#naddpod jolene

[whamber]

Cybin siblings

#naddpod #moonshine cybin #jolene cybin #marabelle cybin #deadeye cybin #jolene the green #marabelle the terrible #not another dnd podcast #my art

[sideblogdotjpeg]

moonshine and her meemaw n peepaw

#naddpod #moonshine cybin #jolene the green #meemaw #lucanus aer'tea #bahumia #posts by me dot com #inspired by i wanted to give lucanus buck tooth

[moon-warlock]

Just some mamas having a get together <3

#naddpod #Jolene cybin #Lydia stormborn #Martha toegold #fanart #bahumia #I just love the idea that this little halfling woman is friends with the Crick Matriarch and the Queen of Shadowfell #I LOVE THESE MOMS!!!

[hellishfig]

i'd been spoiled for a lot of incredible naddpod moments, and they still hit harder with context even if i knew they were coming

but i finished ep. 99 earlier today

and moonshine asking meemaw "how long do half-elves live?" broke me in a way i will never recover from

#the love btwn these three beautiful idiots will end me some day #naddpod #naddpod c1 #bahumia #moonshine cybin #jolene cybin #hardwon surefoot #i'm so close. only 3 more hours and i'll be finished with campaign 1 of naddpod

[operationslipperypuppet]

out of all the broken trios, Jolene/Marabelle/Cobb is a little bit the most interesting.

to start, they're basically the second one introduced overall. they establish that Alanis/Thiala/Ulfgar is the beginning of a pattern, not an isolated incident.

second - we know the most about them the fastest. while it takes a while to build to backstory as to the why and how other heroes separated, Cobb explains what happened to his adventuring party the first time he's asked. they are also visited in narrative flashbacks more often than any other trio, iirc. we get to see Jolene fighting alongside her daughter in the endgame, saving the One Hells. Cobb is basically a member of the Boobs for two entire arcs, and comes back at the end for a bit. we see the most from them when it comes to fights and supporting new heroes.

third - their reconciliation is poignant and immediate. but it's also possible. Aryox is long gone, and Telaine likely wouldn't have heard him out. Thiala was a fascist, Alanis will never forgive her (nor should she). there is reconciliation possible and that happens for other trios, but not in the same way. when Cobb leans down it's because he's already forgiven Marabelle's mistake. Moonshine knows she can pretend to be Jolene because Jolene, too, would immediately forgive her sister. and when the context is explained to Jolene, all the ill will she ever had for her sister (which was likely low at that point) washed away.

fourth - Cobb and Jolene clearly and without exception remain a duo, friends, together, even without the third member of their party. Marabelle's assumed betrayal hurts them, certainly, but it does not have a long-term effect on their friendship. we don't exactly see independent duos with the other broken trios. not from the outset. when Jolene takes her place as the MeeMaw, Cobb remains. he's a stalwart defender of the Crick. there's nothing anyone could say to get me to believe he wasn't sent to Galaderon on Jolene's request, as he does in the later episodes when he travels to Irondeep and helps the Goo Gone Gang. he's an institution at the Crick, he makes the best fireworks shows (non-magical) and is someone everyone knows and cares about, in a place where someone he could have avoided due to baggage is in charge. but they don't really let the issues break apart their friendship. not that we can see.

and finally - it's the one that, now, we see as the most broken. Jolene was always going to outlive Cobb. it just happened tragically, and likely sooner than she expected. when we return to the Crick in campaign 3, an argument could have been made (by me, to me, at least) that Cobb was out on a scouting mission, and that Murph did backflips to get the Boobs to leave him behind in C1, so why would he tempt them with him again (this is a joke, to be clear). but that's not the case. he's gone, and Jolene is alone. the only member of her party to remain. Alanis let the breakup of her adventuring party crumble her: she meddled with the world for centuries, trying to right her wrongs; she’s still doing work to make sure Thiala’s actions don’t destroy the world and she may never be finished. Jolene would never fall into that path. she keeps working toward the advancement and protection of her community, even when it's threatened. she stays the defender of the Crick that she always was, the woman we know as an audience. she won't rain arrows down from her towers, she will always shine a light.

broken trios break the people in them. we have seen most of the other broken trios as shattered parts of the whole, where the individuals, even if they come back together, continue to show the baggage of their break. Cobb, Marabelle, and Jolene are the exception to that second half of the rule. and a little bit that’s because of the Crick and how they were raised and continue to live, but it’s also about who they are as people and how they (Cobb and Jolene) seemingly actively chose to not let what happened ruin that.

and if you were to ask me? the band of boobs will follow their path, especially given that hardwon is on his way back to them.

#naddpod #not another dnd podcast #bahumia #jolene cybin #marabelle cybin #ol cobb #ba2mia #I’ve waffled on posting this for hours bc it’s not a fully fleshed out thought but fuck it fine

[figsbass]

one of the best and most underrated naddpod scenes is "moonshine, when you had asked your meemaw if there were once-in-a-7000-year-lifetime people you were thinking of hardwon. when she had said yes she was thinking of you"

#IT MAKES ME SO SOFT EVERYTIME #moonshine was raised with so much love #i fuckinh love jolene honestly #that whole final boss battle was obviously incredible #but the moonshine stuff especially #and the ole cobb flashback ?? like the you have to take the shot you know how many she has killed murph monologue was so fucking good #god murph is actually incredible i love it so much #naddpod #bahumia #moonshine cybin #jolene the green

[just-anotherrandomartist]

moonshine and family because i’m obsessed with them

#my stuff #my art #not another dnd podcast #naddpod #moonshine cybin #jolene the green #lucanus aer'tea

[littlegreenmp3]

I choose to interpret Jolene Cybin having hundreds of kids as her being the matriarch of The Crick rather than having hundreds of actual biological children because 1. I know it’s fantasy and the joke is that Crick elves are really fertile but hundreds of kids is insane. Like MeeMaw wouldn’t spend a moment not pregnant and 2. I think if Moonshine had a bunch of siblings she would like. Talk about them all the time. But rather she talks about her relatives that are sort of cousins. 3. Where the fuck are Moonshine’s siblings they’d be powerful as shit 4. MeeMaw and Moonshine’s very sweet and meaningful relationship feels kinda messed up if MeeMaw has hundreds of other kids she barely talks about

In my heart Deadeye and Moonshine are MeeMaw’s only biological children but of course the rest of The Crick ARE her children as well

#naddpod #bahumia #Jolene cybin #moonshine cybin #deadeye cybin

[stone-stars]

things that made me say "fuck you for real, murph": unknown tome plays when bev sr. arrives with the death knights, and mee-maw's burden plays when he tells them that that he's given his soul up.

#naddpod #i continue to not be okay about musical choices!!! #jesus christ!! #unknown tome <- the tome that corrupted marabelle (hell) #mee-maw's burden <- jolene revealing her crick rot #a parent revealing the price they're paying to their child #it's! fuckin! parallels! what the hell! #hanbles #naddmusic tag #<- i'm making a tag i can't not have one

[emiko-matsui]

#BALNOR IS A PC #naddpod #not another dnd podcast #brian murphy #polls #jolene cybin #cooter cybin #luna naddpod #barrett brisden #mawmaw cybin #marabelle cybin

[whamber]

dirty daddy origins

#naddpod #jolene the green #lucanus aer'tea #joluc #jolene cybin #not another dnd podcast #bahumia #my art

[kyeree]

Doodle dump again <3

#yes young Albin is based on Sora #because being a boy wizard with a frog sidekick is the most KH thing ever #Lucanus awakening Mawmaw #Lil baby vance #naddpod #not another dnd podcast #jolene the green #jolene cybin #lucanus aer'tea #vance cybin #albin pembroke #gregor kilde #gowen kilde #ba2mia #kyeree art tag

[dizzybevvie]

Moonshine pretending to be Jolene for Marabelle The Terribelle 🤝 Hardwon pretending to be Elias Sr for The Widow

#hardwon surefoot #elias stormborn #apollo says stuff #naddpod #bahumia #moonshine cybin #jolene the green #marabelle the terribelle #im sorry jolene im sorry jolene im sorry jolene im sorry jolene im sorry jolene im sorry jolene im sorry jolene im sorry jolene im sorry jo

[corn-cuties]

Lucanus simply has two hands

#naddpod #not another dnd podcast #jolene cybin #Jolene the green #meemaw #lucanus aer'tea #erdan #does he have a last name #also this has probably been done before but I had a strike of genius #also I completely spelled Lucanus’ name wrong. but that’s a stupid spelling.

[operationslipperypuppet]

Jolene and Cobb had a conversation about death, the night before he left for the astral plane. He made his intentions clear - that he would never outright plan to die, but he would allow it to happen if it had to. And that she wasn’t to try to bring him back. He was ready to go.

Jolene made a deal then, with Melora. That if any of her people died away from home, and their souls were unwilling to be resurrected in any way, their bodies would be sent to the GrandMaw Tree. She’d take it from there. There was no discussion of details or logistics, but she knew it would work if it had to.

She felt it, when Cobb passed. It was a deep feeling within her gut, it impacted her as though she had been punched. But she also felt his relief. She raced to the GrandMaw Tree, tears in her eyes, knowing exactly what she’d find. She had never wanted to be wrong more.

A few days later, when she’d been able to communicate with Moonshine, and after Hardwon had arrived, shaking, at the doorway to her stump, sobbed into her arms for three hours, then promptly announced he’d be living in the crashed Stormborn but to not talk to him, she knew what she had to do with the body.

Burial ceremonies aren’t a thing at the Crick. It’s usually between the dead person and their best friend, deemed at some point during life. Many people choose to incorporate themselves back into the cycle, and allow the magic of the Crick to do its thing in decomposing their body.

Jolene was that person for Cobb. She knew what he wanted. She grabbed Big Bev, knowing her grandson wouldn’t bear to miss this, and dragged Hardwon out of his ship to assist. “Just this once, big guy. Then you can go about your mopin’ business.”

They walked in silence, the dragon carrying the body, MawMaw making sure they weren’t followed.

Jolene picked a spot in the Western Crick. There was a large group of mushrooms, circular and somehow deliberate, right where Cobb had told Jolene was the spot Marabelle had died. She knew it was perfect.

When Big Bev placed the body near the ground, the mushrooms reacted immediately. Reaching out, grabbing at it. The motley crew watched as it was overtaken and disappeared completely. One by one, they dispersed. Hardwon was first and fastest, Big Bev when he got the nod from MawMaw, the possum when she decided her mother would need more time, alone.

Jolene stood, tears refusing to fall, for hours. When a tiny plant sprouted from the center of the mushrooms, she finally made her retreat.

A week later, a single stalk of corn had sprung up in the mushroom garden. Jolene would smile sadly whenever she passed it. Content that while her sister and best friend may not have been able to grow old together, they could cause something to grow. Together.

#this was inspired by tarragons ‘she may have rotted but she’ll make good soil’ and my need to acknowledge Jolene’s relationship w Cobb #I was gonna write this as like a full fic but it was too short so here’s just a post #naddpod #ba2mia #not another dnd podcast #jolene cybin #marabelle cybin #ol cobb

[heytherecentaurs]

The tone of Emily’s voice in episode 99 of campaign 1 when Moonshine’s talking to her MeeMaw about the timeless body. It’s the quiver in it. The holding back of tears. The mix of emotions she’s experiencing.

It wrecks me.

#naddpod #not another dnd podcast #not another d&d podcast #Emily axford #moonshine cybin #Jolene cybin #Jolene the green #bahumia #hey there centaurs