Ep. 61: Gutless (The Shadowfell Saga with Brennan Lee Mulligan)
AD-FREE EPISODE FOR $5+ PATRONS! The Band of Boobs join Deadeye (Brennan) on a covert mission to the Red Fen -- a fabulous vampire club. Hardwon gets into it with some pretentious blood suckers, Beverly questions his faith, and Moonshine finds a new rival. Support us at Patreon.com/Naddpod to get access to the after-show and a bunch of other Naddpod content!
Music/Sound Effects Include:
"Crackling Fire" by sagetyrtle at Freesound.org.
"Club chatter, London" by mlteenie at Freesound.org.
"Drained" by Emily Axford.
"Gutless" by Emily Axford.
"The Blows of a Friend, Not a Foe" by Emily Axford.
"The Montgomerys" by Emily Axford.
"The Red Fen" by Emily Axford.
"Grimhawk" by Emily Axford.
"The Fat Monk" by Emily Axford.
"Deadeye" by Emily Axford.
Comments (60)
All the talk of the “Skarsgård Jackhammering” during the short rests tee’d Hardwon and Bev up to be vampire food, they would have been way more careful if they knew “death is on the table” so to speak. The goofs got too much, like Murph gave them a whole speech about the death lance before that happened and they took it seriously but they really didn’t get any hard warnings about vampires being able to insta-kill on a bite attack so I think they kind of walked into that one. Idk why they didn’t take BLM more seriously when he was talking so cautiously about the Red Fen and how to act in there.
"it's fun to play with another DM" Jake says as Brennan chooses to do something not in the scope of the rules
It’s actually crazy how much breath Deadeye and Murph spend on explaining just how dangerous the town and the vampires are, just to be ignored immediately “Yeah, yeah, anyways what ridiculous goof should we pull on the vampires?”
On re-listen I feel bad for Brennan. First, while Brennan knew that they were going to be team revenant, Dead Eye had no idea because they actively chose not to share that with him. Second, the band clearly has no idea what is going on in Grimmhawk and yet they still walking around like they know who their daddy is.Jake claims that he thought it was going to be a simple bar fight scene in a short rest but both Murph and Brennan explicitly say not to fuck with them. Third, the band gets upset at the consequences of their actions despite them deserving a TPK. Fourth, after it blows up in their face they all gang up on Dead-Eye as if he is in the wrong for not telling them everything he knows in the thirty minutes that he's known them. All in all Desd-Eye did nothing wrong and is the only reason that they were saved.
I feel the same way haha On the re-listen it’s more blatant than ever all the terrible decisions, leaps in logic, and critical missteps they make Sometimes it makes me wonder what conversations and deliberations got edited out, if they’d provide more context At the same time it’s why I love Naddpod so much. The amount of fuck ups feels so relatable, especially to a home game where players are constantly doing stupid stuff
Brennan stop being a philosophy major and just be a gunslinger lol this episode rules
Deadeye calling Bev and Hardwon “dummy thicc” sent me to the moon
WHERE WAS BALNOR!?!?
I had to replay that moonshine " no he ain't bitch" 3 times haha so good
This is my first listen through, I was so excited to see BLeeM in action but NOTHING prepared me for Deadeye and PawPaws relationship I LOVEEEEE them
Okay, so this is my third time listening through C1. Not to be a rules lawyer, but I don’t think Hardwon shouldn’t have ever become a vampire. If nothing else, Brennan should have caught it. Correct me if I’m wrong. A melee hit on a downed character is an autocrit, and thus two failed death saves. Not an auto-death. Hardwon should have had two fails. Thankfully, his party-mates were up next and could have healed him. Not saying I didn’t enjoy Jivilin(sp?) and what’s to come, but Hardwon should have lived this battle.
Also the fact the vampires would have gotten surprise but something Deadeye did made it not happen? Hardwon did not agree to go upstairs, they literally got assaulted in the bar proper. Why are they getting surprise rounds?
I'm still catching up on episodes, so I've been listening to the Shadowfell saga a little later than everyone, but the comments on here are just wild. It's so crazy to me that you can complain about a FREE SHOW made by real people who are mostly improvising in the moment. They don't have to do anything just because you want them to, or even because you give them $50/month. I think every single one of the members of the podcast gives it their all, especially Murph, and criticizing him/Emily/Brennan for things they did/didn't do is ridiculous. Especially for making crass jokes (I mean, come on, you knew what you were getting into if you know anything about the cast, or even if you've just listened to the dozens of episodes up until this point). They're playing a game, folks. As much as we love the characters, they're not real, so let's not be rude to the actual people who portray them and who have actual feelings. I almost hope they don't read the comments for their own sake. But if for whatever reason they are -- thank you all!
Dragon pussy was right off the bat so I really have no idea why people act surprised or indignant about their krassness....
I love this ep, however I wonder why Moonshine and the Boobs didn't mention when Melora restored the Crick?
I loved when deadeye told bev to fuck hardwon , that was definitely my rose!
Fuck Scarlet. Kill that bitch!
I really like having Deadeye in the party. He knows his way around DnD which makes it epic
Why's Deadeye averse to killing Scarlet? If his goal is to not only leave Grimhawk, but Shadowfell altogether, then why not stir the pot before leaving?
Enjoyed this chunky, meaty sode so much at work today. I was truly shocked to find that people are criticising Murph/Emily/Brennan! This isn't Steven Universe. This isn't We Bare Bears. This is Dungeons and Dragons, baby!! Frickin relax y'all, have fun with it. BIG BLESS TO THE CREATORS OF MY FAVOURITE PODCAST, and what got me to start playing D&D!
#WhereWasBalnor
were was balnor
Y'all I am DISTRESSED
Hardwon Surefoot, the oft dead, the pale prince that was promised
Thick sode! Was Deadeye's gun (Reba) a Fallout 4 reference?
Absolutely wild. Y'all keep my heart racing in the best way possible every time 🙋
A total banger of a sode. Very interested to find out what they'll do with Hardwon in coming episodes.
Loved this ep & Em did great!
I love me some granddaddy DM! 😍
Wonderful Episode!!! Shit happens and that is what makes D&D great! Murph, you are an inspiration my man! Helluva DM and cant wait for next week! Jake Emily and Caldwell! KEEP IT UP! LOVE ALL OF YOU! You make my week!!
i imagine hardwons neck is at least as thick as george "corpsegrinder" fisher's
i already liked this comment on my first listen through, but back for a relisten i'm returning to give it a rose
Pretty new to being a Patron (and I normally tweet about the show) but I wanted to say here... Amazing episode. Even if it was NUTS it's a great example of DnD . Love the show, you guys are great.
This has to be top 5 episodes ever.
My emotions were played with. I've never laughed as hard, fully on belly-laughs. And then shock and sorrow and betrayal. Goddamn ROLLER. COASTER.
Devampiring: kill hardwon and do the resurrection..with the spell component.
That or a wish spell
This Episode was CRAZY!!!!!!! Too much tea was spilt
God the DRAMA. THICK SODE Y'ALL
Please get Brennan to be a regular!
Damn. Consequences at an all time high on this sode. Love it.
“Hardwon is a vampire. He thinks it’s going to be fine and it’s so clearly isn’t.” - Balnor
Honestly I could have done without all the references to Bev needing to fuck Hardwon to save themselves? I realize we're all adults here, and that the virgin setup was mainly to razz Hardwon, but Bev is a sixteen year old and so those "jokes" made me pretty uncomfortable during what has otherwise been a rad arc.
16yo have sex. Should they? Debatable, but they do. Bev has killed people, drank alcohol, I'm pretty sure he smoked at one point, has made references to some potentially kinky fetishes, collected body parts, slept in a dead body, been crippled... But the thought of him being 16 and having sex with Hardwon is too much...? This podcast literally started with Dragon dick and pussy talk... I just don't get it, that's all.
This episode had me laughing non stop! You guys are the best. Absolutely wonderful arc so far. Thank you for your additions to all this Brennan, Deadeye is amazing! "I ain't got no guts!!!"
This episode was so good 😆 I could believe how natural everything was
This shadowfell saga is so fucking good, one of my favorites so far. I am itching for next weeks ep
The roleplay is FUCKING LIT Brennan is a LEGEND with keeping character!!!
Murph consistently does a shit job of setting encounter difficulty
Nah dude. The Boobs just really have a way of making encounters much easier or much harder than it needs to be. Usually because they do a goof and end up having to brute force their way outta things. And it makes sense since they don't really have a cunning type in their fixed party to insist on diplomacy or deception. Murph usually responds logically to those shenanigans (and even goes out of his way to make the consequences less heavy at times) tl;dr the boobs just really get served what they dish out
The boobs definitely did this to themselves
Damn dude, I love the way this is going!
Heyyy uhhh Murph?? Can you please stop giving super cool descriptions for all of you NPCs? I have an issue with how rad these vampires' designs are
I feel like occasionally some of the boobs' goofing around in the more dramatic moments gets them into unnecessary fights
You my friend, just explained D&D 😂
#wherewasbalnor
I keep thinking back to different stealth missions the boobs have done, or even just recently with the fight in the tower at the end of the fey wild saga, and thinking that if they happened now then Hardwon would just be stuck outside since he can't enter without invitation
I actually like seeing a dm turn someone because it leaves a lot of room to see how the player will act now
Hey Murph what the fuck
One of the best parts of every week. Thanks guys, can't wait to listen!