Earthdawn Survival Guide

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.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 50m. Bisher sind 239 Folge(n) erschienen. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 6 hours 22 minutes

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episode 64: EDSG Episode 64 - Passions: Floranuus and Upandal


* Part Three of Passions and Questors

* Floranuus: Passion of Revelry, Energy, Motion, and Victory.

* The thrill of speed or exhilaration, anything that makes you “feel alive”.

* Strong association with the element of fire.

* Shares some ideas of classical or mythological sun gods driving across the sky.

* Powers include increased stamina, turn depression into exhilaration with a thought.

* The antithesis of depression and lethargy...


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 March 24, 2021  51m
 
 

episode 65: EDSG Episode 65 - Emails, First and Second Circle Wizard Spells


* Email from Kendall: Kudos and comments about Sky Raider followers of Floranuus...


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 March 31, 2021  58m
 
 

episode 66: EDSG Episode 66 - Passions: Garlen and Dis


* Part Four of our series on Passions and Questors

* Garlen: Patron of Hearth and Healing.

* Very popular, easy to work into a game.

* Questors often have Alchemy, Physician, or Medicine to supplement.

* Hearth and Home aspects often overlooked, defenders and protectors. Not just healers!

* Powers: Heal the wounded, comfort the frightened, travel to any home at a moment’s notice...


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 April 7, 2021  56m
 
 

episode 67: EDSG Episode 67 - Email and Elementalist Spells


* Books from the Kickstarters in 2020 should be on their way to backers very soon!

* Email from Brian: Wizard Fifth Circle Karma ability and how it interacts with their spell utility.

* Clever uses of the Rope Ladder spell.

* Illusion spells and removing potential targets with extra threads.

* Email from Leamon: Airships and Karma Rituals in kaers during the Scourge.

* Josh sidebars about division between in-setting narrative and game mechanics...


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 April 14, 2021  58m
 
 

episode 68: EDSG Episode 68 - Passions: Mynbruje and Thystonius


* Part Five of our series on Passions and Questors

* Passions to the extreme: Briefly revisiting Garlen and Dis

* Mynbruje: Passion of Justice, Compassion, Empathy, and Truth

* To the extreme: Batman, Judge Dredd

* Role of justice in society, breaking or fracturing the social contract.

* Justice versus Law

* Compassion and nuance; the role of society to provide for members of that society...


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 April 21, 2021  51m
 
 

episode 69: EDSG Episode 69 - Email and Nethermancer Spells


* Episode 69. Nice.

* Shipments from Empty Thrones have been showing up in people’s mailboxes in the US and overseas!

* Email from Leamon: Thanks and talking about group Names...


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 May 5, 2021  53m
 
 

episode 70: EDSG Episode 70 - Passions: Lochost and Vestrial


* Final entry in our series on Passions and Questors!

* Lochost: Passion of Rebellion, Change, and Freedom

* Often associated with adventurers, and with games that feature anti-slavery themes.

* Symbols: strong winds, uprooted trees, open gates.

* Powers: Inspire rebellion, comfort the imprisoned, unlock doors, transform into wind.

* Rebellion can be awkward; ideals don’t always live up to reality...


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 May 12, 2021  57m
 
 

episode 71: EDSG Episode 71 - Email and Cara Fahd


* Email from Insaniac99: Ideas for questors of Garlen going too far, whether healer or protector.

* Sidebar about movies related to overprotective parents.

* Geographic Exploration: Cara Fahd

* Cara Fahd has everything! Variety of terrain types to cover many different campaigns.

* Josh bursts a bubble by talking about things you can’t do in Cara Fahd.

* Areas near Cara Fahd and what they can offer...


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 May 19, 2021  50m
 
 

episode 72: EDSG Episode 72 - Emails and Illusionist Spells


* Follow-ups from Episode 71: Reviews and ratings depend on what the individual platform allows!

* Lou Prosperi comments on Josh’s commentary about Landis.

* Email from Edward: T’skrang physiology and sexual dimorphism.

* Praise and thank yous.

* Earthdawn soundtrack...


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 May 26, 2021  49m
 
 

episode 73: EDSG Episode 73 - Grab Bag of Options


* Episode 73 is a grab bag of optional rules!

* Piecemeal Armor

* First appeared in the first edition book Denizens Volume 2

* Attempt to simulate making a full suit out of fragments of different types of armor for style purposes.

* Could be used in relation to using hit locations, but that’s not an aspect of the standard Earthdawn rules...


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 June 2, 2021  50m