loved your ‘cast on espionage. #Eberron is synonymous with noir. Any advice/inspiration/resources for running? @HellcowKeithThe Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, Chinatown, Payback, Brick, and for more light hearted takes, The Big Lebowski and Inherent Vice ~Kristian

— Manifest Zone 💫 (@ManifestZone) July 2, 2017

Interesting characters with complex motivations. Situations where there's no one "right answer" and where doing what's morally right…

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 2, 2017

… may have serious consequence for good people.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 2, 2017

Encouraging player characters to explore their own flaws – what mistakes have they made prior to the game? What regrets do they have?

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 2, 2017

Establishing things people care about – NPCs, places – so those things can be threatened or lost.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 2, 2017

Well, #dnd5eIn #dnd5e there really isn’t a system for flaws, but it sounds like you are encouraging flaws in a characters backstop, which would work… does have a simple system for flaws on page 124 of the PHB – and if you really play to your flaw you can gain Inspiration.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 2, 2017

But it can also simply be a part of your history, even if it isn't an ONGOING flaw. What's the terrible mistake that led you to this place?

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 2, 2017

Part of noir is that even the heroes aren't perfect… whether you're looking for redemption, driven by greed, or caught up in something.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 2, 2017

I can’t believe I forgot background flaws, that’s perfect. These are great questions to ask. tbh I didn’t really get into noir until.. And as I mentioned before, Neuromancer is sci-fi but certainly noir.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 2, 2017

This may be a silly question but… can airships fly in the Mournland?Who knows? Given that the Mournland has wildly unpredictable magically effects & creates things like living spells, who's going to risk it?

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 14, 2017

And even if magical weirdness doesn't destroy your ship's enchantments, do you want to risk unknown flying threats?

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 14, 2017

So, "Maybe" – but you'd never know when something could suddenly go terrible wrong.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 14, 2017

But in terms of CROSSING the Mournland without entering it… stay above the mist and you're probably ok… Probably.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 14, 2017

Hey @HellcowKeith, did you envision Thaliost having a magic-crane-enabled port like Sharn?Certainly. I'd expect that sort of thing to be used anywhere in the Five Nations where it would be useful.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 7, 2017

Dear Keith, are there any lands or villages whose national affiliation was not definitely settled in the treaty of Thronehold?Droaam. The Demon Wastes. Technically, the Mournland.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 12, 2017

With that said, borders changed in the war, and you may have places that are culturally tied to one nation in another, like Thaliost.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 12, 2017

Thanks! So no small villages that are fiercely disputed and so the negotiators preferred to leave undecided for a moment…? Or there MAY beThaliost is fiercely disputed, but they still made a ruling. That doesn't mean the people who live in the place ACCEPT that ruling.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 12, 2017

But if you WANT an undecided village, go ahead and add it!

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 12, 2017

Are the Eberron deathless going to make a return?

— Luke Green (@Thrythlind) July 7, 2017

I assume Eberron still has them. #wotcstaff https://t.co/6DyFqtWGU7

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 7, 2017

Q: does Orien have deals w/Tharashk for helping couriers find the people they are delivering to? Like, I want to get a letterTo someone, and all I know is he is in Sharn.

— Die O' Beetus (@DoctorBadWolf) July 5, 2017

Absolutely! It's quite expensive, though.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 5, 2017

Perfect.
Is there anything like the General deliver service the US post provides? Check at an Orien station for packages or letters? Yes, though I'd see this as a joint venture with Sivis. Origen delivers the mail to a Sivis message station & you pick it up there.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 5, 2017

Ah ok. I’d have expected Kundarak, but Sivis makes a lot of sense too. You're not entirely wrong, because the Kundarak vault network is typically used to pass mail between hubs. But Sivis is where you go (1/2)

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 5, 2017

… to send or receive messages. Orien, Kundarak and Sivis have a strong partnership. (2/2)

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) July 5, 2017

In #5e #Eberron, what subraces would you recommend for the Dragonmarked Houses? Setting aside Drow, I tend to ignore the idea that subraces ARE subraces, and have players use whichever one best matches their idea.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) June 13, 2017

So whether you're Aereni or Tairnadal (or Phiarlan), which is the best match for the character you want to make?

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) June 13, 2017

So while most Thuranni might be high elves, I have no issues with a Thuranni assassin being a wood elf.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) June 13, 2017