The Thief: Recent Episodes
Michael Schofield
The Thief is an immersive, fully cast, low-fantasy mystery kicked off by the catalytic arrest of a City Watchman, whose obsession with the disappearance a Lady-in-Waiting is left to the only person he trusts: an undermarket draw-latch called Symphony.
The Thief is a Dungeons and Dragons Actual Play edited to within an inch of its life: fully cast, fully immersive.
Created by Michael Schofield Played by Sisi Wei Voices by Kristian Byrne, Patrik Deraković-Rakas, S. Kaiya J, Jeremy Roman, Patricia Wires, Charles Villard, Isabela Duffles, Vincent Hughes.
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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"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.
Behind the scenes: http://thiefpodcast.com
Support for just $2 per episode: https://patreon.com/thethief
Thief Companion Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RuTvm561vbTpgnCSp3FSk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thethiefpodcast
Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@thiefpodcast
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A house like the Merchants never sleeps for long.
Credits
Written and produced by Michael Schofield. Played by Sisi Wei. Sound design by Michael Schofield.
Hector is Jeremy Roman
Lady Merchant is Patricia Wires
Nora is Patricia Wires
Anna Braithwaite as Her Lady's Maid
Fletcher Noman as Valet 1 and Guard 1
Music
Medieval Harp 2 by _Blacksmith_
2 Violins Dark Ambient, Slow Minimalist Emotional Cello, Dark Documentary Piano by Orchestralis
Thankyou
The Thief is made possible with the support of patrons we call "the Fyrd." Our thegns Trei Brundrett and Andy McLellan, our spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Mike Atchley, and Patrick Myers.
I appreciate your kind reviews and your word of mouth.
This is the last episode of the year. But "the fyrd" musters still during this intermission and if you join us for free at patreon.com/the-thief I'll be continuing the -- for now -- exclusive stories of The Friar and Byrnharrow.
"The Thief" will return.
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Symphony's audience with Lady Merchant concludes, and she spends her first fortuitous night in Merchant's Row.
Credits
Written and produced by Michael Schofield. Played by Sisi Wei. Sound design by Michael Schofield.
Cast, in order of appearance:
- Patricia Wires as both Lady Merchant and Nora
- Charles Villard as both Marley Osgard and the lovesick Godwin
- Anna Braithwaite as Her Lady's Maid
- Fletcher Noman as Doorman
- Isabela Duffles of the Night-calling Polewick
- Jeremy Roman as Hector
The licensed music you heard that I just love was Celtic Harp and respectively Medieval Harps 1 & 2 by a Blacksmith; and The Way It Was and Lore And Myths by Crypt of Insomnia.
The Thief is made possible with the support of patrons we call "the Fyrd." Our thegns Trei Brundrett and Andy McLellan, and our spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Mike Atchley, and Andy Priestner.
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In this episode of Thief Companion, a The Thief :: An Audiodrama supplement, showrunner Michael Schofield explores key moments in episode seven.
Symphony tries-on Asta Evansdottir's face so that she might make a good impression with the Lady Merchant, a kind of influential, savvy, shrewd dowager-countess whose daughter is the key to uncovering Osment's clue.
A transcript of this episode is available on patreon.com/thethief.
Credits
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Clips featuring Sisi Wei, Fletcher Noman, Jeremy Roman, and Patricia Wires.
The Thief is produced by the fyrd. Our thegns Trei Brundrett and Andy McLellan, and our spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Mike Atchley, and Andy Priestner.
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Symphony, as Asta Evansdottir, manages an audience with the belle dame Lady Merchant herself. She has only this one chance to get in through the front door.
Support our story, gain early access to new unpublished audio dramas in the same world, and find a free transcript for this episode alongside its highest quality version of the audio on patreon.com/thethief.
Credits
Written and produced by Michael Schofield. Played by Sisi Wei. Sound design by Michael Schofield.
Cast, in order of appearance:
- Patrik Derakovic-Rakas as Drypoint
- Kristian Byrne as the announcer
- Sisi Wei as Symphony
- Fletcher Noman as Gatekeeper
- Logan Riensmith as Wagon-loader
- Jeremy Roman as Albret Solly
- Patricia Wires as Nora
- Vincent Hughes as Messenger
- Patricia Wires as Lady Merchant
- Anna Braithwaite as Her Lady's Maid
The Thief is made possible with the support of patrons we call "the Fyrd." Our thegns Trei Brundrett and Andy McLellan, and our spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Mike Atchley, and Andy Priestner. And with the support of our freepeoples, who help spread the word on social: SC Tadsen (@sctadsen), Patrik Derakovic-Rakas (@drpatrikva), Kris the Deserted GM (@desertedgm), Rusty Rayne (@rustyrayne), and Nathan from the AARPG Podcast (@tatooineunited.bsky.social).
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In this episode of Thief Companion, a The Thief :: An Audiodrama supplement, showrunner Michael Schofield explores key moments in episode six.
With the help of Isobel Hart, she comes to the conclusion that her next stop on must be Merchants’ Row, and her way-in being a hired hand. So, Symphony needs an identity. And Drypoint provides.
A transcript of this episode is available on patreon.com/thethief.
Credits
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Clips featuring Sisi Wei, and Patrik Derakovic-Rakas.
The Thief is produced by the fyrd. Our thegns Trei Brundrett and Andy McLellan, and our spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Mike Atchley, and Andy Priestner.
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Symphony can’t get in with Merchant’s Row without some proof of - competency. So, she drops-in on an old friend. A transcript is published for free alongside the highest quality version of the audio on patreon.com/michaelschofield.
Credits
Written and produced by Michael Schofield. Played by Sisi Wei. Dialogue editing by Brianna Jean. Sound design by Michael Schofield.
Cast, in order of appearance:
- Sisi Wei as Symphony
- Kristian Byrne as the announcer
- Charles Villard as Haldwen
- Patricia Wires as Isobel Hart
- Patrik Derakovic-Rakas as both Tailor’s Apprentice and Drypoint
The Thief is produced by the Fyrd. Our thegns Trei Brundrett and Andy McLellan, and our spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Mike Atchley, and Andy Priestner.
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In this inaugural episode of Thief Companion, a The Thief :: An Audiodrama supplement, showrunner Michael Schofield explores key moments in episode five.
Symphony relies on her community to gather intel in Lorim's Hill, her neighborhood and uses her neighbors' gossip to learn more about Lord Cagwen and Eleanor Merchant's engagement. The Lady Merchant's shrewd positioning of her daughter as the lady-in-waiting to the cyng Gwendhrwil and Cagwen's proximity to Haldwen's Knight's Fee provide Symphony with an opportunity to investigate further.
A transcript of this episode is available on patreon.com/michaelschofield. Credits
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Clips featuring Charles Villard, Sisi Wei, and Patricia Wires.
The Thief is produced by the fyrd. Our thegns Trei Brundrett and Andy McLellan, and our spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Mike Atchley, Andy Priestner, and Joshua Simpson.
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For the first time we really see Symphony's neighborhood, Lorim's Hill, as she -- against Haldwen's warning -- starts looking under the rocks for clues about Eleanor Merchant and Lord Cagwen. A transcript is available on patreon.com/michaelschofield.
Credits
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Played by Sisi Wei
Dialogue editing by Brianna Jean
Cast, in order of appearance:
- Kristian Byrne as the announcer
- Michael Schofield as the storyteller and Old Gossip
- Sisi Wei as Symphony
- Patricia Wires as Regal Gossip, Shrewed Gossip, and Isobel Hart
- Charles Villard as Haldwen.
The Thief is produced by the fyrd. Our thegns Trei Brundrett and Andy McLellan, and our spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Mike Atchley, Andy Priestner, and Joshua Simpson.
Special thanks to the hérd, who answered the call to help bring The Thief to new ears.
- S. Kaiya J. creates strange and contemplative tabletop RPGs at https://mirror-lock.com.
- Isabela Duffles is our village's artist at https://isabeladuffles.com, and she's working with me right now on a comic called Swán.
- A very special thanks to Brigette Metzler, who wants to point out the volunteer-run ResearchOps community, a global community dedicated to scaling the impact and the craft of user research at https://researchops.community. You can sponsor the running of the 15,000-person-strong community on Patreon.
- Super special thanks to Sean Tadsen, who I see help signal-boost The Thief all the time. He streams every Friday on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/librarianwritergeek.
- Thanks to Emil, who is part of Double DM Podcast at https://twitter.com/DoubleDMPod. Ya'll are so prolific; I have no idea how you do it.
- And Adam Yauhasz, or Brim, or Razahhh. Voice actor and streamer over at https://twitch.tv/therazahhh - with three H's.
- And thanks to Bad Heroes, a fantasy actual play podcast about hapless adventurers hunting deadly curses in a realm bound to Hell. You can find them at http://badheroescast.com.
Join these heroes and join the fyrd and help me make more stories about the legacy of Caledoran at https://patreon.com/michaelschofield.
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These episodes take a long time. Thanks for your patience, but we are finally finished with the next one. Listen to Episode Five of The Thief on Monday, March 20th. In the meantime, subscribe anywhere at ThiefPodcast.com. If you want to hear it a week early, without ads, and want to support the cast, subscribe at Patreon.com/MichaelSchofield.
Credits
Written and produced by Michael SchofieldPlayed by Sisi WeiThe announcer is Kristian Byrne.
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Osment is carted away by the haldaen, but Symphony pursues, clambering through scaffolding and roof-spanning clotheslines - only for him to leave her nothing but a gossip pamphlet. Why?
Content warning: this episode is tame.
Credits:
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Played by Sisi Wei
Dialog Editing by Brianna Jean
Voices in order of appearance: Kristian Byrne, Patrik Deraković-Rakas
The music you heard was Gateway to the Fjords by Crypt of Insomnia, Mystic Desert by J Blanks, and some sad vocals by Orchestral.
The Thief is produced by the fyrd. Our thegns Trei Brundrett, and Andy McLellan, and our spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Andy Priestner, Joshua Simpson, Kevin Wilson, and Mike Atchley.
You can join the Fyrd help me make more stories about the Aendhrin and the legacy of Caledoran at patreon.com/michaelschofield.
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We meet Symphony again months after paying Bafford a visit. It's time to meet an old friend in the anonymity provided by a crowd.
Credits:
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Played by Sisi Wei
Voices in order of appearance: Kristian Byrne, Patrik Deraković-Rakas, Jeremy Roman, S. Kaiya J., and Elliot Schofield
Music by iCentury, Crypt of Insomnia, and Tabletop Audio (see usage statements).
The Thief is produced by the Fyrd: our thegn Trei Brundrett, spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Andy Priestner, Joshua Simpson, Kevin Wilson, and Mike Atchley.
You can join the Fyrd help me make more stories about the Aendhrin and the legacy of Caledoran at patreon.com/michaelschofield.
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The Herald is a bonus podcast. A supplement. A treat. For fun. It is the gossip from the world of The Friar and The Thief, from our play-by-email RPG of intrigue called Thegns, where members of the Fyrd hoist their colors, invoke the names of their ancestors, and cement their legacy.
Credits:
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Performed by Jeremy Roman
Music by Will Sarvino and Tabletop Audio (see usage statements).
My patreon is split with the performers and players and any profit is invested in sound effects and voice actors, so I couldn't do this without the support of the Fyrd: our thegn Trei Brundrett, and spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Laura Spears, Andy Priestner, Joshua Simpson, and Kevin Wilson.
You can join the Fyrd for free and help me make more stories about the Aendhrin and the legacy of Caledoran at patreon.com/michaelschofield.
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The thief stalks from Lorim's Hill to the rathaus in an old forum called "the den," and her story just gets started.
Credits:
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Played by Sisi Wei
Voices by Kristian Byrne, @strawberrio, and Patrik Deraković-Rakas.
Music by Will Sarvino, Tabletop Audio, and Ivan Duch (see usage statements).
My patreon is split with the performers and players and any profit is invested in sound effects and voice actors, so I couldn't do this without the support of the Fyrd: our thegn Trei Brundrett, and spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Laura Spears, Andy Priestner, Joshua Simpson, and Kevin Wilson.
You can join the Fyrd for free and help me make more stories about the Aendhrin and the legacy of Caledoran at patreon.com/michaelschofield.
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Announcing the next installment of The Thief on February 14, 2022 - Valentine's Day.
Credits:
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Played by Sisi Wei
We couldn't come to you without the support of our Fyrd. Our thegns, Trei Brundrett, and spear throwers: Rebekah Monson, Laura Spears, Andy Priestner, Joshua Simpson, and Kevin Wilson.
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Uthric, First Spear of the Poor-Fellows, learns of the theft of the relic Waergwengleom.
Credits:
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
All voices performed by Charles Villard
Ambiance by Tabletop Audio.
Music by Allen Grey
Sound effects (like chairs moving) by various creators paid by your support.
I can't do this without the support of the Fyrd: our thegns, Trei Brundrett, and spear-throwers: Rebekah Monson, Laura Spears, Andy Piestner, Joshua Simpson, Kevin Wilson; and our free-peoples: the voice-actor Patrik Deraković-Rakas, Kaiya, the Warlock of Many Faces and creator of HER ODYSSEY, a single-player RPG about a wanderer trying to return home; Counterspell Culture; the artist Anton Prusov, and Okie Emuoyibo.
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From her modest perch in Lorim's Hill, the thief steals into the night.
Credits:
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Played by Sisi Wei
Voices by Kristian Byrne, @strawberrio, Chris Croll, and Patrik Deraković-Rakas.
Music by Tabletop Audio and Ivan Duch (see usage statements).
We couldn't come to you without the support of our Fyrd. Our spear throwers: Laura Spears, Andy Priestner, Joshua Simpson, and Kevin Wilson; our friends at Wunderpop: Unique AF Apparel for the Girls, Theys, Gays, and Allies; our freepeople: Jack Kellum from Gods and Gamemasters, Bill Helman, Vladyslav Dembik, and Counterspell Culture.
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Coming soon, The Thief: a new, original audiodrama and Dungeons & Dragons actual-play with voice cast and soundscapes. The Thief is a low-fantasy adventure in the same world as The Friar, and will appear alongside those episodes right here.
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The Friar recounts his meeting with Aebbe Half-hand, who has arranged the way out of the city. This is part 2 of epistolary fantasy adventure told through missives and diary entries of Friar Cynwerd, spear-thrower, of the mendicant Dindæoláw. Aendhrin. Credits: Written and produced by Michael Schofield Performed by Charles Villard Some music, city-by-day and city-by-night ambiance by Tabletop Audio (see usage statement). You can support me, and Charles, by subscribing at thefriaradventure.com, or look for The Friar on your podcatchers. Follow along as I tweet this story @thefriarcynwerd on Twitter. You can help me make more stories about the Aendhrin, the sword Waergwaengleom, and the legacy of Caledoran, at patreon.com/michaelschofield. See you in a couple weeks.
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The beginning of an epistolary fantasy adventure told through missives and diary entries of Friar Cynwerd, spear-thrower, of the mendicant Dindæoláw. Aendhrin.
Credits:
Written and produced by Michael Schofield
Performed by Charles Villard
Music, city-by-day and city-by-night ambiance by Tabletop Audio (see usage statement).
You can support me, and Charles, by subscribing at thefriaradventure.com, or look for The Friar on your podcatchers. Follow along as I tweet this story @thefriarcynwerd on Twitter. You can help me make more stories about the Aendhrin, the sword Waergwaengleom, and the legacy of Caledoran, at patreon.com/michaelschofield. See you in a couple weeks.
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