Eidolon Playtest

Our Threaded investigate the astrologers of Mylor and their connection to Orchod, the constellation who governs the fabulously wealthy city.CREDITS:Iris Christianson as Syr Violet of the Coiling VineMax Knightley as Thistle, the Bastard DaughterTyberius Wilson as Xalatan, Sage of Wind and ShadowLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Iris ChristiansonMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

For the month of July, we are accepting submissions for a Fan Art Contest! The rules are as follows:From July 1st to July 31st, send us a message on Patreon that includes a new piece of DFTU fan art you created! This can be for Threadspinner, Eidolon, or anything else related to the podcast!From August 1st to August 7th, we will run a poll for the audience's favorite piece of fan art! Any free or paid Patreon member can vote in this poll! This poll will include a copy of your fan art with credit and any title or description you would like to include!On August 8th, the Top 3 artists in the poll will win a full year of Grab Bag membership! That is a $96 value!On August 8th, all runners-up will receive one month of Grab Bag membership as a thank you for participating! That is a $10 value!To be absolutely clear: no purchase is necessary to participate in this contest, and you retain full rights to your art. We encourage you to post your art to your own personal accounts!We now have official Threadspinner FLAME character art from illustrator Garin! (By the way, you can also support Garin on Patreon!)This month, we will reveal official character art for Threadspinner GLOW from illustrator installationwizard! Our ability to commission artists is made possible thanks to your generous support on Patreon! Here's a preview:This month's Eidolon Playlist will cover The Protomen Act III: This City Made Us, concluding the cast of Eidolon PROTO's commitment to discuss the music that influenced the miniseries! If you haven't listened to Eidolon PROTO, you should, because it's one of the best miniseries!This month's Grab Bag will be a video of Luke and Maxie playing Pathologic 2, one of Luke's favorite games, and a less-obvious influence on Threadspinner!A new draft of Threadspinner will still be posted this month, but due to scheduling difficulties there won't be a new Design Session. However, we would still like to post some other behind-the-scenes content on the $3 tier to make up for it. So I ask the question to you, the audience:What behind-the-scenes content you like to see?

We never said we'd get it in one! While we're very happy with the core mechanics of Threadspinner, as we continue to record episodes across all three campaigns, we've begun to take note of some design flaws that need addressing. One of the dangers of making the game rules diegetic is that the PCs know that they're in a story and can try to exploit the narrative structure to shortcut the game! We don't really spend enough time in each Region for it to feel as well-realized as we'd like it to! Kinda sucks if you have 0 Thread and want to continue participating in the game but can't! Maybe The Fae shouldn't be able to generate up to 15 charges to copy a powerful enemy's strongest ability!The show's called a Playtest for a reason, and this month we have a variety of large and small design problems to tackle, while still making time to talk about whether we should get around to watching Mad Men. We should probably get around to watching Mad Men.Edited by LukeThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

Iris, Crystal and Maxie meet up to talk about Angel's Egg, a classic experimental animated film created by Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano. It's a movie that deliberately leaves us with far more questions than it does answers, and it leads us to contemplate the purpose of the characters, the visual language it uses, and what philosophy means to us.Edited by IrisThis episode is possible thanks to all $10 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

Few glow as strong as Commander Vespula, the heroic wasp who felled countless feathered dragons in defense of his hive. His short life of glory passed, and in his eternal afterlife he hungers to conquer the miniature civilization that dwells within the walls of the Threadspinner's Guild.Three tiny Threaded explore a lush paradise of magical flora, where a secret organization guards the key to their quest.CREDITS:Lexi Waltner as Stan Stickley, aka...Mike Painter as VelniasMolly Rhinebeck as Heiress, Discarded Queen of the Golden HavenLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Mike PainterMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Luke, Maxie, and Iris discuss some of the music that Luke sent to Maxie as inspiration for the Threadspinner Playtest soundtrack, which draws from sources such as Dark Souls, Death Stranding, Hollow Knight, Raising Arizona, Twin Peaks, Tenet, The Big O, and more!Listen to the playlist here!Edited by IrisThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

Warfare changed forever when Dr. Lorien Lovejoy invented chemical gas that rendered an entire battlefield silent and dead in a matter of minutes. Now, the engineer who erased a generation whiles away in his laboratory, preparing to unleash even greater horrors upon The Wake.Three newly-Threaded heroes step out onto the streets of Mother-of-All, wandering a sinkhole that's been converted into a neighborhood ruled by a vicious gang.CREDITS:Zoe Tunnell as Magnolia KaneMorgan Taylor as Love the UncutCrystal Zaslavchik as Reverie, the Waking DreamerLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Luke VarnerMusic by Max KnightleyCover art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Long ago, the Razorback King conquered Loromir with the power of flame. The country and its King faded into myth, and their spirits passed into the afterlife. Now, the Razorback King rises again, gathering power to set aflame even the land of the dead.A novice Threadspinner leads three undead adventurers to map the long-dead spirit of a prosperous seaside city-state, where a great foe dwells.CREDITS:Iris Christianson as Syr Violet of the Coiling VineMax Knightley as Thistle, the Bastard DaughterTyberius Wilson as Xalatan, Sage of Wind and ShadowLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Iris ChristiansonMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Welcome to Threadspinner GLOW, the bug-themed playtest of Threadspinner, the Souls-inspired afterlife exploration RPG! In this episode, our players introduce us to the cast: a highborn bartender, a lord of thieves, and a sentient fungus!CREDITS:Lexi Waltner as Stan Stickley, aka...Mike Painter as VelniasMolly Rhinebeck as Heiress, Discarded Queen of the Golden HavenLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Mike PainterMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Welcome to Threadspinner SPARK, the urban fantasy themed playtest of Threadspinner, the Souls-inspired afterlife exploration RPG! In this episode, our players introduce us to the cast: a young film starlet, her bodyguard, and a disgraced Threadspinner seeking to write her biography!CREDITS:Zoe Tunnell as Magnolia KaneMorgan Taylor as Love the UncutCrystal Zaslavchik as Reverie, the Waking DreamerLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Luke VarnerMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

One of Morgan's favorite films is the 2000 cheerleader classic Bring It On, so she showed it to Crystal and Iris! They discuss the film's earnest love for cheerleading, potential for heartbreaking lesbian fanfiction, and progressive views on race, gender, and sexuality!Edited by CrystalContent Warning: This episode contains use of homophobic slurs.This episode is possible thanks to all $10 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

The Year of Threadspinner keeps on Threadspinnin'! Luke has now run multiple sessions of the game, and the major take away: game's good! Game works! That said, there's lots of small revisions that we already need to make. We also start laying out the ideas for character development for the Threadspinner!Edited by LukeThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

Welcome to Threadspinner FLAME, the medieval-themed playtest of Threadspinner, the Souls-inspired afterlife exploration RPG! In this episode, our players share the characters they've created: a paladin of love and creation, a wizard seeking primordial power, and an executed traitor whose chains compel supplication!CREDITS:Iris Christianson as Syr Violet of the Coiling VineMax Knightley as Thistle, the Bastard DaughterTyberius Wilson as Xalatan, Sage of Wind and ShadowLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Iris ChristiansonMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Luke, Molly, Crystal and Iris return to rank the second rock-opera album from The Protomen: The Father of Death. Unbeknownst to Luke, however, betrayal lurks just around the corner. A villain in their midst sharpens their knife, waiting to stab Luke through the heart. Will their coup succeed? Or will Luke's friends mostly think this album is pretty alright? Tune in for the thrilling continuation of the Protomen saga!Listen to the playlist here!Edited by IrisThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

🎶 0 - The Fugitive's First Dance by Max Knightley 🎶 🪲 Threadspinner GLOW 🪲Lexi as The Master Thief: Stan Stickley, aka Denny Deciduous, aka Benny Bonsai, aka Lenny LeaflessMolly as The Mixologist: Heiress, Discarded Queen of the Golden HavenMike as The Fae: VelniasGM: LukeEditor: MikeIn the walls of the Threadspinner's Guild exists an entire miniature world unto itself, a vast civilization of insects and other small creatures that have been touched by the magic of Thread. A part-time bartender with royal blood, a lord of thieves, and a sentient fungus explore this secret kingdom. Their quest is easily overlooked, easily forgotten, but will carry consequences that will reverberate throughout the entire Wake.Threadspinner GLOW is the third campaign of Threadspinner Playtest, and takes inspiration from the Hollow Knight series. GLOW will run for approximately 20-25 episodes, released once every three weeks.

Mike and Luke sit down with Crystal for an interview about their recent miniseries! They discuss their favorite miniseries, their approaches to GMing, and their preferred types of narratives! Plus, they share their goals for Threadspinner Playtest!Edited by CrystalBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

🎶 17 - If It's Not Your Lucky Day, At Least It's Always Someone Else's by Max Knightley 🎶 ⚡️ Threadspinner SPARK ⚡️Crystal as The Dream Interpreter: Reverie, the Waking DreamerMorgan as The Blade Magician: Love the UncutZoe as The Divinity: Magnolia KaneGM: LukeEditor: LukeIn the heart of The Wake stands Mother-of-All, the capital city governed by the Threadspinners. Peoples of all places and ages populate its crowded streets; turn down this alley and you will find yourself in a lost city of legend, while that thoroughfare will take you to a district built with technology not yet invented in your time. A young film starlet, her bodyguard, and a disgraced Threadspinner seeking to write her biography dive deep into the city's endless layers of secrets and subterfuge.Threadspinner SPARK is the second campaign of Threadspinner Playtest, and takes inspiration from Bloodborne and Lies of P. SPARK will run for approximately 20-25 episodes, released once every three weeks.

Zoe and Iris sit down with Crystal for an interview about their recent miniseries! They discuss their creative development over six years of Drawn from the Undertow, and evaluate each other as players and GMs! Zoe and Iris played in each others' miniseries, so they also ask each other plenty of questions!Edited by CrystalBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

🎶 13 - Death Beyond Death by Max Knightley 🎶 🔥 Threadspinner FLAME 🔥Iris as The Hero: Syr Violet, Knight of the Coiling VineMaxie as The Executed: Thistle, the Bastard DaughterTyberius as The Conjurer: Xalatan, Sage of Wind and ShadowGM: LukeEditor: IrisTo tame the endless chaos of the Wake, the Threadspinner's Guild recruits three undead adventurers to explore the spirits of long-dead kingdoms: a paladin of love and creation, a wizard seeking primordial power, and an executed traitor whose chains compel supplication. Threadspinner FLAME is the first campaign of Threadspinner Playtest, and takes inspiration primarily from Elden Ring and the Dark Souls franchise. FLAME will run for approximately 20-25 episodes, released once every three weeks.

Crystal and Maxie sit down for a candid discussion about their recent miniseries! They discuss their creative influences, GMing techniques, proudest moments, and lessons learned. Learn the secrets behind your favorite series, and listen to Crystal and Maxie philosophize on what it means to be an adult!Plus, since Maxie is our composer, we talk about the miniseries themes, and the upcoming music for Threadspinner Playtest! Remember to pick up the Official Soundtracks at undertow.cards!Edited by CrystalBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

The podcast formerly known as Eidolon Playtest is now Drawn from the Undertow!Welcome to Undertow Update, your monthly newsletter describing what awaits you in the next month of Drawn from the Undertow. This month, we've got a lot!Threadspinner is now ready for a full playtest, and we're going to do it in not one, not two, but three long-form campaigns that will serve as the backbone of this podcast for the next year and a half:Threadspinner FLAMEPlayers: Iris, Maxie, TyberiusGM: LukeEditor: IrisThreadspinner SPARKPlayers: Crystal, Morgan, ZoeGM: LukeEditor: LukeThreadspinner GLOWPlayers: Lexi, Mike, MollyGM: LukeEditor: MikeMay is going to be a transitional month between Eidolon and Threadspinner, where we will look back on the latest round of Eidolon miniseries while rolling out details about Threadspinner Playtest, which will officially debut on May 25th! The full schedule is below:Monday, May 4: Eidolon ISLAND/FLASHBACK/ADULT GM Postmortem with Crystal and MaxieWednesday, May 6: We will reveal the cover art, opening music, and premise of Threadspinner FLAME!Monday, May 11: Eidolon ROMANCE/+MACHINE GM Postmortem with Crystal, Iris, and ZoeWednesday, May 13: We will reveal the cover art, opening music, and premise of Threadspinner SPARK!Monday, May 18: Eidolon TOOL/PROTO GM Postmortem with Crystal, Luke, and MikeWednesday, May 20: We will reveal the cover art, opening music, and premise of Threadspinner GLOW!Monday, May 25: Threadspinner FLAME Session #0Monday, June 1: Threadspinner SPARK Session #0Monday, June 8: Threadspinner GLOW Session #0Welcome to the podcast, Morgan!Morgan is joining as a permanent cast member of Drawn from the Undertow! Everyone loved her performance in Eidolon ADULT, and we're lucky to have her as part of Threadspinner SPARK!Why rename the podcast?We're not playing EIDOLON in the near future, so "Eidolon Playtest" isn't really accurate. But we're also not done with EIDOLON forever, and more RPGs will come in the future, so "Threadspinner Playtest" would only be temporarily accurate. Instead of changing the name over and over, we're using a permanent name that is inclusive of EIDOLON, Threadspinner, and everything else that we do: Drawn from the Undertow.Why three campaigns?In the past, we split our 9 non-GM players into groups of 4 and 5. We noticed that the 5-player groups consistently struggled to keep up the pace and give each character equal spotlight. For the recent round of Eidolon miniseries, we experimented with 3-player groups and found that they reliably avoided the frictions of larger groups. In addition, 3-player groups are easier both to schedule and to edit.With 3 players in each campaign, FLAME, SPARK, and GLOW will be smoother and more consistent productions than our previous long-form series. We're also using these three campaigns to showcase the thematic diversity that Threadspinner can offer. We hope that each one has a different style and dynamic!

Our heroes, newly reunited, at last confront the heart of The Machine, learn its true purpose, and fight for the future of the human race.🎶 This city now will fade awayIt's crying out, it's much too lateThis city now won't last the nightDon't let it die without a fight 🎶CREDITS:Molly Rhinebeck as Cascade IncursionIris Christianson as Tacit DragoonCrystal Zaslavchik as WiFi XLuke Varner as The GMEdited by Luke VarnerMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananContent Warnings: Authoritarian oppression, dismemberment, body horror, dissociation, gaslighting.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Mike sits down with Molly and Crystal to talk about their all-time favorite band and the inspiration behind Eidolon TOOL, the seminal prog-metal band Tool! The Long Song Pervert has logged on and they will not be logging off!Listen to the playlist here!Edited by IrisThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

This month, we work on filling in some gaps that we left out of Draft 1 of Threadspinner, since making it ready for Session 0 was more important than getting every single aspect of it finished. Specifically, we further build on what it takes to develop an Artifact, and work up elevator pitches for the 22 types of Devils that players can encounter when they allow their Malaise to climb too high.Edited by LukeThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

WiFi X turns against its friends, no longer certain of what it believes in, its faith in the path of the hero lost. As the revolutionaries battle on the ground floor, the Machine's most loyal servant waits patiently for the winner to meet her on the 50th floor, for the Machine's Inventors to bare witness to the final battle.🎶 Do not say this is how it has to be 🎶CREDITS:Molly Rhinebeck as Cascade IncursionIris Christianson as Tacit DragoonCrystal Zaslavchik as WiFi XLuke Varner as The GMEdited by Iris ChristiansonMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananContent Warnings: Authoritarian oppression, dismemberment, body horror, dissociation, gaslighting.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Cast deep into the bowels of The Machine, our heroes race to climb back to the ground floor before they're incinerated, taunted all the while by Tacit's long-lost wife, who has joined The Machine for reasons unknown.🎶 If there's a way out of this somebody tell me nowI know it's all gonna end but I swear I don't know howYou keep outrunning your past 'til it hunts you down 🎶CREDITS:Molly Rhinebeck as Cascade IncursionIris Christianson as Tacit DragoonCrystal Zaslavchik as WiFi XLuke Varner as The GMEdited by Luke VarnerMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananContent Warnings: Authoritarian oppression, dismemberment, body horrors, spiders.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

The City's villain taunts the heroes as they retreat to the wasteland beyond The Machine's domain. 🎶 You can try and deny but your heart knows the soundYou can hear them calling out 🎶CREDITS:Molly Rhinebeck as Cascade IncursionIris Christianson as Tacit DragoonCrystal Zaslavchik as WiFi XLuke Varner as The GMEdited by Iris ChristiansonMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananContent Warnings: Authoritarian oppression, references to suicide, burn injury.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Three heroes stand in the rain-soaked junkyard on the outskirts of The City. They have reforged themselves into cybernetic beings of pure vengeance, ready to confront The Machine that has enslaved humanity.🎶 There is a flame that I've been fanningThere is a fire waiting to catch 🎶CREDITS:Molly Rhinebeck as Cascade IncursionIris Christianson as Tacit DragoonCrystal Zaslavchik as WiFi XLuke Varner as The GMEdited by Luke VarnerMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananContent Warnings: Authoritarian oppression, gun violence, body horror, dog attacks, child death, mass murder.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Ace Wizards Arroai the Pragmatic and Nerevin'e Livolias meet The Tower's prior tenant, who reveals numerous construction complications that were not previously disclosed!CREDITS:Max Knightley as Arroai the PragmaticIris Christianson as Nerevin'e LivoliasTyberius Wilson as Xalatan the TriumphantMusic by Max KnightleyEdited by Max Knightley and Crystal ZaslavchikCONTENT WARNING: This episode contains chewing and mouth noises, storm noises, and fireworks noises.This episode is possible thanks to all $10 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

Eidolon PROTO is the final Eidolon miniseries before we begin our transition to playtesting Threadspinner!Episode Count: 5Crystal as WiFi XMolly as Cascade IncursionIris as Tacit DragoonLuke as The GMThere’s nobody left who remembers a time before The Machine. At least, nobody down here. Up in the tower they say the Inventors, the men that built The Machine, they’re still alive after all these years, dining out on our misery, laughing and feasting and toasting to the despair that reigns down below. The year is 2XX6. In the last century, or maybe the one before, Man learned how to channel lightning into metal to create light, then learned how to channel lightning into stone to create thought. That was the beginning. Every step in human history from that day forward was a step toward the construction of The Machine, though no one knew it yet. Bombs were detonated, bullets fired, minerals extracted, oceans drained. And now, today, we reap the fruits of our ancestors.If the world has survived beyond the City, we’ll never know it; it’s surrounded on all sides by endless wasteland, the ground too cracked and dry to support any life at all, the City’s supplies stretched too thin to support an expedition to find out if it really does go on forever. The City stands as the last bastion of civilization, the last bastion of humanity, the last bastion of life on earth. A garden, mercilessly tended and culled by The Machine, a perfect system of steel and sorrow, a computer brain half again as big as the city that controls every moment of our lives; when we wake, when we sleep, when we work, when we die. The Machine’s control is absolute, enforced by autonomous drones that patrol every corner.This is not a world that can be bent to your will, to anyone’s will but The Machine’s; The World has been removed from the Fate Deck.There is no joy here, no cause for celebration; The Sun has been removed from the Fate Deck.This is not a world where you can achieve the impossible; The Magician has been removed from the Fate Deck.You can never hope to triumph through force over a being as powerful as The Machine; Strength has been removed from the Fate Deck.No, this is a world where Hope Rides Alone, where the only reason anyone has to go on living is the faintest spark, the secret prayer that maybe some day someone, anyone, will rise up, will find a way out of this hell, will bleed and sweat and cry and reveal a new path for the rest of us. The Star is still in the Fate Deck, though its light burns dim.Who would dare stand against The Machine? Does courage even exist in this immiserated age? Even if someone were foolish enough to try, where would they find the raw calories to resist on the starvation diets enforced by The Machine’s brutal government? Who could possibly stand against this? You, of course.It started ten years ago. The Machine is powerful and it sees so much, but its eyes cannot be everywhere. You formed a resistance group, nearly twenty strong now, headquartered out of an old decommissioned sewer tunnel. The work is slow, the cracks in The Machine’s armor so thin that hardly anything can slip through them. There is a junkyard on the outskirts of the city, a vast expanse of discarded mechanical debris, old models of robot enforcers, obsolete components of The Machine that it has discarded without a care. The scrap heap goes on for miles, and in The Machine’s perfect efficiency it has determined that it need not surveil every inch of the space, so long as its walls are high and its guards well-armed.It never counted on you finding a back way in. For two years straight your team dug through the cracked and dusty earth, tunneling from the sewer system to the ground beneath the junkyard. It was grueling, backbreaking work, and smuggling the dirt out to the surface was a near impossible operation on its own. And it was only once the tunnel was completed that you could begin your true work. In the dead of night you scour the junkyard, salvaging anything you can find. By definition, everything here is older, frailer, and weaker than the firepower you intend to use it against. But for all its power, you have one thing The Machine does not: rage.A lifetime of suffering has honed you, forged you, molded you into being of pure vengeance, every cell of your body screaming to tear The Machine apart piece by piece, to drag its black-hearted Inventors through the streets of the city until the asphalt strips their bones bare. The plans were finalized eight years ago, and for eight years you’ve toiled in the dark, soldering components directly to your flesh, wiring weaponry to your heart, replacing your humanity part by part with diesel-fueled, chrome-finished violence, vicious neon screaming for retribution, data sockets bloodthirsty for justice. You are no longer Man, but you are not Machine either. You are something new. A symbol. A symbol that humanity can rally behind. A symbol they can channel their anger through. A symbol for the death of this world and the birth of the next. An avatar of the age itself: an Eidolon.Black stormclouds pulled the sun away hours before nightfall, giving you more time to work. Torrents of rain hammer at the tarp hanging over your work area, the ground trembling with bursts of thunder as you complete the final touches on your new forms, ready, willing, and prepared to fight. Who are you?

In the final round of the demolition derby, our heroes must fight to the death against each other for the chance to make their wish reality!🎶 Praise all the ways we fantasize your endingOnly pray that on the day you see Him coming 🎶CREDITS:Tyberius Wilson as Felicia FuraffinityMolly Rhinebeck as Devlin DripdryCrystal Zaslavchik as DeimiaMike Painter as The GMMusic by Max KnightleyEdited by Crystal ZaslavchikContent Warnings: Desecration of corpses, body horror, choking, and death of an infant.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Luke gathers Molly, Crystal, and Iris to meditate on the philosophical themes of to The Protomen's first album, a classic of geek culture that reinterprets the Mega Man games as a rock opera! Tune in to the end for a special announcement!Listen to the playlist here!Edited by IrisThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

The sky grows dark and starry in the semifinals of the demolition derby, as H. reveals the true purpose of the event!🎶 Swaying to the rhythm of the new world order 🎶CREDITS:Tyberius Wilson as Felicia FuraffinityMolly Rhinebeck as Devlin DripdryCrystal Zaslavchik as DeimiaMike Painter as The GMMusic by Max KnightleyEdited by Mike PainterContent Warnings: Frequent violence against animals, drowning, and suicidal ideation.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

The time of Threadspinner Playtest is very nearly upon us, which means we need to get the game finished up and ready to play! Let's circle back and talk some more about how "dying" works, and flesh out the mechanics for this game's version of the Phantom Clock! And let's actually play a little Threadspinner to make sure it makes any sense at all!Edited by LukeThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

The competition grows ever fiercer in the second round of the demolition derby, but a new threat emerges that may be beyond H.'s power to control!🎶 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,livestock of all ages, step right this way.Walk up in the big tent tonight! 🎶CREDITS:Tyberius Wilson as Felicia FuraffinityMolly Rhinebeck as Devlin DripdryCrystal Zaslavchik as DeimiaMike Painter as The GMMusic by Max KnightleyEdited by Mike PainterContent Warnings: Frequent violence against animals.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Each Region in the Wake is aligned with one of the major arcana, which define what challenges the Threaded will have to face while exploring that land and what conditions they must satisfy to complete their quest.So how does any of that actually work?Edited by LukeThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

A beast-woman, a wet wrestler, and a phobonaut join an occult demolition derby to the death, in the hopes of receiving a prize from the reality-warping Lateralus.🎶 The earth I knew exists no more 🎶CREDITS:Tyberius Wilson as Felicia FuraffinityMolly Rhinebeck as Devlin DripdryCrystal Zaslavchik as DeimiaMike Painter as The GMMusic by Max KnightleyEdited by Crystal ZaslavchikContent Warnings: Frequent violence against animals.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Iris, Luke, and Maxie discuss the music of Florence + the Machine, the band that inspired Eidolon + MACHINE! Listen to the playlist here!Edited by IrisThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

Iris gathers Molly and Crystal to discuss Mobile Suit Gundam F91, Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1991 feature film which follows a new cast of characters decades after the original Gundam saga. Iris' miniseries Eidolon + MACHINE is significantly inspired by Gundam, and F91 offers one of the most condensed visions of what Gundam is!Edited by CrystalThis episode is possible thanks to all $10 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

Trapped in a bubble of unstable time and space, the Leviathans and their pilots fight through despair to create a new future.🎶 And I ride in my red dressAnd time stretchеs endless 🎶CREDITS:Lexi Waltner as Dax BurnsideMax Knightley as LákhesisZoe Tunnell as Mayve "Mayday" DaysonLuke Varner as AtroposIris Christianson as The GMMUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEYEDITED BY IRIS CHRISTIANSONContent Warnings: Graphic violence and allusions to suicide. Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Mike as The GMCrystal as DeimiaTyberius as Felicia FuraffinityMolly as Devlin DripdryEpisode Count: 4Within the ruins of what was once a bustling metropolis, a mysterious figure known only as H. hosts a special, annual tournament: a demolition derby to the death!Over four rounds, teams will load into customized vehicles of their choosing, armed to the teeth with traditional weaponry, as well as mysterious personalized powers known only as "eidolon," and battle for the right to claim a boon from the one and only Lateralus.While only H. truly knows its secrets, it is said that the Lateralus can rewrite reality however the winner sees fit, granting them any grand prize their heart desires.If the Lateralus is so powerful, you may ask, then why is the world still in such a dire state? The answer should be obvious if you but consider its nature, the nature of its handler, or the nature of anyone capable of winning this contest.

Atropos and Lákhesis finally reunite with their sister, Clotho. After spending decades in Terran captivity, she has her own ideas about how to end the war once and for all. 🎶 Sometimes I think it's getting betterAnd then it gets much worse.Is it just part of the process?Jesus Christ, it hurts. 🎶 CREDITS:Lexi Waltner as Dax BurnsideMax Knightley as LákhesisZoe Tunnell as Mayve "Mayday" DaysonLuke Varner as AtroposIris Christianson as The GMMUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEYEDITED BY IRIS CHRISTIANSONContent Warnings: Attempted memory manipulation and physical violence.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

You know what's pretty cool in Eidolon? The Phantom Clock. Threadspinner definitely needs something similar, but what should it look like?Also, Molly told me to include this classic image of Sonic the Hedgehog, for reference later in the episode:Edited by LukeThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

The battle of Titan has been won, but at great cost. While Mayve comes to grips with her new existence as a Leviathan, Dax and Lákhesis work together to find a way to bring an end to the war. 🎶 And is it worth the wait? All this killing time? Are you strong enough to stand Protecting both your heart and mine? 🎶CREDITS: Lexi Waltner as Dax Burnside Max Knightley as Lákhesis Zoe Tunnell as Mayve "Mayday" Dayson Luke Varner as Atropos Iris Christianson as The GM MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY IRIS CHRISTIANSON Content Warnings: Actions analogous to "spiking" a drink.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

The crew of the Ghost Of Winter rush to save Titan's colonists from a sudden attack by the Terran Alliance. While Dax and Lákhesis work to rally the scattered Outer Sphere forces, Mayve and Atropos reach a tentative agreement to use their power to defend the survivors. Will their compromise survive an encounter with the enemy's Leviathan, or will Mayve's desire for revenge burn Atropos' trust?🎶 Under starry skies we are lostAnd into the breach we get tossedAnd the water's coming in fast 🎶 CREDITS:Lexi Waltner as Dax BurnsideMax Knightley as LákhesisZoe Tunnell as Mayve "Mayday" DaysonLuke Varner as AtroposIris Christianson as The GMMUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEYEDITED BY IRIS CHRISTIANSONContent Warnings: Graphic violence, gore, and death by exposure to severe cold.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

NOTHING STOPS THE YEAR OF THREADSPINNER... but winter storms did manage to delay it for a couple days! But now we're back, and ready to wrap up the initial work on the remaining Patterns to get the first draft of Threadspinner ready to playtest!Edited by LukeThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

The crew of the Ghost of Winter plans their next moves now that they have awoken the Leviathans Atropos and Lákhesis, while their pilots try to navigate their new relationships to the machines. A routine refueling stop on Uranus turns deadly when the crew discovers an abandoned fuel station and an ominous drumming from deep within the mists of the gas giant...🎶 I ran to the tower where the church bells chimeI hoped that they would clear my mindThey left a ringing in my earBut that drum's still beating loud and clear 🎶CREDITS:Zoe Tunnell as Mayve "Mayday" DaysonLexi Waltner as Dax BurnsideLuke Varner as AtroposMax Knightley as LákhesisIris Christianson as The GMMUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEYEDITED BY LUKE VARNERCONTENT WARNING: This episode features continued discussion of violent dismemberment and depictions of PTSD.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Crystal, Maxie, Morgan, and Ty get together to talk about the songs referenced in Eidolon ADULT! Learn about the awfulness of John Mayer, the amazing voice of Macy Gray, and the merits and demerits of music that is compatible with shopping!Listen to the playlist here!Edited by IrisThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

Hey we looked at the schedule and realized we were not going NEARLY fast enough to get Threadspinner ready in time for the playtest to start this spring! So, from here on out, we're gonna be doing a lot more off-mic designing, and use these episodes to partially talk through some design questions, but mostly to update y'all on the work we've been doing throughout the week. For instance: last week, we told y'all we'd be designing The Executed this week. Instead, we've designed The Executed, The Mixologist, AND The Divinity! Four down, five to go!Edited by LukeThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

In an secret, underground base on Pluto, two Outer Sphere pilots--Dax Burnside and Mayve "Mayday" Dayson--attempt to revive the slumbering war machines known as Leviathans. However, the Terran Alliance has been developing new weapons of their own. Faced with a threat from which they can no longer hide, the pair are forced to convince their mecha to fight before the last hope of resistance is entirely snuffed out. 🎶 Heaven help me, I need to make it right. 🎶CREDITS: Lexi Waltner as Dax BurnsideMax Knightley as LákhesisZoe Tunnell as Mayve "Mayday" DaysonLuke Varner as AtroposIris Christianson as The GM MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY IRIS CHRISTIANSON CONTENT WARNINGS: This episode contains trauma related to parental death, amputation, and graphic violence.Buy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!