Short Rest - Skaldova Ep. 10: The Chalice of Malice
Check out NADDPOD's exclusive after show! This week, we discuss the events of Skaldova Ep. 10 - The Chalice of Malice. Thanks so much for listening!
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I would argue the first man to goo is in the first story the epic of gilgamesh because enkidu is a person made of clay
im relistening to skaldova for like the 5th time and i need 40 more eps hahahahah
"I gotta get into nets" Caldwell says, before running Strahd.
subbing to patreon was the best decision i ever made hahaha now im relistening to every campaign with the short rests... cinema
Being on the Resident Evil type game!
2024 was the year of double cicadas, at least in Chicago. I guess there are two types that emerge after a different number of years, but 2024 was an overlap year where both came out. I was there for my cousin's daughter's bat mitzvah. I'm with Murph. No thanks to bugs or their husks.
WheN did THings come OuT!!
Bleak house the dude has so much goo he explodes!
I just realized that Jake, the fighter main, made a low magic campaign specifically for fighters. On theme.
For the Resident Evil type game would you consider trying Monster of the Week? I've only played it a handful of times, but I really enjoyed it and thought it made for a tense game because there's not a ton of hp
Agreed, it's super lethal, there is a lot of HP and not a whole lot of rolling compared to like dnd. It's really fun.
I googled “scary moth” and the first hit was a yugioh card
I think Odo from Star Trek: DS9 did goo first.
I was coming here to say that!
The gameplay Murph was talking about at the end would lend itself soooo nicely to the Call of Cthulhu system or Delta Green. Y’all should definitely check it out.
Omgg yess they are both so gooood
A zombie campaign would be very interesting! I'm trying it out soon but for a dark fantasy setting rather Resident Evil. My plan is to have the apocalypse just starting, and when they hit later levels they can deal with don't get hit. I can't wait to steal, I mean see your ideas if the game happens!
I feel like Eldermourne would be great to take inspiration from in terms of zombies, like if most of it took place in Endoterra or something.
My dad used to read me Greek myths and he would pause silently for like 5 min to be like “how do i word this one”
Resident Evil inspired campaign? Hell yes fuck yeah.
I beseech you 2 crew pick my baldur’s gate 3 character for me
Shout out to Artemis from Hades for her Support Fire boon!!!
Once again Murph has described monsters and using them in a way that makes me think he would love Flee Mortals from MCDM (minions and letting players mow them down). So I, once again, really recommend it. Best 5e monster book out there by a decent margin imo.
thank you Caldwell for mentioning Nier Automata!!! I’ve been making that connection between abandoned castle and boar all along and never thought one of y’all would talk about it lol
Jake really put himself out there with “what about the silver surfer?” just to get dogged on
I am just now listening to the first short rest, and Jake — please keep sharing things about what you’ve been learning as your first DM, I’m about to create my own campaign and it’s so helpful and validating!
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“The boar is good.” 🥹
I personally love 'When Did Things Come Out' and really felt special when seen when you looked up the exact date for the first time and The Secret World of Alex Mack apparently came out on my exact birthday!
What I’m hearing is y’all wanna play call of cuthulu
Would love to see you guys branch into playing more urban fantasy/horror games. I think things like Hunter: The Vigil Second Edition, or even something more stripped down like Monster of the Week would really enable you guys to tell different stories. Regardless this has been an amazing campaign, and I think you all just keep getting better at your craft.
I don’t know I’m kind of with you Jake the silver surfer is goo-esque
“When did things come out” is an amazing gameshow! I love it!
We collected praying mantis in Hawaii
Google was actually named after its orginal use for looking up goo related content on the internet... don't read into that too much you bunch of pervs.
Spinoff series: Who Turned Into Goo
Murph immediately brought up the game, and then complained the whole time that the game was bad.
When Did Things Come Out is the best podcasting you guys have ever done
Murph’s resident evil inspired story idea sounds so fun! I hope they do it
Caldwell calling 2B a "cool little robot" Is sending me.
“Welcome to being a player with these two” lol, savage.
Yes please to the resident evil style campaign!!!
I just wanted to say I'd be a huge fan of a future arc that's more of a survival/dungeon crawl focus! As much as big sweeping narratives are awesome, I think there's something super cool you can do with much "smaller" and more personal stakes of just trying to make it out alive.
“When did things come out” is a top notch game that my friends and I have been playing for years and love
The game that is, frankly, kind of sweeping the nation sort of
Caldwell playing as Leon 'the sex' Kennedy would cause me great joy
For Murph’s resident evil campaign yall should use call of Cthulhu rules. It’s perfect for that kinda game!!
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Thank you Caldwell for thinking of the 22 year olds
"I don't like all this outside stuff" same, Murph
I can't wait for more from Jake.
“Also if you’re 22” I do in fact turn 22 in 18 days
Happy birthday!!! 🎁
Love the energy they have for this adventure and MURPH YESSSSSS! Resident Evil Type Survival Horror PLEASE!!!!
massive rose from me for Braxton having the Tread Nevers voice
I was born in 1988 so you do have some confirmed Olds Who Remember in the room 🙌🏻 (though much love to our younger community members!!)
'88 also, checking in! 🫡
My hot take: Moths are so much cuter and cooler than butterflies.
My siblings and I play the “What Year Did This Get Made/Come Out” game A LOT so I’m all for this trend continuing!
Support Fire is the one of the best Boons in Hades!
HUGE rose to the dragon named cicada. it gives a lot of insight into the age of stories that a mythical dragon would be named after a mundane bug. also it makes me imagine that taking black lace would cause a permanent cicada buzzing sound in your mind. jake is a real master at vivid imagery
When the question is "What was the first written instance of a plot device," and even moreso when it involves things turning into other things, it's usually pretty safe to guess Ovid's Metamorphoses. 😄
A Zephirine Drouhin rose for your immersive imagery and a Shropshire Lad rose because while you are a great dm, you are too kind. Maybe halfway between you and Murph for your next adventure. (I have no clue about roses. These came from a google search for the type of roses I wanted.)
yes, I'm an English major 📖
A contender for earliest literary turning into goo is probably the original little mermaid
My thorn was that I didn't realize how hurt Emily and Caldwell were during the fight so it didn't feel quite as high stakes as it could have. That might entirely be on me always doing several other things while I'm listening though.
i’m 22….. caldwell why did you single me out
Honestly when I heard that Lenarc loved the dragon, I had assumed it was romantically
I’m 23 & I do know The Secret World of Alex Mack though I probably shouldn’t. I read the book version of it that came from a free book bin in like 1st grade & then when I was old enough to pirate things, found old copies of the episodes online
It was probably the first “show I liked that got canceled too soon” for me even though it got canceled like a decade before I was even born
Murph was an indoor kid, confirmed
Guys I was born in 2001 please
Recently came across the “Fata Morgana Effect” an optical phenomenon that causes boats on the horizon to appear as if they’re floating, been wondering if this is the inspiration for the flying ships of the age of stories in Skaldova.
No better way to listen to this liquid cool episode than ripping on my skateboard. Perfect synergy.
Caldwell, if you and your daughter like reading Greek myths I highly recommend the Percy Jackson books. They do a great job of keeping the flaws and tragedy of those Greek stories and characters while also making them more palatable and accessible to younger readers 🫡
Someone needs to make a character like Silent Hill 3’s Heather for this Resident Evil inspired horror campaign
Sounds like it’s time for murph to check out Call of Cthulhu
Love the resident evil style campaign idea! Y'all should look at the Dungeon Crawl Classics. It's based on old school DND & is all about playing as a group of regular peasants that die super easy so you've gotta play smart. Seems like it could fit what you described pretty well
Call of Cthulhu would make it hard aswell, and it's an horror based system to begin with so it would fit.
I do actually love “when did things come out”
I genuinely hope they make it it's own things, or at very least an running bit they keep bringing up in all their episodes.
Rose for Jake making black lace have a sick ass origin of coming from the dead moldy dragon!
That felt like a real boss battle. It felt like a movie in my head. By any chance, can you guys post the map of Skaldova?!
Jake's story telling and world building has been incredible, and I've loved the characters of this campaign. But what I will miss most once this is over is finding out when different things come out 😔
I don't like to touch bugs either Murph.
Zudrick is my favorite Murph PC and with the reveal of him being a SoundCloud rapper made me love the character more.
Zudrick is definitely the coolest, but I just love jenz so much, the trinyvill triplets are the best.
Anyone got a source for them there swarms Murph was talking about?
gm binder "swarm of humanoids" i believe is what he was talking about. they even have a template of making your own swarm
Lady Hawke? The cursed lovers who can only almost touch as day becomes night she is a hawk when he is a man and he is a wolf at night when Michelle Phifer is a Lady
boy I hope they guess when things came out this time
Caltrops have always had a DC 15 save
Lots of references to things getting melted in the Bible as well as other ancient Mesopotamian texts which feels ooze adjacent. Nothing like using a degree from 20 years ago to make that student debt worth it. 😁
I’m 33 but I never had cable, so thanks for explaining Alex Mack for me!
what a delight
Skaldova has been absolutely amazing and I really hope we see more of dm jake
I genuinely loaded this three times because I thought this was the last short rest lol
22 year old NADDPOD fans tap in lmao (esp if you had no idea what they were referencing until Caldwell explained it😭)
24 and i’m so lost
Skaldova has been amazing - I'm glad we'll be getting another episode or two, but I'm so sad to let it go.
I would kill for Skaldova to continue!
Is this campaign Murphs purposing zero dark 666?!?
Reference to an old 8-bit book club where they described a scenario where an seal team six like group invades hell to either stop Satan or get him on their side. I believe it was the twisted metal deep dive.
A goated episode and another goated short rest. Absolute banger as always!
I loveeeee short rests so much! I love the genuine discussion but man do I ADORE the chaos!!!!! Worth every Patreon penny!!!!!