Thistle, the Bastard Daughter, was executed for sedition, insurrection, and the murder of Duke Aldous's only son. In the land of the dead, her prisoner's chains still bind her, but also give her the power to replicate her greatest crime. Such is the fate of the Executed. Art by @garin.bsky.social

Drawn from the Undertow is an actual-play podcast currently playtesting Threadspinner, the RPG about questing for meaning in the afterlife and drawing maps along the way! Our official campaigns explore this premise from three angles: fantasy adventure, urban intrigue, and a bug civilization!

"The only thing nobles ever did was lie, steal, and kill. I can do all that just fine, birthright or no birthright."

All flames die, but death is not the end... this life is but a Dream, and all that has ever died lives again in the Wake...

Long ago, the Razorback King conquered Loromir with the power of flame. The country and its King faded into myth, and their spirits passed into the afterlife. Now, the Razorback King rises again, gathering power to set aflame even the land of the dead—unless the Threadspinner's Guild can stop him.

Threadspinner is the #ttrpg we're currently developing that combines mechanics from worldbuilding games like The Quiet Year and Microscope with narrative-driven RPG mechanics. You explore the setting by creating it, and you create the setting by exploring it!

The Threading Ritual for Threadspinner GLOW is now available for free! Come meet our funny little bugs (and mushroom!)

A novice Threadspinner leads three undead adventurers to map the spirit of a prosperous seaside city-state, where a great foe dwells!

New Threadspinner draft available now for $5 patrons! This draft makes a few revisions based on our first few sessions actually playing Threadspinner! undertow.cards/posts/thread...

Shit does this make me part of her church

Bring It on (2000) truly is a rich palette for heartbreaking lesbian fanfiction!

Xalatan, Sage of Wind and Shadow, seeks to extract magical power from the Great Dying that killed 85% of life on Earth long ago. Even in the land of the dead, all fear the blasting rod of this apocalyptic Conjurer. Listen to Threadspinner FLAME at flame.undertow.cards Art by @garin.bsky.social

"All Desires are the mind seeking salvation or fulfillment in external things. As long as I am my mind, I am those Desires, those needs, wants, attachments and aversions. Apart from them, there is no I."

Stan Stickley, known by many other names, is a stickbug Master Thief who chose to die in order to steal the afterlife's greatest treasure! Listen to his adventures at glow.undertow.cards!

Listen to Threadspinner GLOW to learn more. @undertow.cards

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Now available for free!

Welcome to Threadspinner GLOW, the bug-themed playtest of Threadspinner, the Souls-inspired afterlife exploration RPG! In this episode, our players introduce us to the cast: a highborn bartender, a lord of thieves, and a sentient fungus!

Now available for free!

Welcome to Threadspinner GLOW, the bug-themed playtest of Threadspinner, the Souls-inspired afterlife exploration RPG! In this episode, our players introduce us to the cast: a highborn bartender, a lord of thieves, and a sentient fungus!

Syr Violet honors her goddess of love and beauty by freeing the true hearts of all those she strikes with her holy blade. Although she died young, she has spent many years as a Hero in the land of the dead. Listen to Threadspinner FLAME at flame.undertow.cards Art by @garin.bsky.social

Love the Uncut uses her blade magic to wield a sword like a gun! Pressed into the afterlife-ruling Threadspinner's Guild as punishment for her crimes, she quests for meaning in the capital city of the dead! Threadspinner SPARK is available now at undertow.cards!

Kernel is a eurojank ttrpg about spending a pool of dice that gets progressively more cramped with other junk to immerse you in the sensation of being a mech pilot and why that sucks

Kernel is a game about hauling cargo through an enormous forest in a tiny mech! It's Death Stranding if Sam was 1cm tall and needed a mech to protect himself against the bugs that tower over him!

Kernel Playtest: The Long Haul a massive update for Kernel that adds longer expeditions, a richer pilot experience, new options, and hirelings... ...is now available for FREE to playtest! avagarde.itch.io/longhaul

Devlog here avagarde.itch.io/longhaul/dev...

"Art is the truth behind the truth. The Coiling Vine saw what I was and helped shape what I am. Through my service, I will discover what I'm meant to be."

"Art is the truth behind the truth. The Coiling Vine saw what I was and helped shape what I am. Through my service, I will discover what I'm meant to be."

Love the Uncut uses her blade magic to wield a sword like a gun! Pressed into the afterlife-ruling Threadspinner's Guild as punishment for her crimes, she quests for meaning in the capital city of the dead! Threadspinner SPARK is available now at undertow.cards!

The Threading Ritual for Threadspinner FLAME is now available for free! Come meet Syr Violet of the Coiling Vine, Xalatan, Sage of Wind and Shadow, and Thistle, the Bastard Daughter! www.audioentropy.com/undertow-fee...

Happy Pride Month! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Drawn from the Undertow is proud to be run by people of many genders and sexualities! We've got some exciting things coming in June, including the Episode 1s of each Threadspinner campaign, and official art for the FLAME characters!

made it into the credits hell yea 😎 this show is really good and if you want to be cool like me you should go listen to it

Wither is a short story written by Iris about Syr Violet, her Threadspinner FLAME character!

Syr Violet is not particularly good at doing most of the things knights typically do; but she's got enthusiasm and loves women, and isn't that what's most important in the grand scheme of things?

Welcome to Threadspinner FLAME, the medieval-themed playtest of Threadspinner, the Souls-inspired afterlife exploration RPG! In this episode, our players share the characters: a paladin of love and creation, a wizard seeking primordial power, and an executed traitor whose chains compel supplication!

Meet my huge and awful woman Now. This is not a request.

The Threading Ritual for Threadspinner FLAME is now available for free! Come meet Syr Violet of the Coiling Vine, Xalatan, Sage of Wind and Shadow, and Thistle, the Bastard Daughter! www.audioentropy.com/undertow-fee...

A while ago i actually drew my threadspinner character Love the Uncut i might do a fully thing ONE DAY

If you wanna know waht she is up to NOW YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO THREADSPINNER SPARK!!

THREADSPINNER REAL AND EVEN MORE SO LOVE IS REAL

COME LISTEN TO OUR SESSION 0 AND MARVEL AS I REALIZE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PERFORM MY CHARACTER VOICE WAY EARLIER THAN I WAS PREPARED FOR

Welcome to Threadspinner SPARK, the urban fantasy themed playtest of Threadspinner, the Souls-inspired afterlife exploration RPG! In this episode, our players introduce us to the cast: a young film starlet, her bodyguard, and a disgraced Threadspinner seeking to write her biography!

One of Morgan's favorite films is the 2000 cheerleader classic Bring It On, so she showed it to Crystal and Iris! They discuss the film's earnest love for cheerleading, potential for heartbreaking lesbian fanfiction, and progressive views on race, gender, and sexuality!

Wither is a short story written by Iris about Syr Violet, her Threadspinner FLAME character!

Syr Violet Of the Coiling Vine Xalatan, Sage of Wind and Shadow Thistle, the Bastard Daughter

Ace Wizards Arroai the Pragmatic and N'erevine Livolias travel the country to find old, neglected dungeons and restore them to their former glory! Today, they arrive in Lake Town, home to the wizard tower of Xalatan the Triumphant. Listen today! www.audioentropy.com/eidolon-play...

The Year of Threadspinner keeps on Threadspinnin'! Luke has now run multiple sessions of the game, and the major take away: game works! That said, there's lots of small revisions that we already need to make. We also start laying out the ideas for character development for the Threadspinner!

You simply cannot name a better use of $1 than subscribing to undertow.cards and listening to the character creation episode for Threadspinner FLAME. you can't do it

Xalatan, Sage of Wind and Shadow, seeks magical power from before the age of the dinosaurs! Threadspinner FLAME, the medieval-themed playtest of the Souls-inspired afterlife exploration RPG Threadspinner, is available now at undertow.cards!

Welcome to Threadspinner FLAME, the medieval-themed playtest of Threadspinner, the Souls-inspired afterlife exploration RPG! In Episode #0, our players share their characters: a paladin of love and creation, a wizard seeking primordial power, and an executed traitor whose chains compel supplication!