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Hearthside Chat Questions! (Patreon)

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2018-11-15 18:23:47
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Hey NaddPoles!

We're going to be posting a Hearthside Chat on Thanksgiving Day and we'd love to answer your questions. The Band of Boobs is recording tonight so ask us anything you'd like in the comments below and we'll do our best to respond in the pod!

Forever your faithful champions,

MO

Comments

Alexander Mills

Less a question than a request. But can we get some pictures of the 2dio? I'd love to see where you guys play.

Keanu DRAMAFACE

Will we ever get a podcast where the band of boobs play as old Cobb, marebelle, and MeeMaw?

Noah Goodman

So, in a campaign I just played, I burned down a church because someone told me to as a joke and nobody ever explained anything to my character. What's the most fucked up thing you've done in a past campaign (sorry Jake, this is probably more of the others) because you've been too committed to the character and the world?

Theo Dudley

What was everyone's first exposure to fantasy stuff? What about fantasy is most interesting to you guys?

Keanu DRAMAFACE

Would you guys ever do a fan made campaign?

Seth Holly

Dearest Boobs, has Erlin leveled up as a cleric yet?

Thomas Raker

What is the name of the groupchat y’all use to discuss Naddpod stuff/what app do you use? (Facebook messenger, Groupme, texting, Grindr, etc.)

DT5537

Murph, do you ever use critical roll content? Like the blood oath character, gunslinger, ect

Joshua Steiner

What's your favorite multi-class combo? What's the coolest multi-class combo you've never seen?

Jessica Cassell

Going to start up a campaign with my family. Any advice for a starting DM? (As a side note, my young daughter has decided to be a cleric unicorn who stabs with her horn instead of an axe.)

Hannah Miriam

Question for Story Daddy: I'm a new DM (I've done a few one-shots but I'm running my own campaign now), and I'm wondering if you have any tricks on getting new/shy players to interact with the world? I don't want them to feel railroaded, as my world is pretty sandbox-y, but the first few sessions didn't end up really going anywhere...

Jayson Tuman

I’ve been looking into DMing a game for some friends of mine, but I’ve never even played before. Where would I start?

Andrew

Do you see this campaign going on for years and years, or will you try to wrap it up to start a new campaign?

Kevin Rich

Are there any character moments that any of the players look back on and feel the accidentally let their real personality show through as opposed to playing the character?

Drew Gaidosh

If Pawpaw were a class what class would he be? More so, what variant of that class would he be? I'm so interested in everyone's favorite scramble man and I would love to work on/see some artwork in his canonically given class!

The Broox

How much content get cut? Whether it be for time, for not working, not being funny, dead time while PHB is consulted, whatever.

Robbie Greenspan

Did you guys consider doing a tutorial episode in the beginning to explain things like crit and what the stats meant? Like Jake, I came in new to D&D and did not understood most of the terminology.

Pierce Koehn

I'm a new dm so this question is directed more to Murph and now Caldwell. How do you balance the comedy and shenanigans with the more serious story beats.

Rae Clo

Do you guys listen to/watch any other dnd shows?

sara sermarini

I know you guys play in multiple campaigns.What advice do you have about creating characters for multiple campaigns and allowing them to be unique and have their own identity (i.e. instead of always play a moonshine type character in every game)?

John Noseworthy

If the band of boobs each got one wish, no rules what would it be? And Murph how would you monkeys paw the wishes?

Mike

How would you want your characters story to end? (Die in battle, become evil, settle down, goof a god, etc.)

Madison Hindsley

What’s it like being able to share your campaign stories with so many people outside your DnD group?

mac thompson

Murph how did you create the setting for the campaign? Did you take influence from pre existing content or just create it all from scratch? Any advice for people looking to do the same?

Harry Abrahams

For Murph: How as a DM do you get your players to truly roleplay (I'm running my first campaign and one of my 5 players is having trouble getting into the head of his character). How much of a backstory do you provide or how much do you rely on the players to provide For The Band: How do you get fully immersed in your roleplay? How much of a vision do you start with for a character and how much just kind of happens with the story

Micah

What choice, not so much a roll, but an actual character choice you wish you could change? Even if only slight.

Austin Mencke

On the short rest you guys often joke about how if something went horribly wrong it would result in you having to roll up a new character. Have you guys given any thought to what race/class you would want to play next or maybe even where you would want the character to be from or their background?

Emerald and Ginger

Our DM draws a random MTG card as roleplay effect for when someone rolls a 1. Helps with the flavor text for failing. There's also a randomizer for fails online. Have you ever done that or would you consider incorporating that?

Henry B.

Has Murph started to plan out any homebrew content for the Donkey Kong one shot? What will the classes be like and will there be zards?

Kourtney McCrary

Would you guys ever consider doing a collab podcast with The Adventure Zone?

Darby Nicole Mishra

Do y'all have any advice on how to fully commit to a character voice? I'm currently a DM and all of my characters are basically the same person with a slightly different timbre. Murph is clearly a superstar in that regard, so I would love to get his thoughts. Love the show!

Victor T (Balnor's Boy)

Hey sweeties! Just wondering what your band of boobs characters would think about your Trinyvale characters?! Also, DK DND campaign when?

Jordan Valentine

NADDPOD is the best D&D podcast out right now. Why? Do you think it’s because you’ve all worked together so long? To what do you attribute your awesomeness?

Noah Goodman

For those who have DM'd (maybe just Murph): In a campaign I ran recently, the players were about to fight a group in an arena and asked if they could take anything from the room they were in. I mentioned there was a couch, and the party tried desperately and failed to bring down the couch. When they got down, a person from the other party was holding a couch and said "what, you guys didn't bring your couch?" It ended up being a crucial piece of combat. So my question: what's one of the most fun things you've thrown into Naddpod, Trinyville or some other campaign improvised on a whim that ended up becoming an amazing moment? Specifically anything that wasn't planned to exist or be a part of a moment, but got thrown in during play.

Grant Kenny

If one of you died, would you ever re-roll a completely new character or try to resurrect as something else?

Felipe Monjaras

How will character deaths be handled? New character created and introduced in the story or will the band try to resurrect?

Matthew Atkins

Is there any chance that you might have some kind of competition to have a fan as a guest? Also, would y'all be opposed to sharing your character sheets? Last, what homebrew are you cool with using?

Aaron Hope

Any word from MeeMaw's animal message? And has anyone heard from the field elves? They're still near Chosen territory. Hopefully Queen Apple used the money to rent them some airships so they can GTFO.

Michael McDougall

What was the name of the game store that Jake went to in Amsterdam? I'll be going there to visit family in a few months and looking for places to go.

Chi

Murph, what's your system for organizing your dm notes and ideas?

Chris White

Jake - How many sessions in were you completely hooked? Would you ever consider doing another campaign or DM-ing yourself?

Micheal Herzer

Would you consider releasing your campaign to the public once its finished so we at home could take friends through a similar quest? I like the amount of thought youve put into your campaign and as a DM who also makes his own worlds and plotlines, ive really appreciated what youve made and want to play it myself. (With credit to daddy murphay by the way)

Lydia Braddock

My question is for Murph: Do you ever have to build NPC so that they might be apart of the main story, like Cobb, just because of the way the group plays/any NPCs that you wanted to have a bigger role that the group completely skipped over, or whomped too hard for them to tag along?

Clay

Outside of this podcast, who is your favorite famous DM?

Rae Clo

How do you guys all feel about people cosplaying/writing fanfic about/ drawing your characters?

Ben

For a Mixed Bag I think it would be really fun to have the BoB try to replay the Moonstone saga at their current levels and see if they could speed run it in 45 minutes. I think they would be able to kill all the barbarians in a few turns if the rolls are good enough and it would be fun to hear the craziness as Hardwon truly feels like the famous and strong adventurer he originally set out to be. Would you guys be up for this?

Michael McDougall

Assuming all goes well in the north, when it comes time for the BOB to start heading back to mainland, have you given any thought as to how they will travel without their airship?

Owen Hedley

Would you ever bring the Live Show over to the UK?? 😁

Alex aka Zol Ark

Stupid question but does Balnor have 2 dads? I have a theory and I’d like to know

Micheal Herzer
>>17189552

Play first my man. Not to bog down your spirits but i played in a campaign with a brand new dm/player and it was really difficult to play, since the base mechanics werent down

Shell Bee

Caldwell- will you have guest stars on your trinyvale campaign and if so will julia and/or jacob from drawfee be on it or the bohomia campaign?

Eva Dellow

After this campaign finishes, will you make a new world for the next campaign or keep it in the same realm with different characters/time period?

Anailater

Have you ever considered doing any non-canon what-if episodes with the band of boobs characters? For example playing out a fight to the death between the 3 of them?

Taylor cohen

Who would win in an arm wrestling match, nyack or hardwon?

Jakob Hoffmann

do You think your characters would be friends with you in real life?

patchjeffa

What's a race/class combo you all would like to try out that you've never run before?

Micheal Herzer

Might be a tsr-wotc rule but In all my campaigns weve always had a nat 1 be a fumble, which we would then have the fumbler roll 1d4 to decide on hitting themselves, a fellow party member, missing or damaging their weapon, is there any particular reason you dont do something like that?

Jeff

For Murph: As a DM, how often do you write out dialogue for your characters (e.g. speeches from important characters)? Also, what are things you write into the campaign that are more for you to play around with than the players? Any cities/characters that fit this?

Brian Jones

Murph, How good are the Boobs at guessing what's happening the the world? Caldy, How do you see the Beverly/Erlin shipping, BevLin or ErVerly?

Caedicius

Did you plan on having the campaign migrate between large backstories between the characters? First the green teens, then crick rot, and then the who assassination plot. It's all really interesting, and im interested in if there was a larger planned story after?

Vie.

Would you guys consider doing a one off playing as the legendary heroes, like a flashback kind of thing but your all level 20 and jacked

Kyle Hewitt

Is Balnor even his real name?

Owen Hedley

Would you ever bring the Live Show over to the UK??

Michael

Who are your favorite heroes and villains so far?

Caedicius

Are we able to see your character stats anywhere? I never know how much hp is a lot of hp at this point?

Nate B

For the DMs: What was the hardest part about creating your campaign so far? For everyone: Thanks for making me laugh like a crazy person at work every Thursday.

Tyler Board

MFK - Skullis, Josh, Akarot

Brady Winner

Will we be seeing Apple Scrumper any time soon? She has been one of my favorite guest characters so far!

Finn

Caldwell/Emily/Jake - do any of you have a backup character in mind to play as if (Melora forbid) your character dies in a narratively satisfying way?

Matthew McDowell

Caldwell is there any possibility of What should we draw coming back?

Mary Riley

If you had to play as one of the NPCs from Bahumia, which would it be?

James Ekstrom

Murph, you technically set it up so that they could go to Iron Deep or Frostwind to break open the gem and free Ulfgar. Did you even bother to plan what the Iron Deep plot line would have been, or did you just know that "gemma bronzebeard is getting married" would guarantee they went up there?

Alex Rodia

Murph, as a new DM I'm constantly looking for tools and software to use to plan and run the game. Any tips on what tools you use?

Rohan Narayanan

Caldwell, do you envision a moment of potential sacrifice for Bev like Moonshine had with Ulfgar and Hardwon had with Gina?

Caedicius

Since Balnor is basically a npc PC, would you ever consider having someone come on and play as Balnor?

Vincent

The band of boobs saw Lund Coldspear first in episode 2 on a thin dock, what would have happened if our heroes spoke to the meditating Druid? (Was he getting Thistles’ trident from the bay?) What would Lund Coldspear sound like? since, sadly, he doesn’t get a line of dialogue before a 6ft6 man stabbed him in the neck with his own trident <a href="https://notanotherdndpodcast.wikia.com/wiki/Lund_Coldspear" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://notanotherdndpodcast.wikia.com/wiki/Lund_Coldspear</a> #favouritecharacter

Cecilia Wilson

Do your characters have any personality traits that you would like to have in real life? Who out of all characters (including NPCs) would you like to hang out with as yourselves?

Bam Bambi

Murph- what has been your favorite character to role play? How far in advance do you plan the story considering the players typically choose where they want to go next? All- Have you ever considered trying other table top games for the podcast?

Spicy Piñata

Do you guys have any pre-game rituals? I like to have a healthy pour of rum and I'll make sure to roll out my "1s" for all of my dice before playing.

Evan O'Neal

What locations have been the most memorable? Where would each character want to retire (if they live to retirement age)?

Victor martin

Will there be a NADDPOD show at Headgum’s SXSW this year?

Brian Jones

Em, Onyx and Moonshine sit down for a drink, how does the night end? Jake, What's the best part of playing to you as a newbie back on episode 1?

Rodney

Hey Murph! As a new DM of 6 months, you’ve been a huge inspiration of mine. Basically my Matt Mercer. Anyways, I was wondering if we could get a real peak behind the screen and see some examples of how you set up plot points in your stories. And how much you leave open and what not. It’s something I struggle with a lot - trying to make a good well paced story without it being too linear. Thanks so much for your work!

Victor martin

Does Nayack’s gorilla family in Trinyvale mean that we’re finally getting the Donkey Kong rp we’ve always dreamed of?

Jesse Vasquez

How long are you planning on continuing the podcast?

Jacq Attack
>>17189664

If you're into hearing some incredible DM voices, I recommend checking out Fantasy High on Dropout! Brennan Mulligan's range is astounding.

Vincent

In episode 10 two tabaxi stroll out behind Skullis ones name was Mark, he only gets one line of dialogue :’( But the other is described as being a panther and, unfortunately, we never got to know his name before he overdosed on R.cane, blowing up into a colourful array of arcane energy. So what was his name and what would have sounded like? <a href="https://notanotherdndpodcast.wikia.com/wiki/The_Panther_Tabaxi" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://notanotherdndpodcast.wikia.com/wiki/The_Panther_Tabaxi</a> Mark — <a href="https://notanotherdndpodcast.wikia.com/wiki/Mark_the_Tabaxi" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://notanotherdndpodcast.wikia.com/wiki/Mark_the_Tabaxi</a> #secondfavouritecharacter #wastingmylife

Sheri Stonefield

You guys mentioned wanting enamel pins as merch in the future. What other merch types would you guys like to see, and what designs would you like them to be? (Stickers, pins, etc). Also, if you had your own dice set like Critical Role, would the NADDPod logo be on the 2 instead of the 20?

Quinn Calcagno

For Daddy Murphy: Other than just participating in DnD games, what are some ways to get better at DM'ing?

Cameron R Hogan

Murph! I want to thank you for bring up the Mistborn books. I had the trilogy sitting in my room since Christmas 2014 and picked them up because of you now im obsessed (half way through book 2). I've been mulling over how to create a coin shot type character for my campaign any ideas? Also were you Inspired by the Noble houses when you made irondeep? Thanks for the pod and the book recommendation!

Marc Sollinger

First time caller, long time listener here. Just wondering what other podcasts you enjoyed/would recommend.

Dantizzle

The circle of spores druid is officially released with Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica! Murph, what are your thoughts on the official release?

Feared AL

When you do your tour, would you ever consider allowing audience participation-- as in, bringing up an audience member to do a roll?

Anonymous

Hey gang! Im a DM and for my campaigns i have set it in the same world as the band of boobs BUT it is set in the future and staring Beverly as the right hand man of the devil. If it came down to it could ether hard one or moonshine take out Beverly for the greater good or be supportive no matter what? P.s in are world hard one has a metal hand. I know Jake would like it!

Gio Alessi

All-How would u guys feel if a guest wanted to become a permanent member of the band of boobs? Is there a chance of that ever happening?

Anonymous

You say welcome to the campaign after the campaign, but will we ever get any more info on how the the original heroes of bahoomia I inadvertently fucked things up?

Ian Hudson

Should I give up shipping #hardshine? Also, what is the process behind bringing guests on- is it a fan-driven thing or do y'all reach out privately? I know that I'd love to hear Henry Zebrowski (Last Podcast on the Left) do a couple eps with the BoB. Also- Hot Date rules, Lonely and Horny rules (seriously great directing Jake), and Caldwell your stuff is next on my list of things to check out! Great job DM'ing as well!

Wes Rand

If the band of boobs hadn't freely given the dragon egg to the Moonstone druids, would they have forcibly insisted? Also, will the dragon be a player in the wars to come? I'm spotty on how dragons age in Bahumia but disturbingly well-informed regarding their genitals.

Ollie Dapper

Do you ever plan to have any past guests on the show again? I would love to see any of them make another appearance to help out the Band of Boobs!

Scott M

Murph - do you ever deviate from the HP you set for a monster based on how the fight progresses? (Ie, if it's going more quickly than you thought, buff them, and if it's going more slowly, nerf them, etc.) Rest of the Boobs - what would each of your characters bring to Bahumian Thanksgiving? Thanks!

Darby Nicole Mishra
>>17189664

GIRL I watch that at my desk every Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!! I subscribed to Dropout JUST for Fantasy High. Brennan didn't answer my tweet asking him for advice tho so here we are lmao Of all the voices in the whole show though, I still think my favorite is Fabian's. Every time Lou calls Murph "The Ball" I laugh aloud

Michael

Also just an FYI there is a book called “The Dice Man” where a guy bases all of his life decisions on dice rolls and eventually he starts to worship the die, becoming enthralled in a cult like mentality. Maybe a book for 8-bit, although it’s not exactly video game related it’s still interesting nonetheless.

John Smutny

Murph - as a DM how often extensively do you plan each session? How difficult is it to adjust the game on the fly to the group’s shannagins?

CHUHCK

The party has never acknowledged one thing from the Watchman episode, where the Watchman calls Balnor a “time traveler”. Band of Boobs— how do you feel about this??

Daniel Meland

Has Murph prepared for airship vs. airship combat, things like ramming damage, boarding attempts, crash saves?

Cristianna Formeller

Does any player strategizing get cut out of the episode? Or do you guys prefer improvising when going into dangerous situations? I was wondering if it was a playstyle choice or an editing choice to keep the action flowing for the podcast. Thanks!

Daniel Crisp

Whaddup ma boobs! You've inspired me to start DMing myself and I was wondering if you had any tips for a two player campaign? I'm going on a road trip round New Zealand with my fiancé and a bit of D&D to while away the nights would be amazing!

Sean Riley

Question for Murph: What’s the culture of the White Knights like? If the Green Knights have this Boy Scout motif going on, are the White Knights church camp? And are there any white knights left, or were they all killed in Galaderon?

Hannah G.

What has been each of your guys’ favorite chapter in the campaign so far? (e.g. Moonstone Saga, Frostwind Chapter)

Miguel Diaz

Has Amir changed his mind about being a guest chipmunk on the pod?

Mallaz Najmi-Beauchamp

Question for Murph: Based on the actions and choices from the Band of Boobs, is there the possibility of other groups (of monsters, adventurers, or commoners) plotting against them?

Ollie Dapper

If the Band of Boobs ever attained god status, what would be the first thing each of you would change in Bahumia?

N.

This one is for Murph and Emily - Will pawpaw ever find love, and give us beautiful little scramble babies? Do you have names in mind for them if this happens?

BK

Now that reincarnation has been introduced as an option, are you (players and DM) happy to use it up on Gemma? What about Mishka, or Melf, or holding onto it in case someone else dies?

Tyler Davis

Has anyone ever pitched that when PawPaw practices law it could be referred to as LawLaw? Do Moonshine and PawPaw have a LawLaw firm down by the crick?

Henry Whittington

Hey gang! I am starting my first campaign soon and am very excited, but i am worried about my character being one-dimensional. Are there steps that you guys took in your character's creation to make their personality deeper, or did most of it juat come out through playing? Thanks!

Loosh from CT

any chance we could turn down the goofs like 10%?

Mallaz Najmi-Beauchamp

Question for the players: Have you guys ever considered acquiring land and or having buildings with paid staff and soldiers and such for a part of passive income and item creation? In the game I run for a group of teens, they are adamant about establishing a base of operations that they can also make some coin from. P.S. Murph I have an online document that can help with 5e regulation of strongholds and staff and such. Message me if you'd like it!

Andrew Lovell

Murph, while in Smuggler’s bounty Moonshine attempted to fuck a sexy Tiefling couple. You had them planted as an incubus and succubus. My question; do you feel bad since you’re a fuckin RACIST against a people that are already downtrodden due to their ancestors choices? Why couldn’t the trap be a “beloved” race?

Sergio Snek

What advice would you give to someone who wants to start a dnd play podcast?

Andrew Lovell

Follow up question: is Balnor from OUR plane of existence? No details, just yes or no!!

Mallaz Najmi-Beauchamp
>>17189693

Follow-up question: How does character resurrection work Murph? Is it an instant process once the proper spell is cast or a little more complicated like in Critical Role?

JustAlilBonsi

Give us the full story on how NaDDpod came to be! Give us details, thank you.

Caedicius

How would you handle actual PC death? Would you continue on with a new character?

Felipe Monjaras

Not a question but you guys should have Joe Manganiello ask a special guest on the show. He's a huge D&D fan and player. Y'all could even have him as an enemy than an ally and fight kiss dragonborn character Arkhan the Cruel

Tyler

I have a question! A while ago, my friends and I made a creative business venture similar to yours, and just recently it has become more popular and we are starting to bring in decent revenue from advertising dollars and merch. I completely understand if you don't want to get into specifics, but I was curious about how you structure your business model for something like this? The obvious answer is to evenly split everything with money left over for investing back into the project, but what about when one of you is working more than the others? For example, I'm sure everyone realizes Murph puts in a lot of hours editing, planning, writing, and also now hosting these sessions. He is also most often doing the shoutouts at the end by himself. Caldwell is helping with doing the drawings for monster of the month and merch etc. I'm just really curious about how to go about it, is it putting a price on hourly work and everyone keeping track? Again, I am not looking for actual numbers, I'm just really curious about structure. Thank you!!!

David Vu

DM question for Murph, do you recycle missed encounters or items? Example: Let's say Beverly never threw the dynamite and the mithril dragon was never defeated, would the band of boobs eventually fight it at some point? Or would the cursed armor be a missed plot point?

Sin

If you had to cook a meal using fantasy/dnd creatures what would you use and what would you make?

Israel Solis

Question for the Direct Messenger: while the Band of Boobs is off doing they thang in the frozen North, are you simultaneously off-screen advancing what the Chosen and Thealah are doing? For example, because they went from Smuggler’s Bounty to Gemma’s party instead of doing a detour to the Bay, they didn’t stop a group of chosen from bringing them to the Light Side?

Ryan Bourne

Question for everyone: are there any story avenues/goofs/moves that you eiter regret doing or regret not being able to do? And for Murph: What are your main inspirations for the campaign and your story elements?

Michael McDougall

Way back in the very first short rest, Emily mentioned that she had been planning on multiclassing since the beginning, but wouldn't say what it was going to be. Was it always going to be barbarian or was she inspired by seeing what Apple could do.

Diana

maybe too much speculation needed here, but way back during Moonstone, what do y'all think would have happened if the Bullywug king hit and killed Erlin?

Dan Nash

Can you do a run down of each of the BoB’s magical items and stuff. What are their attack/spell casting modifiers now? Love the show!!

Danny Wiser

What level are the BoB at the moment?

ThePantheon

When will you be Short Resting the earlier episodes? I can't wait for you guys to dip back into the Ezry chronicles and Orc Fraser madness. That ruled. Love ya from Sydney!

Alisha Cathirell

I’m wondering if you guys could clarify the timeline of the adventure? I know the beginning says they’re in moonstone 2 years after the hero’s of legend were there. Was that before or after they went into the 9 hells? My boyfriend and i have been debating because we’re trying to think when exactly Mirabelle could have dropped off Moonshine at the crick if she was her mom.

Ryan Mitchell

Alanis has, at least for me, been this big looming mystery throughout the campaign. Without spoiling any future plans, what can you tell us about her? Does she have a sort of "fan club" like Ulfgar has with the dwarves and Thiala has with the Chosen?

Antoine Audy-Julien

What is the BoB's biggest regret so far in this adventure? I.e. what would each member have done differently knowing the outcome of a decision (or nondecision)? P.S. I had never listened or played DnD before, I'm a huge fan now. Have yet to play an actual game, but definitely looking forward to!! Just so you know, somehow, you made a fan up North in Quebec, Canada :)

Antoine Audy-Julien

If you were to shop at Behumia Costco, what would you each buy?

Alex

Between fantasy high, bahumia, and trinyvale, is it difficult to remember how each of your characters acts? Emily, is there any cross over from Fig to Moonshine to Onyx? Love the podcast and all the shows you're on!

jacket22

Can you guys give us your physical descriptions of your characters. Is moonshine a redhead? Is Hardwon?

cynicalcereal

More a question for the direct messanger but have you heard about the d10000 table of random magical efects its crazy and you guys already like wild magic so i would recomend checking it out.

Cameron McEwan

Which DnD dice do each of you like to use most?

Cameron McEwan

For our benevolent DM: has there been any moments where the direction of the story has (or has almost) gone way off track from what you had planned?

Amadeus Escudero

Daddy DM, How do you plan encounter difficulty?

Todd Clark

Is Beverly going to be getting more patches? It’s the only reason I tune in weekly.

Tristan Milne

This one is for Daddy Murphy. I want to run a one-off campaign for my family over the holidays. Any tips on making that fun for people who have never played dnd before? How do you get a good adventure to happen over a single evening, starting from scratch?

Jared Grimes

Dungeon Daddy, if the players ever had a team wipe, like what almost happened on Snacht's Yacht, would the campaign just be over? Would you allow an NPC to save them at a personal cost or something? Or would the story just get picked up by a new band of adventurers? Maybe led by a mustachio'd halfling dad with an opossum on his shoulder?

Not Another D&D Podcast
>>17189552

Murph here. I think if Jayson listens to NADDPOD religiously than he probably has a better handle on how a D&D game flows than a lot of new DMs. I had only played 1 game of 3.5 before I started DMing and it was my first time playing 5e! Playing first is great obviously, but sometimes you're the only one who's willing to read the books and prep the sessions! It also depends on who you're playing with -- a bunch of experienced players might have a hard time with a new DM (then again, why aren’t they running the game themselves?), but a bunch of excited newbs aren’t gonna care if it’s a little clunky at first. Everybody can learn together. Jayson, I would check out the 5e Starter Set -- it's much much easier to run than other modules, but feels like just as good a game of D&D imo. My first campaign started with the starter set, then I homebrewed once they reached level 5 and I kind of knew what I was doing. If you are nervous and want to do a dry run, try running a mini-encounter with 1 close friend or partner who’s excited to learn (I did this with Emily). The character approaches an old cabin in the woods that once belonged to a distant family member. They have a valuable family heirloom (an amulet) that the player has come to collect. However, when they approach, the cabin is derelict and eerily quiet (unbeknownst to them, the family member is now a skeleton lying in bed and wears the amulet around their neck). This allows you to practice dealing with players interacting with their environment and combat in a way that is low stakes and easy for you to manage. Describe the house and surroundings and let them explore, then base the skeleton’s reaction on how they play. Do they stealth up and steal the necklace? Roll sleight of hand, on a fail, the skeleton grabs them and they enter combat. On a success, the skeleton wakes up, but the player gets the jump on them. Do they investigate the skeleton right up in its face? Skeleton pops up and attacks! Do they yell from the outside? Skeleton readies itself at the door!

Michael

In the first hearthside chat, Emily talked about getting every chest in every video game ... but the BoB spends an uncharacteristically small amount of time searching for treasure, looting fallen enemies, shopping, etc., vs a normal campaign. Do you discuss or address this between edits or have an SOP, or is this just something that isn't going to come up in the campaign?

James Mckinnon

How many episodes worth of material do you usually record in one session?

Marisa

Fuck marry kill: Galad, Akarat, Denny. Also @ murph can you confirm that balnor is just jerry from parks and rec

James Mckinnon

Also, Trinyvale was a lot of fun Caldwell and the Gang, well done.

Nicholas Salese

Could Paw-Paw sign his name in the Devil Book?

Nathan Greenberg

How did Murph first come up with this story? What was the original inspiration? Also how much of it was planned in advance vs. evolving

Anonymous

I'm currently playing a Beverly-inspired very good boy. Caldwell, how did you at first manage to balance the very good boy nature of Beverly without it being annoying to the rest of the party?

Tukaru

1. What gave you the idea for the "Campaign after the campaign" type of game? 2. When is the pop-punk Strike True come out/ any other of Emily's songs?

John VanDamm

How would the Bahoomia Boobs interact with the Trynivale Trio?

Claire Lines-Mattei

I find leveling up interesting in a minutia of DnD kinda way. Would you all consider doing bonus content/episodes around leveling up? Related, it would also be interesting to peek behind the screen and see what kind of spells and attributes the band of boobs have, especially now that we have two multi-classers!

Dominic Arcana

Question of Jake. How does your knowledge and confidence in DnD feel after 40 eps? It's been very entertaining to watch you learn to play and begin being a part of the decision making process in game as opposed to leaving that up to the veteran Emily and Caldwell. Do you still feel like you are "playing catch up" at all?

Greg Schwartz

For the players, who is the bigger bitch? Galad or Akarat? For Murph, most surprising NPC continuing? Ol' Cobb or Balnor?

Michael Lovell

Does pawpaw have any plans to become a judge in the Crick after the adventure? (Ps ive decided to play a homebrew meadow giant in my next campaign so thanks for the inspirational shout out :D)

maxent

For Daddy Murphy: What were some of your biggest inspirations when designing Bahumia? Any lore you’re willing to spill (i.e. gods & such)? For the Boobs, if you had to do a swap episode and play as an NPC (hero or villain), who would you pick and why?

Aaron Jaffe

Question for Emily: Obviously Moonshine’s sexuality is very much like Caw Caw, being that it goes which ever way the wind blows. But with so many strong, masculine characters it has to be hard for her to resist right? So in short, what would Moonshines marry, fuck, kill be between Ol’ Cobb, a recently turned 18 Beverly, and Balnor? (Note: Yes, this question is 100% a social experiment to see how Jake reacts to Hardwon being left off the list).

Rich Hilborn

Is Moonshine still wearing that little Blue Bowler Hat that she wanted so badly in Ezry?

Brooke McLean

Murph!!!! Do you prefer to be a player or the DM?

Timothy Plant

Would you ever want to larp if so would you like to work somthing out I know a famous one involving lighting bolts

Christopher Barth

What are your likes or dislikes with 5E vs 3.5E?

Dylan Curran

For Murph and Emily, will we ever get a crossover event where Fig and Riz can visit the band of boobs?

Emma Horton

what are some of the biggest and/or most unexpected changes that the band of boobs characters have gone through? what types of character growth were you expecting and are the characters following that trajectory or having unexpected transformations. i’m curious about bev’s dark side, moonshine’s barbarian level, and hardwon post discovery of his parents’ identities. basically what things would the episode one band of boobs be in disbelief hearing about their future selves?

William Francom

Do you guys ever get so invested that you genuinely get the feels or is it not quite that immersive for you?

Juliana Mothersbaugh

which npc is each of your favorites? what did you expect when you first started the podcast, and how have your characters changed since episode one?

Emma Horton
>>17189693

he talks about it in detail in today’s short rest. highly recommend it. basically in order to keep stakes high he’s planning on resurrection and similar spells simply being a chance to reroll all your death saves.

David Donnel

Band of Boobs, which monster in the Monster Manual would y’all be most scared to fight?

Austin Gumbiner

What do you think is the best way to learn how to DM? I have many friends who want to play, but not too many of them are interested in DMing. What's a good jumping off point?

Eric Burant

Have you set out an entire pantheon of Gods that you feel are setting-appropriate for Bahumia, or do you just incorporate gods and theology as your players introduce them?

Austin Gumbiner

Also, what other types of characters are you guys interested in playing in future campaigns? I loved seeing your different personas in Trinyvale, and I'm curious what others you'd gravitate towards.

Anthony Valliere

After all of the hardships shared by the BoB, and how similar Hardwon and Moonshine’s interests are I have but one question. Will Hardwon and Moonshine ever seize the cheese romantic stylez? #crabclaws

Caleb Childers

Will there only ever be one active campaign at a time or will the structure change to accommodate multiple campaigns? This is coming from someone who LOVES the main Bahumia gang but is also thirsty for more of that sweet sweet Trinyvale aesthetic.

Wes Rand

The world wants to know: will we ever learn where Balnor came from?

Paddy Flynn

As a person with learning difficulties (I've dyslexia). I was wondering if such difficulties exist in the DnD world?

Paddy Flynn

Which superhero would the band of boobs want to join them?

Paddy Flynn

Any advice for someone who is nervous to DM a game but is really considering it

Breanna

boobs! What would you say is your (respective) character’s greatest fear?

savanna Cunningham

if you could go back and re do one big moment of the campaign what would you want to re do? (This is for all to answer but especially murph)

savanna Cunningham
>>17199850

hey i know this is for them but i’m hoping i could maybe give some advice. I am a dm and i say just jump into it and it’s not going to be perfect but you’ll definitely get better over time and also you can check out Matt colville’s youtube playlist on running the game

savanna Cunningham

also how supportive is bev’s dad about him being gay and being with erlin

Elysium Ervin

Hi, I hope I’m not too late. My question is how big is Beverly’s mom’s family in the countryside like how many aunts and uncles does Beverly have on his mom’s side?

Hopscotch

Are there any developments or aspects about any characters (be they BoB members or NPC) that their respective players didn't expect back when the podcast was starting out/when the character was introduced? If so, what?

Zach C

Do you ever re-shoot/give instructions/fudge your rolls to get results you want for the sake of the podcast over the game?

Andromeda Star

Moonshine semi often casts spells that are not available to druids of her circle (such as misty step and lightning bolt). Is daddy DM bending the rules to give Moonshine more spell options?

Kate Tweedie

For Murph: As a DM myself, I was wondering if you can explain how you go about making some of your own home-brewed creatures/ items? Also, do you ever change the damage or HP of a creature mid-battle because you realize it isn’t balanced right?

Raymond Holt

You all tell such a cohesive story with the PC's helping to move along the story quite well. How much if any of the story developments are planned and how much is just good improv.

Drake Birnbaum

For Jake: As someone who did not get into Dungeons and Dragons until adulthood, what would be your pitch to fellow adults who are hesitant to try playing?

TheMajesticGoose

Has Balnor lasted longer than you expected? Was he intended to be a main Boob or kind of a goofy dad?

Matthew Pevitt

Are there any plans for a live show in Australia?

Reece Farkash

Would it be bittersweet if your characters would die and you’d have to start new ones? (Particularly Jake because Hardwon is his first vessel into DnD)

mac thompson

Can Cobalt Tanner make an appearance on the podcast or a future battle episode of mixed bag?

Humz Singh

A few questions... Can you please do a show in the UK? I know its promoting the enemy...but I always want more content...can you guys suggest any other D&D podcasts that are as somewhere near as good as yours and with great audio quality...? (that question goes to anyone reading this as you clearly have good taste) I've tried a couple but the audio quality doesn't really hold up in comparison. Alternatively, could you have a goal on Patreon to start releasing 2 episodes a week? Could you start doing an episode each time your characters levels up? As a new D&D player (thanks to NADDPOD) I find the leveling up process fascinating along with why you make certain decisions. If you're worried about it ruining some nice bits in episode (like Bev becoming a Bard), perhaps it could be released after the episode...? And lastly just a massive thank you for introducing me to the world of D&D, I've always been a huge fan of J&A, so thought i'd give NADDPOD a try. I always thought D&D wouldn't exactly be my thing, but now I'm listening to NADDPOD before IIWYS (sorry Amir), loving playing, and even unashamedly talking to anyone about it.

Drewbacca

With all the crazy battles and outfit changes and up dates, what are the outfits the BOB are currently wearing??

Jordan Lyons

Can you please make a "Balnor's Bag of Holding" dice bag?

Matthew McKinnon

You should get into a situation where surefoot has to pretend to be reporting to a civil or army officer just to get 20 minutes of dialogue about the grain situation with murph.

Matthew McKinnon

Jake if you were going to try you’re first one shot as the DM what kind of world would you want to make for Caldwell, Emily and Murph to play in?

savanna Cunningham
>>17211088

I would suggest pods such as Dames and Dragons which for the first few episodes the audio quality is bad but it gets significantly better and Dungeons Dice and Everything Nice is another good one also the game grumps D&D podcast Dragons in Places is short and good one more suggestion would be godsfall which i also thoroughly enjoy

Meghan

For Murph: your Mistborn influences when creating Frostwind are quite apparent to me, at least. The iron dwarves (steel inquisitors), infiltration of a ball, and powerful ruler figure with a possible dark secret are the main ones. Are any other Brandon Sanderson books part of your inspiration for Bahumia?

Aaron

Realistically, will we ever find out where Balnor is from?

Kennedy Amaya

Any new special guest any time soon?

Joshua ziegler

What are some dm tips? I’ve been running campaigns for awhile and I just what to know what I can do to make them flow and not feel clunky?

Allen B

Caldwell, Jake, and Emily: You are 40 episodes in and seem to love your characters (for good reason). But if you could go back to the character building process what are some things you would change about your characters? Why? For Murph: What would you change about Hardwon, Bev, and Moonshine if given the opportunity?

Jason Livingston

If you could have one Fantasy High character make a cameo in the world of Bahumia either as a guest or NPC, who would it be and why?

Meghan
>>17189897

That isn’t an actual rule. Critical failures aren’t a part of 5e’s design.

BugBearNaked Ladies

If you had to be roommates with one character from the pod, who would it be any why?

Stephen Duke

Murph : what is your beat way to encourage a new group to roleplay more and get into character

Shasta

Thanks to your podcast I’ve really wanted to try playing d&d, but I don’t have many who would participate. Is it possible to run a campaign with two players and a dm?

Nate H.

Emily: You've mentioned Nobou Uematsu as a major influence on your composing before. Which Final Fantasy has your favorite music and which individual song has affected your writing the most?

Micheal Herzer
>>17257255

Of course it is, it just becomes challenging with balancing fights, and also having a well rounded party covered. But ive played dnd with just my wife before even. 4-5 a group is just best

Noah Goodman

Can Balnor at some point PLEASE get a Fannypack of holding?

Micheal Herzer

Its no secret bevs got a lot of dads. I would like to see a "nadd pod dad bod: battle for the boy" where you get all of bevs dads in an arena to prove once and for all who the real winner of the number one dad mug is. How would you go about constructing a battle (cannonically or not) with all of bevs dads pitted against eachother. Yes. Even fire daddy.

Joshua Draxten

Not a question but i wanted you to know the latest short rest for episode 40 is unavailable to $5 patrons

Casey Fenton

DM Daddy Murph, peak behind the screen, was there ever a popular NPC or plot point that almost never existed based on one crucial decision or roll of the dice?

BugBearNaked Ladies

If you could go to Magic Mountain with one person from Bahumia who would it be and why?

Joshua Draxten
>>17277674

Thanks for letting me know others could see it. I needed to resubscribe for $0 more a month and then it showed up for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Zay

Hot Date s2?

Christian Newton

I heard rumour that Old Cobb started a jug band, can you confirm or deny?

Christian Newton

I heard rumour that Old Cobb started a jug band, can you confirm or deny?

Alexander Nicolau Vieira
>>17211088

The adventure zone is fantastic! It starts off with all the players a little less competent at the beginning but they are very funny and the DM weaves a heart-wrenching story. It was the #1 comedy podcast for a good while

Will Racaniello

First we had Ol’ Cobb now Balnore, who will be the next NPC companion? NADDPOD is like Doctor Who!

Humz Singh
>>17211088

Thank you Will, I'll give each one a try :) Cheers Alexander, a couple of the people I've started D&Ding with suggested that one as well! I'm on to episode 4! It's perfect as I can learn alongside them.

Kaylie Elise

Would Moonshine and Hardwon ever consider hooking up? How would you as players feel that would impact the characters relationship?

Kaylie Elise

Would y'all ever consider playing a one off with fans?

Kaylie Elise

How old where y'all when you discovered the world of DnD and how did you come about discovering it?

Jonathan Clark

Do you possess a time machine which would allow me to ask a question? Can I borrow it?

Matthew Atkins

Just a quick comment for Emily, who ever told you that multiclass isn't good in 5e is really misinformed. Certain combinations aren't the greatest, but very few are actually bad. Your characters are probably even better suited than a lot of others since you rolled stats, as the effectiveness of a multiclass are really more dependent on what your stats look like. I don't know what the boobs stats are, but rolled stats generally come up better than point buy so I would imagine most of you are in a decent place to muticlass. While you as a druid are losing a little casting power, turning into a bear and going into a rage is pretty dang awesome. Rage is also a great thing for Moonshine if she is getting beat up for that resistance to physicals, so using your rage in Wildshape or as a defensive maneuver is great. It's all about how to use a multiclass properly and making sure not to double up on abilities too much.

Jesse Wallis

Did I miss the Chat or is it delayed?

Jaimie Brougham
>>17462564

I was thinking the same thing. Looks like it's only in the podcast feed, not the patreon feed.