Drawn from the Undertow (fka Eidolon Playtest)

I've never heard of Splashdown before, but Eidolon ROCK sure taught me that Ironspy is a song that fucks supremely. I wonder what else these folks have up their sleeves! You can always tell when I wasn't on these episodes because I have to be way more vague about what we even talk about! YouTube link to the playlist  

"Just ten thousand reflections of my own sweet self." CREDITS: Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal Jordan Rogers as The GM Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY LUKE VARNER AND MOLLY RHINEBECK

"We've come too far to give up who we are." CREDITS: Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas Mike Painter as Bob McGovern Iris Christianson as Haley Holst Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey Jordan Rogers as The GM Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY LUKE VARNER CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains kidnapping/entrapment.

[Instrumental] We're back! Ty shows up partway through and Luke's audio sounds awful because we had a hell of a time getting this episode recorded, but WE'RE BACK. Let's talk about a shitty little bullshit man! GENERAL CONTENT WARNING: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is often a crass series that incorporates a wide variety of fraught subject matter, and prioritizes using that fraught material for high dr...

Just as was prophesied in our previous encoded message, we're back with another Book Club (which we have rebranded on-the-fly to Media Club) to cover the sci-fi movie Contact , directed by Robert Zemeckis. It's a movie that inspired Iris' character, Haley Holst, and she's joined by Fabby, Crystal, and Maxie to talk about its cool cinematography and visual effects, messy handling of religions and s...

"Call it selfish, call it what you want. I couldn't give a crap..." CREDITS: Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal Jordan Rogers as The GM Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER

"We're up all night to the sun..." CREDITS: Mike Painter as Bob McGovern Iris Christianson as Haley Holst Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey Jordan Rogers as The GM Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER

We are getting closer and closer to the finish line for EIDOLON 2E! To that end, this month we focused on email feedback from our audience! None of you like how the current Tie system works, and that's GREAT TO KNOW.

"And it seems to me that you're running out time..." CREDITS: Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER CONTENT WARNING: this episode contains gun violence an...

"Midnight creeps so slowly into the hearts of men..." CREDITS: Mike Painter as Bob McGovern Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas Iris Christianson as Haley Holst Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey Jordan Rogers as The GM Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY LUKE VARNER CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains vehicular violence, body horror, and existential horror.

It's the first Playlist of the new year! We're back talking about another mediocre ska band Luke liked a lot when he was a teenager! They got a couple bangers and also some extremely revealing lyrics about women! Link to playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23EjifDKRr8yTCoilSlFZg?si=532fb6e3d23248de PLANET SMASHERS PLAYLIST RANKINGS ACCORDING TO US, THE ONLY MUSIC CRITICS WHO MAT...

"I don't want your acceptance, no I don't need that..." CREDITS: Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal Zoe Tunnell as Charlie O'Neil Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov Jordan Rogers as The GM Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER

Welcome to what we hope will be the first of many episodes of Petty Felonies: a bonus series where we play Fiasco, one of the first narrative-focused tabletop games to become a breakout hit. In this initial outing, we explain the rules and setup before diving into a messy tale of terrorism, affairs, and mad science confined to the icy wastes of Antarctica. CREDITS: Maxie Knightley as Dr. Adam Impe...

"Tryin' to keep the faith in what I can..." CREDITS: Mike Painter as Bob McGovern Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey Iris Christianson as Haley Holst Jordan Rogers as The GM Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers  MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes descriptions of intense violence and body horror.

"Police the mind, pollute imagination..." CREDITS: Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House Jordan Rogers as The GM Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER CONTENT WARNING: This...

It's a new year, and we are rapidly getting EIDOLON 2E to the finish line! In this episode, we hit a smattering of random issues that we want to tackle.  Damage is an important part of this game, and the way the rules are currently written, GMs are perhaps not given enough guidance on when to inflict it. Luke's been bangin' this drum for a while now, and he finally got Molly to go along with him!...

"Walkin' free, let me be..." CREDITS: Iris Christianson as Haley Holst Mike Painter as Bob McGovern Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas Jordan Rogers as The GM Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY LUKE VARNER CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of depression, suicidal thoughts, and body horror.

"My family is my island I better get down Thinking the plane into the ground I’m like that guy who couldn’t figure out The water from the sky" CREDITS: Fabby Garza as Thea/Tim Lambert Iris Christianson as Juniper Rhodes Mike Painter as Flint Tinder Zoe Tunnell as Ilana Ramsey Maxie Knightley as The GM MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY LUKE VARNER CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains body horror...

Happy New Year, everyone! In our final release of 2023, Ty, Maxie, Mike, Iris and Fabby hang out and discuss the inspiration for our third and final miniseries of the season, Of Montreal! This band's kinda weird! Spotify link to the playlist  

"I'll be your roundabout..." WE'RE BACK, FOR REAL THIS TIME! Full solidarity with Hollywood unions that struck this year, but it was some real awkward timing for this bonus podcast! Well, sure hope we're coming back on a good one and not a set of episodes about a weird old man who drinks his own piss! ... Ah nuts . SPOILER WARNING: We discuss an upcoming Stone Ocean character death, because Zoe's...

"We saw the White Witch of Glenwood, then got high and watched ourselves as re-runs." CREDITS: Mike Painter as Flint Tinder Iris Christianson as Juniper Rhodes Fabby Garza as Thea/Tim Lambert Zoe Tunnell as Ilana Ramsey Maxie Knightley as The GM MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER

What the heck?? A second Design Session in the same month??? Why, that's some sort of... Christams miracle! We make up for skipping November by sitting down to bang on The Conductor some more. With that, we have (hopefully) completed all of the Playbooks for 2E! Next month, we'll be taking another look at Downtime, which still isn't quite nailing what we're looking for, as well as beginning to tak...

"There's no sympathy for the ox; all the brutal walls that we don't even bother naming..." CREDITS: Iris Christianson as Juniper Rhodes Mike Painter as Flint Tinder Zoe Tunnell as Ilana Ramsey Fabby Garza as Thea/Tim Lambert Maxie Knightley as The GM MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER

"Wondering if it's better to imagine than to know..." CREDITS: Zoe Tunnell as Ilana Ramsey Fabby Garza as Thea Lambert Iris Christianson as Juniper Rhodes Mike Painter as Flint Tinder Maxie Knightley as The GM MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY LUKE VARNER

We're back after accidentally taking a month off! This time, we're revisiting the Beast and Wildcard playbooks. One of these books is in pretty good shape already, and the other needs a little work! Which is which? LISTEN TO FIND OUT Next month, we'll be wrapping up the Playbook Punch-Ups with The Conductor! Feel free to send in Conductor emails to eidolonplaytest@gmail.com !