"Wow... this is specific... Marisha?" Dead 🤣

@robertoalejandroorozco3503

4 жыл бұрын

Hippie kid with the bracelets

@David_Blake91

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertoalejandroorozco3503 "Loser!" :D

@robertoalejandroorozco3503

4 жыл бұрын

David_Blake oh no! Here come the high school flashbacks

@WorgenGrrl

4 жыл бұрын

oooh Marisha giving away secrets!

@MegaJufy

4 жыл бұрын

The secret that she punches people a lot? Not really a secret.

"You, too, could experience a hint of Taliesin Jaffe's high school days" - sold. All jokes aside, this looks really cool.

@TheGreatDrake

4 жыл бұрын

We all know that there were no high schools when Taliesin was still young instead they just released all the young Old Gods into the world to cause despair and suffering to all that they came across instead of teaching them before hand.

@AflacMan13

4 жыл бұрын

The pyramid rises!!!

@Marhathor

4 жыл бұрын

Just gave the 666th like on a Taliesin comment... Is... something gonna happen now...?

@roseclouds5838

4 жыл бұрын

police-and-military-are-welfare-whores oh you’re the same person spamming that shit on twitter

@thedisabledviking

4 жыл бұрын

@police-and-military-are-welfare-whores what are you talking about?

Let’s not forget that in Monsterhearts 1, while all the skins had a deep and dramatic description, the ghost simply had “Ghosty ghost.You’re dead”.

@r_kayne

4 жыл бұрын

The most relatable character haha

@nicolasbohnenberger7017

4 жыл бұрын

Happily the phrase was maintained in MH2

@sevencats4964

4 жыл бұрын

That's amazing

@izstrella

4 жыл бұрын

I love that 😂

@midnightmob1103

3 жыл бұрын

You and the replies have just sold me on Monsterhearts now-

Pretty sure that when Taliesin went to 'high school' it was still referred to as the 'Academy of Athens'

@fraidnaught9067

4 жыл бұрын

I could have sworn it was at the Great Ziggurat of Ur.

@kendrajade6688

3 жыл бұрын

@@fraidnaught9067 That's not a school! That was his apprenticeship.

"Wow this is specific... ... Marisha?" Probably my favorite part of the whole skit

@MelodicQuest

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like he needed a hug

@cryingcheerios3605

4 жыл бұрын

I have a vague memory of Marisha on talks recounting that she was abandoned on the dance floor by her prom date, might be related to that

@cz3724

4 жыл бұрын

I think that was her Between the Sheets interview.

Trigger warning for dark themes. About a third of this book is dedicated to mental and emotional safety at the table. Things like self harm, verbal and physical abuse, toxic relationships are baked into the mechanics of some of the skins. If you expect you may be triggered, maybe give this one a miss.

@joannaintawa

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for putting this out there, will definitely put some safety measures in place when I watch it 💜💜💜

@benvoliothefirst

4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the one shot, and just watching this gives me flashbacks. Must be nice to have had the kind of HS experience you would want to RELIVE. Once was enough for me!

@Legoguy999

4 жыл бұрын

I almost feel like "High School" can be a trigger on it's own.

@Jackson-hp7rt

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting this out there. Because this info is VERY important to know. There's a pdf called Safe Hearts on www.buriedwithoutceremony.com, which is a resource guide on vulnerability and boundaries in Monsterhearts. It is VERY useful and should be read if you plan on playing the game.

"huh, I kinda want to see the CR cast play this now" "Tune in on the 14th to see us play a one-shot" "IT'S LIKE THEY CAN READ MY MIND!" also "Marisha?" lmao!

@RJ_Ehlert

4 жыл бұрын

Careful, if you keep thinking about them reading your mind, Taliesin will whisper in your ear, "We Can."

@tomaszskowronski1406

4 жыл бұрын

@@RJ_Ehlert OR Jester is going to send you a 25 word message

@davidparkes7741

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomaszskowronski1406 Or at least 25 words of a message that gets cut off mid-way through completion.

@ShadowOfADaemon

4 жыл бұрын

Omg light bulb moment... what I'd they did a one shot were there M9 characters played this game .... my mind is melting thinking of jester and ford playing in this setting

@davidparkes7741

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowOfADaemon Kind of like that one shot where Grog was the DM & Vex & co played other characters?

Having watched their one-shot, I think it’s worth mentioning that this overview leaves out that the game as written deals with some pretty heavy stuff. It’s possible to play a dramatic, goofy story about wacky supernatural teens and have a good time, but as written, the game can go deep into themes of sexuality, unhealthy relationships, abuse, prejudice, and so on. (For example, each of the different monster classes that aren’t even discussed in the video are based on different social dysfunctions and unhealthy relationship dynamics.) It’s a great sandbox to explore some messy feelings and watch social trainwrecks unfold, just make sure you go into the game with a group you trust, and a clear vision of what you want from it. Boundaries and comfort are incredibly important here.

"talisen jaffe's highschool days" i didn't know that they had highschool back then

@settheshallow8913

4 жыл бұрын

What kind of Place do you think R'lyeh is?

@mwil2495

4 жыл бұрын

At some point he probably glamoured himself to appear as a teen and enrolled in a high school for the experience. Also as some sort of long con plan.

@MrUmakemelaff

4 жыл бұрын

Class of 2020...BC.

@mhDarkWolf

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrUmakemelaff that was the 15th time he got bored and took high school again.

The facial hair seems to be creeping back. Evil Matt is resurfacing after the cupcake incident...

@hobbiesinasmallroom1850

4 жыл бұрын

cupcake incident? links, possibly?

@Arkatox

4 жыл бұрын

@@hobbiesinasmallroom1850 Psst. Last week's episode of Critical Role.

@bartholen

4 жыл бұрын

​@@hobbiesinasmallroom1850 It's from the most recent episode of Critical Role. Absolutely DO NOT LOOK IT UP if you're not caught up. It's one of the defining moments of CR history. All I can say is that it involves a cupcake. Nothing more. I cannot stress this enough: Watch the episode, stay the fuck away from the comments.

@hobbiesinasmallroom1850

4 жыл бұрын

@@bartholen Let's say I haven't had internet for a few months; how would I catch up?

@Ins0mn3sia

4 жыл бұрын

@@hobbiesinasmallroom1850 I'm sure the channel has a Campaign 2 Playlist, it's just a matter of finding where you stopped, or marathon the entire campaign.

5:05 "Hippie kid with the bracelets" XD Perfect callback

@MichaelHarrel

4 жыл бұрын

That was incredibly well played.

@babyslime

4 жыл бұрын

Hippie kid running around with $6 worth of bracelets.

@MrChatfield76

4 жыл бұрын

Matt's face had me crying 🤣

@ErixTheRed

4 жыл бұрын

Remind me

@kapteenikosmos

4 жыл бұрын

from mini primetime but cant remember what episode it was

"Defending that hottie witch against her long time bully in a 7/11 parking lot." Matt do you have experience with this or...?

@noodlepoodle3582

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Baker You say it like it’s never happened to you

@danielcastillo591

4 жыл бұрын

If you haven't defended a hot witch then who the hell are you?

@WreckerR

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure Marisha has stepped in for him once or twice...

@Kaipyro67ALT

2 жыл бұрын

I think the phonetic spelling is "haughty" not "hottie." Haughty meaning arrogantly superior and disdainful.

@danielslack9114

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaipyro67ALT It's Monsterhearts, so it is definitely hottie.

3:38 "Often... at a cost" *HIP WIGGLE* - Matthew Mercer

CR spotlighting indie games is very good news.

"Gaze into the Abyss" and see Taliesin staring back at you! :)

@PLAYER_42069

4 жыл бұрын

SUBSCRIBE... or SUBMIT

@antheathetiefling8581

4 жыл бұрын

I'd be ok with that

So this is essentially a Tabletop version of Monster Prom? I am all for this.

@miikomakes8083

4 жыл бұрын

Oh god yes please

@danny_decheeto8300

4 жыл бұрын

No

@Tualarec

4 жыл бұрын

As fun as that would be... not really. It's not an all-monster-school. The player characters are monsters in a high school, but they hide their true nature and pretending to be normal human kids. Also, mostly everyone else in the school is not a monster. This would be more like "self-aware Twilight" (in the sense that the characters are teens being shitty and monstrous, and the narrative is not romanticising and sugar-coating those shitty things).

@manwhat7590

4 жыл бұрын

Closer to Twilight, Teen Wolf, Vampire Diaries, etc

@notsomagicalmike7429

4 жыл бұрын

That game is so ridiculously weird and cute it's been the base of most of my art for the past year

*"LOSER!"* _Shows Sam's face_ oh wow

@Molscheira

4 жыл бұрын

I'm the 69th like and I'm very proud of that 😊

I love the idea of them bring other rpg systems into the spotlight. They are using their rpg fame to promote others. That's pretty dope.

I’m so happy this series is back

@fplaysdm74

4 жыл бұрын

Ragnarok Official I like that they’re doing it for game systems they’re using for one shots

@manegirl93416

4 жыл бұрын

I still wouldn't mind if they did it for stuff like Volo's Guide to Monsters or Xanathar's Guide to Everything though. Y'know, kinda elaborating on the other stuff about races and classes expanded upon in those books like they did in Season One of this where they went through the basics of the Handbook.

@fplaysdm74

4 жыл бұрын

manegirl93416 I don’t think they legally can, according to the SRD

Handbooker helper?!?!? In my 2020??

@flyingskyward2153

4 жыл бұрын

It's more likely than you think!

Matt playing: “why did you have me roll 2d6? I got a 12” Taliesin: “no reason” as he glances at the IRL Hot Roll table

"These is too specific... Marisha?" Matt gain a string from me in that. I died laughing.

"Players will be pulling on each other's strings, literally" GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY CELLO!

@quendi5557

3 жыл бұрын

Nice.

I need to see Sam's character already.

@animewarrior16

4 жыл бұрын

Big fae energy

@JacksonOwex

4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure? I don't know if we are ready for something like that from Sam!!!

@EYEOFATE3800

4 жыл бұрын

A good twist would be that Sam's character is actually a normal human pretending to be a half-monster hybrid. That I would expect from Sam.

@LordDragox412

4 жыл бұрын

Sam: Handbook'er? I barely know'er!

@novaiscool1

4 жыл бұрын

Epic twist Sam plays a hyper conservative monster who doesn't like the way teens are and acts all adult, but deep down is the sex hungry monster we all expect from Sam.

I’d rather fight Kevdak bare-handed than relive my teenage years.

@theamericanviking1835

4 жыл бұрын

Lol AMEN!

@einstin2

4 жыл бұрын

Well... your pain would be very short.

This is a new way to.. introduce an RPG one shot. I am a fan of it!

@multiumbreon7

4 жыл бұрын

Wish they would have done this before the crystal palace one shot, I was so lost trying to figure out the call of cathulu mechanics.

@wedlock94

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely helpful, plenty of systems out there so it's good to get a basic run down for these

ah yes matt teaching me about fantasy dating sim. Just what I always wanted, thanks matt!

@EYEOFATE3800

4 жыл бұрын

Digital Girlfriend: I sleep Girlfriend in a TTRPG session: *REAL SHIT?*

@benvoliothefirst

4 жыл бұрын

Sploosh!

wow, this wasnt expected

Sounds like there's going to be some chilling Adventures of Sabrina type stuff with this game I would be down for it. I don't know how many of my friends would though.

@wildoneizzy

4 жыл бұрын

I've had some fun playing this over Discord in a text based style. Gotta find (or be) the right MC for your group though.

@Micras08

4 жыл бұрын

Would probably be a very awkward system to run unless everyone is on the same page :P That being said though it's very nice that systems like these exist so you don't have to attempt to shoehorn mechanics for sexual undertones/encounters and teenage angst into other systems ^^ Could totally see the "playbooks" (or whatever "classes" are called in MonsterHearts) being translated to other apocalypse systems/setting as well :)

@satansgayniece6246

4 жыл бұрын

@@Micras08 Playbooks are actually much different from classes! They're more like character archetypes. Rather than just containing the skills or abilities of a character, they are written with specific themes and story elements in mind. For example, the Ghoul playbook in Monsterhearts is all about hunger (metaphorical and literal!) and being sort of emotionally dead, in addition to what kind of powers you might have as a ghoul. Playbooks are in just about every Powered by the Apocalypse (the system Monsterhearts uses) RPG.

@Micras08

4 жыл бұрын

@@satansgayniece6246 That's a fair, I was shit at getting my point across, let me try again :P My point was that if you find Monster Hearts iffy (because of the subject matter) but would like to embody one of the playbooks in say... I dunno, dungeon worlds, that would probably be doable with minimal work, because as you said; every Powered by the Apocalypse system have playbooks instead of "classes", "backgrounds" or "archetype" etc. etc. :D So your clarification was most certainly a necessary one because equating a playbook to a class is at best crude and at worst very misleading ^^ Full disclaimer: I have very little practical experience with these systems (besides reading them) seeing as my regular groups are more into d20 systems with stronger emphasis on combat Q_Q But anyways glad that my theory about playbooks being somewhat transferable within Powered by Apocalypse systems being somewhat correct - cheers for the clarification. :)

I’ve mastered this game for a year, came up with some new “skins” on my own also. It’s simple, it’s fast, it’s different. A very good game.

I’ve been playing this game for years and it’s so refreshing if you’ve been doing D&D for a while. It’s so different but so easy to pick up.

IT'S THURSDAY!!! And I'm getting my pre-critter fill w/all these KZread posts. THX CRITICAL ROLE CREW!!!

I love Handbooker Helper! Eager to see more for D&D, and other games too!

Why is it that I have seen almost all of these episodes and just now noticed the purple cloud underneath the title is Bigby's Hand? I love the attention to detail they all put in.

Great idea guys! I love this, and wish we had it for undeadwood. Telling us how the game works before you play it is a fantastic idea! Keep it up!

I literally bought monsterhearts yesterday D: so hyped

Don't forget how heavily queer-coded the game is! That's a very important aspect of it :D

Nice :) a couple things I think it's worth to stress: - There are no "skill tests" and dice rolls are not "called from the MCs" when they feel like. There are specific abstract triggers: when and only when something triggers a "Move" in the game, then the player rolls dice. - A result of 6- doesn't imply failing in the sense of "not managing to do the action the PC was trying to do". It implies "consequences are at your detriment". Sometimes precisely because you managed to do what you wanted (as in "be careful what you wish for", for example. Or perhaps you shapeshifted as the Dean's husband to ask a janitor access to a restricted area of the school and the janitor answer "of course! The dean told me you were coming, they're waiting for you there!" - A fundamental and intriguing aspect of the game, that I think should be showed in a presentation, is the Seating Chart: while creating PCs, you all choose where to sit in the classroom writing your name in a physical chart with desks, and then the MC ask you questions to create your classmates and put them in the chart. So at the beginning of the game there will be lots of NPCs with an intriguing web of love, hate, promises, secrets, lies, debts, envy, discriminations etc, intertwined in several (and conflicting) ways with the PCs and ready to explode. And that is the game (there are no quests, event happens because PCs and NPCs want things and do stuff. And it can't be stressed enough how amazing it is to start the game already knowing and being invested in your classmates.

@nicolasbohnenberger7017

4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! Thought no one was picking up on those. Also it clearly did not address the "arguably" most important part of a PbtA game that is the pendulum swing of Fiction -> Mechanics -> Fiction, which was (somewhat) lacking in the game proper.

@AlexTheGame93

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicolasbohnenberger7017 I've heard about that :'( I don't know if I want to watch the video. Such an opportunity to have people knowing Monsterhearts wasted :(

@nicolasbohnenberger7017

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexTheGame93 Honestly I have been cataloguing the missed triggers for a friend that wants to learn to MC the game, it's not as bad as people made out to be, but if you know how PbtA is supposed to run you'll feel it.

@AlexTheGame93

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicolasbohnenberger7017 Oh, I thought it was worse than that. They told me there were also some unspecified skill checks called from the MC, which were not Moves :o

@nicolasbohnenberger7017

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexTheGame93 There was one, that I recall, that makes the thousand souls scream. But overall, 6/10, a bit more of practice and talking with someone that has more mastery of the engine and he'd be good to go.

So excited for the one-shot, yesssss. This is gonna be fun.

This is so great! I'm so glad this series is continuing. ♥️ Thanks guys for all the wonderful content!

Woah woah woah not only do we get a talks today but we get the return of both All Work No Play and Handbooker Helper?!

@christofferhougaard

4 жыл бұрын

THEY ARE SPOILING US RN!!

I’m so excited to see the one-shot now omg

Full Dark and Cold Vampire dressed as a My Chemmical Romance, HERE WE GO!

Thanks for making an episode to prepare us for the One Shot ! This looks like great fun and I can't wait to discover it :D

Hey it's that guy! Hippie Kid w/ the Bracelets!

@human_collector0

4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe it stuck.

@raf.raf.

4 жыл бұрын

Truly one of the best characters of the Mighty Nein

I didn't know how much I missed this series until it popped up in my feed.

My friends and I played MH years before this vid came out. So glad it's getting a lot more recognition now!!

Oh rad! I didn't realize this was getting a season 2 this is sweet!!!

@sanitychelle

4 жыл бұрын

This may just be a sponsored one off. Smart way of doing it!

I hope this series comes back someday soon! I’m especially excited about seeing it used to feature intros to new game systems like this exact video did! Please consider it, CR peeps!

I love everything about this! Matt Mercer, you sir are awesome.

"What's the point of attaching strings if they can't be pulled?" Damn right, Matt. Damn right.

Oh man, so glad to see this series back!

I’m so glad you guys covered one of my favorite tabletop rpgs!!!! I have a lot of fond memories of playing MHs.

Oh thank god! I absolutely LOVE the Handbooker Helper series and couldn’t wait to see another episode

Sounds fun, looking forward to it :D

So excited to see the stream, Monsterhearts is one of my all-time favorite RPGs.

Yay! I missed these!

Matt cracking his knuckles is probably the most satisfying sound I’ve ever heard.

This sounds really cool!

I didnt know this was a thing and now I need it badly!!!

Definitely catching that stream.

As a teen with a love for monsters and general mythology and RPGs, how have I never heard of this? Also the comedy in this episode was on point.

@j0nasbs

4 жыл бұрын

The people from Roll20 Games Master Series had a one-shot of the First Edition in the Roll20 channel. The system is really nice.

@satansgayniece6246

4 жыл бұрын

The channel Happy Jacks RPGs has a really great campaign that you should check out if you’re interested. I’m also a teen with similar interests and let me tell you, this game is fantastic.

@WARCERER

4 жыл бұрын

You should check out Monster of the Week for a Buffy/Supernatural game with the PbtA rules Engine

@satansgayniece6246

4 жыл бұрын

@@WARCERER Oh yeah, Monster of the Week is great. In my opinion, it's the best system for first time players and/or GMs.

Had no idea this was coming. Cool

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! I WANT THIS ONE-SHOT SO BAD

And with that, now I want to play it... thanks again, Matt.

"Loser" -Sam's face appears

Oh my. So much Critrole content on Thursday now. Sweet

i love that CR is evolving this series. GJ guys!!!

This is one of my favorite games and it's so exciting to see Crit Role getting it out there to a larger audience!! The best tables I've ever set at and the best moments I've ever role played have all happened in Monsterhearts.

I NEED to see this Monsterhearts podcast, goodness!

Please bring this series back!

Wooo. Handbooker helper is back my friends!

Cool to see you covering RPGs other then D&D. I would love to see one for Masks: A new generation.

Hehehe this one shot is gonna be so much fun!!! 😃❤

This seems really intense, and weird, and I am so here for it!

Epic comeback and awesomely unexpected.

Seems fun and looking forward to the one shot. Definitely like this and hope you do it for future one shots that use different systems so we can kinda know how it works before the actual episode.

Excited to see some PBTA on the channel

this is SOOO a tease, We need more Handbooker helper!!!!

I love that this channel has so much content that it can cross reference its own content as an inside joke. Also I'm super glad this series is back!!

cool! I hadn't heard of this RPG thanks!

This was fantastic lol. Can't wait to watch the real thing!

i have played and absolutely love monster hearts

I would love to see more of this done in the future. Just introducing people to new TRPGS would be such a great thing.

aaaand i'm sold

Smart content. I would have liked this (maybe it existed?) for the Undeadwood series.

@evetobe

4 жыл бұрын

There actually was a Savage Worlds HH episode at the beginning of Twitch stream, but it never was released as a separate video.

@maxdsterling

4 жыл бұрын

On the twitch cut (prime only obviously), Ivan Van Norman does a quick HBH about 5 minutes prior to the start of episode 1. Not sure it's still there though

@RachelShortyRRees

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that's right it was at the beginnning. I forgot that. Must rewatch that series again!!!

@novaiscool1

4 жыл бұрын

@@evetobe they need to release it given they did the work for it already

Actually actively preparing to play this with some people on discord, so great timing!

Yes!

You had me at "Hello"

Gotta love me some handbooker helper!

I am so happy this is back and that they started with Monsterhearts!! I have been wanting to play this system for so long and now I feel like I can!! Thanks Crit role!

@satansgayniece6246

4 жыл бұрын

You absolutely should! Monsterhearts is one of my personal favorites, it's definitely worth your time!

Matt is just amazing in this, lmao I can’t wait to watch the crew play this!

I want to play this soooo badly now.

you got a like because I love this series, and now I want a double like for that little Friedle cameo

This is one of my favorite rpg's! I'm really looking forward to the one shot.

that finger crack via fists at 3:10 shOOK ME UP LIKE DAYUM MATTHEW YOU OKAY I LIKE THIS

What 3 new CR videos for me to catch up before tonight. Ahhhhhhhh! I LOVE IT!!!!!!

YYYEEEAASSS LOVE THIS GAME

Oh hey, I've played the first version of this before with friends! Powered By The Apoc is a super fun system, cool to see you getting into it for oneshots! Can't wait to see what bonds you all take.

Yay!!!!