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Eberron Player’s Guide

Having recently acquired a copy of the Eberron Player's Guide, I've set about to see what I can incorporate into my Home Game.  Going through the book, there is a lot of interesting things to take in.  One thing that was quite noticeable (and somewhat of a disappointment) was the book's overall size.  Weighing in at 160 pages, the EPG is one of the thinner 4th Edition books released.  The book's layout and content though makes up for the lack of girth.0

The book looks quite interesting as far as content, especially as the majority of the book deals with information that is completely relevant to the Players and their Characters.  The book does a very good job of incorporating the newer 4th Edition components in to the original 3rd Edition setting. I was quite pleased with the incorporation of the previous story elements from Eberron and how they were adapted in to the 4th Edition.

Some of the more enjoyable points of interest is the inclusion of the the 4th Edition Races.  The EPG lays out information for the inclusion of the races from both the Player's Handbook 2 (PHB2), the Forgotten Realms Player's Guide (FRPG) and the  Dragon articles.  The setting history relies heavily on the goblinoid races, so the major focus from the EPG is on the monsterous races published in the Dragon magazine.