Earthdawn Survival Guide

* Mailbag!
* Email from Eli: More about the winged t'skrang?
* Do t'skrang and windlings derive from human stock?
* What about their falling birthrates?
* Email from Matthew: NPC based on Dan to introduce legends?
* Email from Chris: Thanks for the show!
* Blades: Handling different PC approaches to the curse.
* Email from Nicholas: Question about Extended Pattern Spike knack
* Email from Frank: Clarification of Bleed talent knack
* Email from Bernhard: More thanks for the show from a new listener
* Wrap up musing about long-term future of the show

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* Blades: Pure Liquids
* Interlude: Last Words
* Rank 8 Key Knowledge and Deed
* Very open framing; PCs just need to get the info in some way
* Prophetic vision by the last surviving member of the Seven Spokes
* Deed: Visit site of the last battle against Betrayer by the Seven Spokes
* Adventure by Robin Laws
* Destination: Pale Ones dome below the Tylon Mountains
* Escorted by the Vodanicus family
* True Water miners, strongly disliked
* Opportunity for dark comedy; poor, hillbilly-style
* Overland trek with large rafts
* Dangerous journey; ork scorchers, underground rivers, rapids, waterfalls
* Betrayer pits the Vodanicus against each other just before encountering the Pale Ones
* Meet with the Shivalahala; she had a dream about the group's arrival
* PCs must learn a blood ritual to summon Betrayer out of the Blades
* During the week the group spends with the t'skrang, Betrayer continues to work
* Uprising against the Shivalahala led by Vodanicus
* Complete the Deed and may weave the last thread.
* Escorted by adolescent t'skrang to the ritual site
* Face the ghosts of the Seven Spokes, now under the Horror's influence
* Ghosts can only be harmed by the Blades
* Breakdown and analysis of Betrayer's game stats and combat tactics
* Play Betrayer intelligently; make it a difficult fight
* Climax of the story arc, could be a strong campaign ending
* Discussion of Karma Tap
* Closing thoughts about adventure difficulty
* Final thoughts about the overall Blades campaign

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* Blades in Depth: With an Axe in Hand
* Interlude: With a Tale to Tell
* Liferock corrupted by a Horror that resembles the way the Horror operates
* Objective: Find a Troubadour who can provide information about the liferock
* Campaign context and purpose of the interlude
* Open format -- can easily substitute with an existing NPC or change location
* Adventure written by Nicole Lindroos
* Josh talks about his acquaintance with Nicole
* Josh talks about the weirdness of being a "peer" in the RPG industry
* Reminding Dan he has also contributed to Earthdawn
* Act 1: Journey through the Tylon Foothills
* Encounters with villages on route to the liferock
* Purpose of this stage of the adventure
* Darkest adventure of the campaign
* Narrative importance of the curse and its consequences
* "The only way out is through"
* Summarize the three encounters in Act 1
* Act 2: The Corrupted Liferock
* Asmersious, the lone survivor
* Message from the Seven Spokes
* Wait for Asmersious to wake up from hibernation
* Attack by obsidiman Horror constructs
* Objective other than simply killing the PCs
* Act 3: Return Journey
* Consequences of the curse
* Reason for the tragedies and character motivation
* Pacing of the later adventures
* Take care with the dark themes, but Josh advises not overly downplaying them
* Lots of material in a relatively small space

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* Fortress of Sky Point
* Josh avoids gushing about Expedition 33
* 800 feet tall
* Founding of Sky Point before the Scourge
* Comparisons of Sky Point to existing buildings and structures
* Context for impressive architectural presence
* Basic structure; five pillars around the outside and one central pillar
* Constructed over 50 years
* Deserted during the Scourge
* Base of operations for incursions after the Scourge
* Conceptually similar to a military base outside a city
* Main platform is 2000 feet across
* Pillars are 300 feet in diameter
* Alternate between solid stone and hollow structure
* Comparing Sky Point's "footprint" to real world scale
* Impressive magically reinforced engineering
* Demonstration of Theran military might
* Northern pillar is airship hanger and repair
* Southwest tower is slave pens
* Southeast tower is Overgovernor's palace
* Wall around entire platform except northeast edge for airship launching
* Elemental elevators only non-airship access from the ground
* Secure fortress; very hard to sneak in or infiltrate
* Elevators are guarded, vedette and kila patrols
* Fourth edition timeline and destruction of Sky Point
* The ruins and comparison to Ground Zero of World Trade Center
* Engineering discussion of the collapse; forces out of balance
* Sky Point and Parlainth; military vs cultural might
* Quick overview of stationed Theran fleet

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* Mailbag! We asked, you delivered!
* Email from Elie: Alternative mechanics to play in Barsaive?
* Cortex -- https://www.cortexrpg.com/
* Earthdawn: Age of Legend -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/176986/earthdawn-the-age-of-legend-english
* Earthdawn: Savage Worlds -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/100174/earthdawn-player-s-guide-savage-worlds-edition
* Also discussed: Cypher, Genesys
* Problems with Horror marks as a concept (from player perspective)
* Other active Earthdawn podcasts?
* Email from Maggie: Changes to the Mad Passions' temples or shrines when they went mad?
* Symbols and iconography of the Mad Passions from before the Scourge?
* Email from Scott: Follow up to Mailbag 268 about Beast Spirits
* Another Email from Maggie: T'skrang and Obsidimen as trans metaphors
* Email from Simon: Many questions about the Gate Hound magic drain power
* Range of chakta birds' Mental Assault power?
* Range of the crakbill's paralyzing breath?
* Is there a maximum Circle (0-thread) spell that a manticore can learn?
* Constrict and Grab & Bite maneuvers for the porcupine snake and troll snake?
* Engulf power from an air elemental?
* Descriptions of true element kernels?
* Awareness vs Perception (and limits of Awareness)?
* Spending Karma on secret tests (especially Awareness)?

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