EDSG Episode 66 - Passions: Garlen and Dis

* Part Four of our series on Passions and Questors * Garlen: Patron of Hearth and Healing. * Very popular, easy to work into a game. * Questors often have Alchemy, Physician, or Medicine to supplement. * Hearth and Home aspects often overlooked, defenders and protectors. Not just healers! * Powers: Heal the wounded, comfort the frightened, travel to any home at a moment’s notice. * Discussing the Garlen essay in the Questors book (which Dan wrote) * Acts of devotion * Devotions and powers available to questors of Garlen * Many powers relating to and powered by Recovery Tests * Non-adept questors of Garlen as Player Characters * Dis: Mad Passion of confusion, slavery, and unnecessary work. * Association with slavery can make them easy to bring in as an antagonist force. * Rules and regulations for their own sake rather than the good of society. * References to classic Asterix comic/cartoon, movie Office Space * Wage slavery, lives broken and ruined in the heartless gears of society * Powers: Confusion, obedience * Discussing the Dis essay in questors; operational depression. * Devotees of Dis and engaging the Passion’s ideals with player characters. * Symbolic chains * Devotions and powers available to questors of Dis * Dis as a dark mirror of Upandal * Many powers relating to mental domination and control * Questors of Dis as antagonists; often operates with a network of compelled but innocent followers. * They present social and mental obstacles rather than physical. * Following Dis as a player character. 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