* Even more Named Horrors!

* Buualgathor – The Horror Hunter

* From the Parlainth campaign set.

* Uses marked and corrupted Namegivers to track down its prey.

* Bloatforms and Depairthoughts are preferred targets.

* Little known about the Horror outside Parlainth.

* Its essence permeates the landscape; those who spend time

* Seven bladelike arms, wavy appendage that resembles a flowing

* Marked individuals suffer damage when Buualgathor uses the

* Three options about the current status of the Horror in

* Impressive physical stats, multiple common Horror powers like

* Referenced in the Legends of Barsaive adventure series.

* Druistadt

* It’s true Name is only known by its victims, “Druistadt” is a

* Mainly haunts the Serpent River basin, devours the hearts of

* Likes targeting groups, especially t’skrang riverboat crews

* Marks victims by making them speak its true Name three times.

* Sidebar about folkloric, pop culture, and RPG history of names

* Once marked, victims face terrifying dreams, and the Horror

* Serial killers, preferred victim type, and Horror inspiration

* Any member in the group speaking the Name three times can mark

* Can track marked victims flawlessly; “it can hear your heart

* Powers: Terror, Illusion spells, Karma Tap, Damage Shift

* Unique power: Dream Shape

* Physically tough but will retreat if overwhelmed.

* Not as flashy or dramatic; seems understated compared to other

* Importance of establishing rules for how an individual Horror

* Praise for the GM advice in Monster of the Week for setting up

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* Email from Balas: Does Josh know what Virag means in Hungarian?

* Email from Polythemus: Story from their game!

* Passions and their role in Barsaivian cultures?

* Adapting other game content to Earthdawn (vampires)?

* Email from Brendan: Shield Bash and Second Attack/Second

* Email from Anthony: Continuing the Earthdawn demo games!

* Involvement with Free RPG Day?

* The Firescale Moot of the Scol Mountains

* Geographic context for the Scol Mountains

* Dominant moot, absorbed or eliminated all rivals.

* Another aggressive moot, lacking the orthodoxy of the

* Possible alternate cultural development spur compared to the

* Relationship with Iopos and the Denairastas.

* Connection to the Outcast?

* Fleet information.

* Prominent members of the moot.

* The Firescales in adventures and campaign arcs.

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* Our Named Horrors series continues!

* Revealing how Dan chose the order we’re going through these.

* We return to the wonderful and unique aspects of the Horrors sourcebook.

* Nemesis: Master of metamorphosis and deception.

* Always appears a beautiful, attractive human with bright eyes.

* No record of its natural form; like Deceivers in its mutability.

* Astral form has dozens if not hundreds of dark tendrils

* Bestows knowledge and magic items to adepts to slay other

* Slaver in league with Thera after the Scourge, has multiple strongholds

* The rich and powerful who attend its events to wallow in

* Highly charming like Ysrthgrathe but lacks the toxic jealousy.

* Its gifts to adepts is how it marks and corrupts them.

* Ironic fates; the gifts given to save others seal the heroes’

* Classic “deal with the devil” style of story.

* Unique powers: Horror Lore, Transport

* Powerful magician, multiple spell actions in ED1, Wizard

* Perhaps the physically weakest Named Horror, but its network

* Story hooks or roles for Nemesis in campaigns.

* Chantrel’s Horror: One of three Named Horrors from the original

* Only seen astrally; Bloody, demonic humanoid suspended in a

* Attacks the family and close friends of its chosen victim.

* Known as Chantrel’s Horror because of its connection to the

* Clive Barker homage.

* Has the ability to bring its chosen victim back to life; even

* May go dormant for years to let the victim think they might be

* Unique powers: Astral Slice, Blood Memory

* It can mark those closest to its chosen victim regardless of

* Like Ysrthgrathe, loves extended torment, but feels coldly

* Chantrel’s Horror in adventures in campaigns.

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* Email from Matthew: Fourth edition political situation in

* Email from Nick: Stephen King recommendation.

* Story about using Giftbringer.

* Note: The Velocity spell is not in a first edition book. It

* Trollmoots of the Delaris Mountains

* Quiet, serene, isolated.

* Location of the monastery where Elianar Messias allegedly

* Also the area where the Fellowship of Night (Episode 109) are

* Rockhorn moot: Mainly in the eastern Delaris peaks.

* Strong association with obsidimen, strong feelings about the

* Parallel to the Stoneclaws in their cultural cross-pollination.

* Potential conflict with the Fellowship of Night due to their experimentation

* Moot most directly related to the Triumph and Ayodhya plot

* Notable members of the Rockhorn moot and Greenstone Liferock

* Skyseeker moot: Furthest west, closest to Vivane

* Broadly neutral relationship with the Therans

* Relationship with Messias and the Books of Harrow monastery

* Cursed to “always seek what they cannot find.”

* Internal debate about their relationship with Thera.

* Working with the Fellowship of Night to try and break the

* Notable members of the Skyseeker moot and Fellowship of Night.

* The Harrow monastery as a notable legendary site that would

* Ideas about the post-Second War situation for the Delaris

* Continued praise for the variety and diversity that break up

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Earthdawn West Marches:

* Horrors!

* Giftbringer: The Stephen King homage.

* Almost certainly inspired by 1991’s Needful Things.

* Entry written by victim/survivor.

* The Horror feeds off aggression and violence, kindled by

* Powerful illusion powers, masquerades as a travelling peddler

* Sells items, then manipulates people’s desires to covet each

* Dark reflections of Chorrolis?

* Natural form is shiny-skinned, winged, pterodactyl/wyvern

* Will flee if revealed, but it is a physically potent Horror.

* Trinkets and goods are worthless, masked by illusions.

* Powers: Clarion Call, Gift, Horror Mark, Karma Tap.

* Stat block overview.

* Example of adapting tropes and ideas from other sources.

* Using in adventures and campaigns.

* Doesn’t usually target player characters, they will come

* Classic or traditional Horror in many respects; straightforward,

* Ubyr: The Kaiju Horror

* Massive, worm-like Horror that hunts and haunts the Serpent

* Four hundred yards long, can stretch up to seven hundred yards.

* Boiling acidic blood, does significant armor-ignoring damage

* Can sense beings within 30 feet of any part of its body.

* Mainly aquatic but can travel on land just as easily.

* Responsible for the destruction of numerous t’ksrang kaers and

* Siphon Will: If Ubyr is able to envelop a structure, it drains

* Rapidly drains attribute points, rather than dealing damage.

* Not many powers, its Horror Mark is only used to track victims

* Very physically potent.

* Using Ubyr in adventures and campaigns.

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* E-mail avalanche!

* Email from Polythemus: Introducing talent knacks.

* Balancing encounters for large groups (action economy).

* Astral locations, and things that reside there?

* Do adolescent dragons enter their astral cocoons in the same

* Rites for dead adolescent dragons?

* Strength or weakness of the veil between astral and physical space?

* Where are the orichalcum pillars/loci?

* Future plans or discussion for Cathay?

* Email from Tim: Great Sword Valley and terraced geography of

* Email from Bart: Campaign story about Horrors and Crystal

* Questions related to Bart’s campaign; redeeming the honor of

* Multiple questions about Horrors and how multiple Horrors

* Will we cover Horrors from published adventures?

* Character awareness of success or failure of astral sensing.

* Skinny Minis?

* Email from Mouss: Praise for the show and the game.

* Astral Sight questions. (Check out Episode 57!)

* Seeing in total darkness (Ethereal Darkness)?

* Attributes of a Fog Ghost (from Summon Fog Ghost)?

* Questions about the “Tales from the Omniverse” one-shot.

* Email from Jonathan: Story about the Horror Tempter.

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Earthdawn West Marches:

* We continue to explore the Twilight Peaks

* Geography of the southern Twilight Peaks.

* Rough, dangerous, inhospitable territory.

* The Fire Slopes

* The Burning Shore

* The Ashen Hills; lowlands between the Grey Forest and the Burning Shore

* Home of the Southern Exiles; “Kavaheim.”

* No central organization; multiple groups along with isolated individuals.

* Significant population of followers of the Outcast path.

* Wide variety of practices depending on where the individual exile came from and what they believe.

* A microcosm of the Twilight Peaks.

* Scarce resources and various philosophies can cause conflict between groups.

* Place to compare, contrast, and fracture the Crystal Raider culture.

* Adventure ideas and reasons to venture into the area.

* Followers of Nemar: Dedicated to Nemar Firewalker, who brought the airships to the moots.

* Seek ruins to find ancient lore or artifacts that could redeem, restore, or justify their honor.

* Watchers of Death: Dedicated to keeping Death sealed away.

* Often use the eruptions, fissures, and flow of Death’s Sea for augury or mystic insights.

* Pirates of the Scarlet Sea: Independent freebooters and privateers.

* Not part of the exiles; threaten trade and mining operations in the area.

* Votanna, the Grey Woman

* Legendary figure that reportedly lives in the Grey Forest; Baba Yaga vibes.

* Appears at portentous moments, can be a blessing or curse.

* A force of nature, respected by all the moots.

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* Email from Anthony: Introducing Earthdawn at a one-shot game night.

* Horrors in Depth: Artificer

* Not flesh and blood; metallic, covered with wheels, levers, and pulleys.

* “Steampunk” Horror.

* Background: Elemental spirit summoned by dragons in the previous age and it was corrupted.

* Uses Forge Trap power to convert tunnels and caverns into metallic mazes filled with deathtraps.

* Provides an Earthdawn-flavored reason for the classic “trap filled labyrinth” trope.

* Presence can be felt without it being a focus; converts an area but doesn’t really hunt victims.

* Inspiration: Grimtooth’s Traps

* Baits its converted mazes with riches and artifacts it has scavenged to draw people in.

* Limited additional powers; just elemental immunities.

* Primarily astral entity; difficult to get to it to destroy it.

* Can provide an “alien” aesthetic, magitech in a way not usually present in Earthdawn.

* Can help get around the need for “realistic” spaces you normally need for kaer design.

* Straightforward in its own way, but still unique and interesting.

* Ysrthgrathe

* Essay supposedly written by someone possessed by the Horror itself.

* Josh’s favorite entry, likely written by Caroline Spector.

* Horror that features in the Immortals trilogy (Scars, Little Treasures, Worlds Without End)

* Stereotypical suite of Horror powers and abilities.

* Doesn’t have a mechanical gimmick, is iconic because of his personality and approach.

* Vampire lord, supervillain, suave serial killer.

* “Horror of Toxic Masculinity”

* Likely to use methods that make its victim feel helpless and isolate them.

* Very “human” in its evil, strongly relatable to real-world experiences; abusive, gaslighting.

* Targets individuals, especially powerful ones, patiently works to break them.

* Has a personal touch; not an impersonal force of nature like Ristul or Verjigorm.

* Often uses illusion to charm and manipulate people. Infernal, offering deals and bargains.

* Using Ysrthgrathe in a story arc or campaign.

* Being careful not to trigger post-traumatic stress or the like in your players.

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* Crystal Raiders of the Western Twilight Peaks.

* Geographic overview of the western range.

* Great Sword Valley and the Battle of Sky Point.

* The Crystal Span and its connection to Death’s imprisonment.

* Death’s Eyes and tales about Death’s domain.

* The western passes and Three Rivers.

* Bloodlore Moot: Most aggressive and warlike moot.

* Embody the stereotype of bloodthirsty troll raiders.

* History of the moot.

* Bloodlore chief: Chorak, very traditional.

* Philosophically conservative and orthodox when it comes to Crystal Raider culture.

* The Forgiven of Jaspree: Living Legend Cult that questions the legend of the Gift of Jaspree.

* Political tensions in the Bloodlore moot; Prokkuav: Questor of Raggok looking to supplant the chief.

* Bloodlore fleet overview.

* Blackfang Moot: The highland magicians.

* Most magically advanced moot in the Twilight Peaks, long tradition of magicians.

* Illim Blackfang: Nethermancer from before the Scourge, corrupted by Horrors.

* Order of Silver Twilight and Illim’s vault; now haunted by Illim’s corrupt spirit.

* Blackfang chief: Drolak, primarily concerned with the survival of his moot.

* Delos: Secretly a Nethermancer, has Illim as a ghost master.

* Classic undead mastermind manipulating events to release him from his captivity.

* Blackfang fleet overview and the volcanic stone drakkars.

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* LIVE from FreedoniaCon 2023!

* Where are our attendees from?

* Earthdawn news from the con

* Deeper Secrets is next book in the Kickstarter queue

* An upcoming official Earthdawn Wiki

* Thirtieth Anniversary – new omnibus editions for the J’role trilogy and the “lost novels”

* Email from Polythemus: Returning to Earthdawn!

* Questions about player character deaths in the game and social mechanics.

* Email from K Scott: Fourth edition has lasted longer than first!

* Question about casting from your own grimoire “in the field”

* Email from Ian: Mainlined the whole backlog in 3 months!

* New to Earthdawn and introduced his group.

* Audiobooks? (It’s an idea, but nothing locked down yet.)

* Favorite moments in Earthdawn or other games?

* In an audiobook who would voice who?

* Email from Evan: How much info to reveal to players in combat (target numbers, number of successes, etc.)

* Playing fair as a GM so that players can make informed decisions.

* Chat question from K Scott: Can we trust the info provided about Nebis’s appearances listed in the Horrors book?

* Chat question from Jason: Exploring other Theran provinces?

* Only one currently in development is Arancia.

* Chat question from K Scott: Does the physical size of Parlainth make sense?

* Comparisons with areas of other cities.

* Chat question: Anything planned for the Therans in Barsaive?

* Chat question from British Joel: Population loss because of the Scourge?

* Chat question from Brendan: Troll moots and raiding culture during the Scourge?

* Chat question from Jason: Earthdawn mugs (or other merchandise)?

* Wrapping up. Value of the podcast for both Dan and Josh. Thanks from the chat.

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