EDSG Episode 75 - Dragons - a podcast by Josh H & Dan B
from 2021-06-23T05:00
* Dragons!
* Dan brings up an old review of Earthdawn that says the game “does dragons right.”
* In Earthdawn, dragons are characters. They have goals and motivations, sometimes in line with the PCs, sometimes not.
* Dragons are not, generally, “nice.” They tend to take the long view and may have an alien mindset of a kind.
* Dragons might be fond of individual Namegivers but might not necessarily “care” about them as we might think of that.
* Summary of native dragon abilities.
* Very formal society; rituals and ceremonies of all kinds that allow them to exist as a society and minimize direct violent conflict.
* An overview of draconic life cycle. Eggs are held by Great Dragons, hatchlings educated by their guardian.
* Adolescence (and resemblance to wyverns).
* Josh spins some theories and potential hooks related to the similarity.
* Final form relates to guardian dragon type (and a basic overview of the four types).
* Adulthood.
* Sidebar about 90s movie Rising Sun and formalized hierarchies and rituals.
* Dragon death rituals.
* Dragonspeech and memory crystals.
* Questions!
* Updated Dragons sourcebook?
* Sidebar about development goals and how we choose what to develop.
* Supplement about dragons using low Circle adepts as agents?
* Introducing new (great) dragons to Barsaive?
* Do the dragons care about affairs in Iopos?
* More legends involving dragons?
* Adolescent forms of other dragon varieties?
* Dragon type association with elemental wood?
* Which dragons survive the Fourth World?
* Dragonkin other than the Denairastas or Immortal elves?
* Book on Araucania and Feathered Serpents?
* Rather work for a dragon or Theran noble?
* How should adepts interact with a dragon?
* House Henghyoke’s connection with dragons?
* Is Cara Fahd the most dragon-influenced nation?
* How many immortal dragon kin in Barsaive?
* Dragon appearance changing (scale color, etc)?
* Armor or weapons made of dragon parts?
* Is dragonfire magic or biology?
* Other known Great Dragons descended from All Wings?
* Barsaive’s significance in relation to the Age of Dragons?
* Was All Wings a previous Lorekeeper?
* Remains of All Wings and their significance or role in the Fourth World?
* Death of All Wings connected to the Passions?
* Dragonkin and their role in ancient Earthdawn history and why can they exist when there aren’t other “half-races”?
* Dragonkin displaying draconic traits?
* Reasons behind dragon ritual cremation on death?
* Returning to wyverns.
* Favorite movie with dragons in it?
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