#nsbu ep 4

[bananathebookworm]

I'm finally catching up on Never Stop Blowing Up and whoever was responsible for bringing these specific players together is a fucking genius and I love everything about it.

[gabyobrn]

the music this season and especially this episode is SO GOOD!!! i keep accidentally jamming out to the soundtrack and missing what everyone is saying

[tideiscomingin]

i cannot stop thinking about a plane full of orphans flying into an airport runway that looks like this

[verosvault]

OOOO 👀👀👀

[marzeydoze]

Shoutout to izzy for the union rep!

[johnsspacesuittight]

Brennan going “that’s still a 29!” On Rekha who actually rolled 8, 10, 12 and then 7, aka a 37, forgot about the D8 my man forgot about it

[monttagues]

my mind hasn't updated to the new intro yet so every time after brennan's said this, it goes T-T-T-TAKING OVER TEENAGE REBELLION

[crunchycrystals]

this isnteven the part that made izzy laugh so hard they thought she'd go into labor what do you mean she laughs harder after this

[thisisnotthenerd]

with misfits & magic season ii coming out on 9/25, it's time for a spreadsheet update!

links to the relevant sheets:

thisisnotthenerd's d20 stats: the og spreadsheet. where this all started.

d20 episode randomizer: watch orders! go here to see all of the episodes listed in various ways, and to pick a random episode!

d20 seating chart stats: the table and how it plays out every season. check the compiled chart for basics on each character

anyways, on to the stats!

general stats:

total episode count: 251, spread over 22 seasons.

there have been 8 main cast / intrepid heroes seasons, that make up 147 of the 251 episodes, or 58.5% of the total count. if we include oneshots in this count, the count goes up to 151 of 251, for 60.1%.

total runtime: 541:54:53. that's 3 weeks, 1 day, 13 hours, 54 minutes and 53 seconds of dimension 20.

average runtime: 2:09:32. the median is 2:08:32, which i thought was funny. the episode that's closest to the average, with 2:09:33, is 'the house always wins' from a starstruck odyssey.

some more recent updates: never stop blowing up has the third-shortest average (1:49:18), following fantasy high (1:39:43) and coffin run (1:43:16).

nsbu is the shortest of the 10-episode seasons, with a total runtime of 18:12:59. compare that to the longest 10-episode season, the seven, with a runtime of 23:55:12.

for mismag, this is our first sidequest sequel season. aabria is the first guest dm to get a sequel season of her own (matt is a little diff by virtue of brennan running acoc). it's the first KOB sequel season as well--that speaks well for d20 expanding their game systems.

mechanically, they're now using a version of nsbu called never stop making magic, so i'll be tracking stat explosions this season as well. i do think d20 is leaning towards expanding the systems they use, so we'll see how they continue to expand going forward.

it's also the first odd-numbered sidequest season, with 11 episodes. by december 5, we'll have had 16 episodes in the world of mismag, which is just under a main cast season.

player stats:

aabria's back in the dome for her 7th season, and 4th as the game master! with an 11 ep season she's up to 59 episodes, and remains the most common guest on d20. at this point she's the second in-house dm. she has the Q4 10-ep season on lock. the first sidequest sequel season is hers.

brennan is up to 21 seasons and 257 episodes (including time quangle and mismag ii). he now has 2 seasons on the right, evening his split out a little bit (3:2)

lou has dethroned ally and taken the top player spot, with 12 season and 187 episodes. he has a new fave seat, with 4 seasons in L1 as well as R3.

erika isn't far behind aabria, with 47 episodes and 6 seasons. they're split between L3 and R2 (2 each)

danielle's joining the ranks of what i consider the recurring guest cast, with 3 seasons and 22 episodes under her belt. she's behind rekha and izzy (tied with 36), erika, and aabria.

production notes:

in terms of production, the release of the time quangle episodes puts us at 45-46 episodes for 2024, depending on when the december releases start. this also sets us at a total of 268 episodes by the end of 2024.

if we include all of the adventuring parties, adventuring academies and various other d20 auxiliary content, 2024 might take the cake for the most total episodes, dethroning 2021.

i'm guessing that this was the first season filmed after brennan's parental leave, so they're probably still 6 months to a year ahead of the releases

production calendar is looking like main cast season in Q1-Q2, varying number of sidequests/oneshots through Q2 and Q3, with aabria/another guest dm in Q3-Q4. depending on when aabria's season starts, they may start the intrepid heroes' season in Q4 going into the following year. general disclaimer that this is just a guess.

[can-i-roll-for-it]

When Ally was telling Izzy that they belive in her to get the DC check to make "find my friends be real" in nsbu ep 4 I fully believed they where going to be like "I belive in you, spring break" for a second

[yourbelgianthings]

the long beach 5000 is happening in nsbu (i’m halfway through ep 4) and i keep thinking this is just like petals to the metal

[crustacean-crush]

ally’s little “who? me?!” silent bit broke me 😭❤️

(D20 NSBU AP ep. 4 ts 18:51)

[a-podcast-bitch]

izzy screaming as paula in ep 4 of nsbu literally woke up my cat lmao

[theeldritchcorvid]

IS THAT THE TENTACLE BRO SONG FROM CHARLIE SLIMECICLE'S DEAD SPACE VIDEO IN NSBU EP 4?

Timestamp: 57:59 or a bit before?

[marzeydoze]

7 minutes into Never Stop Blowing Up ep 4

[can-i-roll-for-it]

so I wanted to note all the rolls I'm NSBU

Just for. Fun and organization reasons because rolls are some of my favorite things with TTRPGs like this. Idk if ill continue this as the show goes on hut if anyones curious

Rolls ep 1

Wits roll, difficultly 2 for Paula to see Liv stealing: got a 1

Wits roll for Liv, difficulty 2 to see Paula looking though her bag: got a 2

Drive check from Wendell/Vic, difficulty 8, lowered to 5 : got a 3

Tough check for Greg/Dang: explodes on a d4. Explodes on a d6. Then 7 on a D8 : got a 17 (Guy he's fighting exploded on a d10 and got 13)

Stunts check for Paula/ Jack, difficulty 5: 3. Adds one turbo token. Dice explode. Gets 4 on D6: got a 8

Tough check for Paula/Jack, difficulty 3: 4, explodes. D6: 3: got a 7

Usha/ G13: Tech check. Difficulty 10: got a 1

Russel/Jennifer stealth check. Difficulty 3: got a 1