Eidolon Playtest

<html><p>We're back with more Fiasco! This time, Mike, Maxie, Molly and Fabby sit down with a wacky new invention that fucks everything up!</p></html>

<html><blockquote><p>xXx[FinDom]xXx wrote (02:19a LST): oh wow what a surprise that this board's queen of comphet would think starcadia's argument held any fucking water. "but the solar empire has been safeguarding that star system for centuries!" says the dumbass who apparently doesn't know what refugees are. this shit is why no one likes humanity. you can't even fucking stand being around each other! bunch of apes have their dna take a wrong turn and become tool-moded land-cucks who make up nonsense words like "de jure" to dress up their insatiable bloodlust. fucking evolutionary dead-end is what you are. <br/><br/>it's a shame Aurelia's attempts to assassinate rembrandt in the first season didn't work. mark my words, she's gonna return in an episode or two to commit even worse atrocities against the crown. it'll be so funny.</p></blockquote><p>CREDITS:<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Genevieve St. Cloud<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Bridgerton Larch<br/>Iris Christianson as Trace Vector<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Leila Marino<br/>Luke Varner as The GM</p><p>MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY CRYSTAL ZASLAVCHIK</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode depicts bloody violence, drug overdose, a heart attack, and existential horror.</p><p><a href="https://reveal-your-master-plan.itch.io/eidolon2e" target="_blank">Buy our book!</a></p></html>

<html><p>We're back this month to answer more of your emails! And also to admit partial defeat vis-a-vis The Conspiracy!</p></html>

<html><blockquote><p>Heartbreaker2196 wrote (01:37a LST): I love Starcadia so much. Now there's a girl who knows what it takes to get out there and GET THINGS DONE. I knew she'd be able to swoop in and prove that Rembrandt's claim to the throne <em>is</em> real. What does it matter if some stupid old elves happened to be in this part of space thousands of years ago anyway. What matters is who is here NOW, not who USED to be here. And huh. No sign of Aurelia anywhere this week, Finny? It must be so difficult rooting for a sinking ship.</p></blockquote><p>CREDITS: </p><p>Mike Painter as Hercule Heavensward<br/>Lexi Waltner as Marci Campbell<br/>Fabby Garza as Alpha AKA Anna<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as L.E. Booktok<br/>Max Knightley as Lavender Spadeheart & Flip.exe<br/>Luke Varner as The GM<br/>Additional Voices by Crystal Zaslavchik</p><p>MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY</p><p>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER AND MOLLY RHINEBECK</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains body horror, mind control, and bloody violence.</p><p><a href="https://reveal-your-master-plan.itch.io/eidolon2e" target="_blank">Buy our book!</a></p></html>

<html><p>We're doin' a cyberpunk season and that means Luke won't shut the fuck up about his favorite collectible card game! Luckily, Ty has immediately gotten deep into it and ALSO won't shut the fuck up about it! Iris would prefer we shut the fuck up about it and play Magic instead but we're not!</p><p>check out the Eidolon Netrunner League thread in the eidolon channel at <a href="http://bit.ly/aediscord" target="_blank">bit.ly/aediscord</a> to hang out and play with us!</p><p>Apologies for Ty's audio quality on this one, technical difficulties that unfortunately weren't discovered until after the episode was recorded.</p></html>

<html><p><strong>Voiceover by Defrag Pandemonium</strong></p><p>LUNA-1 has a capacity of 150,000 occupants. Do you know how many people currently live here? 210,000. And the number is rising every day. Have you noticed that our water tastes just a little bit like <em>shit</em>? It’s because the treatment facilities weren’t built to keep up with this much waste. 80 years ago, the oxygen concentration in our artificial atmosphere was on-par with Earth’s at sea-level. Year-over-year, they thin it out a little bit more, because there’s too many of us. If they don’t ration the oxygen we’ll consume it all faster than it can be replenished. Our diets are getting poorer, our public amenities are deteriorating, our living quarters are getting more cramped, alleviated only by the fact that the rich and powerful are gradually abandoning us, leaving their pleasurehouses and six-star resorts and luxury offices free to reclaim as housing. Well, “free.” I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how expensive rent is getting.</p><p>To the extent that the capitalist model of economics can be said to function at all, it functions on one core axiomatic assumption: that work is plentiful, and labor is proportionately scarce. That there is more work to do than there are hands to do it. And like any scarce resource, those that want it must pay a premium.</p><p>Even on Earth, within the various megacities that bleed the planet’s resources dry, automation makes labor common. Down there this can be somewhat offset through expansion, through the creation of more work to do, and while the numbers still don’t add up, at least it’s a pressure valve that allows the decline to be slow; the cities will probably be destroyed by wasteland raiders before they reach a true crisis point of labor deflation.</p><p>But up here? What expansion is possible? Our glorious city is circumscribed; expanding its borders by a single inch is laughably expensive. Our mining operations already produce more Helium-3 than we can use, more than the occasional cargo shuttle can bring to Earth. There’s a finite cap to how much work can be done, and yet the populace keeps growing, keeps consuming more and more resources. Did you know that Eidolon predicts this dome will be uninhabitable within 20 years? That if things continue apace, we’ll suffocate each other simply by living here? You probably <em>don’t</em> know that; they keep things like that secret from us peasants. </p><p>You could try to escape before then; a shuttle back to earth only costs 1.2 billion credits, after all. Of course that’s before you factor in the immigration costs, if you can find a nation-state down there that isn’t too busy dying its own slow death to naturalize a new citizen. There’s always the option to stow away, if you think you can avoid the Rat Hunters and you’re confident that your bodyweight won’t sabotage the precise fuel calculations that make space travel possible.</p><p>Or, if food and power expenses have kept you from pinching your pennies, if you don’t like your odds against terrestrial tyrannies or the vacuum of space… well then, my friend, there is one other option available to you.</p><p>You join me.</p><p>And you fight.</p><p>_________________________________</p><p>The dome of LUNA-1 has been soiled over the years. The rim at the ground-floor has been painted with layer after layer of graffiti, and above that the glass has been caked in grime and pollution. The city’s optimized efficiency is an unbelievable feat of engineering even eighty years after its construction, but no system is without waste, and that waste has accumulated layer-by-layer on the surface of the glass hemisphere that guards its inhabitants from the vicious emptiness of the lunar surface. There is budget only to clean the very top of the dome, preserving the awe-inspiring view of the earth for only the city’s elite. For everyone else, their homeworld has been reduced to a brown and blurry smear seen through filthy glass.</p><p>Under this soiled sky rises the STARSCAPE RESORT, a luxury hotel only a few blocks southeast of the Eidolon building. It might even have a true view of the untainted night sky, if not for the neverending streams of drones flying overhead. Once the single most expensive vacation spot in the known universe, the Starscape Resort was abandoned over 40 years ago, when even those rich and famous desperate for conspicuous displays of wealth could no longer justify the cost of spending their holiday on the moon. On Earth, it would’ve been demolished decades ago. Up here, that option is simply too expensive; importing the raw materials for the building cost over 10 trillion lunar credits in today’s money, and recycling them wasn’t feasible. Moreover, the city’s air filters wouldn’t be able to compensate for the amoun

<html><blockquote><p>xXx[FinDom]xXx wrote (5:34a LST): once again i find myself enjoying an episode for entirely different reasons than most, because i am burdened to be one of the few who knows what subtext is. yeah, sure, your boy got his kiss. but here's the thing: for a genre that's usually notorious for dragging out the will-they-won't-they until the heat death of the universe, Courtship sure is pushing rembrandt really hard, huh? almost like it wants you to think that's what's "supposed" to happen, which is the same opinion held by Starcadia's parents? Aurelia's glance wasn't just generically "meaningful," it was asking Star a question: is this what <em>you</em> want? it <em>clearly</em> points to Starelia being endgame. rembrandt is just a pit stop along the way. also, goddammit, why is it always elves? "my unique and mysterious alien race looks exactly like if we put some modeling putty on a human's ear." wow how exciting i'm so intrigued. i bet they're gonna really strain the budget two episodes from now when we meet a new alien who's got nose ridges or some shit</p></blockquote><p>CREDITS:<br/>Iris Christianson as Trace Vector<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Bridgerton Larch<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Genevieve St. Cloud<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Leila Marino, Lietunant of Mare Cognitum<br/>Luke Varner as The GM<br/>Additional Voices by Max Knightley</p><p>MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains knife violence and body horror.</p><p><a href="http://patreon.com/smallerluketheory" target="_blank">Buy our book!</a></p></html>

<html><p><strong>Commercial</strong></p><p>As a mother of three, I take my duty to raise the next generation of New Indianapolis citizens seriously. When I’m not hovering them to soccer practice or monitoring their brainlink activity, I’m thinking about what I’m putting into their bodies. And no, I don’t mean cybernetics!</p><p>That’s why I trust Babel Brooks bottled water, from Eidolon. Recent studies show that it sports up to 70% fewer mutagens and heavy metals than NI municipal tapwater! It’s the same pure, clear water Eidolon uses to cool its server farms, and it’s available now at your local grocer! </p><p>At first I was skeptical; as a loyal citizen of the eternal provisional government, I of course distrust anything from outside of the greater polity. But Eidolon has my back: Babel Brooks comes directly from the White River, the same water source used by Indianapolis prior to the Dark Decade! So you’re not just drinking refreshment, you’re drinking history! Thanks Babel Brook! And thanks, Eidolon!</p><p><strong>Interview</strong></p><p>Narrator: Eidolon is proud to present a new holoseries, <em>Talks with Horace Babylon</em>. Our interviewers were granted an unmanaged 24 hours of time to speak with the world’s greatest scientific and business mind in his stately LUNA-1 office. Selected clips will be made available every week, or the entire interview series can be enjoyed now through Eidolon Premium. Speak with your local currency office to determine the appropriate subscription price.</p><p>Horace: You know, when my father, Isaiah Babylon, when he first founded Eidolon, we were, were in a very dark place, as, as, as a species. The sense of hope and optimism that we had in the 2020s was a distant memory by the 2080s. Water was becoming scarce, major hubs of Western civilization and, and, of course other… other civilization, it was desertifying, faster than many of even the less skeptical climate forecasts. There were, riots, food shortages, disease, it, it was, you know, by all accounts looking back it was a very bleak time in human history. And the, and the <em>normal</em> reaction, to that sort of environment, the normal reaction is despair, right? It was a very common, very prevailing sort of outlook at the time, and you even frequently see it now, you see it in all these discussions about, about water rights, and which American government, which, you know, local polity has the, is the true successor to the United States, and all these things. Mineral rights, fuel, there’s always this intense sense of <em>panic</em>. And, but, what you need, what has been proven time and time again when you look at history, and my father demonstrated this very directly, what you need in these moments is <em>optimism</em>. It is not a time to cut your losses, it’s not a time to lower your standards. No, no, you raise them. You shoot the moon, literally.</p><p>And, you know, even, even he had to be reminded of that lesson at times. I remember being, you know being a very young boy, when the initial plans for LUNA-1 were being drawn up, and it was this very utilitarian design, you know. Very… if you’ve ever seen pictures of those old 20th century space shuttles and satellites and space stations, it was very much in line with that. Small, only supporting say, a few dozen people at most, essentially just a building. And I remember, I couldn’t have been more than what, than 12 at the time, but I remember saying to him dad, no, no, you’ve got it all wrong. That’s not what you’ve taught me. Eidolon is about going <em>big</em>, humanity is about going <em>big</em>. And I drew him a picture, you know, a whole little city in a bubble, like a snowglobe, and, bless him, you know, I think I really told him exactly what he needed to hear in that moment because he took those sketches, you know the weren’t bad but they didn’t have the technical specifications, they were just mock-ups, but he took them to his engineers and, by God, he, he made a city. And 80 years later, here we are.</p><p><strong>Opening Narration</strong></p><p>THE YEAR IS 2222, THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF LUNA-1. Originally conceived as the world’s first permanent lunar station, a massive collaborative undertaking by a union of world governments in the 22nd century, the already ambitious project was vastly expanded when EIDOLON, the world’s largest technology corporation, signed on as a major financial backer. EIDOLON’s founder, Isaac Babylon, reimagined the project as not merely a research outpost, but a <em>city</em>, the first proper human settlement created offworld. It was to be located on the dark side of the moon, where it would be a center of research into space travel, becoming a launching point for humans to colonize the

<html><blockquote><p>Heartbreaker2196 wrote (03:52a LST):</p><p>GREAT episode of The Courtship this week for TRUE BELIEVERS in REAL ROMANCE. It's so obvious that Starcadia and Rembrandt are made for each other! I don't know why anyone even brings up Aurelia anymore. So WHAT if they shared another “meaningful glance” at each other! I don't care that it happened right as Remby went in to kiss her! As you can see on the scoreboard, Aurelia has been kissed zero times. Let's keep track of that as the season goes on. Anyway, what did everyone think about this new kingdom of space-faring elves that just showed up? I wouldn't be surprised if that Thorniforous gentleman tries to work his way between Stari and Remby… Not that it will matter!</p></blockquote><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Molly Rhinebeck as L.E. Booktok<br/>Maxie Knightley as Lavender Spadeheart and Flip.exe<br/>Lexi Waltner as Marci Campbell<br/>Fabby Garza as Alpha AKA Anna<br/>Mike Painter as Hercule Heavensward<br/>Luke Varner as The GM<br/>Additional Voices by Tyberius Wilson and Crystal Zaslavchik</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains mind control and gun violence.</p><p><a href="https://reveal-your-master-plan.itch.io/eidolon2e" target="_blank">Buy our book!</a></p></html>

<html><p>We've been letting our email inbox pile up for months now, so it's time to finally clean it out!... mostly! You all (griefninja) sent in so </p><p>We've been letting our email inbox pile up for months now, so it's time to finally clean it out!... mostly! You all (griefninja) sent in so many emails that we couldn't get to them all in one recording session! Look out for a follow-up next week where we get to the remaining questions!</p><p>We tease, but we do appreciate all the feedback and enthusiasm! Feel free to keep sending emails to <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.... but maybe give us a week or two to catch our breath first :p</p></html>

<html><p>This week, the second half of Eidolon Playtest sits down to create their characters! Why is everyone so horny?? And boy, is The Conspiracy a remotely good idea? The answers to these questions may or may not be answered in the season to come!</p><p><a href="https://reveal-your-master-plan.itch.io/eidolon2e" target="_blank">Buy Eidolon 2E here!</a></p></html>

<html><p>WELCOME TO EIDOLON PLAYTEST SEASON 4!</p><p>The cast of Eidolon VGM—Molly, Lexi, Fabby, Mike, and Maxie—sit down with Luke to build their characters and establish some baseline worldbuilding about LUNA-1, the first city on the moon! Kinda seems like it sucks up there tbh!</p><p><a href="https://reveal-your-master-plan.itch.io/eidolon2e" target="_blank">Buy EIDOLON 2E here!</a></p></html>

<html><p>We're off for one more week, so please enjoy this free release of a Patreon bonus episode covering (dumping on) the musical stylings of Weezer! If you like what you hear, consider subscribing or upgrading in order to hear more fun bonus podcasts!</p></html>

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<html><p>I was not aware that this was a thing that was being recorded until Crystal sent me the audio file to upload yesterday.</p></html>

<html><p>The reflection is not yet complete! The cast of Eidolon SKA sits down to look back on their feelings about another season of Eidolon in the can!</p></html>

<html><p>We've reached the end of yet another long and winding road! The cast of Eidolon DISCO sits down one last time to reflect on the last two years of the show and to answer your questions!</p></html>

<html><p><em>I was sitting and waiting</em><em><br/></em><em>Just thinking, contemplating</em><em><br/></em><em>My life when I heard the phone</em><em><br/></em><em>I picked up the receiver</em><em><br/></em><em>And I did not believe her</em><em><br/></em><em>When I heard a voice say you're not alone</em><em><br/></em><em><br/></em><em>When I am down and I am blue</em><em><br/></em><em>All I have to do</em><em><br/></em><em>Is close my eyes and think of you</em><em><br/></em><em>And the world is new</em><em><br/></em><em><br/></em><em>Oh, life was getting hectic</em><em><br/></em><em>And things were unexpected</em><em><br/></em><em>When I first received your call</em><em><br/></em><em>But now it is the best thing</em><em><br/></em><em>That filled up what was missing</em><em><br/></em><em>And now my life is envied by all</em><em><br/></em><em><br/></em><em>When I am down and I am blue</em><em><br/></em><em>All I have to do</em><em><br/></em><em>Is close my eyes and think of you</em><em><br/></em><em>And the world is new</em></p><p>CREDITS:</p><p><br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst, RIGHTFUL KING THAT REJECTED HER THRONE</p><p>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House, DIPLOMAT TO HUMANITY AND KEEPER OF SACRED LEGENDS</p><p>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern, ROYAL EMISSARY TO THE LAND OF THE DEAD</p><p>Zoe Tunnell as Charlie O'Neil, HEIR TO THE USURPER KING AND ROYAL SCRIBE</p><p>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey, SECOND WIZARD</p><p>Crystal Zaslavchik as Naomi Shirogorov, ABDICATING PRINCE</p><p>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers, CONQUERING KING AND CONQUERED KING</p><p>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jack Bailey, HE'S JACK BAILEY</p><p>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers, ROYAL MAGISTRATE</p><p>Molly Rhinebeck Regina Rosenthal, SELF-EXILED QUEEN</p><p>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas, CAPTAIN OF THE KNIGHTS AND QUEEN CONSORT</p><p>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jacob Shirogorov, CORONATED PRISONER</p><p>Tyberius Wilson as Evangeline Bailey, PRINCESS OF THE NEW TOMORROW</p><p>Luke Varner, Iris Christianson, Fabby Garza, Maxie Knightley, Mike Painter, and Crystal Zaslavchik as The GMs</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY</p><p>SEASON 3 EDITING BY LUKE VARNER, MOLLY RHINEBECK, MIKE PAINTER, CRYSTAL ZASLAVCHIK, AND IRIS CHRISTIANSON</p><p>BASED ON <a href="https://reveal-your-master-plan.itch.io/eidolon2e" target="_blank">EIDOLON: BECOME YOUR BEST SELF, SECOND EDITION</a>, BY LUKE VARNER AND MOLLY RHINEBECK</p><p>AND THUS, THE FINAL PAGE OF EIDOLON DISCO/EIDOLON SKA HAS BEEN REACHED. THE BOOK HAS NOT BEEN CLOSED, FOR IT HAS NO BACK COVER. WORDS AND SENTENCES, INK AND WOOD PULP, SPIRAL ON INTO INFINITY, STRETCHING EVER FURTHER INTO THE DARKNESS, OBTAINING MEANING THROUGH CONTRAST AGAINST THE ENDLESS VOID, WHICH CANNOT FOR ALL ITS OPPRESSIVE DARK AND COLD ENCROACH UPON THE LIGHT OF OUR CAMPFIRE WE SIT AROUND TO TELL THE STORIES OF OUR LIVES.</p><p>THE ENDLESS WORDS THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE END OF THIS BOOK ARE NOT, HOWEVER, FOR US TO READ. INSTEAD, A NEW NARRATIVE EMERGES FROM THE VOID...</p><p></p></html>

<html><p><em>It took all the strength I had not to fall apart</em><em><br/></em><em>Kept tryin' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart</em><em><br/></em><em>And I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself</em><em><br/></em><em>I used to cry... but now I hold my head up high!</em><em><br/></em><em><br/></em><em>And you see me</em><em><br/></em><em>Somebody new</em><em><br/></em><em>I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you</em><em><br/></em><em>And so you felt like droppin' in and just expect me to be free?</em><em><br/></em><em>Well now I'm saving all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me!</em><em><br/></em><em><br/></em><em>Go on now, go!</em><em><br/></em><em>Walk out the door</em><em><br/></em><em>Just turn around now, 'cause you're not welcome anymore!</em><em><br/></em><em>Weren't you the one who tried to break me with "Goodbye?"</em><em><br/></em><em>Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die!?</em><em><br/></em><em><br/></em><em>Oh no, not I!</em><em><br/></em><em>I will survive!</em><em><br/></em><em>Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive!</em><em><br/></em><em>I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give,</em><br/><em>And I'll survive!</em><em><br/></em><em>I WILL SURVIVE!</em></p><p></p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey and ???<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Naomi Shirogorov, Jake Shirogorov, and Jack Bailey<br/>Jordan Rogers, VOID MOOSE, and Merlin, First Wizard, as The GMs<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers, VOID MOOSE, and Merlin, First Wizard<br/><br/>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER<br/><br/>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains existential horror and various depictions of violence.</p><p></p></html>

<html><p>Dang, two design sessions in two weeks!</p><p>For December, we're just here to fill in a few gaps we had left to get Worst Self ready for its first trial run! We just have to come up with some resonant and dissonant effects and one or two more Moves, and yet somehow it took us over an hour!</p><p><em>Extremely</em> minor spoilers for the early chapters of <em>Wind and Truth</em>, the newest Stormlight Archives book. Almost certainly not something you'd care about unless you're an extreme die-hard, and if you are I gotta believe you've already read the preview chapters!</p></html>

<html><p>"I tried to forgive, I tried to live and let live, but..."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House, AKA Solo<br/>Jordan Rogers as the GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains various depictions of violence and body horror.</p></html>

<html><p>We are getting closer and closer to the deadline! This month, Luke and Molly get an initial list of Moves put together for The Sealed Evil a</p><p>We are getting closer and closer to the deadline! This month, Luke and Molly get an initial list of Moves put together for The Sealed Evil and The Grifter, who Luke <em>definitely</em> didn't forget about again!</p><p>We'll be back in about a week for one final round of review, to make sure these books are ready for an initial outing in the season 4 charcater creation eps we're recording next month!</p></html>

<html><p>Crystal, Fabby, Iris, and Maxie ponder a series of dilemmas presented to them by Will You Press the Button? </p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode features discussions of weight and dieting, murder, transphobia, and mind control.</p><p></p></html>

<html><p>Oh god right we have a music show we gotta do in addition to all the finale shit we're working on!</p><p>It's a double-header this month, Luke, Crystal and Iris sit down to discuss the iconic third wave ska album Keasbey Nights, by Catch-22, as well as the third wave ska album Keasbey Nights, by Streetlight Manifesto!</p><p>...Hey wait a second!</p></html>

<html><p>"Heard of a van that's loaded with weapons, packed up and ready to go..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode features various forms of violence, including gun violence, knife violence, and vehicular violence.</p></html>

<html><p>[Instrumental]</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII, 4th House<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER AND MOLLY RHINEBECK</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains multiple depictions of suicide and attempted suicide.</p></html>

<html><p>"I don't know whether that does you any good, but there's somethin' out there..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to suicidality.</p></html>

<html><p>"She's an arsonist in her pastime, and I've been burned for the last time."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode features extensive depictions of heavy relationship drama, as well as indirect references to suicidal thoughts.</p></html>

<html><p>Happy Halloween! Luke convinced a few members of the cast to sit down and watch one of his favorite John Carpenter movies, which also served as a major point of inspiration for Eidolon DISCOSKA! Wouldn't it be fucked up and weird if a media sensation drove an impassable wedge between our collective consensus on the nature of reality, leading to the human race murdering itself????</p></html>

<html><p>“Until we’re back together, I’ll be alone”</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains an extended discussion about suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts.</p></html>

<html><p>This month.... we've been really busy! We only got about two and a half playbooks worked on, instead of the full four we planned!</p><p></p><p>But, however, in our defense: we're fuckin' COOKIN'. Listen to us talk about The Blight, The Sovereign, and a little bit about The Mutant!</p></html>

<html><p>I don't really know anything about Boney M, other than they're the people that made that there Rasputin song! I never know what to write for these show notes when I wasn't involved in the recording process! Click play along with me so we can all find out about this musical group together!</p></html>

<html><p>"Why am I never getting lucky?"</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER</p></html>

<html><p>"Now I'm leaving you for the both of us."<br/><br/>CREDITS:<br/><br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers and VOID MOOSE<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/><br/>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/><br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p></html>

<html><p>"So for now I pledge allegiance to the hippies, punks, geeks, and queers."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER</p></html>

<html><p>I don't care what the calendar says, September ain't over 'til we post a design session!</p><p></p><p>Now that we've got the basic elevator pitches for our 9 Playbooks, the time has come to start fleshing them out. This month, Molly has started to shape The Devoted and The Collection, while Luke takes on The Gamer and tries to finally get a good foundation for The Conspiracy. It's okay if one Playbook basically makes you play an entire sub-game of Eidolon all by yourself, right?... Right?</p></html>

<html><p>"She didn't care at all, just didn't care at all."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardneas<br/>Jake Shirogorov as The GM<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode features very frank discussions of suicide.</p></html>

<html><p>"And I realize, yes, I was only dreaming, for there's a guard and there's a sad, old padre."</p><p></p><p>Y'know I went back and looked and the show notes for the past like 6 episodes of this show all start with some variation of "hello, we're back from break and are gonna be more consistent about uploading this show!" So I'm just gonna drop the pretense :p We're busy folks and coordinating our schedules on top of the normal show is tricky!</p><p>ANYWAY, these eps blow! Araki loves to kill off a character to heighten the stakes but he picked the wrong one this time!</p><p></p><p>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 drama and unconventional action scenes over approaching the subjects with appropriate care or consideration. We'll include more specific content warnings when covering especially rough episodes, but as a baseline, assume that most topics are handled with insufficient levels of sensitivity. Also, JJBA is a show that heavily features bloody violence and body horror.</p></html>

<html><p>It is time once again for Luke to be loud and annoying about one of his all-time favorite bands! I don't know why you're listening to this podcast, when you <em>could</em> be listening to the Stop Making Sense version of this podcast!</p><p>Make sure to stay tuned to hear Iris' live reaction to seeing David Byrne's big suit for the first time ever!</p><p>TALKING HEADS PLAYLIST RANKINGS ACCORDING TO US, THE ONLY MUSIC CRITICS WHO MATTER:</p><p>Life During Wartime<br/>Road to Nowhere<br/>This Must Be the Place<br/>Once in a Lifetime<br/>Crosseyed and Painless<br/>Houses in Motion<br/>Psycho Killer<br/>Girlfriend is Better<br/>And She Was<br/>City of Dreams<br/>Wild Wild Life<br/>Burning Down the House</p></html>

<html><p>"And I used to say that I'd never stay, but I'm rotting here today."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Jake Shirogorov as The GM<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorv<br/>Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE and...</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER</p></html>

<html><p>"She had no heart at all—no, no, no heart at all."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers and VOID MOOSE<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Jake Shirogorov as The GM<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to suicide, child abuse, and child neglect.</p></html>

<html><p>"You've got to trust your instinct, and let go of regret..."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Bob McGovern as The GM<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY CRYSTAL ZASLAVCHIK</p><p></p></html>

<html><p>"The loser's standing small..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>Bob McGovern as The GM<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains depictions of transphobia and frank and explicit discussions of suicide, as well as a near-suicide attempt.</p></html>

<html><p>"Because the time has come when you can have your fun..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Bob McGovern as The GM<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND CRYSTAL ZASLAVCHIK</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode features miscellaneous violence and body horror.</p></html>

<html><p>This month, Luke and Molly continue to assemble ideas for new playbooks. Hey, we got to 9 no problem, just like Luke said we would! We also continue hammering out the details on The Conspiracy—it's a book that's captured a lot of y'all's imaginations, as well as ours, but getting it right is gonna take a lot of work!</p></html>

<html><p>"It's such a little workout..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo as The GM<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode features general depictions of violence and the threat of drowning.</p></html>

<html><p>This month, Fabby, Iris and Crystal talk about the band who gave Carly and BB their Eidolon names, Plastilina Mosh! Luke is honestly really bummed I wasn't free to record this one because I don't really know this band but I really like what I've heard!</p><p><a href="https://discord.com/channels/686764542507745288/1056014074053402634/1258576328001589299" target="_blank">Spotify link to the playlist</a></p><p>PLAYLIST RANKINGS ACCORDING TO US, THE ONLY MUSIC CRITICS WHO MATTER:</p><p>Peligroso Pop<br/>Te Lo Juro Por Madonna (Si Omba Ta Gueno)<br/>Pervert Pop Song (Castigame)<br/>Mr. P-Mosh<br/>Human Disco Ball<br/>Pornoshop<br/>Goodbye Happy Farm<br/>Let U Know<br/>Mjlm<br/>JAJAJA</p></html>

<html><p>"Never fade away..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake Shirogorov<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo as The GM<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains existential horror.</p></html>

<html><p>"Keep it moving and you'll feel the heat."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo as The GM<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p></html>

<html><p>"Did we take the time to discover how little we know about each other?"</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Naomi & Jake Shirogorov<br/>KC Cardenas as The GM<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussion of gender affirming surgery, broad depictions of violence, and implicit self-harm.</p></html>