Eidolon Playtest

<html><p>This month, Maxie walks Fabby and Iris through the band that lends Soul Together its name!</p></html>

<html><p>The time has once again come for us to begin anew!</p><p>This month, Luke and Molly sit down for a preliminary discussion of EIDOLON: Become Your Worst Self, an expansion to EIDOLON 2E! They run through the first batch of Playbooks they've conceptualized, realized that one of them is so non-standard that it might be fully unworkable, and Luke eulogizes the EXTREMELY GOOD AND INTELLIGENT chess mechanic idea he had for an entirely different game!</p></html>

<html><p>"The kind you won't take home to mother..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>KC Cardenas as The GM<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains violence toward animals and some gun violence.</p></html>

<html><p>"Keep us from saying anything... Can't separate from everything..."</p><p>CREDITS: <br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chamers<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<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<br/><br/> </p></html>

<html><p>"Move on love, it's about that time."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>KC Cardenas as The GM<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY</p><p>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p></html>

<html><p>"She kicked the hive, now the bees are swarming."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<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/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Naomi & Jake Shirogorov<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><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains general violence.</p></html>

<html><p>Mamma Mia! We're back this month to talk about the absolute pinnacle of Swedish disco! If the glassando at the start of Dancing Queen doesn't turn you into luminescent being of pure joy then I don't want to know you!</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18Fn5VcUETuk6nPjwfkjU8?si=de668e55b4fb4e54" target="_blank">Spotify link to playlist</a></p><p>ABBA PLAYLIST RANKINGS ACCORDING TO US, THE ONLY MUSIC CRITICS WHO MATTER</p><p>Mamma Mia</p><p>Waterloo</p><p>The Winner Takes it All</p><p>Money Money Money</p><p>Lay All Your Love On Me</p><p>Gimme Gimme Gimme</p><p>Dancing Queen</p><p>Take a Chance on Me</p><p>Fernando</p><p>Happy New Year</p><p>Super Trouper</p><p>My Mama Said</p></html>

<html><p>FOLKS. We've designed a damn tabletop RPG.</p><p>In this final Design Session for EIDOLON 2E, we sit down to answer all of your emails to cinch up EVERY REMAINING FLAW in our game; which is to say we spend a lot of time saying "fair argument, listener, but we stand by our decision on this one."</p><p>The next draft of the game is going to the text-complete draft used to create the final product! It might take a little extra time to get it edited, but be on the lookout for it sometime in the next couple weeks! After that, we're still finalizing artwork and need to get layout done, so we're not 100% positive when the final product will be available, but it should be sometime this fall!</p><p>Come back next month to hear us start work on EIDOLON: Become Your Worst Self, the first expansion to the game!</p></html>

<html><p>"Grant us Thy lovin' peace and let all dissension cease."</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/>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 depictions of animal waste, violence against animals, and self-harm.</p><p></p></html>

<html><p>"She's got a history of making a scene, yeah."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<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>"Was it hard to step down from your throne and to know tonight you're all alone?"</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p></html>

<html><p>We are just about finished with Eidolon 2E, and you know what that means: we gotta waste a bunch of time talking about cucking! Or, you know. Bang out a few small issues here and there in preparation of the final draft of the game. Whichever.</p><p></p><p>Next month... by which i mean, THIS month, will be the final Design Session devoted to Eidolon 2E! If there are ANY lingering issues you have with the game, send them to <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>, or forever hold your peace!</p></html>

<html><p>"It comes around when you are least expecting it to strike."</p><p>CREDITS:<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 Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Guest Starring Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER</p></html>

<html><p>"And they say she's pushing you around... How does it feel? I guess it hurts your pride..."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Guest starring Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p></html>

<html><p>"I can't explain, these attempts they drain, but I can't give in, all efforts will be spent in vain."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Haley Holst as The GM<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Guest Starring Luke Varner as VOID MOOSE</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY</p><p>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER AND MOLLY RHINEBECK</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode features gun violence.</p></html>

<html><p>"Words of wisdom: yes I can."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY</p><p>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains cosmic horror, drowning, and general violence.</p></html>

<html><p>"You found a way to draw a line between the world and you..."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<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 references to homophobia, body horror, and mind control.</p></html>

<html><p>We're back with another game of Fiasco! This time, we're diving into prohibition-era Chicago! Mobsters! Speakeasies! Questionable tax accountants! Even more questionable hearses!</p></html>

<html><p>For a lot of Dumb Scheduling Reasons, this episode got recorded months ago at this point! I don't think anyone involved in its production remembers anything that was said on it anymore! Well, Fabby probably does, because she only recently edited it, but I didn't think to ask her for anything to put in these show notes!</p><p>Anyway, enjoy hearing folks talk about Outkast, the source of Quentin's Eidolons and creators of some PRETTY DAMN GOOD MUSIC.</p></html>

<html><p>"Couldn't escape if I wanted to."<br/><br/>CREDITS:<br/><br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/><br/>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER<br/><br/>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains portrayals of mind control, body horror, asphyxiation, radiation, and violent death, as well as allusions to suicide and transphobia.</p></html>

<html><p>FOLKS. We're gettin' down to it.</p><p>This month, we add the Epilogue mechanic, to give characters a proper send-off when they die or retire. We also take a close look at the Bombard Move, and decide to completely rework it! We hit a few other odds and ends along the way, as we get the book closer and closer to the finish line.</p><p>Next month, we're giving the Conductor one final once-over, and hitting a few small odds and ends. Get your emails in to <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>, because we are very close to calling this project complete, and if we have something you think we need to look at, now is the time to speak or hold your peace! Our current plans are for June to be the final Design Session for Eidolon 2E, where we address any lingering questions and do a final round of touch-ups.</p></html>

<html><p>"Man versus himself, Man versus machine, Man versus the world, Mankind versus me."<br/></p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY</p><p>EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains depictions of body horror and implied homophobia.</p></html>

<html><p>"And now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<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 contains reference to suicide and discussion of mass death and memory manipulation.</p></html>

<html><p>"I believe I'm falling apart, but not quite despair..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to sex and allusions to homophobia.</p></html>

<html><p>We've had a festering urge to talk about this alt-rock nerd bullshit for a while now, and what better time to do it than April Fools' Day!</p><p></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgWRiDfesKRtcZ_MZPMAtDNErgtfCaSrB&si=T5zY9eCQsXtu5Rex" target="_blank">YouTube link to playlist</a></p></html>

<html><p>[Instrumental]</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY IRIS CHRISTIANSON</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains depictions of body horror and mass death and destruction</p></html>

<html><p>I only asksed folks to make one thing for me for the Grab Bag tier this month, but Fabby sent me two files for some reason?? I have no idea what to make of this!</p></html>

<html><p>"Tiny poets are going to the end, treating life as a book on fire..."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<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/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<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 depictions of mental manipulation, body horror, and trauma-induced panic.</p></html>

<html><p>This month, we continue to tinker with Ties and Downtime, since those are the aspects of the game that we're currently getting the most negative feedback about.</p></html>

<html><p>"I feel stormy weather moving in, about to begin... Hear the thunder, don't lose your head..."<br/><br/>CREDITS:<br/><br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/><br/>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER<br/><br/>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains depictions of terminal heart attacks, body horror, misgendering, and corpse mutilation.</p></html>

<html><p>I've never heard of Splashdown before, but Eidolon ROCK sure taught me that Ironspy is a song that fucks supremely. I wonder what else these folks have up their sleeves!</p><p>You can always tell when I wasn't on these episodes because I have to be way more vague about what we even talk about!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcXsh_Kg0sVPAoFv6YmdYNXGW0GQ7irb" target="_blank">YouTube link to the playlist</a> </p></html>

<html><p>"Just ten thousand reflections of my own sweet self."<br/><br/>CREDITS:<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/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers<br/><br/>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER AND MOLLY RHINEBECK</p></html>

<html><p>"We've come too far to give up who we are."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains kidnapping/entrapment.</p></html>

<html><p>[Instrumental]</p><p>We're back! Ty shows up partway through and Luke's audio sounds awful because we had a hell of a time getting this episode recorded, but WE'RE BACK. Let's talk about a shitty little bullshit man!</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>Just as was prophesied in our previous encoded message, we're back with another Book Club (which we have rebranded on-the-fly to Media Club) to cover the sci-fi movie <em>Contact</em>, directed by Robert Zemeckis. It's a movie that inspired Iris' character, Haley Holst, and she's joined by Fabby, Crystal, and Maxie to talk about its cool cinematography and visual effects, messy handling of religions and skepticism, and downright infuriating romance subplot.</p><p>(Hi folks, Luke here. We've had some scheduling conflicts this month, which have unfortunately kept us from getting an episode of Playlist recorded. We initially recorded this for the $10 tier, but we've decided to release it on the $3 tier instead as a mea culpa. Enjoy!)</p></html>

<html><p>"Call it selfish, call it what you want. I couldn't give a crap..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<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></html>

<html><p>"We're up all night to the sun..."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER</p></html>

<html><p>We are getting closer and closer to the finish line for EIDOLON 2E! To that end, this month we focused on email feedback from our audience! None of you like how the current Tie system works, and that's GREAT TO KNOW.</p></html>

<html><p>"And it seems to me that you're running out time..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY MOLLY RHINEBECK AND LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: this episode contains gun violence and mental manipulation.</p></html>

<html><p>"Midnight creeps so slowly into the hearts of men..."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains vehicular violence, body horror, and existential horror.</p></html>

<html><p>It's the first Playlist of the new year! We're back talking about another mediocre ska band Luke liked a lot when he was a teenager! They got a couple bangers and also some extremely revealing lyrics about women!</p><p><br/></p><p>Link to playlist on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23EjifDKRr8yTCoilSlFZg?si=532fb6e3d23248de" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23EjifDKRr8yTCoilSlFZg?si=532fb6e3d23248de</a></p><p><br/></p><p>PLANET SMASHERS PLAYLIST RANKINGS ACCORDING TO US, THE ONLY MUSIC CRITICS WHO MATTER:</p><p><br/></p><p>J'aime ta femme - I Like Your Girl</p><p>King of Tuesday Night</p><p>No Self Control</p><p>Police the Nation</p><p>Blind</p><p>Unstoppable</p><p>Too Much Attitude</p><p>Never Going to Drink Again</p><p>Life of the Party</p><p>Stupid Present</p><p>Missionary's Downfall</p><p>All Men Fear Women</p></html>

<html><p>"I don't want your acceptance, no I don't need that..."</p><p>CREDITS:<br/>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlie O'Neil<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House AKA Solo<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<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></html>

<html><p>Welcome to what we hope will be the first of many episodes of Petty Felonies: a bonus series where we play Fiasco, one of the first narrative-focused tabletop games to become a breakout hit. In this initial outing, we explain the rules and setup before diving into a messy tale of terrorism, affairs, and mad science confined to the icy wastes of Antarctica.</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Maxie Knightley as Dr. Adam Imperial<br/>Fabby Garza as Mrs. Soledad Imperial<br/>Iris Christianson as Stacy Winnow<br/>Mike Painter as Billie Hill<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Dr. Peggy Pastrami</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY IRIS CHRISTIANSON</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains gun violence, animal death, and various depictions of death and dismemberment of humans.</p></html>

<html><p>"Tryin' to keep the faith in what I can..."</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 includes descriptions of intense violence and body horror.</p></html>

<html><p>"Police the mind, pollute imagination..."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Lexi Waltner as Kacey Chambers<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Charlotte "Charlie" O'Neil<br/>Crystal Zaslavchik as Jake & Naomi Shirogorov<br/>Molly Rhinebeck as Regina Rosenthal<br/>Maxie Knightley as Solaris Apogee LVII 4th House<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 extensive depictions of institutional abuse by law enforcement.</p></html>

<html><p>It's a new year, and we are rapidly getting EIDOLON 2E to the finish line!</p><p>In this episode, we hit a smattering of random issues that we want to tackle. </p><ul><li><p>Damage is an important part of this game, and the way the rules are currently written, GMs are perhaps not given enough guidance on when to inflict it. Luke's been bangin' this drum for a while now, and he finally got Molly to go along with him!<br/></p></li><li><p>We removed the limit on how many times you can Push Yourself, because we though the soft pressure of an oncoming Phantom fight would discourage people from doing it too much. Unfortunately, it turns out that Phantom fights are "cool" and "radical," and people aren't particularly scared of them! Maybe we oughtta change that.<br/></p></li><li><p>The Downtime system still isn't quite firing on all cylinders. We keep having the bend our own rules to make it work how we want it to. Maybe should just... permanently bend them?</p></li></ul><p>In addition to all that, we also review some of the pitches for Move name punch-ups! You can take a look at the spreadsheet where we documented the suggestions <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hi2ZqxtfSdiv0KfVxZMlLqj3b9eS_fORkGgIihcIv68/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></html>

<html><p>"Walkin' free, let me be..."</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Iris Christianson as Haley Holst<br/>Mike Painter as Bob McGovern<br/>Tyberius Wilson as Maurice Bailey<br/>Fabby Garza as KC Cardenas<br/>Jordan Rogers as The GM<br/>Luke Varner as Jordan Rogers</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY<br/>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of depression, suicidal thoughts, and body horror.</p></html>

<html><p>"My family is my island<br/>I better get down<br/>Thinking the plane into the ground<br/>I’m like that guy who couldn’t figure out<br/>The water from the sky"</p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Fabby Garza as Thea/Tim Lambert<br/>Iris Christianson as Juniper Rhodes<br/>Mike Painter as Flint Tinder<br/>Zoe Tunnell as Ilana Ramsey<br/>Maxie Knightley as The GM</p><p>MUSIC BY MAXIE KNIGHTLEY</p><p>EDITED BY LUKE VARNER</p><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains body horror and metaphorical representations of gender dysphoria.</p></html>

<html><p>Happy New Year, everyone! In our final release of 2023, Ty, Maxie, Mike, Iris and Fabby hang out and discuss the inspiration for our third and final miniseries of the season, Of Montreal! This band's kinda weird!</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4l5u9LxkYknU3Niqyu33wA?si=5275a4c6d1364d46" target="_blank">Spotify link to the playlist</a> </p></html>

<html><p>"I'll be your roundabout..."</p><p>WE'RE BACK, FOR REAL THIS TIME! Full solidarity with Hollywood unions that struck this year, but it was some real awkward timing for this bonus podcast! Well, sure hope we're coming back on a good one and not a set of episodes about a weird old man who drinks his own piss!</p><p>...</p><p>Ah <em>nuts</em>.</p><p>SPOILER WARNING: We discuss an upcoming Stone Ocean character death, because Zoe's already been spoiled on it and she's the only one I care about keeping fresh. We also discuss a character death in Jujutsu Kaisen that's put us off of wanting to return to covering that show in the future! Sorry if you've been hoping for that.</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>