Comments on: Keith Baker Answers 13 Questions

By: Ameron

Ameron — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:20:55 +0000

@skallawag
I’m glad you like it. I think any of the Eberron novels on audio would be a good investment. As someone who’s bought and read the paperbacks I’d shell out a few more bucks to get them for my iPod.

By: skallawag

skallawag — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:40:16 +0000

Very cool interview.
We need to convince Keith to get his books on audio book so that we can listen during our daily commutes to work.

By: Ameron

Ameron — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:57:23 +0000

@Reverend Lazaro
“And then… you get the keys.” what an excellent way to describe Eberron. And I too am a true convert from FR to Eberron.

@Questing GM
If you can get him to come to Borneo I’d recommend you do it.

@Mike Shea
One of my guys describes Eberron as “D&D all grown up.” The noir and the mystery is a big part of that rationale.

@focusgents
I couldn’t have said it better.

@Thasmodious
I always liked Droaam, and after reading The Queen of Stone I started to appreciate it in a whole new way. The idea of monsters acting civilized and vieing for political power is ingenious.

@Craig Willcutt
I certainly hope WotC starts doing “Living Eberron” games, but I don’t see it happening any time soon (unfortunately).

@Sterling
I assume most of the hard-core Eberron fans picked up on the “Baker’s dozen.” Knowing new articles about Eberron are coming to Dragon and Dungeon online gives me one more reason to renew my DDI subscription.

By: Sterling

Sterling — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:41:07 +0000

Nice interview.

13 Questions, 13 Marks, 13 Moons, very Eberron.

I’m kind of disappointed the WotC won’t be putting out any supplements, but I am excited about Keiths suggestion that we might see articles in the future. I think Reverend Lazzaro hit the nail on the head when he said “… you get the keys.” with Eberron. You don’t have to accept someone elses version of events and the world is an open sandbox in which you get to muck around.

By: Craig Willcutt

Craig Willcutt — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:03:11 +0000

Excellent interview.

I had the pleasure to play in Keith’s Gameday adventure last year…it took place in Droaam. He does really seem to like that area and ran it with vigor.

Based off reading this interview it would seem that Keith likes where Eberron is heading now. I spoke briefly with him about Eberron (@ GenCon SoCal during the 3.5 days) and he seemed like he didn’t like the direction that the setting was heading. I may have been reading too much into it but I got the feeling that he felt that there were too many hands in the cookie jar.

I remember distinctly hating Eberron when it first hit the shelves. Now I like it more than Forgotten Realms. It is my hope that WoTC decides to support Eberron in its “Living…” adventures.

By: Thasmodious

Thasmodious — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:38:30 +0000

Nice interview. Droaam is my favorite area of Khorvaire as well, just oozing with flavor and potential. I am really loving the 4e setting strategy – no default setting in the core books, so no binding default assumptions. Setting books restricted to two books and an adventure, with a new setting every year. Just great, in my opinion.

By: focusgents

focusgents — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:07:38 +0000

“Making people afraid of gnomes.”

This is why Keith Baker is one of my favorite game designers/writers. He takes us to new places, something that every D&D game needs.

By: Mike Shea

Mike Shea — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:59:37 +0000

There’s lots of stuff I love about Eberron. The Cold War setting, the Indiana Jones flavor, the Maltese Falcon macguffins (I love that the whole Day of Mourning is itself a giant undefined macguffin, maybe the biggest ever developed). I just love this stuff.
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By: Questing GM

Questing GM — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:01:47 +0000

Wow! Nice interview with some really juicy fluff and ‘behind-the-scenes’ info. I’m still wondering if I should get him to come over to Borneo as part of his world tour.
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By: Reverend Lazaro

Reverend Lazaro — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:32:14 +0000

That is one thing I love and respect about Eberron, and Keith Baker himself, is that this is a campaign marketed entirely in “Here’s the setting as it currently stands. Have fun.” We’re not having to check back every couple releases to make sure our world hasn’t changed, or to keep up with Metaplot or developments. You get the history, you get the starting point, and then….you get the keys.

This is why I picked up the setting books, even if I never run it again in 4E, over Forgotten Realms.
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