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CREDITS:
Molly Rhinebeck as L.E. Booktok
Fabby Garza as Mercedes
Max Knightley as Lavender Spadeheart and Flip.exe
Lexi Waltner as Marci Campbell
Mike Painter as Hercule Heavensward
Luke Varner as The GM
Additional Voices by Iris Christianson
MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY
EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains workplace sexual harrassment and public masturbation.
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Eidolon EDM #9: Into the Blue
THREAT ANALYSIS - TRACE VECTOR
Threat level: Somewhere under C
- Genetically and cybernetically altered cetacean
- Appears to originate from an EIDOLON Corporation project. Flip was unable to locate any records of the project itself, but the company has retained the following invoice from DustCause Industrial Cleaning Solutions:
"12x Human Corpse (Employee)
5x Human Corpse (Outside Contractor)
7x Seafood (> 1m)
6 hours junk removal
31 hours deep clean (total, between 2 rooms & 1 aquarium; water reclamation included)"
- Eidolon power: Amplified sonar(?), remote control of own severed flesh
- Cybernetic enhancements: Integrated computer, aerial propulsion system
- Also: Can turn sparkly or something?
- Known desires: Vengeance on EIDOLON Corporation, feeling intellectually superior
- Defects: Trauma/guilt complex centered on researchers that augmented her. Anger issues, disrespect for authority. No legs, no gills, no style, no life.
CREDITS:
Tyberius Wilson as Bridgerton Larch
Zoe Tunnell as St. Genevieve
Crystal Zaslavchik as Leila Marino
Iris Christianson as Trace Vector
Luke Varner as The GM
Additional Voices by Max Knightley and Molly Rhinebeck
MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY
EDITED BY LUKE VARNER
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains extensive body horror.
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Eidolon VGM #9: Snake Eater, Part 1
3rd of December, 2209
The fog has parted; the sun shines again! I've been thinking about Number Four entirely wrong.
I've been assuming that the purpose of a S.H.A.D.E. “should” or “must” be related to the flow and development of objective, concrete data. But that’s wrong! I’ve thoroughly explored that ground with Blank and its sisters. If I want to push the Desire Drive to its full potential, I should be trying to create something truly new.
So: instead of dealing with “facts” or “knowledge”, what if Number Four’s core function was tied to something more subjective, like “emotions”? Hell, why not “desires” themselves? If it can develop a deep enough understanding of human psychology, it might even come up with a new way to improve the Drive. And then...
I shouldn't get too excited, I know. But how can I help myself?
- S.K.
CREDITS:
Max Knightley as Lavender Spadeheart and Flip.exe
Lexi Waltner as Marci Campbell
Fabby Garza as Mercedes
Mike Painter as Hercule Heavensward
Molly Rhinebeck as L.E. Booktok
Luke Varner as The GM
MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY
EDITED BY LUKE VARNER
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of coercive sex work and patriarchal misogyny.
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Eidolon EDM #8: Reverse Ideology
THREAT ANALYSIS - LEILA MARINO
Threat level: B- to A+
(depending on support from "BLOODY TEARS")
- Origin indeterminate. Survey of identification records recommended.
- Behavior, desires, and eidolon suggest a connection to the mining facility attack @ beginning of UNDRTOW beta.
- Organization appears to be separate from Glitch Mob, but with some overlap. Provisional name: "BLOODY TEARS." Researching BT should be a high priority for the security team.
- Eidolon power: Indeterminate, but appears to be blood-related
- Known desires: Acquisition of blood, romantic(???) interest in G. St C.
- Personality defects: Excessively sanguine and choleric, conflicting loyalties. Possibly a hedonist or sadist to an irresponsible degree.
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Eidolon VGM #8: Heal
Transcript from observation logs XX-XX-[2174]. Pt 1 of 4
Assigned observer: 455-3239-D.
Subject Alpha: What the fuck?!
Subject Beta: Sorry, sorry, sorry…
A: Why would you –
B: You called me pretty!
A: Yes! And you are!
B: Then what’s the problem?
Alpha takes a deep breath, holds up a hand, and points to several embedded cameras in succession.
A: Those are just the ones I can see. I don't want those fucking perverts watching us.
Subject Beta looks at Camera 6 and waves.
B: They’re going to watch us anyway, XXXX. Who cares what they see? Might as well put on a show, right?
Subject Alpha visibly winces.
B: I mean, fuck it. At least they gave me the body I wanted.
A: You wanted to be a weapon?!
B: I wanted to be a girl. Being a weapon just means I’m packing a little something extra!
Subject Beta looks into the camera again and winks.
CREDITS:
Fabby Garza as Anna AKA Alpha AKA Mercedes
Max Knightley as Lavender Spadeheart and Flip.exe
Mike Painter as Hercule Heavensward
Molly Rhinebeck as L.E. Booktok
Lexi Waltner as Marci Campbell
Luke Varner as The GM
MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY
EDITED BY MIKE PAINTER
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains immolation and workplace sexual harassment.
Eidolon Playtest is two different actual-play RPG campaigns, releasing every Monday on alternating weeks! The goal of this podcast is to playtest EIDOLON: Become Your Best Self, an RPG inspired by Persona and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, created by Luke Varner and Molly Rhinebeck!
EIDOLON POP is a story of a group of college students uncovering the secret, surreal past of their professor, while EIDOLON ROCK is a story of a gang of low-level Las Vegas criminals who stumble up on a drug that grants you superpowers. Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/eidolonplaytest for early episodes, GM notes, behind-the-scenes game design episodes, and early access to the gamebook!