[PREVIEW] Design Session #81: Expanding the Patterns

With the labyrinth dispelled, the long-forgotten adjunct library takes its true form: the greatest collection of knowledge of demonology in all the Wake, its descriptions so comprehensive that they breed and attract devils of their own.CREDITS:Mike Painter as VelniasLexi Waltner as Stan StickleyMolly Rhinebeck as HeiressLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Mike PainterMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Drawn from the Undertow is part of Audio Entropy, a podcast network started partially by DftU members over a decade ago. Each year, we like to do a charity marathon stream, and now that I've started writing newsletters I (Crystal) can promote it here! Beginning tomorrow, and running all through the weekend, we're streaming for 60 hours straight to raise money for the Palestine Children's Relief fund!Watch: twitch.tv/videoentropy Donate: audioentropy.com/pcrf Stream Schedule (All Times CST)Friday 11/610am to 8pm: Life is Strange with Iris & Crystal8pm to 10pm: Jackbox Party Pack 12 hosted by Zack10pm to 12am: Dicevaders with ZackSaturday 11/712am to 1am: More Dicevaders with Zack1am to 3am: Fire Pro Wrestling with Ashley3am to 5am: Ledgerbound with Jordan5am to 10am: Path of Exile 2 with Greg10am to 2pm: More Life is Strange with Iris & Crystal2pm to 7pm: Phoenix Wright with Emily & Mike7pm to 10pm: Among Us hosted by Ava10pm to 12am: Fuser with Ava & MaxieSunday 11/812am to 2am: OFFBEAT with Ava2am to 12pm: Tales from the Borderlands with Crystal12pm to 3pm: Final Fantasy III with Emily3pm to 6pm: Slay the Spire II with Luke & Maxie6pm to 10pm: Denshattack! with Luke10pm: Raffle Winner AnnouncementCome hang out, have fun, play games with us, and donate to support children in Palestine!Every $50 you donate earns you one raffle ticket to win an art commission from Veldrin, the very same artist who is working with us to make Threadspinner tarot cards! Your commission is a full-color, background-included, 1-2 character SFW piece, such as their art for The Magician below!November's Eidolon Playlist will be focused on Love the Uncut, with a playlist curated by Morgan! If you'd like a sample of Morgan's musical tastes, you can listen to the Morgan Jams episode of Eidolon Playlist, which was actually her very first appearance on this podcast!This month's Grab Bag is... still undecided! Let us know in the comments what you'd like to see! Or, show up to our stream this weekend and convince us in the chat!One more thing! During the week of December 28 - January 3, we'll be taking a small break from your regularly scheduled Threadspinner Playtest to put out a few mailbag episodes, answering your questions that you send in to [email protected]! This will be similar to the "mid-mortems" we've done for previous seasons, where each campaign reflects on the story so far and answer any questions you have.Please send as many emails as you'd like by December 1 to [email protected]!

With the core rules in a solid place, at least for now, we get to work adding some more Actions to each Pattern!This episode ended up getting recorded a few days too late to release in October, so to make up for that, expect another Design Session near the end of the month!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!

It's a new day in Blood City. Emboldened by their victory over the vampire cartel, the citizens of the impoverished district begin working toward a new vision of the future. But with more zeal than sense, the new organization taking control might cause more problems than it solves.CREDITS:Morgan Adderly as Love the UncutCrystal Zaslavchik as Reverie, the Waking DreamerZoe Tunnell as Lady MagnoliaLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Luke VarnerMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

Mike, Molly and Iris listen to a potpourri of songs designed to evoke the spirit of Velnias: diverse, unexpected, earthy, and occasionally sinister and brain-melting. Just relax and let the mycelium network take you on a trip.Velnias character portrait by installationwizardEdited 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!

Following the dragon's destruction, a new Arcana reshapes the region. The Church of the Coiling Vine seizes the opportunity to reclaim its former power.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!

Ty, Morgan, Crystal and Iris get together to talk about the famous movie adaptation of a play adaptation of a movie. We discuss the horror of living in the 60's, the tragic lack of puppets in modern cinema, being an Ethical Freak Dentist, and sexualizing Audrey II.

Books have the power to transport the reader to another world, but not against the reader's will. The first Arcana of The Lingual Labyrinth is resolved.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!

Reverie has a great day. Magnolia comes out of the closet. Love makes Blood City a more equitable place to live.CREDITS:Morgan Taylor as Love the UncutCrystal Zaslavchik as Reverie the Waking DreamerZoe Tunnell as Magnolia KaneLuke Varner as The ThreadspinnerEdited by Luke Varner, with assistance by Crystal ZaslavchikMusic by Max KnightleyCover Art by Tavish BuchananBuy our book!Support us on Patreon!Join the Discord!

The party confronts the wounded dragon in the hopes of brokering peace and lifting the Coqueral Sea's curse. However, when mere words prove insufficient, they're forced to uncover the nature of the great beast. In the shelter of an underwater cathedral, our heroes recuperate with some much-needed levity.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!