EDSG Episode 192 - Exploring and Surviving Underground Environments

* Email from David: Love for the show and for Earthdawn * Reminder from Josh about the Earthdawn West Marches community. * Email from Bryan: Stories about player character death. * Josh shares a party wipe story from an old D&D game. * Exploring and surviving underground environments. * Careless folk get themselves killed in the depths. * Four things to worry about when caving. * Bad air: Stale air or other things that affect breathing. * Try to use magical light sources – torches or lanterns can use up oxygen. * Toxic or poisonous gases. * Underground fires can burn for a long time. * Many visual references for underground environments. * Cave-ins and collapses. * Elemental spirits as a useful resource when caving. * Other useful character skills and abilities that may help. * Underground water: streams, rivers, and lakes. * Flooding hazards. * Additional resource: Dungeoneer’s Survival Guide from AD&D. * Fire threats: Magma and hot springs. * Sample underground hazard traps in the Earthdawn Survival Guide book. * Additional concerns with underground fires. * Dangerous creatures. * Often hunt by scent or sound, and sound can carry long distances underground. * Horrors and constructs. * Classic Earthdawn adventures with strong underground themes.   Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeoifzUuBjez9V6wnvzom3g Twitter: @EDSGPodcast Josh on Twitter: @LoreMerchant Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW