C3 Ep. 55: Big Brother (The Ice Knife Saga)
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Alexandrite brings the heat to the Frigid North! Calder bonds/feuds with his brothers, Sol utilizes his flying bicycle kick, and Callie fakes an affair. Get tickets to our upcoming live shows at naddpod.com/live.
Music / Sound Effects Include:
“A Wizard’s Tournament” by Emily Axford.
"Secret Basement" by Emily Axford.
"The Wild Down Under" by Emily Axford.
"The Purge" by Emily Axford.
"Soul Coins" by Emily Axford.
"Greener Shades" by Emily Axford.
"Winter's Mantle" by Emily Axford.
"The Smithy's Hut" by Emily Axford.
"Corrupted" by Emily Axford.
"Left is Left and Right is Center" by Emily Axford.
"Tundra Trudge" by Emily Axford.
"The Lonely Autumn" by Emily Axford.
"Balnor the Brave" by Emily Axford.
"Escape From Smuggler's Bounty" by Emily Axford.
"Shock at the Dock" by Emily Axford.
"Mee Maw's Burden" by Emily Axford.
Comments (54)
That was a worthy podcast pause for Emily's shellphone carrier joke
Murph has never heard of MiracleGrow???
I thought the dagger was named Howl?
That was his brother's sword
Jake has such comedic timing with his characters, especially Calder! “Gowen fucked us!” “Gregor broke the shed!” “Don’t tell him!”
chaotic caldwell this ep, loved it
i got rlly confused if they were calling the clones swag too
I just can’t get enough of Gregor. Love this character type that murph does. So good.
The details of gowen not drinking any of the mulcens makes me think he’s already alexandrite 🥲
It would be a brutal mechanic for the players, but Alexandrite’s adaptation is so well narrated that it would be cool to pay it off if when they meet her prime form she gets +1 to AC every time she is is hit with an attack, and/or +1 to saving throws every time she fails a save. Maybe even +1d2 Or +1d3 depending on some balance testing. I’m sure Murph will come up with something even better, but as a DM I’m definitely appreciating all the groundwork he’s laying for her adaptation to really escalate as she evolves He really deserves infinite praise for all of the character work and worldbuilding, and all of these antagonists are so world class that they’re pretty solid evidence that NADDPOD could easily be the best D&D ever recorded
+1 AC for every hit is insane. Unless she's starting off super low that just disproportionately demolishes Sol, monks don't typically deal much damage on any one attack
The excuse of Callie and Sol having to make out is so funny to me. “Yeah and I have to go make out with her so…” really got me
I think this is the hardest I've laughed in an episode. The goddamn meat shed was fantastic
Question- did Clader get rid of the Ultrus amulet that made him resistant to heat?
Emily casting Prestidigitation to help Calder with perception in the smoke is such an elite move
Amazing title
I picture Gatorade being marketed with a literal gator mascot, made in the crick using crick water with added electrolytes of herbs from the crick. That somehow give you a buzz and make you feel more refreshed than ever before
Oh my God it's the other way around with the cloning. It's cause they are twins
Big “the Thing” energy - sick as hell.
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A+++±++++ TO ALL GREAT SODE
God Murph is SO good at building the paranoia this arc.
For the shell 🐚 phone bit Poseidon Wireless (Verizon Wireless)
Waveless?
The Duck team gave even more poly vibes than usual this week. We love to see it
I love how Kenna is just Balnor in this ep 🤣
oh my god you're right🤣
the frog in a boiling pot joke killed me “it felt warm at first…”
With Vanecek getting traded, will we get a reveal that Vitek has a brother named Kaapo?
I had a root canal today too!
i like how callie and sol were so quick in the fight. almost like the giants just move/react a little slower than small folk which works biologically :)
*sees episode title* *sees mee maws burden in the song list* I am…afraid
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What a sode! Special thanks to MiracleGrowTM for sponsoring yet another terrific product
Im choosing to believe murph farted for real on command when gregor tried to twin ping gowan
Driving to Scotland right now what a fuckin treat for meeee
NOOO BIG BROTHERRR!!!! great ep, and what a great line to end on!
i expected "mee maw's burden" to come up for gowan again and break me (and it did)-- i didn't expect that "balnor the brave" use and it ruined me. in the frigid north too!! with what gowan seems to be planning and the tone of that conversation, it simply hit so hard.
yes!! throwing “balnor the brave” anywhere is a lot but this was particularly hurtful. and to the earlier point bringing “mee maw’s burden” in a second time at the end of the episode was just a twisting of the knife (shard). absolutely beautiful
Using Greener Shades post the Balnor letter always feels a little rude and this one was no different in its ability to break me just a little bit. Excellent as always.
it extra broke me thinking back on it after the rest of the ep, since it kind of ended up being a goodbye... plus greener shades' tie to balnor with "balnor the brave" coming in later... it's all so much
The false flag comment was amazing!
Murph is the GOAT
Murph had to pause editing to watch his Devils beat my Blues!
Sometimes I wonder why Murph hasn't been on to DM Dimension 20. Then I remember that he is already not sleeping to deliver greatness to us on the regular. But if anyone could figure out how to have more hours in the day? Putting my money on our king.
Maybe after this campaign? The best time for him to do it would be between campaigns. Dimension 20 do all the shooting at once.
Omg I was not expecting an episode today! Daddy Murph you’re my hero. Listening to this while finishing up the wallpaper for our Nursery. Sadly, my wife didn’t like the name Calliope nor Moonshine.
I’m so happy. This campaign is so amazing.
thanks murph, great job murph.
Murph yelling “parody parody parody!” Just made me laugh loudly in the office and get several dirty looks from colleagues 😂
Now sleep king
big pog!
Murph grinded til dawn for this one
soooo excited for the ep but also sincerely hope the murph man slept last night