Drawn from the Undertow

One of our big ideas in trying to capture the vibe of FromSoft RPGs in a tabletop setting is to incorporate map-making mechanics, to look at games like The Quiet Year or Microscope and tie them direclty into more conventional RPG gameplay, so that you are creating a world as you explore it, in order to reproduce that feeling of cautiously feeling out a big, mysterious world full of tantalizing stray threads of a larger story. This is a very different mode of gameplay than anything we did in EIDOLON, so it makes sense for us to start here and make sure we can build out a strong foundation into these mechanics, so that once we start developing the more familiar facets of the game, we understand how they integrate into these newer concepts.

Lonely Island, we got the whole family here
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CREDITS:
Max Knightley as Governor Thou-Shalt-Not-Bear-False-Witness van Bosse
Molly Rhinebeck as Frannie Pensdotter
Tyberius Wilson as Duke Shipmann
Zoe Tunnell as Sally Blather
Crystal Zaslavchik as The GM

MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY
EDITED BY CRYSTAL ZASLAVCHIK

CONENT WARNING: This episode features forced closeting, alcohol use, and dead baby jokes.

We're gonna need some new album art.

We are still working on getting the show up and running at full speed. Until we do, we're going to be releasing some things that would normally be bonus content here on the $1 feed and the free feed the following week.

Our plan for a while now has been that the Eidolon Era of this podcast was coming to a conclusion, as we got gradually more excited about a brand new game idea; recent events have caused the timeline on that transition to accelerate rapidly. Come hang out with us as we lay out the broad ideas behind our brand new Drawn from the Undertow RPG, THREADSPINNER.

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We're gonna need some new album art.

We are still working on getting the show up and running at full speed. Until we do, we're going to be releasing some things that would normally be bonus content here on the $1 feed and the free feed the following week.

Our plan for a while now has been that the Eidolon Era of this podcast was coming to a conclusion, as we got gradually more excited about a brand new game idea; recent events have caused the timeline on that transition to accelerate rapidly. Come hang out with us as we lay out the broad ideas behind our brand new Drawn from the Undertow RPG, THREADSPINNER.

Hello, everyone. Luke here, to unfortunately share some bad news. This is a very difficult announcement to make, and it’s something that I truly never thought I would have to come to you with.

To rip the band-aid off right away: Fabby Garza is no longer a part of Eidolon Playtest, and the show is going on hiatus.

This past Saturday night, June 28th, there was an exchange in our fan Discord in which Fabby actively solicited sex from our listeners. In full fairness, the exchange was first initiated by a listener; however, this behavior is completely unacceptable, irrespective of any other factors. Given the very modest success of this podcast, I think it’s strange for any of us to think of ourselves as being in a position of power, but in our designated fan space, we are. And Fabby abused that power in a way that completely breached our collective sense of ethics.

Had this been an isolated incident, a one-time failure of judgment, then it might have ended with a fierce reprimand and nothing more. However, investigating and discussing the incident revealed that this was, in fact, the latest in a long-running pattern of behavior. In light of this, we have unfortunately reached the conclusion that we are no longer capable of working with Fabby. This entire situation is heartbreaking, but I and the rest of the cast remain resolute that this is the proper course of action, reached after days of extensive deliberation.

Eidolon Playtest has until this point been a show produced by ten people in collaboration with one another, contributing to the production with equal voices. One of those voices cannot be removed without indelibly changing the podcast into something else. Removing Fabby from the show has completely disrupted both our near- and long-term plans, to say the least, and we need time to figure out what we’re going to do without her. So, the show is going on hiatus. I’m not certain how long we’ll be gone for; I would like to believe the absence will be measured in weeks and not months, but I cannot commit to any kind of firm timeline right now. We promise that we will keep you updated with regard to the future of the show as we make those plans.

This is very sudden, and may seem like an extreme reaction from the outside. I assume that many of you have questions. However, this decision was very painful, and made in large part due to private information that we are not at liberty to share. We hope that we have built enough trust with you all that you can respect this decision even if we can’t more thoroughly explain the reasons behind it. We also ask above all else that you respect Fabby’s privacy and do not harass her in any way. This is an extremely difficult, extremely sensitive situation, and while we are firm in our decision to remove her from the show, we do not want her to suffer additional consequences as a result. Please go forward with respect and kindness.

Thank you for reading.

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CREDITS:
Zoe Tunnell as St. Genevieve
Iris Christianson as Trace Vector
Crystal Zaslavchik as Leila Marino
Tyberius Wilson as Bridgerton Larch
Luke Varner as The GM
Additional Voices by Fabby Garza and Max Knightley

MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY
EDITED BY LUKE VARNER

CONTENT WARNING: This episode features poisoning, strangling, and mind control.

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We continue to poke and prod at the foundations of various playbooks to get things in a strong enough position to start loading up the advanced moves! This month, we take another look at The Blight, as well as mulling some things over about The Grifter and The Sealed Evil!

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CREDITS:
Zoe Tunnell as St. Genevieve
Iris Christianson as Trace Vector
Crystal Zaslavchik as Leila Marino
Tyberius Wilson as Bridgerton Larch
Luke Varner as The GM
Additional Voices by Fabby Garza and Max Knightley

MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY
EDITED BY LUKE VARNER

CONTENT WARNING: This episode features poisoning, strangling, and mind control.

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CREDITS:
Lexi Waltner as Marci Campbell
Mike Painter as Hercule Heavensward
Fabby Garza as Mercedes
Max Knightley as Lavender Spadeheart and Flip.exe
Molly Rhinebeck as L.E. Booktok
Luke Varner as The GM

MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY
EDITED BY LUKE VARNER

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains public masturbation, workplace sexual harassment, and mind control.

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Scheduling issues have delayed the recording of this month's Eidolon Playlist, so instead, enjoy this interview between Crystal and Fabby! Consider upgrading to the $10 tier to check out last month's interview with Ty as well!