Eldermourne - Ep. 9: Hexblood (w/ Lou Wilson)
After the Choo Choo Crew's recent run-ins with Reaper zealots sent by the Petty King, we cut to the source of the trouble -- a crumbling kingdom with a dark secret! Lou Wilson leads a whole new cast of characters as Jabari Hightower, along with Emily Axford as Tarragon Snakeroot and Jake Hurwitz as Corbeau Babineaux. Oops, all monks, baby!
Music / Sound Effects Include:
"Winter Garden" by Klankbeeld at Freesound.org.
"The Lonely Autumn" by Emily Axford.
"A Wizard's Tournament" by Emily Axford.
"Soul Coins" by Emily Axford.
"The Hexblood Centurions" by Emily Axford.
"Harrenford" by Emily Axford.
"Starspawn" by Emily Axford.
"Hospitable" by Emily Axford.
"All I Need is One Thread to Spin a Web" by Emily Axford.
"Tundra Trudge" by Emily Axford.
"Tarragon's Terrarium" by Emily Axford.
"A Friend for Life" by Emily Axford.
"The Lonely Autumn" by Emily Axford.
"A Fate Refused" by Emily Axford.
"Unknown Tome" by Emily Axford.
"The Purge" by Emily Axford.
"Into the Flame" by Emily Axford.
Comments (102)
assonance Murph, not alliteration also them being all off Twitter only to support Meta instead is like a completely lateral move
"we're all off of Twitter" the world is healing
Now listening to TOYPaJ again for the first time in years and honestly it's FULL of still-bangers
With that ending I was waiting for someone to say "Fuck Caldwell, your in Lou!" jokingly of course
Not the accidental 6 7 preference
Jabari was streets ahead
Relistening to the Hexblood arc for the 1000000000th time
Where did caldwell go 😭
Caldwell was on paternity leave! This is when they had Sidney, their first kiddo. So instead of halting the campaign totally they did a short tied in side campaign (: hope you enjoyed the ride
Lake is assumed to be prone unless otherwise stated
i turn 35 in 6 days and just now, thanks to this ep, got the pun in the title of that Blink album. tbc i was a greeb/skate park kid lol
like i literally saw them live on Travis' last tour at Birmingham NEC (i think it was there, anyway, cba to look it up) :')
I absolutely love these characters, and Lou is fantastic as always! So excited for this arc!
One of my favorite story arcs, so good, love all the characters.
I really like the format of this ep. The old “getting the band back together” call is a brilliant was to start a new campaign. I might just steal that for my own campaign’s first session. Seems like a great way to around the table and get everyone invested at a good pace
my heart goes out to the folks who skipped the outro segment and missed out on the origin story of blink-182’s take off your pants and jacket
We are leaning hard into the Wiscussy and I’m loving it.
For a long time I thought he was saying "sweet Lou niño"
I absolutely love Jabari so much. I miss Caldwell but what a great way to spend his absence while he works on daddy duty. ♥️
Tarragon's voice has me picturing Sarah Paulson as a monk haha
if Emily is into mmos, final fantasy 14 is a really good one. it's super narrative heavy, definitely a great story ^-^ also I'm beginning to question if Jake knows that blink182 has good music that's newer.
Lou is a gem, I love his energy and hope there's a way he can continue on the podcast!
I totally second this!!
This episode really felt like old-school NADDPOD, so much fun and banter. Lou just rocked this out of the park
Not saying I'm happy Caldwell is not in this arc, but a little sad that Lou is only a short-term player. PLEASE find a way to make Jabari full-time!
Amazing bravo
Brian you are truly one of the best DMs...your world build is so inspirational!
Amazing episode, damn do I love me some Lou! What a wild start to the arc 😶. Can't wait until the next episode.
Incredible! Lou hype! I cannot wait for next week. Once again Lou plays an absolute king and I am here for it.
I really enjoy this new side campaign,I think I like it more then the new main, you think we could just add Caldwell to this one and make this the new main campaign?
I'm here for Corvo McConaughey, that shit is hilarious lol
Quick shout-out to Murph for the quick thinking on the Help action: When Corvo gave a "motivational speech" to Taragon, instead of invalidating the Help action or prompting Corvo to so something else, Murph came up with another mechanical boon to help his ally. Very cool to see!
Lou is a vibe and I am here for it!
Lou Wilson is correct, the new Avalanches album is great. Go listen to it.
Fam, did anyone catch the “ashes of Arthur Penley”? Why is that name so familiar? So stoked to have Lou around. Brings a totally awesome energy to the podcast
That’s Zirk’s mentor.
He sure was Thirstin'. Thirstin' for BLOOD
So hyped for Lou! Genuinely such a great episode, and I love this group dynamic.
amazing first episode! i'm kinda dumb though and always miss parts when setting up lore/background - can someone explain why the sorceress would have said "the wicked trickster"? wouldn't a sorceress be the kind of person who loves and worships the trickster?
The Trickster brought magic into the world but doesn't really have dominion over it. It seems like the Sorceress just considers magic to be a convenient source of personal power rather than a gift of the Trickster.
Fuck yes!!! Mass migration to Instagram!!!!
I never noticed the innuendo in "Take off your pants and jacket"! 🤣
I love all three of these characters and the world of Eldermourne so much. This crew is amazing and I appreciate all the amazing adventures you all create!
I wrote a quick simulation of the ritual to see how dangerous it was. Warnings spoilers for the episode at the top of the script: https://perlbanjo.com/f9ae4eef4f
I love how distinct your character voices are.
Well they said that this new crew already had a big adventure years ago that leveled them up to where they are now, so that might even make this the campaign after the campaign during the campaign after the campaign after the campaign...
So this is the campaign during the campaign after the campaign after the campaign, right? 🤣🤣🤣
*looks at the music list and sees 'Starspawn'* This is going to be a good episode. Love that we could tell Tarragon's accent before she spoke because Emily took it on too. Jake's "wise words" were great. And Jabari is so off-puttingly exuberant in the best way.
Murph, you’re an absolute madman. I can only imagine the shock on the players faces as you revealed the death saves. What a power move.
The Hexbuds?
Lou’s pronunciation sounds quite Japanese when he says Jabari (ジャバリ?) and it sounds great. My girlfriend is Japanese and she agreed (if that’s what he’s going for haha), great episode and loving everyone’s new characters!!
First concert, Blink 182!
Absolutely loved the episode!! This arc is gonna be so fun!
Emily - where can I listen to these tracks and do I have your permission to use them for my home game???
They’re on Apple Music for sure, probably on Spotify too!
Honestly surprised that Corbeau did not turn out to be canonically 6' 7.5" after Lou introduced Jabari. 🙂
“Role me 10 death saves!” I was like, oh no!!
This crew just makes me think of the Beatles after they broke up lmao I love it
Truly love the LouCrew name for the players, but may I suggest HexBUDS for the PCs? XD Love this first ep!!
I was today years old when I realized that Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was a pun.
Oh man, I love Oops, All Monks. Jake playing the counterpoint was beautiful. Genuinely surprised me with that depth of character and story telling by Jake. New kind of character from you and I ABSOLUTELY want to see more of this from Jake. Em, beautiful as always! Your character development and depth in only a short amount of time is second to none. Lou, perfect fit in with these talented players. Look forward to how this arc plays out. Murph, inspiring as well with your creative storytelling and design. Loving all of this!
THE MUSIC!!!! EMILY AXFORD YOU’VE OUT DONE YOURSELF!!!
Lou is the perfect addition to this group, his energy fits in SO well! and Jake was exceptional in this sode!!! I love this arc and every character immediately, I cannot wait for more!!
Each of Jake’s characters are better than the last
Wow thats was easily one of my favourite episodes of all time, i love these characters sooo much!!!
Anthem Pt. II does indeed slap in the year of our lord 2021
Jake is Joel Osteen lol
So we’re calling this trio the Hexbuds right?
Jesus fucking Christ Brian Murphy you make the most beautiful encounters😭
As a Jonathan myself, I am honored to be included as a notorious grifter
I want the final episode of this arc to have Caldwell come back and play the big bad
This is my favorite first episode from all the campaigns so far! The imagery was great and it's insane how invested yall got me in one episode.
Holy Elder listened to it at the paper factory this morning. Love this new arc. Tremendous energy from Lou with Jabari which is my shit. Great work Lou Crew!!!
This new adventure is going to be amazing! Are we ever going to have a cross over where these characters get to meet the Choo Choo Crew?!
I love the plugging of WOW at the end, me and my bf have been going hard December and this month. Also, hate to point out this awkward mistake but I think Cameron Diaz forgot to unmute herself again 😬
I love that we saw the prophet Kane (Cain?) back immediately tied back in with the ashes, how long have you been planning murph! Question, if they had ended up fighting, could the lou-crew have killed Kane?, would that mean that Henry and Zirk miss out on getting closure with him in their stories? Will the outcomes of this arc have immediate repercussions in the main campaign? Did you purposefully name Caldwell's last episode before his leave "until we meet again"?
Alliance or Horde? Also how do you like the new expansion?
Okay, Emily and Brian. What would you think about stream WoW
Murph continues to surprise with some of the coolest encounters this side of the Mississippi. And also the other side of the Mississippi
The mental image of Jabari excitedly doing high kicks is the funniest thing I've heard in weeks, shdhdjdjsj
I'm not even halfway through the episode but if something happens to Lake I will turn the podcast around, so help me.
Should this be "the campaign after the campaign after the campaign during the campaign"?
or "the campaign during the campaign after the campaign after the campaign."? :D whatever it is we're going to need a chart to keep track soon.
Love the new team. And thanks for the shout out at the end there Jake. Long live the onks!
First time I get to listen to an episode the day it comes out. I must say, I don't like waiting for the next episode. It was actually nice when I knew there was another one to listen to straight after I finished one. The downside of being all caught up...
Also, Emily sounds like she’s teetering between Canadian Sophia Lee and Brenda Elizabeth.
Jake was so good in this episode and could tell Murph was loving corbeau. Lou fits in so well and Emily as always has such in depth characters. So excited for this
Massive deadeye vibes coming from Corbeau, I love it... And just the whole setup and design of the encounter *chefs kiss* A rose to you Brian Murphy and roses to all the pc’s. My only thorn is that Caldwell can’t be an elite monk
God damn! I was near tears when Tarragon was failing saves and bo hopped in
Having a black man on this podcast activates a new level of hype within myself
listen the king being a meathead jock in a gothic fantasy is everything I ever wanted
"I Swear To You, I Was Never So Alive As When I Was Winning This Throne, Or So Dead As Now That I've Won It."
I CANNOT WAIT to see the fan art for these characters
I really needed this one tonight. Thank you, Lou Crew!
LOU CREW UNITE!
I have been counting down the minutes for this to post! Thank you Choo Choo Crew and Daddy Murph for putting out episodes in this crazy messed up world that is December 38, 2020
Hey ...psstt..... thanks
Oh my fucking god do I need this right now. Thank you Lou crew!
Can’t wait to find out what surprise character Cameron Diaz will be playing
LOU CREW. Supreme Crit Justice Lou 😍
Thank you 🙌
LOU CREW BABY LET'S GOOOO