Drawn from the Undertow (fka Eidolon Playtest)

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 sound You can hear them calling out 🎶 CREDITS: Molly Rhinebeck as Cascade Incursion Iris Christianson as Tacit Dragoon Crystal Zaslavchik as WiFi X Luke Varner as The GM Edited by Iris Christianson Music by Max Knightley Cover Art by Tavish Buchanan C...

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 fanning There is a fire waiting to catch 🎶 CREDITS: Molly Rhinebeck as Cascade Incursion Iris Christianson as Tacit Dragoon Crystal Zaslavchik as WiFi X Luke...

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 Pragmatic Iris Christianson as Nerevin'e Livolias Tyberius Wilson as Xalatan the Triumphant Music by Max Knightley Edited by Max Knightley and Crystal Zaslavchik CONTENT WARNING: This episode...

Eidolon PROTO is the final Eidolon miniseries before we begin our transition to playtesting Threadspinner! Episode Count: 5 Crystal as WiFi X Molly as Cascade Incursion Iris as Tacit Dragoon Luke as The GM There’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 the...

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 ending Only pray that on the day you see Him coming 🎶 CREDITS: Tyberius Wilson as Felicia Furaffinity Molly Rhinebeck as Devlin Dripdry Crystal Zaslavchik as Deimia Mike Painter as The GM Music by Max Knightley Edited...

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 Iris This episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of...

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 Furaffinity Molly Rhinebeck as Devlin Dripdry Crystal Zaslavchik as Deimia Mike Painter as The GM Music by Max Knightley Edited by Mike Painter Content Warnings: Frequent violence against animals...

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 Luke This episode is possible thanks to a...

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 Furaffinity Molly Rhinebeck as Devlin Dripdry Crystal Zaslavchik as Deimia Mike Painter as The G...

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 Luke This episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, t...

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 Furaffinity Molly Rhinebeck as Devlin Dripdry Crystal Zaslavchik as Deimia Mike Painter as The GM Music by Max Knightley Edited by Crystal Zaslavchik Content Warni...

Iris, Luke, and Maxie discuss the music of Florence + the Machine, the band that inspired Eidolon + MACHINE! Listen to the playlist here! Edited by Iris This 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 Crystal This episode is possible thanks to all $10 and up Patreon...

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 dress And time stretchеs endless 🎶 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 War...

Mike as The GM Crystal as Deimia Tyberius as Felicia Furaffinity Molly as Devlin Dripdry Episode Count: 4 Within 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...

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 better And then it gets much worse. Is it just part of the process? Jesus Christ, it hurts. 🎶 CREDITS: Lexi Waltner as Dax Burnside Max Knightley as Lákhesis Zoe Tunnell as Mayve "Mayday" Days...

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 Luke This episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview of this episode, then y...

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...

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? 🎶...

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 Luke This 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...

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 churc...

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 Iris This episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 5-minute preview o...

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,...

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 entir...

What even is a Hero, anyway? That's what we figure out this episode as we finish the template pattern for Threadspinner, and decide a final list of starting patterns! Edited by Luke This 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 !