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What Comes Next? (Poll)

  • General Lore Articles 32
  • Specific FAQ Articles 12
  • Intriguing NPCs 38
  • Locations 46
  • Random Tables 11
  • General Gameplay 4
  • Phoenix: Dawn Command 2
  • Other (Describe in comments) 3
  • 2019-12-10
  • 148 votes
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Greetings, patrons!

I'm busy finishing up Exploring Eberron and working on The Adventure Zone. But I do want to do more on the site as time allows. Setting aside SUBJECT for the moment, one thing I'm curious about is the TYPE of articles that you're most interested in. There's a few things I could do, and I'm curious what people would like to see. 

One option is a straightforward Q&A, like my recent article on Changelings. With Rising just out, there's a lot of room for people to have questions. So there's certainly many topics that would benefit from a FAQ. 

Another possibility is a series of articles that focus on prominent NPCs. Rising From The Last War doesn't really go into detail on any NPCs. Each article would provide lore about an interesting individual, along with story hooks and possible connections to players. Examples of characters I could see covering might include Queen Aurala, Mordain the Fleshweaver, Haydith ir Wynarn, Saidan Boromar, the bard Kessler—leaders, potential foes, and just interesting people you could meet along the way. 

A third option would be articles about places — potentially looking at some of the other major cities such as Atur or Thaliost, but also looking at interesting villages or landmarks, like the Gloaming. Keep in mind that these would be SHORT articles, providing an overview, a few interesting highlights, and adventure hooks. 

I've also considered the idea of random tables, like the "Why Do You Need 200 Gold Pieces" table; this would be a good short article. 

Another possibility is more general articles that apply to Eberron but aren't confined to it, like my "Adding Drama To The Divine" post. 

I could also focus on general lore, which covers most of my recent articles.

A final option is writing more articles tied to my RPG Phoenix: Dawn Command; I don't actually know how many of you play Phoenix!

Feel free to vote for multiple things. I don't want to limit the site to a single type of article; I'm just curious which of these have the most appeal. I may also limit a particular article type to patrons, given as hey, you're the ones who make this possible. Thanks again for your support!

Comments

Jeremy Tollefson

Your random tables have always been a source of inspiration for me! Regrets and 200GP are amazing. I would particularly love to see more PC related motivation tables, and ideas for them to add to the story. I'd love random tables for ideas in answer to the question: "All of you know the bartender, tell me one thing about them" or "Describe one of the regular bar patrons."

Mike Chapman

I love the Lore and Q&A articles, but I am starting a game next month and as I work on adventure ideas, I think what would be most useful are locations. Interesting locations are what I struggle with most.

Zed Bundershot

I'm curious what your answer might be to a specific question I've asked others: if Orien has the magical equivalent of rail & road transport, and Lyrandar has the air & sea transport, what would change in Eberron with the magical equivalent of cycling transport (either/both critters or constructs)?

Joseph Meehan

Would love a lore article tackling Regent Moranna & what happened from 970 through the Treaty of Thronehold in Karrnath!

Christopher Bishop

I would like more exploration into Khyber and the demi-planes beneath. I could make an endless list of things i want to know more about but I am kind of waiting for exploring eberron to come out and be devoured before I toss out a request for something you will already be covering. I would also love a list of what is officially considered canon eberron novels and what is EEU (Expanded Eberron Universe :P)

Mark O'Brien

Hi Keith, i find myself looking specifically for detail, and easy to reference material. A consolidated Table of costs for dragonmarked services, or details on taverns/buildings/landmarks/places of interest. I find while your articles are great to stretch the imagination and offer inspiration, ideas and concepts, during gameplay the reference material that can support some of the finer detail is what I struggle to find most readily on the fly. Having this at hand would help me keep consistency in my game. Incorporating a few tables to support your articles would be if great help.

Matt Brady

I'm a sucker for anything related to Thaliost personally. I just find it such an inspiring setting