Manifest Zone - The Eberron Podcast That Explores The Tabletop Fantasy Rpg Setting

Keith, Wayne, and Kristian discuss warforged (and how they're not robots).

Keith and Kristian discuss the Aereni, Tairnadal, and Valenar elves of Eberron.

Keith and Kristian catch up at Dragon Con and discuss Keith's panels and running Eberron for a con game or as one-shots in general.

Keith, Wayne, Kristian, and Scott discuss the Daelkyr and cults of the Dragon Below.

David Mitchell asks, “Hi guys, I was wondering about how you guys use the paths of light / inspiration. Are they philosophies or religions? Do they have priests or just monks. Could you have clerics for them. How do they differ aesthetically. Are there non quori followers and would you allow a player to play a good follower of the path of inspiration or vice versa. How and when have you guys used these as faiths?" Kristian discusses the two paths as philosophies and faiths.

Kevin asks, "Can a member of the Church of the Silver Flame also be a part of other religions, like the Sovereign Host? I know Tira Miron was a paladin of Dol Arrah, but I cannot find anything that says if or how her faith was changed by it. If it didn't, has the modern Church doctrine been changed to only allow for exclusive belief in the Silver Flame?" Keith discusses the possibility of crossing faiths.

Brandon asks, "What were the ancient religions of the Dhakaani empire (or, for that matter, the giant empire of Xen'drik)? Would they be variations on the Host and the Six, or an entirely different pantheon?" Keith gives some clarifications regarding ancient religions.

Keith, Kristian, and Wayne discuss religion in the world of Eberron.

Graham asks, "I know you mentioned that a Siberys mark would cover the whole body, but how are are the other types of marks supposed to be?" Keith argues the complexity of the mark vs. the size.

From David Mitchell: "Hi guys just wanted to ask a question about how you guys see and use the rivalry between house phiarlan specialising in intelligence with the investigators of house Medani and how they compete with the kings lanterns the zilargo trust, the aurum etc. I love the cold war espionage plot line with the heroes working the different factions or the factions playing them but was curious to know do you have the kings lanterns subcontracting intelligence gathering through phiarlan or the twelve seeking to crush the competition. Or lanterns working with medani operatives to defeat emerald claw interests only to have them change sides another time." Scott offers a very thorough response.

Billy Rigby asks, "Dragonmark Houses are powerful, the 12 have a foothold on Khorvaire but who is against them? Who's the enemy of the 12? It seems like they have no overall threat against them other than each other and other businesses. Do they have an enemy or is it a House by House basis? Is anyone trying to end the Houses and if so, why?" Wayne offers his ideas.

Gabriel Krotkov asks, "Keith mentioned that the standard houses began the War of the Mark partially to suppress the "source of power" coming from aberrant marks. What economic threat did the aberrant marks pose to the houses? I get that there must have been a popular fear of the real danger posed by aberrant marks, but if that's the inciting factor in the War of the Mark why was the main opposition towards Aberrants coming from the Twelve? Why not a religion (Silver Flame, in the vein of the lycanthropic purge, perhaps) or the secular monarchy?"

Keith, Scott, and Kristian discuss using dragonmarks and the dragonmarked houses in an Eberron game.

Graham asks: "How was it that Darguun and Valenar were not given to the Cyran refugees?"

Scott chimes in with his answer to Gil's question regarding the Neutrality of the Dragonmarked Houses during the Last War.

Gil asks, "What is the expectation of a dragonmarked house and/or a nation from a dragonmarked member assigned to support a national army unit on the front line? There is usually a lot of questions/conflicts that come up when there is a mixed PC party of soldiers and dragonmarked heirs when running a Last War scene. Clearly a PC can break the rules/norm, but it will be good to understand the "company-line" as there are a lot of interest conflicting scenarios that can arise in the heat of battle."

Scott follows up on Ian's question about "pre-war" Cyre, specifically in regards to inspirations for Cyran culture and personality.

Ian asks, "Can you please talk about your personal inspirations for the Pre-War government and everyday life of Cyre? The Day of Mourning is such a great inspiration for PCs, but its hard to give them guidance on character histories or frame NPC motivations. Could you specifically touch on some of the royal government, military or spy organizations?"

Gonzalo Campoverde Arce, "How were the Dragonmarked Houses (beyond Cannith, Deneith and Jorasco) involved in the Last War?"

The hosts discuss The Last War and the significant impact it had on the continent of Khorvaire as well as how it might influence the characters within the world.