Short Rest: Eldermourne - Ep. 35: Familiar

I remember I made a level one character for 3.5e and without difficulty I got to a 21AC without a shield. Welding one I had 23AC at level one XD

Carmen san diego doesn't wear a fedora. also +1 to balsamic vinegar fries

Jake calling character assassination like Brennan about his food opinions made me laugh hard

I wish Emily shared what her wild plan was that Murph reminded they would be doing more after the wizard aka save stuff for later.

As a vegetarian i like a sweet potato... except in fries. Similar to cauli crust, it's the WRONG vessel dish for the veg. Sweet potato fry texture is too gummy and it never really gets properly crisp, and it is too sweet. Fried small cubes of sweet potato for a salad tho? Fuck ME UP esp with as balsamic dressing and arugula leaf

HELL YEAH 6.5 MIN IN AND IM SCREAAAMING AT 7AM - ILL EAT OLD FRIES FROM THE FRIDGE BUT FUCK A SWEET POTATO FULLLLLY HAIL JAKE

Fryers put out SO much steam and foggy grease when you cook fries aka chips.

Ooh! And not an actual potato, but we do boast a delicious ice cream potato at Westside Drive In (featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives). It's just ice cream shaped like a baked potato with cocoa powder "skin," topped with whipped cream, nuts, oreos, and chocolate sauce. A fun and tasty novelty item. 😊

If y'all ever come to Idaho, we have a place called Boise Fry Company. They have a rotation of several different types of potatoes offered in a variety of cuts, including shoestring, curly, homestyle, waffle, and even po balls (which are basically little fried mashed potato balls). They also have a variety of infused salts (my personal favorite is vanilla salt) and various sauces (my favorite was some kind of maple marshmallow, which I only had once - seasonal - but was glorious) including a surprisingly good blueberry ketchup. Also, if anyone isn't from the part of the US that does fry sauce, do yourself a favor: mix ketchup and mayo and dip your fries in it. You can thank me later. Not sure how hot of a take this is, but worst fries ever: In and Out.

Jake is so real for hating sweet potato fries

Sweet potato fries suck so much! Go Jake!

Yoo, In NZ we call both 'fries' and 'chrisps' Chips. Its all Chips and Krissy is right. More Endoterra and Kind-Of Kiwi connection

Balsamic reduction sauce on sweet potato fries is the way

I caught that the girdle books were the answer, but I'm happy for the legend of Fia's Floating Disc to grow. :D Also, I do love all the side characters in this campaign and the ways they raise the stakes. Murph can go hard on Johnny and Chrissy because if they die, the story can still continue easily, Rogue One-style.

wow that window puzzle is so neat when you think about it, because it’s not really the *window* that teleports you but the cloud of smoke itself acting like a portal to the cloud in the other window. it would be really cool to put that puzzle in a game and have a player try to blow the smoke further into the room and corral it somehow haha

"A 13 is like a nat 20 to Caldwell" Truer words have never been spoken

salt and vinegar chips (crisps) are my favourite

Clearly Crissy is Australian, here "crisps" and "fries" are both called chips.

POTATOES HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING SWEET! I could not agree more. Potato heads unite!

SWEAT POTATOS ARE NASTY

I love the trap enthusiasm <3

Americans don't cook chips at home?? What do they eat burgers with?

Ngl balsamic on fries sounds delicious tho

I'm sorry, Emily's implication that she's never had frozen french fries blows my mind like yeah they're generally bad but some are good and regardless everyone's had em

My 3.5 character is level 12 with an AC of 53 😳 3.5 is crazy. Also there are class tiers, like some classes are just a lot better than others.

Why is no one talking about the true gem that is murph running us through this wizards tower filled with bad baby unseen servants?? Thank you Murph, already know where to put this in my campaign 🙏🏽

Dice christ wants Emily to be a spellcaster.

Balsamic on fries is amazing

I’m a bit late to the party but I’m Scottish and you can get a bag of chips (fries) from a chip shop. They are soggy, caked in salt and vinegar, and chunky. So, it’s pretty on brand for Chrissy to want a bag of fries haha

Nah Jake I got your back, sweet potato fries are an unnatural defiance of god

Bit late to the party but Birds Eye in Aus have a sea salt and balsamic vinegar frozen chips pack and that's the shit. Limited edition so we've stocked up.

So finally listened to the short rest a few day late and then this article came out today! Crazy timing! https://www.ign.com/articles/dnd-6e-announcement

“Murphs Tomb of Inconveniences”

I agree with Jake, sweet potato fries are abhorrent.

"POTATO HAS NO BUSINESS BEING SWEET" thank you jake for your bravery... i'd take a terrible stale cold maccas fry over that strange sweet potato heathen of a fry any day

Caldwell, I salute you for the wee beaut that is Chrissie and his commitment to chips of all denominations. If you want that true to life Scottish pronunciation however, 'chips' is pronounced the same as 'chaps' (adding an extra element to the guy/dude/lad discussion)

I know I’m a couple of days late but they actually recently started talking about new books and overhauls to things in 5e in like 2 years, so people are thinking 5.5 might be coming around 👀👀👀

balsamic on fries is delicious! delicious!!!

Muddled blueberries + balsamic vinegar as a dipping sauce for fries is delicious

Being an Australian, when Chrissy said someone burned chips I 100% knew exactly what he was talking about. Also in Aus fries and chips are just called chips.

Okay so my wife makes carrot fries with some combination of honey, balsamic, and Sriracha and they are absolutely bomb

Along with a bunch of other people, I'm also going to recommend Pathfinder 2e if you all are considering a more crunchy system. I've been really enjoying it and while it's crunchier than 5e, it's much more streamlined than Pathfinder 1e so it might be a good next step from 5e.

we stand with Jake - sweet potato fries are ass

Plenty of people in the comments are mentioning Pathfinder, which I think is a great idea for a more complex system! One big selling point - Pathfinder 1e is basically D&D 3.5 with updates, so it would be easy for Murph and Emily to pick it up. It does a lot to fix those empty levels Murph mentioned in the episode too. I'd love to hear them give it a try!

Jake is right. Sweet potatoes are not it. (They do smell better than regular fries tho imo)

I use malt vinegar instead of balsamic, and I learned a while back not to put it directly on the fries, as it'll make a soggy mess. I pour ketchup separately and mix in a bunch of malt vinegar into that. Same end result, but you're left with a crisp, dry fry.

Thumbs up for Caldwell vocabulary

Omg yes balsamic is FANTASTIC on fries!

I agree with Jake. Sweet potato fries are not good

In N Out fries are abismal

If you need bad fries just go to In N Out, completely inedible

Y'all never had good sweet potato fries and it shows.

Will donate my denim vest to Murph immediately

As a Potat-ho myself, I have little to comment on the fries discussion. As a Potat-ho myself, I have little to comment on the fries discussion. HOWEVER if y'all want a fun 3.5 based game that I think needs both a revival,and also is a solid system where every class has interesting options is the World Of Warcraft rpg. Especially with NADDPOD's 3/4ths knowledge of Warcraft Lore experience from 8-bit Book Club.

doesn’t suffer from the same traps as 3.5 or pathfinder 1e when it comes to making a character ( the classes are all way more balanced and you’d have to try really hard to make a charater that doesn’t work)

With talk about maybe graduating from 5e to a more complex system, I’d like to recommend looking into Pathfinder Second Edition. My playgroup recently made that transition, I’m the GM, and it’s been a blast. The big benefits off the top of my head are that there are so many more clear systems in place for DMs (instead of relying on abundant homebrew like 5e), martial classes have hugely improved combat impact and aren’t just “i swing a sword” until level 20, and the system

Jake, I stand with you. I strongly prefer regular fries over sweet potato fries. Fries have no business being sweet!

Oven baked fries are absolutely not soggy and sad they're wonderful!!!!

Team Caldwell Oven chips

Can't believe Jake is getting razzed for his completely reasonable chip (fries) opinions. I also do not understand the hype around sweet potato fries, chips are savory, not sweet.

Chrissie IS a true Scotsman - he loves oven chips and, like me, has burnt them more times than he cares to admit

Not only am a potato-only chip/fry head like Jake, I absolutely live for that balsamic and salt dressing on them. Absolute sog hog over here 🍟 🐷

You should check out Pathfinder 2e, you can get really customizable with that. Also, I would suggest 1st edition Pathfinder over 3.5.

Honestly if you wanted to play a game in a more complex 3.5-esque system, you should give Pathfinder 1e a shot! I've played it a bunch recently with some friends and its a lot of work but there's a lot of options for optimization and builds that I think you all might like

you've heard of pickling your dice....but have you tried....pickling fries and making jake eat them?

I love 3.5 please do a oneshot!

Alrighty I have put steak fries in the oven for numerous dinners and they are delicious with some nice Cajun seasoning. It is still an hilarious discussion to have on the short rest though

If I was asked if I wanted some fries...and was given sweet potato fries? The night is ruined.

You can fry up fresh tortilla chips really easily too! My girlfriend stupefied me the other day….

Oh yeah, love balsamic vinegar on sweet potato fries! Best Balsamic vinegar is kowalski brand fill your own bottle

I'm Australia "chips" are both packet crisps and oven cooked chips and we eat both regularly!

"Steak fries that go in the oven". In Scotland they're just known as oven chips.

Balsamic on chips is the bomb, as is worcestershire sauce but that could just be a kiwi thing 👀 chip freaks unite

Oh man the amount of sweet potato fry hate is blowing me mind!! I usually agree with Jake on most things, but man I was totally on team SP fry. And there are definitely trash fries out there, and when I eat one I am so disappointed. It is such wasted calories and leaves me angry

Sweet potato fries are horrible. Jakes right

Im fully with jake on this one fuck a sweet potatoe fry potatoes have no business being even remotely sweet

"I DIDN'T SAY ANY POTATO WOULD DO" Has me rolling fr Jake ded

Jake is completely correct about sweet potato fries. Definitely the worst way to serve sweet potatoes.

Pathfinder, crunchy as a binch with a billion options!

If you guys come back to Seattle try Dick’s burgers’ french fries. They’re the soggiest, thinest shoestring fry in the country. Believe it or not, they’re actually good.

In Australia we call both crisps and French Fry's chips. I suffered no confusion :p

You're telling me you never had fish and chips and couldn't find malt vinegar, instead using balsamic?

Balsamic vinegar boys represent. Its good on Margherita pizza. Highly recommend

Literally did it last night. A lil BV goes a long way, so dont over do it

Balsamic on fries is fantastic. You can use ANY vinegar! 😁

I need to know Jake’s opinion of cajun fries

I totally agree with Jake here. Sweet potato fries belong in the trash.

You just can't say blanket statements about food in earshot of people who like to razz.

Jake is right sweet potato fries are trash.