Hoping for Hearthside Questions!

Long time listener first time Patron here. What 3 PCs would you choose to be in your dream/nightmare blunt rotation?

I ran and actually finished a Curse of Strahd campaign in about a year and a half. A player, who I wasn’t convinced was that engaged asked me to play this before our final session. I was blown away. This is such a gift to me, as a first time DM. It’s AI assisted, but so specific to the campaign. It’s so affirmative to all the effort I put in to the campaign. I hope others TTRPG players can relate. 🙂 https://www.udio.com/songs/mjAWxda9BfWnKNf5wfE3vJ

simple question. what was your favorite character you played? can be from NADDPOD or home campaigne/oneshot?

If duck team was to join wwe. What would their entrance songs be?

We recently finished COS which I Gm’d. It took us over a year, and a player who hadn’t been taking really any notes asked me to play this before our last session. https://www.udio.com/songs/mjAWxda9BfWnKNf5wfE3vJ I was blown away and honored. It was very affirming and meant a lot to me. Do you think this is a good use of AI?

2 part question here: For Emily, Murph, and Caldwell, how do you decide on a theme or aesthetic for your setting and stick to that? Whenever I begin world building and start with let's say high fantasy eventually there's always steampunk or magitech elements that seep in. I guess what I'm looking for is how do you keep a world cohesive thematically over the course of a campaign? Part 2 is for Jake, what's the genre of your one shot going to be?

Question for everyone, but mainly Emily! What book are you reading this summer? And if nothing can I recommend Mosshearts promise by Rebecca mix as I read it I just thought Emily might really enjoy it! I've started reading the murderbot books because of you and thought you might enjoy a cute book about fairies and pill bugs! Much love

Question for Murph. In the first campaign was balnor always planned into the story or did you roll with it as he was pulled from the deck of many things?

Any chance of a sol x alexandrite like krilln x android 18?

Question for everyone: Now Duck Team are in the Feywild, What fairy bargain do you think would be able to trick you or win you over?

Plea for Emily: can you please make a list or recommended books to read? I absolutely LOVED Piory in the Orange Tree and would like more recommendations

When can we get the Street fighter and Super Mario bros 90s movie mixed bag? Not double dragon, I have my limits

Question for Daddy Murphy I always try to make fun and different bbeg’s for example In the current Champaign I run my players are up against a coven of hags, with each hag being tied to a different plain such as shadow fell and the fae wild ext. How do you come up with the different personalities for the villains? I have a hard time talking to my players in the fights and getting them invested in killing me Thanks in advance!

If Bahumia was chosen to host the Olympics, what sort of things would we see? Mascot? Specialty sports? R. Cane scandals?

This is less of a question, and more of a missed opportunity/suggestion. But why the hell haven’t you guys made Old Cobbs” Vicious V” BBQ Sauce.

Sending this question along with a cool breeze from an Australian Winter. I've been DMing a Wild Beyond the Witchlight game and am having trouble with some of my players not engaging in backstory/side quest hooks. Any advice on how to bait a hook tempting enough to distract players from the main quest?

Hi from New Zealand! Critical question for Jake: Jivln needs you. He's stuck on the edge of the cliff, hanging by one finger. You are at the bottom of the cliff. Jivln screams "HELLLP!" What do you say: A) sweet as, bro B) yeah, nah C) yeah, nah yeah D) Cheeeehoooo!!! For da boys E) ok boomer. Love Olly and Ez

FMK: darts, bowling, bocce ball

Yes or no? How the Grinch Stole Christmas in July.

Emily and Jake, will you ever compete against each other on Biggest Loreser? What would be your categories of expertise?

Next tour announcement incoming?

Whatever happened to Bojangles the horse riding horse mayor?

This is for all of the 2Crew, You guys a guy having a BBQ/Bonfire night with family and friends. And as you are cooking someone from the NADDPOD universe has crashed your party. Who is it and do you let them chill or make them leave? Can be anyone from all adventures.

We all know the classic axmurph cats and their d&d classes but what would dingo and heather's d&d class be?! (Also please please please may we have a critter country & youngins update)

Question for everyone - but Murph and Caldwell probably have the hottest takes: Are there any B/C-List 90s cartoon or video game icons (a la Crash Bandicoot and Gex) that you’d like to see enter the NADDPod universe who haven’t made an appearance yet?

Dear Brian, Do you get excited about Olympic wrestling also? Respectfully, Scott

One for Murph, what lore do you have for unseen lands such as Merringate and that pirate town Mezna Valtrek was supposedly from?

If your cats were suddenly called on a magical quest, what classes/subclasses would they be?

If all of your characters from the 3 campaigns were to fight in a 3 man free for all which one would win? (Assuming they’re all the same level) A follow up In a 3v3v3 who has the best team? Emily, Jake or Caldwell? Both with game mechanics and just head cannon/lore wise

Hey guys, could we get an update from Jake about how he's getting along with reading the rest of animorphs?

Hi two crew!!! Question for everyone: What is your favourite temperature? I’m a big fan of 21 degrees Celsius myself. Also, if there is a class/species combo that you would least like to play what would it be? Thank you so much for the incredible work you all do xx

When playing a character I always end up putting a bit of myself into them, no matter how hard I try not to. Do you see parts of yourselves in the characters you've played, like Fig, Bev, Hardwon, or Riz? If so what seems to get in

favourite fun lil drink to have in the sun??? you know the kind that just makes the sunshine a lil more

you guys should see what familiar you would get if you were witches https://href.li/?https://uquiz.com/OzRxyY

Sup Duck Team! Are there any plans on more guests on the show? Perhaps someone from other DnD pods like Dungeons and Daddies, or Sitcom DnD? Keep up the phenomenal work, your content is always a highlight of my month! 😊

For Emily: what type of flower would the band of boobs be? Hoping to get this tattooed!!

I just recently got caught up with NADDPOD after over a year of listening and I don’t know what to do with myself! I love the show so much and hope to catch another live show (the Chicago dungeon court was so fun last year) That being said, fuck marry kill NEU (NADDPOD extended universe) edition: Sonic, the Grinch, Crash Bandicoot

(Rail adjacent) I just came across and listened to Emily's "Erotic book report" losing my shit to Murphy sexually closing chests and Jakes depraved deity, "The God of Anal" Having been listening to NADDPOD for a while I can't help but notice the thought out and sexy mechanics have never been introduced. I would love to see Em use these in her campaigns, no offense to Murphy; I just don't think his chaste boyish sensibilities would let him take it very far. Em on the other hand is unhinged chaos ripe with possibility. Will the Hot Boys be in heat? The Vantasmos start their family escort business? Please let us know!

As as Aussie when the suns out the bugs are out- so if you had to be a bug what kind would you be?

A question for everyone (but kinda excluding Jake) I am new to D&D and have fallen into a fun table with a fantastic DM who has home-brews his entire world and plays by rule of cool. My question is how do I show my DM my appreciation for letting me play at his table (I already bring snacks)?

(On the rails) When you were in Malscurial trying to free Caulder and Jaina, after Hardwon got the call from Moonshine was there ever discussion of going to the Astral plane first to defeat Gruumsh weaken Ultris? Or any other alternate plans considered?

For Emily, I know you are usually drinking tea during recording, but what is your go-to tea flavor/kind of tea?

For everyone, where would be y’all’s dream vacation place? (Or nightmare vacation if that’s more fun)

Which NADDPO PC/DM PC (from any campaign or one shot) gets the hangriest? What kind of hangry are they?

Hi! Question mostly for Caldwell (or Sweet Blue Hole, whatever he’s going by these days). My husband and I started watching Big City Greens, specifically because of Caldwell (when we see his name on the screen, we yell “Caldwell Tanner!” like we know him personally. We’re really cool). How much did Cricket influence The Crik and vice versa? I feel like there has to be some overlap lol. Also, if you guys ever did a one shot in the Call of Cthulhu RPG, all skill checks are done on a D100 and you want to roll low. So a 2 would be an almost perfect roll. Might be fun for the 2 crew

Hey love the show. Question: if duck team were summer time snacks or beverages what snacks or beverages would they be???

Hello All! We all know that gaming requires nourishment, especially when DMing. Emily is known for her Yerba Mate & other large refreshment, while Brennan has his infamous almonds. So I ask what are the rest of your chosen table side treats? I know Murphy speaks of formally enjoying energy drinks but I'm not sure if he still partakes. I personally just DM/game with a water & secondry drink like a Mate or latte, & save eating for breaks. Thanks so much for everything. P.S. sending so much love & gratitude, y'all are the best.

Question for everyone except our lowly bailiff: would you ever try a third party class (not just subclass), like the lovely Witch class from Worlds Beyond Number? Question just for Jake: would you ever try a third party fighter subclass?

Hey 2 Crew! Happiest of Birthdays, Emily! Cheers to your good health and may you know deep joy! I'm excited to listen to the Dungeon Masters Podcast which I heard you're involved with: what are you most excited for us to hear or be introduced to in the podcast?

My question is for Emily and Murph specifically: how does this image make you feel? https://x.com/starwlkerr/status/1816275314000925102

HEY GANG! Firstly: Happy early birthday Emily! You’re the chaos queen incarnate that we don’t deserve but truly need in these trying times. Secondly: If you could transport yourselves into an 80’s era summertime adventure, which world would you choose and why? Examples include Stranger Things, E.T., The Goonies. Teen Wolf, etc.

Does anyone of the two crew have a go to book for reading in the summer?

Hello!! Love the show so much. Question: Of the NADDPOD extended cinematic universe characters (the Grinch, Sonic the Hedgehog etc) who would be the best and worst to play dnd with?

Would Duck team to the beach or the Waterpark for a summer trip?

Hey gang, it's currently the middle of Winter in Australia, so I thought I'd ask a winter question instead! What Winter Olympic sport do you think the Duck Team would participate in

Hi Murph. What was your original plan with Glen? Would the story have still gone to Irondeep?

I've been rewatching 8BBC and I have to ask: Jake, did you ever successfully become a cake guy? I ask this in full sincerity

Will we get an Eldermourne season 2 sometime after campaign 3 wraps up? It was such a beautiful world and I want to see what happens after that Atonement spell

Hey Jake, what THE fuck ? Also I’ll let you cut the line at Disneyland

My wife has been working with an incredibly handsome, charming and funny man (think Jon Hamm). Outside of trusting her, which I do completely, what steps should I take to remain in-jealous?

What is the best thirst-quenching summer drink?

Critter Country updates???

For the whole Two Crew: Is there a food or beverage that epitomizes summer for you?

Tour soon?? Please stop in Ohio!

What would be everyone's wrestling persona?

What’s everyone’s favorite piece of merch you’ve ever put out?

Whats the oddest thing you've done to cool down on a hot summer's day?

This summer with a new baby has meant a lot of Survivor binging for me. If you were on Survivor, what kind of player would you be? Do you think you could win?

You can resurrect one famous person for 1 hour, but in that hour they must appear on Hot Ones with no context for what they are doing. Who do you pick?

Question for the group: favorite non-water (stay hydrated!) beverage to enjoy on a hot summer day and/or a slightly-cool summer night?

What’s going on with the band of boobs in the astral plane???? Will we hear or see them before the campaign is over?

If all of your party were having a beach day, what would be their go to snack or refreshment? Would it be a big picnic sandwich, a sixer of molsons?

You’re hosting a potluck pool party for various friends and family, when suddenly your uncle (who you always suspected was a wizard) says he can open a portal and bring any TTRPG characters that you’ve played to the party. Who do you invite? Who do you exclude? And who do you think will have the best contribution to the potluck?

Question for jake: when choosing which questions will be asked for d&d court, do you pick at random during the episode and have genuine surprise at what is said, or do you read them before hand and feign a reaction? Genuinely curious

Question for Murph and Emily. As avid D&D players do you ever use D20’s for everyday life? My wife and I love to roll the D20 to determine who has to do the dishes, drive, make dinner, etc.

Now that Jake has gotten a few campaigns’ worth of experience, what are the odds we’ll ever see Jake run a mini-campaign or one-shot? Alternately, what other kinds of settings do you wish you were able to play in?

Question for everyone: what's your dream sweet treat.

What spice are you?

What would each of your characters major in at college? What extracurriculars would they be in?

Question for Emily! I just got done relistening to Hot Boy Summer and Twilight Sanctorum and was still missing our beloved dungeon docent. I truly love how much thought and care you put into your settings/worlds. Any plans for a future return to the DMs seat?

Will prayers for another season of Hot Boy Summer ever be answered? 🙏

Jake, this is sort of (not really) summery, but did you ever listen to the newest blink 182 with Tom back in the lineup? If yes, thoughts!?

Question for Jake: What’s it like when you finally get to enter the main part of the house when Jill and Tucker go on their summer vacations together?

Any plans to do another Hot Boys Summer arc or expand the universe? Maybe, Hot Ghouls Summer and have The Midnight Sanctorum crew take a nice relaxing beach vacation that *definitely* won't go awry? Apologies if this has already been addressed and I missed it!

Murph/Jake leaning question, do any of you have any music recs that have been sticking in your ears lately? Murph recommended Sincere Engineer a while back and I've had them on repeat since! Love Midwest Emo/Pop Punk and know some of the bigger bands, but I want to expand my repertoire to some lesser known stuff! Any genre is welcomed for Emily and Caldwell also!

Question for Jake, do you have any good anime recommendations?

Question for Murph and the gang: As a DM, I take great inspiration from how Murph works every characters’ backstories into the story so flawlessly and strive for that in my games. However, sometimes I get characters with backstories that are too hard or too vague to incorporate. What is your process for building and integrating character backstories both at the beginning and throughout the campaign?

What’s your process for developing homebrew mechanics/items for the pod? How do you ensure that they’re balanced

Will you guys ever consider coming back to Australia one day? I know how much everyone appreciated you guys coming to the different cities (it did not go unnoticed!!) and we would loved to have you back again!

could you guys talk about queer/trans representation on the show? it seems like the sexuality and gender of the characters/NPCs are generally left up to what feels right, but there are also certain characters like walder, Jaina, and the princex were designed to be queer from the jump (i.e. murph asserting that walder is a gay skeleton and Jaina reading very much as a lesbian). could you talk about those decisions? also love your lesbian characters murph you're great at playing them

Question for Jake: will you be DMing and time soon, and if so can you give us any teasers? Also a general note to all: I've really enjoyed the dynamic of this campaign's character cast. Y'all are always a joy to listen to and I feel like you create stronger characters each go around. Keep it up :)

On Patreon, do you choose to hide the "Earnings Visibility" because you feel like it discourages people from becoming patrons? I've heard mixed reports from other patreon "creator" accounts.

Hey 2 crew, imagine youre at the beach and see a bunch of seagulls, how many seagulls do you think you can capture before having to let go of them or be noticed and/or questioned?

Question for Emily: The music for the Fey Wild has been delightfully dark and mysterious. We humble musicians grovel in your worm dirt! Please! Regale us with your process for creating such uniquely delicious music. Keys? Chords? MODES?! P.S. The tonal themes of Naddpod are the best collection of thematic music I've ever heard. Would you consider doing a class for us, Madam Dominateix Emily? A tour of your virmiculture musical studio closet? A plug for your sound mixing softwhere?! Anything! Please! We're starving. -Yours truly, the soil bacteria

Although Jake is unfamiliar with the content, having never appeared on 8-Bit Book Club, could we get a one-shot or perhaps a campaign where you all play one of the main characters from the WWE and Goosebumps adventure books? I would love to see all of those horny, toxic 30-somethings interact

What's your favorite summer memory?

Hello! Fuck Marry Kill - your 3 campaign characters! P.s. Im super sad to hear Murph hates anchorman. For the time it was a very good movie and the whole cast and crew put a lot of effort to make it.

Question for the whole Weenie Squad: Ah! The Stars are out, the logs are Sappy, and the fire is Bright! All is perfect exsept.... WHITE RABBIT! WHITE RABBIT! Smoke is the eyes is the only way to dampen this good of a time. Do you have any campfire smoke superstitions? Or... heck, perhaps even an incantation? Shouting White Rabbit at encroaching campfire smoke has always works about 30% of the time for us! Volume is Key!

Q for the whole crew! If each of you picked a character you played in any of the campaigns to make one ultimate naddpod multiverse four person party, who would work the best or worst together?

Question for Emily - can you please put the Trinyvale theme song on Spotify? And how much crowdfunding would it take to sponsor another trademark Emily Axford concept album?

How does duck team feel about releasing and evasive species into to fey-wild aka (Gunk goes too school)???

Come back to Toronto Y/N?

I've recently had a very big life change, and prior to this have had a hard time connecting with my DnD group to play/ DM for another set of friends who really want to play because of said life change (and also timing, work and general mindset). Do you have any advice to getting back into it and do you have any suggestions on getting inspired as artists when life throws a huge bag of bean rats at you? Listening to you all play definitely helps! But also I feel like something is holding me back (maybe I'm just a big baby lol) Love the pod and everything you do

Dear Little Logs, Who has been your favorite tier B villain in the campaigns? To bring it into Kim Possible terms: Shego is the BBEG while Senior Senior, Sr is the tier B villain.

Links to your Goodreads accounts!

Not a question but could you tell Caldwell that for hot frog summer he can sing “H-O-T-T-O-G-O! Our favorite frog is Sol Bufo!!”

Will we ever see Caldwell or Jake in the Dimension 20 dome?

Heard it mentioned briefly, but excited by the idea of NADDPOD exploring shorter, more concise stories/arcs. Any more info on what happens after C3? PS have never listened, hate the show.

Question for the group, we can we get NADDPOD on Gamechanger/make some noise, we’ve already seen Caldwell once but the four of you together would be hilarious

GOAT place to play D&D? Cabin, Twodio, Jake's AirBnB couch when Tucker's in town?

Would you consider doing another hot boy summer campaign? It’s absolutely one of my faves and is tops for summer vibes.

In Campaign 1, there was briefly a conversation about a mini campaign that follows Erlin, Egwene, and Uncle Red's adventures while the Band of Boobs were away from the material plane. Would you still consider doing that mini arc after Campaign 3 concludes?

Hey Two Duck Third Crew Mates Team! With Campaign three coming to an epic conclusion (no pressure Murph), is there anything you're looking to explore more in the next Bahumia Campaign? Perhaps the elusive (and maybe slightly mis-understood White-Orc in Oblivion style) Orc City, or maybe a duck team parallel Campaign 3.5 (Lion King 1 1/2 style)? Maybe a trip to the one hell to pay ol' Pendergreens a visit? Also @Jake are you dungeon bailiff-ing campaign 4?

For MURPH MURPH MURPH MURPH MURPH! Is there a place in Bahumia that hosts a cursed tribe of Grinches? If so, what’s the lore there? Is it distinct from Whoville, or is it still inside of a snowflake?

Any hype for the new Bloomburrow mtg set? 👀👀 lotsa cute critters, including possums!!

Summers Greetings! We’ve heard a lot about Maxim from Hardwon and Callie, so if there was a naddpod swimsuit calendar, what months would your various characters (and NPCs) take?

Would love cake-eating and burping updates from Jake, please.

Where would you go for a summer vacation? Living by the sea makes trips to other beach locations pretty unattractive. But as a European, I kind of have to take at least some time off. Any tips?

Hey Jake. Question for any and all: All time top 5 NPCs? (across all NADDPOD games) Cheers! P.s. hate the show!

Question for Murph, is Bahumia flat? Are there other continents other than the mainland and the frozen north? This has been bothering me since campaign 1

As a DM who loves to run big, complex battles myself, I have a question for Murph. I often like to involve mechanics that allow my players to use their action economy in ways other than just attacking or casting spells at the enemies, Opa the Gromdall boss fight Style or Opa the B.O.B. saving Balnor in the Nine Hells Style. How do you come up with such consistently engaging and exciting mechanics like the ones used in these types of fights and what is your thought/design process like? Hats off to you, sir. Your encounter design is like no other. Also, tell Bailiff Jorts I said hello.

To the beautiful judges and the cute-ish Jake, I have a question for Emily: since Brian "Pigeon-Boy" Murphy and Hugh "Don't call me Hugh" "Caldwell" Tanner have DMed adventures in the NADDPOD extended universe, when will Emily "Girls Have to Hide Their Crits Sometimes" Axford do a short adventure featuring Goku, Crash Bandicoot, or hell, the Grinch himself? Hot Boy Winter, the boys have to save Christmas.

Murph, have you given any thought to the "next" edition coming out this year? Would you consider switching over or incorporating mechanics like weapon mastery? Thanks, might start listening if I get around to it.

A question especially aimed at Murph and Emily, but can obviously be answered by everyone: Between Dimension 20 and Naddpod, is there fatigue for D&D as a system at this point? I've been following the rules for the next edition and there's some fundamentally flawed stuff they still have not figured out (Ranger as a class being so focused on Hunter's Mark for example) and I think D&D as a whole is coasting on it's reputation as "the big one" with more and more better alternatives popping up.

Emily if yall get Jasper to Dm a Hot Boy summer Few-shot who would you play?

Considering the amount of tweaking done to Caldwell's monk build at the beginning of Campaign 3, did y'all ever consider 3rd party variants of class rules like LaserLlama's Alternate Monk, which turns it into more of a toolkit like system where you pick and choose class features (similar to Warlock invocations)?

any plans to return to twilight santorum and maybe some overlap w other bahumia campaigns/sidequests?

Question just for Jake, do you want to come skiing?

Hey! Will y’all ever think of returning to the side characters from eldermourne? Would love to see a return of the hexbuds and/or Krissy, Run down Johnny and Brimstone Billie! p.s. hate the show ❤️

Question for Emily, I remember you mentioning that a Drop Out / Dimension 20 Artist painted a Warhammer Army for you. What Army/Armies do you and Murph have?!

Don't know if you guys have answered this already but, I noticed wr haven't had any guests this campaign. Is there a specific reason for this or has it just not lined up right with schedules and the like.

My first question is for you, Jerry. Do you think you will run a campaign some day? And for everyone - what's your favorite way to cool down on a hot summer day?

Will you run a campaign in which the Big Bad is the Grinch, a former green paladin turned oathbreaker and now determined to snuff out holiday cheer? 😂

Question for Murph. I think one of the things I like best about your style is being open to pivoting stories in unforeseen directions because one the "maniacs" does something you didn't plan for. I wanted to know if there's anything you had to throw out that you wish you could have run? P.s. hate the show!

Murph, Have you made a conscious effort to take the party to new locations so that this Bahumia can feel different than season 1?

For any of your characters but particularly Duck Team, who would you cast to play them in a movie version of the podcast?

Now that we’ve got (most of) two full campaigns set in Bahumia, is there any chance we could see a Bahumia/NADDPOD sourcebook in the future? I’d especially love some official stat blocks for some of our favorite characters!

Question:Has any of the band of boobs played any other games they really love? I’ve heard Emily and Murph mention Warhammer occasionally but haven’t heard if they’ve played it much or at all or if Jake and Caldwell have any favorite games to play outside of D&D.

For the whole crew! What is everyone's favourite summer holiday memory? P.S. Stay angry my friends!

Question for Murph because he always runs such cool large scale battles! Can you talk a bit more about the mechanics you use there and how you encorporate the party into the outcome?

What did Bev's ideal summer activities include after his last attempt at a fun summer, the definitely-canceled jamboreen?

Hi all, If you were to do more pathfinder campaigns in the future, what class of characters do you see yourself trying? Murph/whoever DMs, do you have any ideas for future pathfinder short campains?

Question for everyone: how have the changes to Bahumia in campaign 3 affected your perceptions of the setting as players?

Can Emily talk about her new project with Jon Hamm???

Question for Emily: What is your ideal goggle type when swimming in the pool?

Potato salad (and all other mayo-based salad varietals) are disgusting. Yay or nay?

In light of Brat Girl Summer, which one of your characters would you say are the most brat ™️?

q for emily: what’s your dream type of setting to write music for (or, that you feel like you haven’t gotten to yet and would like to explore)!

When is Jill’s roommate John gonna DM??

Jake and Caldwell would you consider appearing on a season of dimension 20? Murph and Emily would you ever think about DMing a side-quest on D20? Murph especially I love your encounter design and would love to see some battle maps designed by you!!!

Have any of you been to any Renaissance Fairs or have any plans to go to one?

As a dm I am a big fan of the way y’all continue to keep backstory relevant without front loading all of the info. My question is, how much of the PC’s backstories did y’all know pre-campaign compared to now? For example, the names of everyone’s family members, Sol being a clone, Callie having been to Rousel, etc.

Since Hardwon made an appearance I. Campaign 3....will we be getting a Moonshine and Beverly appearance?......please say yes!

Hello, I have before asked Murph what some of his favorite things are. I will now ask Caldwell and Emily what some of their favorite things are.(wait your turn Jake)

If you had to compete in the summer Olympics, which event would you choose?

Here’s a wet and summer-y question: what’s everyone’s go-to stroke for swimming? Do you enjoy a brisk crawl, a lackadaisical backstroke, an elegant butterfly, or perhaps even some sort of ridiculous homebrew stroke?

Good afternoon, Turkwitz and Co! Here's a breezy one for you Question for any and all: A player can't make a session but everyone will play on and DM/party will look after the PC. At the last minute an unknown friend of a player is joining the game as a one-off while the other player is away. The player that brought the stray suggests the newbie can run the absent player's PC for tonight only as opposed to rolling a new character, but has not ran this by the player who is away? How do you feel about this as the absent player and/or the DM? P.s. hate the show! (Sorry if Turkwitz is too much of a deep-cut)

What is everyone's go to coffee shop order?

Caldwell brought up Delicious in Dungeon, which made me wonder; do any of you like cooking? If so, what are some of your favorite meals/things to cook?

Favorite ice pops? I think the ones with the real fruit in them are best. Super lookin forward to the names Jake comes up for the categories

Pina colada or getting caught in the rain or both?

Just saw that Emily is involved in a dnd-adjacent project involving Jon Hamm (and some other very cool ttrpg folks)! Is she allowed to talk about that experience at all yet? It sounds very cool!

Are you a beach person in the summer, a hiking trail person, a pool person, or an indoor kid to avoid the heat? 😂

When are we gonna get more Twilight Sanctorum? 👀

Ah! The Stars are out, the logs are Sappy, and the fire is Bright! All is perfect exsept- WHITE RABBIT! WHITE RABBIT! Smoke is the eyes is the only way to dampen this good of a time. Do you have any campfire smoke superstitions? Or... heck, perhaps even an incantation? Shouting White Rabbit at encroaching campfire smoke has always worked about 30% of the time for us! Volume is Key!

I’m curious to hear if you guys will be switching to 5.5 when that comes out this fall

Who are your biggest artistic inspirations at the moment?

FIGHT!!! Who will win these fights!!! Hardwon Surefoot (human) vs Hardwon Surefoot (half elf) Peak Moonshine and peak Balnor vs peak The Third Mates and peak The Bon Frères Battle royale. Who is the deadliest guest star. Deadeye vs Mavrus vs Stunkbug vs Apple Scrumper vs Tonathan Tinkle vs Yugo Boss vs Jabari Hightower Finally a Team battle. Team 1 is Moonshine, Fia, Callie and Mac vs team 2 is Hardwon, Henry Hogfish, Calder and Tread vs team 3 is Beverly, Zirk, Hungry Dave and Sol. Which team wins the fight?

The year is 3024 and its time for another presidential election. The choices are President Neo Cortex with Vice President Cindy Loo Hoo, President Bam Bam with Vice President Scooby Doo, or President The Grinch with Vice President Diddy Kong? They are all running as independents, and there is one open supreme court position they will have to fill. Who do you vote for and why?

Just curious if you have any sunburn related memories? It’s oddly specific but as a pale gal I have many pivotal summer sunburn memories 😹😹

Question for all, what is your dream summer destination.

Do you all still check the PO box? I would love to hear about what's received again.

Question for Murph: in the early parts of C3 the “DM PC” rotated depending on the location (Alby in Ezry, Princeps Elzor in the Living Wood, and then Kenna in Iron Deep). Was it an intentional story choice to have Kenna carry on to Ice Knife and the Fey Wild, or were there other potential DM PCs in these locations? As always, thank you for the amazing content. I’m listening to my third round of the amazing Hot Boy Summer! A new summer tradition!

do y'all have a go-to summer snack? i know the usual suspects like ice pops or watermelon, but are there any weirdly specific ones that hit different?

Let’s visit the Book Nook, what’s y’all’s summer reading looking like, anything fun or interesting to recommend?

Q for everyone: if you could “nannerfly effect” and change the outcome of any moment from campaign 2/3, just to see the new world that creates, what moment would you choose!

I don't know if this was answered in previous Hearthside, but how did NADDPOD come into being?? Whose idea, who approached who, what's the story?

Critter country update

Hot take because it's too hot. Summer is easily the shittiest of all the seasons. The "hot soup weather" of the East and the "what else might catch on fire weather" of the west is just as bad. Except for the produce, shout out watermelon, this is the worst time of the year. Please discuss.

With C3 nearing its end, how does it compare to what you expected at the start? Is this how Murph saw things playing out overall? Biggest unexpected twists? Any parts of modern Bohumia you wish we could see more of?

To all: what’s the best summer snack? To Duncle Caldwell: are we returning to Trinyvale anytime soon? I miss the triplets

Hot boy summer when?

Question for Murph. Are you planning on exploring more of the different gods in the world? Are you going to stick with the main gods? Thanks 2 crew.

Question for Emily. Everyone knows you love Breath of the Wild, but have you had the the time to play Tears of the Kingdom yet?

It's hot, the skeeters are running wild but not near our cozy cookout with our deterrent, grills going hot, we've got jackfruit BBQ sandwiches and regular local beef, along with a curry and side dishes friends brought. Musics bumping and we got a big ass tarp for a slip n slide ( 50'x30' ) We got 5 ways to cool off 4 are a drink and one is a treat. Strawberry Lemonade Cucumber Limeade Friend just got back overseas and brought us some Nannari Sharbat Coconut smoothies we're blending with fruits for flavor Or an Orange Cremescicle Which would you be dying for? Note you can spike if you want and every option of course has water on the side.

What is everyone’s favorite race? And in turn, does having a favorite race by default make you a racist?

You mentioned that once C3 is over you were considering doing shorter content. Would this mean s possible return to guests on play episodes?

Everyone in the crew is a better parallel parker than Jake, right?

Who wins in these fight scenarios 1. The Third Mates vs The Bon Frères 2. Frog Team vs the winner of round 1 3. The band of boobs vs winner of round 2 4. Intrepid Heroes vs the winner of round 3 5. Bonus question. If the intrepid heroes win. What combination of the band of boobs, the third mates, frog team and The Bon Frères would be able to beat them. You can only take 6 characters and you must choose one from each group. To make things interesting.

Are you guys planning on doing any hot boy summer or any non-main campaign dnd adventures? Would love to hear more Emily, Caldwell or hell, even John himself DMing.

This one is for [insert Murph pun here]: It feels like there hasn't really been any PC deaths since the Shadowfell arc from Campain 1. As it is now, I feel like all the PCs have "plot armor"; and I don't actually worry about them dying in combat. When preparing encounters do you think about "could this possibly end a PC?" Or is that intentionally avoided because because Jake said he will beat you up again? Love you all! NADDPOD for life!

I had posted thinking this was the q and a, if its relevant and not too late please disregard

Question for everyone, but especially the OG book crew. Have you ever heard the song "I'm nobody's hero" from the Donkey Kong Country TV show. I hate to say that I genuinely love the song. And there's also "Our love is stronger than a Golden Banana."

Emily - a long while ago you recommended The Priory of the Orange Tree and it is one of the best books I've ever read. What are you reading at the moment, and what are your current recommendations?

This one is Campaign 3 related for Murph and has been tickling the back of my brain for years now: The original name for Mothership, as per some of the pre-campaign chats the crew had with you, was "Alan Inc," pronounced like Alanis's name. Was there ever any time when you had plans for Alanis to be more involved in the creation of Alexandrite or have any other involvement with Mothership? Or was the name just a coincidence. Thanks for your amazing storytelling powers!

Question for Murph: You had a bunch of dudes in gas masks with the giff captain that was “friends” with swag. Were those guys supposed to be failed Swag clones? They didn’t have names other than “pugilists”. At least was that the plan before they had a violent cable car crash?

For everyone: What do you think would be your Campaign 3 character's favourite summertime food, and why?

While you're sitting around a campfire at the beach on a cool evening, your friend in an incredibly realistic Grinch costume pulls out the shopping bag of food, what did you ask your friend, or hell, it could be the Grinch himself, to bring to roast over the fire?

Would you ever consider having an asia tour? specifically the Philippines

Would you rather spend a whole day at the beach in a Grinch costume of movie quality or be stuck in whoville for a year.

When are you going to bring back the Vantasmos? I need more of that family dynamic. I've never laughed so hard. I need more!!

For a hot weather refresher: Fresh water (lake), salt water (ocean), or enclosed water (pool)?

Not a question and not offended if skimmed over. Became a Dad on Monday after a week of Mom in the hospital with eclampsia battling it out like the warrior woman she is. Harrison James came 2 months early. Shout out to the 2-crew.

Are there any summer themed DND campaigns you would find fun to run? An example is surfer bros vs sharks a Baywatch parody

Oh fuck, ow, the smokes in my eyes. My question: if the four of you were able to pick any summer Olympics sport that you could automatically qualify for and compete in, which sport would you theoretically think you would do the best in? Who do you think is the most likely to win ANY medal, regardless of sport?

Hello hearthside heroes. In the spirit of getting cosy with the fire, what do you think your characters dream about? What are their nightmares like? K later

Would you ever consider playing a non dnd/pathfinder system? I feel like Blades in the Dark in particular would be a great fit for the crew!

Hello cuties, if you could be a magical cocktail (like a potion but with fun garnishes and fun after effects) what would you be?

To all: What do you think you're strongest and weakest at, at the table? At the business side of NADDPOD? And do the others agree?

No questions just category submissions: For what it’s Murph What on Murph? Emily-eading questions Nerd herd with Axford Oddities and Axfordities Caldwell of knowledge Hugh can’t handle the truth Only Hugh-man Keeping his Hurwitz about him In case you haven’t Hurd-witz Hot Jakes Combination categories: MurphJake(like earthquake) Ax(is)ford of the Murph Murphin US (emil)aayyyy Hughmans of Planet Murph These are all bad and shouldn’t be used.

For all DM’s (daddy, duncle and docent) - is there a system, app or otherwise, you use for building your homebrew worlds? Are you able to bring in monster stats to a program and then re-flavour them in it? Or do you just use a lot of paper 😂.

What is your most memorable experience involving a campfire?

How much flavor is to much flavor? I have a player who when he was a wizard and when he finished off an enemy I would ask how he did it. After casting fire bolt he would describe how his -8 strength wizard would use wrestling moves to finish the enemy even if it was a ranged spell and his character was far away. It takes me the DM out of emersion. I haven’t spoken to him about it. I’m just wondering if there is to much flavor or should I allow the player to do his wrestling moves after casting spells?

Have you considered running a campaign 3 prequel mini adventure with Sol and Albin's misadventures at Launchpad as the staff members orchestrating the hijinks? I'd love to see what the logistics required to keep up the charades.

May it please the Hearth. Are there any classes that you each feel are daunting, or a chore to play as up to a certain feature?

I've got a double! 1) I feel like there have not been many guests for a while, do you all have any plans to have guests on? A return to the Bon Freres would be great for summer 👀. Ally Beardsley is the only Intrepid Hero that has not been a guest, Aabria, Erika... There are so many options for good guests! 2)Speaking of Intrepid Heroes, has there ever been talk of having Naddpod cast on for a Dimension 20 side quest? With Murph as the GM? I think Caldy and Jake deserve some dome time. Y'all are the absolute best, enjoy the rest of your summer!

Are there any themes or stories that you were hoping (or planning to) explore in previous campaigns but didn't get to (due to rolls, roleplay, move to virtual whatever).

all y'all doing ok? World is a bit crazy out there right now and things are rough. Thanks for helping to provide some fun in the midst of it and "Keepin' it light"

Can we get a Murph and Emily pet update?

As someone with a 9-5 job, I’m super curious about what your typical days are like and any systems you might use to hold yourself accountable?

Will you return to hot boy summer? 🥺👉🏼👈🏼 And what are you reading right now, Emily? Love ya!

If you were a summer drink, what would you be?

Hi 2 Crew! After obsessively listening to Rotating Heroes, Naddpod and watching Dimension 20 for years I'm finally going to play in my first campaign ever this week! I'm playing a 85 year old Changeling Wild Magic sorcerer calling Twigstick who thinks they're the "wise elder" of the group, but in fact has no clue what's going on. But I'm so nervous!!! What are your tips for a completely new player to have fun at the table, be a good player for the DM and make it the best for everyone? Thank you!! (Also, when do we get the next Hot Boys Summer Campaign???)

If Callie or Sol had sacrificed themselves into Ultrus’s helm instead of Calder, would you have brought back Moonshine or Beverly? Or created new characters? If a DM character had gotten stuck in the helm, who would Murphy have brought back other than Ryan Urphy?

Jake, do you have any interest in DMing a One-Shot? If so, what kind? (Battle Royale, Mystery, Heist, Danger Room)

If you are certain that one member of NADDPOD has recently turned into a robot, but can never know for certain, who would you all think it would be?

A sort of summer themed classic- If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have 1 item with (we can say anything it miraculously washes up on the beach working and intact) what would it be and why? How do you think the Duck Team would answer as well? Also the Grinch and your hit Yuncle have teamed up to hunt you down as a bonus scenario

For Murph: how do you make your encounters (combat, traveling, puzzles, ext.) so good? Would you ever think of making a book like Murph's guide to awesome encounters? I'm a new DM and I use modules but often find them a bit lackluster/repetitive and making my own is an intimidating task.

Now that you've released your Pathfinder 2-shot, do you have any interest in playing other systems on either the main feed or as a mixed bag? A mini-campaign of Call of Chthulhu or Blades in the Dark would really suit your blend of reverence for game mechanics and anarchic roleplaying :)

Are you ever going to have Jake join 8 bit bookclub?

My (on the rails) question is for everyone but especially Emily, about reserving spells. When I’m playing D&D, I’m always afraid to use my highest level spells because I worry that I’ll use them up too soon in a day and then have nothing left for a potential future battle. This means I often end a day not having used them at all, which is a bummer. How do you overcome this and decide when to use a big spell vs. when to save it? Does this change in a home game vs. on NADDPOD?

I have a player who doesn’t read his spells beforehand and doesn’t know his characters abilities. He was a wizard on our first campaign and didn’t use his subclass features like his Portent rolls as a wizard in our first campaign and forgets his divine smite now as a paladin. I work with this player very hands on so I can’t kick him. How do I handle this? I always ask him to look up spells and features beforehand and if he is confused to ask before the next game. He never does. It’s wearing me down to have to keep stopping to help him every game.

If you guys could play in a oneshot where you were all professional wrestlers what type of wrestler persona would your characters have?

What's your favorite summer time drinks?

Are there any themes or stories you’re hoping to explore in the next campaign?

Hi! Love you guys forever. If you were to make anew class, what would it be? And would there be a grinch subclass?

What is everyone's favourite BBQ food line up. Watermelon halloumi is one of my go tos.

Hello friends! Long-time fan, first time Hearthside-chatter. What is the ideal theme park ride for each of you? And what zany 90s entertainment franchise is it based on?

Do you guys have any settings you’re already looking forward to once this current campaign ends?

On the rails question: murph what book inspirations have you taken from recently? Off the rails: Jake do you remember signing my chest in Atlanta😂😂😂

What would a hot girl summer look like for each of y'all

Hi everyone! I think you're all cool, but my question is for Emily. You mentioned before that you've done research on different styles and cultures to inspire music for the pod. What have been some of your favorites and what have been the best resources for research? Love you guys and have a great summer! (p.s. whenever you guys tour again please come to NC, you have at least two fans here (me and my sister))

What are your favorite homebrew rules or spells and why?

Hey there Centhearths! It's a hot summer day, you want something refreshing, sweet, but healthy: What is in your ideal fruit salad?

For an extremely summertime question can I ask about ice hockey please? I've been wondering ever since Emily mentioned Vitek Vanecek at the start of the Ice Knife saga! What are the allegiances, who are your favourite players, do you get out to watch games often? I did see Murph and Ify went skating not too long ago! Thanks friends!

Which of these mini campaings are you least likely to do inbetween campain 3 and campaign 4: - GoGo Team Tection Origin Story - Duckteam flipping a haunted castle - The 3 Serpents going on a quest in the beastlands - Starspawn Space Adventure

Whatever happened to the mantle of the spring court ? Does some random bear have it? Perhaps an upgraded Triss ?

Would you all be open to a "Cald of Grincthulu" esque 2 shot DM'd by Caldwell?

Any plans for a UK tour?

For Emily: I love hearing about your ever changing hobbies, what’s new this summer in Emilyland?

What are y'alls thoughts, if any, on the D&D 5e alternatives popping up? What are the odds new systems (more Pathfinder included) start showing up on NADDPOD? Personally loving the look of Nimble 5e. Seems like a great way to get the 3 action economy w/ a lot less crunch

Question for everyone. Let's say that they are making a DnD theme park and they ask each of you to add something to the NADDPOD section. What do you add?

Hello sports fans! I make an annual “Summer Drinking” playlist for those lazy late evenings where a summer cocktail is shared with friends and family alike. Do you have any music suggestions for my next year’s playlist?

Do you prefer Hearthworms, or Hearth Homies? I used one each in other questions I posed in case you want to hear it organically. I suppose you could add an option C for your new moniker

Question for the group: what plane of existence would you most like to experience with your characters/Kenna for Murph? What planes would most suit your characters and which would be their personal nightmare to visit? Not where would they survive the easiest, which would they want to see more?

One mostly for Murph: Best jersey shore town?

I'm going to host a anime-based jeopardy quiz for my friends. They all vary in anime knowledge from basic bitch to full-on weeb. What is a good question to ask them without going too nerdy?

Hey! This is for everyone. I have young kids. They want to join my games with my friends. Do you have stories or plans to introduce younger family to DnD or other TTRPGs?

What is the best idea, setting and fun plot ideas for a fun summer one shot adventure? My friends and I are in our early 30’s in case that factors in

Any plans for an upcoming tour? Would love to see you guys back in Medford!

What attractions would be at a NADDPOD themed water park?

Hello Beautiful people. I found myself replaying final fantasy 9 while relistening to the dragon elf chronicles. Did Murph borrow from ff9's Gargan Roo for the rooty fast travel system the party took when with the deep elves? Love love love.

Question for Murph: there have been several adventuring parties that have shaped the history of Bahumia, both PC and NPC but Duck Team is the first time we’ve heard of the concept of being “peregrine”. In your head, have any of the other parties also been peregrine and it just didn’t come up or is this something that’s specific to the campaign 3 crew?

Nothing says summer like sizzling swimsuits so I just have one question for y'all. I just finished the Costa Del Sol section of Final Fantasy & Rebirth and who rocks the best beachwear? Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, or Yuffie. Or does Barrett take home the gold with his sweet sailor uniform?

How's that Jake low-magic one shot coming along?

Hey there Summertime friends, what has been one of your favorite running gags during the show as a whole? Mine has got to be the progressive decline of Hank Hogfish’s pants/shorts.

Question for the gamers: Have any of you played Baldurs Gate 3? It has really scratched my DnD itch since my party disbanded a few years ago. With Docent Axford as my guiding light I have had the crunchy, tactical, and chaotic DnD satisfaction that I thought no longer possible for lowly non-players like me.

For Murph: Which NPCs would you have liked to play more? For Jake: How's the burping going?

Question for Emily: Now the campaign 3 is wrapping up, are we finally going to get hot boys summer skiing village mini campaign?

There are apparently "watermelon sandwiches" which replace bread with wedges of watermelon. Do you consider this a sandwich and would you try one?

Hey Hearth Homies, If you could have one spell for each season, which you could only cast during that season, what would you choose?

What are you grillin’ and what are you drinkin’?!??!?

Hey gang! I often find myself going back to the Triplets take Moonstone arch when i need to laugh at the gangs silly antics. Is there any appetite to have the Trinyvale Triplets visit another campaign setting to run a muck? Maybe another Donkey Kong one shot? 👉🏻👈🏻

To the DMs: What do you believe makes for a compelling start to a D&D campaign? Specifically, what have you found most effective in creating inciting incidents that draw players into the world during the first few sessions? To all: What have your favourite early inciting incidents been in campaigns youve played?

Hey gang, how many punches to the face do you think you could take from The Rock before the damage is irreversible?

What are the connecting factors, or 7 degrees of separation (Kevin Bacon), for podcast lore characters like Sonic, the Grinch, Crash Bandicoot, Donkey Kong, etc? Or how do you wish they connect?

Need the Jake take on this: would you be willing to DM the Tub Brisket oneshot.

For Jake - You’ve become more comfortable playing characters that aren’t huge muscular guys like Hardwon. Can you describe that process for you?

If you were going to spend summer vacation on any one of the planes of Bahumia (Feywild Shadowfell etc) which one would you choose and why?

Hey 2 Krew, would you ever be interested in running a Cyberpunk Red one-shot, or something like it? I could see you all having lots of fun with the system Love you all!

My sweet sweet summer friends - marry, eff, kill: Ocean Lakes Pools

what are yalls favorite emo bands? you can answer too i suppose, Tucker's girlfriend's husband.

To the wonderful 2 Crew: if you were at your summer barbecue, just chilling and enjoying yourselves, and the Grinch showed up and asked if he could join, would you let him?

Hello Two Crew! In a hypothetical world where Duck Team and the Band of Boobs were to swap places in time for their original campaigns, how do you think that would that impact NPC interactions? Would Akarot have gone after Callie instead of Bev, since she’s the C3 paladin? Would Calder’s frost giant heritage be a boon or a bane in the Frigid North with the Giant Wars in more recent memory?

Question for Emily: Home is Where the Hearth Is is so beautiful and touching! You talked about the inspo for that song before, but can you talk more about making music for Campaign 3 in general? Any songs you're excited about? What's been your inspiration/influence lately?

Hey Centaurs - Longtime DM here who still struggles to keep battle both challenging for my players and organized on my end. Any tips on how much to increase monster stats to make, quote, "hard" encounters actually hard? What does your setup behind the DM screen look like, and how do you keep all of the abilities, resistances and vulnerabilities straight during hectic combat?

Hi everyone! Question for Murph, your story lines are some of the best I've heard in a fantasy setting, seamlessly blending the story with the needs of the players, as a DM, do you have any advice or tricks to keep the story line on track while also allowing your players to engage in the story and only "slightly" derail the main goal? I never want to railroad my players, but there are times when some of them go off on thier own and make it uninteresting for the rest of the party to keep up with, is there a way to reconcile both ways of play?

Hello, sweeties! What is your favorite summertime treat and where is your favorite place to enjoy it?

Since you all have been introducing recurring one-time only guest of 8BBC Jake Hornswallow to the various episode structures you guys used to do, what are they odds you do a mixed bag where you read either Grinch, Crash Bandicoot, Flintstones, or Sonic fan fiction?

hello! this question is for emily, so i know you’ve uploaded the campaign one and 2 soundtracks to spotify, do you plan on uploading campaign 3 along with twilight sanctorum soundtracks? i love using the backtrack for my home games and wanted to have some of the c3 tracks. Me and my friend have been listening to y’all for about 2 years now and are loving it and we always joke about how it feels like we are sitting at a table with y’all playing along with the campaign. ❤️

Is there any chance of a duck team throuple being endgame?

In your opinion, what are some little things that are perfect? It could be songs, people, art, movies, etc. Where do you find little moments of perfection in your life?

I have been DYING to hear more about Emily’s religion degree. Was she going to head into a completely different field originally? And has that interest been satiated by diving into DnD pantheons and exploring those?

Hey 2 Crew! With Campaign 3 coming to a close soon you've talked a bit about wanting to do some shorter form stuff for a while before the next long campaign. Do you think we'll get to see the Boobs vs Gruumsh in the near future? There's so much more to see from them, especially after Hardwon's time with Duck Team, and we still don't know what adult Bev sounds like! PS I miss hot date ♥️

To my Sizzling Summer Sweeties, Picture this: the party enters a magical watermelon-eating contest where every watermelon grants a random magical effect. Who would be the ultimate watermelon warrior, and what’s the wildest effect they might get?

For Caldwell, Did you consider walking around with a bowl of water on Sol's head to sell the turtle "disguise"?

Is Emily doing anything special for her birthday?

Hey guys! I just started my third campaign with my regular group, we've been playing for over 4 years together and this new world is a big homebrew set in space, kinda like Cowboy Bebop. My question is for Murph, when you write campaigns do you follow any time of arc per arc structure or just roll with it? I'm currently writing things out for this C3 campaign and am building a few "arcs" in place to keep some story things in line. I'm curious how you go about writing for full campaigns and how far ahead you're thinking?

The two crew is sitting poolside; BBQ full of weenies, suns out guns out, what are your drinks of choice?

Have you ever had a banana and mayo sandwich? You should try it it's not bad as a summer time sandwich

What was an ideal summer day like in your childhood? Mine would involve bike riding and exploring a creek or forest (usually pretending to be a mystical elf), then coming home and playing the sims until 3am

Hey naddpod gang I was wondering if y'all ever had car troubles. I've just gotten my car stolen and just feel kinda lost now

What's your pick for Song of the Summer 2024?

Question for everyone: What has been your favorite in-game magic item from a recorded episode (any campaign, three shot, etc)?

my eladrins, if you yourself had to be a summer, winter, fall, or spring eladrin, what would you want to be? what do you think you would be at this point in your life?

Question for everyone: if you had to permanently change your real speaking voice to one of your NADDPOD characters, which would you pick and why? I’m secretly hoping Murph says Honeysuckle, because his “om noms” scratch a very satisfying part of my brain. I’d listen to a 60 minute cut of just Honeysuckle if you ever have some editing time to kill (lol).

Hello gobba ghouls. What is one of your favorite moments from a guest on the podcast and is there a possibility of another special guest new or returning coming before the end of campaign 3 or even campaign 4?

for Murph ig: what made you want to make C3 a midlength campaign

What’s everyone favorite summer vacation memory? Murph: can we have a Grinch campaign?

What creature in the D&D universe are you looking forward to the most to throw on the grill while cracking open some bud heavies?

Murph, Emily, and Caldwell, Whatever happened to that one guy who used to be on the show? I think he tried to fight some barbarians in the first part of C1. I guess dnd wasn’t really his thing. Might be a good guest on 8bbc tho

Happy summer to all of you! Which campaign do you think would make the best theme park/water park (ex: Universal Studios or Noah’s Ark in WI).

As campaign 3 wraps up, I think we’d all like to know what’s next. However, I don’t care about campaign 4 or 5. I wanna know what your plans are for campaign 14 when you’re all 90 years old in 2045!

Perfectly timed as I just finished listening to the backlog of hearthside chats since becoming a patron recently. Only one question from me - when is our bountiful bailiff going to get behind the screen and run a delightful 1 shot? I know you've talked about low magic/Oops all fighters before - it's your time, Jake. Love the show gang!

what Pathfinder character classes have you guys been looking at or interested in playing in the future? Also, specifically Emily (but I'm happy to hear from the room), I was wondering your thoughts on the witch class. With their class vibe, I feel like it's right up your alley (pacts, powerful familiars, hexes).

For each crew including twilight sanctorum, and hot boy summer what do you think would be their summer "holidays" Look like including what summer sports would they play

Question for Murph/all of you: Would you consider returning to the campaign 2 characters or world? Loved Eldermourne and its darker vibes!

Thoughts on the new dnd players handbook and updated rules?

There have been a number of film franchises that Emily had not seen previously (Star Wars Prequels, Austin Powers, etc.). What is a film/film series that Emily has seen and others need to watch?

if you had to get super crunchy and create a party from NADDPOD PCs, but you're only allowed to choose one from each player, what would be the most optimal?

If you had to do a murder in a water park do you think it would be easier to do with or without the water present? Whether you have to get away with it or not is up to you.

Have any of you been following the 5e rules updates being released this September? Are there any plans to use these once they release for future 5e campaigns?

How is Bucket Hat Summer going for y'all?

For Caldwell Em and Murph: Knowing that the band of boobs are currently interstellar on the astral plane, what kind of man do you think Beverly grew up to be?? How bout Moonshine? Would they have retrieved Balnor? How did he turn out after returning home??

Will we ever get to see a naddpod video game?

You’re transported back into the summer before college, and you have no time paradox rule bullshit to worry about, how do you spend your last few months of freedom before starting classes in the fall? PS this is more about the “you don’t have pressures of adulthood, what do you do with this free time as a less jaded youth” vs a “Jake goes back in time and plays the stock market to become rich as an adult” prompt

For Caldwell, what DnD class would you become in order to best prevent yourself from spilling things?

In your experimentation with other TTRPG systems, will you be trying the Kobold Press system? I know Murph is a big fan of KP in terms of supplemental materials and monsters, but I'm curious if you'll take the leap into Tales of the Valiant?

What kind of farmer's market stand would you run? (In Bahumia and/or in real life)

Do you guys play video games, and if so, what kind?

Summerslam time in Bahumia! Who’s participating and how does it go down? Murph can take the reins, but all can weigh in.

Hey fam, just curious if yall know or like the TTRPGs Call of Cathulu or Mutants and Masterminds? And with yall doing smaller campaigns if either of those could possible pop up along with Pathfinder? Thank y’all, I wish you all the best with this question, especially Caldwell (he hates alliteration I think)

Hey Hearth worms, They sing that the Devil went Down to Georgia, but what they really mean is that during Summer, the heat in Georgia makes it feel like we live Down in the Devil’s Taint. If you had to live in someone’s taint, whose taint would you choose to live in, and why?

Question for the Crew above all Crews: I've noticed less features in Season 3. Do you think we will see any additional players make an appearance during the last arc? Is there a reason there weren't as many surprise guests as previous seasons?

What TV shows or movies do you think had the most influence on your comedy sensibilities?

What spells are you prepping during your long rest for the biggest rager BBQ/pool party of the summer?

Hey Gang, Love the pod. Hope this question isn't too inside baseball but I'm curious about the recording structure for the short rest. I assume the main episodes are being recorded as a block but are you taking breaks in between to do the short rest, doing a block of short rests at the end, waiting to record short rests until the episode has been edited? Always wondered how you spliced those shows into the schedule. Thanks again for all the great content!

Question for everyone (including Murph’s npcs): which of your characters would have an only fans? What would be their niche?

What is your craziest summer vacation memory from childhood?

Happy Leo szn to our favorite Leos Emily and Jaques! We know what classes the cats in the Axmurph household are from forever ago, but what about the pups in the Tanner and Hurwitz homes? Also (/or other question though not summer themed) would you consider yourselves Cindy Lou Whos or Grinches (pre- or post- saving Xmas), were you to be in that universe? Loooove, Your fellow Leo (8/16) Annie:) P.s. congrats to Emily on the new project! Super excited and can't wait for it to come out!!!

What Pokémon trainer type would each of the trinyvale triplets be?

What are some of the unexpected jams/bops/favorite songs of the hot boys of summer (aka not pop-punk and nu-metal) and what would the dungeon docent select as the song to come on in the middle of a boss battle to rattle them?

what is your optimal temperature and weather for a summer day?

What are duck team and other arc 3 characters bringing to the Labor Day cookout?

A little bit of a lore question: Murph and Emily have done a really good job making lore for eladrins. We know Callie is a spring eladrin, her mother is winter, and her sister is summer, so is there a certain season individual eladrin are born as? Does that influence their personalities or does their personality influence the season that they eventually grow into as their main form?

I have a Murphy inquiry here. Do you get any inspiration from Magic the gathering? If so what are some things you've used?

What was recorded first the "slappies" surprise round or the little tough asking "fists or knives"

What is y'alls favorite body of water to relax by on a hot 🔥 summer day?

Hey there, if you had your pick of playing a TTRPG in any and all fantasy worlds in all of Pop Culture, IP be damned, where would your dream campaign take place in? Follow up, what system would you want to use in that game world (i.e. 5e, Kids on Bikes, Pathfinder, etc)?

Which WWE wrestler would be your choice to represent each DND class? All wrestlers from all of history can be used.

Hey there Hearthside Hotties (better back up from that bonfire) I have always wondered what is your biggest “I will die on this hill” for either fantasy/D&D or just in life in general. Also what’s the last book you’ve all read

What’s the best thing your significant other has gotten you into? My gf is constantly introducing me to snacks and easy dinner recipes that are life changing and I got her into playing magic the gathering (she asked for her own commander deck last Christmas so I got to build her one!!)

In the summer theme have any of you been using a grill like true upper 30 year olds? Been grilling pepper poppers and chew Jen and I’m embarrassed how alluring the dad commercials about grilling on a Sunday actually resonate with me now.

I recently finished a 2 year long campaign, it was the best campaign I've ever played in with a lot of very emotional roleplay moments. Have you ever gotten really into a character and got emotional as if you were the character?

Each of you are personified as countries (or continents for more variety) on a planet not unlike our own. What are your citizens like? What’s your national history? Who goes to war with who? Etc etc

Emily and Murph, what are your favorite Magic decks to play? Jake and Caldwell have you ever played Magic before?

With campaign 3 coming to a close at the end of this arc can we expect some side quest style adventures like Twilight Santorum?

For Jake: Jokes aside, how easy or hard was it for you to convince Jill and Tucker to name your baby Gemma? -Enrique

Looking back on older campaigns, what are some of your favorite moments from them?

First Tim's dm looking for advice. I am DMing a campaign for my sister and have made a PC that I play so she has someone consistent to interact with (Balmor style). But this sometimes makes me feel like things are unbalanced because I'm rolling for my character as well as the monsters! Would love any advice! Thanks sweeties 🤍 PS I have a pet prepared for you to do a live show in our city. Where would I send that?

not very summery, but a q about my favorite c3 npc! do you have any thoughts about what albin's life was like before launchpad? does he have any living family? does he still talk to people from his childhood? what's up with my favorite shitty wizard?

If you have to bring one drink for a beach day besides water, what would it be? (alcoholic or non-alcoholic, whichever you prefer)

No one would swim in a pool with a dead body in it, yet people swim in the ocean which presumably has thousands of bodies. What are all of your water to corpse ratios?

What level of patreon stretch goal do we need for you all to get very convincing Grinch costumes to the point we think "Hell, they could actually be real Grinches"?

Hi Jake and the others, please ask Emily about the Dungeon Masters podcast and working with Jon Hamm

for the yes please murphY section: king do you play rocket league? why do i get the feeling like you are a humble gc2

Which of the worlds you've played in on the podcast has been your favorite? Be as aggressive as possible

How do you think each of you would do if you were a contestant on American Ninja Warrior?

hey centaurs, first time long time. i’ve had the pleasure of listening to naddpod since day 1, and have loved every single character you have all collectively brought to life in their own beautiful and unique ways. my question for you all is, of all the PC’s in all of the campaigns you have played together (guest PC’s included), which two characters do you think would share the steamiest on-screen smooch?

When are we gonna see Murph or Emily on an episode of Game Changer?

Which of your characters across the three campaigns would win in a knock down drag out battle royale and which would crush a stand up comedy set the best?

What do you think is the best part of a summer thunderstorm?

Question for everyone: We've had video game mascots as NPCs before, but if you had to play as a video game mascot which would you choose for your PC?

have any of y'all played baldur's gate 3 yet? if so, what are your thoughts? if not, who's your favorite character (vibes only; you can look up a list but no details whatsoever)

It's the middle of August and duck team has a long weekend, what are they doing for their barbecue and who's invited? What about for the band of boobs, triplets, third mates, etc.

Because it's summer vacation and I still have a month before going back to work, if you all had to work in education what would you want to teach?

I want to know if the 2 crew are beach people or mountain people? I personally am a mountain person

Did you see the Band of Boobs and Deadeye or the PawPaw riding Aurora Nebbin’s tattoos I did on some very cool NADDPod fans? How do you feel about fans getting tattoos of something you created? :)

hey smallfolk, loved the nanerfly tour so so so much, are there any campaign 3 nanerfly effects that the w crew would love to play out??

Where would your dream vacation spot be? (Or you’re current favorite place to travel?)

Howdy folks, do y’all have any plans on reviewing any more dungeons & dragons movies?

What Pathfinder 2e books do you have (so I can mail ones you don't), and have you guys heard of/are interested in Starfinder 2e? It's same rules but space fantasy.

i have an offtopic question that is mostly DM advice - how do yall pivot as a DM or a PC if a story beat isn’t landing with a table the way you thought it would? it doesn’t even have to be landed bad - just different

What’s the deal with airline food?

You're sitting in the backyard, perfect weather, good vibes all around. What are you drinking, what are you listening to, and who are you with?

What would you go to beverage to fill a paddle pool with ? And would you immerse yourself in said beverage for added comfort?

What are your guys favorite water parks? Did you guys go to a lot growing up?

hot dogs or hamburgers? and what are you putting on yours?

what would be your eldermourne characters’ favorite part of a water park?

What are each of the Band of Boob’s favorite books and why is Hardwon’s favorite Animorphs?

How would you go about cooking themed encounters in the Fae Wild? The Great Fae-Wild Bake Off if you will. Trinyvale has had a few and I am working on a Duet Campaign for my wife (a council of elders member) for when she gets back from deployment

Hello, righteous Sirs and benevolent Madame... oh I would really rather Caldwell read this one... DEXTERITY SAVE! You've glanced at a basilisk and are being turned to stone as we speak. What pose do you choose to be petrified in until Lady Espeth sees fit to free you? Thank you

How are your New Year’s resolutions coming along?

Hi glorious worm wife and other non-invertebrate males! Are we gonna be seeing more of the Bon Freires anytime soon? 🔥

What summer fruit could win in a wrestling match (against other summer fruit)?

Do you guys have any other podcasts recommendations, DND related or otherwise?

Question for QuEmily: How do you develop your accents for your NADPODD characters? And do you ever get “stuck” in an accent after recording? What is your favorite character accent so far?

What is one ability your current characters have that you wish a previous character had access to or vice versa?

Favorite Summer Vacation spot or activity

Pros and cons of summer in LA vs. New York?

Are there any solid plans for Jake to DM soon?

A very British summer question, for your own characters which would you snog, marry, kill ? For murph you could add your DMPCs if you choose 🤣

Hey there Centaurs! If you had to bring one of your MANY pitched business ventures to reality, which one would it be and why? I'm hoping for birdlesque personally

What’s the summer equivalent to the grinch?

If you had to have dinner with one of your PCs and the grinch, who would it be and what would the three of you discuss

Have you guys noticed that Mike Myers jokes and references have infected your daily life? And on a larger scale has all the lorser stuff seeped into everyone as much as it has tanner?

Right, Left, or Both hands?

Who of you is the go-to grill master

My 6 year old and I have gotten way into Big City Greens lately, if y’all were to play the Greens for a campaign or one shot, who would play who and what would your character builds be?

Will Jake and Caldwell ever be on a dimension 20 season? Have they watched any of them?

What's your favorite summer vacation memory?

Which one of your characters would be the worst guest at a pool party? Who would be the best one?

Hey! Been a long time fan. What and where did you pull inspiration from for your characters, Jake? Love you guys! Keep doing what you’re doing. 🫶

Fuck, Marry, Kill, what is your favorite season, and which one are you tossing out? My regards to the two crew and the mew crew (Murph and Emily's cats!)

Question for everyone, in the entire history of playing; what has been your all time favorite character to play mechanically?

Hi two crew! This one’s for everyone - what is your favorite amusement park ride to go on? Are you a rollercoaster person? Has it changed since you were a child? Thanks!

What are each of your characters bringing to the Summer Hearthside potluck?

I recently relistened to the first episode of the pod. Jake, were you just really congested/sick or trying to play up the cool man vibe? Your voice sounds radically different, my guy.

Which white lie do you tell the most?

What city(or other place) in Bahumia would you want to live in, and what would you do for work there?

Could we please get a critter country update? Would love to know the goings-on in the frontyard, house and backyard of the Axmurph household. Thanks!

What would Duck Team bring to a backyard bbq?

Do you have recordings of all your live shows and would you ever release them for Patreon exclusive?

Is there any possibility of a NADDPOD Live Show in New York when Emily and Murph are there for D20 in January?

Summer lovin’ amirite, how did you all meet and start dating your spouses? (Including Jill and Tucker)

Murph, how excited are you for Summer Slam next weekend? (Because of NADDPod I've become an unironic wrestling fan, what a ride)

If your character found a kitten in the fey wild would you adopt it? And what would you name it?

What Olympic event would each of your characters compete in?

Who would be the worst to be trapped with: The Grinch, Crash Bandicoot, or Sebulba?

Emily, I would love to hear about the new podcast you are on, debuting Aug. 12th, called “Dungeon Masters”! Is there anything you can tell us about the role and/or the recording process?

What are each of you bringing to the cookout? Mains, sides, paper plates? We have to know.

what’s everyone’s summer drink and/or food?

Why don’t you guys love me anymore?

Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?

Okay silly question: what is everyone’s favourite cat colouration

Question for the Main Man Murph. As an avid wrestling fan, what’s the fandom or concept that you hate the most within your own community?

What would be the best (non-water) liquid to fill a swimming pool with? Also would you drink it?

What systems are you most excited to explore once you’re finished with this campaign?

Hi everyone! What Bahumia or Eldermourne body of water would you most want to spend a hot summer’s day in?

I’m thinking of running an oops all bad guys one-shot. If you all could play a “bad guy” what class and race would you pick and what would your villain origin story be?