Ep. 93: Heavy is the Head (The Chosen Saga)
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The Band of Boobs consult their allies in Shadowfell, then head off to find an old friend! Hardwon is challenged by King MacGannis, Beverly reconnects his dad, and Moonshine has a heart to heart with Lydia. Support us at Patreon.com/Naddpod to get access to the after-show and a bunch of other Naddpod content! Get tickets to our upcoming live shows at naddpod.com/live.
Music/Sound Effects Include:
"Crackling Fire" by sagetyrtle at Freesound.org.
"Forsaken" by Emily Axford.
"The Widow" by Emily Axford.
"Lucanus Aer'Tea" by Emily Axford.
"Gladeholm" by Emily Axford.
"Bastard's Fate" by Emily Axford.
"The Multiverse" by Emily Axford.
"Starspawn" by Emily Axford.
"I Just Want to Know You're Taken Care Of" by Emily Axford.
"A Tale's End" by Emily Axford.
"A Hospitable Farewell" by Emily Axford.
"Kingshammer" by Emily Axford.
Comments (50)
Trying to figure out how Lydia could've read Ulfgar Goes Punch to baby Hardwon, the timeline doesn't really track.
Love an ep where they bicker on the way out
Real testament to his character that hardwon can sell a line as vile as "honestly sir, fuck books"
The conversation between Lydia and moonishine genuinely was so perfect and profound. Like moonshine finally talking about her internal monologue and Lydia challenging it so pointedly but with a kind and understanding demeanor, and sort of walking moonshine out of her one track mind, is just wonderful. It becomes even more poignant every time I re listen. Genuinely campaign one is really such an unforgettable masterpiece and I’ll never get tired of re listening to it ♥️
I just realized the thinking cap is “knoweth thee all”
Does anyone remember if Lydia’s sword replays only her worst memory, or the occupants’ worst memory? I’m imagining a hundred dwarfs either trapped in their own nightmares, or just being really confused about the Surefoot soap opera they had to watch while inside lmao
"....the guy shitting out the candle". Possibly my favourite line from the whole of C1.
"Hardwons mom has got it going on, she's all I want, and I've waited for so long" - Moonshine probably
I imagine Lydia as Angelina Jolie personally. I think it fits
Oh my god, Balnor's "I can't pass the candle!" bit had me absolutely rolling
Especially right after those sad moments with Moonshine. It was a great pick-me-up 💕.
Are all the songs from this campaign available on SoundCloud or Spotify?
I know it's been almost 3 years, but yes they are
I have a friend that could really do with one of those Lydia talks.
WAIT THERE'S A DISCORD??????? Well now I don't want to join because spoilers
Wait wasn't the husk in the astral plane a big worm?
5 years late but I think it was a Goblin god husk
Excuse me while I go write a 20 page fanfic about Moonshine and Lydia falling in love and having a happy ethically non monogamous relationship while ruling over Shadowfell together.
Ik this is five years later, but if you ever did end up writing something, totally send me the link bc same
After three months, I finally caught up with the free episodes. Now to go all the way back through with the short rest lol.
Lydia "Hurt my son and i'll gut you" Stormborn.
Anybody else a little frustrated by Moonshine strong arming her own end to the story. Instead of just going with what makes sense and what Murph is steering towards? I get that everybody wants things to go a certain way but part of the beauty of this whole campaign is that things never goes as planned and the results narratively have been excellent. Hard won died for Pete sake. Moonshine literally could’ve had her campaign ended last episode!! And she’s still stuck on this sacrifice for hell thing. Idk. I love her I love the show I just can’t see why she wants this so bad. CANT WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK!
I couldn't disagree more. This choice by Moonshine is incredibly consistent with the personality and character Emily has built throughout the campaign. Moonshine would never happily continue her life knowing that she potentially left a big problem behind. It kind of seems to me like Murph is trying to come up with plausible story arc to avoid that ending though.
Might be my new favorite episode, so funny and perfect! Also I’m super shipping Moonshine and Lydia now.
So many roses for Murph in this episode! Loved how he played McGannis interacting with Hardwon and Lydia advising Moonshine and love the logic he came up with for how to deal with the crown.
Moonshine's conversation with Lydia was so raw. I wasn't ready.
The utmost respect to Nathan for staying silent until he was introduced! A rose on his grave!
I love Lydia so much... free bonus episode idea everyone plays one of the cool milfs in this campaign
Wish they wouldn't have added more info into Ulfgar Goes Punch, AFTER I wrote my version! Great sode though, loved it!!
Can someone remind me what level the band of boobs are?
16!
nathan was such a wonderful surprise!! i absolutely love having tonathon back!
Murph keeps working worms into the story. First the purple worm then star spawn now an Astral worm. I LOVE it 💜 can't wait for next week's episode!!
The question is, has Lucanus now found his Greater Steed?
me, naively: oh I bet hardwon’s new godshammer could destroy the hellfire crown! Murph, hitting me over the head with mordenkainens tome of foes: no you fool, OBVIOUSLY they have to feed the crown to a magic digestion spell from an astral worm after tracking it down in space
I've been thinking this the entire time that they have been fighting with what to do with it. I think the God's Hammer *can* destroy the crown, as the King's hammer was said to be able to destroy cursed objects, but Murph added in the extra bit of "releasing the lords of hell" in order to stop that from happening. I'm not complaining though, as it should be a little more complicated than just "Hardwon hits it with a hammer." Also, the crown isn't in Tome of Foes as far as I know. That is 100% a Brian Murphy original, though maybe I'm wrong.
“You should talk to your friends. Not because you owe them an explanation, but because you deserve to be heard” is...something I’m going to be thinking about for a long time
So happy to see tonathon back was a great episode
He!!
That candle though....
I gatta number 2 this number 1!
Ultra Instinct Hardwon
I am truly so happy
Will naddpod emd after this campaign or will they start a new story i wonder?
Campaign 2 will start a little while after they finish trinyvale I believe
Praise Dice Christ!
Praise be
Every ep closer to the end is so great yet so awful. I wanna see what happens but I dont want it to end!!!
This title scares me
Ouuu boi I’m so excited for this week’s episode!!