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@seandunne9048

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic performances 👏 ❤️

@nicholasficorelliii1918

Жыл бұрын

When will we see Rosie or Carly on episodes of NRB again?

How does Dom do this? He switches to other locations' stories without hesitation, and he just has responses on the fly for what these characters are choosing to do. You can see very very brief moments of him considering their actions before he just knows the storytelling and mechanics to respond with. Incredibly impressive DMing.

@Phyrre56

Жыл бұрын

Experience, improvisational talent, and preparation. You need all 3 to run a smooth game like this.

@williamdron6101

Жыл бұрын

You also have to remember that this is edited for a smoother experience for us

@moltenbullet

Жыл бұрын

it reminds me of when i was just starting out as a consultant, seeing clients for the first time. Definitely did not have the answers and responses and behaviour to accommodate the variety of questions and scenarios that I would face. But, after a few months, i was adjusting quite a bit, and by the first year, i could respond to just about any situation on a dime and present a confident response, even those that were simply placeholder responses to placate my clients for the time being. Just like that, Dom has probably run so many sessions that he can reflexively respond.

@IAmCaligvla

8 ай бұрын

It's called video editing.

@leroy7647

7 ай бұрын

@@Phyrre56 And a plethora of good voices is the cherry on top.

"Not quite Green. Not quite Scarlet. Not quite Mustard." Brilliant Cluedo reference that seemed to go over everyone's heads 😂

@andrewshanks7053

11 ай бұрын

Kicking myself that I didn't realise until dom said that the gas attack the colonel was caught in was mustard gas.

@NathanaelKeller

10 ай бұрын

I'm sorry i have played cluedo often, and it's one of my favorite games. But i have zero idea how that should connect to cluedo.

@BansonOfficial

10 ай бұрын

@@NathanaelKeller Reverend Green, Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard.

@NathanaelKeller

10 ай бұрын

@@BansonOfficial Ah, interesting. In the German Version most of them have "normal" names not colors, except for white and green which are family names. So they are called Rev. Grün, Frl. Gloria and Oberst Gatow.

@georgelawhead3128

10 ай бұрын

It also possibly a reference to the color out of space.

I never expected "he can't speak French" to be such a powerful cliffhanger but here we are

@farcyy2998

Жыл бұрын

can someone explain? i didn''t get it

@gabichete

Жыл бұрын

@@farcyy2998 The detective was using a French accent, so he was masking his identity. This detail, added to the fact that the constable had blood marks around his cuffs, suggests that both of them are likely not who they say they are - masquerading as the police to either protect the house's secrets or gain entrance within.

@Phyrre56

Жыл бұрын

@@gabichete Also Harry saw a vision that when the detective was interviewing the maid, she was speaking in French but he was responding in English. Further proving that he's not a real detective and doesn't care what anyone is saying, if he doesn't even understand French.

@harveyholmes9533

Жыл бұрын

@@gabichete most likely related to the story Adam heard on the radio at the start of the first episode about the escaped lunatic capable of wild delusions, that’s my guess anyway

@DadCanInJapan

10 ай бұрын

@@harveyholmes9533 Yep. This is Cluedo with a hint of Agatha Christie. Going to part 3 now ...

Please guys, please make this a regular thing! Play more Call of Cthulhu sessions with Dom as your Keeper. This is a freaking goldmine of a series!

@MS-iv8zu

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely need way more of this!

@dvsmufc81

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 100%, I really wanna see more of the cosplay character based stuff, like this and my favourite, City British Wrestling. RIP Kid Flipz 😭

@johnvermintide

9 ай бұрын

i hope theres some sort of vox machina treatment to this series

@graveholmes7814

9 ай бұрын

​@@johnvermintidewhy would you want it to turn into a cash grab instead of the gold it already is?

As a life long role-playing GM, it's been an absolute delight to watch such a master of the art as Dom at work.

@MoneyMatt-tf7cp

Жыл бұрын

Got any advice for someone who wants to start? I’ve done a bunch of research and I’m about to buy this game as my first try.

@philwatkins2800

Жыл бұрын

@@MoneyMatt-tf7cp Best advice I can give is just to go for it. Watch great GMs like Dom but don't copy, just use to help better understand and refine your own style. As long as you're enthusiastic about your adventure, your players will be as well 😎

@MoneyMatt-tf7cp

Жыл бұрын

@@philwatkins2800 Thank you so much!!! Just another quicker question. For games like this, is there a guide on when to tell players to roll their dice? Or is it more of an instinct/natural timing kinda thing for whenever you feel like it’s right? Thanks again!

@philwatkins2800

Жыл бұрын

@@MoneyMatt-tf7cp Most RPGs have a GM guide for those kind of questions, in CoC its the Keeper's Rulebook. No need to overthink such moments, however. The better you know your adventure details and players, the better you'll know when to call for rolls and when to allow the action to develop organically.

@MoneyMatt-tf7cp

Жыл бұрын

@@philwatkins2800 again thank you so much!! You’ve really eased my mind when it comes to being a new GM😁

Adam's hand twitching at the start as Dom calls him a blonde idiot. NRB's friendships in a nutshell

@buckysinister

Жыл бұрын

Completely missed that on first viewing. Guess I was too busy flinching at the harsh burn.

He can’t speak French is one of the best unexpected cliffhangers I’ve heard. So many layers to it. Not only did his explanation about Harry’s situation not go through but it also means he could be lying about being a detective in the first place.

I have to say how awesome Tilly's acting is just portraying her character like he's having the worst time of his life, even when not actively roleplaying. 10/10

*rolls succesfully* "You notice that the plantlive looks unnatural.. A color you cant discern and it seems to regenerate itself" "Seems normal!" The world of Harry Peeps

Tom suddenly having all of the worst rolls in a row is hilarious

@damhnaitcockburn2970

Жыл бұрын

In almost any other game, those would be amazing rolls. Just unfortunate.

@red5_skywalker

Жыл бұрын

You could say... "his good rolls have been barred."

Dom is showcasing some *top-tier* game-mastering skills in these videos. He's very effective at building the creepy atmosphere, and the way he delivers cliffnagers is beautiful. The roleplaying from all the players has been excellent as well; major props to Tilly for leaning so hard into Harry's descent into madness.

I love how everyone paired up in groups of 2 the creepy curator and power hungry hunter, a desperate not con man, a singer who just wants out, and a level headed frenchman with a mad mamas boy.

There's just something so satisfying with the overhead shots of the dice rolls and seeing everyone's different types of dice ( especially Holly's metal dragon scale dices)

@helgecko

Жыл бұрын

And the lovely Cthulhu pattern inlay in the dice tray!

If someone haven't tried Doms podcast "The Apocalypse Players" yet, I strongly recommend to do that. I've listened couple episodes last week and it's one of the best rpg actual play podcasts in my opinion.

@apocplayers

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We appreciate the evangelism…

@erenspace9628

Жыл бұрын

Same!! It’s super fun and im glad I found it through this channel

Just noticed on a rewatch that when the constable initial begins the story about the house and its witch that he claims they burned her. A couple of minutes later and that's changed to her having been hanged. Based on the quality of Dom's Keeper work I really doubt that's just a mistake on his part and more likely a deliberate in-character slip up!

I just want this to be made into an actual film

@CommissarMitch

Жыл бұрын

Small graphics novel/comic would also be wonderful.

@lightningwaitforitakash

Жыл бұрын

@@joekerr1607 amazing idea, can some super talented group of people please do it ? 🦑

@derekdecker555

Жыл бұрын

YES!!! Like a modern day Clue!

I've been looking forward to part 2 The "butter fingers" part had me laughing😂

Oh dear, Tom commenting after the failed psychology roll: "I think I got the measure of him. It didn't measure to much." Had me in stiches!

Brilliant episode, and wonderful role playing on all fronts. As I stated before, NRB should really consider doing RPGs more often. You have the perfect cast, and GM to really be successful at it. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this game, and truly hope you put out more. As a GM with many years of experience I can tell you that I could only hope to have such a wonderful cast. Big shout out to Dom for a fine job of GMing. Thanks, and I can’t wait for the final episode (hopefully not the last series) of this awesome adventure!

adams little hand twitch when dom calls him a blond idiot was perfect

Dom just killing a drunken colonel and then immediately switching to outside is some excellent stuff.

Funny and notable moments: 2:30 Peeps volunteers to go with Ivy 4:45 Introducing Constable Quinnell 9:50 Ivy "Butterfingers" Cordova 13:50 "What's wrong Butterfingers?" 15:20 Nathaniel definitely didn't kill George + Harry Peeps' gun 16:35 Buck bullies Quinnell 26:26 The gang splits up 37:50 Harry starts going insane 41:40 Tom tries to intimidate Dom 48:06 Letter catches on fire 52:09 Harry with a shotgun 53:15 Nathaniel has a scar in his face (shocking revelation) 58:40 Tilly does charades 1:05:35 Buck vs Harry 1:15:00 Henry Reek, the 39 year old child 1:24:30 Top 10 plot twists

@red.gem_

Жыл бұрын

legend thank you i wanted to go rewatch the whole butterfingers bit hahaha

I hope this won't be the last Call of Cthulhu series on the channel because it's absolutely hitting the spot. What an exquisitely chilling video, can't wait for part 3!

Excellent performances all round but Tilly is the MVP of this game. Shit's falling apart for poor old Peeps and he's just steering into it like a madman. Can't wait for the next episode when Sully inevitably paints his way out of this mess.

Spot hidden roll: Yay, I passed! You see somemthing horrific... make a sanity roll ... Oh no 0.0

Poor Pete got absolutely murdered by Dom's savagery.

tom and laurie's dynamic is fantastic

Dom popping the whole table just by naming the constable after Pete was fantastic

This is truly incredible. Every time someone speaks I'm like "Oh yeah X is my favourite character" and then someone else talks and I'm like "oh nevermind it's them". I just adore this group and the atmosphere is so great and I AHHHHHHH

Tom saying ‘I’m game’ and overtly winking at the camera is going to be great content for those No Context NRB videos

Once this is concluded have you considered releasing Dom's notes/structure et al. on the Patreon etc.? Seems like this campaign could be an amazing one shot both to introduce people to CoC and for experienced players alike. I'm sure plenty of us would love to run it! Also as many have stated but Dom is an insane Keeper, I know he knows his Lovecraft very well but you can tell he's a very talent GM on top of that and the combination of all that plus his acting chops and natural theatrical ability is just a match made in heaven!

This group has got a lot of chemistry that flows eloquently. Keep up the great content!

Adam’s ‘roll for spot hidden scar gag’ was hilarious. This is absolute quality.

Oh god I have been eagerly anticipating this!

@LittleMissFeck

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I had so much fun watching the first part, now this one too. Can't wait for part three, even though it's the last one. I hope they'll play it again.

@V26587

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Watched the first episode like 6 times

Kudos to the editors as always, Teri again putting in such impressive work!

I hope you make this into series like Blood on the Clocktower. Loved to watch this!!

I gotta say, Doms work as the Keeper is exemplary. Long may it continue!

Tom saying big money no Gilear made me very happy

@MeonLights

11 ай бұрын

I thought I misheard 😂 I love my actual plays criscrossing

NRB and quality content go hand in hand

I've never seen so many 90's rolled in one session. Truly cursed dice.

As someone who admittedly normally doesn't watch this stuff... I gave it a try, trusting Dom, and holy shit this is the best series I've ever watched. I can't wait top see the next episode. Seriously.

This is really gripping. Kudos to everyone, but especially Dom. I can tell he's a director. He's weaving a compelling narrative.

'A FRENCH ROLL?' 'A Brioche.' oh my goodness

Haven’t seen this yet, but I’m calling it now, someone is going to have an arm shoved through them by holly.

Love that Dom’s detective is basically Kenneth Branaugh’s Hercule Poirot! :)

@TheMunchkin9

Жыл бұрын

Or is he?.......

Oh my God, Dom is an absolutely BRILLIANT GM. PLEASE DO MORE ROLEPLAY! This channel has such amazing personalities and I'm so glad you guys are having fun doing this!

I love how, for the COLONEL, MUSTARD gas was a source of past trauma...

Now I need to se Pete run a D&D camping for this group to redeem himself xD

The Dom Allen story telling tour de force continues....

Petition to have award-winning comedian Rosie Nicholls in a TTRPG.

@jackmeredith9289

Жыл бұрын

She already is! She was in Season 2 of CBW!

Dom, you're doing Cthulhu's work here. Just excellent Keepering all around.

Oh no, poor poor Tilly...

Great episode 2. Love this so much. Perfect blend of hilarity and tenseness. Going to be so sad when it’s over.

@HerKnightable

Жыл бұрын

We need this to become a permanent fixture on the channel.

Loved Tom's "Big money, no Gilear!" at 1:04:09! What a stunning episode, I will be listening to Dom's podcast as soon as I finish this series!!

I had my suspicions at the first mention of colours, but now that I'm most of the way through the episode I have no doubt that this was very elegantly inspired by The Colour Out of Space, and that makes me love Dom as a GM that much more!

@MeonLights

11 ай бұрын

Very late comment on that but it is also heavily inspired by Clue/Cluedo with the murder and Miss Scarlet / The Coronel etc

I think this is the first DND type game I have sat for and watched the whole thing in one go. I can't wait for the next part. I'm on the edge of my seat.

What a fantastic series, I hope that this becomes a recurring series and not just for the Halloween season

Second episode in and it's still a bit jarring seeing Laurie without a hat. Then again, the man looks quite dapper in a three-piece.

@pidj.

Жыл бұрын

Incredibly dapper!

Dom is the king of GMs. Can't wait for part 3

This is so compelling, I’ve been completely absorbed during both episodes. Genuinely scary at times, great atmosphere helped by brilliant editing & love the addition of the incidental music/effects.

I'm loving this so far! Dom is amazing and everyone else has very cool characters, can't wait for the finale

i can't get over how good this is, Dom is such a natural GM and CoC is the perfect game for him and this group. I really hope we get another CoC game at some point and even other RPGS

As soon as i heard the words "milk changed people" (im currently at that part) my mind instantly thought to Shub-Niggurath due to her milk morphing anything that drinks it into terrible creatures with numerous tentacles, mouths, eyes but always move around with the black goats hooves which is why she is often called "the black goat of the woods with a thousand young" with very little resemblance to what they last were with what remains may be some of the eyes haven't morphed from the original animal, some of the tentacles could be made of the skin of what it once was, or maybe some of the teeth are of the original species... But one thing is for certain... When you see one... Prepare to run or be consumed

I went back and watched the first part again like Dom told me to! And I plan to do the same again when the finale arrives! Absolutely loving this story and the interplay of everyone's characters. But poor Tilly... She's only had one win in Board Game Club and she's the only one (so far) to go completely mad... Here's hoping she catches a break in NRB one of these days.

@barbrr

Жыл бұрын

tilly turned out to be the only living person at the end (apparently)! it isn’t that bad after all… i think?

I've never played RPGs but I absolutely loved this. I really hope you guys make this another series and don't stop after just the 3rd episode.

I am unfamiliar with this Cthulu dnd format, so what the dm was able to do with Harry was quite shocking. Can't wait for the next episode!

@flicnerdy4385

Жыл бұрын

I pray for your life when the TTRPG gatekeepers find this comment.

@apocplayers

Жыл бұрын

There will be…repercussions.

@merlinkater7756

Жыл бұрын

@@flicnerdy4385 say what now?

@erenspace9628

Жыл бұрын

@@merlinkater7756 hehe their point is that call of cthulu is a different ttrpg entirely from dnd, and lots of ppl who run more niche ttrpgs resent the ubiquitousness of dnd as the face of ttrpgs so they’re saying ppl will get mad at you calling it a dnd format lol

@merlinkater7756

Жыл бұрын

@@erenspace9628 Ah i see. Well i didn't know. Welp, guess I'll start hiding. peace.

i actually discovered this channel last night and couldnt wait for episode 2, what a treat

With the unusual plants, weird NPC behaviours, and bodily malformations leads me to theorize this may be a colour out of space.... Perhaps 😈

Dominic Allen is an absolute Star. Please make this a regular series. 🙏 Please. It fills my black heart with joy

I've rewatched the first episode thrice in anticipation for this.

A fantastic second part. Brilliant balance of atmospheric horror and comedic banter

Signal boost for the amazing miniseries made by the NRB crew!

I can't stop picturing Laurie holding Tom by the arm, once you see it it's hilarious

What Holly did for the axe in BotC, Tilly has now done for the shotgun in Call of Cthulhu. 😜

I really think this might be one of the best things you've ever put out so far (on level with the in person BotC). It is fantastic, and I really wish there will be more of it in the future.

I'm enjoying these so much! Dom is an insanely good DM...also Harry Peep is amazing 😂

This is, the greatest game ever devised, played by a group of friends passionate about boardgames and RPGs. It's a riveting watch!

Dom has the best moustache round the table

Another brilliant session of CoC! I am digging the blend of horror and murder mystery and ghost stories and insanity all jam-packed into each sesssion. You're all playing your characters very well... even the fumbles and mistaking a dead husband for a little boy. That's all pure NRB joy at work. One of the better CoC games I've seen played already, and Dom continue to be a menacing and narratively gifted Keeper. Can't wait to see the conclusion next week and already sad to see this one end. Please find time in your very busy schedules to play more CoC -- just wonderful content! Cheers to all.

Those are incredibly addicting... I NEED MOOOORE!!!

Man Dom just ripping into pete is savage 😂 poor guy... that being said amazing work from Dom and I'm loving every moment

Dom is an Amazing GM! Poor Pete. Not even there and he’s being lampooned. 😂

The music and editing absolutely slaps in this one

We need more Roleplay specials! This has been a joy

So... the Detective apparently didn't hear someone getting blown away with a shotgun across the hall, mere feet away? I suspect this is not a good detective.

@tisanne

Жыл бұрын

i suspect he may not be a detective at all ...

@iainodlin

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. Perhaps more of a Defective.

This has got me right back into call of cthulu again.

What an immersive experience! Hoping for this to be a regular. Get Pete in for series 2.

This had me deadlocked the whole way. Cannot wait for the conclusion. Very well done.

Dom does such an excellent job DMing, just superb! Thanks for playing, recording, and sharing with us!

"So I follow Mr. Green--" "I'm a priest!!!" 😂

Dom's incredible and in his element, but I'd be remiss to say I absolutely need Pete in the next roleplaying series, preferably with Dom! very much looking forward to the final part! i agree with everyone saying we need more of this series!

Team Peeps! Burn that mansion down! We can’t let those spiders win.

I’m here for action, adventure, and sanity being lost

I'm beginning to think this guy might not actually be a priest

Pete catching strays had me rolling 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I’m at 1:11:18 and I just now realized the pun in River Proletariat’s name… I’m so slow it’s ridiculous

Part 3 can’t come quickly enough

Y’all, if you don’t make a full Cthulhu campaign after this, I’m RIOTING. I know it’s a lot of work but I SWEAR I’ll become a patreon if you do, I promise!

Can't wait for the next episode, I'm loving this.