Background for players
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:08 pm
I am hoping someone can help me here
I am gearing up to GM Earthdawn 4ed for my friends, and aside from one player who literally created a pc some years ago and played the game for about 30 minutes, none of them have any familiarity with the game.
One of the big selling points about Earthdawn is its background/setting. As a friend once told me, if you don't know the setting (how magic works, horrors, magic and magic items, kaers etc), you won't get the full punch in the face of awesomeness that is Earthdawn.
Earthdawn 1ed had a great story in it (Lorm's Axe?) and a very good but concise background section. Together, they gave players a really good grounding on what to expect. Unfortunately, I don't have 1st ed anymore and the pdf is almost £14 on rpgnow.com, so I don't want to shell out that much money if I can help it.
Does anyone have suggestions on how I might best impart Earthdawn's setting/background to new players?
EDIT: I have not bought the GM's Guide yet so not sure what that contains.
Thanks all
I am gearing up to GM Earthdawn 4ed for my friends, and aside from one player who literally created a pc some years ago and played the game for about 30 minutes, none of them have any familiarity with the game.
One of the big selling points about Earthdawn is its background/setting. As a friend once told me, if you don't know the setting (how magic works, horrors, magic and magic items, kaers etc), you won't get the full punch in the face of awesomeness that is Earthdawn.
Earthdawn 1ed had a great story in it (Lorm's Axe?) and a very good but concise background section. Together, they gave players a really good grounding on what to expect. Unfortunately, I don't have 1st ed anymore and the pdf is almost £14 on rpgnow.com, so I don't want to shell out that much money if I can help it.
Does anyone have suggestions on how I might best impart Earthdawn's setting/background to new players?
EDIT: I have not bought the GM's Guide yet so not sure what that contains.
Thanks all