Exploring the Dragonmarked Houses of Eberron

[@JackXombi]

I'm playing a 5e campaign and am playing a Halfling with the Mark of Hospitality, it WAS going to be a combat campaign but the party has so far been successful at negotiating anything if I'm near a kitchen. Haven't even had to use any charm spells , just charm them.

[@AdventurersPack]

Haha! Well done Draithegemini! There's nothing more powerful than a Hospitality Halfling in the kitchen.

[@JackXombi]

@@AdventurersPack "Now BBEG do you REALLY want to rain torment on an empty stomach "? LOL

[@macoppy6571]

I bet you bring your DM such fattening treats 👍

[@boyo1234]

Great production! Two corrections: - Vadalis' main work is magebreeding. It's quite common. - Mark of Death has nothing to do with assassination or killing.

[@AdventurersPack]

Thank you Boyo, and thank you for your that! We touched on the magebreeding that house Vadalis dabbles in and although it is quite common, especially among their more restless and gifted members, their main focus and source of income is animal breeding, both of the magical and non magical variety. That is an excellent point with the Mark of Death. Although the true nature of the mark has been long forgotten (or, you know, purposefully not released), Keith Baker has said that how the house is used is the choice of each DM but that in his opinion the house would not kill. Our allusion to the house seeming to have been associated with assassinations in the Eberron setting is based on its connection with the Lady Vol and the history with the house of Vol that bore the mark of death. Though again, all of this is up to each DMs discretion as to how they would like to use the Mark of Death.

[@boyo1234]

Thank you so much! I am humbled that you took the time to reply so much in length :) As for Mark of Death, I will not divulge into the lore, but I will recommend older editions sources. They explain the lore which is one of my favorites.

[@AdventurersPack]

@@boyo1234 No worries at all! We want to go on record and say that we are by no means experts and we are learning every day. In full sincerity, thank you for sending us those corrections. When going through to double check our work and sources we learned even more new bits of information, and that always excites us. Right?! There is so much incredible lore out there for this marvelous game. We truly do love it. Do you have a favorite piece from the older edition sources?

[@lukeporter5028]

That brotherhood/sisterhood of people with the aberrant dragonmark is called house Tarkanan. They mostly work within the shadows trying to undermine the formal dragonmarked houses. They fund this with crime.

[@AdventurersPack]

Thanks for that Luke, we absolutely love the lore of Eberron!

[@lukeporter5028]

I’ve been a huge fan since the beginning. I’ve been playing D&D since 1986 and Eberron is the first setting that made me think “this was made for me”

[@AdventurersPack]

@@lukeporter5028 '86? Our hat is off to you sir! You must have some amazing stories under your belt.

[@lukeporter5028]

Adventurer's Pack I’ve never been lauded for being old. Here is my favorite DM tip: next time someone picks pockets, give them something strange. A wedding ring with a proposal speech hastily scrawled, a healing potion with a not from Mom to stay safe, a human toe with a ransom note that was on its way to being delivered. It’s a simple way to add depth to the world. P. S. I’ve been binging y’all’s stuff at work all day.

[@AdventurersPack]

@@lukeporter5028 You'd better believe that our GMs are going to be using that tip. Thank you so much! And also we love hearing that you are enjoying our channel. Your support means the world to us here at the pack.

[@JockenN]

Excellent video, but to be a liiiittle nitpicky. House Medani are the inquisitors and detectives, whereas Tharashk are more Bounty Hunters, prospectors, and also in charge of hiring monstrous labourers and workers from the non-human nations. Nevertheless a detailed and very informative video!

[@DylanJohnson-k7y]

Well spoken, knowledgeable and you two have great energy. Great video !

[@deathofaclown]

thanks for the content! I think the background music is loud/unnecessary

[@AdventurersPack]

Hey deathofaclown, thanks for your feedback! We've been discussing what to do with music for a few of our videos and this has definitely come up. The more input we get from you all, the better we can be!

[@danamurray735]

House of Jorasco... Hhmmm 🤔 I wonder if the Halflings who have this mark were to establish a sophisticated chain of inns, exactly like The Continental Hotel in the movie John Wick, where all members of Dragonmarked houses find neutral sanctuary and prohibits killing of any kind.

[@macoppy6571]

Now that's good thinking 🤔 👍

[@honkthegoose3543]

Amazing breakdown. This video deserves more views. Also I find it interesting that the book doesn't cover House Vol.

[@AdventurersPack]

Thank you so much! Glad to hear that you liked it and we sure do appreciate your support. The book mentions House Vol very briefly in the mark of Shadow section, but only the once. We think it's pretty interesting that they don't go into more detail too.

[@honkthegoose3543]

@@AdventurersPack A shame. House Vol is like the evil sleeper agent house, and while it is unknown what The Mark of Death does the implications are terrifying. I like their motivation though because while they may attract evil necromancers and other unpleasant people that their religion attracts and the revenge plot, they're actually just chill people who focus on self improvement and when they were "destroyed" they were only trying to make peace between the Elves and the Dragons in their own way. There's got to be more content coming out sometime to cover these guys. The lost house is no small thing.

[@AdventurersPack]

@@honkthegoose3543 We sure hope so! If not we may have to see about getting a couple of our Pack to do a deep dive video with what we can find.

[@macoppy6571]

@@AdventurersPack isn't this where I should find a link to your discussion on the indie book just published by Keith Baker?

[@AdventurersPack]

@@macoppy6571 Sounds interesting. Which book was that?

[@jasoncross4587]

Late to the video, but wow this was brilliant! y'alls dialogue is supurb & I learned alot for my Eberron game. Thanks!

[@AdventurersPack]

Thank you so much Jason, glad to hear that we were able to help with your game. Let us know how it goes, and say hi to everyone at the table from us!

[@scrubleetacademy]

Excellent resource! Absolutely love your content - keep it up!

[@chellemaq]

I’m interested in playing a musical troop with connections to both house Gallanda (entry to all the taverns to play) and house Phiarlan (entertainers & spies). But how does a spy remain undercover with the Shadow Dragonmark? It screams “spy” - or “assassin”. Why would you divulge a secret to them? Can they hide their dragonmark? Do you know if Gallanda Halflings and Phiarlan elves ever work together?

[@macoppy6571]

I would expect there to be an on-again, off-again relationship to exist between them. Pick any other house as flavor-of-the-week to complete the love triangle 🔺️ and you have a perfect noir spy-thriller. Don't forget the blueberry macguffins to be served at the continental breakfast 😋

[@blazingshadow2669]

this is old but the answer is that the houses dont advertise they are spies/assasins. they are entertainer houses and only a minority know about the spy business

[@TheJaeAshley]

i love the way the video is broken into groups for quick referencing...side note did anyone else get weird Full Metal Alchemy vibes when hearing about House Vadalis? (taking it to a dark place....)

[@ericpeterson8732]

A couple of things: I read most of the novels and a few things came up in those books. Denerith are mercenaries. They are forbidden to fight for a cause or fight for free. Canith are the trade unions. They control manufacturing, of all kinds. If you open a smithy, you want to be licensed by House Canith or the people won't think you're up to snuff. Siblis are scribes and notaries as well as lawyers and teachers. The thirteenth house, the mark of death was the other elven dragonmarked house. The last person to wield the mark is now known as the Lich Queen. Seriously if you get a chance, read the Eberron novels. Rich Baker himself wrote some of them and they are very good at describing the world in the days after the War. It seems they didn't advance the timeline between 3rd edition and 5th edition, so the lore and cultures of those 3e books is still valid.

[@AdventurersPack]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@lebadger019]

Ignore me. Just marking spots for my player. Carry on. 2:35 16:51 25:34

[@tbruce8187]

Thanks for this. I wasn't interested in Eberron bout got it as a Christmas present. I am very pleasantly surprised and can't wait to run a campaign. I love the magic as technology aspect.

[@AdventurersPack]

Glad to hear you are enjoying it! This setting is one of our DMs favorites. Please let us know how your campaign goes!

[@TheJaeAshley]

we got it as a present too and ive been really impressed at how in depth it gets. if you still play it i highly suggest the LYSK videos with chris perkins, great for lore!

[@shawnberry760]

Great video! Mark of detection half elves are my favorite. Any good class ideas? I always wanted a character who had a street urchin upbringing who became a knight. Stealth/combat build??

[@macoppy6571]

Don't forget to get Pyrotechnics. They can't find you, if they can't see you.

[@trequor]

You really sold House Deneith short... ive run a whole campaign of Sentinel Marshals

[@Greenknight3]

I like to imagine the mark of death still exists, but they ran off to the mooring. the mark of decay is what remains.

[@martinpat94]

Late to comment, but I actually have a fun way to use House Ghallanda in my game. Basically I have them as a kind of Halfling Mafia. Like they are all friendly and are very willing to help with Favors, but you better pay them back or else they will send collectors. One of my players is playing one such collector as their house agent background. They are having loads of fun and just thought I'd share this headcanon kind of thing.

[@AdventurersPack]

Never too late to comment, and what an awesome idea! That is such a creative way of molding something into your own. Are you running an Eberron adventure or have you added the houses to your own world?

[@martinpat94]

@@AdventurersPack I'm running an Eberron game. It is supposed to be (If I can do it right) a game where all the planes are being pulled into the material plane. The players have been tasked to find out why certain supernatural events are happening. Will involve tears in reality and I am going to have that be the reason why the Mournlands are the way they are now, with that being the first incident of another plane of reality merging with the material.

[@AdventurersPack]

@@martinpat94 That is an epic sounding campaign! Please let us know how it goes and if your players do anything crazy.

[@martinpat94]

Adventurer's Pack I’m hoping they will but it is a large group of six people and I’m rather new to being the GM so let’s see what happens

[@beastwarsFTW]

1. Aberrant Mark does have a house caller House Tarkanan, they are basically assassins for the Boromar Clan who are a halfling mafia. 2. House Jorasco (the halflings with the mark of healing) have a deep relationship with said Boromar Clan, giving their haflings free healing (Saidan Boromar donates to House Jorasco) and Mala Boromar d'Jorasco is both an unmarked member of House Jorasco and Saidan Boromar's wife.

[@NimbulousVerbage]

Great Content, great hosts!

[@AdventurersPack]

Thank you so much Jay!

[@DeCosmic]

Have to say yall are undersubscribed!

[@AdventurersPack]

Aww thanks so much!

[@DrAndrewJBlack]

🐉Mark

[@hipsterbrigadier9428]

As a guy training to be a HCA and who has worked in hospitality most of his jobs both halfling houses really appeal 😂

[@AdventurersPack]

It sounds as though, you sir, have the heart of a halfling! Do you get to re-roll your nat 1s?

[@hipsterbrigadier9428]

@@AdventurersPack i'll ask my DM, she might be generous

[@thels5217]

nice review yall

[@AdventurersPack]

Thank you so much!

[@inadaizz]

Great video thanks.

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[@AdventurersPack]

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