Ep. 91: Secrets, Secrets (The Chosen Saga)

God dammit Pendergreens, this episode chokes me up every time.

I'm crying so hard rn oh my god this is a beautiful episode

Man, I don't know if I have the strength to finish this campaign!! The heart strings!

Murph’s joy when he says “I made wrestling mechanics” is so lovely, it made me smile so wide

Moonshine, my shayla :(

The scene between moonshine and pendergreens is still to this day one of my favorite scenes in Naddpod history. I feel like I didn’t get why moonshine was so set on becoming the queen of hell and taking on the hellfire crown fully until this most recent re listen, but for anyone else who’s feeling confused (bc I know at first I was) I think moonshine in a lot of ways tends to blame herself for things that were primarily out of her control. She’s such a comunal and giving person, that out in a world that’s highly individualistic people tend to take and take and take until she’s left with nothing. With pendergreens, at first he was just another comic relief character with dubious intentions and a shady ass past, but through her unintentional nurturing of his better qualities, she and him both created a bond stronger and deeper than either of them anticipated. And so I think moonshine would be the first to say that one of her favorite people on the entirety of Bahumia would be pendergreens. Especially as she doesn’t like to let people see her be emotional and weak—and yet one of the only times she gets really emotional in front of other people is with pendergreens. So, because she is so self sacrificial and loving, had Alanís or some other random taken over the crown, I don’t think she’d be this insistent. But I think a lot of her conviction as to why she is insistent her fate is to take on the hellfire crown is because she blames herself at least a little bit for making pendergreens take on this burden alone so she can go out and live her life and save the world. Moonshine despite being very loving and nurturing, is also very stubborn and inflexible when it comes to handling certain situations as a way to remain focused and calm amidst the storm. It’s a big reason why she struggles with connecting with her people, or leading the charge, and other things that require a level of flexibility and patience that Meemaw or even Mawmaw has, somthing that her and her father sort of have in common, and I think was part of the reason they bonded so quickly. Anyways, moonshine is a prime example of an amazing complex character that can be hard to understand unless you’re really paying attention some times, and part of that is just Emily being her wonderful self, and the other part of it is just the fantastic roleplay all of the people on this podcast do. I could write a whole essay on this entire episode, but I feel like I’m close to hitting the character limit at this point so I’m going to wrap this up here lol

I like the role playing episodes so much more than the endless dice rolls of the previous episodes. Emily might be one of the best dnd players ever. This is my first listen and I can’t wait to see what it’s like when she gets behind the screen

This is my third round through and I still don't get Moonshine/Emily's head space on this. Murph has even made it abundantly clear Moonshine doesn't need to end up in hell but Emily is just stuck on it.

Oh im sobbing thanks Pendergreens

Many tears listening to this episode. So many roses for you all! 🌹

I cannot believe I'm having so many feelings about a former belly chain inhabitant, played for laughs NPC. Y'all are incredibly talented.

Honey Magpie is good! Thanks for the shout out Jake I love it.

Oh we're crying now. Thank you guys for this so much.

Shout out to Murph for the ankle pick > side control description. That whole grappling scene was amazing and I really appreciated the mechanic you created for it.

Please don’t hurt us too much Murph

I don’t remember if it’s this episode or not but I cried at the paw paw reaction and even harder with penta. Y’all are making a beautiful campaign 💔

Emily’s RP skills have given me chills before but nothing like this.

Thank you Emily for being so incredibly talented that I felt your pain with you. And Murph for holding it together in response. I never thought I'd cry on the way to work because of a D&D podcast.

🌹🌹🌹

This was the first ep that made a tear roll down my cheek on the way to school. I love this show so much.

I really hope Moonshine gets a happy ending and doesn’t have to suffer in Hell forever 😭

I really enjoyed Murph's decision to keep Gunther dead. Being able to resurrect anyone who died without consequence would kind of had lowered the stakes in this apocalyptic ending. 🌹

NOO PAWPAW!!! but legit the next scene with Egwene and pawpaw smoking made me laugh again mixed emotions all around. I don't want the stories with Band of Boobs to end but... it has to... every great story does... 😭😭😭 Bouquet of roses to everyone for this excellent episode and the biggest rose to Moonshine for the gut-punching decision 🌹

Catch me crying in the filing room at work. Such a sad episode, but in a good way. I think Emily plays Moonshine so well and so real, and I hope in the end Moonshine is saved from her terrible (but righteous and honorable) fate! Such an amazing job Emily!

Amazing episode! They really just keep getting better. Btw, if you're going to Phoenix, please come to Colorado - like the Boulder or Denver area!!

To Murph, Emily, Caldwell and Jake: I've spent my whole life hiding in stories. I suffer from depression, and sometimes it gets...bad. Stories have always been how I fight it back. I was in a really bad place when I found this podcast well over a year ago. The truth is, you guys have saved my life. I mean that in the most literal way ever. The perfect mix of humor and raw emotion have been perfect week after week to keep me going. This episode was the absolutely perfect example of that. I can never thank you guys enough for everything. I hope you guys can take some joy in knowing that you've changed my life for the better. May the tales of the Band of Boobs live in song and story forever.

Moonshine Cybin: Queen of Hellves!

Was relistening, and I just love Jaina and Hardwon’s friendship so much! It’s so nice to see them supporting each other and being bros

Murph’s constantly just like “here’s a new character. Pretty stupid huh? Surely just here for comic relief, right? Well in about six weeks this guy’s gonna say or do something so poignant that you’re going to cry your eyes out in front of a bus full of strangers.”

The only thing I want in life is to be as absorbed and passionate about something as Emily is about storytelling in D&D . god I wish someone would play D&D with me! 😭

Absolutely did not plan to cry on my way to work this morning. Emily is the most amazing person ever, such incredible storytelling. Thanks for the feels! ❤️

I ship pendergreens and moonshine so bad! Also I cried all the way home listening to this episode

How dare you make my me cry about Pendergreens. Rude 😭

One billion roses to Emily 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹we love to see it ❤️

Emily, all of the roses and hemp milk to you ❤ you bought this episode so much depth and it was a beautiful experience. Love you band of boobs!!

You ruined my week Brian!!!

Emily gave me the feels big time in this episode. Wow! Thank you all for bringing us into this world! ❤️

Crying on the commute about a crick

Fucking fuck

Listening to Moonshine talk to Pendergreens about taking over hell was such a painful experience...great job putting that emotion into her, Emily! I will definitely be brokenhearted if Pendergreens isn't able to save her from taking over hell somehow. I loved the explanation Murph had him give for why he's such a different person than he was previously. I can't wait for the BoB's fight with Death!

The amount of tears I had to hold back at work listening to this. F you guys for making me want to cry at work. I love you guys though don’t take the f you as a bad thing.

So heavy. Thank goodness there was some silly shenanigans too, definitely needed the balance. You guys are the best.

Please Awaken Pawpaw for the finale.

Good thing I opted not to listen to this on my commute, full on ugly crying 😭

Jesus that was insane- and of course goes to show that Emily is the greatest DnD player in the world

Beverly encounters a "dad" omen?

Darn you Emily for making me cry. I was not prepared for these feelings

I don't mind being a goblin, but did you really have to make me survive by pulling a _Denny?_ D:

Please post the song for Pawpaw, Em.

Thanks for making me cry at work guys, Jesus!

What a great ep!! I actually shed a tear for paw paw and moonshine. I love the fungal queen

Emily crying is breaking my heart. I’ve had to pause it twice so far.

Y’all this one was ROUGH

Shed a tear for paw paw and moonshine, a huge rose for Emily this episode please!

Emily is absolutely brilliant and I adore Moonshine. This was so heartbreaking

Fuck you guys for making me cry about a mushroom woman and her possum

I'm sueing for emotional damages

At the very end you hear Jake say, “Is my mom dead man.” Lmao! I love him.

Emily is the greatest DND player of all time, a brilliant improviser, a great actor and writer, and a pure force of chaos.

Hey um this is a lot y'all

I spend a lot of time talking about how Emily is a genius and Moonshine is the best character ever made but like. Emily sure is a genius and Moonshine is the best character ever made, huh

Can we just draw attention to the fact that Jake asks Murph if his mom died just before the end music played 😂

My god, the sexual tension between Hardwon and Jana

Daddy Murph you treat us too well, a doozy of a sode this week.

I’M GONNA MCFREAKING LOSE IT thank you so much for truly going above and beyond with this story ... started from dragon pussy now we here ... crying ........

H and J gotta smooch already

OH THE SCENE WITH MOONSHINE AND PAWPAW MADE ME SOB

This got a darknut out of me.

Daddy Murph, thank you, you blessed city pigeon

Thanks pops

Our dad has blessed us this day. Calooh Callay!!!

I love you Daddy. 😘

Bless you, Murph

Thank you daddy murph