Patreon Exclusive: Session 0 with DM Jake!

Ahhh Soo hyped to listen to Jake holding the reigns so god damn excited. (I'm catching up slowly😂)

Starting my third listen with the announcement of Skaldova campaign two!

Listening to this over a year later after the entire campaign has completed but now I am absolutely rooting for a Murph character with a city pigeon familiar one day

It’s always so fun to listen to episode 0 of naddpod campaigns because you’re hearing all their character ideas and you won’t know which one they settle on until episode 1! Love it!

I listened to this after finishing Skaldova!! Its so fun to hear how this began!

i'm on ep29 of campaign 3 but i really want to start Skaldova - are there campaign 3 spoilers? can someone reply and let me know? thank you! :)

I’m catching up (slowly but surely) and I’ve been to Shackleford Banks (the island in the OBX)! They’re really cool to see. I’m a North Carolina native but I’ve only been maybe two or three times so now I’m thinking I should go again

More Naddpod to listen to!!! ^_^ I've enjoyed everything from the great DMily, Duncle Caldwell, and Murph, and I'm excited to hear what world and story Jake has to offer us! Y'all have gotten me through a lot, and I'm overjoyed that you do what you do. <3

Man, Between Two Fires was such a stellar book. It's been over a year since I read it and there are still scenes from it that give me the chills just from remembering them

Listening to this now is freaking hilarious!!!

The Bright Sword is amazing!! I just finished it and now I’m on a full-on Arthur kick!!!!

Y'all are too great to spend time caring about people bitching on the internet about your accents! Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind (or rather, think you're freaking rad and support your choices)! Also, in my teacher stress dreams, the kids are out of control and the other staff/my administrator are completely unsupportive. I haven't ever DMed, but I feel your pain.

Do the accent Murph!

Hell yeah Jake is taking baby steps behind the GM screen love to see it, let's go man. Also wow very impressive setting building that you have already done, love the concept for the world and always makes it good when you have a bit of mystery right out front driving plot forward from the outset.

congratulations on taking the leap, jake! i also dipped my toe into DMing for the first time recently, and luckily you have a great starting place: your players love you and want to help you succeed! all of us do, too, and i hope that gives you a little reassurance. absolutely cannot wait to listen to yall’s story

Jake you've got this man. I believe in you!

"There is no honor in Mudtown" reminds me of the poem "Casey at the bat" ("there is no joy in mudville...")

I've been listening to the general on repeat since this episode of the pod so thanks for that...

You're gonna do great, Jake! I'm so excited to watch you come into your own as a DM! Don't worry about messing up, we're here for the ride and vibe. I'm so excited; this world sounds so amazing!

Send it with the voice Murph, fuck the haters 🙏 also thanks for the book rec, let me return the favor. Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson Honestly anything by Sanderson, but this series really spoke to me

BOGGY RODGER 😭😭😭 I can’t breathe

Now that Jake is no longer the only one who hasn’t DM’d, does his bailiff status increase to be *slightly* less lowly?

I'm so hyped for Jake's DM premiere and i'm so HYPED FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS LETS GO!

🖤as someone who has never played (def not DM’d) a DnD game : new DM adventures make me feel a special sort of jazzed and even more empowered to maybe play some day. Soooo excited for this, Jake-rock on! This is going to be amazing!

I am so hyped for DM Jake and it's kind of funny how nervous he is when within 10 seconds of him explaining his world I was locked in. I have never been more interested in anything in my life. I cannot wait to see Jake DM. I want to hear the voices for NPC's, I want to hear him read box text. I want to hear him design encounters. I am ready!

I see “With DM Jake” and drop everything else I’m doing. This comment is before listening: I’m excited AF for you Jake!

My first module I DM'd was The Sunless Citadel! Excited to see how you play around with it! You will do great Jake, remember that nobody knows what you have planned, so you can't possibly be wrong! :)

I don't say this lightly, but this sounds amazing!

So hype!! I'm a sucker for playing the secret occultist in settings like this! I'm very intrigued for the vibes and the worldbuilding!! Love this safe atmosphere y'all are giving Jake to DM, very much appreciated (specially as someone who's been summoning up courage to DM – hope my friends are half this understanding lol). In that same spirit, don't worry about us Murph, French it away if it makes roleplaying more enjoyable!

Im sure someone has said this but i love swinging the sword in the stone and then while fighting the boss he smashes the stone and has become the chosen one

That French accent is tantalising!

That psuedo-french accent was dope Murph!!!

Spheres of Might 5e has some great non magic character options!

NADDPOD world/character creation is my new favorite content

I got so excited when I heard Jake was gonna dm!!! Not because I think it’ll be good! Just just to see his growth as a nerd!!!

I'm so excited for this world and for Jake the DM!! You're going to do great and you've got a table full of supportive players!

“Peel the magic away” is an evocative image that I hope gets revisited ~ You’ve got this, Jake!

I've been waiting for this for sooooo long

Between two Fires was a great read. Some fantastic horror/demonic elements to it.

WWWWHHAATTTT!?!?!?!

MURPH! I had a vision of you putting on the French accent in the beginning then reveal that it’s fake and go gravely.

Crying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on Cake!!!!!

I can't wait to listen

Hell yeah brother! I’m so excited!

Pleaaaaase Murph do a French-ish accent if you feel comfortable with it, like an Italian accent it's never wrong to do

Hugely looking forward to the roleplay of dry siege logistics and crop rotations

Break a leg Jake cant wait!

go jake

My head cannon is that all the crows in this world are somehow descendents of caw caw

The numbers of comments and likes on this post are making me smile. I hope Jake is seeing this as a sign of how loved and appreciated he is, although I’m sure he’d just say it’s just added pressure 😂

God I'm so excited to see what Jake has for us! and I'm especially anticipating what wacky a dynamic Murph Emily and Caldwell will fall into; this is the first time we get that specific combination! I've been on the fence for awhile but Jake taking that leap must at last motivate me to dm the campaign I've been pondering. can't wait for whats next!!!

But what news of the granaries in this campaign? Are they depleted?

Can we see the map?

the idea of being able to use animal messenger on any creature with a flying speed is soooo funny. Imagine you can talk to animals if they're flying, so if there are no birds around you have to cast fly on a random creature, and THEN you keep having to convince them not to use their new powers to fly away (I know animal messenger isn't speak with animals but the idea tickles me so)

Super excited for Jake to DM was on my wish list for the short form campaigns!

ITS HAPPENING! I got my cup turned up, on the pursuit of happiness. Happy new years ya'llvrybody

did you guys know there was a peruvian drug bust led by the grinch????? somebody is taking surprise round too seriously this is grinch life imitating grinch art edit: I put the video link here but it occurred to me it might not be appropriate so I took it down but it is on youtube

Screw ze 'aterz ov ze axe-AWNTS! Doo 'zem enniewey! We must niedz 'zis frAWNCH berd-man!

So excited! Jake will be a great DM I can already tell by the names on his map. Emily always has the most interesting and varied character concepts, can't wait to see who she will play! The Class Murph is looking to play is awesome. The Griffin's Saddlebag is some of the best DnD content I've run, I cannot shill enough for the Griffin's Saddlebag. I have a player who uses that subclass and thought it was so much fun. I hope you go with this one. Caldwell with the blindside characters. Always a wildcard and always a lot of fun. Can't wait to see what shenanigans he can get into with this. Jake should prepare himself

I'm straight up Jaking it. And by it haha well lets just say my Nadpoles

French birdman is a must

Exciting, and I hope it goes great! But it always seems so weird to me when the setting is such a cool dark world and then people make joke characters. I mean I guess it makes sense since this is more of a comedy show, but I feel it would be more fun with actually serious characters.

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS! i was re listening to the early hearthside where u had just started to play, and seeing how far you’ve come is so exciting !!! congrats, you’re gonna kill it jake 💗

Was telling my boyfriend "I hope we see Jake DM sometime," after C3 ended. New Year's miracle indeed

Maybe not for this campaign, but i think you would love the alternate and new classes made by creator LaserLama. His done a complete overhaul of all the martial classes and has made even his new classes. My whole group has gradually converted over to uses his stuff.

I started listening to naddpod same time you started playing on it. I simultaneously fell in love with the show and you. I'm sending the joy you've given me back to you.

That you will do will great, Jake, is a given. You all on naddpod have gotten me through hellish times. I'm thrilled to see your new world.

I kinda hope Emily plays the love-lorn chivalric knight to contrast Murph's grizzled cynical knight and Caldwell's bandit who just wants to make a new crew

So stoked for this

HUUUGE

For a cool low-magic historic fantasy I highly recommend The Lost Queen trilogy by Signe Pike, it’s about the last pagan kingdoms in northern England as early Christianity starts to take hold. There’s a lot of very cool descriptions of subtle magic and working with nature, and it kinda gets into our relationship with ancient history and earlier philosophies/spiritualities. Felt very on-theme and also something I think especially Emily would like potentiallly ?

So so stoked for this also, I recently learned about the illrigger class and think some of those subclasses could be really cool here as PCs or NPCs!

I’m truly so excited! Can’t wait to watch Jake DM! You got this Jake!

So amped for this!!!!!!!

Jake, I am so psyched for this. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you have truly grown as a player and we ALL support you 100%!!!

This is how he wins Jill back from Tucker

smiled like an idiot in the grocery store upon seeing this notif!! so proud and best of luck, john! :D

gryphon’s saddlebag mention!!!

Don’t know if this was a joke or not but if you need music for the new series I’m a composer looking for work! I’ve done grimdark fantasy stuff!

This is the best news of the new year!

Also, 1100 likes and 500 comments, We nadpoles were hungry for the DM jake arc

BOGS BOGS BOGS BOGS. I played a bog druid and every game came through with a different bog fact.

French accent Murph is a must.

Three episodes?! Nah. I'm going to need a full length campaign of this. Period.

JAKE CAMPAIGN?????? OMG

THIS MIGHT EVEN BE BETTER THAN CAKE????

Dude!! You got this Jake.

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO

RAAAAHHHHHHHH

This going to be AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

OH SHIT!!??? OH FUCK???

This is SO GODDAMN exciting!!!!

Show the map!

Of course Brian City Pigeon Murphy wants to play a guy who can talk to birds

I’m so excited about this! And like a typical First time DM- there’s so many ideas that this arc will last longer than he expects! So many “one shots” are actually 4-8 sessions! So many great ideas Jake!

Murph PLEASE be a disgruntled frenchman who talks to birds

Jake DM! Lets go!!!! You got this

EEEEE so excited for dm jake!!!

So excited!! I better get to catching up :D

Oh my god this all sounds amazing!! Emily’s squire idea sounds so much fun! And a guy named Helmet is amazing! Murph with the birds so good! And Jake’s world is so so sick! I can’t wait with whatever they all decide to do and feel like Jake is so ready for this!!

so incredibly excited jack, this is a big opportunity youve been given here! dont fuck it up. dont fuck it up. do NOT fuck it up.

You got this Jake

You guys might consider a 2024 barb if the theme is Norse ish. They got some sweet upgrades and would be sick in low magic, especially in lower levels.

Don’t let us down Jake. There’s a lot riding on this one bro. Dungeon Jakester? Is that a good nickname??

The way I SQUEALED when I read the title. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

DM JAKE!!!

Jake DMing for the crew is awesome! It's gotta be like watching an apprentice take their first solo steps!

People don’t talk about how uber drivers are the modern knight

I am so excited for this! Seeing magic coming back to a place the lost its magic is my favourite kind of story. And the characters sound very cool and weird, which is the best combination. Jake, good luck! We are rooting for you and happy that you’re doing this 💙

Regarding the initiative thing - i think the new Alert feat is good for that. You add your proficiency bonus to initiative and you can trade place in initiative with any willing PC as long as you’re both conscious. It’s obviously not as good previous Alert feat, but it’s a background feat, so it makes sense. Plus the surprised condition is different anyway…

Hell yeah, DM Jake!!! You got this! Also, Between Two Fires mentioned! Such a good book!

I’m so excited!!!! Hopefully something fun to call him comes up like “DEmily” or “Dunkle Caldwell” Best I got so far is Jungeon Master or DJ (Dungeon Jake)

Silence everybody else. Jake is DMing

HUGE!!!! I’m still at the beginning of C3 but I’m so looking forward to listening to Jake’s first DM arc once I’m caught up!

YESSSSSSS!!!! I’m so excited! Jake, you’ll be amazing!

The stress is still real to me, dammit! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g7VoRQPswg

Give me Dragoon Frenchman Murph or give me death!

The bit where grampa is reminiscing about misty stepping as a bonus action etc is so funny

I’m so happy

I love Caldwell’s boggy voice

Been waiting for this!!

This is fantastic watching Jake grow from not remembering his action surge and second wind to being a master of all his fighters stuff to now finally confident to Dm for the rest of the 2 crew I'm absolutely excited for this I feel like I'm growing along side my man as well I got into naddpod because I didn't know much of DnD so learning with Jake has been wonderful

YESSSS DM JAKE!!!

I’m so excited

I demand French Murph

I'm so psyched. I was really hoping to have a DM Jake campaign.

OMG this is so exciting! I should have guessed that Jake would be dm since you guys said it would be an exciting announcement! Although to be fair it’s been a hot minute since y’all have talked about it so you’re sneakiness worked

This is going to be awesome!!! Jake you have TRULY come so so far since 2018 and I speak for every NADDPOLE when I say we are so proud of you and support you 100%!!!!!!

I’m so incredibly excited for this

THIS IS WHAT WE BEEN WAITING FOR

Once again I'd like to recommend an MCDM class if you're open to 3rd party. In this case the Beastheart, very fighter like, kind of battle master like, but they also *really* lean into having a companion pet... like a bird maybe.

I’ve been that island in NC! It’s really cool, I even found half of a horse pelvis bone there and am in the process of cleaning it.

Oh yes, love that Cadwell suggests a character that is putting things in his mouth. Very on brand for the player 😜

Dude!! I’ve absolutely had that same nightmare! Where my computer is a limp ikea instructions manual and I can’t get it to work!

Can't wait for the mini campaign! Sunless Citadel is a ton of fun to run as a DM, just stay loose and never outright say no to a PC idea and you'll have a blast!

I'm still on campaign 3 but this is the COOLEST

IM SO EXCITED

Emily, you can borrow my horse! 🐎

General manager flake!!

I’m so happy and excited!!

Let’s goooooooo Jake!!!!!

Hoping for this mini campaign they don’t have super tight editing - would be fun to hear Jake and gang fumble around and figure out things for both DMing and 5.5, similar to how the first campaign had a lot more “learning moments” throughout of everyone figuring out the game.

So excited for this! Jake DMing! Arthurian shit! Possible French accents! Bogs! Birds! This campaign is going to be right up my alley.

Let’s go DM Jake!

Y'all should lean so unnecessarily hard into the Dispatch inspired backgrounds. Emily's knight "stole a ring from a flying horse" God and that's why her own steed abandoned her. The "ring is all rusty now" and she's on a quest to restore its luster and regain favor from the horses to earn her title back. Along the path to Mudtown she found a badger and a one-eyed toad that are now her familiars.

Yayyyyy Jake!!! Can’t wait!!!

MAP MAP MAP MAP! We LOVE it!!!

Hell yeah Jake! I'm so excited to listen to this!

The Sunless Citadel was one of my first dungeon crawl mini-campaigns when I first started playing D&D and I’m super stoked that Jake’s including it for his first DMed game. So proud of you Jake, you’re gonna crush it!

When I saw the title in my feed I shouted! So excited for this campaign!

Hyped for this one.

If Murph isn’t French I will cry

Advice for a French accent: Pretend you're disgusted with the fact you have to pronounce Rs.

literally fist pumped reading the title

Holy crap!!!! Let's go Jake!!!!!!

Love how much Murph slow played the reveal of his vaguely French catchphrase. "Zer eez no honeur in Maudtown."

Murph... you described a playable type in the old MMO FFXI (11, not 14). The Dragoon. They wear purple gear, fight with a lance (or sword), jump on targets and their back story is linked to a "French" like kingdom. You basically described my old character, lol.

Soooooo excited for Jake in the DM seat his world is the exact one I wanted to make for a campaign of my own I love it!!

You can do it Jack!!!!

is this the highest liked post of time on the naddpod patreon??

I haven't been this excited since I had my baby!

The horny knight aka the horned knight

OH MY FUCKING SHIT IM SO EXCITED FOR JAKE TO DM

omg! I just started episode 1 of C3 but I might just have to listen to this as it comes out. Go Jake!

Jake DM?? We are eating in 2025

Murph i pledge myself to fighting anyone that takes issue w the accent. It’s so good and instantly brought me so much joy. But follow ur heart

JAKE DM-ING WILL BE SO HYPED Also Jake would love an Aragorn, King of Gondor deck because it’s not 5 mana and Jake could be King

Emily's chaste knight is loosely reminding me of Adam Driver's character in the Last Duel, which would fit the setting perfectly >.>

YESSSSSS DM JAKE

😱

For what it’s worth I like the French one!

Excited for this Jake! Would be funny to pay homage to Amir by including a character that goes by the name of “The Chipmunk”. He could be a thief, with large cheeks, who hordes all his steals.

Murph should totally go with the “French” acccent

Excited for Jake but I think now he will be too busy to ever guest on 8bit, shame

DON JUAN OF THE DONJON 🏄🐉

This is gonna be awesome. Very excited to see Jake go from drinking in the fiddle to now lacing up his DM boots. You're gonna do great, Jake!

Omg yessssss!!!!!!!

YOURE GOING TO BE SO GOOD CAKE

Love everything about this! Love the world and cool names and everything! Love the fake French accent for murph and literally all of Emily's ideas. I stopped this in the middle because Emily mentioned naming her character Boudicca and that made me so excited i nearly dropped my phone! That's one of my fave historical people ever! I fully endorse that name (but i know any she picks will be amazing). I paused before hearing Caldwell's picks but psy knight was floated and that sounds awesome! Anyway much respect to Jake for jumping into dming for the first time in a recorded session! I know you'll do great! You're smart, have experience with the game and have great support!

OMG!!!!! It’s happening!!!!!!!

So psyched for Cake's DM Debut! I hope it goes longer than 3 episodes. I've been a longtime short rest/mixed bag listener, but I never post- I felt like I had to, in order to let the 2 Crew know that after Jake's campaign we NEED more Twilight Sanctorum aka Twanc. Like, a full Twanc campaign please.

I'm soooo freaking excited!!!

Don't listen to the haters we love the accents!

This is going to be a real banger, can't wait!

French!

Yeeeees

YES!! I've been wanting Jake to take up the DM's chair for so long, he's going to be amazing

Drop that map in the pat(reon feed)

RELEASE THE CONTINENT DRAWING!

Omg the way I squealed when I saw this. About to listen! 🙌🙌

Sunless Citadel was one of the very first adventures I ran as a DM. Can't hear Jake's take on it!

Please do the French accent murph

Low fantasy is probably my favorite subgenre of fantasy. I've been so excited for this since Jake first mentioned wanting to DM something in the genre. Jake's grown so much as a DnD player and creator since the start of NADDPOD, I'm sure you'll do an amazing job bailiff!

Whoa! I'm so excited for this -- and Jake, you're going to do great! You've got a supportive table and a super cool world, both of which are key ingredients to a good time. :)

Alright. The moment I’m done Yumi and the Nightmares Painter, I’m starting Bright Sword. Convinced!

I think a 3-shot (or so) is a perfect place to play with an accent for Disenchanted vaguely-Frenchman, because if it's annoying, we don't have to live with it for long! We've heard "quiet gruff boy" lots of times. It's Vaguely Frenchman's time to shine.

I’m begging on my hands and knees for Murph to do the “French” accent. Also, your world sounds amazing Jake you’re going to do great! Cannot wait.

Now I need to see this map

Dungeon Bro Jake?

I am beyond hyped, we better get to see that map at some point!

Yassssssss!!!!!!

I just wanna say, I’ve been listening since day one. Naddpod is the reason I became a DM in the first place and I’m overjoyed to see the great Jakester Von Jakiepoo take the mantel! You’ll do fantastic Jake, I can’t wait ♥️

YESSSSS OMG FINALLY JAKE DM!!!!!

Holy crap, I'm so excited to hear him run this!

For variable initiative off of a set number, steal the mechanic from Feng Shui where you have a positive die and a negative die. If they're even your init is the static value, otherwise it goes up or down as they indicate. Pick the relevant dice based on the amount of swing you desire.

As a French person Emily did fine with her French-like accent. She avoided the annoying pitfalls - The "hon hon hon". No idea where that comes from, never heard anyone laugh like that. - Inserting some les mots français in the middle. People don't speak like that when doing foreign languages. - The weird aggressive tone Murph did in this (otherwise very funny) old video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDHDM7PfyYs I mean weird aggressive people might talk like that, but they'll be seen as lunatics. Your "there is no honor in mudtown" sounded good I thought! About chivalry being related to horses that's spot on. Horse in Cheval in French, so it's not hard to see the etymology.

Our prayers have been answered! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼, thank you Babayaga

Jake was waiting 30 whole minutes for that veto 😂 I felt it in my bones.

Woah steel hawk is awesome. I wanna play that

I can't wait to gorge on this during my shift!!!

Oh wow I didn’t know there was a fighter subclass called DM

If this is a knight heavy campaign I beg on my hands and knees for the crew to realise that the "Sir" goes with the FIRST NAME, not the surname!

@caldwell Hudson is a very strong last name Lolol

Hell yeah Jake! This is gonna kick ass and you’re gonna do great

400+ comments of pure excitement for Jake and Murph's "French" accent. Don't pander to the haters! We know all of you will do a brilliant job!

JAKE JAKE JAKE JAKE

Release the map! But seriously my favorite thing about NADDPOD has been the storytelling. Jake’s been a natural since the beginning. And mastering the mechanics will come in time. So excited to see them playing this world!

"No one holds wood better than you, Woodpile!" Disagree, we also have the Horny Knight

Kinda excited for this :) Hope Jake does well.. Still hoping for some pathfinder eventually though.

DM JAKE BABY LETS GOOOOOOOO. TEAM HURWITZ IS EATINGGGG

Been waiting so long for this! Jake if you'd like some good reading on magic left the world and is now returning, check out Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, it's a great book that covers an alt history around the Napoleonic war where magic is returning to the world.

Amazing!!! Jake is gonna kill it im so hype

So hyped

I AM SO EXCITED TO LISTEN TO THE DM PAPA JAKE

The worldbuilding sounds incredible from Jake and he should be more confident in the great work he’s done (ik its hard)- wet dream batman better be a pc

Awesome, so sstoked! Check out Hereward the Wake for boggy robin hood. Also, for me confidence is key for accents . The character isn't doing an accent, that's just how they talk. If you're cast, you have to do something, so it's just got to be something you can do with no self consciousness regardless of accuracy. That's my approach, I'm a full time voice actor, might not be right but it makes sense to me and is a helpful mantra.

So hype for this one! Bro Master Jake is going to kill it

Silver sands, and you’re a new dad Jake. Did pulled that from the Julia Donaldson kids book “the singing mermaid” if you did fantastic choice. If you didn’t pick it up, Gemma will love it

No fucking way!!

I haven't even listened yet but I need to make it known how ecstatic I am to hear Jake DM

JAMPAIGN JAMPAIGN JAMPAIGN!

Very happily feasting on Jakeout for this one!!!

Happy to become a subscriber shortly before the arrival of DM Jake. This mini campaign will be dope and, please, do as many funny accents as you wish.

Love this whole thing. Not really that pumped about 5.5e if I'm going to be honest. But I am SO excited to hear Jake's DM style!

I’m soooo excited about this! I love how much thought Jake put into this world already!! 🫶

I'm desperate for Murph to do his French accent!

Saw the notification for this episode and started barking like a damn dog

I'm excited for this!! I heard that if he does a good job, we might even get to see jake as a guest on 8-bit book club this year!

Map map map!

A magic scholar would be fun. Not someone who knows magic, but their mission is to prove/disprove the existence of magic, past or present

MURPH THE FRENCH RAVENMASTER

So pumped for Jake to shine ✨️ 🙌

Bog Iron was definitely a think a high school friend talked about wanting to search for an get into smithing

JAMPAIGN IS HERE AND REAL

Let’s go Jalk!!

You got this Jake! I’m so excited.

For my two cents worth, fuck the hater Murph. Do whatever accent you feel like. It's y'all's show and game. We're privileged to get to listen to it. If people are rowdy about an accent choice they can go get a PhD in regional accents and fuck themselves with the diploma.

Whooooo! I haven’t had time to listen to it, but I’m super excited!

So excited, time for Jake to shine!

This is possibly the most excited I’ve been for an episode

RELEASE THE FRENCH MURPH CUT! I am so excited for this campaign!!!

Jake, you're gonna make such an amazing world. I'm already excited!

Lowkey Boggy Roger sounds awesome, pls post the map Jork!

This notification came right after my 12 year old husky passed away. I've been a fan of Jake and Amir for about 14 years and a patron subscriber of NADDPOD for about 2 years, so this is some much needed news. Love you all.

I can’t wait to see what you do Jelk

Happy for and proud of you Jake. The start of something great for you, and therefore us. :)

Holy shit this is epic. We all could taste the day Jake finally put on the DM apron got cooking! Based on the limited info he gave, Jake’s world sounds EERILY similar to the world in the campaign I run! Which makes me want to talk about new ideas with him! 🤙🤙🤙

Kick ass, DM Jake! This sounds so fun!

Haven’t listened to the episode yet, but the notion of Jake dming is so heartwarming omg!!!!

Jake! I got chills when you talked about the Age of Stories and the reasons it’s called that, so excited about your world building.

Never thought I’d live to see the day.

Tip for Murph: "hon hon hon".

PROUD OF YOU JAKE! YOUR GONNA KILL IT!!!!

OMG OMG OMG! Called it! Good luck dming jake!

JAKE!! I was just wondering if we’d ever see Jake behind the screen and HERE WE ARE!!!

OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS THIS IS SO EXCITING! You're gonna rock it, Jake, can't wait!

Based on the character ideas I feel like a good name could be the disgraced order

Congratulations I think his name is John

This is the best gift of the year!

IM EXCITED

So excited for 3 Batmans and for GM JAKE!!!

JAKE!!!! I'm so excited!

I love hearing people's world building creative processes! It's always fascinating seeing aspects that mean the most to the inspiration. This sounds amazing!

Release the map!!!!!

Drop the map pls

I am so psyched for you Jake. You have come so far from those early days!!! Can’t wait!

I’m truly so excited to be here for this!❤️

I kept imagining the onion on the belt Simpsons meme for that bit, lol

i haven’t even listened yet but i’m so excited!! go jake !!!

YES JAKE!! So excited for this!!

LETS GO JAKE!!! You are going to be so great also this sounds INCREDIBLE! HELL YEAH

It’s kinda giving Onward vibes but I’m so here to absolutely see the 2 crew add that z e s t

Lets go! Jake in the DM seat means the 8bitbookbuds are back baby!

yooo DM Jake hell yeah

Oh my god YES! After years of waiting we've finally got one of Jakes many promises to do a thing (Play The Witcher, be a cake guy, read Animorphs, etc.) Excited for this year of NADDPod!

I vote for ze steel hawk!

AFTER YEARS DM JAKE IS FINALLY A THING

I’m already a Skaldova stan

JAKE DM FINALLY GOD I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS

Omg my prayers has been heard and now Jake will be DM

Jake you're going to kill it!

I’m so proud of you jake

I hope the boggy buds live

MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS THIS IS SO CUTE

You guys really should stop paying attention to haters, the number of people who will love the things you do is aways greater, at this point is making me complain about you being afraid of haters complaining!

I was so hoping Jake would do this eventually. He’s going to do great! If nothing else it’ll be fun and humorous. Regardless he’ll do great!

Murph please do the french dragoon

it'd be cool if mudtown was pronounced like "mud ton" kind of like how Melbourne is pronounced as "melbin" or just generally the way the pronunciation morphs

Would be so funny if jake some how tpk’s them

I can't wait to see how Jake DMs!

JAKE MODE JAKE MODE

As a french-canadian, I would love to have this accent

There is no honor in mudtown is my next tattoo

The way I shut everything off in my house so I could sit and fully listen 😅🤗

Murph, please do the Frink voice!!! We love it!

I was like "how is murph getting in the hot seat so soon again for a February campaign?" but now I know! very exciting!

I'M SO EXCITED

Gasped when I saw Jake was DMing, u got this !!!!

You’re gonna knock this out of the park, Jake. I believe in you!

So stoked for this campaign and world!!!!

I’m so so so PUMPED for this

Humbly voting for Murph to use his Not French accent for his new character! Love the vibes of a grumpy and secretly tender hearted Not Frenchman who has turned his back on idealism.

All of their potential characters sound incredible.

We got Jake as a dm before he got into cake. Big time!

Unbelievably excited for Jake to DM! He is literally how I felt when I started DMing and I’m still very new lol

SO AMPED!!! This sounds absolutely sick Jake, can't wait 🤩🤩🤩

I'm very excited to see what Jake puts together

Omg this is so exciting! We’re all cheering you on Jake and your world sounds so so rad

You’re gonna do great Jake!

DO THE ACCENT MURPH YOU COWARD

YES JAKE, YES

Once a guest on 8-Bit Book Club, now a DM. Dreams really do come true.

As long as your players are having fun then you’re a good DM! Take all the time you need you highly highly highly dungeon duke

Major character arc for Jake let's go

Oh my gosh!!!

I am haunted by the thought that knights was just soldier-Uber

I gotta see the map

YEAAAH GO JAKE

I've been wanting this since Jake said he DM'd for his cousins or nieces or whoever it was.

So excited!! You got this buddies!!

The noise I made when I saw the title was inhuman

THE WAY I SCREAMED IN EXCITEMENT!!!! JAKE!!!

Jake’s DM’ing? Nice!

GO JAKE GO JAKE!

Boggy Rodger is starting from zero.

I'm sure someone may have said it already, but it's worth mentioning that 2014 subclasses are still compatible with 2024 rules so long as the subclass hasn't been replaced in the 2024 books. So you can't use the 2024 Fighter with the 2014 Eldritch Knight, because a 2024 Eldritch Knight exists.

Caldwell said so many amazing ideas then I was really surprised when everyone was really into the bog guy

so excited!!! jake, you’re going to do amazing!

Everyone is so excited in these comments!! I hope Jake isn't feeling too much pressure, we just wanna support <3

It is soooo much fun hearing Jake get excited about world building and making the map!!

YESSS I HAVE BEEN WAITINGGGG FOR YOUU

I was hoping we’d get a Jake campaign!!!!!

OUR BABY BALIFF HAS GROWN INTO HIS OWN DOM DM I'M SO PROUD AND SIMULTANEOUSLY DISAPPOINTED FOR WHENEVER HE INEVITABLY GETS FUCKING W H O M P E D BY EMILY

This is going to be AWESOME

Murph I fully support a vaguely French accent!!! 👏👏👏

The guy that guest starred on Dungeon Court?

YES

I’m so proud of our sweet baby boy Jake! With this, the DM circle is complete!

Not so lowly after all 🥹

Literally shouted when I saw this. So excited, Jake you're gonna do great!!

Holy cow, this is exciting!

this is going to be the best thing ever

Jake it literally won't be possible to let any of us down 😭 I hope he sees how fast this comment section exploded with literally nothing but positivity I hope Tucker sees it too and shows Jill

I knew there had to be a reason they ignored my hearthside question about jake dming. im so excited!

As a french Canadian I really hope murph goes all in with the vaguely french accent

Fuck. Yes.

So freaking awesome. Congrats on challenging yourself Jake!

Shout out to Jake! He’s gonna do great! It’s a shame that he does contractually have to resign from being the Bailiff. What a weird rule 🥲

Murph should give his new character the Roy Kent voice

2025: Jake’s not into cake but he certainly DM’s

I'm so proud of Jake!

PC murph lets gooooooo. Also excited for dm jack or whatever

You’re going to NAIL this Jake!

I paused my movie to listen to this as soon as I got the email that Jake was DMing.

Crushing your New Year’s resolution.

Aaaa havent listened yet but so excited for jake to dm! Youre gonna kill it man

Hell yes

*excited shrieking *

holy. shit. fuck. yes.

AAAHHH!!! Haven't even listened yet and im so excited!!!

First guest DM!! So exciting

Whoaaaa curveball in the best way

Get it Jake!

We deserve this, team

I’ve been waiting for this moment! LFG Daddy DM Jake!

Wow, cool, Jake finally hopping behind the screen! Maybe next he'll co-host on an episode of 8-Bit Book Club!

I'm so excited for you Jake!!

Omg baby DM Jake!

Dungeon Dada

LETS GOO

I was dropping a cantrip when this showed up!

I’m so genuinely happy for Jake. Over the years we’ve watched him grow more confident in this new hobby of his. Now he wants to DM? I’m just so proud of him in a young uncle kind of way

Jake could be the dungeon Dada

LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!! JAKE THE SNAKE

LFGGGG

Welcome to DMing, Jake!!! We’re all cheering for you!!!

This worldbuilding is EXCELLENT dada

I knew it would be Jake, also he'll yeah

Jake don’t be so nervous man. You’ve played high level D&D for nearly seven years and you’re an accomplished actor/writer/director. You’ve got way more experience than most new DMs plus you’re playing with your buds. Any rules issues they can help you out with so just focus on having fun!

Hell Yeah!

I came

JORK JORK JORK!

I screamed!!

NO FUCKING WAY

Finally someone knows what Skald means @lou

Jake Master!

Yes let's go Jake, you got this

Been waiting for this. So hype

WHOA!! Congrats!

I almost don't want to listen because I already don't want it to end.

Are you sure the lowly bailiff can handle this much power?

FIBALLY!!??

I GASPED OUT LOUD

WOOOAAAHHH HOLY SHIT WHAT JAKE? BABY JAKE?! OH MY GAWDS.

I love how excited Jake sounds. I'm so ready for this.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Immediately dropping what I'm doing to listen to this omg I'm so curious!!!!! H y p e

OH MY GOD WHAT

I knew jake would dm before he got into cake

BABE WAKE UP

Y'all finally got Jake from College Humor as a guest DM?!

YOOOOO Jake is finally taking the mantle!!

NO WAY NO WAY BABE WAKE UP

WHY AM I SO PROUD 😭😭 BALIFF JAKE IS ALL GROWN UPPPPPP

My jaw dropped! So excited!!

YESSSSSSS THE CAKE WAS INSIDE OF YOU ALL ALONG!!

I'm begging you to post the map 🥺

It’s happening!!!

YESSSS!!!!!

This is bigger than cake

WOOOOOOOOOOO

LETS FUCKIN GO

LETS GOOOOOOO. We are gonna need that Skaldova map now

Shure!

Never clicked so fast in my life!!!

Absolutely giggling and kicking my feet! this is an absolute delight!

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO

Jake DMing!!!!! So excited. You will do an amazing job! Can't wait!

SHOW US THE MAP!

I feel like a proud mom 😭😭 he’s gonna kill it!! I’m so excited!!

JAKEEEEE OMG LETS GOOOO

First

WHAAAA!?!?

OH MY GOOOOODDDDDDDDDDD

JAKE DM??????

I’m weirdly so proud and excited… I’ve been a fan of Jake since the Streeter and Amir days like 15 years ago and seeing how excited and in his element. So excited for DM Jake

STOP

The serotonin the phrase "DM Jake" just injected in me is indescribable LET'S GO

I'm so hyped for this

I’ve been waiting for this since Trinyvale. So excited for Jake to DM!!!

THE WAY I GASPED OUT LOUD SEEING DM JAKE LETS GOOOOOO!!!! what a brilliant world and vibe he's already created im SO fucking stoked for this campaign!!!!!! it's so fun hearing the inspo for everything and getting a taste of it coming together

NO WAY

The way I gasped out loud just reading the title. Heck yes!

omg does this mean jake can finally be a justice with some substance when he practices in boston?

ITS HAPPENEING THE BALIFF's REVENGE

It’s Jakeappening!!! From lowly to letsgoly!

THE HIGHEST OF DM ORDER! LETS GO JAKE

AHHHHHHHHH

WHAT!?!?

DM JAKE LETS GOOOO

OMG JAKE YESSSSSS!!!!

So hyped

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ! I'm so excited !

so awesome I am excited

Now we just need Jake to be a guest on 8bit Book Club

JAKE JAKE JAKE JAKE!!!!

LET'S GOOOOOO

HYPE! HYPE! HYPE! On my third relisten of everything after catching up a few months ago but I guess I’m gonna have to jump ahead for these episodes!

hell yeah! can’t wait

!!!!!!

YES!!!! Can't wait!!

DM JAKE OMG

LETS FUCKING GO BAILIF OF THE TABLE

JAKE WE'RE SO PROUD AND EXCITED LET'S GOO

Starting 2025 off right with DM Jake. Thanks for doing this

All this hype is going to make Jake have more bad dreams.

😲

Hellyea!!!!!!!!

"DM Jake" was the most insane moment of my life

AAAAAAHHHH LFG

DUNGEON BABY JAKE RAAAHHHHH 🦅🦅🦅

I'm actually quitting my job to listen to this as fast as humanly possible. What a way to start 2025 😩🙏

Kicking my feet I’m so excited

THE LOWLY LOWLY LOWLY LOWLY LOWLY LOWLY LOWLY LOWLY LOWLY LOWLY DM HURWITZ

NO WAY IM SCREAMING!!!!

DM JAKE AAAHHHHHHHHHHH

WHAT

That'll be MISTER Crabster to you!

Literally grinning ear to ear in public like a lunatic rn, lfg!!

NO FUCKING WAY

Haven't pressed play yet! Is it an all warrior campaign??

NEVER BEEN SO PUMPED. I just listened to an old ep where Jake says he thinks he'll DM before 2022 or something and I was like man I hope he still wants to do it sometime. So psyched!

Awesome! I hope Jake really isn’t afraid to give his NPC’s the backbone to stand up to the undoubtedly wacky PC’s. Firm NPC’s give the story stakes and make the jokes funnier, as opposed to NPC’s who are always agreeable and ignore mistakes.

Not caught up yet… But so excited to eventually hear your ideas and world, Jake!! Love to you all!

OMG JAKE!?! THE STUDENT TRIES HIS HAND, im so excited!!!

The gasp I gusped!!!!

HELL yes! I was wondering if we'd get to see Jake behind the screen sometime soon- can't wait!!

Hellll Yeaahhhhhhh

Omg omg omg I'm so excited for Jake dm. Good or bad it's gonna be fun time.

Our sweet baby boy is all grown up!

WHAAAAT

FUCK YES JAKE

YAYYYYY

AYOOOOOOO

WHAT!?

YESS

LETS FUCKING GO

Holy cow!!!!

DM Jake? DM Jake??? DM JAKE??!!!?!

I truly can't believe they finally got him after he hasn't even guested on 8 bit book club once

THE JAMPAIGN AFTER THE CAMPAIGN