Manifest Zone: Exploring the World of Eberron

The Lords of Dust


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Keith, Wayne, and Kristian discuss the Lords of Dust and their complex schemes.

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  1. 00:00:00 – Introduction
  2. 00:01:52 – Readings
    • Dragonmarks: The Lords of Dust
    • Dragonmarks: The Age of Demons and You
    • Dragon Magazine #337, “Eternal Evil: Lords of Dust”
  3. 00:04:25 – Why Rakshasa; “Overlords” vs. “Rajahs”
  4. 00:08:20 – Overlords embody a concept of evil
  5. 00:11:47 – Exposing the PCs to The Lords of Dust’s plans without spoilers
  6. 00:17:10 – The Lords of Dust feeling “too big”
  7. 00:25:37 – Only use on one or two grand-scale villains
  8. 00:27:41 – Threats for specific genres
  9. 00:29:14 – Focus on a specific objective, not the epic scheme
  10. 00:29:42 – The essence of the Overlords and the Lords of Dust
  11. 00:33:05 – Why the rakshasas don’t just rule the world
  12. 00:37:30 – Complex manipulations of the prophecy
  13. 00:44:47 – Make your own Overlord
  14. 00:45:37 – The Overlords are not allies
  15. 00:47:04 – The world knows very little about the Overlords
  16. 00:48:44 – Overlord names, titles, and themes
  17. 00:52:25 – For Players
  18. 00:52:57 – Progressively scaling up the enemies
  19. 01:02:04 – Using the story to shape your character’s perspective
  20. 01:02:45 – Warlocks and Overlord patrons
  21. 01:04:45 – Trappings for class abilities
  22. 01:06:39 – Wrap up
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Manifest Zone: Exploring the World of EberronBy Keith Baker, Wayne Chang, and Imogen Gingell

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