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Spells and magic items are constantly
being introduced in new sourcebooks and
online content. One option is for a DM to limit
access to some or all of this new material. If
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When a character has an opportunity to learn
new magic—whether by studying with a
member of the Undying Court or reading the
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DM can allow them to exchange an existing
spell for a new spell.
This applies to arcane magic as well as
divine. The Silver Flame is worshipped
in many different ways around the world,
and the giants had their own form of the
Sovereign Host; while exploring an ancient
temple, a cleric could learn new ways to
invoke the power of the divine.In the distant past, Xen’drik was home to the
civilizations of the giants. Now it is a place of
mysteries and ruins. The giants were destroyed
by the dragons of Argonnessen, and the epic
magics unleashed in that battle warped the land.
Space and time are unreliable in Xen’drik. But
it is a land that holds untold treasures, and the
richest source of rare Siberys dragonshards. In
addition to savage giants, Xen’drik is home to
the enigmatic drow and many other races and
creatures never seen in Khorvaire.
The port city of Stormreach serves as the
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maintain colonies within Xen’drik, though the
end of the Last War has created a new interest in
exploration.
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While planar travel is uncommon, it can help to
have an understanding of Eberron’s cosmology
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your story.THE MATERIAL PLANE
Eberron is the heart of the material plane. It
is surrounded by the Ring of Siberys, a band
of golden dragonshards. Beyond this, twelve
moons orbit the world. To date, no creature from
Eberron has ever explored the moons. None can
say whether they are lifeless rocks or thriving
worlds in their own right. Some sages believe that
the moons are actually connected to the planes,
or that they might even be physical extensions of
the planes, but this remains a mystery.
To date, no other planets have been discovered
within Eberron’s material plane. However,
the underworld of Khyber contains a host of
demiplanes: tiny pockets of reality that exist
within the underworld. As such, venturing below
the surface of Eberron can lead you to a network
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Siberys and the Silver Flame.THE PLANES OF EBERRON
The material plane is enfolded by thirteen
planes of existence. Many of these have aspects
of both outer and inner planes. All of the planes
overlap with Eberron in some way, and they
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often depict the planes as orbiting Eberron,
though this purely a metaphor for their shifting