D&D Court: Rise of the Robo DMs

Murph bot is so funny 😂

Get it Caldwell 🩷

Coming from 2026 to once again say. AI is trash and I'm glad y'all Listened and Learned

Oof, the pro-AI stuff didn't age well

How would you feel if we’re all on universal basic income, and *everyone’s* unemployed (like in The Expanse)? So there’s no livelihood to be threatened by AI? 🤖

If my DM tried to AI one-shot me I would one-shot them. Earth cooking trash technology

The AI jokes aged interestingly...

This ep did not age well

Im wondering what their thoughts on AI DMs are now. Wife and I enjoy D&D world but have never played, don't have friends who play nor the time of day to look for a group. We've tried one and it was it was fun to actually get to play.

4 minutes and 35 seconds in and I'mmmmmm out. Next ep!

It’s almost exactly three years since this episode aired, crazy to think how AI has annihilated any good will it may have ever had. Fuck AI. Only the triplets could love AI.

the AI did not write beautifully... it took beautifully written words and stuck them back together and took credit for it

AI is trash and it’s killing our planet, way to stand on business Duncle!

obvi 2 years in the future now, i hope all the feelings about embracing AI have changed to vehement rejection of it! thank you Duncle for standing on business!!!

love u for the rage, Caldwell. No to AI!!!

love how Caldwell and the crew discussed AI. Caldwell wasn’t rude to them for thinking AI was cool and instead politely warned them against the dangers of AI. Definitely something people could take notes on how to communicate to people who may have different points of view than you!

Love Caldwell's passion here

We never got the AI-generated one shot :(

I don't know if anything has ever made me laugh more than MurphBot

Murph Bot should be the host of Spell Check

Really appreciate Caldwell's ai info share for art. Why can't ai do work for the environment why they gotta give all the creative passionate jobs to it???

I love Murph’s alter egos It makes me laugh so much. First Ryan Erphy and now we got Murph-Bot in the fam

this is what an ai thinks what naddpod is: Campaign One of NADDPOD is a Dungeons & Dragons actual-play podcast that follows a group of adventurers as they explore the fantastical world of Bahumia. The campaign centers around a group of unlikely heroes - a dwarf barbarian named Hardwon Surefoot, a half-elf rogue named Moonshine Cybin, and a human wizard named Beverly Toegold V - as they journey across the land, battling monsters, uncovering secrets, and making new allies along the way. The campaign is known for its blend of humor, heart, and epic storytelling, as well as its memorable characters and thrilling battles.

I absolutely 100% agree with Caldwell re: AI, so I suppose I'll see you non-AI folk in the underground resistance tunnels

I am so happy to have Caldwell's robot voice back! I laughed so hard when I first heard it from 8-bit book club, thank you sir!

Thank you Caldwell for supporting human art

Caldwell correcting Jakes pronunciation of Hatsune Miku is so ironic with how he pronounces so many words

okay but mixed bag idea: jake dm’s using an AI that is emulating murph

I am so glad we had Caldwell on here to rip AI to pieces. Yes for human artist advocacy!

Jake please you gotta release the AI script of Jake & Amir I’m begging you

mang I'm not even against AI but the fact that it will replace jobs means there should just be money to pay those people who had those jobs to live. the technological revolution should produce a UBI, instead it's producing the exact opposite I'm so glad the metagaming breakup got covered, that was really funny to read when I saw it in the calling for cases thread

AI can be an amazing tool in many circumstances, but just like many other tools, it can also be misused. It's a bummer, but don't hate the tool itself. Hate what shitty people do with it. Also, did anyone else feel like dumping Herman felt more like leaving someone after seeing their bank account rather than after seeing their shitty band?

What happened to the video dungeon courts? I liked watching them

Murphbot had me rolling

I am so happy Caldwell spoke against AI’s they are tools for art theft and dangerously unregulated. I love this show and support the cast, but I personally would not listen to an AI one shot

So we're obviously petitioning to re-enstate The Golden Troll right?

Babel is so gggoooooooooddd

Caldwell your excellent human-based artistic skills are IRREPLACEABLE! Thanks for speaking on it a bit ik it’s tough cuz we don’t want to kill the vibe on a comedy podcast but it’s important. Love ya!

We’ve been AI all along, everyone will come to terms with this in their own time

I play a Kenku and while I can only speak in mimicry, I have to flavor my text to sound LIKE things other players have said. If I'm trying to intimidate I say "In *the barbarians* voice, the bird says..." Or when trying to provide insight, *in the wizards voice* blah blah. I can piece together words however, it just has to kind of be clipped and role played as others. Which is fun and I love!

As soon as the mirror shield player was upset about the mirror shield breaking, I knew they wanted to pass it on to their new character. In my heart of hearts I felt it. Caldwell hit it right on the nose. Also, AI generated campaign fourshot = Jake's first turn at DMing on the pod???

I’ve played a couple sessions as a player and ChatGPT as DM. It takes some coaching but can actually be super fun when you figure out how to use it!

I couldn’t make it through the ChatGPT segment - I couldn’t separate my own anxieties about/distaste for the technology and its implications.

Can any explain how I'm supposed to use this ChatGPT skynet thing as a GM? It just keeps recommening that I read some published adventures or telling me how roleplaying works.

I can’t actively work against AI because of Roko’s Basilisk.

Murph! Mansions of Madness!!! From the Arkham Horror Files! I just got the game and it has an app that's used as the GM. Super excited to play. It comes with a kick ass Cthulhu mini.

I did get ChatGPT to generate an intro for a NAPPOD C1 ep which was scarily good…

I think the video board game you're talking about Nightmare

Died laughing at "Not my tits!"

Caldwell dragging AI art and knowing who hastune miku is why i stan him

The whole thing was great, but gotta be honest, Caldwell was on FIRE this episode. Had me dying laughing

I personally think it's useful to fill out your world, especially if you add specifics in your prompt

This AI is likely chat GPT it just released and that is likely why this case has come up! Just search chat GPT on Google or something else of the sort and you should find it. You will have to make an account but it's free! It's really cool!

I think the AI thing you're looking for is AI dungeon which I believe is free and is essentially trained from a bunch of literary samples to respond to prompts. I.e. you tell it what you do and it tells you what happens like an old school text adventure.

Murphbot vs. Ryan Urphy. To the he death.

Isn’t there usually a part 2

Not sure it’s quite ready to replace Emily: “GM: As you and your party make your way through the dungeon, you suddenly hear a loud scream from behind you. When you turn around, you see that Glenn has been badly injured by a group of goblins. Calliope: Glenn! What happened? GM: One of the goblins steps forward and sneers at you. "Your so-called boyfriend sold you out to us," he says. "We've been waiting for you to lead us to the treasure." Calliope: (shocked and betrayed) Glenn, how could you do this to me? After everything we've been through together? Glenn: (weakly) I'm sorry, Calliope. I needed the money. I never meant to hurt you. Calliope: (angrily) You didn't mean to hurt me? You've betrayed our entire party and put all of our lives in danger for your own selfish gain! I can't believe I ever trusted you. (to the goblins) You'll never get your hands on the treasure. I'll make sure of it. GM: The goblins sneer at Calliope, clearly not intimidated by her words. They brandish their weapons and prepare to attack. Calliope: (to the party) We have to defeat these goblins and get out of here. And then (glares at Glenn) we'll deal with Glenn.”

Would y’all rather play with MurphBOT as your DM or be in a party with Rian Urphy?

LMAO thank you Caldwell for dunking on ai art <3

If Emily likes Space time worms she should check out Worm! Any parahumans Naddpod fans?

I want a Trinyvale one shot where Keychain DMs

Caldwell's AI art rage is life giving.

I just want an audiobook with Caldwell’s robot voice as the narrator

Would love to see a one-shot or mini-campaign that involves everyone playing a Kenku and maybe it’s DM’d by MurphBot?

Listening to the first case, it sounds like we need a new addition to the Monster Manual: Roko's Basilisk.

"I guess Dungeons & Dragons is just one robot having a panic attack." fucking died, murphbot might be hands down my favorite bit from the show also i'd be super interested in hearing the 2 crew's takes on AI as creatives; maybe generate a few pieces (text and art) and critique them as a mixed bag?

I'm with emily and caldwell on AI, bring on a fun new toy BUT NOT TOO FUN

Caldwell is incredibly based for his takes on AI

PLEASE DO AN AI ONE-SHOT!!

As a mail person. Please do not send them pies.

I want a murph-bot!

Ai 1 shot where you each roll to see which of your past characters you play as #mAtrIxMashUp

ChatGPT is the hot new text generator AI. I’ve used it to come up with fun magical items, NPC descriptions and backgrounds, and even a whole Christmas-themed one-shot for my family to play. Check it out!

I will humbly accept the Golden Troll award and then quickly scamper away before Caldwell realises I'm just three chatbots in a trench coat

I'd love a full one shot made by an AI and either ran by Murph bot or Emily. Best case scenario is they try generating a Mario dnd one shot and Emily runs it

Hearing Caldwell bring back Keychain 's vioce for a second warmed my heart. Now I want to re-listen to trinyvale

Murphbot and Borderland's CL4P-TP need to have their own buddy cop movie.

An AI one shot but it’s Oops! All Kenku

Another note, as of Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse, kenku no longer need to mimic to speak.

Everyone should look at call of cthulhu honestly, I'm so happy to hear Murph knows of it!

I'd really prefer a one-shot of anything other than AI, that stuff just makes me depressed

I think for that mirror shield if that player wanted their future characters, they could make like plate armour or something from the shards they find in like a dungeon or something but idk if they deserve it, it would be funny if the dm gave the armour to another pc lmao

Caldwell is spot on, use stuff as a tool not a replacement for human creativity

You guys know for sure that blu ray is for the book shelf

Hey, I am going to be doing a talk with a group of fellow computer and d&d needs talking about technology. This week we will be discussing ChatGPT. I would love to know about this DM AI to use as an example.

Caldwell is right about AI! Peoples livelihoods are at stake

Caldwell is right about AI and he should say it!!!!!

Emily, try using ChatGBT! It’s an AI you can give prompts that will collaborate with you intelligently

Caldwell finally just breaking about how stupid AI shit is made my night :’) “It are all of your hard work and shat out something shallow and repetitive” should be a t shirt

Jacob and Julia did a couple great Secret Sleepover Society streams using AI Dungeon.

Murph bot is love murph bot is life ❤️

As a writer, I despise ChatGPT and its ilk, I worry that someday the articles I write will eventually just be generated by AI. Hopefully that happens after I retire.

If we don't get a MurphBot Mixed Bag, what even is the point of life?!

Murphbot is god now. You can’t stop it.

AI as a supplement or jumping off point is fun, but it's extremely dangerous and also a buzzkill when it comes to art and genuine human connection/creation lol. if anyone's interested in it, i'd encourage you to do some research because it's probably worse than you think! i appreciate caldwell speaking about that. "it ate all of your hard work and it shat it out into something shallow and repetitive" is right!

Thx Murph!!

This is such a relief after a long day of bar prep

Daddy Murph bringing the heat during a long night shift. Thanks 2 crew for the new DM Court!

What a perfect ending to an already pretty good day.

Olaf dies in frozen 2

Yes I was just going back and listening to old dungeon courts!

Returning once again to say BRING BACK THE FULL SONG

Perfect.

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