#phrygian

[evegoldenwoods]

The Phrygian Mode

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

[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)

[humanmorph]

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

[wereshrew-admirer]

for a moment brnine thought they’d finally done something right, but then they realize they’re still alive

an extremely delayed secret samol gift for grace<3

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45 seconds of animation(+10 seconds of credits)

brnine and dahlia stand in a sunny but lifeless approximation of a livingroom. one of the windows is a map of all divinity that blinks. dahlia gestures at flashes of space battles, brnine slowly reaches into a pocket of their cargo pants.

brnine and dahlia, close up, stand in front of the map, but brnine’s reflection has been replaced with an image of valence glowing and angry. the glass begins to break and the camera pans to dahlia, whose reflection is crysanth, bloodied and snarling.

an excerpt of brnine’s interview with continental countunghouse begins to play when the camera cuts to brnine alone in the stellar combuster room. lights flash and they crouch down to pick up a tangle of wires on the floor.

a closup of the wires in their hands flashes between integrity, bloody, and valences arm opened for maintenance. their hands tighten around the objects in unison as the blood from integrity drips down their wrists.

a drop of blood meets water pouring into a glass, mixing into a the bright lavender that has been used to represent valence throughout.

brnine’s hand lifts the glass and behind it are gur sevraq and valence having a discussion. they rotate and valence fades away, leaving only gur sevraq who turns and looks at brnine while The Figure sits up in front of them, revealing that it was a recording or a ghost the whole time.

tears drip down the figure’s concrete face. the tears become sweat dripping down brnine’s face as they finish their interview, awkwardly finishing a glass of water before grimacing and waving, “hi mom, i guess”

[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

[shelf-cat]

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

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

Sexiest Podcast Character 2024 — Unscripted Bracket — Round 2-1

Propaganda

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

Kian Stone was submitted without propaganda.

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!

Art of Phrygian courtesy of @queenoftheantz.

[humanmorph]

FatT pin-up week prompt 6: spooky

an invitation

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

The Wounded Warrior, French school of the early 19th century

[illustratus]