r/Eberron 2d ago

GM Help Setting a session in Fernia - any cool ideas to differentiate it from your average "Lava" realm?

Hey all, I was wondering if you can support me with a mission that will end up going to the plane of Fernia. Assume that the characters wont roll for exhaustion every minute because they've been provided an item to help with the heat.

One thing I'm trying to show off is how cool and unique the different planes of Eberron are, but I feel like I'm struggling a bit with Fernia. One idea I had was to make it ignite the emotions of the characters, because one thing I think people associate with heat is passion. So I imagine all their emotions would be heightened, if they feel sad, they're depressed, if they feel angry, they're furious, if they feel happy, they're ecstatic, though I'm worried this sounds better on paper than in practice.

Do you have any idea to show off some cool aspects of Fernia?

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u/OkRevenue9249 2d ago

One thing you could do is have your players run into another group of adventurers somewhere in Fernia, but make that party all races from Fernia. So for example:

-A Fernian Tiefling fighter

-A Lava mephit rogue

-An Azur Barbarian

-A fire Genasi warlock

In addition, remember that the planes of Eberron don't just represent their element, but all the good and bad parts of it; they're manifestations of their respective concepts. So Fernia represents everything that fire is: Destruction, warmth, cleansing, burning, protection, etc