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[0:09] Lillian Fistill: Hey everybody, I'm Lillian Fistill, a cast member of Mythic Thunderlute, a D&D podcast musical premiering this summer, July 26th.

[0:19] Lillian Fistill: So I'm here with the team.

[0:22] Michael Doe: I too.

[0:23] Lillian Fistill: And we are here because we want to answer a question that we get asked all the time.

[0:28] Lillian Fistill: What the hell is Mythic Thunderlute?

[0:30] Leigha: Uh so Leah, why don't you tell them how we all got started?

[0:34] Leigha: Sure thing. Our game maker Mike Doe.

[0:36] Michael Doe: He asked us players what kind of story we wanted to tell, and had us build some characters and backstories, and uh what'd you do next, Steve?

[0:44] Steve: Okay, so I took all of those wonderful, wonderful ideas, and I wove it like Rumpelstiltskin into a detailed tapestry of a fantasy world centered around a medieval rock band.

[0:59] Steve: Each session we play gets edited down to about 35 minutes, which I hand off to Jake.

[1:04] Jake: Yeah, so as one of our producers, Alex tackles sound effects, Dan, our other composer, adds underscoring, and we both write original tunes, and then I throw it to Steve.

[1:12] Steve: Yeah, and then I basically lay down drum tracks.

[1:15] Jake: Uh Jake records guitar and bass parts, and then Doe writes the harmonies and we add our vocals.

[1:20] Michael Doe: And it only takes nine years to make an episode.

[1:23] Lillian Fistill: And there you have it. You have a fully produced, partially improvised fantasy rock musical.

[1:29] Michael Doe: What is your wish, my sovereign?

[1:32] Lillian Fistill: What the fuck do we smoke?

[1:33] Michael Doe: Forward, Snelly!

[1:34] Lillian Fistill: Rosco, one of your little friends is here.

[1:37] Michael Doe: What the hell is going on in this place?

[1:40] Lillian Fistill: Do not miss Mythic Thunderlute, which premieres July 26th, wherever you listen to your podcasts.