Earthdawn Survival Guide

* Episode Sixty LIVE from Freedonia Con 2021 * Brief look at show stats * Email from Dustin: Thanks for the Astral Sight episode! * Email from Nanander: Impressions provided by astral sight? * Visibility of patterns through materials? * Pattern centerpoints; space the pattern takes up “inside” an item. * Names and ED4 philosophy addressing them. * Email from Lee: Fiction suggestions for astral sig...

* Part one of our series on Passions and Questors * Reminder: FreedoniaCon February 19-21 * The Passions * Earthdawn’s version of deities. * Questors can work together, but no large-scale formal religious organization. * Passions represent ideals of Namegiver society. * True nature is unclear. * Astendar: Passion of love, art, music, creative arts and inspiration. * Vaguely analogous to Aphrodite,...

* Email Questions and Blood Wood * Email from Matthew: Steps Desktop Version * Email from Brandon: Comments and question on Forge Weapon * Why was Ukraine chosen as the setting for Barsaive? * Josh discovers ED4 doesn’t have Improve Blade/Weapon * Anonymous Email: Upcoming episode on the Passions? * Favorite adventures for new groups? * Managing crunchiness of the Step Dice? Rules lite options? *...

* Astral Sight and Astral Sensing * Questions from Dustin * Does a character directly perceiving astral space see native astral entities as imprints or in their full appearance? * Does a character using Astral Sight see the imprints of astral entities present in astral space? * Tangent into astral perception translating information about magical energy into stimuli the Namegiver can understand. It...

* Discipline Review: Shaman * Anthropological background on the term * Some thoughts on the problematic origins and use of “shaman” * Goals of the Fourth Edition rework of the Shaman Discipline * The in-character essay * Shaman as Earthdawn’s take on the “druid” archetype * Karma Ritual * Artisan Skills * Half-Magic Abilities * “Fetishes” as set dressing for spellcasting * Novice Tier Discipline T...

* We will soon be doing an episode focused on Astral Sight and astral perception. Get your questions in! * Episode Fifty-Five: Airships * Pop Culture References: Firefly, Red Dwarf, Star Trek, Killjoys, Battlestar Galactica, The Orville, Farscape * Wooden Airships * Airboat: Smallest airship, small capacity, short range. Flying rowboat. * Drakkar: “Longship”, scout or patrol vessel. Common among h...

* As mentioned in Episode 54, this week Dan brings you another reading from Legends of Earthdawn, Volume One. * The Love of Tonlaa and Enard * Justice of Horrors * The Heart of Heroes * The Horror Storm * The Brightest Star in the Sky * The Pipes of Wrongness * New Sun in a New Sky Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @EarthdawnG Josh on Twitter: @mataxes Dan on Twitter: @boice_voice Get product...

* Happy New Year! Welcome to year two. * Emails and Forge Weapon * Email from Matthew: Condolences and praise for Dan’s Legends Readings * Email from Brian: Strengths of alternate mounts for Cavalryman adepts * Forge Blade/Weapon * Six different variants of the talent (depending how you count) * First Edition overview * Adept’s Way Addendum * Introduces cap to bonus equal to base weapon damage. *...

* Brief recording hiatus for the holidays. We’ll be back next week. For now, enjoy more entries from Legends of Earthdawn Volume 1, and we hope you have a happy new year! * Astendar’s Devotion * Lyllaria’s Mirror * The Dance of Korrencia * The Fire Pool * Lisar’s Wondrous Pack of Tales * The Nameless Lad * The Lost Dream of Wyrm Wood * How Lor’jak Bonetusk Found His Passion Email: edsgpodcast@gmai...

Happy holidays! In honor of the season, and with the kind permission of Critshow producer Rev, we bring you the Earthdawn one-shot Josh ran for the cast this past spring. If you like what you hear, check them out at thecritshowpodcast.com

Happy holidays! In honor of the season, and with the kind permission of Critshow producer Rev, we bring you the Earthdawn one-shot Josh ran for the cast this past spring. If you like what you hear, check them out at thecritshowpodcast.com

Happy holidays! In honor of the season, and with the kind permission of Critshow producer Rev, we bring you the Earthdawn one-shot Josh ran for the cast this past spring. If you like what you hear, check them out at thecritshowpodcast.com

Happy holidays! In honor of the season, and with the kind permission of Critshow producer Rev, we bring you the Earthdawn one-shot Josh ran for the cast this past spring. If you like what you hear, check them out at thecritshowpodcast.com

Happy holidays! In honor of the season, and with the kind permission of Critshow producer Rev, we bring you the Earthdawn one-shot Josh ran for the cast this past spring. If you like what you hear, check them out at thecritshowpodcast.com

* This one is episode Fifty-Three. * Ship rules and Josh’s design goals for Fourth Edition. * Link to the blog post about chase rules. * There’s more to water travel than t’skrang riverboats. * Canoes, rowboats, and sailboats. * Overland travel may encounter rivers or lakes that provide an obstacle. * Josh describes canoe design and overland transport. * Rowboats and sailboats tend to be used more...

* We’re back from our hiatus with an email episode. Thank you for your patience. * Remembering Mary Harrison * Email from Lee: Suggestions about spirit desires and goals. * First Email from Shane: Mounted path for other Disciplines? * Tips on crossing to a new edition? * Second Email from Shane: Name variation in Earthdawn and monocultures. * Email from Jesse: Momentum attack once per round. * SET...

* Regular episodes should resume next week. In the meantime, enjoy some more readings from Legends of Earthdawn Volume One. * The Questor and the Magician * Ciarra Shy-Ru * Parliament of Mermaids * T’selas Vriimon and the Vyrkanogen * The King Who Ruled the Passions * The Way of the Beasts * The Grass Bridge Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @EarthdawnG Josh on Twitter: @mataxes Dan on Twitter...

As mentioned in our social media feeds, regular episodes are on a short hiatus as real life has disrupted the normal production flow. To sate your boundless appetite for content (and to keep the feed from going totally silent), Dan has recorded audio versions of seven legends from the "Legends of Earthdawn" supplement, originally published in 1995. The legends include: * The Passion's Dance * The...

* E-mail episode! * Correction: Body Control does have a bonus equal to the one-handed size total for the adept using the talent. * Email from Nick: Why does training require time? * Email from Matt: Suggestions for the mostly-windling group. * Email from Chainwolf: Raising Thread Weaving for a second non-magician Discipline. * Motivations for spirits? * Email from Scott: Windling astral sight and...

* Episode Fifty with special guest Kyle Pritchard * Potential spoilers within! * Empty Thrones * Five story arcs featuring Iopos, Jerris, Freewater, Daiche * Journeyman tier challenges. * Covers about a year of in-setting time. * Differences in approaching Empty Thrones compared to Legends of Barsaive * Where did the “big idea” come from? * An idea that didn’t make the cut. * Lots of NPCs * Kyle’s...

* Episode 49! * The Gauntlet Discipline * Design background * Different approach to close combat * Original flavor Purifier broken up into different themes * In the lore originated with obsidimen * Slow, deliberate bruiser. * Unstoppable force and immovable object. * Pop culture: Juggernaut, Ben Grimm * “Living weapons” * Unarmed combat focused, but not in the D&D Monk style * Important Attrib...

* Talent Knacks * Special use cases or enhanced uses for magical talents. * May substitute a new effect. * Special maneuvers for using a knack. * Access to skills or other abilities related to the talent. * Some knacks can be purchased and advanced as a skill. * Can spend Karma on talent knacks, it is still a talent test. * Knacks cannot be learned for talents known under Versatility. * Must have...

* Travar: The Merchant City * Gushing about the map * Travar is an old city * The Road Wardens and their role * The Travar citadel and the Scourge * The Water Rebellion and how its significance * A brief sidebar on world building and themes * Animals and the Hounds of Travar * Air Sailors and airships * The experience of entering Travar * The number and significance of the number five * The distri...

* Email from Doomzy: Naming conventions for characters in the setting? * Email from Ste: reNaming and passing on a title or name? * Email from Matty: T’skrang and the Saurids from 1879? * Email from Graham: Handling a group of five windlings and a troll? * Multiple Disciplines * A disclaimer about assumptions. * Should consider philosophical compatibility and character personality. * Josh discusse...

* One year of the Survival Guide. * Spirits and Summoning * Four Types of Spirits * A goal in ED4 was to try and make spirits more than just a stat block. * Spirits are not common, but not unusual. * Example spirits in the GM Guide show variety. * Inspiration taken from Werewolf and Mage games from White Wolf. * Make spirits more than a tool for summoners. * Lower Strength Rating spirits are more...