* Grand Bazaar and Deeper Secrets both available in PDF! * Kickstarter Backers have had their codes sent. * Deeper Secrets is big! 624 pages including index. * Throal Adventures: Purloined Provisions * Also released as the Shard "Pale River" by RedBrick * Designed for low Journeyman characters. * Like Parlainth Adventures, a collection of shorter, …

* The Western Kingdoms: The Founding Ranelles * GenCon news! Earthdawn events. * Learning to work with Josh's brain. * Total eclipse discussion. * Quick recap of the founding ranelles. * Escalanas = Mystic, Fensalor = Physical, Trisrora = Social * The Escalanas Ranelle * Long dedication to research into the mystic arts. * First matriarch and the fo…

* Earthdawn Adventures: Shattered Pattern * Send us your questions if you have them! * Stands alone, but does involve an item found in Infected. * Pattern items as a maguffin or plot driver. * PCs hired to solve the mystery of their employer's identity. * Journeyman-tier adventure -- Recommended Circles Five to Seven. * Technically non-linear, but …

* The Western Kingdoms * A little bit of background of the Elven Nations book. * The placement of the Western Kingdoms and relation to Sereatha. * Overview of the western kingdom's political structure. * Individual domains each ruled by a ranelle, called a gerryth. * Collectively called the Gwydenro, or "heartland". * The founding ranelles of the w…

* Mailbag episode! * Lou provided some insight into other pieces written by Sam Witt * Aleyn sent us a bunch of adventure journals! * We talk about character journals back in the day. * Email from Brendan: Penalties for sleeping in armor? * Josh suggests: Reducing recovery tests by the Initiative Penalty. * How long to put on armor? Related somehow…

* Parlainth Adventures: Threads * Return to form; facing a Horror threat. * Higher challenge. * Roots lie in Parlainth's history and is now threatening Haven. * Does not require as much established NPC relationships as earlier adventures. * Can benefit from some foreshadowing and build-up. * Hired to investigate escalting violence in Haven. * Fairl…

* Shosara: Navolok Ranelle * Foil or rival to the Laryskova. * Focused on helping adopt non-elven ideas. * Not concerned with the opinion of the Elven Court. * Internal dynamic of the "liberal" elven nation. * Enough information to inform, not too much to overwhelm. * More willing to share titles and promote non-elves. * Remained behind after the S…

* Parlainth Adventures: Desire Box * Lighthearted adventure; Josh thinks it's "a hoot" * Potential farce, funniest of the Parlainth Adventures. * Most easily transported to another location. * Slow build to a frenetic conclusion. * Premise: Politics, Archiana Smoothskin, and Torgak. * The Desire Box: Chorrolis-infused artifact from the ruins. * For…

* Shosara: The Laryskova Ranelle * Kickstarter for the next expansion for Aetherstream is live! * The ranelle inspired by Jaspree to travel north, founding Shosara. * Shosara might not exist if not for the pilgrimage. * Largest single political power in Shosara. * Prefer trade and diplomacy over military force. * Ranelle's main objective is to move…

* The Capital City of Shosara * Shosara's approach to traditional elven philosophy. * Overview of the city layout. * Great Lighthouse - North end of the bay. * Seat of magical study and scholariship. * Symbol of knowledge as light and guidance. * Berths for airships. * Grand Arsenal - South end of the bay. * Keep, smithies, armory. * Base for the F…

* Diving into the mailbag! * Panels from FreedoniaCon 2024 are available on the FASA Games YouTube channel * Email from Rob: Update on actual play podcasts. * Declaration phase at start of each round. * Bringing on other GMs to answer questions? * Email from Leamon: Kaer breached and survived? * Battle Shout: Increased DN based on target, or the ta…

* Parlainth Adventures: Dead Man's Hand * Written by Robin Laws * Features Twiceborn, Queen of the Cadaver Folk * More darkly whimsical. * Early Tim Burton, Addams Family * Works best with the characters having a previously established relationship with an NPC. * Agreement between Torgak and Twiceborn * Inciting Event: The Carnival of the Dead. * S…

* Parlainth Adventures: Blood Pact * Dan figured out why he thought there was a well! * Overall theme: Vulnerability of youth and the responsibility to protect the weak. * Child gets poisoned by Mindtrap's blood on the map wall. * Josh explains the set-up; what came before. * Avenues of investigation. * Portraying those mentally broken by Horrors. …

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* EDSG Live at FreedoniaCon 2024! * Josh summarizes the convention so far. * Email from Patrick: Our ending to Infected! * Email from Matthew: Thread items allowing the user to cast a specific spell? * Email from Patrick: Favorite easter egg or plot detail? * Email from K Scott: Glowing eyes in description of Astral Targeting spell? * Email from Ko…

* Shosara: Elves of the North * Reminder: FreedoniaCon Feb 16-18 on the FASA Games Discord! * Live EDSG on the 18th! * Shosara is on a peninsula extending into the Gwyn Sea. * Shosara's citadel was not breached. * Founded by elves who set out from Wyrm Wood following a vision from Jaspree. * Real world parallel geography. * Early history of the Sho…

* Infected! Spoilers for the adventure in this episode! * FreedoniaCon February 16-18 on the FASA Games Discord * Written by the legendary Robin Laws * Probably Josh's favorite published adventure. * Let's talk about the cover! * General gushes about art from old school FASA * Dramatic, evocative cover. * Open ended resolution. * Plays on expectati…

* The Talshara Ranelle * Reminder: FreedoniaCon Feb 16-18 on the FASA Games Discord! * Talshara comprises most of the militia and exolashers in the Blood Wood * Nearly every combat Discipline is represented in the ranelle. * Likely includes a significant number of Woodsman followers * (Check out Episode 78 for the Woodsman Episode.) * Current leade…

* Adventure breakdown: Terror in the Skies * SPOILERS! * FreedoniaCon is February 16-18 on the FASA Games Discord * Live Survival Guide on Sunday the 18th. * Second adventure published. * Like Mists of Betrayal, likely written to feature different aspects of the game. * Still potential balance issues, but not as severely as Mists. * Sidebar about a…

* The Jae'Helastri Ranelle * Politically inclined gossip-mongers * Most likely to pass information to manipulate events. * May be envoys outside the wood. * Keep an eye on other ranelles. * No farming, trade, or other aspects of life. * Smallest ranelle, no more ancestral lands or lesser ranelles sworn to them. * The ranelle that "knows things". * …

* New Year, New mailbag! * The full, unedited interview with Lou is available on our YouTube channel. * The pre-art draft for Grand Bazaar has been made available to backers. * Email from Bart: Dispelling or disrupting threads? * Email from Chris: Crossbows! Why Strength? * Why not more kinds of crossbows? * Convention news! * Email from Brendan: T…

* The Third and Final Part of our conversation with Lou Prosperi * Lou's Favorites * Why Ukraine * One More Thing for Earthdawn * Enduring Nature and Cliffhangers * Is Lou a Passion * Tales From Lou's Table * Working With Greg Gorden * Working on Different Systems * Something from Fourth Edition You Like * An Area You Wanted to Cover * If You Could…

* The second part of our conversation with Lou Prosperi. * T'skrang as alien race? * What's the deal with the ash blowing in from the Wastes? * Sidebar about the "Western Kingdoms" * Questions about loci and their use in original plans for Barsaive at War. * World maps? * Thoughts about the return of the Earthdawn and other parts of the world. * Ma…

* Episode 200! Part one of our conversation with Lou Prosperi. * How does Lou pronounce certain Earthdawn names? * What were the plans for continuing coordination with Shadowrun? * Some discussion about crossover characters. * Story about Lou sending his SR players into the past before Earthdawn * Lou's path to Earthdawn. * How did they go about bu…

* Wrapping up 2023 with some listener statistics and analytics * We broke 100k total listens this year according to our host. * Where our listeners hail from and what platform they listen on. * Most listened to overall episodes. * Our Spotify Wrapped summary... new listeners and audience growth. * Listen Notes score and commentary. * YouTube stats …

* Mailbag! * Email from Jonathan: Would Blood Warders or Exolashers have been a path? * Email from Alexandre: Social Defense needs and protections for a Gauntlet? * Discussion of Resist Taunt, Lion Heart, Lion Spirit, and other options. * Email from Leamon: Ways to track Legend Point awards. * Spreadsheets! * Email from Brendan: Are Karma and Legen…

* Great Ranelles of the Blood Wood: The Escalanas * Quick update on social media and the like. * Kindness from a fan on the FASA Games Discord. * Tradtionally provides the most Warders to the Rose Throne. * Current head Kethos was one of the main architect of the Ritual of Thorns. * The "magic" ranelle, but like other ranelles they do other stuff. …

* Kaers * Significance of kaers in the game and setting. * Common (and most dangerous) destination for adventurers. * Mists of Betrayal, Terror in the Skies, Ardanyan's Revenge. * Not a lot of concrete examples in later published material. * Appearances in novels and fiction. * What is a kaer? * Purpose to keep people inside alive. * Why are you go…

* The Daevenar Ranelle * Some comments on Blood Wood games. * Renowned as the finest artists and craftfolk in the Wood. * Significant presence in Court, but not an obvious politics player. * Likely a notable influence on elven culture. * Possibly behind the campaign against Shosara. * Importance of art and culture during the Scourge and Ritual of T…

* Diving into the mailbag! * Email from Leamon: GMs with players who know more about the setting. * Fighting large groups of low-powered opponents. * Questions for Greg Gorden? * Email from Brad: Stories about player character death. * Handling replacements for a dead PC? * Plans to reintroduce Lightbearers as a path? * Email from Scott: More stori…

* Great Ranelles of the Blood Wood: Carithasca * A ranelle is similar to a noble house or clan; extended family. * Mainly based in the Southern Fringe, focused on trade. * While each ranelle is best known for a particular thing, they don’t do just that thing. * The ranelle’s background and how they got to where they are. * The ranelle’s biggest adv…

* Email from David: Love for the show and for Earthdawn * Reminder from Josh about the Earthdawn West Marches community. * Email from Bryan: Stories about player character death. * Josh shares a party wipe story from an old D&D game. * Exploring and surviving underground environments. * Careless folk get themselves killed in the depths. * Four thin…

* Player character death. * Reminder: Tastes and desires on what a player wants from a game can vary! * Most problems arise from a difference in expectations between the players and GM. * Story about Josh’s friend Doug and his approach to his characters. * Players who strongly identify with their characters can dislike having their story “cut short…

* Surviving and Exploring the Wastes. * Another example of an area devastated by the Scourge, similar in that way to the Badlands. * Of note in earlier material mainly because of its effect onwestern Barsaive. * Also an area with a significant number of lost and corruptedkaers. * Not as easy to get imagery to draw inspiration about the Wastes. * Je…

* Surviving the inhsopitable: Death’s Sea and the Mist Swamps * Death’s Sea * Invest in protection from heat and bring plenty of water. * No walking! Airship access only. * Only solid ground are klenkas, temporary islands of cooledlava. * Bring foods that can survive the hot, dry conditions. * Lots of fire-adjacent wildlife to make life difficult. …

* Another packed email episode! * Email from Michael H: Supporting the show, and a questionabout airship and riverboat rules. * Upcoming topic: Dealing with player character death * Email from Jennifer: Knacks spreadsheet? * Sheet is actually what talents become available for the coreDisciplines * Email from Jonathan: Do animal companions count as …

* Herbs, plants, and natural medicines in Earthdawn. * Can add more flavor, detail, and variety to your setting. * The Survival Guide includes a mix of real-world and fictionalplants. * The Herbalist’s Primer by Anna Urbanek. * Great system-neutral supplement for any fantasy game. * Item by item list from the first edition Survival Guide. * Descrip…

* Exploring and surviving in the Badlands * Final report on the Deeper Secrets Kickstarter campaign * Possible reasons to go into (or over) the Badlands * Historical overview of the region * Is calling it the Badlands reinforcing its corruption? * Additional ideas and hooks in the Travar sourcebook * Solving the mystery of the region’s growth and c…

* Second of TWO post-GenCon mailbag episodes! * Question from Josh (not that Josh): Adapting Earthdawn toother systems? * Some non-legally binding discussion of how to handle fanworks. * Email from Svenn: Book of Tomorrow and the Earthdawn PublishingTrust. * Josh reminisces about the EDPT. * Questions about Legend Awards… * ED4 challenge ratings ve…

* First of TWO post-GenCon mailbag episodes! * As of this episode’s release, just over two days left in the Deeper Secrets Kickstarter * Email from Alexandre: Playing an offended obsidiman? * Email from Donald the SoloRPG Guy: Recent Earthdawn episode and shout-out to the EDSG * Email from Ben: What kind of Horror was Zorg from the Legends of Earth…

* Third and Fourth Circle Shaman spells * Quick review of a couple important Shaman spell features. * Third Circle Spells * Catwalk * Invoke Lion’s Pride * Mark of the Wolf * Polecat Resilience * Sunlight * Third Circle picks and discussion. * Fourth Circle Spells * Ferret Reflex * Gills * Invoke Shark Rend * Mark of the Bear * Repel Animal * Fourt…

* Josh gives a GenCon update! Booth times and such! * Reminder: If you have questions for Lou Prosperi, send them in! * Exploring and surviving forest environments. * Named vs unnamed forest. * Typically, much drier than jungles, more undergrowth. * A brief ecological overview of deciduous and evergreen forests. * Potable water in forests and the a…

* Magic: Deeper Secrets Kickstarter is live! * Third and Fourth Circle Illusionist Spells * Josh briefly recaps some thoughts on the Illusionist as a magician * Third Circle Spells * And Then I Woke Up * Blinding Glare * Fog of Jeer * Nobody Here * Phantom Warrior * Top third Circle picks and discussion * Fourth Circle Spells * Clarion Call * Great…

* Email from Brendan: Question about Wound penalties? * Email from Mark: Having Brad on the show to talk about 1879? * Theran Empire and Horrors defanged? * Comparing the Denairastas to the Therans. * Some spoilers for Empty Thrones. * Horrors as a disrupting political influence. * Question about the Earthdawn version of Turkey/Anatolia? * Why is N…

* Some production business: Upcoming episodes * Send in questions for Lou! * Third and Fourth Nethermancer spells * Arrow of Night * Aspect of the Bone Spirit * Aspect of the Cowardly Skulk * Fog of Fear * Grave Message * Pain * Summon Bone Spirit * Discussion and top picks for Third Circle * Aspect of the Menacing Tyrant * Dark Spy * Evil Eye * La…

* Third and Fourth Circle Elementalist spells. * Ice Mace and Chain * Lightning Bolt * Mantle of the Reflecting Pool * Plant Feast * Thrive * Winds of Deflection * Discussion and top picks for Third Circle * Air Blast * Blizzard Sphere * Elemental Spear * Grove Renewal * Lightning Step * Uneven Ground * Discussion and top picks for Fourth Circle Fi…

* Email from Riley: Tales of the Cult of the Great Hunter. * Email from Charles: Official map of the world of Earthdawn? * Email from Nick: Explaining half-Horrors. * Email from Jesse: Covering the ork tribes or scorcher bands? * Dangers, obstacles, and hazards in mountainous regions. * Context, expectations, and objectives. * Personal experience a…

* Please excuse Dan’s rough audio in this episode, he was having computer issues. * Third Circle Wizard spells * Astral Targeting * Aura Strike * Combat Fury * Identify Magic * Levitate * Wizard Mark * Top picks * Fourth Circle Wizard spells * Ball of String * Binding Threads * Evolved Consciousness * Juggler’s Touch * Lighten Load * Wizard’s Cloak…

* Our final Crystal Raiders episode, we promise! * Why do the Crystal Raiders, well, raid? * Scarce resources, need to get things to survive. * Cultural self-justification and myth-making. * Where and what they target with their raids. * Highland troll culture is broken, and their reputation isdeserved (at least somewhat). * Rituals to assuage trol…

* Diving into the mailbag! * Josh recaps his weekend adventure to Los Angeles. * Email from Walter: New listener thanks us for the show. * Email from Matthew: Recommends “Silo” on AppleTV for ideas ona life sequestered underground. * Email from Riley: Eberron as another richly developed setting. * Email from Aaron: Praise for Horror and Crystal Rai…