C3 Ep. 38: Burrowing Grounds (Legends of Irondeep)

My guy Caldwell has some truly heartbreaking rolls

God the dip spit talk 🤢. Still funny though

Your sound effects are too good i thought the walmart chip aisle was coming down on top of me

I really respect Murph for telling Emily she has to see the cube to dispel it. It was better for pacing and stakes, even if it wasn’t quite RAW, it was better for the story, and I respect Emily for accepting and moving on with her turn instead of contesting the call.

Can’t believe Murph tricked us all and made us think Paw Paw was making a cameo

Massive Rose for Dip Spit 🌹

The humming song is so insanely beautiful

Lowkey I absolutely loved this ending, I can see why it would make some people mad but when a known baddie has a familiar an you let it go and send it to your allies it can only bite you in the butt, I know waiting a few episodes for a punishment to happen isn't everyone favorite form but wholeheartedly I enjoyed this arc an this episode is no different I can't wait to listen to the short rest an then next episode.

SWAG DANIELS IS BIG BOSS AND SOL IS SOLID SNAKE

I take back what I said: BeanRat can suck shit

Ugh Caldwell’s rolls. I always hope they will work out but 90% of the time they don’t 😭

I'll see you in Denver, and I Demand satisfaction *reaches in to the bag of gloves*

I LOVED the dramatic twist ending here. Raised stakes, Callie is so incredible she can make things seem almost too easy sometimes. Bring on the chase!! Love yall and this podcast.

Just finished the episode. That ending was so railroaded and disappointing. I've never commented before but this one was quite the let-down. Hope you have better luck with the writing on the next one I guess

I love you guys! You make the best podcast! bean rat at the end made me literally laugh out loud!! Thank you for being awesome!!!

I can’t wait to receive my personalized apology at the Denver show!

See I do not understand any of the Bean Rat hate, hands down it was the dumbest mistake to not kill the known familiar of Grohmdal when they had the chance, and to send it to where their allies were. Krugan and co are in danger now because of that. I fully expected that decision to bite them in the ass the minute that episode aired. No hate to any of the party cause I think those sorts of mistakes are what make the show fun, but I absolutely am with Murph on the consequences of that being this severe.

So some will have some problems with this episode, but going back two episodes, the issue people'll have with it was heavily foreshadowed, and then players did nothing with the information that could have saved them from being bit in the ass. I can't blame Murph here. I liked it a lot actually, a lot of consequences for being reactive instead of proactive!

I am in awe of how much everyone hates the DS bit. Too real, maybe? Umbridge : Voldemort :: Dip Spit Sip : Dragon Pussy In any case, I should really be thanking you all. I also found the bit gross at first, but then everyone reacted so violently that it became funnier than it was disgusting.

lotta complaints in these comments. wonder if it'll end up the beef of the week. i loved the ep! found myself feeling similarly invested in the way i did around this time in c1. crazy that the purple worm fight and the serpent fight are around relatively similar times. my only complaint is that the lesbians miss jaina!!!! we miss our lesbian dwarf

DS Timestamps: 2:42 - 3:12 12:00 - 12:04 15:52 - 16:05 17:51 - 18:06 56:53 - 56:58

those goddamn bronzebeards and their goddamn perception checks! (excited) kenna the squire is the most loveable npc in the world <3 i'll be honest, when we first learned we'd find three serpents i thought there'd be one for each party member. that might've been the case, but i imagine the enormous one would've been for our half-giant friend... on that note, i sure hope we get kaldur back soon! at this point i had to remind myself hardwon wasn't always here :(

Love the bean rat, great twist, rats by nature are sneaky so makes sense that they didn't see it coming

Don't usually comment on the eps but this one narratively felt really unfulfilling to the extent I felt compelled - what I'm seeing from other commenters is "you failed one check a few episodes ago so the payoff just doesn't happen" really doesn't feel good as a narrative beat. When it happened for the slug I get it, this time? Man idk. Everything else felt appropriately tense, but that moment just feels like it kills a lot of the satisfaction as an audience member. I don't want the party to always win, but I hope that stops being a recurring tool in the future (I know it's only been twice but it feels bad). Especially after all of the incredible work Callie/Emily put into calming the serpent and finding the "pacifist" solution.

Emily's vocals in the background during the taming of the serpent!! amazing

NO I FARTED

Listen if, and I mean if, Hardwood dies during his stint with them I really hope we get his contingency cubby letter to Moonshine

Jake, you forgot to mention Portland!!

Gasped out loud at bean rat

Does anyone have timestamps for the DS? I'd love to skip that shit, thanks <3

Fuckin bean rat >:(

Please I am begging you all to stop with the DS. You are making me sick I haven't been able to make it through the last 2 episodes because I keep gagging.

Murph said "scrable" and I thought it was going to be pawpaw

Idk man, Emily killed it with her recruiting of swag and calming down the serpent. Hardwon jumping in front of a bullet to help, and twofo buffo interacting all to not matter because of one check an episode ago. Disappointing imo.

Hi Emily, what exactly is your insane multi class bard paladin? It sounds really fun to play!

One failed perception check for a rat? And you can't feel it in your bag? This is maybe my least favorite ep of the season lmao

Murph you've already done this bit. This is telekinetic sword all over again

The dip spit bit's a hit with me!

So many rows of roses for this episode! The alternative stun rules, the explosions, the new Balnor (Kenna) and her sidekick mechanics, the use of legendary resistance in a new way, twoffo-Buffo, Hardwon’s save, and of course the utterly serious way Murph said “Bean Rat”, and no one laughed or giggled. What a great episode!!!

BEAN RAAAATTTTT

Very confused by the dip-spit distaste in the comments. I think it’s pretty funny!

Rat man Murph. It was all foreshadowed in episode one.

Orcas have not hurt anyone! It's okay to root for them. Also, would you really blame them if they did?

Rats make me crazy

Bro i cant wait for the batch recording to be done the ds is killing me in a bad way

The ending kinda made me salty stupid rat

I thought force cage couldn’t be dispelled by dispel magic? Pokeball rules I guess, but it did seem like that + bending the rules of the bardic inspiration was a little bit of murph butthole puckering because nobody could pass a perception check

Naddpod teapot merch when ;)

All I can say is WOW!

Baby’s first shoutout 🥹🥹🥹

Murph you’re an evil genius

I need a redemption arc for Bean Rat!

Hey guys. No one laughed when Caldwell said "Sol Promo" but that was really funny

Something bad happening to Hardwon before reuniting with Jaina was not on my radar until he was blown up, took a sneak attack shot and was swallowed...now I'm scared lol

does anyone else find the "you failed one perception check so this very bad thing happens" thing a little unsatisfying? I liked it more with the clockwork worm because it fed into the moment of fracturing in the group, but here it felt like it just undercut the group's and Callie in particular's success against the mothership side winning over Swag and the serpent 😔

I'M MORTIFIED BY THAT TWIST OMFG

I thought Bean Rat was PawPaw at first and I almost dropped my boiling teapot in anticipation for a sec there lol

Damn BeanRat

the dip spit bit is very funny and i laugh very hard every time it comes back up

I get people not liking it, but it would be pretty hard to edit around a runner they enjoyed while batch recording for Jake's paternity leave and Murph already pushes pretty hard to get the editing done, so I hope the crew knows some of us have patience and understanding and will enjoy the DS as long as they did.

Hate me all you want, dipspit is my favorite bit in the whole 3 seasons

Beanrat was being used, defend rats!

So I am 16 minutes and 32 seconds into the episode and I am begging you to stop with the dipspit. Somehow you are hitting a nerve that I didn't know I had. I have been a subscriber for a couple years now which is a couple hundred dollars total and I wanted to turn this episode off. I can't listen to this while I eat or do anything near food.

I am less than 3 minutes into this episode, and I've gotta say, the whole thing "you give him inspiration!" bit is quite possibly the absolutely funniest thing I have ever heard. Super pumped to listen to the rest of the episode. You all are amazing

Oh boy, a new episode! I'm so glad the cast of this, my favourite podcast, will not be continuing the dip spit bit that I find so distasteful. The dragon pussy podcast guys surely wouldn't keep that kind of bit going! I sure am excited to get my teeth around this thick 'sode and really digest this dip-spit-less few hours of audio comedy!

Bed time!

I need Emily to know I bought a tea pot because of her and it’s my best purchase

BEEEEAAAAN RAAAAAAAAT!!!!!

For fuck's sake, enough with the spit.

Murph has the schedule of the undiagnosed depressed autistic person, who has no self control. Source: Am that autistic person with the same schedule. #shoutoutto11yonation Murph go to bed !!!!!

Thank u Murph! Go to bed!

What a great way to wake up too damn early on a Friday. Thanks for staying up all night Murph.

Finallyyyy, i was looking for this while driving into work and now its here

Dip spit is truly so disgusting

Murph did you pull an all- nighter editing man? We love you man but we can wait a little for you to get some sleep, can't wait to dive in tho

Thanks Murph. Now go to bed!

Can you give a spoiler of how many episodes we have to hear about DS?

Murph it is 4:50 am, what are you doing up ??

Cautiously optimistic todays commute won’t involve Nintendo DS

Thank you daddy murph, mother worm axford, yuncle caldwell and jason

Definitely haven't slept yet huh? Gotta respect the grind

Thanks Murph just about to travel so this is perfect!

First!