Chapter 02: Character Options - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Chapter 02: Character Options. An Artificer and his creation meet each other for the first time This chapter offers new backgrounds, species, and feats. The Khoravar species in this chapter is a new game option, representing Eberron folk who are sometimes called half-elves. The Changeling, Kalashtar, Shifter, and Warforged species are new versions of species that have appeared in other books; in consultation with your DM, choose the version you prefer! The Dragonmark feats in this chapter offer a new way to join the dragonmarked houses. Dragonmarks Left to Right: Mark of Detection, Mark of Shadow, Mark of Making Dragonmarks are mysterious and magical symbols that appear on the skin of some people across Khorvaire. The twelve established dragonmarks are tied to specific family lines, and the scions of those families work hard at consolidating the power of the marks in order to maximize the profit and influence they gain from them. The Mark of Healing, for example, has given the halflings of House Jorasco an edge in providing medical care; the house has exploited that edge to the point where it remains virtually the only provider of healing services. Anyone outside the house who manifests the Mark of Healing is quickly pressured to join, regardless of their family line or species. Greater Dragonmarks Left to Right: Greater Mark of Detection, Greater Mark of Shadow, Greater Mark of Making Most dragonmarks are small-no more than the size of the bearer's palm-and grant limited magical power. And even these minor marks are rather rare. But rarer and more powerful marks appear on some individuals, both within and outside the dragonmarked houses. Greater dragonmarks manifest only on people who already possess an ordinary mark. When a greater dragonmark manifests, it grows from an ordinary mark and expands outward to two or three times the original mark's size. The dragonmarked houses view greater marks as more significant than ordinary marks in every way-more important t...