About this episode
Keith and Kristian are joined by Don Bassingthwaite, author of The Dragon Below and Legacy of Dhakaan trilogies of Eberron novels, to study the culture and history of the Dar. Time Markers 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:17 – Readings: The Dragon Below Trilogy The Binding Stone The Grieving Tree The Killing Song Legacy of Dhakaan Trilogy The Doom of Kings Word of Traitors The Tyranny of Ghosts Dragonshards – Heirs of Dhakaan Dragonshards – Strike Force: Dhakaan Dragonmarks: Goblins Eberron Dhakaani goblin vocabulary dictionary 00:05:54 – Advanced Goblins 00:08:33 – Humanized but Still Very Different from Humans 00:16:30 – Lawful Nature Contrasted with Orcs 00:18:44 – Dhakaani Lacking Faith-based Magic 00:24:02 – Don’s Inspiration for Legacy of Dhakaan 00:25:22 – The Feel of Cultural Depth 00:26:16 – Physical Presence of Goblinoid History 00:29:51 – For GMS 00:30:35 – Don’t Fall Back on Traditional Lore 00:31:25 – Goblinoids Don’t See Themselves as Villains 00:32:20 – Ancestral Dhakaani Ruins and Artifacts 00:35:57 – Subvert Assumptions 00:38:02 – Goblinoids as a Playable Race 00:40:30 – Goblinoid Character Concepts 00:46:56 – Advice for Visiting Rhukaan Draal 00:50:25 – Concepts to Explore Further 00:53:57 – Slavery in Darguun 00:58:43 – Wrap Up