EDSG Episode 58 - Emails and Blood Wood

* Email Questions and Blood Wood * Email from Matthew: Steps Desktop Version * Email from Brandon: Comments and question on Forge Weapon * Why was Ukraine chosen as the setting for Barsaive? * Josh discovers ED4 doesn’t have Improve Blade/Weapon * Anonymous Email: Upcoming episode on the Passions? * Favorite adventures for new groups? * Managing crunchiness of the Step Dice? Rules lite options? * Blood Wood * It is a fascinating and unique setting but can be difficult for a standard campaign to interact with. * The “Cavalryman” of the setting; games with it can often end up revolving around the Wood. * Not to be taken lightly. Creepy, and everything screams “Go away!” * Geographic survey of the Wood * Eidolon: Fortress at the confluence of the Serpent and Mothingale Rivers. * Joint venture between Blood Wood and House Syrtis to forestall Ishkarat aggression. * Trenevar is the “market town” on the Mothingale, most accessible location in the Wood. * Low population density, only about 60k elves in 600 square miles. * Pop culture references: Mirkwood and the Old Forest from Lord of the Rings. “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining on the Forest Moon of Endor.” * The Southern Fringe: More populated and cultivated than other regions. * The Western Border: More isolated, heavy magical defenses protecting the border from Iopos and their allies the Firescale moot. * Northern Reaches: Most sparsely populated, not quite as heavily patrolled because of how far it is from Barsaive. * May be easiest to sneak in this way, though it would take a long time to get there. * Goro’imri: The settlement of dissidents and outsiders. * Grove of Thorns: Blood Wood’s War College * Elf Queen’s Palace and the Ranelles * Josh can’t help but talk about Alachia. * The Forest’s Heart: The most dangerous region. The rot at the heart of the apple. Nobody is allowed in. * More discussion about Alachia. * Hazards and obstacles in the Wood. 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