Introduction: Forge of the Artificer - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Introduction: Forge of the Artificer. When the gorgon's breath gives life instead of stony death, when fires create instead of destroy, when towers rise from rubble and reach into the sky, then shall embers spring to life in the darkness, and five shall rise to cause a dragon's fall. This book is an extensive supplement to Eberron: Rising from the Last War. That book is a comprehensive guide to the world of Eberron; this one adds new character options, new campaign models, and new vehicle rules for your Eberron campaign. You don't need that book to use this one, but these books work best in tandem, and you'll find frequent references to Eberron: Rising from the Last War throughout this book. A Box of New Tools Eberron: Forge of the Artificer is a toolbox full of new options for any Eberron campaign, as summarized below. Revised Artificer The Artificer class has been revised in line with the class revisions in the 2024 version of the fifth edition Player's Handbook. The class includes a new spell. Additional content that appeared as class feature options in previous versions of the class now appear as magic items in an appendix at the end of the book. This version of the Artificer includes a new subclass, the Cartographer. Dragonmarks This book includes feats that grant characters dragonmarks and backgrounds that give some of those feats to characters. A sidebar at the beginning of chapter 2 summarizes the new dragonmark options in this book. Species Four updated species appear in this book: Changeling, Kalashtar, Shifter, and Warforged. Khoravar is a new species, rooted in the experience of Khorvaire's people of mixed human and elf descent. Bastion Options Chapter 3 offers new special facilities for characters to improve their Bastions, as well as ways to build a mobile Bastion. Campaign Models Chapters 4, 5, and 6 provide tools to help DMs start an Eberron campaign quickly and easily. Each chapter describes one flavor of campaign you might run in Eberron-the gri...