DISCO 0: Character Creation

Character Creation is the first episode of both Eidolon DISCO and Eidolon Playtest Season 3. It covers the cast of Eidolon DISCO finalizing the details of their characters and preparing for the campaign ahead.

Summary
Luke Varner introduces himself as GM, and the rest of the cast: Fabby Garza, Iris Christianson, Mike Painter, and Tyberius Wilson.

Eidolon DISCO will take place in La Laiterie, Kentucky, 1979. A small middle-class town outside Louisville that largely consists of businesses along the highway, suburbs for big-city commuters, and a "historic downtown" area featuring antique shops and an inconvenient train. Further out are various farms, including tobacco and horse-raising.

The players are high school seniors who founded the Mystery Solvers' Club to investigate paranormal activity. The club has not seen much success, due to the paranormal "not being real". The campaign starts on the first day of their senior year, having spent their summer vacation driving around the Kentucky/Indiana/Ohio tri-state area investigating mysteries.

Mike Painter
Mike Painter is playing Bob McGovern. They have a pet turtle named Dog and own the second-hand van the Mystery Solvers' Club drive around in. Their hobbies are maintaining the van and running on the track team. They play the Virtuoso, and their Eidolon is The Hustle, a pair of old beat-up running shoes that they can wear to move at incredible speeds.

Bob lives at a lower-end suburban home with their uncle Jacob who takes a very hands-off approach. Their greatest fear is making a difficult decision they aren't prepared for, and are "the most laid-back person in the universe".

Iris Christianson
Iris Christianson is playing Haley Holst. She was a safe-haven baby left at a hospital, and adopted by gay couple Patrick Connelly (a local radio DJ) and Fred Holst (a high school science teacher). Not a rich family, but a warm and happy one. Haley is a Wildcard, and her Eidolon is Shining Star. Her greatest fear is being mediocre.

Growing up, Haley gained a love of astronomy from Fred and learned to use his telescope. She declared she was going to be an astronaut when she was 14, and her parents grow increasingly concerned over the risk of burnout due to balancing homework, a part-time job at Martha's horse ranch, and obsession with the Mystery Solvers' Club. Haley believes in the supernatural, but is convinced you just need to use the scientific method correctly to prove its existence.

Fabby Garza
Fabby Garza is playing Kevin "K.C." Cardenas, a pre-realization Mexican American trans woman. He is depressed, angry, and really into punk music. K.C. is a little short, chubby, and has very curly hair and a full beard that he hates. He is a Vanguard with the Eidolon The Sunshine Band, which obliterates enemies by creating and controlling sunshine, fire, and magma. K.C.'s family is rich, and his parents spoil him. They do not understand why he is so moody and unhappy despite their attention.

Tyberius Wilson
Tyberius Wilson is playing Maurice Bailey. Maurice is a Conductor with the Eidolon Boogie Wonderland, which brings out the latent energy of the area around him. Maurice is the first of his large family to go to college, and feels the pressure to go out and make something of himself and his parents proud. He has a fear of moving on.

Trivia
● While Haley Holst's parents are a gay couple, there is no intention to depict a level of homophobia that may be more 'realistic' for rural Kentucky in 1979. There may be some allusions to it, but it will not play a major role.

● Tyberius Wilson initially suggested Maurice Bailey's name be Dwayne Clinton, but changed to Maurice Bailey between the episode being recorded and aired.