#Phrygian

[marbirds]

week 21 - ancient astronaut

[evegoldenwoods]

The Phrygian Mode

A 21 page comic about Brnine and Phrygian. Continues under the cut.

[humanmorph]

my extremely late @secret-samol gift for @beeelderly & their prompt about thisbe and phrygian finding a way to connect post-stellar combustor

check it out ⬆️ click your way through 🐏🔌

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not mobile-friendly. you can mouse over the image until there's something you can click. (i'd love feedback if that is weird to navigate or not (i've gotten both opinions from people i asked so far) because i honestly don't want to change it but i do want people to like, enjoy this, so if i have to i will!)

[ahcoffeebeans]

hooks: a friends at the table fanzine

for @secret-samol 2025, I asked myself - "what would Kalvin Brnine's myriad relationships look like in a dating sim?"

thanks to @pewterbee for the WONDERFUL prompt "I'm not quite caught up on Palisade, but I do love Kalvin Brinine as the center of the most situationships in the galaxy. I would love something about their weird not-romances and not-relationships."

(spoilers for past episode 25 of palisade below the cut)

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

Sexiest Podcast Character 2024 — Unscripted Undefeated Bracket — Round 4−1

Propaganda

Phrygian (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE)

Vote for Phrygian, they're a scientist who got dragged into a war and their body is made of a tangle of wires but they can also be an entire apartment and a haunted deck on a ship

whats sexier than that

#PHRYGIAN #okay well you know we are going off about phrygian. you know we are. #can we tell you about the time they one-shotted an evil god in one of the most impossibly tense moments in podcasting history #which time? great question. they make a habit of it #they're sad they're funny they have space autism #they're a peaceful bunch of cables they're a living weapon they're dangerous and smart as hell #they're a powerhouse they're a soldier except no they're not. they're a researcher who should be studying right now #but they have to fight a war. they always have to fight a war. their whole civilization always has to fight this stupid war forever. #they're so courageous and so amazing in their flat refusal to back down. they're so unparalleled as a keith character in such a good way. #and they make us so SAD#we wrote an entire longfic and everything else for a whole year because of how sad phrygian makes us. and how happy. and how everything. #so i guess the long version of this propaganda is (checks notes) 72k words posted and we don't even know how long for real #go read wire guy. or better yet go listen to partizan and palisade #and best of all vote for phrygian #this is where we simply must say with all of our will and force and hearts #phrygian SWEEP #remember when they told a kid “maybe your dad just doesn't like you” #phryglikers it's time. it's our time. let's go

Spanks Sinatra (Tidal Wave Games Podcast: SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY...)

He/him lesbian drag king Frank Sinatra impersonator

Spanks self-describes as a "himbo", but he's really not; he's highly intelligent and analytical, with a lot of shit in his past, and at the time you meet him the most effective way he's found to keep his own brain from overwhelming him is by beating it into submission with a life of hard drinking and violence

Spanks is a he/him lesbian. come on. look at him

Important note: Spanks is a woman, he just uses he/him pronouns for various reasons, most of which are that he's a butch drag king.

Also vote for him.

Vote for Spanks Sinatra!!!

Audio propaganda with Sammy Sinclair.

Art propaganda of Spanks Sinatra being crushed by Husky, as mentioned in the above audio propaganda.

Art of Phrygian courtesy of @queenoftheantz.

Additional propaganda below the cut:

Phrygian (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE)

Phrygian is a shapeshifting alien scientist who's true form is like… a rythm. But will appear as vaguley human shaped cables! Or a room! Or a haunted deck of a boat! Physical form is only whatever they think encapsules their vibe! Can you think of something hotter? I'd tap (to) that rythm!

Spanks Sinatra (Tidal Wave Games Podcast: SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY...)

Is too old for this shit (is 30)

When not performing, is drinking. When not drinking, is beating people up for money. When not beating people up for money, is performing. Life is purposefully structured to avoid encountering a thought for as long as possible

Loves to use his fists

Is so tired

This is propaganda for all the female characters. Voters please remember how pretty all women are and factor that into every single vote you make. Thank you.

Don't forget that Spanks' name is Spanks Sinatra ok, this is very important. Appreciate my jokes.

Don't you want to reach over and give him a better reason to turn his brain off for a while?

[illustratus]

The Mermaid by Howard Pyle

[podcastingpineapple]

Happy Secret Samol to reid!

I made/hacked a solo journaling game about Phrygian in the vein of Grampa's Farm, Alone Among the Stars, Thousand Year Old Vampire and so on and so on. And I do not have time nor the patience to figure out how to transfer my PDF into some sort of a cloud - so the Whole Damn Game will be one long ass tumblr post.

Enjoy "Life of the Party"!

You are a scientist from a different world. You have many forms, your body is part of your self-expression. When you are not a solo apartment, your body is made from wires and cables, snapping and bending into a convincing face. You are far away from home, fighting in a war that is not the war you were supposed to fight in, defending a planet that is not yours from the Principality.

But you are not alone, and the war is not forever. Between battles and missions, scuffles and sitreps, there are occasions of leisure and fun, of bar nights and mournful wakes. Occasions that are built out of moments and people who you share those moments with.

You can be the party, the tv, the people dancing to the music.

And you will not be alone.

How to play

To play, you need a standard 52-card deck WITH JOKERS and a six-sided die (d6). You also need a way of writing down your experiences, be it pen and paper or a notes app on your mobile device.

Play as long or as short of a game as you want to. Shuffle the deck and take out your dice, fire up your writing device.

First roll for the occasion on the occasion table or decide it yourself. Narrate shortly what sort of gathering you are going to. Mark down the general details of the event: what are you looking forward to? Who do you hope to meet? What bothers you about this event?

Draw 3-9 cards, place them in front of you. These are memorable moments that occur in the event. The suit and the value of the card tells you what kind of moments they are and with whom.

Draw the same number of cards into your hand. Your goal is to matcheither the moment’s SUIT or VALUE with the cards in your hand.

Ask yourself, am I the party or am I in the party. Narrate your memory of the moment: who did you share it with and what went right. Did you match the themes, or did you share a connection with the person? You can use the suits and values as inspiration or narrate freely.

If you can match neither the suit nor value, the moment is not harmonious and may cause complications. Narrate honestly what you think happens, either getting inspiration from the different values or suits. Maybe you weren’t not ready to have a heart to heart with your captain and talked to them about the war effort instead.

JOKERS are always treated as moments and should be placed on the table when drawn. Jokers represent strangers, other Branched beings. People like you. Where did they come from and what form do they take? How does their presence change the occasion? How do you try to connect with them, or do you not try to? Once you have gone through all moments, you can draw new ones or decide to conclude the occasion. Narrate your overall feelings towards people you met and experiences you had and end the game.

The Occasion (D6)

Funereal. Revolutionaries often gather in to remember those who they have lost. Large or small, wakes bring people together, close. Amongst grief and remembering, there might be joy.

A Night Out. A local bar, a small burger joint, a shady night market. Smoke and drink and karaoke and puke. Arcade-games and cotton candy, sticky floors and waiting in lines to try the anti-gravity carousel or a game of basketball.

Movie Night. It is a stretch to call mandatory “group activities” a party, but a gathering is a gathering. Popcorn and a small couch, large video catalogue, board games and pool.

Birthday. Time can be weird next to the Mirage but it moves regardless. A ritual, perhaps a shared piece of a pastry. Gifts and singing, barbeque.

A Dance. Music and drinks, a beat that makes your body move in a rhythm with others. A fancy ball or a shady disco with flashing lights – bodies near bodies and a melody that runs through all of them.

Pirate Bounty. From time to time, pirates and your crew end up in the same location – and it is always a party. A shared meal and drink, shared treasures. Firelight and hacked screens.

Moments

The suit of the card tells you the nature of the moment:

♣ CLUBS are moments of physicality. Physical connection: An accidental hug, a hoarse voice, a pulled muscle. Physical things: Cables tangled, a cracked screen, a popcorn machine, a cigarette.

♦ DIAMONDS are moments of intellect and wit. Argumentation, science, discussing the themes of a movie. A game of skills and chance, looking cool or sick as shit.

♥ HEARTS are emotional moments. A heart to heart, a connection and understanding. A heartache, a shared laughter or a shared cry.

♠ SPADES are moments related to The Cause. Sometimes while having fun your work, ideals, The Actual War you are fighting in, seeps in. Millenium Break zines and heavy topics, guns, clocks ticking.

The value of the card tells you the people related to the moment:

2-6 are moments with your crew, Blue Channel, as a whole. Some moments are shared with the whole team.

7-9 are moments with the locals, people of the planet. People made from glass, people shaved from shards of divinity itself, people who operate the local tavern or bar… people of Palisade.

10 are moments with other members of the Cause: be it priests or warlords, revolutionaries or high ranking members of the Millenium Break.

JACKS are moments with the child of the Mirage, Coriolis. As sheltered and “new” she might be, she is part of the team and eager to connect with you, a person from so far away.

QUEENS are moments shared with The Figure. They are shattered and hurt, and they have bad connections – yet they are as dedicated to the cause as ever.

KINGS are moments with antique agricultural robot with growing personality, Thisbe. You have tried reaching out to her previously, but her way of being with others is… unique.

ACES are moments with your captain. Kalvin Brnine might be emotionally reserved, but you are like their second in command and they value your council.

JOKERS are someone like you. A Branched. A being whose form bends to their will – someone far from home. Maybe they fight in the same war as you, maybe they are on the opposing side. But they are here. How do you approach them?

[queenoftheantz]

My second FaTT pinup, our favorite branched man! I wanted to do more of the subtle leyendecker style pinup, but also let Phrygian be more abstract in shape.... maybe a difficult combo in hindsight

[ahcoffeebeans2]

THE FINALE OF PALISADE aka FINALISADE: FINAL SCORE!!

wanna know all of the fun stats associated with PALISADE now that the FINAL EPISODE has been released? I've got you right here!

on palisade...

Palisade Length: 5 days, 18 hours, 56 minutes, and 51 seconds (or 138 hours, 56 minutes, and 51 seconds) over a total of 62 episodes

The exact middle of PALISADE occurs at 69 hours (nice), 28 minutes, and 25 seconds or 2 days, 21 hours, 28 minutes, and 25 seconds - or 46 minutes, eight seconds into PALISADE 33 (AKA Cori's introduction to her Dust world). Cori, therefore, is the heart of Palisade

the road behind us...

Road to Palisade Length: 2 days, 17 hours, 12 minutes, and 1 second (or 65 hours, 12 minutes, and 1 second) over a total of 20 episodes

Together, the Road to PALISADE + PALISADE equals 8 days, 12 hours, 8 minutes, and 53 seconds (or 204 hours, 8 minutes, and 53 seconds) over a total of 82 episodes

For those curious, the 69th episode of Road to PALISADE + PALISADE is PALISADE 49: A Palette of Colors pt. 4

This means that PALISADE overtook The Road to PALISADE about 18 minutes and 8 seconds into PALISADE 33: Seize the Chance pt. 4, where Austin and Janine discuss how Thisbe attacks The Ingrate on Chimera's Lantern.

The exact middle of Road to PALISADE + PALISADE occurs at 102 hours, 4 minutes, and 26 seconds into the seasons - or 4 days, 6 hours, 4 minutes, and 26 seconds. This occurs at 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 09 seconds into the episode PALISADE 17: Upon Our Grace pt. 4 (or when Austin reveals Broadleaf's death and the success of Baseline) (AKA the episode with Need 2 in the episode description)

the stats at the table...

The total length of Friends at the Table is 38 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes, and 46 seconds - or 917 hours, 44 minutes, and 46 seconds.

The exact half of Friends at the Table now occurs at 458 hours, 36 minutes, and 23 seconds - or 19 days, 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 11 seconds. This occurs 3 hours, 43 minutes, and 46 seconds into the Spring in Hieron Post-Mortem (previously, the exact middle of Friends at the Table from Sangfielle below was during the Twilight Mirage Post-Mortem - coincidence!!). This is where Austin discusses The Road to PARTIZAN and reveals the PARTIZAN theme.

In approximately 92 hours of Friends at the Table - which, given their track record, is around 23 episodes of your average season - we will have reached 1000 hours of fatt. Fitting, given that the aniiversary is less than one month away

palisade errata

The Palisade playlist (youtube mirror) ends at 114 - 115 tracks (one track was removed from all streaming services for unknown reasons hence the approximation), clocking in at around 6 hours and thirty minutes

The Palisade soundtrack clocks in at 16 songs for a total of 57 minutes and 30 seconds of music.

PALISADE is the longest season of Friends at the Table in terms of hour count, beating out Twilight Mirage (5 days, 13 hours, 26 minutes, and 4 seconds) by 5 hours, 30 minutes, and 47 seconds. Twilight Mirage currently reigns supreme at 70 episodes (68 episodes plus the Post-Mortem and Episode 00)

[avagarde]

Figure and Phrygian

[beeelderly]

tomato plants are famously not war-weary

[eclecticopposition]

phrygianlikers are stronger than all the other likers because we know they would be a swiftie and we fully comprehend this and we go on loving them anyways

[humanmorph]

>It's Phrygian: Branched, scientist, soldier, and whatever they want to be.

[shelf-cat]

Secret Samol gift for @beeelderly with Thisbe taking care of Phrygian as a tomato plant!

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

Sexiest Podcast Character 2024 — Unscripted Redemption Bracket — Round 4.5−1

Propaganda

Kian Stone (Just Roll With It: Blood in the Bayou) (Boba Count: 2 and 2 shared):

WHOEVER SUBMITTED KIAN DID HIM ABSOLUTELY DIRTY WITHOUT PUTTING PROPAGANDA IN. KIAN STONE, BEAUTIFUL TALL BLOND MAN. PINK TIPS IN HIS HAIR. BEAUTIFUL KIND BLUE EYES. WEARS MAKEUP ON THE DAILY. CARRIES A GUITAR AND SIMULTANEOUSLY USES IT AS A WEAPON/CRASH PROTECTION. IS NAKED FOR MOST OF THE SHOW. HAS BEAUTIFUL TATTOOS ON HIS HANDS AND CHEST AND SEVERAL PIERCINGS

Usidore the Blue, Wizard of the 12th Realm of Ephysiyies, Master of Light and Shadow, Manipulator of Magical Delights, Devourer of Chaos, Champion of the Great Halls of Terr'akkas, the elves know him as Fi’ang Yalok, the dwarfs know him as Zoenen Hoogstandjes, and he is known in the Northeast as Gaismunēnas Meistar, and there may be other secret names you do not know yet (Hello from the Magic Tavern) (Boba Count: 1 and 2 shared):

I just think wizards are sexy

Phrygian (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE) (Boba Count: 1):

monsterfuckers vote phrygian. it's mandatory to keep your card.

Phrygian instead of having a mech to fight other mechs turns into a huge, distressing 'war form', with, for example, toxic breath and a 'buccal outpocket'. When u use your capacity to change and embody things to to change into something extremely fucked up,, much to think about. + I hear you guys like Interesting Suffering as a dimension of sexiness- what's more 'interesting suffering' than the pressures of contingencies of a world at war by needing to weaponise your self-expressive outlet into an instrument of violence

impossibly far from home & fighting a proxy war about it

I think y'all may be sleeping on how potentially-sexy Being A Room could be. Like, see this fic-- nonstandard and strange intimacy, you guyss

Psst. Come listen to a dramatic reading of how sexy being a haunted deck is. And then vote for Phrygian.

Art of Phrygian courtesy of @queenoftheantz.

Additional propaganda below the cut:

Kian Stone (Just Roll With It: Blood in the Bayou)

"well that doesnt sound appealing thats just a guy" Hold On ☝️ this part contains spoilers BUT:

EPISODE 3 HE GETS TURNED INTO A GIANT SPINDLY BUG MONSTER WITH WIRES AND FLESH ON HIS CHWST HE PLAYS LIKE A GUITAR. SHOUTOUT MONSTERFUCKERS. also he talks in 80s slang and pretends to be a rockstar when hes actually a stockbroker so theres that. hes also canonically awful at driving 🩷. he could also be transgender if you want him to be. have you seen him. anyway KIAN STONE MY LOVER 🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️

VOTE KIAN STONE !!!

Phrygian (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE)

Phrygian is a shapeshifting alien scientist who's true form is like… a rythm. But will appear as vaguley human shaped cables! Or a room! Or a haunted deck of a boat! Physical form is only whatever they think encapsules their vibe! Can you think of something hotter? I'd tap (to) that rythm!

Vote for Phrygian, they're a scientist who got dragged into a war and their body is made of a tangle of wires but they can also be an entire apartment and a haunted deck on a ship

whats sexier than that

#PHRYGIAN #okay well you know we are going off about phrygian. you know we are. #can we tell you about the time they one-shotted an evil god in one of the most impossibly tense moments in podcasting history #which time? great question. they make a habit of it #they're sad they're funny they have space autism #they're a peaceful bunch of cables they're a living weapon they're dangerous and smart as hell #they're a powerhouse they're a soldier except no they're not. they're a researcher who should be studying right now #but they have to fight a war. they always have to fight a war. their whole civilization always has to fight this stupid war forever. #they're so courageous and so amazing in their flat refusal to back down. they're so unparalleled as a keith character in such a good way. #and they make us so SAD#we wrote an entire longfic and everything else for a whole year because of how sad phrygian makes us. and how happy. and how everything. #so i guess the long version of this propaganda is (checks notes) 72k words posted and we don't even know how long for real #go read wire guy. or better yet go listen to partizan and palisade #and best of all vote for phrygian #this is where we simply must say with all of our will and force and hearts #phrygian SWEEP #remember when they told a kid “maybe your dad just doesn't like you” #phryglikers it's time. it's our time. let's go

mutuals I know you have no idea who either of these people are but please. Please vote for phrygian please please please I will give you my blood

listen. idk either of these characterz, but i’m cheering 4 phrygian all the way >:)

Damn that's real close. Would be a shame if I were to send this to a community that finds wires sexy.

[illustratus]