EDSG Episode 172 - Crystal Raider Arts and Crafts - a podcast by Josh H & Dan B

from 2023-05-17T05:00:59

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* Email from Chris: New listener excitement!

* Josh is running an in-person game!

* Trolls: The final (?) episode.

* Arts and crafts.

* Purpose first, beauty second.

* Crystal, stone, leather.

* Steel is rare; resource and labor intensive.

* Stonesmiths and crystalsmiths.

* Troll crafts and spirituality; more complex and personal than
honor.

* Revisiting the dichotomy of troll culture.

* Comparison between highland troll crafts and other cultures.

* Depth and variety found in setting and cultural development
later in the game line.

* Sidebar about the Theran Empire book.

* Elemental mining in the Twilight Peaks.

* Crystal weapons and armor as magnets for thread or pattern item
status.

* Kintsugi as an inspiration for an aspect of troll culture (and
a sidebar about cultural appropriation)

* Josh plugs Designers and Dragons again.

* Airships; crystal raider drakkars.

* Helm, figurehead, and magical importance.

* Magical Law of Similarity.

* True elements used in the process of constructing ships.

* Barsaivian airships versus Theran airships.

* Sailcloth (and trivia about denim).

* Roles on a drakkar crew.

* Possible ritual and ceremony in airship operation.

* Importance of the crew’s focus on airship performance.

* Wrapping up, continued praise for the Crystal Raiders book.

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