D&D: A First Look At Eberron: Rising From The Last War – Artificer News
Come take a look at some of the brand new rules inside the upcoming book Eberron: Rising from the Last War. See what’s changed for the Artificer.
You doubtless know by now that D&D will be taking players to the magitech fueled world of action, intrigue, and ancient ruins waiting to be explored in-depth by a new edition of adventurers. Eberron: Rising from the Last War is a new, 320-page book that updates Eberron into 5th Edition, complete with a host of new rules. Earlier this week, Greg Tito over at WotC gave the internet a first look at Eberron, as well as a few other D&D tidbits. Check it out.
There’s a lot of news in that hour long video, but here are the relevant bits about Eberron.
First of all, the image above isn’t the final version of the normal Eberron cover. It’s apparently just placeholder art that was in place for Eberron, and while players looking to grab the alternate special cover will get to enjoy their sweet sweet art deco deliciousness, we don’t quite know what the normal one will look like yet. But, just because I never get tired of that alt cover, here we go.
The other big news is around the Artificer–the finalized version is going to be wrapped up in this book. And now we know it’s launching with three different subclasses, which seems to indicate that one of the four subclasses hasn’t made the final cut. This is most likely the Alchemist, since, according to a recent reveal on the Dragon Talk Podcast, that’s the subclass that’s had the lowest satisfaction in the survey responses. This means we’ll likely see the Artillerist, Battlesmith, and Archivist. So get ready to program your magic AI.
Finally we get some details about the group patron–which is basically a background for the whole adventuring party that lets them function as a part of one of Eberron’s many organizations. You get a mechanical benefit that reflects the work your party is doing, and it helps locate you narratively within the post-war society, and provides a framework for further adventures. Khorvaire and Sharn are heavily featured in this book, which makes sense as they’re sort of the main settings for Eberron, but the whole thing wraps with a peek at the back cover:
November 19th can’t come soon enough. But stay tuned for more news and previews. Until then, if you’re wondering about this and the Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron–here’s a little of how they’ll interact, courtesy of D&D Beyond.
Happy Adventuring!
