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* Tribes of Cara Fahd: Zarass's Chargers * First tribe set up as potential antagonists * Led by Zarass Icethought * Deals with family dynamics and weird magic. * Zarass is daughter of Terath the Contemplative. * She joined Cara Fahd against her father's wishes. * Terath's Chargers work for Throal, he thought highly of Varulus. * Zarass's older brother Earal is enamored of Throal. * Terath is not fully aware of conflict between his children. * Zarass is bitter and a strong believer in the superiority of Cara Fahd. * Would act against Krathis Gron if she makes a treaty with Throal. * Obsessed with ruin found in southern jungles. * Other perspectives that ruin is a bad place. * Getaft Allthought sees Zarass as a potential, but not current, threat. * He believes she could be easily manipulated to cause trouble for Cara Fahd. * Information on the ruins: Citadel settled by Landisian citizens and their ork slaves. * Site of a battle between Dis and Lochost that killed all the residents. * Ruins are severely cursed; astral space is corrupted. * Lifting the curse is a potential high Circle objective. * Zarass's tribe is less about a different slant on ork culture, more setting up hooks for future problems in Cara Fahd. * Discussion of Zarass as a character. Potentially set up as a tragic character. * Closing thoughts. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 247 - Shards: A Tear for Jaspree 28:48

11 giorni fa28:48

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* Earthdawn Shards: Tear for Jaspree * Novice-tier adventure. * Hired to accompany a tailor's assistant. * Adventure revolves around espagra. * Premise presents some nice world building detail. * Broader context that isn't necessary, but is appreciated. * Encounter with young espagra. * Shrine to Jaspree and white espagra. * Attack by brigands hunting the espagra. * Town of Safeway and the missing tanner. * Assistance from a questor of Jaspree. * Rescuing the tanner and dealing with the brigands. * Town is useful but not critical to the adventure. * Solid adventure with good themes and throughlines. * Discussion of thread dagger included in the adventure. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 246 - Mailbag! 55:16

25 giorni fa55:16

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* Mailbag! * Josh catches us up with the production. * Email from Michael: Elementalist spell idea. * Feedback on why Flameweapon doesn't work on arrows. * From Joel: Only 3 councilors in Travar * More from Michael : Weaponsmiths and downtime. * From Cobrasai: Thanks for connection with Foundry team. * Healing potions and the "bonus" Step 8 test. * From Eli: Horrors targeting other netherworlds? Elemental planes? Land of the Dead? * Ideas for teaching Earthdawn to new players? * Pregenerated characters? * What happens to Death's Sea when the magic level is low? * Ideas about the Ivory Codex. * Where to find info about Aardelea? * Namegiver cross-breeding? * Adjusting difficulty for small groups (2 or 3 characters)? * Organizations that help those emerging from kaers? Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 245 - Tribes of Cara Fahd: Rejruk's Foxes 25:18

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* Tribes of Cara Fahd: Rejruk's Foxes * The first "indigenous" tribe we've encountered. * All chiefs take the Name Rejruk. * Live in Gevosht, a planned community. * Don't have high opinions of the other tribes. * Very small force - maybe 50 mounted warriors. * Located between the Iron Fist and Broken Fang lands. * Scouts and couriers; focus on speed and stealth. * Rite of adulthood; emphasis on patience and focus. * Train in varied terrain so they can function anywhere. * Historical need for mounted messengers and couriers. * Krathis and Titanstroke recognize the value of the Foxes. * "Town orks," not nomadic the way the other tribes we have discussed. * Gevosht is your stereotypical "fantasy starter town" * Little sidebar commentary. * Discussion of some tribe-specific magic and gear in the back of the Cara Fahd book. * "Keepers of Secrets" * Practical folk, another twist on ork society. * Commentary about variety and no "one true way" for things to be. * Both Dan and Josh are fans of this tribe. * Image of Cavalryman mounts charging in to aid their riders. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 244 - Shards: Betrayal's Sting 36:31

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* Welcome to 2025! * Production schedule for the next few weeks. * FreedoniaCon: February 21-23 * Kickstarter fulfillment * Earthdawn Shards: Betrayal's Sting * Journeyman tier adventure * Less structured, more free-form design. * Part 1: Something That Might Interest You * Primary goal is to motivate characters to travel. * Easily adapted to other campaign circumstances. * Part 2: Who Are You? What Do You Want? * Meeting traveling merchant. * True "hook" for the adventure. * Investigation into what's going on. * Appreciation for the chapter's Troubleshooting section. * Part 3: The Madman's Diary * Finding and fighting the Enrager; a Horror construct. * Locations provided; ways to track it down. * Different paths to find the answer. * Unrelated adventure hooks; small sandbox area. * Following up on the adventure. * Closing thoughts. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 243 - Tribes of Cara Fahd: The Thunderers 40:44

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* Tribes of Cara Fahd: The Thunderers * Astrologically-inclined tribe. * Emerged from their kaer during a storm. * Adapted and changed from raiding to trade and mercenary service. * More spiritual bent; influence from their shared experience. * Are not family-exclusive. Open to other orks joining them. * Significant portion of their tribe are cavalry. * Overview of Thunderer training. * Forces organized around "cerri" -- small, tight-knit groups. * Adept cerri frequently swear oaths and form group patterns. * Elite forces, but not egotistical about it. Much respect from other tribes. * Very organized, routine-oriented tribe. * Feelings of obsidiman or troll spirituality to the Thunderers. * "Strong, silent types." * Questors are rare; they honor them all (thirteen) in turn. * Association with Cara Fahd * Waited for sign to join Krathis Gron... and got it. * Have adapted again, settling in to Cara Fahd as their home. * Current chief is Krathis Gron's primary military advisor. * True believers, but not as dramatic about it. * Speculation on the Thunderers' role in the Second Theran War. * Rebuilding the ruins of an old Cara Fahd city - New Revalk * Influential members of the Thunderers. * Clever twist/deconstruction on the stereotypical ork tribe. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 242 - New Year's Mailbag! 58:36

10 weeks fa58:36

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* Ending the year with an email episode! * Whoops! This should have gone out last week. Sorry. * Email from Patrick: Reach out to him about the Earthdawn Foundry modules! * Question about the orichalcum "orbs" (aka "loci") * Email from Tim: Moving more than standard movement rate? * Discussion of a couple possible interpretations of the question. * Movement cap on Great Leap? * Multiple "things" as a single thread item. * Discussing the Blades of Cara Fahd, Lightning Bolt Earrings. * Group patterns are weird! * Email from Jay: Story about finding Earthdawn, introducing new players! * Tale from the table about The Search for Wisdom/Runvir's Tomb * Durability from multiple Disciplines. (Highest applies) * Karma pool for multi-Discipline characters. (Highest Circle counts) * Harvesting parts from creatures? Applicable skills and rolls? * Timing of combat options? How do they fit into the combat round? * Is initiative an "Action test"? * Do group threads count toward the maximum thread limit? * Being a member of multiple group true patterns? * Talent rank increases from thread items and how they affect duration, etc. * Resources for faster answers to your rules questions! Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 241 - Tribes of Cara Fahd: Asok's Armbreakers 23:27

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* Tribes of Cara Fahd: Asok's Armbreakers * New tribe founded alongside Cara Fahd. * Broke off from Herok's Lancers. * Tale is five "songs" composed by the founder, Asok. * Herok denied Krathis Gron's claim and declined following her. * Herok killed a family that was leaving to follow her. * Asok's gahad triggered, challenged the chief. * Stirring speech in front of the tribe. * Invoked the Passions and used his Troubadour magic. * Approximately one third of the Lancers followed Asok. * Followers mostly women, children, and civilians; only a few hundred fighters. * Settle in Claw Ridge and call it home. Declines tribal lands. * Devoted to Krathis, act as militia for Claw Ridge. * Tribe of "true believers" in comparison to Metal Fist and Broken Fang. * Herok has sworn vengeance on Asok and Cara Fahd. Potential threat. * Potential source of inside intel about Claw Ridge and the nation's situation. * Great presentation; written as a bit of epic poetry. * More nuance to the varied cultures making up the new nation. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 240 - Shards: The Flames of Avarice 44:38

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* Earthdawn Shards: The Flames of Avarice * Books and stuff are at our distributor and should be on their way soon. * Josh has run this adventure; vague memories. * Novice-tier, features a magician's retreat near the Scarlet Sea. * Might be difficult to relocate, unless you're willing to hand-wave. * Some adventure background. * Tears of the Dead - orks exiled from Cara Fahd. * Attack on an inn/waystation, PCs come upon the aftermath. * Raiders will be returning; defend the location. * Fight should not be difficult. * Map to the raiders' base, track them back to deal with them. * Motivating the group to follow the orks. * Encounters on the way. * Dealing with the orks; not much guidance in the text. * Opening and exploring the magician's retreat. * Thread item treasure at the end; Staff of Avanthus * Backstory to the retreat; setup for campaign antagonist. * Dichotomy between the scale of the adventure and the campaign seeds. * Extra stuff feels strange; too much garnish/fluff/glitter. * Josh's opinion of the adventure shifts as time goes on. * Discussion of the Staff of Avanthus Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 239 - Tribes of Cara Fahd: Broken Fang 44:02

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* Tribes of Cara Fahd: Broken Fang * Josh repeats praise for world building. * Broken Fang: Claims to have never lost a battle. * Founding of the tribe. * Claims Krathis is descended from Hrak Gron and their forbear. * Details of tale insight into people; not really "history". * Oral tradition and the lineage of cultural belief. * More claims the clan makes to tie themselves to Cara Fahd. * Limits of our modern perspective and authenticity of in-setting point of view. * Fourteen clans; nine heroic, five of the Passions. * Back to the Metal Fist and connections to the Passions. * Discussion of Broken Fang clan divisions and culture. * Overview of Passion Clans. * More tribal traditions and practices. * Multiple tribal claims to the "true way" of orks. * Leaders and prominent personalities. * Discussion about the differences and similarities between the Metal Fist and Broken Fang. * Cara Fahd is a nation... that isn't quite there yet. * What if something happens to Krathis Gron? * Old ways versus new. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 238 - Shards: Tournament Troubles 42:19

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* Earthdawn Shards: Tournament Troubles * Josh and Dan are on Bluesky! * Josh talks about prep levels in play. * This adventure can be enhanced with material from the Travar sourcebook. * Journeyman-tier adepts; some prep and experience is required. * Quick overview of the Founding Tournament * Early adventure plotline involves activity around the tournament. * Politics and intrigue between different candidates. * Culmination of the adventure is the tournament itself; players may compete. * Some media inspirations; espionage/heist/maguffin tales. * Healthy amount of role playing and investigation; not much action until the end. * Heist against the Body of Five. * Outside interests. * Climax: The Tournament. * Overview of challenges provided in the adventure. * Keeping pacing up by limiting die rolling. * Rival adept groups past and future. * Decent amount of room for customization. * Good capstone to a campaign arc, or starting a new one. * Make sure the player characters are down for this type of political adventure. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 237 - Tribes of Cara Fahd: Metal Fist 34:48

16 weeks fa34:48

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* You can catch Josh on the Novel Games podcast! * Tribes of Cara Fahd: Metal Fist * Largest tribe in Cara Fahd; led by Bronze Eyes * Differences (or lack of) between first and third edition versions * Origin legend of the Metal Fist * Djoto; the Metal Fist way of life * Another example of cultural tradition and self-justification * In-text call outs from chieftan's daughter. * Summary of the ten points of Djoto * More musing about culture and how authentic it feels * Population and family traditions of the Metal Fist clans * Cultural relics; the clan chiefs each have a metal gauntlet thread item * Upbringing and training of the clan's youth * More commentary from Tresseg about some drawbacks of clan traditions * Bronze Eyes; Metal Fist chieftan * Tresseg, Trajak of the Broken Fangs, and their daughter -- heir to both tribes * Rivalry between the tribes, and lack of monolithic culture * Lots of seeds for story hooks or future developments Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Episode 236 - Return of the Mailbag 46:19

17 weeks fa46:19

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* We're back from hiatus! * Quick bit of catching-up. * Returning to the mailbag. * Email from Michael: Deliberately increasing a spirit's Strength Rating? * Shield Bash (talent) and Shield Drive (knack) * Air Speaking praise! * Intimidating Bellow (Knack) versus Battle Bellow (talent) * Email from Walter: Tales from the Table about "Kept in the Dark" * Email from Mark: Returning to Earthdawn! * Contacting residents of sealed kaers from outside. * Email from Simon: Support for virtual table tops (especially Foundry)? * More email from Michael: Interaction of Forge Weapon and thread item damage bonuses. * Versatile spellcasting with a "loaned" spell matrix item. * Forge Weapon and "personal" adjustment; why forged weapons aren't effectively overrunning the setting. * Josh talks about the GM as ultimate adjudicator of when/what kind of rolls are called for and what is possible. Find and Follow: Email: edsgpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EDSGPodcast Find and follow Josh: https://linktr.ee/LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc Official Earthdawn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/officialearthdawn FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW…

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EDSG Special: Novel Games - Apocalypse Keys Introduction 24:47

19 weeks fa24:47

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Josh has wrapped production on the local theater project he was involved with, but the Survival Guide will still be on hiatus for a couple of weeks until a new episode is recorded and released. In the meantime, here's the "Introductions" episode for an actual play podcast project Josh is involved with. "Novel Games" is created and produced by Susan Quintana, looking to release short campaigns dedicated to various independent TTRPGs. The first game is Apocalypse Keys, and the first story arc has been released in full. The show is still making its way out to the various platforms, but you can visit I'm such a dummy. There's the show link. https://shows.acast.com/novel-games to listen or download episodes directly.…

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EDSG Episode 235 - Deeper Secrets: Nethermancer Spells 31:07

25 weeks fa31:07