Skaldova - Ep. 2: The Valley of the Whispered Oath
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The Carnal Crew hits the road! Zudrick finds more blood for his armor, Welly finds a marvelous strength, and Boggy finds himself in a hole.
Sound Mixing and Editing by Brian Murphy and Faris Monshi
Music / Sound Effects Include:
"Blackthorn Hall" by Emily Axford
"Into The Mist" by Emily Axford
"Winter Sprite" by Emily Axford
"Bloody Mural" by Emily Axford
"Starspawn" by Emily Axford
"Snake Fight" by Emily Axford
"Demi-God" by Emily Axford
"Henry’s House" by Emily Axford
"Selfless" by Emily Axford
"The Lonely Autumn" by Emily Axford
"Summoning" by Emily Axford
"Growing Pains" by Emily Axford
Comments (219)
Mikael Jodan, he of the high stance, master of air and fire
This will be very funny for the two other kendoka on here
Anybody psyched for Season 2?! Wooooooo Fall 2026
the simultaneous "what made you" from boggy and welly is such a perfect moment
"the Chatter is sufficient" i love that murph is a (softly) railroad player
My intro to DBZ was a fan made "music video" of Buu saga with Beastie Boys - Intergalactic My mom was such a light sleeper if I left my room and didn't go into the bathroom, she was up checking on me so I'm in Emily's boat lol
This I think is my fav side story 😭😭
shoutout to Caldwell for "we've all got our nutbags on us, don't we?". I cried
honestly ? shoutout to murph for "you can milk oats or something" and em for "...... are you guys Kissing??" just a section of back to back bangers
I'm stressed and going through it a bit right now and something about Skaldova is really helping me through it all. So thanks you guys.
This is AMAZING!!! Jake is a fantastic DM
Jake's writing is so good it shouldn't be surprising but it is really impressive
Joust do it merch please
Everything Welly says has me in TEARS. Emily how do you inhabit this character with so much sincerity while still being so goddamn funny 😂
Throwing the axes at him had me in tears
"That's way too hot. Don't tell it by the fire." (Stealing this 😂)
amazing storytelling by Dm Cake. also this is comment # 222
I am no veteran podcaster, so please feel free to ignore me. It is a little noticeable when you switch into reading from a pre-written passage, and I think slowing down and adding pauses would really help making those sound more natural. Just a thought.
I have a MIGHTY NEEEEEEEED!!!!
Finally anarchist representation in media 😝🏴
Is anyone else just hearing Nathan Explosion every time Murph says Murder?
It took longer than i’m willing to admit to understand why certain flowers make Welly blush
See: Georgia O'Keefe
caldwell is absolutely nailing the tom bombadil voice! i LOVE these characters so much im so excited to hear the new ep!!
Absolutely well done Jake. Your world building is admirable andinspiring. Welly is going to be such an interesting story, Zurich is hilariously badass, and Boggy is such a sad dad vibe I love it so much.
Recently bias but this episode might be my favorite balance of role playing, nonsense, and comedy.
Just adding my bouquets of roses at the feet of each member of the 2 Crew. The largest goes to Jake, for his incredibly depictive writing (it's almost like he could do it professionally) and how well he's managing the timing! He let's his PCs play (fun to hear him laugh as he sits back and listens) but hasn't yet let things drag on too long. Brilliant world, brilliant characters - bravo! 💐💐💐💐
I don’t think I realized Welly was a female character until this episode. It makes the Carnal Release so much funnier
Jake is so good
I so desperately need a tshirt. “If we die today, then we lived. Period”
Joust do it. Very good.
JAAAKKKEEEE make them roll more! 🤣 I love when the shoe is on the other foot and someone tells murph to roll perception or something after they’ve all been chatting and not paying attention. 🤌🏼
i have never before relistened to episodes unless i’m doing a season relisten (save for the amir/yugo ep) but i KEEP relistening immediately when these come out!! all 4 of y’all are clearly having SO much fun i am loving these characters and DM jake already! just waiting for the release of Jake’s DM title a la daddy/duncle/docent
I currently have a broken rib, so laughing is unbearable. I got 3 mins in and ended up un excruciating pain. Sadly I might have to hold off listening to this campaign untill I'm healed
Boggy reminds me of the mayor from the Nightmare before Christmas 😂
Absolutely loving this campaign. The characters are fantastic and Jakes DMing is great. As much as I love Murph as a DM, I could listen to this campaign all year
A 4 DM show is what I’ve been waiting for and this completes cycle
OMG, what a great take. Calou Calay!!
Boggy dropping the facade when no one is around is fucking hilarious
Currently listening and it’s so so delightful. This federal employee is triggered by Murph’s “fork in the road” line lmao
Love Jake mentioning the horses he planned on letting them take 😭
I was expecting a much shakier campaign from Jake with this being his first time DMing but i really should have known better considering how good of a writer he is and how much he can nerd out about GOT type stuff. This campaign is awesome and I know I’ll be clamoring for more when it’s over
So brave of Caldwell to play Ron Burgundy in company so hostile to Anchorman
Rog Bogundy
As much as I and everyone is so enamored with Jake's foray into DMing ( he's so good he doesn't even know) I'm also always being reminded that I've never seen this combo of players all in one game it's fascinating how well they play off eachother and how refreshing a new dynamic like this is. You guys are the best for a reason
Jake you are such a good DM!!!! I love this story and I cannot wait to hear more!! Having Murph play is always such a treat!!
Also this is some of Naddpod's best comedy.
Maybe my favorite setting and world so far 🥹 loving this campaign so much
Absolute ROSES to Jake once again for building such a great world. I want a long campaign pleaseeee
I just rrealized I was imagining Boggy as a frog person and hes not… Dimension 20 boggy + he was just Saul
"I just said we lived I'm not thankful for it necessarily" is a GOAT quote
Fighting head cold so my hearing is a bit off. At the very end I kept hearing "Sir Die Hard" and was confused why they weren't making jokes 😅
Feels like Naddpod Unrated (in the best way possible)
“joust do it” just fucking ended me
Up there with my favorite one-liners
The bandits immediately becoming wimps as they're getting whomped, the changing terrain... It's cool to see influence of Murph on Jake's game.
With the amount of NADDPOD I've listened to, as a new DM I've also inherited making my bad guys turn into wimps as soon as the fight goes south for them. A good change in status is just so fun to play out lol
I need to know whether Jake is deliberately getting NPCs names from the spurs squad. So far we’ve got Timo (Werner) and Mathys (Tel). Bracing myself for a Dejan, Cuti or Sonny soon
Jake ended it with “he rides off into the wooded night” and I think “The Wooded Knights” is a great name for the crew
Jaaaake! This world you’ve built! It’s one of the first DnD worlds I’ve encountered that really pays homage to the knightly and epic romances of old.
Absolutely loving this campaign
I love this world. I love that Welly’s role play has led to the whole world being deeply prudish.
it’s my fav too, the gasp over no stockings killed me
Second time through. Period.
Iambic: And if we die today, we lived. That's it.
This is a great start for the new campaign! Good job ! Your characters are so funny and colored!
Jake you are such an amazing DM :)
I love this campaign soo much :) "Joust do it!" was pure chefs kiss.... And my staff of alertness always dropped my wisdom to -20 pretty much instantly...
I’ve been listening to The Bright Sword on the crews recommendation between these episodes and MAN is it the perfect combo ⚔️
Bright Sword about to get that NADDPOD bump
"give me a medicine check?!" With the upmost confusion is so funny
Honestly Jake, this is amazing! You have nailed this!!
Thank you so much for shouting out the NADDPod fan calendar! We had truly SO much fun putting it together. Physical copies are closed, but the digital PDF is still on gum road. Thank you again for all the support <3
While everyone is praising Jake (for good reason! He’s killing it, and should honestly be an inspiration to many aspiring DM’s out there!), while I just can’t get over how awesome Boggy is. Caldwell has finally created a character that seems to fit his style perfectly. Also, just the name Welly Hamdam in Welly’s voice cracks me up.
I think murph committed like full blown murder 😂
If there isn’t, a Joust do it shirt with the arm being the curve in the swoop and lance being the point of the swoop that’s lost revenue
My immediate thought after hearing that lmfao.
Chef kisses every where!! You're killing it Jake!!
Okay, Jake needs to do an entire Trinivale style side campaign
I’m so happy for Jake, I love this world!
Zudrick gives big Goblin Slayer energy.
Welly is once erotic flower away from becoming a carnal release addict lol
Let 👏Welly👏bust👏
Jake! You are such an artful story teller!!!!
"You see three horses grazing by a tumbled down grainery that I planned for you to find" Jake is already a jaded DM and it warms my heart
At least we know that there were actually granaries lol
Jake pointing out the horses he had prepped right outside the city for them was too good
48:40 almost crashed my car
Have to say it again but Jake as a narrator is unrivalled, so evocative
Oh my gosh HOW IS JAKE SUCH A GREAT DM?? he's been so nervous for YEARS about this and he's so incredibly smooth, eloquent, masterful with drawing us forward without feeling heavy handed... Holy Moly! I am LOVING the giggles as well as the action and story development. Heck yeah!!
All 4 of them are fantastic DMs, and they all have their own style that seems to work really well for them. I’m still curious how Jake’s style is going to grow and what it’ll become once he’s even more experienced. He’s already very good despite never seriously being a DM/running a campaign before. I’d also like to see someone DM for all of them. Preferably Brennan, but I’d kill to have Lou run a very short campaign for them. Zac would be good option as well. I’d also love to see Jasper back on the show and in the DM chair for a return to the setting in Bahumia that he created for the band of boobs a while back - I absolutely loved the world he created, and the plot/story line was fantastic.
I am loving this!!! I have to say my number one problem I had trying to get in to campaigns 2 and 3 was that they kind of start at a sprint. A couple episodes in and I struggled to keep the names, locations, and lore straight (Murph is my all time #1 DM so don’t take this the wrong way). This feels very much like a return to C1’s simple beginning that lets me really focus on getting familiar with the characters and world. Stealing horses and fighting bandits is a much more palatable introduction than launching into an age old conflict. You could say maybe Jake is keeping it simple to have less on his plate at first, but I think it’s more so great story telling. . He’s clearly a great writer and has a lot planned, and I can’t wait to see where this goes.
This is a great insight, I love all the campaigns but re-listening to C3 now and even having heard everything my head is swimming with all the side characters!!
This campaign is amazing already, keep it up ❤️
Carnal Cumpanions are a real vibe hahaha Great job dming Jork!
This is absolute gold
Just listened to the Patreon names for the first time since joining, am I “Ethan the mailman”?? I’m still catching up on campaign 3 so hopefully I catch the story behind that soon lmao
Are you on the $50 tier? Those are the only names that get read
I really loved Welly talking about death as being crushed between the Ender's thighs.
Jake’s DMing is so evocative, i love all of them as DMs, but its so cool to see the different styles!
Jake, thank you for one of my new favorite campaigns!!!
We truly had no idea how chaotic these three would be and i dare say it’s giving the triplets a run for their Jet Blue miles
I’d be shocked if these 3 even came remotely close to the degenerate grifters the Trinyvale Triplets became. With that said, those 3 grifters are my absolute favorite. Jens might be my favorite character of all time. Caldwell is the best DM for those characters, and is definitely somewhat at fault for their gradual descent into becoming world class grifters . In my opinion, the Metal City Mayhem 2-shot is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard on a podcast, and is by far my favorite thing that they’ve ever released (including 8BBC). The first 10-15 minutes of it is so incredibly unhinged, and I absolutely love it. The sequence of Sonic showing up -> Jens immediately telling Sonic to shut the f*ck up -> then immediately calling him a little f*cking piece of sh*t while threatening to kill him -> Nyack slapping Sonic with a glove -> Onyx very poorly pretending to be Porker -> Onyx (as Porker) asking for Sonic to pay them for saving her -> Jens demanding Sonic give them his Game Gear. On a side note, It’s also kinda hilarious how stupidly powerful Onyx is, while also being the biggest grifter in all of Trinyvale. She’s basically as strong as a demi-god in the finale lol. Anyway, my bad for going on a tangent there, I just absolutely adore Trinyvale and could yap about their exploits all day.
As much fun as the last few campaigns have been, these somehow more grounded dorks are so incredibly funny! It's been a long time since I've seen a standard chivalrous knight to be the "straight man" in comedy, it rules.
I don’t know if you’ve seen Dimension 20 but Murph’s character in the Crown of Candy campaign is sort of a straight man honorable knight and he plays it perfectly
Jake my guy, your writing is absolute fire 🔥🔥🔥
"Jake & Amir" walked so that Skaldova could run
caw caw-ldwell mention
I cast Carnel Corner. There is a need within the party to release.
As a somewhat-new DM myself, I have been really loving hearing Jake's experiences as a new DM - when he mentioned the three horses outside town, I almost died laughing. So many great moments this ep! I literally interrupted my spouse's work day to make him listen to the Michael Jordan bit.
Yesssssss
I love how every Jake NPC has just a little Jon Snow in them
I don’t know why I’m surprised that Emily made the horniest knight in all of Skaldova…
Rose for: On Wellie’s last mention of Lady Genneviere(?) around the fire, Murph doing a whisper Zudrick voice saying “stop” so on point killed me.
I’m only a third of the way through, but just had to stop and say I LOVe Jake’s writing!
much like literally everyone else, joust do it killed me 😂😂 also caldwell's 'ender's tits' lmaooo
The Traject Trio (WELCOME TO THE MURDER🐦⬛)
happy valentines ig lol
"Joust Do It" needs to 100% be a t-shirt. Holy shit.
With a lance as the swoosh haha
I loveeeeee the Rune Knight! I am playing one myself right now who is entirely built to grapple and restrain my enemies so my allies can benefit. I've used my grapple to hold enemies inside my allies spells before too, it's the best fighter subclass!
Could some one remind me of the granaries bit, I've forgotten why peeps are popping off about it
I think the origin was them talking about if it was just Emily and Caldwell dnd would just be looney toons, and if it was Murph and Jake they would just do really grounded fantasy talking about granary levels.
ENDER’S TITS!!!!
Every time Welly talks about her order I hear "oarder"
Poultry Barron! I’m dying.
Joust do it!!?? That was so funny that I think I’m mad at Caldwell
Genuinely my favorite character from Caldwell maybe ever. “Good god you’re green!” made me laugh so much
Skaldova!
Excellent to listen to when breaking into my own car
Jake is an awesome DM ❤️🔥
Ender take me, I lost it at Air Jordan and Jake's small "damnit"
I skadoosh over Skaldova.
Best valentines day ever, snow day and new Skaldova!!!!! 💐💌💝🌷
Can't wait for the Joust Do It merch and the subsequent cease and desist letter from Nike
(Okay everyone is saying we got a granary mention but I don’t remember that… where in the episode is it?)
I think its in reference to the grainery where the horses are grazing outside of Mudtown-- the ones Zudrick flips off as they ride past on their stolen mounts lmao
JOUST DO IT OH MY GOD LOL
I'm already so attached to these three gritty weirdos.
Murph going full murder hobo sends me.
I really hope the crew sees the overwhelming positive acclaim for how great this campaign is shaping up to be. Jake's doing so great and these might be my favorite NADDPOD PCs ever.
Joust do it! Do iiiiiit!
I could listen to Jake screech "Oh shit, dude!" forever.
Boggy Roger is the character Caldwell was born to play.
Y’all, this is such a delightful listen. Jake’s descriptions are so evocative, I’m immediately transported to skaldova as soon as it starts
100/10 Granaries were mentioned
I love this sooo much !!!
Jake you're amazing, I feel like you bring a literary element to your sessions that I've been missing all this time.
Boggy is Caldwell’s finest work, peak art
That's all we get? Just a peak, a tease of granaries! Why do I even listen
It's only the second episode, they can't blow their whole granary load right away.
Jake has come so far from where he started. It has been so much fun listening to the podcast grow. Thank you NADDPOD for everything.
I listened to the last episode twice, the story telling was so vivid I couldn't resist. Now I'm planning my day around the same thing 😀 Jake, you're an ARTIST
The bandits with Mavid energy was a chef’s kiss 😙👌🏽
JAKE THE MAN YOU ARE
I cant believe how long Jake waited to DM. This is so fucking good.
I didn’t realize how much I needed Emily to play another disaster lesbian, but here we are, and I cannot wait to see Wellie interact with her lady love infront of the rest cumpatriots. Great job Jake!!!
MUSICAL HORSES! MUSICAL HORSES! EVERYONE MOVE ONE TO THE LEFT 😭
Anyone else hoping that Zudrick is actually just an animated suit of armour that has absorbed the personality and memories of it's last wearer?
I imagine he's the most average looking guy and hides under the armour to make him more scary and mysterious
I love these characters so much! And I’m so happy with the new schedule!
I’ve been listening to Ep 1 on repeat all week, like a normal regular, I cannot wait to listen
Jake you are crushing it as DM!! Also I love Agatha all along! Such a good show.
"Welly's smiling and writhing-" "NO" i can't breathe im laughing too hard 😭😭
I adore my calendar
YEEEEES, YEEEEES, IN TIME FOR MY MORNING WALK
I desperately need a t-shirt that says "If we die today, then we lived"
Joust Do it.
welly attacking and getting a nat 20 even w disadvantage is SO funny 😭
“DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK ITS WEIRD”… that Jake is already killing it as a DM! Nothing but a delight so far
Boggy dropping the act to curse his luck is so funny
This makes me really excited for any upcoming d&d courts with Jake adding his perspective from this campaign. It's f****** excellent
The vibes of this campaign are absolutely pristine. Jake is killing it, and the party are immediately my new best friends.
Double critting at the funniest possible moment. Emily's dice know what's up
I am enthralled by how the ambush of weenies drew them in only for them to be surprised by the landslide! Jared is doing such a good job!
GRANARIES AND TOES
I love the music in this episode, especially the song under Zudrick’s backstory!
Thank you Jake. And the other ones too.
Someone start roping off the carnal corner.
I am laughing so much that I'm waking up my partner - Emily truly is on *fire*, Ser Welly is the greatest character I've ever known
I'm still laughing at "... dress the deer?" a week later, so sweetly funny
absolutely geeking to myself in my car when i opened the notification to see you calling yourselves the "carnal crew"... absolutely vile guys LMAO
but then again i've heard worse on this show, like slangin rope and dragon pussy, i know what to expect at this point lmao
Boggy's a treasure, "we are a jovial crew" really killed me lol
Jake's fantasy British accent has me fucking immersed
Also - Emily's die finally rolling to kill as a melee character?! God is good and certain Dimension 20 characters are smiling
Truly nothing is more nefarious or evil than a scholar or fish baron!
You're like... Michael Jordan! 💀💀💀I had to pause my game and the podcast to howl with laughter, holy fuck
"Joust do it"
What level are they?
Must be either 3 or 4. They have subclass features but not extra attack
I was just getting ready for bed but now I’m rolling a joint and brewing a tea! 🤙🤙
LFG
Josh is slaying DMing
Hell yes brotherrrr
Okay the music and vibes are off the charts I’m so here for this. Magical!!
Yay :)))
“Everyone relax, sexually and whatnot”
🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙
Hell yeah more Skaldova!!!!
I'm releasing!! carnally!!
Best way to end my night !!!
Hey. Let's fucking go.
Literally just clapped and yelled "Skaldova Ep. 2 He'll Yeah!"
Just what I needed after a late shift
WE GOT A GRANARY!!
CUMPATRIOTS, UNITE!!
Jake spontaneously cumbusts mid ep its crazy
Granaries!!!!!
skaaaaldovaaaa! *operatically sung*
This is how I’m gonna cool down after this weeks ep of Severance. 😭 Praise Kier
Skaldosva vamanossss
God I cant wait to see Emily's beautiful little lesbian in action, shes so special to me
Let's go, cumpatriots!
Can’t wait!!!
SKALDOVAAAAA
Woooooo!! Skaltwova
Let’s do this!!!!!!
First!!