to start in.
Being a full time college student means that I will be busy for the next month with my new books.
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7 years ago ::
Mar 07, 2006 - 9:48PM
#83
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No problem. Any further questions you probably want to post to their own threads.
By the way if you don't understand anything in the ECS I would recommend checking these boards out. You will probably figure things out faster that way.
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7 years ago ::
Mar 15, 2006 - 5:39PM
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u must have all the book to know this stuff... i am trying to the best i can with campeigan book and the nation book
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7 years ago ::
Apr 02, 2006 - 7:34AM
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so where do we talk about just the novels :P which i love and are some of my fav reads right now
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7 years ago ::
May 12, 2006 - 9:31AM
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Hi, is it possible to meet high level npc in Eberron (above level 20) or it's very, very rare.
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7 years ago ::
May 17, 2006 - 1:26PM
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stuff the newbies its their fault if they cant be bothered to learn properly like we did so we should wrap them up in some form of meat product, then pour soapy frogs down their trousers mwoooooohahah :D 
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7 years ago ::
May 17, 2006 - 1:33PM
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I dont belive thats constructive. in this setting it would be VERY rare to meet a high level npc
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7 years ago ::
Jul 23, 2006 - 4:55PM
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Hi, is it possible to meet high level npc in Eberron (above level 20) or it's very, very rare.[/quote]
In the current setting there are no NPC's with class levels in Epic levels, unlike FR or Greyhawk.
There are EPIC characters. These are generally monsters, some with lots of character levels. Dragons fit the bill, especially, and the Lords of Dust.
Good Guys? The closest is Jaela inside Flamekeep at level 18. And of course, her 'bad girl' counterpart is level 21? inside Flamekeep.
===Aelryinth
Fighter vs Warblade analysis http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19573526/Analyzing_the_Fighter_vs_The_Warblade
The Lockdown F/20 iconic build http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19856162/A_little_Lock_build_for_you
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7 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2006 - 4:21PM
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A good, modern example of Pulp Noir (itself a rather awkward mish-mash of terminology) is Batman Begins.
Film Noir tends toward detective stories with morally ambiguous antiheroes. Batman, especially as depicted here, is (1)an investigator, (2)a vigilante crimefighter, (3)a begrudging socialite, and (4)a loner, who is (5)haunted by his past. He's (6)willing to engage in illegal activity, including psychological torture and physical assault, to see his aims met. That's 6 seperate archetypes for the typical noir hero or antihero, all in one character.
And then, of course, there are the pulp elements: billionaire playboy succeeds in a life of crime, is taugh my legendary ninja assassins on a mountaintop, turns against his master at the climax of his training, and goes on to engage in impossible and illogical (but oh-so-fun-to-watch) acts of kung fu and gadgetry.
With Batman as a character combining the two genres, he acts as the linchpin as the villains and other characters fall into one genre or the other. The League of Shadows is pulp, Scarecrow is pulp. The corrupt cops, the good cop surrounded by bad cops, the sidekick who covers the hero's tracks, the girl who the hero can never have, and the hero's contact-man who puts his job on the line to do the right thing... those are all noir archetypes.
Over-the-top action, political intrigue and mistrust, swashbuckling, uncertainty... just take out the modern cars and computers, add swords, spells, and mythical monsters, and you have a decent grasp of Eberron.
At least, that's my opinion.
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