Earthdawn Survival Guide

* New Year, New mailbag!

* The full, unedited interview with Lou is available on our YouTube channel.

* The pre-art draft for Grand Bazaar has been made available to backers...

* The Jae'Helastri Ranelle

* Politically inclined gossip-mongers

* Most likely to pass information to manipulate events.

* May be envoys outside the wood.

* Keep an eye on other ranelles.

* No farming, trade, or other aspects of life.

* Smallest ranelle, no more ancestral lands or lesser ranelles sworn to them.

* The ranelle that "knows things".

* Came to power through unswerving loyalty to Alachia...

* Adventure breakdown: Terror in the Skies

* SPOILERS!

* FreedoniaCon is February 16-18 on the FASA Games Discord

* Live Survival Guide on Sunday the 18th.

* Second adventure published.

* Like Mists of Betrayal, likely written to feature different aspects of the game.

* Still potential balance issues, but not as severely as Mists.

* Sidebar about adventures not strictly speaking a series, despite easter eggs.

* Written by Shane Lacy Hensley...

* The Talshara Ranelle

* Reminder: FreedoniaCon Feb 16-18 on the FASA Games Discord!

* Talshara comprises most of the militia and exolashers in the Blood Wood

* Nearly every combat Discipline is represented in the ranelle.

* Likely includes a significant number of Woodsman followers

* (Check out Episode 78 for the Woodsman Episode.)

* Current leader: Erithander, strongly loyal, can be blunt with the queen...

* Infected! Spoilers for the adventure in this episode!

* FreedoniaCon February 16-18 on the FASA Games Discord

* Written by the legendary Robin Laws

* Probably Josh's favorite published adventure.

* Let's talk about the cover!

* General gushes about art from old school FASA

* Dramatic, evocative cover.

* Open ended resolution.

* Plays on expectations and twists them.

* Plot background and summary...

* Shosara: Elves of the North

* Reminder: FreedoniaCon Feb 16-18 on the FASA Games Discord!

* Live EDSG on the 18th!

* Shosara is on a peninsula extending into the Gwyn Sea.

* Shosara's citadel was not breached.

* Founded by elves who set out from Wyrm Wood following a vision from Jaspree.

* Real world parallel geography.

* Early history of the Shosaran elves, meeting the Khistovans...

* EDSG Live at FreedoniaCon 2024!

* Josh summarizes the convention so far.

* Email from Patrick: Our ending to Infected!

* Email from Matthew: Thread items allowing the user to cast a specific spell?

* Email from Patrick: Favorite easter egg or plot detail?

* Email from K Scott: Glowing eyes in description of Astral Targeting spell?

* Email from Konrad: Thanks for the show...

* Parlainth Adventures: Blood Pact

* Dan figured out why he thought there was a well!

* Overall theme: Vulnerability of youth and the responsibility to protect the weak.

* Child gets poisoned by Mindtrap's blood on the map wall.

* Josh explains the set-up; what came before.

* Avenues of investigation.

* Portraying those mentally broken by Horrors.

* The infection spreads.

* Hunting the Horror...

* Parlainth Adventures: Dead Man's Hand

* Written by Robin Laws

* Features Twiceborn, Queen of the Cadaver Folk

* More darkly whimsical.

* Early Tim Burton, Addams Family

* Works best with the characters having a previously established relationship with an NPC.

* Agreement between Torgak and Twiceborn

* Inciting Event: The Carnival of the Dead.

* Stuff to see and do at the Carnival...

* Diving into the mailbag!

* Panels from FreedoniaCon 2024 are available on the FASA Games YouTube channel

* Email from Rob: Update on actual play podcasts.

* Declaration phase at start of each round...