Skaldova - Ep. 12: The End
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The Carnal Crew faces their final challenge. For now.
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
"Bittersweet Sixteen" by Emily Axford
"Ender’s Waltz" by Emily Axford
"Rousel" by Emily Axford
"The Whisperwood" by Emily Axford
"Toadlimax" by Emily Axford
"The Kingsguard" by Emily Axford
"In the Dark of Dusk" by Emily Axford
Comments (151)
The POEEEEMMMM EMILY I LOVE YOU
Just finished my 2nd listen. Jake, this was excellent. Zu-Crew, these are my favorite characters as a collective. Thank yall for this.
I’ve re-listened to this 5 times in hype prep for the next newest season coming
Quick relisten before S2!! Excited to find out what Jake has in store next
I think this is my third listen to this season. It's so incredible. I really hope we get a season 2 at some point.
All this Dispatch talk KEEPS Bats in the Belfry in my head and it’s truly hilarious that the Dispatch jokes just keep not hitting
zudrick and lyla enemies to lovers (or at least good friends) happening in skaldova season two watch this space.
presenting: stone, parchment, sword. Parchment wraps around sword, sword pierces stone, stone sits atop parchment
I so hope you come back to skaldova sometime! I adore this world
Great job on your first campaign Jake!!
Myth and music substack!!!! I can't wait!!!
Just finished it, one of my favorite NADDPOD arcs! Congratulations Jake and Carnal Crew! I think from now on, I need all my Actual Play to have two eps od denouement / epilogue!
Im on my second full re-listen, I just want to say I REALLY hope we get more of this soon. This party is so top tier, and JAKE, holy shit, the DMing!
with a poem and a toad in your pocket is such simple but beautiful writing.
Really good first season. Looking forward to more! Jake’s an impressive first time DM. I’m sure he’ll only get better. The Zu Crew is so equally loveable, this might be the first time I have no clear favorite. Great work from all!
I truly need a full season of this. You’ve stumbled upon such a great concept and crew.
I’m on my second listen of The Adventures of Guts from Berserker, Kimmy Schmidt, and Baron Münchhausen and gotta say, y’all, 12/10
had to stop in the middle of the sode to listen to wild horses, which i was positive was by neil young
one of my favourite seasons !!!!!! amazing job everyone
How was there no Counting Crows reference when Tabitha was counting days
Jake absolutely crushed this!! I’m so stoked about the hook for next season because it would be a tragedy not to continue this story!!
my goddddd ... emily gasping at the end of the letter.... the reveals... talk about a hook for the next season
Just, please, if any other naddpoles that are also Kpop fans ever see this, PLEASE tell me if Feel My Rhythm by Red Velvet started playing in your head when Jake introduced the red velvet bag containing the Zu crew’s payment from the duke?? Because my brain is very broken and won’t stop replaying Joy’s little “Red Velvet” whenever I listen to the end of this ep😭
Caldwell using indomitable and an action surge for pancakes is the most Caldwell move. Boggy is his best PC yet
The part where all the NPCs were actually awake had me rolling. So damn good.
EXCELLENT work Jake - can’t wait for arc 2!!!
this was SO GREAT!!! i cannot wait for the next season. Jake, you did such an awesome job DMing, and the entire party was so immediately themselves and so fun to get to know and love
This was incredible I can’t wait for the next season
At first I was worried the characters were too silly to be cohesive but it totally totally blossomed!!!! Zudrick was an unexpected fave for me
Congratulations on the finish you guys!!!! I love how this party came together 🥹
City of the Black Rose was SO goood, Caldwell it was my favorite character you’ve played!!!!!!
👏👏👏👏
Jakes npc are so GOOD! And these PCs are my fav by far!!
I’m so happy we get a second season! This season was amazing, good job Jake!
Jake is the master of the exasperated NPC. They're not quite "no butting" the party but I love how they stick to their guns and opinions.
At the end of this, and I'm all for it , Zudrick is just a Tim Robinson "I think you should leave" character. Dude is a heckler at a comedy club who doesn't laugh but loudly comments if a joke is funny or not.
Zudrick is my favorite NADPODD PC
Congratulations Jake you crushed it Also every time you guys pronounce Naruto that way my soul dies a little inside
“Her every step a parapet” goes too hard unfortunately
Guys…. I you all But it’s NAR-uto not na-RU-to Murph has watched the show!!! I wanted to jump through my phone and strangle all of you.
They probably watched the dub
I love Jake's descriptions! He really makes Skaldova come to life
I will be deeply, deeply upset if Caldwell doesn't upload that rock picture to the patreon feed.
Sad that the season’s over, but thrilled that it seems like we’ll get more. What a great ending!
zudrick's use of sleepy instead of tired always makes me laugh
This was so cool! Everyone did such a great job bringing the world to life. This is probably gonna be the campaign I recommend for people starting out listening to dnd podcasts, (along with twilight sanctorum, cause both are shorter but still excellent!) I’m so excited for the future of the buds and so curious about the wild magic on the distant isle! Incredible work, everyone, you can be proud of yourselves! especially you, jake, great job!
This was an absolute delight from start to finish! Carnal crew is no Cumpanions, but I can live with it. Also: "Bus stop in London, You're just a bus stop in London, You're just a bus stop in - Looooooon-doooooooooon!"
this was such a fun season!!! jake has such a fun blend of comedy and horror in his world building. em's poem is so lovely. i love zuddy and welly's dynamic as well as welly's thirst for Magic Lore. boggy is suuuuuch a fun character like he's so charismatic and funny and also like 3 Bad Things Happening away from a complete meltdown. i can just picture the crazed look every time he laughs. the boggy's buds reveal is such a good hook! can't wait to see how that plays out whenever yall get to it!
What a fantastic setting and fantastic characters!! Excellent work on your first time DMing, Jake, you really smashed it out of the ballpark with this.
Damn this is where I, a Manchester United fan, am reminded Jake is a Tottenham fan…
Long time listener, first time commenter; Bravo, Jake! What an incredible arc!
Oh my Hilt, I just got the Jet Job reference to Starstruck Odyssey!
A standing ovation for DM Jake and Skaldova!!💞🙌🎶✨️
Awww so cute listening to Spurs supporters getting excited about Europa league. - Signed, a Liverpool supporter 😘
Rock parchment sword is KILLING ME
WHAT a season WHAT an episode - a full bouquet of roses to Jake
Banger arc, can't wait to see what you guys do next
Jake this was everything we could ever hope for! It was so SO you and the entire cast were able to shine.
Well done, Jake. You smashed it, mate. Love the cliffhangers, too! P.S. hate the show
Skaldic was so good!! Can’t wait to see what yall have next. If NADDPOD is going to explore more systems I’ve been reading the new Daggerheart system and I think it would go so well with the two crew’s energy
i’m 10 minutes in listening 3 days post wisdom tooth surgery- they must have been on something from the spurs win bc somehow everything is a bit down to saying the number of the rolls and i am in pain from smiling so hard and laughing so much
Jaaaaaaake, I got full on goosebumps when you read the Hamdam letter. Well done, man, your storytelling is a real pleasure.
“She was hoping if she expressed her emotions in the right way, then they wouldn’t feel so wrong” god damn Welly is the best
Boggy's Hogs!
I think that Boggy is Caldwell's best character yet. He really is the perfect vessel for all of Caldwell's antics/puns/songs
Boggy has made me laugh out loud more than maybe any other character. "Oh, you don't like a woodland game?"
Emily… Jesus CHRIST OKAY
What a wonderful monologue from Boggy!!!!! This was such a good episode and congrats to Jake for finishing his first campaign! Sooooo excited for more Skaldova <3
Such a great season! Can't wait for the Triplets to come in and make a mess of it!
A supercut of all the ways the Boggy said the Buds died would be so much fun.
Loved it, why was Zuddy so obsessed with resting at the top? Mechanical or just a funny bit?
He was tired
An actually insane finale, I can’t wait for more with these guys!
Top tier!
Jake saying that it’s the end of the first season made me so excited, I was so worried we’d be done (considering the title of the episode) with the carnal crew. This has been an absolute delight and I’m so happy to know we’re not totally done
Awesome season! Congratulations on a great first campaign!
Hey! Take it easy on the 55 year olds. We might not be as spry as you 39 year olds, but we do ok.
Wonderful Jake, thank you for the campaign. Long live the Carnal Crew!
Yayy what a great ending! Congrats Jake! Can't wait for more Skaldova in the future!
“stop… stop… STOP!!!!!” Zudrick I love you
This is the most Short Rest energy I've ever heard in an actual episode
Freaking amazing Jake!
YESSSSS what a great finish!!!!! what a fun and delightful campaign, it was such a blast the whole way through and now i cant wait to see where the carnal crew goes next!!!
Can’t wait for more zu crew!
This cannot be the end i need more of these characters
Daaaaamnnn what a finish! Amazing work Jake! I am DESPERATE for another season!!
Excellent work everyone this season has been so much fun.
If this is just the start for the Zu Crew, I can’t wait for the next adventure!!
Absolutely love the ending of “Jake, we demand a Spelljammer campaign!”
Only about a third of the way through but Murph is really on one today, love it
Haven’t listened yet but I can’t believe this is already the end 😢 I don’t know what I’ll do without the Zu Crew aka Boggy’s Buds aka Welly’s Fellies!!!!
Emily is correct, sap flows best when temperatures during the day are above freezing and temps during the night are below freezing. That's when people tap maple trees for sap to make syrup
Ahhh amazing conclusion!! Congrats Jake and everyone!!
I wasn't going to say anything but this is the second time. The Dispatch song is "Flying Horses" lol
No love for Wild Horses by Garth Brooks? 🤔
out of all of the naddpod campaigns, skaldova is the one i most imagine being like a 16-bit rpg. sprite work and all. which, knowing jake, is so ironic with him being the least gamer out of all of them.
Loved this, really enjoyed the character group. Super fun! Would love to see more but yall make me smile with anything ya do.
17 years, trophyless no more. COYS
Every week I am so floored by Jake’s beautiful narration, amazing work Jakey boy!
One of the most insane Emily roles of all time
PLEASE DO MORE SKALDOVA
great job guys
I knowww murph is not talking about dice chances with the way he rolls
i think he's venting his pent up sub 5s
immediately subscribed to Emily's substack!! I've been waiting!
this was AWESOME and already one of my favorite naddpod campaigns. it'd be awesome to get seasons of this in between mini campaigns!!!
Amazing job, Jake! I can't wait for more!
enjoyed this season SO much! looking forward to the next campaign and seeing more Skaldova in the future :D
Coys!
Fantastic music this campaign
What an incredible journey, I can’t believe it’s already over, I could listen to 100 episodes of these characters!
Ok so...hoarse voice Jake is hot, right?
Great job Master Jake!!!
I believe I sent some elixir dragon eye dice a couple of years ago.
I’m sobbing while laughing hysterically at the same time. I’m so sad that season 1 of skaldova is over, but I can’t wait for whatever comes next!!! Great job Jake! And to the rest of the Carnal Crew™️ as well. Your characters really brought Jake’s story to life, and I’m now incredibly invested in these three fucking weirdos, and can’t wait to see what’s in store for them next
Absolutely INCREDIBLE!!! Jake, I can’t believe you waited to so long to DM!!! Your storytelling is so beautiful! I loved all of the plot hooks and reveals at the end! Well done to Emily, Caldwell, and Murph, too!!! I can’t wait for more Skaldova! Roses for you all!!!
We got the granary!!! Thank you, Jake, for a wonderful arc! You already gave us SO much to look forward to for the next one with the new keep, the Oar in the Bog, and the Buds alive!
Eldermourne camp4
Wait! I loveeee the integration of the new Bastions system from 5e2024
this was such a wonderful finale! jake thank you for such a hilarious and captivating season, i can't wait for the next arc! murph's zudrick is so funny and iconic, easily one of my favorite murph pcs. caldwell's reveal was such game changer!!! and i am so excited for emily's substack :D
I think you misspelled the title? There's no way you're ending the carnal crew saga, right?
Really need to thank Jake for being my “perspective character” across Naddpod— his debut as Hardwon Surefoot inspired me to see out a party of my own, and now his success with Skaldova as a first time full-on DM has inspired me to try my hand at DMing! Biggest lesson is to start with a focus on fun engagements and a pursuable goal — a first outing won’t be a Bahumia or D20’s Elmville, but great writing and commitment to the improvisation can bring just as much satisfaction at the table.
I can’t believe none of us have offered to play Rock, Parchment, Swords till now 😭
I’m curious what the hand gesture for sword will be. We have to distinguish it from parchment so it can’t be too fat a blade 🗡️
Amazing job Jake, and crew. What an absolute blast. Can’t wait for more.
Rock parchment sword makes absolutely no sense to me, am I just not a true zu?
https://open.spotify.com/track/3l3xTXsUXeWlkPqzMs7mPD?si=XPLsWTeaQuGd3YYdMP7pvA
Dang I’m 50 mins late
Please release a sourcebook for rock, parchment, sword
Guys do you think the zu crew might be fudging rolls? Idk the high rolls this episode are just… insane
You bite your dang tongue
congrats jake on finishing your first campaign! such a wild and fun ride and it’s been a pleasure seeing your evolution with d&d … truly magical. loved this and hope to see more in the future
The End, Part 1 of 8 right?...right?
Such an insane roll from Em
insane rolls from Murph too!
This is... insane
Oof I don’t wanna part ways from the Zu Crew/Boggy’s Buds/Welly’s Fellys🥺 Thank y’all for such a delightful campaign!!
The Boar King lives!
Drop it like it’s caltrops…I’m living for it 🙌 lol
No. I refuse.
Ahhhh, I’m so excited and sad at the same time! ❤️
It can’t be Skald-over already! Congrats Jake this has been such an amazing story, and world you’ve created! Can’t wait to return
I knew I was putting of my pampered bath for a reason. Time to draw some suds and lay back!
end of a beautiful era 💔
Let’s go 🔥
Already praying for the next arc 💜 but excited we may get some news about Campaign 4 soon
Not the end. Just a pause.
Jake, you did great, I can’t wait to hear you bring it home.
I need more, Jake. We will wait.
Hell yeah
Ah shit it's here