#bahumia theme

[stone-stars]

songs in c3e68: dearly departed (timestamps from the ad-free version. does not include the generic combat music. “a wizard’s tournament” is the recap song.)

Langston - 7:34

Unknown Tome - 9:51

Conspiracy in the Clouds - 11:38

The Red Fen - 12:53

Montgomery Manor - 14:28

Shadowfell - 16:07

Two for Tea - 18:53

Shock at the Dock - 21:36

royalty free metal song - 22:03

Mothership Lobby - 37:22 and 40:23

Frankie Vantasmo - 43:16

All I Need is One Thread to Spin a Web - 45:09 and 46:43

Soul Coins/Deal with a Devil - 48:02

In the Dark of Dusk - 49:59

Melora's Boon - 54:10

The Feywild - 57:47

The Titan of Air - 1:00:52 and 1:04:13

Sea Beast - 1:06:45

When You Wish Upon a Stone - 1:12:12

The Multiverse - 1:14:21

The Feywild - 1:15:25

The Red Fen - 1:16:46

Into the Planar Pool - 1:22:05

Spearmint & Tea Leaves - 1:24:07

A Fairy Remembers - 1:27:33

Kingshammer - 1:28:50

A Fairy Remembers - 1:31:49

Kingshammer - 1:34:24

Bahumia Theme - 1:36:44

context for each song + notes under the cut!

Langston - 7:34 - Sinking into the water / Initiative / Waking up

Unknown Tome - 9:51 - Calder realizes they're tied to tables

Conspiracy in the Clouds - 11:38 - Callie tries to cast a spell

The Red Fen - 12:53 - Callie starts screaming / Duck Team chaos

Montgomery Manor - 14:28 - Aristocrat vampires show up

Shadowfell - 16:07 - Baron Stunch introduces himself

Two for Tea - 18:53 - Baron Stunch asks how to celebrate them / Suggests eating them for weeks

Shock at the Dock - 21:36 - Baron suggests a "compromise" (goes to eat Sol)

royalty free metal song - 22:03 - Duck Team are rescued w/ a fireball from Albin

Mothership Lobby - 37:22 - Albin leads them into Ma Goblin's ship

Mothership Lobby - 40:23 - Talking to Ma about the magic cuffs and the Shadowfell

Frankie Vantasmo - 43:16 - Articles about Jovyre, Cyrilla, and Cyra in the time Duck Team were out

All I Need is One Thread to Spin a Web - 45:09 - News of Cyra and of Jovyre's PR spin

All I Need is One Thread to Spin a Web - 46:43 - Jovyre's spin on Duck Team

Soul Coins/Deal with a Devil - 48:02 - Independent news about Jovyre (opposition to her stories)

In the Dark of Dusk - 49:59 - Dissenting voices against Jovyre

Melora's Boon - 54:10 - Callie worrying about Cyra / Talking about how to help her

The Feywild - 57:47 - Flying over Shadowfell and entering the rift / Garrosh's castle

The Titan of Air - 1:00:52 - Entering Garrosh's castle

The Titan of Air - 1:04:13 - Getting down to strategizing with Garrosh / Laying out Jovyre's current position and armies

Sea Beast - 1:06:45 - Garrosh lays out their allies

When You Wish Upon a Stone - 1:12:12 - Garrosh says they'll need help from the serpents

The Multiverse - 1:14:21 - Sol meditates to bring them to the beastlands

The Feywild - 1:15:25 - Sunflower pops up to bring them to the beastlands

The Red Fen - 1:16:46 - Duck Team, Albin, and the Sunflower squabbling

Into the Planar Pool - 1:22:05 - Oberon tells Callie to plead her case to the Serpent Queen

Spearmint & Tea Leaves - 1:24:07 - Callie appeals to the Serpent Queen

A Fairy Remembers - 1:27:33 - Callie asks if she can ask Licorice + Honeysuckle to help

Kingshammer - 1:28:50 - Duck Team agree to have their souls bound to the serpents

A Fairy Remembers - 1:31:49 - Sol binds to Licorice

Kingshammer - 1:34:24 - Calder binds to Honeysuckle

Bahumia Theme - 1:36:44 - Callie binds to Marigold

Notes: "Melora's Boon" is credited as "The Fabric of Fate" / "When You Wish Upon a Stone" is credited as "Alanis" "The Feywild" is called "Fantastic & Fuddling" in c1 but the name for that particular song has changed so much i'm using "The Feywild" here.

[one-little-nerd-stayed-home]

HOME IS WHERE THE HEARTH IS

Guys im going to be rambly and emotional for a second but what really truly rules about Naddpod Is the on going theme of needing people.

Its good when your friends look out for you. I’m your brother the least you can do is let me try. Your sister is trying but she doesnt have friends to help her. I dont trust myself in this tell me what to do. Your best memories are with Fia and Zirk. I fucking worship her. Im glad you were happy once. A bahumia without Hardwon Surefoot. I always thought you were cool. You said this would be easier if with all three of us? The gods dont decide who is and isnt family. Emboldening bond. Selfless attack. Lay down your head next to me. Come home to me.

[lovevalley45]

#fictober24 - day twenty

"I saw your eyes light up."

fandom: not another d&d podcast (bahumia/ba2mia)

word count: 1254

It was rare that things calmed down on the Astral Plane enough to take a break. But on the occasion they did, a vacation was in order. 

“A few days in the Feywild? Aw, we haven’t been there in, uh…” Moonshine trailed off, looking up from her packing. “Shit. It’s really been a minute.” 

“Well, yeah. I figured we could take a stop there before going by Shadowfell to see Mom,” Hardwon said. 

“Bev? You down for that?” Moonshine asked. 

Beverly looked up from his journal. “Oh. Yeah.” The Feywild still held some rocky memories for him - but then again, so did half the Material Plane. 

Hardwon grinned. “Callie and Sol have been helping Oberon, you know, un-tame it. We can say hi. You’ve really gotta meet these two. And their friend. They’re good people.”

“More wild in the Feywild? I’m down for that,” Moonshine said. “It’ll be a blast.” 

In their actual itinerary, the Feywild was near the latter end of their vacation. Bahumia had changed a lot since he was last there; the Dragon Elves had installed a new High Princess, the Crick had faced an attempted overthrow, the Irondeep dwarves and the fire giants were in a tenuous alliance, and the Ezry bubble had fallen for the first time in over two centuries. Somehow, Frostwind was the least changed since they last visited. 

Going through the rift to the Feywild, though, was a much different change. 

The plane had always been more magical than the Material Plane, but now it seemed to brim. Instead of the permanent morning that the Spring Court had stayed in, the sun seemed to move in the sky as Hardwon led them to his friend’s place. 

“This is where Callie says they’re set up now, at least. Just look for a duck-themed camper,” he told them. 

“Duck-themed?” Beverly muttered under his breath. 

“That’s what they go by. Duck Team.” 

“Right.” 

The grass came up so high that he felt like he was wading through it. Maybe that was just an issue at his height, but it made the journey difficult. Finally, though, the setting sun glinted off the metal of a camper. 

Hardwon was grinning as he pointed. “There they are.” 

“Just in time.” Moonshine sighed. “Oh, Melora, I should have brought something. I mean, I did grab some Crick water before we left.” 

“I’m sure it’ll be fine,” Bev said. 

They followed Hardwon to the door. He barely had a chance to knock before the door swung open. 

“Hardwon!” A spring eladrin pulled him into a hug. “I was worried you’d gotten lost out there.” 

“Trust me, I know the Feywild like the back of my hand.” 

“Eh, it’s gotten more tricky than it used to be. And that’s saying something.” She peeked past him. Flowers floated in her watery hair like lilypads on the surface of a pond. “Hello there! I’m Calliope Petrichor, but you can just call me Callie.” 

Moonshine bounded up the steps. “Ah, so you’re the infamous Callie. Hardwon talks about you all the time.” 

Callie grinned. “Really?” She chuckled. “Then that must make you Bev.” 

“Guilty,” he said, coming up to greet her. 

“Well, come on in. Plenty of room.” Callie ducked her head inside. “Calder? Grab some more Molsons.” 

Hardwon hadn’t been lying about the duck theme, but there was something cozy in its kitschiness. They’d spent so long in airships that the change of pace was nice. The inside was much larger than it looked on the inside - not as large as Moonshine’s Marvelous Stump, but certainly not cramped. 

The sitting area was already occupied. A bullywug in a sweater and a scarf, covered in mushrooms, stopped his game of cards with a dwarven teenager as they came in. So too did the halfling knights talking across from them. 

They were Green Knights, still clad in their armor. It was still strange seeing the familiar green plate so far from home, but there was something stranger still. The older one, he looked just like-

“Balnor,” Moonshine muttered under her breath.

Hardwon laughed, somewhat stilted, before he started across the room. “Hey, Sol, buddy. And Kenna, hey. Who are your buddies?” 

“Oh, yeah, this is Robert and Balnor,” the bullywug said. “Sorry, I guess Callie didn’t tell you we had other guests.” 

The younger halfling stood and bowed. “Pleased to make your acquaintance.” 

“Nice to meet you…” Balnor trailed off. 

“Hardwon.” The word sounded like it got caught in his throat. “Hardwon Surefoot.” 

Beverly couldn’t blame him. At least he wasn’t the only one still glued to the spot. 

“We’ve got Molsons!” Callie broke the tensions, emerging from the kitchen with a frosty half-giant who had to duck under the door frame. “They’re nice and cold. I’m sure you could use a drink after walking all day.” 

Moonshine took a bottle from her hand. “Thanks. Yeah…” She twisted the top off and took a slow sip.

As Beverly let Callie hand him a bottle, his eyes drifted back to Hardwon and Balnor. 

“Don’t just stand there,” she said. “Make yourself at home.” 

He followed Callie and her friend to the sitting area. Moonshine, it seemed, was taking it slightly better than he was. But that was mostly because she’d started making conversation with Sol instead of addressing Balnor directly. 

Two hundred years. That was when Alanis had told them that she’d plucked out Balnor to be their companion. None of them had been keeping track of the years like that, on the off-chance that they’d see him again. 

The timeline had changed. This Balnor still had his son, had become a Green Knight. He was still Balnor the Brave, just not… their Balnor the Brave. 

Seeing him happy, content, someone’s father was a pleasant sight. Yet it felt like it stabbed him through the chest. He was distracted watching Balnor pick up cards with Kenna that he hardly noticed Robert - Bobby - coming up to him. 

“Must be nice to see a fellow Green Knight, huh?” he asked Beverly. 

“Huh?” 

“I saw your eyes light up when you saw us.” 

“Oh. Yeah.” He took in Robert’s armor. The design on the plate had changed over the years - much more ornamental, the sun sigil of Pelor morphed into the Summer Court’s banner. He didn’t even know if he considered himself much of a Green Knight anymore. Not since he’d lost Erlin. Maybe even before then. 

“I’ve heard the stories about the first Green Knights. Including your father, Beverly the Fourth. I never imagined I’d meet his son,” Robert said. 

What his dad had done to protect him, the deal he’d made, he imagined they didn’t teach that in the accolades of prior Green Knights that served the Seelie Court. But there was something ironic in that. The son of the man who’d been his father when he had lost his, telling him that he looked up to his. 

“I’m sure I must be embarrassing myself,” he told Beverly. “I apologize.” 

“No,” he said quickly. “It’s just strange, you know? Not that, but… seeing echoes of the past now, so long after.”

“I imagine it must be.” Robert smiled. “If you ever want some really exciting stories about the Green Knights, you should ask my father. He got into some trouble before I was sworn in, and even then, he won’t retire.” 

Beverly laughed. “That sounds like Ba-” He stopped himself. “Yeah. That sounds like my own dad.” 

Robert patted his armor. “It is nice to meet you, Beverly.” 

“Yeah. You too.”

[kyeree]

Okay y'all liked the Stormborn headcanons so here's my headcanons/don't forget to add this to the drawing list from drawing Leomunds Tiny Duck.

- There is no door, they enter through his mouth like walking into a cave with a caravan layout inside. Foster mainly lays down in this form but can get up and waddle around like Howl's moving duck castle. Fosters collar turns into like car keys! He quacks when it locks

- Post campaign when they all live together happily ever after, trust me. They travel Bahumia in the tiny duck when they're not walking.

- Make everything you can into a duck

- Basic caravan layout, end bathroom, bunk beds, compact kitchen with small table, sofa bed.

- Mostly duck themed things but a few personalised items for Dteam, frog bedding, snowflake towels.

- The sofa bed was intended for Calder but he crawled into the small bottom bunk because it looked his size and it would be rude to take the big bed from the host, Callie, he'sa guest.

-Calder either is used to sleeping in smal spaces or ends up rolling out the bunk half way through the night. Someone always wakes up to put a blanket over him

- Sol takes the top bunk. He can just jump up there and reach things in bed with his tongue rather than climb down. Probably does pull up exercises off the rail.

- Big ol' Foster plushie for Callie to hug and hold while Foster is being the hut. Umbrella stand by the entrance with umbrellas and swords

- They made a Smeg joke on the short rest. Add a SMEGG

- Fruity Pebblepots! Bc Emily said she could only eat them on Xmas or something

- Hardwon in the bath finally doing some self care after however long. Add shower cap to beard.

- Add boy wizard comic, maxim mag, Hurwitz beans

- All the accommnodations in the tiny duck are thought of/conjured by Callie for her guests when casting the spell. The bigger bed for Calder, the yarn for Sol and Jessica Simpson maxim for HW. She cannot add more things after casting the spell, so when Calder ends up taking the tiny bunk bed she cannot make it bigger.

- Shelves at the foot of the bunk beds and a window along the wall of the bunk beds. Sol had a small mushroom terrarium on his shelf, a Boy wizard comic or two, graduation pic with Albin and his current knitting project. Calder has a picture of his family, the flower, a Boy wizard comic he's borrowed from Sol trying to catch up and some ice sculptures he preserves.

-There'sa window behind the sofa bed where Callie sleeps and a small shelf. General things are kept on top and her personal things are kept in the shelves below. A few self help books, a book on how to care for ducks that aren't ducks. Ajar of paper stars she made with things written on the paper, a picture or an actual sunflower like the one she spoke to in the Feywild, her diary.

- Add some Ollies! Aka inverted Foster.

- Add liquorice!

- Sol is usually the one to cook. He's used to meal prepping for Albin. There's a tiny pull out stepping stool below the oven for him. Callie washes the dishes and Calder dries them.

- During HW's brief stay he definitely cooks them up a delicious jambalaya he's learnt from staying at the crick

- When Kenna joins the party she shared the big bed with Callie before she realised Callie can easily adjust the Tiny Duck to add more space. Now she has her own bunk above Sols. She's used to morning drills so she's one of the first awake and makes her bed perfectly, does morning exercises before assisting Sol with making breakfast. Sol usually joins Kenna in her morning routine but occasionally sleeps in longer.

- for flavour✨ the hut is actually self cleaning, Fantasia style. Callie or Foster can activate the cleaning and the little Foster items animate and begin tidying. Mugs stacking themselves, rubber duck rinsing the suds out the tub, plushie sweeping, paper towel holder mopping up spills.

- Board games! Foster chess, blue fosters vs yellow Ollies! Snake but will the serpents and one long necked Foster. Hungry Hungry Fosters.

[hyenabreezyboi]

BAHUMIA-MANIA IS RUNNING WILD!!!

Made a wrestling themed fan animation for naddpod:)

[mycatts]

spearmint and tea leaves to kingshammer to bahumia theme all in 20 minutes oh god this episode is killing me

[operationslipperypuppet]

hardwon 2, 10, 27!

i answered 2 for hardwon here :)

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

god i hope so. i think i could balance him out in a fun way and do really really stupid things with him. it would rock.

27. (naddpod bonus question) What naddpod songs do you associate with this character?

to state the obvious, a bastard no more (hardwon takes the wheel) and kingshammer. twinkling lights has to be up there for obvious reasons. i think i also tend to associate the valiant ol’ cobb with him, and maybe that’s just because he is the one doing death saves most often lol. and post his c3 appearance gunslinger’s girl. and the bahumia theme for a lot of reasons, but most present in my mind at the moment would be lord ultrus reasons.

send me a character and a number

[stained-glass-and-enamel]

Cran did propose

[mavrustheunskooled]

naddpod songs that cause a visceral reaction, even if you don’t normally listen to the soundtracks:

- the valiant ol’ Cobb

- the depths of the dungeon/forsaken

- Beverly’s house

- a haven away from home

[chemicalkind]

as my dashboard's foremost naddpod stan, do you have any episodes that stand out as your favorites/ones that affected you the most?

ok yes absolutely. so for bahumia the one that stands out to me the most is episode 70 i think it's like one of the best naddpod episodes. hardwon's reincarnation, bev telling erlin about terran, moonshine meeting lucanis. it's so good there's so many iconic scenes. also can't be bothered to figure out which episode this was but the fight with ezra the unkind is one of my fav bahumia moments i love when murph incorporates story stuff into battles. also i love the hell arc but specifically the personal battles in ep 81 like bev fighting bev sr and almost going with him and "a child has a duty to his father. a hero has a duty to the world" like ahhh and the flashback with bev and egwene as his dad performs that execution. bev is my favorite bahumia pc i think that impacts a lot of this lmao. ok but we all know eldermourne has my whole heart and i have a lot more favorite eldermourne episodes. episodes 4 and 8 are incredible i am always baffled by how good the beginning of eldermourne was like they went into that season straight away with so much emotion and story and good acting. all the flashbacks from the broken heart banshee episode are so good and also sadie's story makes me really sad i love her. and when they're telling each other about their backstories on the boat as they leave thornkirk <33. god i love the third mates. next i love love love the whole arc in sirenloch it is my favorite part of eldermourne hands down. i have relistened to all the zirk and stella moments from those like at least 5 times they make me go crazy, but the hank and hank jr stuff is also really good and all of that happening while the plot really starts to kick in. incredible. that's all like episodes 25-29, i really like 26 for the hank and his son scene and 29 for the scene where zirk leaves stella again. then i'm predictable and i fucking love the eldermourne finale. it's such a good finale like some people say eldermourne ended too soon or it should have been more developed but i feel like i was too invested in everything in eldermourne to be critical of it lmao. all of the fia/irina stuff is so good and painful, zirk's death and revival is such a good execution of his character arc and his themes like how he has this guilt around hurting people when he was younger and not helping them like he wanted to, and in the end he sacrifices himself to be able to help the world. and his work to find an all cure elixir and make up for his past mistakes is what lets him come back to life. god. sorry this post is really long but i have a lot to say about naddpod oops.

[stone-stars]

songs in c3e60: peregrine (timestamps from the ad-free version. does not include the generic combat music. “a wizard’s tournament” is the recap song.)

Shock at the Dock - 14:05

The Purge - 17:24 (loops)

Bronzebeard Baddies - 25:34

Conspiracy in the Clouds - 33:56

A Fate Refused - 35:38

The Valiant Ol' Cobb - 40:54

Mothership - 42:12

Spearmint & Tea Leaves - 44:46

A Fairy Remembers - 47:07

Demigod - 49:48

Escape from Smuggler's Bounty - 56:45

Escape from Smuggler's Bounty - 57:59

Demigod - 1:00:42

royalty free metal song - 1:02:21

Bahumia Theme - 1:03:39

Conspiracy in the Clouds - 1:08:59

Spearmint & Tea Leaves - 1:10:09

Bahumia Theme - 1:12:29

A Fairy Remembers - 1:15:58

The Fairy - 1:19:24

The Twinkling Lights of Galaderon - 1:22:16

The Posse - 1:23:19

A Tale's End - 1:26:16

Home is Where the Hearth Is (instrumental ver) - 1:27:39

Home is Where the Hearth Is - 1:31:28 - (clipped here!)

context for each song + notes under the cut!

Shock at the Dock - 14:05 - Callie gets hit with the anti-spell blast

The Purge - 17:24 (loops) - Alexandrite's first lair action and the submarine exploding from the ice

Bronzebeard Baddies - 25:34 - Alexandrite shifts into giant Gowan/Scorpion form

Conspiracy in the Clouds - 33:56 - Nat 1 for the village / Nat 20 for Alexandrite

A Fate Refused - 35:38 - Sol shoots a flare to let the village know they're fighting

The Valiant Ol' Cobb - 40:54 - Alexandrite crits on Calder / He saves from the poison

Mothership - 42:12 - Alexandrite's lair action earthquake

Spearmint & Tea Leaves - 44:46 - Callie offers to help the village, Calder says no, and Garrosh offers aid

A Fairy Remembers - 47:07 - Calder takes a leap of faith and and fuses the swords

Demigod - 49:48 - Alexandrite expands into a giant mass of people

Escape from Smuggler's Bounty - 56:45 - Kenna inspires Calder by calling him Giant Heart

Escape from Smuggler's Bounty - 57:59 - Calder crits for the Ice Knife vs the zombies

Demigod - 1:00:42 - Alexandrite's turn

royalty free metal song - 1:02:21 - Sol Silvery Barbs on Alexandrite

Bahumia Theme - 1:03:39 - Calder opens the gate

Conspiracy in the Clouds - 1:08:59 - Licorice goes down, Calder falls

Spearmint & Tea Leaves - 1:10:09 - Calder falling, at peace, and Callie saving him

Bahumia Theme - 1:12:29 - Callie crits and kills Alexandrite

A Fairy Remembers - 1:15:58 - Alexandrite is defeated

The Fairy - 1:19:24 - Albin arrives

The Twinkling Lights of Galaderon - 1:22:16 - Calder + Gowan talk

The Posse - 1:23:19 - Gregor defending the town

A Tale's End - 1:26:16 - Celebration in the village

Home is Where the Hearth Is (instrumental ver) - 1:27:39 - Callie plays a fey song in front of the rift

Home is Where the Hearth Is - 1:31:28 - Emily sings us out!

Notes: The metal song at 1:02:21 is one that murph uses a lot for badass moments, so i'm calling it out even though it's royalty free New Song: Home is Where the Hearth Is (lyrical version, the instrumental was used in ep 57) Unlisted in the Credits: Mothership

[acepalindrome]

Friends, if you enjoy D&D/tabletop actual plays or fantasy or just great stories and great characters that are equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, I am begging you on bended knee to give NADDPOD (Not Another D&D Podcast) a try. It is truly so good and never gets enough love. To compare to other well know actual plays, it’s closest in vibe to TAZ Balance, so I would especially recommend it if you love TAZ Balance.

The episodes are about 90 minutes long on average and are very listenable. I tend to get bored with combat in actual plays sometimes, but the fights in NADDPOD are so fun and fast paced while not cutting any of the zaniness of a bunch of goobers playing D&D.

And what do you like? World building? DM Murph’s worlds are so fun and fresh and play around with existing D&D concepts of alignments and gods in ways that are so very satisfying.

How about some fantastic characters? The PCs are so entertaining and can be extremely goofy but they will make you cry, that is a threat and a promise. And Murph’s NPCs range from being complex and fascinating and lovable to the biggest shithead losers that are so fun to hate.

Want some queer characters? We got you covered, both the main campaigns and Trinyvale have canon queer PCs who end up in canon relationships.

Okay, but where do you start? There are two main campaigns and a ton of side stuff! I would recommend starting either Campaign 1 (Bahumia) or Campaign 2 (Eldermourne.) I love Trinyvale but I don’t think it’s the best introduction to NADDPOD, and Hot Boy Summer is best saved for after finishing Campaign 1. If you listen to the Donkey Kong oneshots first you might die in real life. You gotta build up to that shit.

I think Campaign 1 is overall the stronger story, but it does take a bit to get really really good, about 12 episodes in. It’s fun enough before that, and you should listen to the first chunk to get to know the characters, but once you hit the Galaderon arc the show goes from about 7/10 to 12/10. The basic plot is that it’s the ‘campaign after the campaign.’ The world has already been saved by a team of legendary heroes, but it turns out maybe the world isn’t as saved as we thought and maybe those heroes actually fucked some things up in a pretty big way. ‘Kill your idols’ is a big theme and it’s fantastic.

Campaign 2 jumps right in and is good from the start, but it’s a much shorter campaign and it has some pacing issues. That said, it’s still an excellent campaign and I’ve been crying about the finale all day. This campaign takes place in a dark fairytale inspired world torn apart by a conflict between two gods, the Reaper and the Trickster. Deals a lot with religion and faith and how they can be used to manipulate (like me, Murph is an ex-Catholic and his portrayals of this stuff hit me so hard.)

One of my favorite things is how well NADDPOD balances humor and drama. It’s easily the funniest actual play I’ve ever listened to, and someday I will learn to stop listening to it on earphones when I’m out on public because I always end up laughing out loud like a weirdo. But when the drama hits? It’s so good and poignant and both campaigns have god-tier found families that constantly destroy my heart with how much they love each other and make each other better and stronger in their darkest times.

I really can’t say enough good about NADDPOD. Please give it a try if you haven’t. And then tell me all about it because I love seeing people enjoy my favorite things.

And also be warned that if you start with campaign 1, there is a long bit about dragon genitalia in the first episode. People either love it or hate it. You’ve gotta just get through it.

[gideonthefirst]

me: i really appreciate how homophobia doesn’t exist in bahumia :D but the cast still manages to tell and explore stories with LGBT+ themes and struggles without including real life bigotry in a fantasy world for no reason

every beverlin writer, apparently: :)

[drinkingdeadpeopletea]

Have you considered Hardwon opening up an orphanage for dwarves, humans, elves, etc in the Crick while Moonshine causes chaos in the High Elve Court and leads the Crick as Meemaw and Lucanis get back together, and Bev opens a school/library that fits into the chaos there?

well I’m considering it now!!!! and you bring up something ELSE that I never stop thinking about, which is how the underlying theme of the necessity of all the different kingdoms and people groups of Bahumia working together is brought out so perfectly in the Boobs and their relationship with each other AND especially in Moonshine being half Crick-elf and half High-elf and DOUBLE especially in Hardwon, the human raised by dwarves who ends up as a half-elf, and that’s just beautiful

[oof-i-did-it-agaaiiin]

Two other D&D series’ you can enjoy:

Not Another D&D Podcast - A classic high fantasy themed podcast featuring multiple campaigns you can listen to, I recommend Bahumia to start!

Dimension 20 - A series you can listen to and watch! They have played various campaigns, the first being Fantasy High which can be watched in it’s entirety on the YouTube channel I linked. An upside to this one is that the individual campaigns are shorter and less of a commitment to watch.

A while ago, some people asked me to explain D&D and other RPGs… so of course I had to make it into an infographic!

This is by no means a comprehensive guide. The game can be as simple or complex as you want, but there ARE some pre-established basics you should know about - and those are best discovered on your own terms!

Some resources to help you get started: 

Watch/listen:

★ Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast - a ttrpg game in the Pathfinder system. Beginner friendly! Learn how to play along with the players!

★ Critical Role - a D&D game played by voice actors - Incredibly famous! Highly praised! Both videos and podcasts available.

★ The Adventure Zone - a TTRPG podcast by the MdElroy brothers

Read/learn the rules:

📚 D&D 5e Player’s Handbook - pdf

📚 Basic Introduction to Character Races - website

📚 Overview of Character Classes - website

How-to and Tutorials:

🎲 Rolling a character - YouTube video

🎲 How combat works - YouTube video

🎲 Being a good player - YouTube video

And last but not least…

How To Play D&D Online! - YouTube Video

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Of course, there are tons of other resources - endless writeups, dozens of YouTube videos and blogposts, and entire subreddits dedicated to this information. The important thing is to take things one at a time. Or not - just dive right in! Most seasoned D&D players are thrilled when others want to join them on their adventures and will be happy to help a new player find their tabletop legs. 

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songs in c3e64: fatebringers (timestamps from the ad-free version. does not include the generic combat music. “a wizard’s tournament” is the recap song.)

Gunvar - 8:50

Into the Flame - 10:48

royalty free metal song - 49:06

All I Need is One Thread to Spin a Web - 1:00:58

Bahumia Theme - 1:04:59

The Wild Down Under - 1:11:18

A Friend for Life - 1:14:32

Irina - 1:16:45

A Friend for Life - 1:19:02

Left is Left and Right is Center - 1:22:23

Tundra Trudge - 1:26:10

Bash at the Gash - 1:27:48

context for each song + notes under the cut!

Gunvar - 8:50 - Callie calls Triss 2 Triss and they share a moment

Into the Flame - 10:48 - Winter Court agents teleport in

royalty free metal song - 49:06 - Sol nat 20 to hit the Gloamwing

All I Need is One Thread to Spin a Web - 1:00:58 - Glen jumps on Licorice and reveals himself

Bahumia Theme - 1:04:59 - Sol gives a speech to the Gloamwing

The Wild Down Under - 1:11:18 - Asking Ursea for Nondetection

A Friend for Life - 1:14:32 - Entering the Tiny Duck / Callie apologizes about Glen

Irina - 1:16:45 - Talking to Kenna about her crush (Ackriana)

A Friend for Life - 1:19:02 - Talking about the kinds of relationships that are worth it / Soft moment with DT+Kenna

Left is Left and Right is Center - 1:22:23 - Discussing stealing Cirilla from Glen

Tundra Trudge - 1:26:10 - Hiking to the grotto

Bash at the Gash - 1:27:48 - Warship, Zunark+Triss 2 captured on board

Notes: “Bash at the Gash” is credited as “The Eye of Akarot” / there’s a series of string chords at 59:49 that is not credited (and i couldn’t recognize, will update if i can!)