Skaldova - Ep. 3: The Dancing River

relistening for when the next skaldova ep drops god the whole scene of Boggy being interrogate while Welly & Zudrick bond and talk about how his brother ruined his guitar learning got me real good

Oh my god, stopping and really visualizing the image of a half-mad man dressed in rusty, blood stained full plate armor freaking pole vaulting around...

JAKE i have been pumping my fist every 20 minutes listening to you CRUSHING IT!!! GMing for the... first time?? ever??! im so glad you have found a way to be the writer you wanted to be🔥 if you ever feel inspired to write a sword & sorcery skaldova short story anthology..... $$$ it's also really nice to hear moments of the familiar Murph cadence in your style - you have all played so many games together and built a wonderful storytelling rhythm and SKALDOVA RULES!!!!😤 and finally EMILY can i please buy your brilliant music on august 7th, bandcamp friday?? i am legit rewinding the episode three times to appreciate your arranging skills. donate half of it if you need to convince yourself but i dont use streaming and i want to give you money for your brilliant art!!! PS still rocking my crick shirt @ my library job, especially for junior graphic novel club💚

Finally got around to this campaign. I’ve made some tweaks to my DMing as I’ve listened to the other ones, but Jake has me taking notes! He has such a unique way of describing scenes. Just enough detail that you get drawn in, but not so much that you lose focus, all in a perfect blend of sensory language. Nothing against the other DMs in their campaigns, but Jake makes me feel physically there. Amazing work!! P.S. Thank you Emily for noting that I am not Literally Satan!

It's been one year and I still don't know the proper spelling of Sal Soa Sal Nu and I am obsessed

I love these so much.

All of jakes descriptions are so good so far

Jake is doing an incredible job. I'm so impressed

Elizabeth Taylor famously had eyes so blue that in most light they appeared to be violet or purple. The direct of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof specifically asked the studio for more money to shoot in color instead of b&w to have Paul Newman’s blue eyes and Liz Taylor’s violet as part of the costuming.

WATER WENT UP MY NOSE AT ‘did you find a glory hope’ IM DECEASED

ahhhhh the character interactions, the story progression in this episode. LOVE LOVE LOVE. jake the worldbuilding MWAH!!! i love the back and forth scenes of welly and zudrik bonding while boggy meets with darwin

"While I breathe, I hope" lives in my head rent free now, and I'd love to know how sal soa sal nu is actually spelt 👀💜

Started Lorelai and the Laser Eyes because of Emily’s suggestion and I’m OBSESSED.

Humans invented soup for one reason, we wish to consume the bog.

I wish all of Emily's music what released! I DEEPLY wish I could listen to all of her tracks. I'm so in LOVE with tracks not on Spotify 😭💔

I could be incredibly slow, but are the symbols of the gods all hidden in each of the characters’ icons? I see the hilt in Zudrick’s helm, the Ender behind Boggy and the Lodestar on the small end of the Oaken Oar.

It looks like short rest for ep 3 is no longer here :(

Why is there a theater in California called Vermont Hollywood? I live in the state of Vermont so I was very excited to try and catch that karaoke event

Welly might be the funniest character ever for me hahahah

Episode 3 seems to be broken on Pocket Casts, getting an error and message to contact the podcast author.

Omg Jake CAN kill as many horses as he wants

☺ 'He's a clanky sort, you need not worry" ☠ 'STOP SAYING THAT'

Zudrick is so fucking funny

From the bottom of my heart I need this to be a 100 ep long campaign. I need this to be a multi year SAGA. 100 eps of welly boggy and murder man. Please.

Been a subscriber for years, this is my favorite campaign since c1. Thanks for making it!

I love this new team dynamic and I love seeing murph play as a pc! Keep up the good work Jake! And of course the rest of the team!

Holy SHIT. YEARWALK NAME DROP??? I LOVE that game.

This is sooo good!!! Jake is SO good!! I'm obsessed with this different style and I love it

Love that you two are playing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes! Such an amazing game. Also these characters already have such a fun dynamic between them, excited for more Skaldova!

“Oh no it’s his campaign, he can kill as many horses as he wants!” - underrated gem from Caldwell

The Donald? The dawn-hole..? Is the big bad Trump?

straight from "is this where the stories end?" to "as I breathe, I hope" ?????? GOOD LORD 💔💔💔

Is there any chance that the crustacean monster was a shadow version of the fabled Crabster?

Lorelei and the laser eye is great! Thanks for the rec. I love the campaign so far. Everyone’s characters are great

Zudrick saying “I heard every flap” talking about Boggie’s diarrhea fucking killed me.

Really loving the horny undertones in this campaign

I always knew Jake was a poet ever since the old Jake and Amir days when he said “A sleeveless shirt for this piece of dirt makes that sweet pussy go squirt”

(around the 9:50 mark) gentle, meandering curves? unruly bursting wildflowers? Don't let Welly hear the narration!

Jake if you haven’t, you need to read the bloodsworn trilogy. It’s a Nordic mythology inspired fantasy series about life after all the gods have died. Seems right up your alley!

"Heard they're reforming the Dawnguard, Vampire hunters"

is “Subtle as a nod, soft as a sigh” a Hurwitz original? bc holy shit thats a great line

“You hear every flap”

Lowkey, Blackthorn Hall is just the official Skaldova Theme now. I know it was originally Eldermourne but it's Skaldova through and through now

I'm loving Jake getting to flex his acting chops more than ever here. Darwin was a fantastic character, the accent, the behavior, fucking amazing haha

Truly, I think this is shaping up to my favorite story thus far. Jake, you’re absolutely knocking my socks off man. Just completely blew past every expectation. And these characters! My goodness. They’re hilarious and nuanced and play so well in the setting. Just 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

I hope you keep this one going for a bit! Feels very fresh and with Jake's amazing descriptions I'm so enthralled into the story already.

That crack about Jake killing all the horses he wants had me 💀

Was there ever a Duke of the Dawn Hold? A Dawnhold Duke if you will?

Loving this campaign!!!!!!

Loving murph as PC as always, and Jake is doing a wonderful job DMing My head canon for boggy is the same as it was for Sol, basically just mike from monsters inc. I know that's wrong but I can't keep the mental image away..

Hold on! If the carnal Corner is outside the fire’s Circle, does that mean if you go there you get cirCumscribed.

”WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE”???? ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? 🥹🥹💖

shoutout jake "the pinch" hurwitz

The descriptions you are using, Jake, are absolutely beautiful. I feel like I am there.

NEED more skaldova - i know naddpod is doing short campaigns but i hope you all return to this world often! jake is an incredible DM and i'm loving the PC dynamics

Need this music frfr

Jake's scene descriptions are always so beautiful

Caldwell is killing me this campaign 😭 “No! Well….” at 5:39 and 33:14 “You’re twisting my words, Clanky!”

I thought for sure zudrick was going to fall straight through the gravel

Damn dude this would be impressive work even for a seasoned DM, it's crazy how hard Jake is nailing his first attempt at it 😮

“Zudrick I BEG OF THEE, you are treading on heresy”

I feel like i win when i get an ernest Laugh with my Consul of Elders Name

Jake- you are such an amazing DM. Legitimately on par with the others.

Jake!! You are such an evocative storyteller! I'm happier with every episode that you are in the DM's chair! This group is so fun weird!

Sassy Zudrick is my favorite

"Noo! It's his campaign! He can kill as many horses as he wants!" 🤍

Jake’s chunks of narration, with the background sound and music, is so nice to listen to. Such a pretty and relaxing soundscape.

LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES!

"It's his campaign, he can kill as many horses as he wants"

It's not a Skaldova session unless Boggy falls into something.

I feel like a broken record commenting every week how in awe I am of Jake’s storytelling. Murph and Emily getting the chance to roleplay together is always such a treat, their chemistry really shows how they are life and comedy partners :) This trio has such a great dynamic, and I am still shocked at how Caldwell can consistently do Boggy’s voice hahahaha

"Subtle as a nod" like damn man that's good slam poetry!

"... Overgrown vines giving way to a moss laden floor, where birch trees stand thin and pale, their white trunks like the masts of sunken ships in a green sea..." Jesus Christ, Jake! ❤️❤️❤️

My brain keeps hearing “Dawnhold” as “McDonalds”

I am in love with this campaign. Jake is killing it — as are everyone else, but props to Jake especially!

the descriptions of the environment continue to be sooooooo good and evocative, i'm really gonna miss them when this campaign is over 😩 like so many others have said, the ability to go from said descriptions to things like the carnal and diarrhea corners truly make this the best dnd podcast to listen to 😂

Lorelei with the laser eyes is SO GOOD an excellent shout out

If you like Annapurna Games (Yearwalk and Lorelei & the laser eye) you should check out Gorogoa!! It’s excellent

in this ep i heard caldwell say: ender’s bosom, ender’s foot, ender’s ass, and ender’s chin. by the end of the campaign i imagine he’ll be muttering ender’s taint, ender’s toe, etc.

This beautiful evocative poetry right before getting hit by “doodoo dungeon” is why these guys are my favourites

Jake is getting so nasty with these descriptions--"subtle as a nod, soft as a sigh" ?!?! my partner and I had to rewind just to appreciate that little amuse bouche of a descriptor, damn.

I swear to Ender’s Tits, Boggy has THE greatest one-offs. “You’re twisting my words Clanky” , “I hope they’re not bonding without me.”, “Fecund Diameter”.

Jake is seriously so great at describing his environments and NPCs. The world is so rich and detailed! Makes me want to try DMing something other than a module!! Also Caldwell’s weird oaths about the Ender are killing me. “Ender’s bosom!” 😂

SKALDOVA !!

I do not want this adventure to end. This party has a perfect dynamic and Jake is doing such a good job

caldwell referencing the tempers instead of the humors…..i love them they’re severancepilled

My company is doing layoffs today and this has been the perfect distraction, thank you!

There’s just something about Naddpod that just feels very evergreen. I’ve not been able to relisten to any actual play campaign as much as I can naddpod and that’s just neat

"Darwin Wednesday" - Jake had the premier league on the brain

Very upset you didn't go with cumpanions...

God Jake is so good at describing environment

I was so pumped getting to hear Jake DM and damn you're doing such a great job! I love all the imagery and the way you narrate the settings and the world. I'm going to try and add some of that magic to my own games <3 Love all the character voices. So strangely endearing

Love the South Carolina state motto there at the end

You always post it right when I fall asleep.. oh well it’s a great morning listen!

You know this potential cake guy sure can DM!!

Oh no! It’s his campaign, he can kill as many horses as he wants 😫

"God I hope they're not bonding while I'm gone" was perfectly timed

Jack just tell them to shut the fuck up man!

You're fucking killing it Jake! You all are the magic of Skaldova ❤️✨

So funny and crazy (and lowkey profound) that Jake was so nervous to DM beforehand and yet this confident and eloquent immediately! Like a fish in water 🐠 I think we all have something to learn from that haha. “Subtle as a nod, soft as a sigh” and “While I breathe, I hope” are some all-timer lines 🥰

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH SKALDOVAAAAAAAAA

once again naddpod coming in clutch as i struggle my way thru a difficult assignment tonight, thx for the great ep always u guys!!!

"Did he find a glory hole?" IM DED

Think i need a turn in the carnal corner after this episode

episodes that made me google "can you actually drink bog water?"

HURWITZ! holy fuck your dming is so good!! the descriptions throughout and especially at the end were delicious 👌

so excited to fall asleep to this

The latrine, diarrhea dungeon and water hole have to be close enough for everyone to hold hands.

LETS GO! All hail the CumPatriots!

Always very happy and grateful when this get me through my Friday

Cumpatriots or BUST

Not to be like earnest and genuine but i think this episode (at least thru the first 20 minutes so far) proves how insanely well this crew meshes together as players perhaps better than any other naddpod episode. Maybe it's really magical editing, maybe it's maybelline, maybe it's being among the top d&d players in the entire world

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOO CUMPATRIOTS ARE BACK AGAIN!!!!

Call them the Cumpatriots COWARDS!

YEEEEEAH BUDDY

Don’t let them pretend that it’s anything but Cumpatriots!

Bring it on babey

SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!

The best thing to happen to me all night

Woooo. This was a fun surprise to see uploaded!

The Zu Crew? call them the Cumpatriots with your chest!!! 😤 (this is so affectionate)

Got a car ride in the morning!! EXACTLY what I NEED for the early drive ♥️

Just after I get to work is amazing timing

So early! Perfect timing since I’m about to move across the country!

Zu crew…2 good!!

I’m SOOO excited!!!

Just finished my own session of dnd and this pops up, perfect