As a reminder, we're releasing the ENTIRETY of Escape from the Bloodkeep to KZread for free over the next few weeks, leading up to the launch of our newest campaign, A CROWN OF CANDY (trailer here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIOi0NOEgMubgrw.html). If you haven't seen Bloodkeep or only seen parts of it, check in each Saturday for a new full episode!

@TheGigapops

4 жыл бұрын

Dimension 20 I thought Dimension 20 was releasing BTS footage of Escape each Saturday?

@hermitpurple3224

4 жыл бұрын

When is the rest of unsleeping city coming to youtube

@richharding9135

3 жыл бұрын

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@jamesladd977

3 жыл бұрын

wow. i really appreciate all the hard work you put into this. good job.

@k0pstl939

2 жыл бұрын

@@hermitpurple3224 It is now

Mike Trap: "I'm worried this might be a waste of my turn, but..." *summons The Giant Monster*

@ryanherrera9265

Жыл бұрын

Completely changes the outcome of the game lol

@user-mq9ge1lq9w

4 ай бұрын

37:23

The fact that the damn hobbit is the strongest npc in here is such comedic gold

@TotallyNotLoki

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, Tolkien’s hobbits are pretty op.

@nathanielhughes8071

2 жыл бұрын

@@TotallyNotLoki they just have the lucky racial and feat.

@mistamemewide

2 жыл бұрын

Funny enough, they have stats of a frost giant.

@kitten-inside

2 жыл бұрын

@@TotallyNotLoki It's called plot armour.

@hyperchargedjt7387

2 жыл бұрын

@@kitten-inside A while ago, Brennan confirmed that galfast had the stats of a storm giant. It was hilarious!

Trapp’s fully deadpan face as he asks “Would you say this affects her concentration?” after Casara plumets through a rickety walkway from 40 feet up into lava. That’s my life and soul tbh

@thetuerk

2 жыл бұрын

OMG YES! I was looking for this comment when got to 1:53:06. The entire I am thinking "Guys don't forget about the banishment!", and when he made that comment it absolutely SENT ME

@Malkontent1003

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that one made me laugh so hard that my neighbour knocked on my door to ask if I was okay.

@pleep1887

Жыл бұрын

Same energy as trout population memes

i love how in fantasy high, they put Ally, who had never played before, next to Murph, an experienced DM, and then did the same with Rekha and Matt. Its nice seeing these guys help out new players :)

@samuelhein8090

4 жыл бұрын

At first for Murph I thought he was kinda backseat gaming, but in one of his adventure academy episodes with Murphy he says that he was having trouble at first not meta gaming

@gideon5386

3 жыл бұрын

And they did the same thing with Lilly and Griffin in Tiny Heist

@joeyfromschool

3 жыл бұрын

Garrett Knisley Griffin only plays D&D in very loose terms, though. Not the best guy to ask about rules. (Not a dunk on TAZ by the way, McElroys are at their best in unstructured environments)

@chrisdelinquent3577

3 жыл бұрын

Those are my favorite kinds of players, instead of being assholes they're actually helpful and want people to enjoy the game.

@emmettenglish1537

2 жыл бұрын

Personally I think it's a great touch. The newer players need the extra love. This imo give a great revisit rate and uptake of players 😊

Brennan watching as all of his most powerful, likely story relevant NPCs get hurled into lava one after another: *nervous laughter*

@broadbunny5472

Жыл бұрын

Trying to find this type of comment 😂

@nvfury13

Жыл бұрын

That is what happens when you do a volcano battle, *somebody* goes into the lava, either the enemies or the PCs.

I adore when Matt, witnessing the beautifully lunacy happening in front of his eyes, excitedly declares, "I. Love. Dungeons. And. Dragons!"

@jetvulcan2020

4 жыл бұрын

I love watching Matt getting to be player and get out from behind the DM screen.

@sharlayanarchon

4 жыл бұрын

1:35:44 in case people were wondering ;)P

@Chazmaster777

3 жыл бұрын

Considering the chaos that is the cast of Critical Role, this is just par for the course for Matt XD

@chrisdelinquent3577

3 жыл бұрын

I just like D&D players like Matt who aren't assholes, and are actually helpful and patient with inexperienced players like he is with Rekha.

@lukeedwards6027

3 жыл бұрын

If you’re reading this after episode of 140, he still loves this game and you know why

Markus only jumped on an eagle for 6 seconds, came back and everything is in absolute disarray

@mikelipinski7615

2 жыл бұрын

Troy from community when he gets the pizza

@sweebos

Жыл бұрын

@@mikelipinski7615 😆

@chrisditoro3876

2 ай бұрын

Well his side won, so didn’t he come back to everything just being in… array? I guess?

Brennan: "I'm gonna say that summoning this thing is your action." Mike: "Sure. That seems fair!" :D

@Nixahma

2 жыл бұрын

I will use my action to summon Cthulu.

@andrewjustice210

2 жыл бұрын

“I’m gonna say that was you action”…. 60s later “Let’s say that during that action, you ALSO cast a spell”

@TronicLa

Жыл бұрын

@@Nixahma "Make an Arcana check" "18?" "Hell yeah! You see... the ground begin to shatter, as a vast evil being rise from the-"

@voltcorp

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewjustice210 I don't see it that way. He was making a check for narrative information his character might have perceived in an area that is absolutely that character's focus, and with a high enough roll he received the best information possible: the best way to call forth these creatures is using that spell.

Part of the reason why the Eagles couldn't take the hobbits into Mordor was because, as sentient and intelligent creatures, they themselves would potentially be corrupted by the ring. Funny that here, the Eagles are also corruptible , just by different means. Gold nests and such.

@thesoupin8or673

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard people point out that when Sam carried Frodo while Frodo had the ring, Sam wasn't affected, so the power seemingly doesn't transfer through people like that. Not a huge LOTR fan so I could be missing something obvious, but doesn't that indicate that the eagles could have carried the hobbits while the hobbits took turns wearing the ring?

@scepta101

2 жыл бұрын

@@thesoupin8or673 So the Sam carrying Frodo thing is a bit different. Hobbits seem to have priorities so different from more corruptible creatures like Men that it is more difficult for the Ring to take them, and in addition both Sam and Frodo display exceptional willpower. Sam was able to carry Frodo briefly in a desperate moment due to exceptional willpower, but the eagles trying to make a longer journey carrying both of them would be in much more danger of corruption by the Ring. Additionally, the eagles tend not to involve themselves in the affairs of ground people, as they only really help anyone in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings because of being on good terms with Gandalf, and I think even owing him favors or something (but don't quote me on that part). I don't think the Ring would treat the eagles or Sam the same way it would Frodo, since he is the actual Ringbearer, but even proximity seems to trigger some sort of response from the Ring, so it could certainly corrupt the eagles, or Sam if he were to carry Frodo too long.

@thesoupin8or673

2 жыл бұрын

@@scepta101 Hmm okay here's an idea: get like 12 eagles. Have Frodo carry the ring and then tie him up and gag him so that it corrupting him won't make him sabotage the mission. Get Frodo on one eagle, Sam on another, and have all the eagles fly with them. In flight, Sam's eagle will stay within eyesight but not be so close that he is corrupted, and they'll land to switch eagles every so often so that they don't get corrupted. Would that solve the corruption issue (except for poor Frodo, of course)? Genuinely curious, since I only saw the movies once and have since forgotten everything there is to know about LOTR lol

@SarSaraneth

2 жыл бұрын

​@@thesoupin8or673 Contact isn't necessary. Remember how the Ring worked on Boromir, and then factor in that its power got significantly stronger the closer it got to Mount Doom. Also, Mordor has an airforce, in the form of the Nazgul. Eagles are also vulnerable to arrows, which Mordor has in significant quantity, and Sauron could not possibly miss a flight of twelve of them flying in towards Mount Doom. Putting the Ring or the Ringbearer on the back of an Eagle and flying into Mordor would just hand the Ring to Sauron. It's a bad idea, no two ways about it.

@Rosy2468

2 жыл бұрын

@@SarSaraneth - always wonder how people forget the Nazguls.

That halfling is to Leyland what tables are to fabian

@wanderinghobo4917

4 жыл бұрын

Or gilear

@benvsgaming5011

4 жыл бұрын

@@wanderinghobo4917 or even James whitclaw 😬

@alexv3357

4 жыл бұрын

@Noah Kaldeway Doors were Vox Machina, the MIX are defeated more by their own pathetic rolls than any particular situation

@rustys0rcerer702

4 жыл бұрын

Noah Kaldeway Doors were more VM, the M9 would totally be Chairs

@explolsivecake2045

3 жыл бұрын

If the halflings are tables, John feathers is Jawbone

"I AM KING OF THE VINGURI. I WILL SLAY THIS TINY, WRETCHED, GARDENER ALL ON MY OWN! FOCUS ON THE FUCKING KING OF MEN!" Matt made us all love a parallel version of the Witch-King and I am here for it.

@shannononeill482

3 жыл бұрын

You are loved, you are important...you are loved, you are important....I love Matt's take on the witch king. LOLOL

@nosuchthingasgoodcows7003

2 жыл бұрын

Rick Perry is a god among mortals

i didn't expect them to just wipe out the entire cast of lord of the rings in their first fight.

@Dragon_Lair

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think Brennan did either.

Leiland deserves more. Just more, he's trying so hard.

@Aetheria60

4 жыл бұрын

Leiland is the best. I'm so excited for anyone who hasn't seen the last three episodes to experience them just for his arc.

@Light-fi1mj

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aetheria60 I haven't and I'm so excited to see him (hopefully) get the renown he deserves!

@berkleypearl2363

4 жыл бұрын

I can’t help but imagine just a whole countryside of Galfasts beating Leiland back to his grave with cookware

@Rougeification

4 жыл бұрын

Legit - the dude just gives more than he gets...

@rb4121

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aetheria60 I'm so looking forward to this!

I believe brennan said in a podcast that hamhead had the stats of a storm giant, so I mean kudos to Leiland for soloing a storm giant for most of the fight lol.

@JubioHDX

Жыл бұрын

yea the idea of him getting his ass beat by a halfling is hilarious but clearly its stats were RIDICULOUS for any humanoid that would normally just have a dnd pc's class features😂

@8Rincewind

Жыл бұрын

Do you know which podcast?

@JohnYoo39

Жыл бұрын

​@@8Rincewind "Reunion with the Cast of Escape From The Bloodkeep Pt. 2"

The best thing about Brennan is his incredible ability to say "yes AND" in every occasion. He makes the players so good and everyone has fun!

@alexv3357

4 жыл бұрын

That they are improv actors instead of voice actors is why I like Dimension20 just a little bit more than Critical Role. They just roll with the rolls and keep the comedy coming nonstop

@willnelson9906

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexv3357 critical role is wonderful at improv though, but oh yeah these guys are great

@dig8634

3 жыл бұрын

@@willnelson9906 Totally different feel to the two shows though. This is a lot more focused on the comedy with drama to boot while Critical Role is more focused on the drama with comedy as a side dish

@GreenLanternCorps2814

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexv3357 I agree, I was just wondering earlier if Brennan just may be a better DM than Matt... Different styles though. I don't think this is scripted or anything, but certain interactions are very planned (by Brennan, not with the player). Or maybe I am just way off base and have no idea of what a skilled improviser can do. Makes me want to take improv classes though.

@alexv3357

3 жыл бұрын

This show is definitely much more structured from the outset than Critical Role. The players sign up for following a campaign module that Brennan's set up, much as anyone who's ever played Lost Mines of Phandelver or Curse of Strahd. Critical Role is decidedly more open-ended and more player-driven. Both styles have their strengths, and I think the slightly more structured format is better for improv actors doing improv comedy.

“Would you say this affects her concentration?” Trapp you comedic genius

@yuvalne

2 жыл бұрын

+

@negative6442

Жыл бұрын

Trapp is a comedic god lmao

I love that efink is still absolutely soaked when inside a volcano

@aurora5481

3 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: it's not water but olive oil.

@wolfkniteX

3 жыл бұрын

With that much heat you're going to sweat.

@wolfkniteX

3 жыл бұрын

@@elijahpark5057 That is a very good point.

@soxpeewee

3 жыл бұрын

Magic

@ophiuchus_kin

3 жыл бұрын

@@aurora5481 she would died fried or get a great tan, could go either way

"I think this will be a waste of a turn but I think it'll be fun" proceeds to summon an eldritch nightmare

I love how Matt describes his own spells, which is usually what he does as a DM for the other players. He just can't shake it off. XD

@ddowell995

4 жыл бұрын

Good roleplaying doesnt stop during combat! I love when my players take ownership of the flavor of their magic or fighting style

@ThorsShadow

4 жыл бұрын

@@ddowell995 Of course! My DM does a "How do you want to do this?" type of thing with every attack, where we describe how exactly we hit the opponent. He doesn't even watch Critical Role.

@feltrix334

4 жыл бұрын

I encourage my players to describe their own spells, particularly because I like it when players have some sort of aesthetic for their magic. I had a warlock whose patron was the Kraken, so he had his eldritch blasts look like bolts of ink. I sort of apply Spiritual Weapon's "this spell has special meaning" rule to everything.

@TiliaCordata

4 жыл бұрын

@@feltrix334 I love the ink idea!

@SonjaPond

3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy how Liam describes Caleb’s spell casting in his own unique way (CR S2)

I love the percentage of this that is, genuinely, just Brennan absolutely roasting Frodo.

@DetectiveOlivaw

Жыл бұрын

Everything about this is just roasting LotR over the coals and it’s all extremely funny because you can tell it’s coming from a place of intense love, it’s the BEST

@mistertea603

Жыл бұрын

'...eye miss the Shire...😢 Oh! Sorry, Ruckland!'

@Brasswatchman

Жыл бұрын

I almost feel like roasting Frodo is low-hanging fruit. Dude just wasn't made for the job he was given, but he did it anyway.

@austinmiller2170

11 ай бұрын

​@@Brasswatchman He kinda was made for the job, given that most anyone else would have been corrupted by the influence of the ring well before the journey's end. The weaker you are, the less influence the ring has.

@Brasswatchman

11 ай бұрын

@@austinmiller2170 Yet he was essentially broken by the experience, right? There's a reason he headed for the Far Shores at the end.

Someone give the set guys a raise. Jesus Christ Bananas. Also, poor Leiland, and even more, poor Brennan.

@afterwalker6773

4 жыл бұрын

He's trying so hard.

@LINKedup101

3 жыл бұрын

Rick Perry and his team deserve all of the money, they do incredible work

Imagine if Mike forgot that the Lavamog was here and Brennan never got to bring that bad boy out

@ChrisCox-wv7oo

3 жыл бұрын

No way he didn't have a plan for the lavamog to appear. Whether the trigger was someone falling in the lava, or the party was in trouble... The lavamog was appearing.

@DawidKov

2 жыл бұрын

As he once said in Fantasy High, "Sometimes as a DM you do a lot of work that nobody gets to see", so it's probably one of those ones.

Lilith: * Does the most incredible amount of damage and takes down one of the most powerful NPCs in the table * Brenan: "Welp Lilith, that´s your *BONUS ACTION*"

Amy: "hmm, what's a wall"? Brennan: "lol, It's like a sideways floor". Mike:"- or a sideways ceiling"! Matt's brain: what on God's green earth is a ceiling?!

@sinistertwister686

Жыл бұрын

Ironically, a floor became a ceiling. Unintentional foreshadowing?

I love how in interviews Ify says that he remembered about the Lavamog and didn't want to metagame by reminding Trapp. Watching this back, you can actually see Ify laugh when Trapp says "it might waste a turn", and start nodding when Trapp says "They said" before he specifies what he's asking about. The effort it must have taken not to metagame for If deserves some commendation

@lynx_8576

Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure he even says after the Lavamog is summoned that he didn’t say anything in order to keep the RP going naturally

No joke love how he set up the combat and said, “So before this happens, do you guys want to take any action before combat as you guys had barely any time before to react to the room” Really gives a sense of fair play and allowing players to gain info. Gonna do this now in my games so it seems fair for players.

@sinan4495

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@Zorant0Zero

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know I would appreciate that. Had a gm dump us straight into a combat woth enemies as we went into a cave room. Even though we had been going through carefully and the first person down would of seen the guys standing there in torchlight waiting to fight and warn us.

@jokhard8137

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zorant0Zero That's incredibly one-sided.

@Zorant0Zero

2 жыл бұрын

@@jokhard8137 how is that one sided? That is exactly what happened. They weren't even hiding or anything the NPCs were just standing in the open in a well lit room. As well as before that we had been rolling stealth rolls and moving at half speed through the cave to make sure we were not surprised or ambushed.

@jokhard8137

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zorant0Zero I meant one-sided for the DM to do to the players. I really liked how Brennan asked whether the players want to make any skill checks prior to the combat that might advantage them somewhat.

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 1:15 Recap Ends 2:45 Minis 3:35 Be sure to put collars on your Scream Beasts 5:00 Learning new words 9:05 What is a wall? 9:55 Galfast Hamhead 11:00 Tellmere the Calm 12:05 Watch your step 16:10 Hamhead can carry 17:25 Longfoot is not the hero 19:50 Leland does a good thing 21:30 But he couldn’t find the crown 24:45 Cassara is intimidating 27:25 Leland has the halflings 29:50 Too calm to be sad 33:15 J’er’em’ih takes the hit 37:20 Sokhbarr wastes a turn 42:25 Monster speech 44:50 Not a waste 47:55 Percival 52:30 Ending an immortal life 53:50 Efink deserves worse 55:00 Galfast beats Leland with a pan 56:10 I miss Ruckland 58:15 Someone help Leland 1:03:50 Maggie’s chain whip 1:06:00 Tellmere is a prick 1:08:40 Gogmauth’s answering machine 1:18:10 Percival vs. Markus 1:19:40 Markus mounts an eagle 1:21:40 Markus negotiates with an eagle 1:23:25 A gold nest 1:27:45 Percival’s final moments 1:29:15 Hamhead is an anti-monarchist 1:31:35 Tellmere’s doom 1:32:45 Brennan needs to ask for dice 1:34:20 Leland is ready to kill the king 1:36:30 Gravity reversal 1:39:15 Be careful Leland 1:42:20 Sokhbarr represents gross nature 1:43:45 The entire turn in which Maggie charges Cassara 1:52:20 A summary of the turn 1:54:25 Secret healing 1:55:15 Corrupting Percival 2:00:10 J’er’em’ih attacks 2:01:45 Getting Percival to act 2:02:55 Markus is back 2:05:45 Giving Leland the win 2:08:25 Stalker roleplay 2:10:45 John Feathers negotiates 2:12:05 Episode Ends Hi. I do this kind of thing for Critical Role, and I love Dimension 20, and Escape in particular, so I thought I’d try to timestamp the full side quest. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. HOOT GROWL!

@evertime123

4 жыл бұрын

FLANDO

@ethancurry113

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome back god king flando, much appreciated

@EckonicMaster

4 жыл бұрын

Flando, a Beast Master's grip to you! Doing the great work!

@dimension20show

4 жыл бұрын

bless your heart

@zjuhn6147

4 жыл бұрын

Gasp

This is my first watch, and Matt/Leiland screaming "FOCUS ON THE FUCKING KING OF MEN!" at Ify/Markus while getting thrashed by a halfling with a frying pan is killing me. This is what D&D should be. I need to start slowly incorporating more comedy into my campaign...

@Kouriame

2 жыл бұрын

Don't force too much though, or you lose the immediate sense of thrill and in character danger. It's best to create scenarios that can just be or become comedic on their own or by creating the opportunity for the players to just do something hilarious with it. It's ok even if you set it up to actually lead people to want to do something very obviously hilarious. And it's even better if it's not just a comedic action/scenario, but it allows the player/s to do so while in character because "it's what their character would do".

@Sabbathtage

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kouriame It really comes down to what tone you're going for.

Drinking game idea: take a shot every time Brennan says "hell yeah."

@spacetearable

4 жыл бұрын

IN-credible!

@CharismaticCryptid

4 жыл бұрын

"You see that..." love brennan's vernacular lol

@ASmith001

4 жыл бұрын

I was looking for some sort of comment references the "hell yeah"s!

@meandtheweirdos

4 жыл бұрын

RAD

@AntiSociableWallflower

4 жыл бұрын

If you didn't make this comment, I was going to. THANK YOU.

Okay so Efink just... Wooing her husband to the dark side is some good shit

@SeargantFury

3 жыл бұрын

Not living in stone houses is a real hiring perk.

I love all these characters, but the wine mom-spider queen is the best character.

@adrianrandom3448

2 жыл бұрын

she was also a motherfucking psysco, those strenght advantages, the crowd control, single handledly killing a mayor npc with a web, a freaking gravity well. she's awesome

Fantasy High first fight. Teenagers struggle to fight corn, fail hopping on tables and two die. Bloodkeep first fight. Powerful lords absolutely decimate an army of elves while playing around with their bodies while an Overlord prince struggles to fight a halfling....

@elbruces

3 жыл бұрын

First level characters vs. 14th level characters.

@Nixahma

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair. Said overlord prince did bring the elves to the brink of death. Before getting pummeled with kitchen gear.

@elbruces

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nixahma And Brennan has said he gave that halfling Storm Giant stats, since she just wanted to get away and defeating her wasn't integral to them succeeding.

@Nixahma

2 жыл бұрын

@@elbruces Man, Leiland really saw a storm giant packaged as a halfling and went “Awooga” huh

@elbruces

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nixahma Let's just say that Matt Mercer made a number of poor gameplay choices as a PC in this game, the played them off to create a great character arc.

Either Brennan hates Lord of the Rings with every bone in his body or he loves it more than life itself. Either way, his parody of it is perfect

@Ajehy

8 ай бұрын

It’s love, the kind of love where you embrace the flaws.

Brennan calling not- Frodo “petty bourgeoise” is making my day lol

@Brasswatchman

Жыл бұрын

I feel like Frodo would technically be gentry, not bourgeois. Don't the bourgeois specifically live in cities and towns?

@LysenkoistZombie

9 ай бұрын

@@Brasswatchman Technically in the very beginning of the Industrial Revolution the bourgeoise were the "middle-class" between the aristocracy (or gentry) and the peasantry, and more often than not they were merchants who lived in towns. Nowadays, the bourgeoise are the big Fortune 500 CEOs and the like, while the petite-bourgeoise are like the franchisees who run 2-3 McDonalds or have a local supermarket. Frodo (and Bilbo for that matter) are like the current idea of the petite-bourgeoise because they obviously aren't in charge of large businesses or are lords over the Shire but do seem to have more wealth than the average labourer, like Samwise Gamgee for example. TLDR: if you use current definitions they're petite-bourgeoise, if you use older definitions then they're bourgeoise.

@Brasswatchman

9 ай бұрын

@@LysenkoistZombie Username checks out. Thanks for the correction.

I absolutely love that at 5:00 Brennan delivers "the hole where da lava come out" with the EXACT same energy as "running through my mind palace, pulling books off of shelves, until I finally reach one that just says "what noise a fox make"" from the sound effects game changer episode. Man, he's the best

@ThirrinDiamond

2 жыл бұрын

KAGDHXKKSHDJFKFJFJ I was zoning out so i missed that part and read you comment and went brennan talks like that? And lo and behold, i am shook and highkey a fam

@veronicasargent1376

Жыл бұрын

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD THIS EXACT SAME MEMORY COME TO MIND WHEN HE SAID THAT! SO GLAD IT'S NOT JUST ME! 😂😂😂👏👏👏

I love that Markus took credit for Leiland’s spell at the beginning, and then later when Markus is about to take Leiland’s other big moment, he lets Leiland take the credit

Brennan handles this whole encounter amazingly. It's hard enough keeping track of six 14th-ish-level players and even a single monster, and Brennan manages an encounter of two large groups with spellcasters on both sides _and_ a huge monster and does it all almost seamlessly.

They entered with 7 members, and left with an unconscious buff women, an old forest king dude, and a sentient eagle

I just want to take a moment to appreciate how Brennan and the production team had a gigantic lavamog mini ready to go just on the off-chance Trapp tried to summon it.

@jerodast

10 ай бұрын

I'm guessing it might've shown up anyway but been less helpful. whether the foreshadowing from episode 1 was a clue for the player or just plain foreshadowing is really up to the player :)

I love that Brennens mini box says 'Goodies' with a little smiley face :)

@namjoonssexybrain1679

Жыл бұрын

That is incredibly cute and I can’t believe I never noticed that.

@sweebos

Жыл бұрын

🙂

This Fight: ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE

@ginoclaves

4 жыл бұрын

*18d10* : From 18 up to 180 damage

@gabrielnapoleon3856

4 жыл бұрын

Leiland: emotional damage

@ginoclaves

4 жыл бұрын

(avg 99 dmg)

@devionlee34

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielnapoleon3856 mlm. Z nu. XXe.e.e.x o

I love how Rekha is thinking outside the box and trying thing that after a while you dont even bother with anymore. New people playing the game are always the most creative when it come to solving problems in dnd imo.

@Izzy_the_moderator

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes we new players also cause problems....like eldritch blasting an essential npc who was on 1 hp, being held hostage, and we didnt know was essential, because we wanted to kill the thing behind him...

2:05:04 I love how the camera zooms in on Matt's face as he watch some one else easily kills an npc he 's been fighting for the entire encounter.

@Aetheria60

3 жыл бұрын

If only he knew he was the only person in the game soloing a character with the stats of a storm giant.

@sweebos

Жыл бұрын

😄

@Ajehy

8 ай бұрын

If only ANYONE knew!

I would just like to congratulate the Dimension 20 team on the little cutscenes with the minis as we listen to Brennan's narration. Gives a lot of spice to the battle. Superbly done once again, guys

@Glmorrs1

2 жыл бұрын

The minis and the settings are phenomenal. I know in the first episode they said a mini was made by HeroForge, but I’m wondering about the rest. Maybe custom designed and 3d printed?

@bobbirdsong6825

Жыл бұрын

I know it’s an old comment but check out Son of a Dungeon if you like that sort of thing. It’s on a whole nother level

@Brasswatchman

Жыл бұрын

​​@@Glmorrs1 That's what HeroForge does these days. You can design the minis online, then have them custom-printed for you. It's a whole new era.

Giant Eagle: "I want a gold nest." St. Vincent into his sending stone: "Can we get this Eagle guy a gold nest?" Olv Pickering on the other end of the line: "Ahaha, I don't know what that is--but we can." =D

@LegendaryGirlK

3 жыл бұрын

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Justice for Leiland who did nothing wrong and decimated a bunch of elves in one move

Brennan: this may be the most damage dice i’ve ever rolled maybe playing dnd Matt: *silently thinking about the goldfish*

@Fipul30

Жыл бұрын

And the fact that he burnt 2 of his players in lava.

@marinadavis845

Жыл бұрын

percival de rolo, the surch for grog

@drag0n911

6 ай бұрын

OMG the GOLDFISH 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm dead rn

I love the fact Rekha isn't very experienced with the game. Because she's asking the questions I am, the more she learns the faster I learn.

"wow...that's desperately sad...let's continue fighting." DAMN IT MAN! 😆😆😆

Only in DnD can you negotiate an Eagle to become your steed mid-battle where said Eagle wants a golden nest

@darkvizardking69

Жыл бұрын

I mean if all they want is a pimped out house then why not?

I’m still upset this episode wasn’t named “Conflict in the Caldera” but it’s great either way

@Fenizrael

2 жыл бұрын

What’s a caldera?

@kammymcnuggets1067

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fenizrael volcano pit

@freakeses

2 жыл бұрын

Love. It!!!!!! Also, "Closeure at the Caldera"

@pedrogarcia8706

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fenizrael hole where lava come out

@sheepishdevil666

2 жыл бұрын

@@pedrogarcia8706 LAVA HOLE

Gog-moth’s answering machine with Maggie jumping in to help was just fantastic. God I love improv actors.

I was really worried that Brennan was going to make Hamhead, an analogue of the greatest hero in all of fiction, into a huge dork. Her being so utterly hench is my favourite thing in D20.

I love that Ify just straight up changed Matt’s character’s name to Leiland and everyone just rolled with it 😂

@JubioHDX

Жыл бұрын

Yea i think Ify is really underrated in this i dont see people talking about the jokes he made alot but he had me rolling a few times in just the first 2 episodes alone😂 and using matt's "i was given this name" was a perfect chance to force a lame canonical former name on him

@8Rincewind

Жыл бұрын

I'm fairly certain Matt chose the name Leiland and mentioned it in his introductory scene. It very much seemed like he and Brennan planned the idea of Matt having a boring name but a "cool" name was forced upon him. Ify may have been the one to say Leiland in front of the dark lord and refuse to call him Kraz-Thun. But it seems like Leiland was always his real name, with Kraz-Thun being essentially a stage name

@leviqueen1504

11 ай бұрын

He is called leiland by the other vinguri in his intro

@Tr1sh4Lynn

7 ай бұрын

@@leviqueen1504 Yes, and I'll bet whatever cool pactwraith names they have probably aren't the ones they called each other in Matt's opening scene either.

@lelandhanna5168

7 ай бұрын

It may not be spelled the same, but I just love hearing my name actually be used in things like this.

58:10 When Matt screamed "Focus on the fucking King of Men" I lost it

@BrickBoy1894

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like Matt was getting trolled! XD As if Sam Riegel hasn't tried that so many times.

@yuvalne

2 жыл бұрын

+

“Mom can we get some Lord of the Rings??” “We have LOTR at home!” *the lotr at home* :

Something I like about Brennan as DM is the enthusiasm with which he responds to player actions. He always praises his players' good hits and creative thinking, and always winces when a player gets a bad roll or gets whacked really hard. It really shows how invested he is in everyone's experience with the game.

@jerodast

10 ай бұрын

I do find it confusing sometimes when he's super enthusiastic and supportive, then in the podcast later is like "yeah nobody should be spending so much time jumping on tables" haha.

J'er'em'ih is a treasure and must be protected at all cost

They laugh, but I think Matt did the most damage all together.

@Aetheria60

4 жыл бұрын

He was also soloing against a foe with the stats of a storm giant. He was doing pretty well, all things considered.

@terisiansable

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aetheria60 I didn't know that, thats awesome. Thanks for the info.

@Aetheria60

4 жыл бұрын

@@terisiansable Yeah, Brennan did it as a joke, because he thought she'd be a silly little side quest at most and everyone would concentrate on the Elves, but then Matt zeroed right in on her.

@terisiansable

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aetheria60 That's the greatest thing Brennan could have done with that character. No doubt.

@rb4121

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aetheria60 Oh god, so that's the reason why the Shire - or Ruckland - wasn't overtaken by the dark hordes. That's terrifying!

Talmier is definitely an ancestor of Galier, if you showed him a cup of yogurt, he'd go into a century of meditation on analyzing the taste and texture.

I hope one day I can make a girl's face light up the way Erika's did when she saw herself as a spider figurine.

@flask223

2 жыл бұрын

Buy her a drider figurine then

That Maggie play against beige whatever was INSANE! A truly amazing barbarian that is an example of what all barbarian players should aspire to. When bad magic people are a bit too much to handle, FUCKING THROW THEM INTO LAVA

I hate to see the “totally not Fellowship” getting punked, but I love this stream

@jerodast

10 ай бұрын

To be fair, only slightly less than half the notfellowship was here, I'm sure the rest are doing great!

I'm 90% sure Jeremy is a spore creation

@pablothecoffeelover2551

Жыл бұрын

What’s the other 10%

@steve7745

Жыл бұрын

Jerma climing out of the primordial sludge

@darkvizardking69

Жыл бұрын

The more I looked at it the more I can't help but agree to that.

Brennan: "Lilith that's your BONUS action!" (After successfully making Brennan roll more damage dice than ever before...)

Best dying words ever: "I hate this mountain." as he hits the lava.

I JUST realized that this was essentially just Lord of the Rings

@Ask4This

4 жыл бұрын

not the sharpest tool in the shed are you pal? lol just kidding, take care

@jacobjenkins2489

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to the music at 17:35

@MFinGonzo

3 жыл бұрын

Nothin gets past you

@garionaolinger8752

3 жыл бұрын

I was watching the first episode and was thinking this is similar to lord of the rings but never clicked until your comment. Not gonna lie

@alleycat2297

2 жыл бұрын

at this point i’m going to watch LOTR solely to be able to understand all the references i have to deal with when playing/watching d&d

Leyland is reminding me of Fjord with how much his ego is constantly being bruised lol. Those poor men both deserve better.

@doopdacoop4054

3 жыл бұрын

Hexblade warlocks need therapists

@taylamuller1811

2 жыл бұрын

I mean all hexblade warlocks have serious daddy/mommy and esteem issues, so not surprising. Poor boys, lmao.

@thelastmohican951

2 жыл бұрын

@@taylamuller1811 My hexblade warlock took that personally and is going to go cry on the should of his Raven Queen momma

@Randomness823

2 жыл бұрын

Leyland reminds me a lot of post-MN Essek, too. The spooky factor, the silver hair, the cold outside but scared-boi inside, just wanting to impress people (not to mention he floats).The mannerisms and speech pattern (and accent if im not mistaken) are very similar as well. Its really fun to be introduced to Leeland after watching TMN.

I love how Trap summoned a lava monster that eats a king. Lilith reversed gravity and webbed elves into lava. Meanwhile Matt is an anticlimactic duel against a halfling…. Who’s wielding a frying pan XD

@leviqueen1504

11 ай бұрын

And has the stats of a storm giant.

@esgaril

10 ай бұрын

Matt also brought every single enemy's hp so low with his first action that he made it easy for everyone else to pick them off during the fight while he soloed a creature with a stats of a storm giant

First time in the history of dnd, where the dm talking about how he dosent have enough dice for a damage roll, that the party isint terrified.

Markus: Sexy eagle ladies! Fig: Sexy rat lady!

If any of you are curious Hamhead has the stats of a storm giant

@lordbuss

4 жыл бұрын

Or just a high level fighter.

@evertime123

4 жыл бұрын

@@lordbuss Nope, on one of the behind the scenes/interview videos brennan said that he gave her the stat block of a storm giant (or maybe it was cloud?)

@Aetheria60

4 жыл бұрын

@@evertime123 You were right, it was Storm Giant. It was a joke because he thought she'd just be a little side quest at most and didn't expect Matt to focus right in on her.

@aileenzhao7951

4 жыл бұрын

O h h my god

@amandahakes2226

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aetheria60 that is.... So cool...!

I appreciate that its very clear that Rekha is still kinda new to this game and they sat her next to a VERY experienced player in Matt to help her out whenever she needs. Plus all her questions are totally valid and I too would ask those.

Two births and a pregnancy announcement. What an episode!

“I’m the king of Tiriath. I lived in the woods for 80 years. I was a ranger, and I know how to make a lean-to. My dad-in-law made this sword. It was brkn’, but now it’s wrkn’ again.” “I gotcha.” - Percival, son of Paraval

@spacetearable

4 жыл бұрын

"Yer emberrassed bah me in fron'a yer werk frends..." "Smells haht in hur." -- Stalker

@CrazyLikeUhFox

4 жыл бұрын

Percival had me fucking crying every time he speaks

@RedNinja22l2

3 жыл бұрын

@@spacetearable Percival is a wholesome himbo trying to support his v'ry, v'ry sc'ry wife

@Nixahma

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedNinja22l2 percival has the “dumbass” stat on the himbo chart maxed out

@bobertg5339

2 жыл бұрын

Efink: i know you've been burned, badly burned... Percival: I live out in the woods

I love the true king of men’s voice. He sounds and carries himself exactly like an old cowboy in Wyoming I know who’s probably spent 80 years of his life sleeping in the wilderness.

@Glmorrs1

2 жыл бұрын

He sounds like an honest to god mountain man like a ranger honestly would sound like, and I love it.

A game ruled by the "Rule of Cool"

When the Lavamog comes out of the colderra: Everyone: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!! Sokhbarr: 38:23

@luketfer

4 жыл бұрын

Sokhbarr really is just a fantasy Steve Irwin.

@danieljp9694

4 жыл бұрын

That moment (and mini) is amazing

"Rather, you are going to use a combination of jumping off of claws and a gravity-dimentional shift, uh, to...jump up to try and hit this flying angel wizard. D & D!" 1:45:51

@spacetearable

2 жыл бұрын

This is my 3rd or 4th watch of this amazing "side-quest" and also the first time that I caught Amy Vorpal calling her PC's husband "Bearman Magoo." Goddamn, these 6 episodes need to be inducted into the American Film Institute.

2:05:04 (spoilers) Matt's look of betrayal absolutely KILLS me.

@yuppers4460

3 жыл бұрын

Had me dying

@kingcolyx3671

3 жыл бұрын

Well it certainly doesn't kill Hamhead

As usual, even in a different reality Samwise is carrying this freaking quest and team😂🤣

This series is hilarious and I can't believe I'm just now learning of it. Brennan is great and I would love to see him guest star on Critical Role and cut loose as a player. Even if he just brings Percival/Stalker, I think he'd fit in great with the M9. Imagine the conversations he and Caduceus could have.

@jetvulcan2020

4 жыл бұрын

maybe he will bring the craziness to Critical Roles Traveler Con

@gliscorpropagandaaccount1764

4 жыл бұрын

He guest starred on Not Another DnD Podcast as Deadeye Cybin!

@jordangilmore3580

4 жыл бұрын

He was fantastic in naddpod

@JasonCDrake-cx3wl

4 жыл бұрын

Brennan did guest of Polygon's Overboard series. He didn't play D&D but I would still recommend.

@DuduRossetto

3 жыл бұрын

From what he did when he stearred Naddpod, wich was making an absolutely broken character that cornered the DM in so many mora ways than the mere mechanical difficulty, I think he would be par for the course for Mr. Mercer and the critters :D

I love the sam spoof, the idea of a brawny gardener hobbit smacking dark lords with pans seems canon to me.

Brennan: fails to make an appropriately difficult level 1 encounter for fantasy high Also Brennan: starts his players at a high level

@harperzappone5495

2 жыл бұрын

lets be real, that level 1 encounter had the best possible ending

@Glmorrs1

2 жыл бұрын

@@harperzappone5495 The goblin-sized butthole bit cracks me up every time I think about it.

@stitchedpunk

2 жыл бұрын

Feel like he planned a few deaths to further the story... but I guess only he knows

@seregiel9541

2 жыл бұрын

tbf its not his fault the tables became NPcs.

@Brasswatchman

Жыл бұрын

Look, balancing first level encounters is *hard.* It doesn't take much at all to kill starting characters.

I desperately want to see this entire fight scene animated from 2 hours to 10 minutes of madness.

I love how Erika always dresses like her character

This is basically the “Ember Island Players” version of Lord of the Rings and it’s quite excellent.

Can we all just appreciate the amount of custom work building the setting maps, minis, and doing the painting?

@soxpeewee

3 жыл бұрын

Yep it's beautiful

@shannoncrane4131

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that be such a great job to have? Mini set builder?

@Glmorrs1

2 жыл бұрын

@@shannoncrane4131 Talk about a dream job. Listen to Brennan describe some awesome set pieces and then go build them.

Me:expecting violence and cursing to be at the ready for the first battle of the campaign 5 min in: EVERYONE IS EXCITED OVER THEIR MINIS AND I LOVE IT

How did it take me all the way to "his gardener and friend" to get the LOTR reference

@Jelboo

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda worrisome bro, this is the most obvious parody I've ever seen XD

@Thiccremoch162

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, it took me a year after watching this fully to get it

A sky pirate hustling with a giant eagle over a volcano is something that only dungeons and dragons can provide.

Brennan every 6 seconds: Hell yeah. Incredible. Insane.

"You now have a balloon elf." Only in DND!

“FOCUS ON THE F*CKING KING OF MEN” took me tf out 😂😂

I'm am never gonna forget "A wall is like a...sideways floor"

Already watched this a million times... just stopping by for Trapp's 'wasted turn'.

"I want a gold nest" Easily one of the best lines i've heard in online D&D content :D

Brennan: this is going to be the most damage dice I have ever rolled in D&D Matt: Laughs in Keyfish

Poor Leiland deserves so much more than this, he’s trying his best

@ChrisCox-wv7oo

3 жыл бұрын

Eh, he's in an evil party. He's playing against type as a secretly insecure badass. It was comedy gold to dunk on him. Worth it. Poor Leyland.