EDSG Episode 229 - Shards: The Search for Wisdom

* Reminder: The Survival Guide will be on hiatus until November! * Coming at some point in the future, Josh is in an Actual Play! * Deeper Secrets: Nethermancer Spells * First Circle * Detect Undead * Preserve * Putrefy * Spirit Labor * Undead Struggle * Top choices and First Circle spells from earlier editions * Second Circle * Animate Skeleton * Death Trance * Netherlight * Sculpt Darkness * Translator Spirit * Top choices and Second Circle spells from earlier editions * Final discussion and commentary Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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

* Good news: Josh has been cast in a local show! * Bad news: Survival Guide going on hiatus until November. * Send us emails or suggestions for future topics! * Journey to Lang * Introductory adventure by Lou Prosperi * First Earthdawn adventure * Straightforward, no complex mystery or twists. * Plot summary. * Hired to travel to find what has befallen the village of Lang. * T'skrang riverboat ride, first tests. * Travel to village; clues and an encounter. * At the village; encounter with cadaver men. * Meeting the surviving villagers. * Defeating the corrupted obsidimen. * Introduces many key themes and concepts of Earthdawn. * Early adventures as a template for typical stories in the game. * Excellent for a first-time Earthdawn GM. * Little room to wander off the map, great for new players. * Difficulty of combat encounters. * Possible hooks for follow-up adventures. * Comparison to airboat scenes in Terror in the Skies. * Final thoughts. Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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 FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

* Deeper Secrets: Illusionist Spells! * First Circle Spells * Bellow of the Thundras * Light Show * Pauper's Purse * Phantom Astral Spear * Phantom Crow Tear * Rope Guide * Warning Signal * Spell Discussion * Second Circle Spells * And Their Money * Billowing Cloak * Chicanery * Impossible Knot * Phantom Liquid Arrow * Remove Shadow * Tailor * What happened to old spells? * Analysis and Discussion Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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 FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

* Diving into the mailbag! * YouTube comments and restructuring of video releases. * Official FASA Games podcast recording Thursdays in the Discord. * Email from Walter: Caught up on the podcast! What now? * Email from Anthony: Fatigue and sleeping in armor. * Some design and playtest insights. * Email from Patrick: Questions about Life Light spell. * Found in Deeper Secrets, page 138. * Probably not meant to move with the caster. * Email from Jesse: Windlings in Blood Wood? * Size and shape of riverboats? * Size of the Floating City? * Discussion of underlying game world math and maps. * Blood Elves and the Outcast Path. Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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 FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

* Earthdawn Adventure Shards: Kept in the Dark * Dan has run this one, Josh hasn't. * Expedition into the Servos. * Written by Gary Bowerbank * Coincidence of name "Akarem" from Mists of Betrayal * NPC employers. * Highlights the dangers of wilderness travel. * Possible error with troajin in place of crojen. * Broad event overview. * Tonal shift in second half of adventure. * Variety of encounters; mix of role-play and possible combat. * If... then statements that steer the story. * Theran hunting party. * Ruined temple. * Options for heading out of the jungle and consequences. * Lots of things going on, several choices. * Analysis and discussion. * Solid adventure design; multiple paths. * Good introductory/low Circle adventure. Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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 FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

* Josh is back from GenCon! * GenCon recap and review. * New Earthdawn products! * Other games played. * Deeper Secrets: Shaman Spells * Recapping Elementalist and Wizard spells from previous editions. * First Circle Spells * Alter Tracks * Animal Friendship * Recap of Pack and Spirit keywords * Badger Mettle * Cetacean Breathing * Hungry Like the Wolf * Pack Mule * Woodland Helpers * Thoughts and commentary. * Second Circle Spells * Bear's Sleep * Bleeding Edge * Hair Frenzy * Invoke Turtle Snap * Invoke Wolf Maim * Porcupine Quills * Tiger Roar * Thoughts and commentary. * This year's GenCon pregens. Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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 FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

* Earthdawn Adventures: The Search for Wisdom * aka "Runvir's Tomb" * Question from the Discord about setting it in Parlainth. * Good introductory adventure. * Differences between original version and RedBrick update. * Connection with Kratas and Garlthik One-Eye. * Former Kingdom of Ustrect. * Likely reasons for Third Edition rework. * Plot overview: Getting the Job. * Travel the Runvir's Tomb. * Encounter with Crystal Raiders. * Exploring the Tomb. * Potential backstory issues. * Josh talks about broader development concerns. * Skarvik, The Horror that haunts the tomb. * Magical treasures. * The Oracle Fountain and potential campaign concerns. Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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 FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

* Deeper Secrets: Elementalist Spells * Spell comparison between fourth edition and earlier editions. * Circle and Discipline shuffling. * First Circle Spells * Dry and Wet * Ignite * Repair * Room Temperature * Smoke Cloud * Second Circle Spells * Balloons of Mist * Fire Whip * Grounding * Liquid Arrow * Throne of Air * Discussion and preferences. * Carrying somebody else with Throne of Air? * Wrap up. Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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 FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

* Throal Adventures: The Way Out * aka Westhrall's Passage * Josh shares a memory from when he ran the adventure. * By Sean Rhodes who also wrote Serpent River and the t'skrang chapter of the Denizens book. * Map fragment uncovered of the river tunnels below the Kingdom. * Straightforward exploration adventure. * Raft travel and navigation, underground survival, long-term journey. * "Milestones" along the journey, encounters, rhythm of travel. * Journey is part of the experience and shouldn't be skipped. * Arrival in the Great Dome and encountering the Pale Ones. * Characters must deal with the local problem to complete their expedition. * Mining camp with enslaved Pale Ones run by one of the exiled Throalic noble families. * The opposition, dealing with the camp, and the consequences. * High marks, feels like it has a lot going on despite the page count. * Characters need to deal with the problem, no easy backup. * Linear, but flexible when resolving the final obstacle. * Some room to expand earlier stretch of the expedition. * Final thoughts. Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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 FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW

* Deeper Secrets: First and Second Circle Wizard. * Overview thoughts from Josh. * Number of spells compared to earlier editions. * What returning and new spells are there? * What spells are still missing? * First Circle Spells * Perimeter Alarm * Seal * Travelog * Triangulate * Volume Control * Wake Up Call * Second Circle Spells * Astral Flare * Clean * Entry Log * Makeshift Weapon * Search * Sterilize * Closing discussion Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] 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 FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW