Earthdawn Survival Guide

EDSG Episode 266 - Blades in Depth: Grave Wisdom

* Blades: Grave Wisdom * Interlude: In Search of Knowledge * Timeline and time limit discussion * No specific location; just in a library * Connected NPC: Vanyk Auldsinger * Like the previous interlude: Points the PCs in the direction of the answer. * The Adventure: Travel to Cara Fahd to find the Hold of Courage * Suggested travel encounters. * How post-Krathis Gron Cara Fahd can change things * Finding the Hold of Courage * Entering the Hold * Problems with the "rules" of entering the Hold * Statues and Soul Stones * Description of other aspects of the Hold * Attack by corrupted spirits * Answering the question * Destruction of the Hold * Capsule review: Straightforward location-based encounter * Possible tweaks and expansions Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

EDSG Episode 265 - Theran Province Overview

* We're back! * Post-hiatus update on Josh's latest theatrical production * Legends of Barsaive chapter 13 should be released soon! * FreedoniaCon: February 28-March 1 * Overview of Theran Provinces from Vivane boxed set * Great Thera: Island in the Selestrean Sea (aka the Mediterranean) * Present-day Santorini/Thira * Creana: South of Great Thera; city states along river and up along eastern coast of the Selestran Sea * Inspired by ancient Egypt; desert, ancient tombs * The groundwork for the Theran Empire sourcebook was laid in this supplement. * Indrisa: Far to the east/southeast of Great Thera * Indian sub-continent * Brief descriptions of orks and trolls feels like Barsaive rehash * Marac: West/southwest of Great Thera * Inspired by Arabian Nights and similar materials * Talea: Due west of Great Thera * Italian peninsula; fell to Thera due to internal squabbles * Multiple city-states * Vasgothia: Northwest of Great Thera * Dense, haunted forests and forbidding mountains * Inspired by Roman interactions with Germanic tribes, Black Forest, etc. * Other areas * Araucania: Amazon Basin * Aznan: Sub-Saharan Africa Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

EDSG Episode 264 - Mailbag!

* We're still getting new listeners! * Sidebar about "jumping into the middle" * Continued sidebar about James Gunn's Superman * Mailbag! * Email from Eli: Ideas and inspiration for seaborne adventures? * Sidebar about campaign theme: Scavenger Hunt * Email from Scott: Recommended reading order for Earthdawn novels? * Email from Tim: Highland trolls outside Twilight Peaks? * Forgot to mention trolls from Kaer Otosk in southeast Barsaive * Email from Magic Octopus: Authors of Blades? * Our experience with running any of the adventures? * Another Email from Scott: More about Blades * Timing of learning about the curse? * What if they decide to discard the titular Blades because they're cursed? * Email from Patrick: Why weave a thread to the cursed Blades? * Sidebar about Josh's love of putting PCs he is playing in difficult situations. * Email from Robert: Callback to episode 51 and making game "less corny" * Attribute values and whether they make an actual difference in play. * Different ways to offer options and make mechanical choices "matter" in RPGs. * Some game design philosophy and examining assumptions Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

EDSG Episode 263 - Blades in Depth: Bond Breaker

* Blades in Depth: Bond Breaker * Lou P. responds to previous Blades episode * Origin of the interludes. * Concerns among the writers about the curse. * Short adventure * Written by Robin Laws * Interlude One: Secret of the Runes * Open-ended, lays groundwork to kick the story into motion. * Clearly provides what they need to learn and how they can learn it. * Good use of higher skill test results for additional detail/insight. * Handy NPC to provide key info if necessary. * Designed for Journeyman-tier characters. * Goal: To find Gnanagh to get key information. * Discussion of notable NPCs and their stats. * Copper Cauldron and the Wedding Feast * Early focus on role-playing and interacting with the orks * First meeting with Gnanagh and activating the curse. * The assassination attempt on Moschtug and its aftermath. * Pursuing the Righteous Vipers and Gnanagh. * The fortress and navigating the conflict. * Learning the Key Knowledge... and the curse. * Open-ended resolution, classic Robin Laws structure. * Solid adventure, but not an introduction to Earthdawn. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

EDSG Episode 262 - Introduction to Sky Point and Vivane

* Sky Point and Vivane Boxed Set * Josh and Dan's experience (or lack thereof) with the set * FASA's history with boxed sets * Overview of the box's contents * Publication history context * Not capturing attention or focus * Barsaive vs Vivane as a region * Dan's misconceptions * Sidebar about Earthdawn art * Vivane "province"? * Writers for the set * Overview of locations * Smaller geographical area but still much open area for GMs to develop * Perspective on Cara Fahd in the set * Cara Fahd and Theran slavery * Connection to Blades collection * Hildingrist Crest and magical weirdness * Perspective on Landis Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW