Episódios

  • Gilded, Courtly Cage • Teaser
    Mar 3 2024

    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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    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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    2 minutos
  • Unlikely to Survive • Trailer
    Feb 6 2024

    "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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    1 minuto
  • "Thief" • Chapter Four :: Season Finale
    Oct 30 2023

    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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    24 minutos
  • Night Callers • Chaper Three :: Part Two
    Sep 11 2023

    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.

    Help make The Thief for just $2 per episode on ⁠patreon.com/thethief⁠.

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    20 minutos
  • Good Impressions • Chapter Three :: Part One
    Jul 31 2023

    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).

    Help make The Thief for just $2 per episode on patreon.com/thethief.

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    16 minutos
  • Doppleganger • Chapter Two :: Part Two
    Mar 20 2023

    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.

    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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    14 minutos
  • The First Stone • Chapter Two :: Part One
    Mar 20 2023

    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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    19 minutos
  • Whistledown • Chapter One :: Part Two
    Feb 19 2023

    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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    14 minutos