Earthdawn Survival Guide

* Mailbag!

* We talk about our love of emails and research.

* Answer from Lou Prosperi about the Spectral Dancer, Jehuthra, and Mists of Betrayal.

* Email from Lee: Praise for fourth edition, and pop culture reference for the Invae.

* Sidebar about Invasion of the Body Snatchers and character actor Kevin McCarthy.

* Email from Matty: Lost episodes from early Legends of Earthdawn podcast.

* https://www.dasixes.com/podcastfeed.php?feed=6

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* Email from Aaron: Ghoul venom questions. Stacking? Healing? Duration?

* Table tales?

* Email from Daniel: Melee Weapons requirements for Tail Dancer and Windmaster paths?

* Design philosophy on low Circle spells?

* Thoughts on designing and creating custom talent knacks?

* Email from Leamon: Dealing with attendance issues?

* Comments on knacks in Second Edition.

* Email from Scott: Origin story of an Earthdawn fan and bringing in new players.

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* The Nine Diamonds – House K’tenshin

* Dominant aropagoi of the Serpent River’s South Reach

* Controls the Servos, Byrose, Iontos, and Tylon rivers.

* Control of the Tylon is disputed with House T’kambras.

* Personal identifier is a ruby and gold earring worn in the left ear.

* Allied with the Therans in the past, still has close ties with them.

* Operated as a kind of military autocracy; the shivalahala is a high Circle Warrior.

* Tensions with Travar.

* Founded around the start of the Orichalcum Wars about 1300 years ago.

* Woke from their Scourge-induced hibernation late – not until the Therans returned to Barsaive.

* Found that one entire foundation and its riverboats disappeared during the Scourge.

* Invited members of House Carinci that were didn’t want to return to Thera after first Theran War.

* Sixteen massive towers, largest on the river, arranged in a diamond pattern.

* Inner four towers have dry-dock facilities for riverboats.

* When allied with the Therans, took t’skrang from the jungle as slaves (mainly to sell to Thera).

* Alliance with Thera and the aftermaths of the wars have left K’tenshin in poor situation.

* Not overt villains, but a convenient target to look down on and in a rough spot in Serpent River culture.

* The Shivalahala K’tenshin – Warden-tier Warrior. Headmistress of the War College.

* K’tenshin Council – 24 members from the aropagoi’s 12 nialls. One member is the Advocate, who can veto the shivalahala.

* K’tenshin numerology.

* No direct representation of affiliated villages.

* House K’tenshin’s goals.

* Josh theorizes potential updates for the current timeline.

* The War College – Six year commitment, mostly t’skrang from House K’tenshin.

* Ideas of working the War College into games.

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* Horror constructs!

* Can be used when a full-blown Horror isn’t appropriate to add flavor and mood to an adventure or location.

* Black Mantis

* Big, fast, nasty insect monster: Upper Journeyman challenge.

* Has a little bit of a xenomorph vibe.

* Bone Shambler

* Undead construct, big ball of bones and spikes.

* Slightly less tough than the black mantis but is still a fierce opponent.

* Can overrun its opponents causing extra damage and knockdown.

* Cadaver Man

* Zombies… with an Earthdawn twist. High-Novice tier challenge.

* Still retain some semblance of their personality.

* FRENZY

* Falsemen

* Created by Therans as automatons

* Strawmen and waxmen are low-powered, mindless cannon fodder in Parlainth’s War Games.

* Stonemen and Steelmen are tougher, officers and commanders.

* They often have a basic personality.

* Ghouls

* Flesh-eating undead construct, feral pack animals. Mid-Novice tier challenge.

* Damaging venom that goes inert if the ghoul is killed.

* More powerful “leader” is presented in the GM Guide.

* Sidebar about the “Cadaverous” mask to turn any creature into an undead/cadaver version.

* Jehuthra

* Giant spider-like construct created from a Namegiver. Low-Journeyman tier challenge.

* Magical abilities: Frost Web binds a target.

* Iron Web creates maze that divides a group of targets that the jehuthra will hunt down.

* Cunning but not intelligent.

* Plagues

* Tall, gaunt humanoid that spreads disease.

* Not physically imposing as an opponent, but it has illusion abilities that allow it to infiltrate or operate unnoticed while it spreads its disease.

* Disease is slow-acting and contagious, could cause lots of problems even after being defeated.

* Qural’lotectica

* Amorphous blob of a body with hooked tentacles and drinks blood.

* Ambush predator, moves slowly but has a paralytic venom.

* Resembles barnacles from Half Life.

* Spectral Dancer

* Created from highly charming and charismatic individuals, cursed to have no ability to interact with the physical world.

* Best way to deal with them is to soothe their torment by connecting with them, a social challenge.

* Stormwraith

* Horror corrupted air elemental

* Aggressive, vicious, electrical attacks.

* Difficult to damage with physical attacks.

* Notable hazard for airships and air mining operations.

* Cadaverous and corrupted masks to make Horrorspawn from other creatures.

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* All things nautical! River travel in Barsaive.

* We covered individual vessels in Episode

* Each aropagoi controls a section of the Serpent and its associated tributaries.

* Trading cartels that have developed over generations for mutual economic benefit.

* Most aropagoi are led by a shivalahala – the political, spiritual, and cultural leader of the entire cartel.

* Historical perspective on the Serpent River trade

* Bakshevas – a ritualistic toll extracted by the t’skrang who controlled a stretch of river.

* The Free Trade Compact – the aropagoi retain exclusive rights to their tributaries, but the Serpent trade is open.

* Standard unit of freight: the duari. A cask that holds 300 pounds of dry rice.

* About 16 hours of travel per day, approximately 5 silver per day.

* Brief comparison of riverboat versus airship travel.

* Types of passage.

* Freighter: mildly cramped, eat with the crew, may work to reduce passage.

* Passenger line: Passengers only, planned routes and known stops.

* Warship passage: Not commonly available, only adepts who can fight.

* Ferry service: Crossing the river, low cost, no berths, short jaunts.

* Dwarf barges: Easy travel downstream, must pay a riverboat to tow them upstream.

* Showboat: Floating entertainment, carnival, or circus that travels the lower Serpent and Coil rivers. More diverse.

* Lots of pop culture and historical inspirations in this episode for river travel flavor and story ideas!

* River travel is a great source for color and excitement, and mot places in Barsaive aren’t too far from part of the Serpent River network.

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* Email madness!

* We have a YouTube channel. Old episodes being uploaded.

* Let us know if you want to help with captions/transcripts!

* Email from Brendan: Using talents during Experience Death?

* Email from Matthew: Enchanting a group true pattern item?

* Replacing or altering parts of a thread item?

* Further enchanting of thread items to add additional thread ranks?

* Email from Captain Olimar: Iberian peninsula?

* Territories outside Barsaive but not described in books?

* Email from Bryan: J’role in his campaign.

* Email from Patrick: Status of podcast listenership?

* Thoughts on mass combat and player characters interacting with it?

* Group masks in Empty Thrones page 213.

* Band of Blades for other system ideas on large-scale goals and campaign integration.

* Using Mystic Paths in earlier editions?

* Comparison of different editions?

* Email from Maciej: The Invae Burnings and Chorrolis?

* Information on Landis?

* Email from Bart: Ally spirits and overshadowing other characters?

* Advice on handling GM burnout?

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* Legends Special #6

* Dan narrates tales from Legends of Earthdawn Volume 2: The Book of Exploration

* The Lost Kingdom of Lasael

* In the Bones of the Earth

* Paradise of Swords

* Chamber of the Ages

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* High Circle Scout.

* Review of the Scout’s focus and role in the game.

* Ninth Circle Discipline Ability: Supernal Awareness.

* Warden Tier bonuses and Discipline talents.

* Warden Tier talent options.

* New to the Companion: Critical Hit, Plant Talk, Relentless Recovery

* Thirteenth Circle Discipline Ability: One With the World

* Master Tier bonuses and Discipline talents.

* Master Tier talent options.

* New to the Companion: Eidetic Memory, Matrix Sight, Netherwalk, Second Chance, Soul Aegis, Spirit Strike

* High circle build options and analysis.

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* Josh reports on GenCon 2022!

* Status of various products.

* Travel summary – kids’ first flights!

* Too much sun at the zoo.

* Covid precautions and experience.

* GenCon adventure and session reports.

* Minimalist preparation and the lessons to be learned from it.

* Hiccups and setbacks (and insights from those)

* Bad behavior before and during the convention.

* Email from Digital Hermit: Updating old adventures to fourth edition?

* “Commoner” stat block supplement as a GM aid?

* Soapbox moment: Earthdawn vs D&D, Shadowrun connections.

* Email from Chris: Shosara questions. Firbruid? Dragons?

* Other events or themes for Shosara?

* City in a Bottle revamp?

* Second email from Chris: Five ancient cities referenced in Travar book?

* Print version of Misguided Ambitions?

* Email from a different Chris: Circle advancement and acquiring new talents.

* Email from Lee: Other uses for the Eye of Throal.

* Suggestions on future topics.

* Quick overview of the Dragons’ Network.

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* Secret Societies: The Eye of Throal

* Hey listeners, is there anything you would like us to cover? Whether new or revisited?

* One of the largest movers and shakers in the Secret Societies book.

* Thera doesn’t know who runs it, but it is revealed in the Throal sourcebook: J’role.

* Five major leaders below the Senior Gatherer, only one known by the Therans.

* Discussion in this episode about the “present day” Eye might differ from eventual published material.

* One of the largest (if not the largest) intelligence network in Barsaive.

* Essay focuses mostly about Throal’s connections and interactions with other powers in Barsaive.

* Partnership between the Eye of Throal and His Majesty’s Diplomatic Corps

* Role of the Eye in late first edition products and potential role in the fourth edition timeline.

* Using the Eye of Throal in adventures and campaigns.

* Not just an employer – use as a complicating factor.

* High Circle Sky Raider

* GenCon! Josh talks about his (delayed) prep!

* Technical problems continue! But not as bad as before!

* Recap of Sky Raider themes and ideas.

* Ninth Circle Discipline ability: Strength of the Sky

* Warden tier bonuses and Discipline talents.

* Warden talent options.

* New to the Companion: Lion Spirit, Relentless Recovery, Resist Pain, Storm Shield, Vital Ward

* Thirteenth Circle Discipline ability: Stormcall

* “Names are hard” and Josh goes through the math of the “big-ass lightning attack”.

* Master tier bonuses and Discipline talents.

* Master talent options.

* Josh misspeaks – Resist Pain would reduce effect of Wound-causing abilities, not Unflinching Fortitude.

* New to Companion: Aura Armor, Champion Challenge, Critical Hit, Eagle Eye, Second Chance, Undermine, Weapon Breaker.

* High circle analysis and build options.

* Talent option system and making choices interesting.

* Other Disciplines can deal as much (or more) damage, but the Sky Raider style is *great*.