Between Karnath having a lack of farmers and a person being "more likely to meet a missionary than a farmer" in Thrane, I feel like a lot of folks in Khorvaire are really underestimating the importance of agriculture...
Remember these nations used to be a single country that spanned an entire continent, and Khorvaire has a much more solidly developed transportation infrastructure thanks to House Orien and Lyrandar, so Karrnath had pretty ready access to food grown in the much more fertile regions of Aundair, Breland, and Cyre, since Karrnath’s climate is basically Prussia/Russia, but with large swaths of the countryside that just produces horrific monsters that crave the life force of the innocent.
I can't believe I somehow missed this group of videos. I love Eberron. It's why I've been playing DDO for a decade and a half. On that note, I loved seeing screen grabs from the game in this video.
For my Tomb of Annihilation adventure, I ran it in Xen'drik (south of Khorvaire) and the whole point of it was the players where trying to stop the mcguffin of the adventure because it was the weapon that destroys Cyre.
That's a really good idea. Maybe I'll do something like that with another adventure after Jorphdan and his videos get me up to date on the Eberron lore
Actually my players chased the BBEG from Toril to Eberron and discovered that it was his ritual that caused the arcane explosion and created the Mournland. Now that was the reveal worth two-years-long campaign progression
When we played we had a random chance for Grey Mist which prevented healing, and could cause an almost permanent condition of no healing. It would come and go and made some fights pretty scary. It was the GM's homebrew so he could tweak it for different leveled parties.
I want to add some clarification about Karrnath that comes from the 5e book: Many rejected large religions like The Silver Flame or Sovereign Host, and turned to the Blood of Vol. The large part of the population that worshipped the Blood of Vol did use undead as labour, guards, or military. However, many believe using undead was a "quantity over quality" additude that shined poor light on Karrnath's prideful, disciplined martial background. So there is some controversy about the use of undead in the nation.
Hey Jorphdan, I'm what you call an "exotic player" when I wish to play a forgotten realms campaign, and I was wondering if you have any idea what are the stats if you are playing as a revenant completely spellscarred #PleaseAndThankYou -Double D
Hey Dawson Helf, I'm not sure. I'd start with the 4th edition stats and try to convert the equivalent into 5e. Shouldn't be too hard and sounds like it might be fun. Good luck!
It looks like your lore isn't quite accurate (Throne of Galifar went to the oldest child, not eldest son/Thrane's nobility is not really at all okay with the Silver Flame - there's an entire movement dedicated to reestablishing the throne, among others). Feel free to pop on by to r/eberron or the Eberron discord.
In his defense the Thrane Nobility pretends to be okay with the Silver Flame. I'm glad you mentioned the Eldest Child, King Jerret's oldest child was a daughter.
You would think karneth with undead labor would have vast farms and plantations worked by the undead. Try and do some soil remediation. The undead are great for all the menial tasks
@@Jorphdan Awesome. I'm trying to do a mini campaign there and the alien possession stuff gets so confusing, and like no one has any videos about the continent and "Secrets of Sarlona" isn't crazy detailed on the stuff I'd hope for. Good video by the way.
The Thorn of Breland books were very interesting. The first book took a little while to get into but the second book took off running from the start and only got better.
I went with the pronunciation Keith Baker had in a podcast I listened to. But from that Eberron Discord I'm a part of the pronunciation is different between people.
I find Riedra interesting. It's like a fantasy version of the USSR and North Korea, but way more powerful and successful, and dominated by psionic overlords and power hungry extra-planar beings.
Khorvaire is the most detailed part of Eberron because it is clearly North America stand-in. Write what you know. Sure, it's quite culturally diverse, and being fresh out of war also takes much from western Europe, but at its core, its mostly Americas. Decimated locals, widespread (magical) technology, corporate dominance all resemble USA's history, with focus on Gilded Age. Hell, even the thing with Khorvaire being the last place where Sovereign Host is worshiped, with Sarlona being under godless Inspired rule, says something. Sorry if I sound salty about this - its just that Khorvaire may not be that relatable to many outside Western world.
I will agree with being heavily western - though historically many nods or deeper involved with europe then the americas - with Karnath being reminisant of germanic roots with the wolf/eagle imagry, Aundaire is flat out france [check out the city of lights and its layout and name] . The elves of Valenar are more like the huns (displaced mongol tribes, striking a claim in europe after mass raids) - Khorvaire is western wholeheartadley, but Breland seems to be the most american by far - its full of tons of historical references which I love about ebberon
Continued : But Khorvaire has some other intreguing elements, as the Lhazzar Principapilities holds more in common with the Carribean, Eldeen Reaches has a large orc population with are very respected and asian in nature with lots of druids (if any of these are innacurate I apologise): apparently dwarves fathered the first samurais from the mror holds, and the goblins were an original power of civilization before humans. My only point is, Khorvaire has room, and if you want to explore more asian culture and themes, take elements out of such environments - trade, war, magic etc. It just takes exploring small things, and fleshing them out (example - the rice farms of japan were a huge staple of power and lead to samurai and the protection of leadership, would Aundair have a similar situation for being the largest in terms of farming?)
Karnath undead soldiers are the best at war give them armor and weapons or guns never resting till all the enemy soldiers are dead growing the army more with fresh bodies
This world's lore is very well defined. It's just about putting together clues, seeing how things match, and enjoying mysteries. It's a lot less about heroic battles against good and evil, or god's suddenly dying. It is much more about how mysteries and cultures shape the world around them.
Between Karnath having a lack of farmers and a person being "more likely to meet a missionary than a farmer" in Thrane, I feel like a lot of folks in Khorvaire are really underestimating the importance of agriculture...
or you are underestimating the ability of trade? with undead at your finger tips you could easily have them farm for you
Remember these nations used to be a single country that spanned an entire continent, and Khorvaire has a much more solidly developed transportation infrastructure thanks to House Orien and Lyrandar, so Karrnath had pretty ready access to food grown in the much more fertile regions of Aundair, Breland, and Cyre, since Karrnath’s climate is basically Prussia/Russia, but with large swaths of the countryside that just produces horrific monsters that crave the life force of the innocent.
@@InquisitorThomas i don't think it has ready access to cyrian farmland anymore
@@spiceyicey too soon..
@@InquisitorThomas Methinks Karrnath would need its own food supply to fuel an entire century of war. Grain stores aren't going to tide that over.
well, time to buy literally every eberron book
You will not regret it!
It really is a fantastic setting
Thrane's biggest export? missionaries. Thrane's 2nd biggest export? Well aimed arrows. Be careful they really like their long bows there.
I can't believe I somehow missed this group of videos. I love Eberron. It's why I've been playing DDO for a decade and a half. On that note, I loved seeing screen grabs from the game in this video.
I for one am certainly looking forward to a video on Xendrik, but i love learning about the rest of Eberron too!
I like how it's up to the dm what destroyed Cyre
This was really helpful. I've never played in Eberron or read anything but I've been curious so it was great to get this overview. Thanks!
For my Tomb of Annihilation adventure, I ran it in Xen'drik (south of Khorvaire) and the whole point of it was the players where trying to stop the mcguffin of the adventure because it was the weapon that destroys Cyre.
ooo neat :D
That's a really good idea.
Maybe I'll do something like that with another adventure after Jorphdan and his videos get me up to date on the Eberron lore
Mournland would be very cool to play with for an adventure.
A group I ran with tried it. We were level ten or eleven. The inability to heal effectively makes any expedition HARSH.
Actually my players chased the BBEG from Toril to Eberron and discovered that it was his ritual that caused the arcane explosion and created the Mournland. Now that was the reveal worth two-years-long campaign progression
When we played we had a random chance for Grey Mist which prevented healing, and could cause an almost permanent condition of no healing. It would come and go and made some fights pretty scary. It was the GM's homebrew so he could tweak it for different leveled parties.
I want to add some clarification about Karrnath that comes from the 5e book: Many rejected large religions like The Silver Flame or Sovereign Host, and turned to the Blood of Vol. The large part of the population that worshipped the Blood of Vol did use undead as labour, guards, or military. However, many believe using undead was a "quantity over quality" additude that shined poor light on Karrnath's prideful, disciplined martial background. So there is some controversy about the use of undead in the nation.
Another fun video in my feed always a good time :)
in Keith Baker's: Sharn, City of Towers, Cyre is pronounced Sire
I got the pronunciation from Keith Baker in a podcast interview. Did I goof in the video?
Maybe the audible person goofed it, I dont know?
Keith Baker has said that they specifically avoided pronunciation guides on purpose. I have heard Keith himself call it both ways.
I've heard it most commonly pronounced *See-ree* so its people are called *see-rins* not sirens.
Hey, this series is super helpful as I build my eberron campaign!! Thank you
For more on what happened to Cyre (the great explosion), i recommend the "Thorn of Breland" book series :)
Is there any possibility you could do a video on the greyhawk setting
Yes! I'm a bit busy with Eberron and Forgotten Realms at the moment. But I'd like to cover more campaign settings.
@@Jorphdan I can't wait I know it'll probably be awhile but it'll be worth it keep up the good work love the videos
Thanks! Will do :D
Hey Jorphdan, I'm what you call an "exotic player" when I wish to play a forgotten realms campaign, and I was wondering if you have any idea what are the stats if you are playing as a revenant completely spellscarred
#PleaseAndThankYou
-Double D
Hey Dawson Helf, I'm not sure. I'd start with the 4th edition stats and try to convert the equivalent into 5e. Shouldn't be too hard and sounds like it might be fun. Good luck!
I hope you'll eventually do a video on Sarlona. Riedra is so dark it should be a country in Warhammer.
I hope to hear about the changelings, my personal favorite race! But im just excited to hear more about anything eberron!
Yep, it's in the works :D
It looks like your lore isn't quite accurate (Throne of Galifar went to the oldest child, not eldest son/Thrane's nobility is not really at all okay with the Silver Flame - there's an entire movement dedicated to reestablishing the throne, among others). Feel free to pop on by to r/eberron or the Eberron discord.
Thanks I will!! 😄
In his defense the Thrane Nobility pretends to be okay with the Silver Flame. I'm glad you mentioned the Eldest Child, King Jerret's oldest child was a daughter.
It’s “Sire” (Cyre), and they’re called Cyrans “Sirens”
i remember hearing it pronounced like Seer too
I am way behind on Videos. But all are awesome so far.
Nice video Jorphdan. Could you add Candlekeep and Kara-tur to your never ending list?
Added!
Karaturan series would be great I am running a campaign with it and would like more info
@@Suffering4Success
I second this.
Also, I kinda wants a video on Zakhara from the Forgotten Realms Al-Qadim Setting
what are the best Eberron books to read? (btw im not actually a DnD player. just like some fantasy books. so please no sourcebooks, just novels)
arte0021 www.amazon.com/s?k=eberron+novels&ref=is_s
You would think karneth with undead labor would have vast farms and plantations worked by the undead. Try and do some soil remediation. The undead are great for all the menial tasks
1:02 is that from Niel Gaiman's Stardust movie? Nice
Yep :)
Are you going to do a Sarlona Video?
I'll put it on my list! It is about time for me to get back to Eberron :)
@@Jorphdan Awesome. I'm trying to do a mini campaign there and the alien possession stuff gets so confusing, and like no one has any videos about the continent and "Secrets of Sarlona" isn't crazy detailed on the stuff I'd hope for. Good video by the way.
Awesome
Always thought Cyre was pronounced Sire not Ciri
It's kind of either. I think I use the Keith Baker pronunciation
6:03: ROUS's?? You mean rats of unsusual size? I don't believe in them!
Some don't even think they exist.
Thrane is currently ran by the Church.
Does anyone know of any novels set in Eberron?
Yep! Give Amazon a search for Eberron Novel, you'll find a bunch.
amzn.to/2x97wPK
The Thorn of Breland books were very interesting. The first book took a little while to get into but the second book took off running from the start and only got better.
Shouldnt Cyre be pronounced Sye-er? Siri is a very weird way of pronouncing it . Is it actually the official pronunciation?
I went with the pronunciation Keith Baker had in a podcast I listened to. But from that Eberron Discord I'm a part of the pronunciation is different between people.
I find Riedra interesting. It's like a fantasy version of the USSR and North Korea, but way more powerful and successful, and dominated by psionic overlords and power hungry extra-planar beings.
I would love to see Eberron in UE5.
Who did this to you?? Was it your parents who gave you that name?? Or was it.. Hand-picked?? o.0 Great content though =D
Khorvaire is the most detailed part of Eberron because it is clearly North America stand-in. Write what you know. Sure, it's quite culturally diverse, and being fresh out of war also takes much from western Europe, but at its core, its mostly Americas. Decimated locals, widespread (magical) technology, corporate dominance all resemble USA's history, with focus on Gilded Age. Hell, even the thing with Khorvaire being the last place where Sovereign Host is worshiped, with Sarlona being under godless Inspired rule, says something. Sorry if I sound salty about this - its just that Khorvaire may not be that relatable to many outside Western world.
I will agree with being heavily western - though historically many nods or deeper involved with europe then the americas - with Karnath being reminisant of germanic roots with the wolf/eagle imagry, Aundaire is flat out france [check out the city of lights and its layout and name] . The elves of Valenar are more like the huns (displaced mongol tribes, striking a claim in europe after mass raids) - Khorvaire is western wholeheartadley, but Breland seems to be the most american by far - its full of tons of historical references which I love about ebberon
Continued : But Khorvaire has some other intreguing elements, as the Lhazzar Principapilities holds more in common with the Carribean, Eldeen Reaches has a large orc population with are very respected and asian in nature with lots of druids (if any of these are innacurate I apologise): apparently dwarves fathered the first samurais from the mror holds, and the goblins were an original power of civilization before humans. My only point is, Khorvaire has room, and if you want to explore more asian culture and themes, take elements out of such environments - trade, war, magic etc. It just takes exploring small things, and fleshing them out (example - the rice farms of japan were a huge staple of power and lead to samurai and the protection of leadership, would Aundair have a similar situation for being the largest in terms of farming?)
Karnath undead soldiers are the best at war give them armor and weapons or guns never resting till all the enemy soldiers are dead growing the army more with fresh bodies
Yay
What caused the Mourning: Unknown
Warforged being unaffected by the mists: Deeply Suspicious
Si-er not siri
SHIT!
This is the problem about this world's lore, its not as well defined as the forgotten realms world
-Double D
This world's lore is very well defined. It's just about putting together clues, seeing how things match, and enjoying mysteries. It's a lot less about heroic battles against good and evil, or god's suddenly dying. It is much more about how mysteries and cultures shape the world around them.