History TabletopGame / Earthdawn

This complicated licensing history has also affected ''Earthdawn''[='=]s relationship with its parent game, ''Shadowrun''. After ''FASA''[='=]s initial closure, a number of its employees funded [=WizKids=], which retained the rights to ''Shadworun''. [=WizKids=] was eventually bought by Topps, who licensed the game's publishing out to Catalyst Game Labs, where it remains. As the two games are now managed and published by entirely different companies, all links between them have been officially severed.

* TakeThat: In-universe. In the ''The Adept's Way'' splatbook, the adept who wrote the section on Archers was coerced into writing it by a clerk in Throal's Hall of Records in exchange for information they wanted. They use their complaints with the situation as a means of describing the Archer philosophy.

DyingCurse: A possible use for BloodMagic allows a character to curse a person, place or object at the cost of their life. Naturally usually used when one is about to die anyway.

* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: The Devastator Spear and Hawk Hatchet both have this property.

This complicated licensing history has also affected ''Earthdawn''[='=]s relationship with its parent game, ''Shadworun''. After ''FASA''[='=]s initial closure, a number of its employees funded [=WizKids=], which retained the rights to ''Shadworun''. [=WizKids=] was eventually bought by Topps, who licensed the game's publishing out to Catalyst Game Labs, where it remains. As the two games are now managed and published by entirely different companies, all links between them have been officially severed.

* RemoteYetVulnerable: When a Beastmaster uses the Animal Possession talent to put their spirit in the body of an animal, their own body falls into a coma until they return. During that time, their body can be damaged normally. If their body is killed while they're away, their spirit dies too.

* StaringDownCthulhu: The Confront Horror talent forces them and the horror into using only talents and abilities related to domination, resistance to domination, or ones defended with Social Defense. Success lets them prevent the horror from ever returning so long as they live. It is specifically noted to have more stories than documented cases.

Then FASA went out of business. Living Room Games brought out a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks second edition]]. Then LRG went out of business. [=RedBrick=] brought out two virtual editions, a third and an alternate second. [=RedBrick=] worked on a D&D-compatible edition for a while, but the project was ultimately shelved and nothing came out of it. Then FASA was revived and [=RedBrick=] gave the ''Earthdawn'' license back to them. FASA published a revised edition of the game that was nevertheless completely compatible with [=RedBrick=]'s 3rd edition. As you can see, this game's meta-history is rather complicated.

* FiveRaces: Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and Trolls dominate the setting. There are also three other races (T'Skrang, Windlings, and Obsidimen), but these are supposed to be very rare. Even rarer are Leafers (plant people), Jackalmen, half-Horror Ulkmen and genie-like Jabrq.

* AYearAndADay: A number of effects last a year and a day, such as Blood Magic (both the effects and damage caused by it), Horror powers, certain Talents, certain Pattern Item effects, the damage caused by casting a Horror Call spell and the duration of a dragon's Lair Mark.