One evening in a fit of insanity brought on by the flu, an abundance of cold medication, and insomnia I had a brilliant idea. “I should check out all of my old Earthdawn links, see if they still work, and maybe, if there are new links, I’ll add them to my list.” Alone, that may have been a reasonable idea. However, at some point, around 3 AM and a bottle of Nyquil later, a different thought occurred to me. It was a very clear thought considering the amount of cold medicine and Nyquil I had been consuming. “Wow, I should make cards for all the spells that I come across.” This was 2010.
A scouring of the internet ensued, along with my own archives and backups. Each spell was meticulously recorded and sorted to build the following spell archives. All of the spells were formatted using the Earthdawn Spell Cards by Maskhim. At the time, the template could be found on the Earthdawn Blog.
Originally, a “fill them yourself” PDF form to keep track of spells. I used them to standardize the plethora of spells found on the web and in my files. Sadly, the vast majority of these spells have disappeared from the web, except for in these compilations.
Every spell had a link to the site from which it originated, located at the bottom of the card. Those links mostly fail now. I originally encouraged readers to visit the pages and tell the creators that they liked the spells. Because players who share what they produce inspire other players. Anyone who creates likes to know if they have had an impact. Those links remain as a remembrance of what has been lost.
These archives were produced in 2011. I am not much of a translator, and at the time, translation software was in its infancy, so there are no spells from the non-English speaking community in this archive. A failing that I am certain is a disservice to the rest of the world. The spells are organized by circle and then alphabetically within the circle for easy browsing. Four individual archives were produced, one for each of the caster classes in Earthdawn at the time.
Click the image or title to start the PDF Archive download.
In the immortal words of Lou Prosperi, (FASA Lou),
“Earthdawn Forever, Baby!”
– Dru
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