Nunu the bartender loves a spooky story! Art by Matthew Johnson Every month I answer questions posed by my Patreon supporters. Here’s a few of the interesting questions that have come up this month. In addition, if you’re a Threshold patron you can apply to play in Eberron games I run online. The next game … [Read more…]
In the TV series Game of Thrones, most of us must have felt strange, even disgusted by Lysa Arryn’s treatment of her only child, Robin Arryn. It’s strange that a 6 year old child is still breastfeeding directly from his mother. Moreover, Robin was Lord of the Eyrie and successor to House Arryn after the … [Read more…]
This is remarkably similar to a character concept I imported into Eberron, except replace elf with dhampir, Aundair with Karrnath, owls with ravens, and it was a whole family with a mixed history of heroism and villainy rather than an individual. But the vampirism came from a pact with what was effectively a powerful dryad … [Read more…]
In Westeros, there have always been other clans who expressed support or loyalty to follow a larger clan. For example, House Karstark of Karhold declared loyalty to House Stark, before finally switching to House Bolton when the Red Wedding occurred. Another example is House Tarly of Horn Hill to House Tyrell of Highgarden. Randyll Tarly … [Read more…]
With Halloween around the corner, I’m going to cover some spooky topics this month. This article was inspired when one of my Patrons asked about infamous vampires in Eberron. One of the things that struck me is that the standard, baseline vampire—the form of vampirism employed by the Qabalrin, the Blood of Vol, and the … [Read more…]
Varys, nicknamed “The Spider” is the most mysterious figure in Game of Thrones. His story, which is always in the shadows of power in Westeros, makes him the most influential and most mysterious character in the book A Song of Ice and Fire and the TV series Game of Thrones. Because of his figure and … [Read more…]
Technically, these are images of Irian and Mabar. But they COULD be a city and its ethereal border. This article was first published in 2022, but with spooky season upon us, it seemed like a good time to revisit the topic! The cosmology of Eberron is often depicted as a vast orrery. Each of the … [Read more…]