“A Huddle-close Yarn” is an interlude — a kind of tide-me-over — between seasons of The Thief.

Listen or read the story entirely out of context: it is spoiler free, and it doesn’t require having listened to the first season.

The Thief is a labor of love. Refer just one rogue and earn your way into the fyrd.

A full transcript is available.

Credits

Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Performed by Emily Morse-Lee (BlueSky, YouTube)
Music by ⁠Tabletop Audio⁠ (see usage statements).

The Thief is produced by the fyrd: our thegns Nandi K, Amzylee, Trei Brundrett, Andy McLellan, Eudico, Rebekah Monson, Andy Priestner, Mike Atchley, Patrick Myers, and Cordelia Black.

You can join the fyrd and help me make this stuff through Substack or Patreon.

A Winter Parable of a Rich Man's Comeuppance

“A Huddle-close Yarn” is an interlude — a kind of tide-me-over — between seasons of The Thief. Listen or read the story entirely out of context: it is spoiler free, and it doesn’t require having listened to the first season.

Read the transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/thief/p/a-huddle-close-yarn-an-interlude

Credits

Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Performed by Emily Morse-Lee (BlueSky, YouTube)
Music by ⁠Tabletop Audio⁠ (see usage statements).

The Thief is produced by the fyrd: our thegns Nandi K, Amzylee, Trei Brundrett, Andy McLellan, Eudico, Rebekah Monson, Andy Priestner, Mike Atchley, Patrick Myers, and Cordelia Black.

You can join the fyrd and help me make this stuff through Substack or Patreon.

I am in the script-making part of the next season of The Thief, so there’s not much creative exhaust that makes for a neat update. Instead, how about a new teaser? Here is a letter found in Wirwen Osgard’s things.

Transcript

Credits

Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Voices in order of appearance: Micah Schroeder is Gisela, Michael Schofield is Subprior.
Music by ⁠Tabletop Audio⁠ (see usage statements). About The Thief "The Thief" is a Dungeons and Dragons actual play, with just one player -- Sisi Wei -- and a full cast of NPCs, supported with soundscapes.

The original world is grim, and it is unlikely the thief will survive.

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