Masterminds of Sharn

''Explore one of the most iconic locations in the D&D Eberron campaign setting in Dungeons & Dragons Online: Masterminds of Sharn. Navigate the power struggles between the rich and powerful as you hunt from the highest towers of the city to the deepest depths of the Cogs. The artifact that protected the city of Stormreach has been stolen. You've followed the trail of the culprit across the sea to the vast metropolis of Sharn. Can you recover the Stormreach Beacon without becoming a casualty of the conflicts between the Aurum, the City Council, and the Boromar Clan?''



Masterminds of Sharn is the 4th expansion of DDO.
 * Presale began on 28 March 2019
 * Release date planned for 14 May 2019
 * www.ddo.com/SHARN

Features

 * New locales: The City of Sharn, the Cogs wilderness
 * New monsters: Goblins, Otyughs, Shield Guardians, Fire Beetles, and more!
 * Race: Tiefling (available before the actual expansion, free to VIP)
 * Iconic Hero: Tiefling Scoundrel (Bard)
 * Universal Enhancement Tree: Inquisitive enhancements
 * Sharn-themed Cosmetics
 * Loot: New item class: minor artifacts (accessories customizable with sentient filigree), many new items (ML15/29), new filigree sets; see Update 42 named items

Available bundles
"Masterminds of Sharn" can be bought bundled with other features for cash money (3 different options available, as shown below) in the DDO Market. The Adventure Pack (adventures only, see below) and/or many of the "other features" can be bought, each separately, using DDO Points.


 * This content will be delivered at launch of Masterminds of Sharn (scheduled April 30th, 2019)
 * Sharn supplies and Dimensional Augment Bag are delivered immediately on the character and server where you redeem your expansion coupon code. Supplies and Bag are bound to account. Limit one Dimensional Augment Bag per account. Limit one set of Sharn Supplies per account.

Adventure pack

 * a 9-quest story arc (level 15-16/32) set in the City of Sharn
 * The Cogs, a level 15/32 wilderness adventure area
 * 8 walk-up quests (15-16/32) in the Cogs (stand-alone, not related to main story line)
 * Two level 32 raids*
 * Two sagas, at both the Heroic and Epic levels (so 4 total)


 * (* One raid was included on launch of this pack, the second was delayed and added a bit later.)

Quests

 * Quests are located in both the upper (non-docks) areas of the City of Sharn. There are several ways to access that area.
 * All quests grant Sharn City Council favor.
 * Story quests cannot be red-doored. In each chain, you need to complete the first quest to enter the middle ones, and complete all of those to enter the last one.
 * When you run them for the first time, you have to run them mostly* in order. &#8199; &#8199; * Complete A Sharn Welcome. This allows you to run the next three quests in any order. After those you can enter the finale of the first chain, Just Business. Similar flagging is required for the second chain.
 * There are two chain bestower NPCs that guide you through the process (and award a reward for completing).
 * The side quests are walk-ups in the Cogs, bestowed automatically as you approach the entrance. There no NPCs to turn them in to, and no end reward. This makes farming particularly easy - just turn around after recalling and you can run them again.

Masterminds of Sharn: The Cogs
Masterminds of Sharn expansion content has been made available separately in the DDO Store, see below.

Guest dungeon masters

 * Keith Baker - Creator of Eberron campaign setting
 * Maze Arcana's Satine Phoenix, Ruty Rutenberg, and Kyle Vogt

Separate purchase
Some of the various elements offered in the different Masterminds of Sharn expansion bundles (listed above) are purchasable individually for points in the DDO Store:
 * Adventure pack: Masterminds of Sharn (quests, raids & wilderness only)
 * Race: Tiefling
 * Iconic Race: Tiefling Scoundrel
 * Universal Tome
 * Extra Dimensional Bag
 * Universal Tree: Inquisitive