Earthdawn Survival Guide

* 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

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* Good news: Josh has been cast in a local show!

* Bad news: Survival Guide going on hiatus until November.

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* 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.

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* 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

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* 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.

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* 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.

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* 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.

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* 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.

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* 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.

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* 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.

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* 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

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