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It's our premiere! Meet your hosts, Dan Boice and Josh Harrison.
In this episode:
In this episode:
* The Elevator Pitch
* What is Earthdawn?
* Broad setting conceit: What do you do?
* Underlying theme of stories and legends.
* Magic items with histories that grow along with your character.
* All player characters use magic, not just spell casters.
* Disciplines: More than just a "class".
* Broad mechanical overview; Steps and exploding dice...
A little longer, and a little rougher. It's a learning process!
In this episode:
* Josh as a Horror!
* Listener E-mails
* History Lesson: Founding of Thera to the Scourge
* A broad geographic survey of Barsaive.
* Pronunciation Guide: How do you say some of these words?
* Legends: Lyllaria's Mirror
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Email: edsgpodcast@gmail...
Let's talk making characters!
* Point-buy vs Random Roll.
* Decide what you want Discipline and/or race to play before you start.
* Mechanics of Attributes and derived characteristics.
* Roleplaying is collaborative -- work with the other players!
* GM Advice and mechanical guidance for new Earthdawn players...
In this episode:
* Follow-up on derived values from Attributes
* Success Levels in Fourth Edition
* Karma in Context - Historical and Design
* Windlings: Not flying Kender
* Windling mechanical upsides and downsides
Find and follow:
Email: edsgpodcast@gmail...
* Listener feedback: Matt asks about Barsaive's current political status quo, and why certain changes were made...
* Email: Throal sent out scouting parties before the elemental clocks stopped?
* Email: Wizard spell Flame Flash is pretty powerful, damages target twice!
* System Overview: Spellcasting
* Matrix Casting - Earthdawn’s “Spell Slots”
* Magicians have a lot of options
* Grimoire Casting
* Grimoire casting in various editions
* Raw Magic
* Threads in Spellcasting
* Dan’s “Meat Grinder” analogy
* Spellcasting target
*...
* Email: Why don’t the spell lists in ED4 match the ones from earlier editions?
* Email: Can magicians use grimoire casting to cast spells from other Disciplines?
* Email: Thoughts on the effect of the mana cycle downturn on the setting?
* More timeline discussion: After the Scourge
* The Earthdawn
* Throal opens its gates and offers land grants
* Therans return to Barsaive
* First Theran War
* Discovery of Parlainth
* Prince...
* Air Sailors!
* Earthdawn development context
* Elevator pitch: What is the Air Sailor’s theme?
* Inspiration: Age of Sail
* Air Sailor vs Sky Raider
* Specialists, not primary combatants
* Karma Rituals
* Half Magic
* Design Insight: Free Talents
* Talent Discussion: Novice Tier
* Throwing vs Missile Weapons
* Talent Discussion: Journeyman Tier
* Important Attributes
* What to expect as an Air...
* Email: Pronunciation of Ayodhya?
* Email: Determining what spell is being cast when weaving threads?
* Email: Where is the info about Therans “pausing” the mana cycle?
* Email: Old plot threads or story hooks that weren’t followed up or that we used in our games?
* Places of Note: Bartertown
* Founded to avoid Throalic authority (and dodge taxes)
* Mercantile city not originally intended as a permanent settlement
* A hive of scum and...