What is Frontiers of Eberron?

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My new book Frontiers of Eberron: Quickstone is coming out in September! Here’s what you need to know.

  • Frontiers of Eberron: Quickstone is focused on the Western Frontier, the contested region between Breland and Droaam. This is a region where denizens of Droaam and Brelish settlers interact on a regular basis, and the book includes information on playing Droaamite characters and lore about some of the cities and subcultures of Droaam.
  • It will only be available on the DM’s Guild. Print on Demand will be an option, as with my previous books on the DM’s Guild. The target date for release is September 17th, though there are a few elements of the process that are out of our control that could force delays.
  • The book includes a gazetteer of the region, a deep dive into the town of Quickstone, a bestiary, new magic items, and “Heart of Stone”—an adventure arc by Imogen Gingell that takes characters from 1st to 5th level. The bestiary includes a range of interesting creatures and individuals, from the humble tribex to the daelkyr Orlassk—as depicted above by cover artist Thomas Bourdon!
  • Frontiers of Eberron: Quickstone will come out after the 2024 Player’s Handbook and will be fully compliant with the new rules. It contains new subclasses, species, backgrounds, and feats, including a new approach to Dragonmarks. Keep in mind that this is not official content in any way—this is developed by myself and Imogen Gingell and is what I’m using at my table, but it is not endorsed by WotC.
  • While the frontier supports both pulp adventure and noir intrigue, it also weaves in aspects of traditional Westerns. It’s worth noting that Droaam is a rising power that is threatening to drive Breland out of the region, and that what’s drawing new people isn’t gold or oil, but rather the opportunities being created by the rise of this new nation. But it is far from Sharn, Fairhaven and the Code of Galifar; it’s a place where there are ruins that have been shunned for centuries and powers unknown in the Five Nations, where justice may depend on a hero with a wand. With that in mind, it has a lot of options for wandslingers and optional rules for arcane duels!

I began developing Frontiers in 2020, but the pandemic and other issues forced me to place it on hold until now. However, I have been running a campaign in Quickstone for my patrons over the last few years. Here you can see the town map, as depicted by the amazing Marco Bernardini! Over the next few weeks I’ll be giving patrons a sneak peek at some of the content, so if you can’t wait, check out my Patreon! And I’ll be posting more details here in the days ahead.

14 thoughts on “What is Frontiers of Eberron?”

  3. Hi Keith! I’m super excited as my newest campaign is going to be in the Droaam/Eldeen/Marches areas. Looking at the map of Quickstone, it clearly shows a lightning rail running through it, but nothing on the 5e map of Khorvaire shows a lightning rail anywhere near Droaam (haven’t check 3.5e sources yet). Can you clarify where this town is in relation to Graywall and what path the rail follows to get there? Is there supposed to be a line running along the northwest road through Ardev? Thanks so much!

    • Can you clarify where this town is in relation to Graywall and what path the rail follows to get there?

      The book includes a broader map of the region, and there are a few changes to the canon map. As you have guessed, this is a lightning rail line running northwest from Ardev; it’s a story point that House Orien is currently building out the line with the goal of connecting it to Graywall.

  9. Will there be a DnD24 Artificer update besides the new subclasses in the book?
    For all the players dissapointed in Wizards not adding it to the new PHB that would be so awesome.
    Or do you plan to make a Keith Bakers take on changing the current Artificer and it’s subclasses in the near future?

    • Frontiers doesn’t include a redesign of the artificer. My feeling was that the Rising take on Dragonmarks doesn’t work in 2024 for multiple reasons; while the Rising Artificer CAN work as is in the short term. At the GenCon Eberron 20th Anniversary panel, Jeremy Crawford said that WotC has plans to address the Artificer and its subclasses in the near future, but I don’t know what those plans are—nonetheless, knowing that WotC HAS plans to address it, I’m not in a hurry to make a version that could quickly become obsolete.

  10. Westerns are a great source of ideas for settings and adventures to challenge low-level D&D characters. Looking forward to checking out this product.

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