Short Rest: Ep. 86: Hell Breaks Loose

I am on my 2nd listen through this year, and I love this series so freaking much. There NEEDS to be an animated series it would just be so awesome

the image of hardwon the half elf holding the kings hammer x2 standing between the god monster and frosting/his friends and being flanked by king coldain and the frost dwarves was so so insane and cinematic and beautiful im obsessed with it

I'm very late listening and subscribing but just had to hear the after show for this one 😅😂

I just think it would’ve been fun to go to Iron Deep on the quest

Deja vu from them talking about being called out in public a while ago. FLATTEST ASS IN BAHUMIA

For what it's worth, I have NEVER been disappointed with the story/pod. There may have been a few moments that I selfishly wanted to work out otherwise, but that has never led to disappointment! Only fan-fiction style alternate timelines in my brain. :) Thank you for a story that sends me to my hyper-focus, must-binge happy place. 🥰

Truth about the healing spells not being worth it at higher level, but 2024 rules seriously buffed healing spells.

I'm currently doing a campaign where my players get 1 ability score increase per level and everything else is the same, so they still get feats at the level. My players started with a slightly weaker standard array, but by level 4 I had players with a stat that was 20.. Hindsight I would've went even weaker on the standard array, like 13,12,11,10,9,8.

Great sode, but what about Guenthers death???

Caldwell, "Being impacted by someone so much they start to grow inside you" went so hard dude. I immediately made some art for it even though I've been in an art drought so thanks 😅

Sometimes the sarcastic razzing is so advanced I forget that they don't actually all hate each other and have terrible home lives

The ongoing joke of Jake’s marriage being depressingly loveless makes me laugh every time

OK, but does Murph still train BJJ?

Omg "we are blob champions" hits DIFFERENT when you know

I will not be told when to unsubscribe. Unsubscribed.

My table once did a one shot where the stats were determined by rolling 6 D20s. It was so much fun, definitely recommend for a one shot

My first character I ever rolled, my first stat I rolled was a 4 with 4D6, and I had to keep it.

I loved hearing that 4d6-drop-lowest was "harsh." 🙂 I remember a time when 3d6-in-order was the standard. 😉

Releasing a spider into the garden which is an unfamiliar environment compared to your house means it will most likely die. Sorry.

I love this campaign, but I want some tragedy. The Boobs have had it too easy. #ThingsCanOnlyGetWorse #UnleashTheMurph

This is Jake's russian bots farm. Fuck you Murph, how could you?

Pouring one out tonight for Gunther.

https://twitter.com/chmurph/status/1217999957711417345?s=21

Wen will next episode be up

I’m still like 30 episodes behind, but I wanted to say that I absolutely love this podcast and everything college humor has done. It’s heartbreaking to hear what’s going on, but I hope the Band of Boobs is doing alright and everyone at collegehumor is okay!

But that’s it

Oh I guess I do it’s on Netflix

Unrelated to the episode but you guys need to watch the repair shop it’s a British antique restoration show need I say more.

If jake wants to be an honorable fighter that also can heal people then he should go with the greatest subclass of all: purple dragon knight

binky fiasco character sheet pls

Cooter is the antithesis to Hugo. I wanna see them 1 v 1. Berry boy v Hugo style

Thanks for all the hard work editing/getting the episodes out Murph 🥺 and also to the band of boobs ofc!!

Can we get a campaign setting book with expanded Jill and Sad Jake lore?

Caldwell you are abstract...and that's what I's appreciates about ya

Cooter could totally level up to the Tracker retainer from Strongholds and Followers. I know Murph has seen some Matt Colville stuff before and I think he has the book

didn’t cooter die?? permanently

The Juiblex is genuinely terrifying, great job adding real tension in these battles.

Oof- anyone else really scared by Murph's warning about things getting dark?

For me another one of the biggest displays of Hardwon’s growth is when the frost dwarves say “who is this guy?” At the beginning of the podcast I feel like Hardwon would respond something like “Hardwon Surefoot, Pride of Iron Deep... etc. etc.” but in the episode he simply responds “I’m just a summer dwarf”

Could they skin the terask for a cloak and be immune to magic?

I heard tears in Moonshines throat as she talked to Cobb. Such a good scene

Hey Brian! Why don't you give some of the NPCs that don't have PC class levels some levels from the Sidekick UA? You could give Cooter some levels of Expert to reflect his healing skill while not giving him much of any combat ability. https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana/sidekicks

how does brian murphy have the audacity to be so great

Murph, the only reason we @ you is coz your are an amazing story teller. Without you and the story YOU have made for NADDPOD it would be a very boring podcast. You are the reason I started DMing without playing a single session of D&D. Take all the @s (good and bad) and just make them good coz that means you are making us laugh, cry and everything in between. We love you Daddy Murphy from all the NADDpoles

<3

@Murph, you do a great job! Just an amazing DM, I am looking forward to the close of the campaign. Definitely bring it hard, that will make it all the better. I have been looking forward to this all week so that says something!

the whole conversation about moonshine leaving her spores since the beginning and realizing how many people she’s touched really moved me ❤️

@Murph, you're doing a great job of keeping the stakes high and getting emotional investment from not only your players, but from your audience as well. I've really really REALLY enjoyed these past 2 episodes and I'm excited for the rest of this arc

Should try suicide die for a 1 shot. Roll 6 d20 those are your stats, no racial modifiers or any bonuses

I'm surprised by the lack of talking about Gunther. It makes me assume he or his death has sone role next episode.

And with this, my three month adventure of listening to new episodes everyday, laughing and crying is over and I get to listen to the epic climax of campaign 1 in real time! Its a real mixed bag of emotions

Sorry about the wall of Venom, Murph. #LeaveOurDangDadAlone

Amazing episode guys, thank you so much! One thing I didn't understand is why did Apple (that's her first name right? It doesn't seem like everyone's clear on that) flew off near the end? She flew off leaving the almost dead Balnor/Hardwon/Cooter to soak the Tarrasque's attacks, instead of helping them tank it.

Didn't you say that the slime guy was weak to radiant damage ( implied saying that you want a Paladin ) so marvis Sun beam should be doing double damage

The standard array stats are the way to go.

You're SO close to San Francisco that I feel like it'd be easy to do a show here! Specially since we've got DunDraCon coming up!

Murph you do judo and or jujitsu? That's dope what belt are you also I love this show and direction it's going keep up the good work.

please come to hawaii

this short rest resurrected me only to kick me in the face several times. this is the best way to spend $5/month tbh

Cousin Cooter is LEVEL 5!! Hell yeah!

This is pod is my favorite form of entertainment. I have created 7 other nadpoles. Please do a show in Phoenix.

Mechanically couter from level 1 should be at 7 lol

So grateful for all that you guys do! Seriously can’t explain how much this story means to me and I’m sorry you’ve been getting hate Murph

Am I the only one picking up on some Apple Scrumper x Hardwon vibes these last 2 eps? Are the walls finally coming down? 😂

What a beautiful ending conversation for a short rest after such an already emotional heavy episode.

The RSS feed is not loading in my player 😢 (I use Castro)

Murph we love you and your podcast

This episode was blessed, want a 🌹 to Mavris for hopping on the mages shoulders and beeping when Bev wouldnt hurry up, i was nervous about spliting the party but Mavris made me feel so okay about it 😂

Bless hardwon and Jake's puckered asshole!

Loved how y'all played Mavris wandering into a boy love triangle 😂 Great ep!

This was just a 👌chefs kiss good an episode. Fuck you guys we love you guys!

I know a lot of it is in jest but people need to leave Murph alone.

Guys stop kinkshaming me so many times

*Glass breaks* Stone Cold comes out and it looks like he's going to stun DM Murph Rock but instead pulls out two steveweisers and throws one to him instead. Can't express how much I've loved everyone of these episodes. Great work everyone. Keep the laughs and cheers and tears coming. I've loved literally every minute. Also what a travesty about college humor. Good luck to everyone that is now out of work. Love you guys.

Really *really* loved the discussion on the themes of the story and Hardwon's arc in this one. I think it'd be really cool if, once the whole campaign is done, there was a look at the story you've told here, what sort of messages and lessons it's speaking to, and what you'll each wall away with from having lived it.

I might get into serious trouble for wasting two hours I should be spending to turn in my school paper... But hot dayum, it was worth it, what a stellar goddamnn episode!

I've also seen it where you roll 6 d20s, drop the lowest and then assign the stats the way you want them for your character. That way you don't end up with a fighter that randomly has a +3 to intelligence and a -2 to strength.

I loved this episode one of my favorites, so epic.

Thank you Murph!! Also bring it, the end of this campaign is going to hurt but I know that love will win plus the Band of Boobs is blessed!

What about the point buy system? Also if you roll 5, what about dropping worst and best to get a more balanced stat?

I'm so sorry! I didn't realize you were getting genuine hate! The cliffhanger was just killing me!