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June Call For Questions (Patreon)

Published:
2022-06-04 17:38:00
Imported:
2023-09

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Greetings, Patrons!

I'm still working on the Session Zero article, but it's a new month and that means it's time for new questions. As always, I will not be able to answer every question. To increase the odds of getting an answer, consider the guidelines below.

  • Given the volume of questions I receive, I limit myself to answering one question per patron per month. You can ASK multiple questions, because it may be one is easier for me to answer than another—but if you ask seven questions, I'm only going to answer one of them.
  • If I can answer a question in 2-3 sentences, I may answer it here (as a reply to your comment). If I can answer a question in 2-3 paragraphs, it may be answered as an IFAQ article, but I only have time to post a few IFAQs per month. If it would take 2-3 pages to answer the question, that's a Dragonmark article, and I generally can only write one of those in a month. So in short, the longer and more complicated the question, the lower the chance that I'll have time to answer it. The past few months, I've written Dragonmarks that address multiple questions that have been asked—because there were many questions about the Eldeen Reaches, it made sense to write a big article. So if you ask questions that expand on someone else's question, it may increase the odds that you'll both get an answer.
  • If I'd have to do significant research to answer a question (whether that's studying a real-world historical movement or third-party D&D supplement) that increases its effective size; even if it will only take three sentences to answer the question, if I have to do three hours of research first, it's going to go to the bottom of the slush pile.
  • I'm more likely to spend time on a complex question if the topic seems like it will interest a significant number of people. So when you're looking through the thread, like questions you'd like to see answered!

If you asked a question in a previous month that didn't get an answer, you can always ask it again, but consider as to how these guidelines apply. I do my best, but time is always the enemy. As a side note: Questions don't have to be about Eberron! I'm happy to answer questions about Gloom, Phoenix: Dawn Command, world building, my novels, or anything else that I do.

As always, thanks for your support!

Comments

Anonymous

Weird Question: Is Model Railroading a thing in Eberron? In our world, Toy Trains have been a thing since the beginning of actual railroading. Would there be toy Lightning Rials or is the tech too complicated/dangerous to make miniature versions of it? If nothing more, it would be an interesting hobby for a PC to have.

keithbaker
>>86099596

It's never been mentioned as a thing in any canon source that I'm aware of, but why not? It seems like a delightful idea to me.

Anonymous

I've been thinking a lot lately about espionage in Eberron. We've got the Dark Lanterns, the Royal Eyes, and the Trust all engaged in their own interests in their own ways and I'm here for it. My question is: in your Eberron, how do these agencies approach *counter*espionage? Sure, they're all spying on each others countries...but what happens when the Dark Lanterns in Sharn know that Thurik Davandi is a Trust agent?

keithbaker
>>86331920

Espionage is a fact of life. The nations know that the other nations are going to spy. So an immediate option is to either deport, arrest, or assassinate the enemy spy. However, doing this means that the opposing nation will simply replace that spy in order to rebuild the capacity, and YOU WON'T KNOW WHO THE REPLACEMENT IS. While if you KNOW who the enemy spies are, you have control over the situation; you can feed them false information, you can deny them entry to important events, you can steer them to places you want them to be. Especially given the fact that Zilargo and Breland aren't actually enemies, I wouldn't expect the Dark Lanterns to do anything about Thurik Davandi; most of all, they'd want to hide the fact that they know he's working for the Trust, because if he knows he's compromised, the Trust will know he's possibly being fed false information and would likely replace him. In the case of a nation that they actively consider an enemy, the ideal option would be to turn the agent, making them into an asset of Breland; the question is if they have sufficient leverage and if the agent is flexible enough to be turned without their handler being aware of it. On the other hand, if the enemy agent is deemed to be incorruptible and is actively engaging in activities that can't simply be indulged—they're plotting to kill Boranel next week—they'd likely either be arrested or eliminated.