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I just finished reading the Dragon Below series (pretty good Eberron series) and while I understand that many elements in a novel don't necessarily translate into game mechanics exactly, there were a number of elements in the book that I was wondering if there was a game mechanic for so that I might use some of what was in the books in my game(s).
Specifically --
What type of creature did Hruucan turn into?
What was with all the oily herons? (What "ability" is that?)
What was it with Dah'mir's limited polymorphing?
What was the dominating power that Dah'mir seemed to have over the Kalashtar?
What did the embedded dragonshards do for Dah'mir anyway?
I guess that I was just wondering if anyone else read the books and had any insight into some of this stuff.
I just finished reading the Dragon Below series (pretty good Eberron series) and while I understand that many elements in a novel don't necessarily translate into game mechanics exactly, there were a number of elements in the book that I was wondering if there was a game mechanic for so that I might use some of what was in the books in my game(s).
Specifically --
What type of creature did Hruucan turn into?
I cant place any specific template to him, if I had to guess I would choose half fire elemental
What was with all the oily herons? (What "ability" is that?)
Gift from his daelkyr master.
What was it with Dah'mir's limited polymorphing?
For Dah'mir's failure the Daelkyr granted him another shard but took away his full polymorphing ability as punishment (book 2, pg 126).
What was the dominating power that Dah'mir seemed to have over the Kalashtar?
I have no idea but it was linked to his gifted madness as everyone but kalashter only saw how insane he was. Besides, the Copper dragon has green eyes anyways.
What did the embedded dragonshards do for Dah'mir anyway?
Granted him extra power and abilities. Partially explained on page 124 in book 2.
I guess that I was just wondering if anyone else read the books and had any insight into some of this stuff.
Anything else I might try to answer?
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What type of creature did Hruucan turn into?I cant place any specific template to him, if I had to guess I would choose half fire elemental
What was with all the oily herons? (What "ability" is that?)Gift from his daelkyr master.
What was it with Dah'mir's limited polymorphing?For Dah'mir's failure the Daelkyr granted him another shard but took away his full polymorphing ability as punishment (book 2, pg 126).
What was the dominating power that Dah'mir seemed to have over the Kalashtar?I have no idea but it was linked to his gifted madness as everyone but kalashter only saw how insane he was. Besides, the Copper dragon has green eyes anyways.
What did the embedded dragonshards do for Dah'mir anyway?Granted him extra power and abilities. Partially explained on page 124 in book 2.
I guess that I was just wondering if anyone else read the books and had any insight into some of this stuff.
Anything else I might try to answer?
Thanks for the help, but I was trying to get something a little more specific. Basically, are all these things simply made up for the series of novels or are they taken from some other source material. For example, I understand that the dragonshards gave him "extra power and abilities", but what was the "power" and what "abilities" did it enhance or give him. While I enjoyed the series, there was a lot that seemed a bit vague to me -- probably on purpose, but I was wondering if there was any "official" rules on the vague stuff in the books. There may not be an answer to this, but I thought that I would give it a shot.
Sorry man, but the books have nothing about these unknowns. I only have five of the Eberron books and they have nothing. I think that the reason for there being so little info on the daelkyr is that they are leaving it up to the DM to fill in the blanks. I have also read the Dreaming Dark series by Keith Baker and the Lost Mark series and they both have the same problem, especially in the Dreaming Dark series and that was written by the creator of Eberron. You might be able to get better answers from the WoTC Eberron blogs because I know that Keith will answer the questions posted... sometimes.