* Blades: Pure Liquids

* Interlude: Last Words

* Rank 8 Key Knowledge and Deed

* Very open framing; PCs just need to get the info in some way

* Prophetic vision by the last surviving member of the Seven Spokes

* Deed: Visit site of the last battle against Betrayer by the Seven Spokes

* Adventure by Robin Laws

* Destination: Pale Ones dome below the Tylon Mountains

* Escorted by the Vodanicus family

* True Water miners, strongly disliked

* Opportunity for dark comedy; poor, hillbilly-style

* Overland trek with large rafts

* Dangerous journey; ork scorchers, underground rivers, rapids, waterfalls

* Betrayer pits the Vodanicus against each other just before encountering the Pale Ones

* Meet with the Shivalahala; she had a dream about the group's arrival

* PCs must learn a blood ritual to summon Betrayer out of the Blades

* During the week the group spends with the t'skrang, Betrayer continues to work

* Uprising against the Shivalahala led by Vodanicus

* Complete the Deed and may weave the last thread.

* Escorted by adolescent t'skrang to the ritual site

* Face the ghosts of the Seven Spokes, now under the Horror's influence

* Ghosts can only be harmed by the Blades

* Breakdown and analysis of Betrayer's game stats and combat tactics

* Play Betrayer intelligently; make it a difficult fight

* Climax of the story arc, could be a strong campaign ending

* Discussion of Karma Tap

* Closing thoughts about adventure difficulty

* Final thoughts about the overall Blades campaign

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* Blades in Depth: With an Axe in Hand

* Interlude: With a Tale to Tell

* Liferock corrupted by a Horror that resembles the way the Horror operates

* Objective: Find a Troubadour who can provide information about the liferock

* Campaign context and purpose of the interlude

* Open format -- can easily substitute with an existing NPC or change location

* Adventure written by Nicole Lindroos

* Josh talks about his acquaintance with Nicole

* Josh talks about the weirdness of being a "peer" in the RPG industry

* Reminding Dan he has also contributed to Earthdawn

* Act 1: Journey through the Tylon Foothills

* Encounters with villages on route to the liferock

* Purpose of this stage of the adventure

* Darkest adventure of the campaign

* Narrative importance of the curse and its consequences

* "The only way out is through"

* Summarize the three encounters in Act 1

* Act 2: The Corrupted Liferock

* Asmersious, the lone survivor

* Message from the Seven Spokes

* Wait for Asmersious to wake up from hibernation

* Attack by obsidiman Horror constructs

* Objective other than simply killing the PCs

* Act 3: Return Journey

* Consequences of the curse

* Reason for the tragedies and character motivation

* Pacing of the later adventures

* Take care with the dark themes, but Josh advises not overly downplaying them

* Lots of material in a relatively small space

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* Fortress of Sky Point

* Josh avoids gushing about Expedition 33

* 800 feet tall

* Founding of Sky Point before the Scourge

* Comparisons of Sky Point to existing buildings and structures

* Context for impressive architectural presence

* Basic structure; five pillars around the outside and one central pillar

* Constructed over 50 years

* Deserted during the Scourge

* Base of operations for incursions after the Scourge

* Conceptually similar to a military base outside a city

* Main platform is 2000 feet across

* Pillars are 300 feet in diameter

* Alternate between solid stone and hollow structure

* Comparing Sky Point's "footprint" to real world scale

* Impressive magically reinforced engineering

* Demonstration of Theran military might

* Northern pillar is airship hanger and repair

* Southwest tower is slave pens

* Southeast tower is Overgovernor's palace

* Wall around entire platform except northeast edge for airship launching

* Elemental elevators only non-airship access from the ground

* Secure fortress; very hard to sneak in or infiltrate

* Elevators are guarded, vedette and kila patrols

* Fourth edition timeline and destruction of Sky Point

* The ruins and comparison to Ground Zero of World Trade Center

* Engineering discussion of the collapse; forces out of balance

* Sky Point and Parlainth; military vs cultural might

* Quick overview of stationed Theran fleet

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