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The Thief

The Thief

Michael Schofield

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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.
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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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The Thief - First Note • Prologue :: Part One
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01/10/22 • 25 min

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.

Support indie fiction at patreon.com/thethief.

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The Thief - Doppleganger • Chapter Two :: Part Two
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03/20/23 • 14 min

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.

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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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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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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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The Thief - Rogue Bazaar • Chapter One :: Part One
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10/03/22 • 22 min

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/thethief

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The Thief - The First Stone • Chapter Two :: Part One
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03/20/23 • 18 min

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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The Thief - Whistledown • Chapter One :: Part Two
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02/19/23 • 14 min

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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The Thief - Da Capo • Prologue :: Part Two
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02/14/22 • 31 min

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 Savino, Tabletop Audio, and Ivan Duch (see usage statements).

This episode was produced by our 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/thethief.

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The Thief - "Thief" • Chapter Four :: Season Finale
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10/30/23 • 23 min

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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How many episodes does The Thief have?

The Thief currently has 18 episodes available.

What topics does The Thief cover?

The podcast is about Fiction, Podcasts and Science Fiction.

What is the most popular episode on The Thief?

The episode title 'Thief Companion :: "Their parting is complicated" • Discussing Episode Six' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Thief?

The average episode length on The Thief is 12 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Thief released?

Episodes of The Thief are typically released every 28 days, 2 hours.

When was the first episode of The Thief?

The first episode of The Thief was released on Jan 5, 2022.

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