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May 1, 2025 62 mins

Part 1 of Episode 1

A mystery long forgotten stirs in the abyss, as the Thresher crew makes a treacherous descent into the lost station of Rán-Beor.

ABOUT THRESHER:

Created in collaboration with 12 Sided Studios and Paragon Pictures, Thresher is a two part underwater epic taking place in a unique world created by Matt Linton and Jacqueline Emerson and homebrewed for gameplay by Jasper William Cartwright, based on Candela Obscura, an Illuminated Worlds game from Darrington Press.

Deep in the abyss where ancient creatures lurk, a motley crew must unite onboard the S.S. Thresher submarine to explore the abandoned Rán Boer station resting in the ocean’s unforgiving depths. Battling claustrophobia, paranoia, lurking behemoths, and hidden horrors, only one thing is certain; from the deep, power rises...

 

Learn more about Thresher at http://critrole.com/thresher

 

Meet the Cast!

Creators Matt Linton (https://www.instagram.com/mattlinton11/) and Jacqueline Emerson (https://www.instagram.com/jackie_emerson/)

Game Master Jasper William Cartwright: https://www.instagram.com/jw_cartwright/

Jacqueline Emerson as Emily Wodsworth: https://www.instagram.com/jackie_emerson/

Abubakar Salim as Daemon Adams: https://x.com/abzybabzy

Mark "Sherlock" Hulmes aka Mara as Beatrice “Betty” Callahan: https://x.com/sherlock_hulmes

Jane Douglas as Valerie “Val” Sutton: https://www.instagram.com/penny_dreadful/

Noshir Dalal as Hercules De Baudin: https://www.instagram.com/noshirdalal/

 

Produced by Critical Role in partnership with 12 Sided Studios and Paragon Pictures

 

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