[PREVIEW] Design Session #80: The Demoted

As the Sage of Wind and Shadow, Xalatan is something of a showman. So what better way for Ty to pay tribute to his powerful and dramatic wizard than to make a playlist filled with showtunes?Listen to the playlist here!Xalatan character portrait by GarinEdited by IrisThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 10-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

The Threaded delve deeper into the Lingual Labyrinth. Hostile creatures hide around every corner, and the further they delve, the more bizarre the secrets become.CREDITS:Mike Painter as VelniasMolly Rhinebeck as HeiressLexi Waltner as Stan StickleyLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Mike PainterMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Luke and Molly return to the Patterns for the first time in a while, cleaning out the old references to charges, updating a few mechanics here and there, and taking a full mulligan on the theming for The Dream Interpreter!Edited by LukeThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 10-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

The Threaded delve deeper into the Lingual Labyrinth. Hostile creatures hide around every corner, and the further they delve, the more bizarre the secrets become.CREDITS:Mike Painter as VelniasMolly Rhinebeck as HeiressLexi Waltner as Stan StickleyLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Mike PainterMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

The Threaded continue working to help the run-down denizens of Blood City, and discover that some may just be beyond helping.CREDITS:Morgan Taylor as Love the UncutCrystal Zaslavchik as Reverie the Waking DreamerZoe Tunnell as Magnolia KaneLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Luke VarnerMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!Content Warning: This episode contains excessive blood, cannibalism, gun violence, child death, and imprisonment.

The party continues to search the boiling sea for the source of the eternal storm, and Violet is forced to confront further abuses done in the name of her goddess. She finds herself butting heads with Thistle and Xalatan, who do not share her reverence.Content Warning: an NPC commits suicide.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!

In the depths of the Threadspinner's Guild lies a chamber stuffed with stacks upon stacks of old books, chewed through by bugs hungry for the powerful knowledge within their pages. The Threaded search for the key to their quest somewhere within this unending labyrinth.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!

Love and Reverie's interactions with Blood City highlight their class differences. Magnolia reveals a hidden side of herself. The Threadspinner gets frustrated by rule changes from the Guild.CREDITS:Morgan Taylor as Love the UncutCrystal Zaslavchik as Reverie, the Waking DreamerZoe Tunnell as Magnolia KaneLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Luke VarnerMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

In a fit of hyperfixation, Iris has created a playlist inspired by the Dreaming life of Syr Violet of the Coiling Vine. Now Crystal, Maxie and Ty are joining her to talk about how each song makes them feel, reveal moments from their own lives the music seems to speak to, and ask hard-hitting questions like, "Would you rather be an angel or a god?" Listen to the playlist here!Syr Violet character portrait by GarinEdited by IrisThis episode is possible thanks to all $3 and up Patreon subscribers! If you're listening to the 10-minute preview of this episode, then you can listen to the full episode by subscribing today!

It never stops raining, and the rain is scaldingly hot. This is the first thing the Threaded notice as they enter the Coqueral Sea, a Sun region dotted with islands hosting the remnants of a Magnolia-worshipping civilization.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!