Since logging this in my usual style would take ages, I'm using this as a chance to catalog the actual numbers on how many rolls these guys make, how many they succeed on, how many they fail, and how many 1s & 20s they roll to mathematically prove Ben is *Cursed.* There will also be a section that's just rolls they don't call out, I can't see on the dice, or which we don't know/can't tell are passes/fails. *Ben Van Lier:* 53 rolls (47 d20s, 3d4s, 2d6, 1d10) 1, 18, 12, 19, 8, 12, 13, 1(d4), 11, 1(d6), 14, 3(d4), 16, 1(d6), 18, 1(d4), 8, 19, 1, 3, (9, 4*), 4, 18, 20, 3, ?, 10, 19, 16, (5*, 12), 10, 5, 20, 18, 10, 1, (17, 18*), 6(d10), 18, ?, (20, 13*), 16, 6, 4, (8*, ?), 17, 10, 17 Successes-19 Failures-17 Natural 1s-7 (one for his first unofficial roll, four on damage dice) Natural 20s-3 (one of which still failed because PVP, another of which he didn't get to use because Disadvantage) Unknown/Unspecified Rolls-6 *Rowan Bettjeman:* 42 rolls (39 d20s, 2d12s, 1d6) 18, 15, 11, (4, 1*), (12, 12), (6, 6), (11*, 12), 20, 11(d12), 3(d12), 11, 13, (4*, 6), 19, 18, 6, 10, 11, 18, ?, (13*, 19), 8, (15*, ?), 5(d6), 10, 3, 17, (18*, ?), (10, 6*), 19, 4, 7, 10 Successes-16 Failures-12 Natural 1s-1 Natural 20s-1 Unknown/Unspecified Rolls-3 *Adam King:* 32 rolls (30 d20s, 1d8, 1d4) 20, (20, 2*), 16, (2, 17*), 1(d8), 5, 16, ?, (8, 8), 16, 8, 14, 7, 4, 10, 6, 18, (12*, ?), 4(d4), 18, 20, 17, 18, (16*, ?), (9, 14*), 7 Successes-13 Failures-10 Natural 1s-None Natural 20s-3 (two being his first two rolls, one of which he didn't get to use because Disadvantage) Unknown/Unspecified Rolls-3 *Alan Morrison:* 22 rolls (17 d20s, 5d8s) 15, 7, 6, 13, 6(d8), 19, 13, 8(d8), 8(d8), 11, 8, 5, 7(d8), 14, (17*, 1), 7(d8), 13, 19, 13, (7*, ?) Successes-9 Failures-5 Natural 1s-1 (not used because Advantage) Natural 20s-None Unknown/Unspecified Rolls-2 *Conclusions Thus Far:* Ben has rolled the most 1s, albeit mostly for damage, but considering Adam hasn't even rolled a 1 yet, Rowan has only done so once, and Alan did once but didn't have to use it; Ben's definitely got shit luck. He's also technically tied for the most Nat 20s with Adam, but only one has actually been a success. Part of it also has to do with the fact he rolls the most (about as much as Alan & Adam put together). Alan has low-key performed the best while rolling the least. The failure rates are pretty close so far, with even Ben having more successes than failures. However, if we count his 1s on damage as failures, then he actually has failed more often than he's succeeded. His constant attempts to punch Greg while drunk are also a notable factor, since they auto-fail if Greg doesn't allow him to hit him, which he never does.

@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! what a lot of work! Thanks for this!

@VivaLaDnDLogs

2 жыл бұрын

@@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD thank you!

@MasterYoda389

2 жыл бұрын

@@VivaLaDnDLogs wow what the actual F obviously ben has the most failures, goddamn lol

@VivaLaDnDLogs

2 жыл бұрын

@@MasterYoda389 I got even worse for Supercut 2....

@AsianSensationist

2 жыл бұрын

It's actually because Ben disrespected the dice gods At 1:20, "they're all dice... they're all the same."

Anyone else go to sleep with this 😂

@RJ-jl9jo

Ай бұрын

About to

@bigbang1891

Ай бұрын

Yupp, almost every night 😂. I'm actually going to bed now 😴

@sandrales1351

Ай бұрын

All the time😂 especially Rob’s Untitled Horror Game

@Godless_Guru

Ай бұрын

often 👊😅seen them all so many times, its like comfort food for the mind at this point 😂

@technic5528

Ай бұрын

Yup, I just dream of Azerim at this point- and I don’t mind.

1:20 Ben: "They're all dice, they're all the same..." Dice gods: -- and I took that personally.

@gebrakmejagaming9233

3 жыл бұрын

after watching 51 episodes.. i laaughed at this hard

@1asnyd

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to make this same comment of my own , then I kept looking at the comments and found this one. Now we all know why Ben has the luck that he does. I wonder if he or they have looked at this footage and realize what he said in the beginning.

@RSProduxx

2 жыл бұрын

who ever has been playing p&p rpgs for many years knows that dice are NOT all the same... oh nooo, they sure aren´t...

@tyrellthiel2201

2 жыл бұрын

My old D&D party got our "stoic and of a singular focus monk" player a set of HOT PINK sparkly dice as a birthday gift. He hated them, until through idle rolling he realized those dice LOVED him

@ferisera

2 жыл бұрын

@@1asnyd One of the more recent episodes (probably about 2 episodes before Confucius joined) has Ben and Adam talking about how they actually watch the episodes, as opposed to Alan and Rowan who don't. They were wondering just which side of the table the guest player would end up joining. :D Like there was any doubt.

well i was think about watching the series again. guess this makes the decision very easy. who wishes we could get this length every week. NPC D&D by far the best D&D campaign on youtube.

@aetherius5330

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@kaitlin1120

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@RowanAuraz

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@celecitaxerror9553

3 жыл бұрын

as much as I want it too, i dont want rob to get burnt out.

@RivalsAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

@@celecitaxerror9553 that is true, he may want to kill them if he had to deal with their shit every week. as FUNNY as it is for us must be a little irritating for him, taking 30mins to simple say hello to a random npc

1:16 Oh Ben, you should have shown a little more respect for the dice. They took their sweet revenge.

@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD

3 жыл бұрын

If only he knew what was to come

@kevinflores5425

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha, le causó la mala suerte de Ben 🤣

@evanescentlili

3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to post this exact same thing! Lol 😆

@TragicPlayer1

3 жыл бұрын

2:11 yep definately! . . . . . . . . . . . *Epic Narrator Voice* "Little did he know that these few words had placed an unforgiving curse that would cause a series of unfortunate events upon poor Ben"

@Missus2d

2 жыл бұрын

I volunteer as awesome tribute just to watch this

Three years later and I can't help but laugh hysterically at Rob, - at the very beginning of it all - pondering that Ben's dice "might be really lucky".

Can't get over the: "Super easy, barely an inconvenience" reference!

@mybodymychoice6557

Жыл бұрын

@1:10:52 😄

@dallas1346

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@cagdas135

8 күн бұрын

He said the thing!

My guy stayed standing up and ruled a game of D&D while being entertaining for 4 hours. What a legend.

Time for me to rewatch this for a third time

You can't post a whole 3 hours of this! Normal people won't be able to handle the awesomeness 🤠

@DeathclawJedi

3 жыл бұрын

Weak mortals will Learn then Or Perish in the attempt!

@xMRxZEROx

3 жыл бұрын

No. They can't post 3 hours worth. But what they can do is post almost 4 hours worth and simultaneously cause the entire planet to stop what it's doing to re-watch the epicness of NPC D&D.

@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD

3 жыл бұрын

Normal people don't DESERVE the awesomeness

@xMRxZEROx

3 жыл бұрын

@@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD wiser words have never been spoken. The weak shall perish.

@tcschenks

3 жыл бұрын

That’s why we have a pause button.

"I dunno what you're complaining about, taking the Net off was Super Easy, Barely an Inconvenience" Ryan George Studio Exec: He said the Thing! Ryan George Pitch Writer: He did say the thing.

@jonboy79able

2 жыл бұрын

1:10:50 Went looking for this comment, not disappointed. KZread community crossovers!

@tatters6623

2 жыл бұрын

Wow wow wow

@Shasta--1

2 жыл бұрын

Fighting frog people is Tight!

@Shasta--1

2 жыл бұрын

"Hi, I'm the Adstronaut."

@joshuabarbeau9159

2 жыл бұрын

Bodger: "Hey, Greg, I'm gonna need you to get all the way off my back about that net thing, alright?"

This is genius. Adding cut scenes into the actual gameplay is genius. I've never been so entertained watching a D&D game

@chuanli7526

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't possibly imagine a group of people more suited to do this than viva. They've got the characters, world building, props all there already, they've been acting these characters for years over countless skits, they've got the budget and crew to bring it all together, and they've got an entire channel and viewer-base built around similarly themed content. It feels like NPC D&D is the perfect culmination of viva la dirt league.

referring to the dice Ben is using ... "They might be really lucky!" ... boy, have you got another think coming.

@Shade01982

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, how naïve they were...

@cjk3744

3 жыл бұрын

I litterally laughed out loud hearing that 🤣

@ricktaylor2889

3 жыл бұрын

6 sets of dice later and still no luck

@czechmorticia7117

3 жыл бұрын

Well, now we know where the curse came from...

@cherryred2670

3 жыл бұрын

New theory: dice are like wands in the Harry Potter universe. Alan was the one who picked them, so they'll never quite work right for any other owner leaving Bob to be the Neville Longbottom of the group

Rob was able to put so much story in the beginning 😯 Now he only gets to say 1-2 sentences, before the chaos starts 😂

@coronastern

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a traditional round of pen'n'paper for me ... at least from my experiences XDDD

@michaelleesinfah892

Жыл бұрын

that's normal for DM. we like facilitators 😂

1 Year ago Rob: 2:10 "Ben's white dice might be really lucky?" Oh you poor naive DM...Should we tell him?

I just realized, where BOBs unluckiness came from. Around 1:20 Ben: "They are just dice, they are all the same.." And dices are like: "How dare you! You shall see..."

Well that's my evening sorted!!

I like how invested the DM is in keeping things together and playing along

1:46:06 Bodger the Blacksmith is literally next to Greg, and yet Greg fixed the sword. I’m speechless 😂

Looking forward to re-watching Bob roll 1's when he needs to attack and 20's when setting up tents

Never once in my life did I ever come close to thinking “Hey, I wanna play some D&D”…….. OMG you guys make it look so cool that that’s no longer the case.

@lonestar2078

3 жыл бұрын

a friend of mine had been talking about the campaigns she's in. I didn't think much of the game. after the limited series with Britt and this continuing adventure? I'm all in

@1asnyd

2 жыл бұрын

This game has always been this way, its just now that people are starting to find that out. I have played since 1982 when it was considered wierd and taboo.

Literally released 24 hours after binge watching every episode one by one lol.

Before this series started i never would have imagined myself watching a D&D campaign online but here i am rewatching it for the 4th time and it's still not getting old. 10/10 content, great job VLDL!

@t3m444

2 жыл бұрын

i feel the same

@gabrieljoseph2159

11 ай бұрын

I am loving it. I'm pausing it and rewinding it so that I don't miss any of it. The Dungeon Master is great. The guys are great. I would prefer that they play like normal. You can tell by their stats and their characters that they take this more serious. When there's not a camera on them, it'd be better if they were playing a game with the camera on them unknowingly. So they were more natural. All these corny jokes that they laugh at every one of them. I can tell the Dungeon Master gets a little frustrated sometimes. Cause you're just being too silly. Don't get me wrong. I love them and I love this I just wish they would play like I know they play windmill and watching they should do this more often this is cool. I always wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons were some friends but I never had friends that would play. They were all too cool for that shit. Everybody was practicing how to be super fucking cool.

@ricerurouni01

11 ай бұрын

i'm rewatching too after binging and watching all the Viva DnD content. i can't get enough

@sixwings6932

8 ай бұрын

@@gabrieljoseph2159 Glad you could get that off your chest.

Oh my goodness, you're not supposed to do this! We weren't made for this much pure and raw CONTENT

Funny how the intro to the series and what everyone says kinda relates to Bob's curse.

I feel like I've watched this series far too many times, but here i am, watching it all over again.

How Greg has changed. From a simple garlic farmer who vomits when a frog gets exploded by a hammer to a brave adventurer decapitating ice giants while whistling a merry tune. ❤

@polarknight5376

Жыл бұрын

The Samwise Gamgeeification of Greg.

@hoid9407

Жыл бұрын

And now burning it all down!

@Ghosty618

Жыл бұрын

@@hoid9407 and now he's clinically depressed with severe PTSD 😃

Finally a good movie.

I still love that. Rowan: "I'm excited." Ben: "I'm not." Those of us who've watched the sessions already: "You shouldn't be, Ben."

2:17:00 "Bodger, you can't run away, you're the owner of the Smith!"

2:10 The famous last words...poor Ben

This is my first experience with D&D. I've never even watched people play before. I always knew it existed, though. But this looks like fun! Especially with these guys.

Oh GOD from the very beginning it all feels like foreshadowing in a professional book. "I really want to meet your parents, Bodger!" "I'm sure these simple white dice are lucky, Bob!" xD

Here we can see the Beginning of Bob's Curse as he cusses the dice

Excited to watch Ben (Bob) develop, reach rock bottom, and conquer Depression in the next 3 hours. Can't be Batman without a tragic backstory.

@luvlols4462

2 жыл бұрын

Squeak! Squeak!

@dew-it8744

2 жыл бұрын

@luv lols I’m Batman!

I love how no one can agree on how we want these vids. I personally love watching the 20 to 30 minute videos each week while i water my garden. I also appreciate the supercuts for longer stretches of chilling now. I feel like theres not much more you guys could do to appease the fans lol. Thanks for all the hard work all of you do, im really enjoying both yalls channels.

@Stettafire

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. 30m is fine by me.

@daffyduckett

3 жыл бұрын

Ill take these vids anyway i can get em. Also thank you guys many times for the work and entertainment. Makes my Thursday every time..

@RobertHartleyGM

3 жыл бұрын

Some want bitesize, some want supercuts... porque no los dos!?

@kaylarichardson1863

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertHartleyGM both it is!

@moos5221

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't read any negative comments up till this one.

21:22 I love how Barradun is so bored with this guy talking that he looks out a window, sees a band of Orcs doing their thing in the distance, and he uses a powerful spell wiping them out, great start to his journey, it’s funny yet shows Barradun’s personality, he has all this power but he’s bored sometimes abs a bit of a jerk, like teleporting to Honeywood in the morning just to annoy Greg. Then he soon gets tricked into getting his power weakened. You guys have created a world of comedy and fun characters. Can’t wait to watch more of this.

@danielfountain2370

5 ай бұрын

Even funnier when you find out how that throw away comment has repercussions later on in the campaign 😂😅

@TheZamaron

5 ай бұрын

@@danielfountain2370 Havn't gotten very far but that should be pretty funny to see.

@danielfountain2370

5 ай бұрын

@@TheZamaron no spoilers then! It’s not until a lot later so should leave your mind by then, enjoy this is an amazing watch!

23:41 that double gasp from Rowan and Alan is just perfect

Lost count the number of times I've re-watched all of these D&D campaigns including Descent Into Avernus and Isolation Games. I work from home so have this playing in the background most days now. Love it, absolutely the best D&D campaign on KZread by far! Oh and just finished re-watching all of the Epic NPC Man episodes too.. again!

They were so hopeful and naive in the beginning. Poor sods 😜

3:01:48 Okay, this had me laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes. My wife who was sitting in the same room as me and being in home office in a conference call started laughing because I was laughing so much...which made me laugh more. All in all this was a very joyous event and all that thanks to you guys being awesome. Thank you!

I've watched the series front to back twice... Looks like 3rd time's the charm. I forgot what Bob's and Gregs motivation was anyway.

Of course this comes out AFTER I already re-watched everything 😅 Guess it's time for round 3...

this is like a full box set!. time to get some popcorn. XD lol

@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD

3 жыл бұрын

Snuggle up with snacks - the perfect evening!

wow, so much for having plans tonight. How could I resist enjoying all these fine Bartholomew Osiris Bladesong quality rolls in one fine package.

I wish I knew these were gonna be a thing I’d have waited to watch it this way. Watching only 20 or so min at a time is painful

@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD

3 жыл бұрын

We wish we could do them this long as well. Sadly we can't :(

@Stettafire

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I prefer 30m. 30m is a long time and some of us can't dedicate a full 4 hours a week on KZread, unfortunately because this series is awesome

@smwad7103

3 жыл бұрын

@@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD no problem I still love the series and all of you guys of course

Ive never played or seen any D&D, and after just 15 minutes watching yall, I feel Ive been missing out.

The way Rowan talk to the frogmen is just perfect XD

Well, there goes my productivity for the day.

They did it. The mad lads did it.

Holy shit, Ben's rolls were actually pretty solid at the start.

I love coming back to this and seeing bodger without the hammer that was rightfully his.

Not entirely what I was asking for when I brought up you lads making a supercut for the show but I'm still glad you did!!!! May be 3 hours long but I'll deal with it :)

Yes, I'm here for the garlic & fish? Num num num num num! : D

Welp. Guess I’ll have to rewatch this series! My hands are tied.

I didn't know you guys had a D&D KZread channel OUTRAGEOUS! I subscribed !

Not going to lie, I could sit and re-watch this all day, every day. Thank you guys for giving us so much content to do with Epic NPC Man and the world of Azerim, literally my favourite thing ever and really cheers me up every time I see a post from you guys (as well as your other stuff too, of course).

@ 51:08 Baelin taking damage..and I've watched Baelin's Route...how?..but wait he just shakes it off..Nice day for fishin'..Love it!

"And now he's bleeding out of his... hu-hah!" I love that this video exists, thank you!

There's something really charming in the fact that you lot spent so much effort on who could skim rocks better. That kind of thing is how you know you are playing properly.

Just rewatching this, look how far they've come! They actually know how to DnD now. 😂

Seeing this dd adventure as a full movie narrated by Rob would be superb. The small clips are not enough 😭

Well, 3.45 hour NPC DND, the gods themselves smile upon us this day.

this series is one of the best things i've ever watched, I've never played d&d before but i look forward to the next episode every week, thank you!

@chrisd6287

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr, it really makes me want to get involved!

Take a shot of whatever you're drinking any time you hear 'bulbous eyes'

Gotta appreciate the "super easy, barely an inconvenience!"

Been waiting for this. Even though this doesn't change too much, just having this as a gathered series of episodes makes it feel more like a connected session than the clips.Will be binging from this video onwards. Thanks VLDL!

I have to say Gregs "Garlic and fish! Num num num" is my favorite part.

I'm really happy you made a supercut, I fell behind in the series and wanted to catch back up and this is the best way to do it

@ 2:10:00 Bodger plays the "SOULMATES" song..oh the feels

This reminded me of every role-playing game I took part in that went wierd very quickly, the best DMs, like Rob can run with it, the ones that can't, break. Have really enjoyed this series so far, I think I'd really enjoy playing D&D with you guys.

Oddly enough, this is now my new ASMR.

I was just rewatching the Playlist for the 4th time and was up to the Hill Giant fight but I guess I'm watching this now and then I'll finish where I left off. You can never have enough VLDL D&D.

Super easy, barely an inconvenience. Nice Ryan George quote from Greg the garlic farmer :)) Nice touch.

I love these longer ones! Makes it easier to follow the story and I like the continuous nature of it.

I love how everyone got robbed yet Baradune is the one going around claiming people's stuff as his own 😂

Fancied finally checking this out, really happy to see there's a supercut! Loved this, the parts with drunk Bob repeatedly trying to punch Greg had me in stitches

Man, I'm loving binging on these supercuts! I always loved your series but always wished it was longer! Hope that we get more supercuts in the future, this is definitely my favourite format for content like this.

The scenes with the characters are absolutely gold!! I'm so glad y'all made this!

Love the series please don’t stop

I love seeing the characters evolve throughout the series

Omg I love watching these with captions makes it even more hilarious

Just finished watching up to the last posted, been binge watching, I’m so pumped to rewatch again. 🎉🙏🏽

Thanks Rob for an epic campaign that can be enjoyed countless times! Every episode is a gem

I LOVE their faces when Rob's acting out Laethil's trick, they're so shocked lol

This is exactly what I needed, thank you guys

Great job! Looking forward to seeing the series continue. Have really enjoyed the character and VLDL team's progression throughout the campaign.

Its hard to believe how many hours ive watched without even realising and i still want more!! That to me just proofs how good you guys are keep it up watch this everytime you post and now rewatching it all. Big fan

I just rewatch the entire play list just a few days ago and now you give us a Supercut.... Little late guys.

Wow! This is a great way to celebrate your 1st year. Thanks for sharing this adventure with all of us. Happy anniversary, VLDL D&D!!

This was so much better to watch! Thank you! Ready for super cut 2 now lmaoooo

Took me 2 seperate days to finish the first episode. AND I LOVE IT! I will be watching the rest! SO WORTH IT!

Well here we go again, have watched all the episodes and rewatching all of it again... Yes I know I don't have a life XD Edit: 3 Weeks later, I am starting rewatching yet again

I love how they said that Bobs dice might be really lucky in the first episode. lmao you have no Idea whats in front of you

You know, watching this again Rob comments about how when in initiative order not everyone talks at once. I don't think his players ever got that concept! :D

"My expertise is thieving, fighting, drinking, stealing." And crawling inside of enemies to explode them from within. Let's not forget that you psychotic elf.

You guys are amazing at your job, seriously, good work! Most interesting series Ive seen in a long time.

I love the nod to Pitch Meeting! Barely an inconvenience! You guys are amazing!!

Back from vacations, some episodes I didn't watch, really wishing to get myself into learning D&D again after many years, thinking of getting again this series from the start ... ... seeing there is a supercut. Gotta love VLDL

This was uploaded 3 hours ago, which means that nobody has been able to finish watching it yet (except the cheeky ones playing it on 1.5x or 2x)...