A semi-official podcast dedicated to the Earthdawn role-playing game, hosted by Dan Boice and Earthdawn developer Josh Harrison. Whether it's rules basics, setting lore, or behind-the-scenes insights, this is the place to start building your legend.
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edsg-podcast
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 6 hours 22 minutes
episode 21: EDSG Episode 21: Warriors
* Episode Twenty-One!
* The Warrior Discipline
* Soldier, mercenary, “the fighting’ guy”
* Important Attributes Dexterity Strength and Toughness
* Can fight unarmed but not their strongest role
* Karma Ritual
* Elements of wuxia, martial artist flavor
* Remember the mystical and philosophical resonance required to be an adept
* Winning the battle doesn’t always mean killing the enemy
* Half-magic
* High Durability means...
episode 22: EDSG Episode 22: Email and Horrors
* Email from Brian: PDF tools - Nitro PDF Reader
* https://www.gonitro...
episode 23: EDSG Episode 23: Parlainth, Weapons and Armor
* Parlainth
* Important in what it represents
* Review of Parlainth’s History
* Haven: An adventuring boom town
* Original boxed set available in PDF
* A full campaign setting on its own
* Lots of room for GMs to place their stuff
* Not fully mapped out on purpose
* The Map Wall
* Immersive in-character inserts and bits
* Laneways and Screaming Fountain
* 8-episode In depth podcast series from Live From...
episode 24: EDSG Episode 24: Cavalryman
* Cavalryman
* Least played Discipline?
* Primary issue with Cavalryman: Their mount.
* Size and logistics when kaer diving.
* Remember though, kaers can be big.
* The Cavalryman is great world building.
* Josh’s campaign wish list: Cavalry focused game.
* Bond between rider and mount...
episode 25: EDSG Episode 25: Emails, Metaplot, and Elves
* Email from Spencer: Getting back into Earthdawn and thanks for the podcast!
* Email from Rob: Clarifying earlier comment about recorded actual play.
* Any plans for the EDSG to talk about the connections with 1879?
* Rob will be doing an Earthdawn one-shot for an actual play podcast and will let us know!
* Josh’s Soapbox: Metaplot
* Focus of the Iopos book on the city and people in it rather than the Deep Lore...
episode 26: EDSG Episode 26: Troubadour
* How are you doing?
* Troubadours
* Dan raves about A Knight’s Tale
* Shakespeare
* Entertainers, storytellers, actors and songsmiths.
* Oral historians and scholars.
* THE social Discipline.
* Bards versus Troubadours.
* Strongly tied into Earthdawn’s theme of legend and history.
* Charisma is highest priority.
* Karma Ritual as a ritual performance.
* Artisan skill as background or interest outside performance...
episode 27: EDSG Episode 27: Email Bonanza!
* Email bonanza!
* From Matthew: New Earthdawn novels?
* From Carl: Artisan tests and Horror taint?
* From Brian: Past technology in Earthdawn?
* Adding another age? Future tech? 1879 and Equinox
* From Ted: Silver was the Lone Ranger’s Horse
* Pattern item questions: Can you voluntarily unweave a thread?
* Horrors and pattern items?
* From Joao: Beastmaster and Cavalryman fluff vs crunch...
episode 28: EDSG Episode 28 - Blood Magic and Creatures
* A few words on recent national events.
* Intro
* Josh walks back his suggestion about Swordmaster Discipline talents.
* Email from Kosmit: Will we talk about Kratas?
* Email from Brian: Elves and single child families.
* Blood Magic
* A source of magical power available to everybody.
* Possible alternate method of powering kaer defenses...
episode 29: EDSG Episode 29 - Elementalist
* Elementalist
* The Five Elements: Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Wood.
* Important Attributes: Perception and Willpower.
* Karma Ritual.
* Elementalist as a guardian of the natural balance...
episode 30: EDSG Episode 30 - Email and Orks
* Episode 30!
* Email from Jan: Questions about the Servos Jungle and ruins within.
* Shorthand for appearance of Barsaivian cultures?
* A deep dive into the Passions and theories about them.
* Email from Cory: Refund of Legend Points from broken/defunct threads?
* Email from Matthew: Obsidiman biological functions?
* Orks!
* Etymology of the word “orc”.
* Folkloric and mythic origins of orks and similar monsters...