[PREVIEW] Design Session #74: Governing Aracana

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!

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.

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.

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!