Everyone Is John
Welcome to Mystery Quest! A roleplaying podcast where we play a variety of one-shot roleplaying games with a rolling cast of special guests. Today we're playing Everyone Is John, the game where players vie for control of the same character: John. Each player has their own secret mission to complete, so the story gets pulled in all sorts of weird and wacky directions.
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Should've been Everyone is Tom and have all the Toms playing.
@theeutecticpoint
7 ай бұрын
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@Lordborgman
7 ай бұрын
Well Tom is already winning.
@Relyx
7 ай бұрын
Angory Tom, Tom Bates, Tom Hazell, Spiffing Tom. Any other Tom's I'm forgetting who are still about?
@denimandlead7725
7 ай бұрын
@@Relyxlol this comment reminds me of the episode of SpongeBob where the realtor comes to Squidwards house. Realtor: “Are there any other squidwards I should know about?!” Gary: “Meow”
@crusatyr1452
6 ай бұрын
@@denimandlead7725 "Are there any other Toms I should know about?!" Tom: "Aww, shit the bed..."
I gotta say, Tom has been absolutely killing it with content recently. His elden ring co op series with ben is so fun and mystery quest is just a gem.
@100HoursIn
7 ай бұрын
This comment reinforces the idea i had coming to watch that mystery quest is essentially the angory tom fanbase + a bit more / more consistent viewership for better or worse? I guess for worse from a channel building perspective. Hopefully it picks up traction in the youtube algorithm and we get non-yogs in here.
@mgordon1713
7 ай бұрын
@@100HoursIn I have introduced Mystery Quest to all my friends, even people who don't know Yogscast. They all love it.
@lordwolfram6352
7 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more
@KavsLockedOut
7 ай бұрын
@@100HoursIn picks up in the algo? the channel has gained 50k subs in like a month
@VanBourner
7 ай бұрын
Tom is on youtube what sips used to be. He even has his own memorial tower in Sips' Simcity that he played (the DLC) 10 years ago, so it was fated.
I love how Lewis' goal was to talk to the dead, and rather than just going to a cemetery or something his first instinct was murder and cannibalism.
@Cheesepuff8
6 ай бұрын
Don’t forget the throwing up Ye Lewis really likes to go the extra mile in these
@tallleprechaun1318
6 ай бұрын
This one was tame for lewis, last time he summoned Cthulhu
@shroomyd.7260
6 ай бұрын
@@tallleprechaun1318 but at least then he gathered all of his summoning flesh from things that were already dead XD
@swearimnotarobot3746
6 ай бұрын
Literally the first thing in this stream is cannibalism. No context. 😂
@tallleprechaun1318
6 ай бұрын
@@shroomyd.7260 He didn't rip a page out of a book this time. Tamer
Fun fact: There's a brief spot where Broadway passes through a roundabout where central park is on one side and a cocktail bar called The Ascent is on the other side. They somehow accidentally got their New York geography basically correct.
@garr_inc
6 ай бұрын
That is bananas, man. How?
@Cheesepuff8
6 ай бұрын
Are the speed buriers also near by?
@Relyx
6 ай бұрын
@@Cheesepuff8 Not what you asked, but did you know Manhattan actually barely has any cemeteries? Also they're all pretty far from Central Park. There's Trinity Church Cemetery in Hamilton Heights and then there's like half a dozen dotted around Lower Manhattan. I think only Trinity still takes active burials though. Most Manhattanites that want to be interred these days end up over in Queens, Brooklyn or The Bronx.
This game really does something to Lewis
@etherdeef4303
7 ай бұрын
releases the lebanese boy within
@Bram06
7 ай бұрын
Lewis has been the de facto leader of the group for more than a decade. It makes sense he enjoys games where he's given total freedom and is allowed to just fuck shit up
@sirgwan5768
7 ай бұрын
From him ripping out a page of the Necronomicon, to him trying to avoid Interpol for kidnapping the Pope, to... whatever this course of events was, Everyone is John turns LewLew into a menace
@Temprael
7 ай бұрын
I think it just reveals his true nature.
@smeatar
6 ай бұрын
@@sirgwan5768 Wait, what was the pope one?
„I prefer the skinny ones” was one of Tom’s best roasts
"Join the Yogscast" they said "It'll be fun" they said "Nobody will run you over and eat your teeth and hair and blood before you've had a chance to do anything" they said
Someone being Jack The Ripper who killed those prostitutes to perform a ritual to become immortal...is actually a really fucking good idea for a CoC homebrew adventure.
We need an "Everyone is Lewis" game at some point. Finally explaining why Lewis does what he does.
@Peron1-MC
6 ай бұрын
they should release it like they did benga XD "Everyone is Lewis"
@garion046
2 ай бұрын
In this version, willpower tokens randomly rain from the ceiling to the most inappropriate person at any given moment.
@etherdeef4303
2 ай бұрын
i need this
The original Everyone Is John video is one of my favorite Yogscast videos ever. So this is gonna be amazing I already know
@VanBourner
7 ай бұрын
Yeah, after the Lovecraftian series here I went back and watched that (along with all the Yogsquests). Duncan was absolutely amazing in the original video, but Simon, as always is a treat and it is easy to forget since he is not that present on main channel since like... Moonquest? Voltz? Early TTT? And he has such a great chemistry with Tom. Glad to see him do things he genuinely enjoys and has fun with.
@KuueenKumi
7 ай бұрын
After the Christmas one, I knew this would be good.
@the_enderslayer
6 ай бұрын
that original video is what got me into the game (for the past 3 years), love everyone is john so much
Simon's force truth skill was legendary. I couldn't stop laughing after the Jimmy reveal.
@Peron1-MC
6 ай бұрын
true but like he said. ultimately tom has to say yes or no but he always said yes XD. it just means they cant lie.
Lewis' secret goal: to rip out the pages of as many books as he can
My name is Jingly John! And this is my occultist, detective, gatecrashing, escapist song! Great stuff everyone 😂❤
@mysterioushiggs
7 ай бұрын
Even in my head, I still hear the voice while reading this lol
@josiah6328
7 ай бұрын
Jingly John lives on in the hearts of us all.
@erik365365365
6 ай бұрын
So good. Truly the best
@DisguisedAsHuman
3 ай бұрын
I’m Jingly John and this is my liking your comment song.
I thought this adventure had peaked at the jack the ripper reveal, but then the king Kong funeral caused me to literally choke on my drink. Every week just makes a new great mystery quest episode!
21:32 i dont comment often but this zinger by tom was just so funny to me as it was basically getting set up by everything happening since the start of the game. Its funny things like this which makes watching interesting.
Getting run over by someone being controlled by a bunch of people playing a board game is pretty believable for Lydia.
Anytime Simon and Lewis are together in the same room is an absolute joy.
@Peron1-MC
6 ай бұрын
yeah i hope they do more PP some day. that was absolute gold :)
when yogs first played everyone is john it was an instant favourite and has remained so for many years. thanks for doing it again!
@codyunderwood7982
6 ай бұрын
Is there a video anywhere for the other ones?
@briddie5996
6 ай бұрын
@@codyunderwood7982 if you type 'everyone is john yogscast' into youtube it should be a 54 minute long video with a thumbnail of simon laughing. enjoy!
@tallleprechaun1318
6 ай бұрын
@@codyunderwood7982 yep, title is "MIND-NUMBING CHAOS | Everyone Is John (Games Night XL)"
One thing that I love about Tom's GMing style which really inspired me, is when he asks other players at the table what things are named. Even players that aren't currently playing can participate in the shared-storytelling and have fun too 😀 Its such a good way to keep everyone interested and having fun.
The visual concept of the Immortal Jason "Jack the Ripper" Statham Ghostbusters Apocalypse is something I can't stop thinking about. Such immaculate craftsman and planning.
1:51:15 Love that Lewis goes for the "We're just innocent men" reference
Honestly everyone is John with the Longest Johns would be amazing.
@capt_iron2797
7 ай бұрын
Thats a Jingle Jam Idea right there lol
@David-co5oo
7 ай бұрын
or Everyone is Tom, with an All-Tom cast
@the_enderslayer
6 ай бұрын
this and Everyone Is Tom are both hilarious ideas
My favorite part of everyone is John is that the Lewis that exists in real life and does ttt every week and the Lewis that plays EiJ are entirely different people
Wait Lewis, Simon, and Tom can still make a video together? I'm shocked ❤
@fabiansw8
7 ай бұрын
Awesome grouping here love these guys
@Cheesepuff8
6 ай бұрын
The restraining orders were temporarily halted
First off, damn you really let Lewis into another game of Everyone is John after last time? lol Second, Please keep the Lyds coming she needs to be in every session!
Part of me always wonders how it would work if everyone but the person in control was deafened, alerted when it's time to bid and genuinely have no clue what's going on other than what Tom tells them in that moment.
@user-py3py5sx2f
4 ай бұрын
Would be so boring with everyone doing nothing for 4 rounds except tom and the player. Most of the good parts of this come from the entire table joking with each other
Lewis, Simon. Lyds, and Tommy Bates all in a mystery quest. This is gonna be gold!
No joke, I downloaded this video from my recommended the day before a 12hr flight to California, and literally couldn’t believe it when he said this!!! It’s the first video I’ve ever watched on this channel, and it made the time go so fast 💨 I only had 2 other videos downloaded so I ended up listening to this twice and honestly there is a lot to be gained from the second play through because knowing their obsessions you’re like ‘Ohhhh now I understand their gameplay decision’ 😂
How was this round even more unhinged than the one where Cthulhu was summoned? My life is fulfilled.
"This is why I picked the crazy one." Sat next to the Bristol Pusher. Its all true. It all fits!
Simon is great for these because he has no filter and just goes big. And Tom commits so hard.
1:27:10 oh god I felt Lydia's "nice" when Tom rolled a 4 and Papa Angor said "okay fine yes" because she wasn't able to get her funeral with a 4 but for some reason it was enough for Tom bates.... FeelsBadMan And like even if we're talking likelihood... In a massive cemetery: "is there a funeral?" I feel like a 4 is good enough, but "is there a spare coffin lying around" is insane!! 😂😂 Poor Lyds, cucked by whimsy again. Lmao.
@A_Ereira
6 ай бұрын
Tbf the Speedburiers living right next to Central Park on a 4 was pretty generous too.
I was not expecting the Eldritch immortal DB Cooper flying into the sky with laser eyes.
Bit of a weird one this, never heard of the game and wasn't sure I'd enjoy it but the team as always delivered and it was really great fun to listen to. Hats off to Lydia though. Such a goddamn trooper so far in these games. That line was absolutely brutal and she took it with the best of humour.
so simon's force truth skill bascially guarantees him an achievement of his goal if he decides the person is a murderer
@jt1687
7 ай бұрын
No, Tom made him roll to see if they were a murderer the first time and forgot the precedent the second time so just said yes. Simon got to decide the details on *how* they were a murderer (Something Tom likes to do when DMing).
I love that Lewis immediately goes full Laszlo Cravensworth when asked for the location.
Simmons commitment to Ghost shirts still ongoing, and I'm still 100% along for the ride.
Having Jason Statham be jack the ripper was brilliant, I once ran a game of this where it turned out bear Grylls was the secret guardian of king Arthurs tomb
I love "St. Showtime: The Patron Saint of Showtime"
Technically when they gatecrashed King Kong's funeral, even though Lydia wasn't in control of John, the rules state that you earn points whenever your obsession is met regardless of which personality does it. This is also why I never openly tell players how many points they've earned, but instead write down the scores based on difficulty. Easy is one point, while very hard is three. That way nobody really knows who's winning until the end, though I do make it clear that control is lost after the active player's obsession is met. Also, it's not just that what John is doing is boring which changes control and earns everyone an extra chip, but that the boring action takes at least ten minutes to do, which triggers John's narcolepsy. Since he falls asleep, this gives the game master a bit of wiggle room as to how the next scene starts and how much time has passed.
The original Everyone Is John you guys did was so legendarily good; it's one of my absolute favourite videos of all time. Sadly, the couple of ones after that, while fun in their own rights, were not at all on the same level to me. This, however... this is fantastic stuff. Just as good as the first I say, if not better - not least for the sheer length of it. Tom DMing Simon and Lewis to *anything* is proven to be the recipe for perfection by now, but serious props to the surprisingly actually fabulous BigLyds and the naturally unbelievably awkward Tommy B as well. Though I was terribly excited at the announcement for this channel since Day 0, only now have I had the chance to finally catch a video, and I must say, this has really raised the bar unreasonably high for my expectations on the rest of the stuff here.
I absolutely love how Lewis just absolutely becomes a different person while playing games like this. He becomes impulsive, irrational, frantic, angry, silly, loud, intense, unhinged and willing to do absolutely anything and everything that pops into his mind lol I'm 100% here for it and I hope they do some more in future 😁 ❤❤❤
@Balsiefen
7 ай бұрын
Different you say?
@sierra1513
6 ай бұрын
Seems pretty in-line for the the Bristol Pusher
Watching from New York and can confirm, this is EXACTLY what the city is like. I actually work on the corner of 5th and Small way.
I can always trust these folks to make me laugh so hard it hurts; the Jack the Ripper reveal was spectacular.
My Name is Jingly John and this is My Mystery Quest Song!
glad to see that lewis hasnt changed a bit, this is the best group
Jeez, this was the best kind of hilarios mayhem! Thanks so much, guys! PS: I love Tom's fast & loose on-the-fly GM-ing style.
Anyone else think the Mystery Quest intro graphics gives major Jackbox Games vibes? I love it!
The storytelling is on another level! Got me giggling and the baby was confused.
As I was watching this, I just imagining this as a film... probably one of those sureal films which are great to watch late at night. 5/5 really good game
This has been amazing! I love how everyone is John always devolves into such madness
I was watching the vod on Twitch and had the refresh the page in the middle because of some issues only for the vod to have been removed. i was so worried I'd miss out on the rest if this adventure! Thank the gods I can finally enjoy the rest of this story!
1:53:45 "We're going to bury him" again. They'll bury him again
This is unhinged, I love it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: This video is one of the funniest things I've ever seen
I really like this game - the bonkers scenarios are absolutely hilarious. I think my first exposure to it was when Tom led an "Everyone is Santa" variant during Jingle Jam last year, which would be great to see again!
I've seen it live and it was great! It may harm the views on youtube but still glad it is here because Twitch VoDs are just trash. Really hope that there will be jinglejam Mystery quest and Games night events. Also really hope to see Sips in one of these. He always was just hilarious in Yogsquests.
I think that was the funniest RPG session I’ve ever seen. Everyone absolutely killed it and I was laughing me as off the whole time!
Lewis is a maniac with the freedom this game's/Tom's "yes,and" storytelling gives him 😂 Really happy to see this video after missing the stream. I'd love to know how the analytics react to something long like this vs maybe two shorter videos Friday-Saturday
Everyone is John is always such a fever dream. (also, that intro almost perfectly described me as I'm sat here with a drink in my hand and a cat on my lap. I sure hope this is a mystery quest).
This was amazing to watch live, glad to see it uploaded here.
@Murphysmadmishboro44
7 ай бұрын
Where are the lives?
@Vital_Velocity
7 ай бұрын
@@Murphysmadmishboro44It was on the Yogscast Twitch originally.
@dsungaripterus2600
7 ай бұрын
@@Murphysmadmishboro44 This one was live on the Yogscast Twitch channel; they aren't usually, this was a one-off live episode for Pickaxe Week.
Absolutely loved this just smashed it out of the park with all the adlib well done guys
Excellent timing for an Everyone Is John, I just yesterday stumbled across you guys' Everyone Is Santa and bloody loved it!!!
Really loving this channel tom. its really just a joy to watch. same as your other content.
Love that your bringing fresh stuff to this Channel, its some of my favourite yogs content. Great work as usual and please keep it up xo
This is such wonderful content, love you all, thanks!
This was hilariously fantastic, well played and well run, thank you!
For someone who loves to browse TTRPGs I’ll never play this channel is a gold mine. Maybe Troika! or Spire someday?
Amazing, so much fun to watch! Please keep it up ^^
Excited to watch this one, love every video on this new channel
Lydia just keeps coming back! She just can't get enough.
This channel has been so much fun thank you for all the laughs!
So this game definitively starts with John crashing in Columbus Circle. The only place where Broadway has Central Park on one side and a cocktail bar on the other.
I've watched it already on Twitch but just wanted to say I really enjoyed it.
Absolutely amazing, one of my favorite roleplaying games
This channel has me hooked. Quickly has become one of my favorite podcasts
My favourite content on the site. Amazing work everyone!
As soon as Tom said that they hadn't quite had a game like this, I immediately remembered when Lewis summoned Cthulhu.
This is amazing content guys you're killing it, can't get enough
Watched it live, saw the vod, and now im here! Great stuff guys
I have to go back and do my yearly rewatch of the original now!
RPing Yogs is always my favourite Yogs. Tom is an awesome GM as always and Lydia has been particularly brilliant on this channel, great stuff!
I'm glad you guys did this. I remember you playing this I think on the game night channel and it was amazing
ive been getting recommendations to watch all of the old everyone is john/santa claus videos and binging them all, so this is both amazing and spooky to see pop up
love this new channel and the cast on for this vid is top tier
I have to say because it's bugging me, some things about the players, having not watched yet first, simon looks like he has no eyebrows. this isn't a problem, it just looks funny. second, the purple light on lewis' eyes make him look a bit ill and is concerning. third, I'm glad tom and lydia are in videos together so much because it's just a wonderful dynamic. fourth, the other tom is a gem. IMPORTANT STUFF I KNOW
Love it! Allways great to see Lewis in a roleplay scenario! :D
Always great fun. Fabulous group to do this with.
Glorious praise to Mystery Quest!
Been absolutely loving these!
Lewis really knows how to end off a video. I love Everyone Is John it brings the madness out of people.
This was fantastic, I love everyone here so much
Mystery Quest keeps on giving, keep it up x
Fucking hell gotta love when Lewis is in stuff like this
How have I never seen this channel before, I love it!
Lydia and Tom seem to be wearing the same clothes as in the Parasocial video where they went to the cafe and listened to the girl saying "He said he liked skinny girls". I wonder which video was recorded first
I would love more of ad-hoc roleplay like this
OOOO loved all the previous everyone is johns so excited for this
This game is always fun. My favorite story of it was the traveler who stopped a terror attack.
Yes! Finally! I've been waiting for this!