Oxventure Blades in the Dark | MAGIC, GHOSTS, DANGER & DEATH | Season 2 Episode 9 | FINALE
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"But you don't innovate anything. The only innovator in this room is Edvard."
After 2 seasons of admittedly amusing rants, it's odd how cathartic it is for someone to simultaneously validate Edvard's frustration and skill in one line while chewing out Astor for the crap he and his family have been doing for centuries.
Probably has something to do with how he's based on Edison. I so wish that something had happened to Edison for all the things he did to discredit Tesla.
It’s a beautiful Mike drop moment
@@CatChaos369 badum tss.
@@christyencremins7676 omg that was totally unintentional yet worked out beautifully 😂
I thought Johnny's "I've been secretly trained in swordfighting since I was 8" was going to be the most audacious flashback of all, but then along comes Mike with his "I've arranged it so Astor's been slowly going mad from lead poisoning" gambit. Magnificent. 😘👌
Wasn't it said at some point that Kasamir's cane had a sword in it (I may be getting confused because of the ghost shocker thing)? If so it does make sense for him to have some swordfighting knowledge, although from the age of 8 is still pretty absurd.
@@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor mayyyybe? Possibly his original cane was a sword one and his replacement Edvard made him included the gun. Sounds like an excuse to go back and rewatch...
@@sambridgett It may just be me misremembering/adding stuff in my head because I think cane swords are cool.
@@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor you're not wrong, they are objectively cool
They were both so good, but I particularly loved how much Mike's flashback killed Johnny too! 😅😅
I'm gonna miss blades in the dark. I really love the tone Luke goes for when he GM's. Between Luke's Gm/acting and the roleplay of the players, this series has just been so immersive, tense and fun to me.
Having it weekly was so great. I remember missing it so much when the first season ended. I'm sad to see it go again.
Don’t worry it should be back at some point 🙂 Most likely next year though. Who knows there might be a surprise Xmas spin off later this year as well 😉
@@oxfanblink4115 I hope so but the tone of this was such that of a series finale, and considering it ended with them changing the way the whole world mechanics work idk
@@ethanlappin Amounts to a fresh start for season 3 though, a newish world to explore. I think the setup would be plenty good. *However* its return probably mostly depends on a mix of how excited Luke is to do it and the drab realities of viewership numbers.
I prefer the steampunk setting of BitD to the medieval setting of D&D, but if Luke wants to GM something hard sci-fi, I would love to see that as a spinoff too (I'd take Cyberpunk if I have to, but there's got to be another hard sci-fi game out there they could play).
@@dominateeye What about Luke’s own game Gravity Rip similarly adapted to Oxventure 🤔😃 That was fun when Ellen and Mike tried it. Plus would be funny if Andy was salty and/or came up with a amusing rivalry like he did with Astor for Edvard and Pierre Gasly 😂🤣😂🤣
I love how "the Butcher" was an ironic nickname initially but over the curse of the series Barnaby has earned it by having the highest body count and the most brutal kill in the whole series.
Did he have the high body count? Kasimir had six in Season 1 and I don't know the exact count.
But he definitely had the most brutal, and also the first and last of the series.
Such a heartwarming ending in the same episode Barnaby nosetrimmered a man to death.
Here's to lovely crimes.
It really is truly the in the spirit of the group. One will never forget how innocent the meat grinder started out
@@sebcross4012 Or how the orphonage started in them trying to help the town
Yes, but Barnaby is terrifying. I could 100% buy that this is all actually one big flashback depicting the origin story of the supervillain 'The Butcher' who rules a Volisport based criminal empire with an iron fist.
Johnny: "Flashback. Forty years ago..." Me: "Oh this is going to be good."
and then he rolls a 3 :P
@@simplesimon4561 *they
Probably the biggest flashback yet.
@@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor does Johnny use they/them? I never knew!
@@sarahbrivio4159 They haven't always, it's been maybe a year?
1:45:16 Kasimir pretending that the blood on his sword was due to cool sword skills rather than due to Lilith shoving someone onto his sword after he missed and fell down is my favourite moment of this episode.
One: Barnaby's flashback was hilarious, I am dying. Which brings me to two: I was kinda hoping Edvard when hitting the kill switch would say something "It's not alive!". xD
"I agree with you but I'm also too lazy to really do anything, so, sorry", Barnaby says to man he's secretly been lead poisoning. Again, no one knows this. Astor doesn't know why his head is muddled, he used to think clearer, didn't he? What's going on...
Honestly I don't even think Barnaby knew he was secretly poisoning Astor with lead
@@TheDougio Barnaby's construction company was just cutting corners on the pipes to make more money. That it hurt Astor is purely coincidental. I'm sure of it.
I think Barnaby is far more on board with his friends then he'd ever let on. He may say "I'm just too lazy to course correct " but he really just wants the whole gang to see things to the end
Barnaby forgot how to hold his breath underwater, so it's plausible that he forgot he poisoned Astor with lead pipes 😆
I really wanted someone to say "Rock _this,_ Amadeus" before giving Astor a final blow.
Johnny's laugh at the lead poisoning was wonderful. It brings joy to my heart. You can see they're so proud of the great roleplayers these bunch have become.
Considering OX's love of Vampire: The Masquerade, I hope that is what they try next
They NEED to hire Jacob Burgess to do that, he's and amazing Vampire GM and writes for the setting
Yes please!!!!
They love it? You mean Bloodlines, the videogame or have they actually said they love the TTRPG version?
@@darklord884 Mike and Jane love Bloodlines. Pretty sure none of them have played the TTRPG, but they'll likely enjoy it as well.
That would be so good! I can see Andy GMing that.
I find myself hoping that this is the series finale in the British sense, and that next year series three begins. Absolutely loved it, and I miss it already.
They've called it "season finale" every time it's been mentioned in other streams etc., so I'm *really* hoping that it's not the end of blades in the dark; I'd love to see even a short season or a one-off with the gang in their brave new world reacting to the changes they've wrought.
That would be wonderful :)
@@haravikk it'd be even better if all of the Hobby Horses don't gain any magic. Seeing as they're all magic in Oxventure, it'd be a nice change of pace.
I'd also accept only Barnaby having magic, since he wouldn't use it anyway.
@@weneedaladder8384 I mean, I have a Bard in a D&D campaign who almost exclusively uses mage hand for fetching himself drinks. Bardnaby? 😉
Keeping the crew non-magical could be interesting, or Luke could mix in cantrip type magic (e.g- two stress for a minor magical feat) so it'd be in the mix but not stepping too hard on Lilith's Tempest toes?
Even in D&D magic is actually still pretty rare among the general population, adventurers are exceptions rather than the rule and even they don't necessarily all get magic (if you have fighters, non-magic Rogues etc.).
@@haravikk I mean, there are also other systems then DnD with magic in them that could work really well
Leave it to Barnaby to perfectly end the most amazing series.
While I am sad that the series has come to an end, I enjoyed every second of it (I even started up a bitd campaign with some friends, which had spawned some of my favorite moments and characters to date!), and will always love rewatching the episodes, and maybe sharing with others!
Perhaps we'll someday get another Christmas special, or even a third season, or perhaps not, but either way, here's to Kasimir, Lilith, Zillah, Barnaby and Edvard. To Magic, ghosts, danger and death. And most importantly:
To lovely lovely crimes. ❤
I mean Ellen has offered to maybeeeeeeeeeeeeee DM Blades in the Dark so we COULD maybe squeeze in one more one shot
@@TheDougio or they could always have a spin-off series not set in Geth... It might not be the same though and I'm not sure why, maybe because these two seasons have so perfectly wrapped up?
Andy's face when Luke was flirting with himself... His face immediately after when Mike declared that Elenor was her own person.
I love it so much. I also like how much Andy has grown as a roleplayer in that he bit his tongue and just let it happen instead of actually voicing his objections.
We've come so far since his days of incessantly trolling Johnny. Although to be fair, he also lost his greatest co-conspirator since Luke started GMing.
@@darklord884 Although they still troll Johnny tons. Just not on literally everything now.
@@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor Poking fun and making jokes is one thing, Johnny does that too by repeatedly bringing up bees in BitD. But the reason I stopped watching the later Oxventure adventures is that it got way too joky for me. It was no longer about the fun, epic adventure but about Luke saying random nonsensical things, Andy destroying any plot he could with great passion, Mike being made fun of at nauseum (which at some points I seriously think kind of lowered Mike's enjoyment of the game and it's great to see him actually turn the joke around and become incredibly useful as Barnaby) and Ellen and Jane just kind of going along like "Whatever."
That is why I am amazed that in BitD, Andy and Luke work toward the story instead of against it and Mike gets in on the jokes made about his character instead of suffering under them. Johnny is a pro as always when it comes to getting into character and even Jane and Ellen are more active in this.
@@darklord884 Tbf with Ellen just going along, that is actually how Merilwen is meant to be since she's a true neutral character. I do get what you're saying though. I also do get annoyed sometimes with Egbert stuff and Dob money stuff did get annoying.
@@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor Yeah but there's only so far "This is what my character is like" can go. I like Ellen and the way she plays Merilwen, but lots of times it feels like she is ejected from the pilot seat, even in her own adventure about the naming ceremony and such, with Dob and Corazon's shenanigans taking center stage.
And I am not saying this is bad or they should conform to how I want them to play, no no no, far from it. But it did break my enjoyment of the story and I just sort of gave up on the baseline Oxventure. This is why I am so happy to have this second season of BitD and am hoping to see more kinda of TTRPGs from the gang, maybe next time with someone else as GM like Jane or Mike.
Barnaby was horrific before this, and the rotating blade through the brain here was the worst thing anyone had done, until he one-upped himself yet again by lead poisoning thousands of people for weeks..? :o Truly the butcher by name and nature..
Barnaby's lead pipe flashback SLEW me. Absolutely SLEW ME. What a brilliant use of the system!
The thumbnail is definitely Edvard trying to figure out how to stop his wonderful mechanical fishboy from sticking to the ceiling.
Or figuring out new ways of mixing the perfect amount of pumpkin spice and coffee
Why didn't his wonderful mechanical fishboy never shoot electricity from its mouth? Because it was oscillatronic and that actually would've made some amount of sense, ruining the vibe of nonsense fishboy tv movies lol
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I dont know how I imagined a finale to Blades in the Dark, but this...really wrapped up everything I could have wished for. The new composition of the soundtrack at the end? got me a little bit teary! Loved it, you all did a great job, especially you Luke
I know, right.
I got teary when he mentioned the ghost seagull felt a pull to move on lol
@@V26587 SAME! 🥺😢 But I'm glad Coleridge stayed with Kasimir.
Edvard was almost the first Dimmer brother.
Magic potentially returning to Geth is 100% a setup for a Blades in the Dark and Oxventurers crossover episode. Also, I want them to make a new spinoff with Call of Cthulhu, an it 100% should be DMed by Andy.
Would love to see Andy dm a game.
well it was firmly established in the early episodes, that Blades in the Dark plays far in the future (from Oxventurer's campaign's view), so a crossover is kind of impossible. Unless you include time travel...
@@m.h.6470 Maybe Kelly was onto something with her "piercing the veil" talk. It would be really cool if the veil actually went back in time and we get a crossover. Maybe Kelly appears in Oxventure somehow
@@m.h.6470 that’s exactly what I’m talking about my friend, a time heist!
Oh, hell yeah!
Years ago, before Oxventure, I found this channel and immediately fell in love with the easy charm and charisma of these amazing kids. My first impression was that someone needed to give them a sitcom. The Oxventure scratches that itch in so many ways. It's sheer perfection from DnD to Blades. I can't wait for Andy to take a crack at running game.
I cannot believe that it’s the Series finale already! :o Feels like yesterday when it was announced that this is coming back. This series of OitD has been a blast and I’m looking forward to seeing all of the lovely crimes committed tomorrow ^.^
Yes one just hopes they manage to bring their D&D campaing back at some point as well.
Yes, I love this Olades in the Dark series!
@@BobHerzog1962 I think that's pretty likely, they've still got their live shows ongoing, on the Oxventure podcast they were talking about something coming up for Oxventure and just a few months ago they were talking about looking to hire a producer to help expand the Oxventure so I'd say there's certainly plenty more to come
@@ethanlappin Nice! With their Oneshots on live shows I feel they had some issues advertiseing and integrateing them into the playlist recently. I only found out about the one in May in July for example.
@@BobHerzog1962 I suppose it depends how closely you follow them, hitting the bell icon will let you get notifications for any videos they post and if you follow on twitter and FB you'll usually get a heads up for them too
Thank you to everyone, especially Luke, for this amazing series. I hope this isn't the last we'll see of these characters, because I have found myself very attached to each and every one of them.
Oh no, Series finale? No matter how this shakes out for the Hobbyhorses, thank you to Luke for GM-ing such a unique, dark and hilarious spinoff that I'm sure must have taken so much time and everyone else for the amazing jokes and character work.
I eagerly await what comes next for the world of Geth whether it be BitD or D&D. I'm sure it'll be an absolute blast no matter what, thank you again for this fabulous series that I hope there will be chances to revisit again in the future.
Edvard's face when the office romance is unveiled.... priceless !!
It's so sad it's over but it is cool that Luke has gotten to see it to the end. Blades in the Dark is a super cool system and now I wonder if we might see what the future of Geth will look like with magic having been returned and the non-human races redistributed throughout the realm
What a wonderful finale.
As much as I will miss these characters, I wouldn't be sad if we don't meet them again.
It was perfect.
The music for the end sequence was also an absolute joy. It brought tears to my eyes in the very best way. Beautifully done Luke
I can't even comprehend that this is going to be the end of the series.
Bro, same
To everyone involved: that was beautiful. A masterwork or collaborative storytelling helmed by the wonderful Luke. I now have that lovely/awful empty feeling you get upon finishing a great book for the first time.
Same. So bittersweet.
I wish there was an emoji or GIF for standing ovation because I'd love to give y'all one! I've been watching Blades since the first episode (which also pointed me to the Oxventures and made me a fan). Y'all have outdone yourselves in this series. So many moments, especially in this episode, that cracked me up so much today, like Moonbeam, Barnaby helping out, and Kasimir's puns that should've earned him inspiration and canon. What a great series. Absolutely well done! 🎆 👏🏾
Cheers to Luke the GM! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Thank you all so much for this series. Looking forward to what's next. Big hugs all around. Still subscribed.
Deadlands would be a great follow up to this. With the Ghost Calamity over, people can start moving back out into the wastes as Geth starts to recover. Plenty of opportunity for some Weird West flavor.
I would SO love that!
Some Wild Wild Weird West would be great!
Uh... Well. Good news friend. Andy as the DM for Oxventure presents deadlands.
@@xynatkarn4187 Yeah, I'm curious to see if it also ends up being set in Geth or if it becomes its own thing independent of the D&D and BitD arcs.
@@Reedstilt I'm headcanoning it as being post-BitD until proven otherwise, on one of the main continents away from Volisport.
Sad to see it end, it was a pretty perfect series with beloved characters such as the wonderful mechanical man, and others i assume.
The new soundtrack hit me right in THE EMOTIONS 🥺✨ what a great season that was, thank you everyone!
If the gang succeeds in restoring the balance and bringing magic back to Geth, does that mean the next Oxventure spin-off might go from _Blades in the Dark_ to some entirely different TTRPG system?
I mean, we may well find out in a couple of days, but it's still fun to speculate in the meantime.
Shadowrun maybe?
Anyone know a good steampunk-y TTRPGs with magic?
I suppose it would be a nice time to fast forward a few centuries again and try our Shadowrun
A time skip of a couple of years would be interesting. Keep the same characters but rolled in a different system to match the new world.
@@Lord_Of_Night Deadlands? Johnny'd be up for that probably. Andy as well.
Fucking hell! Getting all teary eyed at the end! This was absolutely amazing! Luke told an amazing dark tale over two seasons and the players added great bits of comedy at always the right time! I will miss these characters so much! Yes even you Barnaby! ;)
Yup, I'm tearing up as well at the end. Especially with that final shot of the crew's characters raising a glass in the ol' hideout...
As much as I'd like it to go on, there is something to be said for a satisfying ending. I hope you revisit BITD again at some point, maybe with someone else having a turn behind the GM's screen. I do like seeing Johnny as a player, probably as much as I like them as a DM. Same with Luke. But I bet the others could come up with a great story for another season.
I think I prefer Luke GMing and Johnny as a player, if only because of the more serious tone. I like that Luke mainly GM's Blades so that it's tense and dramatic, whereas Johnny always GM'd Oxventure in a fairly light tone. Besides, Johnny is an incredible role player. I loved seeing how he used the different systems in Blades.
I guess now that the whole gang has gotten more into roleplay, maybe Johnny could finally GM a more dramatic game without getting trolled by Luke and Andy all the time lol. Oxventure is hilarious, but I love tense stakes.
@@ceilingfanenthusiast6041 Johnny's pronouns are they/them :)
It isn’t even over yet but I know I’m gonna miss BITD so much.
Isn't it over?
@@dontaz1 perhaps they commented before watching the episode?
I reay loved this finale to Blades in the Dark. I loved Edvard's whole "the modern Prometheus" burn and I especially loved Lilith's speech against Astor's reasoning. Perfect counter arguement. I think the gamg should make a point to come back later with some explosives and destroy the machine or seal off the area so that the Brightners can't tamper with it again.
Great episode. I really hope we get to see some more crinimal shenanigans from the Hobby Horses, maybe exploring if any of them get magic powers or if they find ways to take advantage of the situation. Or maybe Eleanor pays them enough so that they can all retire.
Well, that was fantastic. Each and every one of you deserves a slap on the back (including those not on camera)
The game and its mechanics
Picking the game to play
The editing, sound, backgrounds, art
The extremely long runtime
The utterly fantastic roleplaying
The brilliant gamsmastering
The fantastic story
Knowing when to call it quits
I think this is the greatest achievement you've put to video, its definitely the best thing I've ever watched on youtube
I think Luke actually did most of the music himself
Here! Here!
Absolutely agree. Best thing I've ever watched on CZcams, hands down
I didn’t realise this was the end ‘The End’ of BITD. So I’m really sad that their likely won’t be anymore BITD episodes. But hear me out maybe a season 3 is possible if they follow up the story from here like magic has now returned so the current cast gets to choose DnD style which class they gonna be in. The twist would be that while class, magic & character sheet would follow DnD rules the gameplay would follow BITD system as per usual like stress, harm, flashback etc. Ok I know it sounds hella complex but this is just me coping with BITD truly ending. So don’t mind me…
I remember when the 1st episode of this dropped, and I was completely enamored with the world that Luke had made. It immediately captured me and didn't let go, and from start to finish this has been an absolutely wild ride. If you guys ever see this comment, thank you, this Podcast was something to look forward to look forward to during some pretty tough months in the past years, So thank you. Thank you for all the wonderful stories you have told, old, it truly has been great.
Ouch my feelings!
The image of everyone together really got me at the end there. What a perfect end to an excellent campaign, thank you so much Luke for running it and thank you so much Johnny, Jane, Andy and Mike for playing. I genuinely teared up a little there, but they were happy tears so it’s all good.
Luke: this was an absolutely brilliant campaign. All the players were wonderful and you as GM gave the just the perfect amount of rein to be absolutely heroic.
Can't believe it's taken me this long to complete this series. Absolutely adore it! Especially Edvard's little speech at the end. It shows that, behind all the weirdness, he had the true spirit of an inventor, that love for creating and crafting that makes a true inventor.
Just absolutely perfect!
It's great how Luke keeps saying goose when Andy said a turkey lol
Wasn't it a goose within a turkey? A Gurky?
So the whole time Barnaby has been praising Astor to Edvard's face, he's also been poisoning him?
I really get the feeling Barnaby plays dumb as a power move. The man has hidden depths.
What a season finale that was!!!!! Good job everyone for not only an entertaining episode but to an amazing season. 👏👏👏👏👏👏
The Butcher's living up to his name this episode, isn't he?
now that this is over, I feel empty...anyway, what a great campaign, thank you so much for this great series, hope one day, the series make its return with another outlandish story, so yeah great job everyone, and again, THANK YOU SO MUCH
I'm a little sad it's over. But I'm happy because it happened. Thanks for playing! Bonsoir Volisport!
What a brilliant ending to such an amazing series ♡
Congratulations luke on running this great campaign, I can't wait to see what else you gm/dm in the future ♡
And I really hope we get to see more of Johnny as a player in the future because that was some smashing rp they did throughout the campaign ♡
Tbh I just want more of everything ♡♡♡
this whole series has been amazing, huge hats off. most change from oxventure has been from merilwen-lilith, who has gone from 5th to 1st in my tierlist of effortlessly cool characters, definitely will steal that character idea and play as a variation of her myself
This episode (and all the others obvs) were absolutely excellent! And the ending with magic returning was brilliant! Thank you, all (and especially Luke) for this wonderful campaign!
A lovely series gone too soon but it was a great ride. Although now I realize how sad I'll be when Oxventure prime eventually wraps up because I love watching you all tell these hilarios hair brained stories.
Jesus Christ lol Barnaby is like.... next level savage in this game, the dude just MULCHED a man's cranium and excused it by saying "Well, i TOLD him not to do anything funny, that was funny, i had to kill him!"
He totally ignored the fact that he was holding a loaded crossbow that luke said was both poisoned and could penetrate a skull like a gun, no no -- barnaby used NOSE-HAIR TRIMMERS to shred Morvin's brain from the inside...... using the same invention that Morvin asked Barnaby to show to Astor... like, holy hell man.
Barnaby lived up to the name of "The butcher".
and STILL he is the *only one* ever calling him "the butcher"!
@@lauramarschmallow2922 My theory is that they already knew Barnaby could have them killed just by dropping a coin in the right pocket.... but no one was ever prepared to see how "graciously" and "polite" he would be when he himself murdered someone. it's gotta be pure shock.
Man these NEED to be animated 😭 Just imagine watching the part where Eleanor blows Rothes head off in slow motion as lukes EXCELLENT bitd theme kicks in 👌👌 chefs kiss
WOW! That music change when the machine was shut down. Lovely. Truly enjoyed this series!!!
Wait with this ending is Oxventure in the dark… over 😰 I don’t want it too end 😩
Such a good series though Luke, you’ve really smashed it and the rest of you played amazingly!
46:54 I KNEW it'd come back! Chekhov's peanut brittle!
2:02:28 "They can spend some time talking about it in a net." Boy, she must be flexible.
When you mentioned the seagull feeling a tug, a tear formed in my eye... then immediately went away as you made me laugh
Does the end of the ghostly plague in Geth mean that Evan 'The Geezer' Screws won't be cleft in twain by a bone scythe come next crimsnight?
I mean ghosts and spirits did exist in the DND version of geth and they seemed beyond simple spirits of the dead so my bet is that he's still dead
@@noogidoo2217 If they do another Christmas thing I hope Luke mentions a news article about an elderly miser getting cleft in twain.
The ghosts are allowed to pass on, but this one sticks around for that, because the guy pissed them off *that* much.
@@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor a fool and his money are soon parted, and only a fool would be cleft in twain on all crimsnight
That was a brilliant ending. I'll miss the Hobby Horse Gang, if indeed we don't see them again, Edvard, Zillah, Kasimir, Lilith, and perhaps Barnaby most of all.
But I've loved the ride on this. Luke is a fantastic GM, and Blades perfectly fits his style, though I'm sure he'll be brilliant if they go to something new.
These truly were some Lovely Crimes.
Oxventure crew, thank you for making this series! It was a joy to watch and I'll miss these adventures greatly. God bless!
I feel genuinely bereft. This series was easily my favourite thing on CZcams, and I'm gutted that we're unlikely to get much more (maybe a Christmas epilogue episode). This session was the perfect finale, though, with easily some of the best flashbacks to date.
Huge thank you to Luke, and the entire gang & crew, in front of & behind camera, for making this so fabulously enjoyable
Bravo Hobby Horses! Brilliant resolution to this series. You have woven such an incredible story together.
Following the Hobby Horses' exploits this summer has been an absolute joy. Thank you all so much, especially Luke, whose hard work and incredible GMing make this series so special.
Here's to many more Oxventures!
All I ever wanted from this series was the first ten minutes of this video where they found out about the soft play slide and ghost seagull, amazing, would love to see it in oxventure too as an exception to that format...
I'm very sad that this series is over but it has been an amazing story. Well done Luke for crafting such a wonderful story for the others to mess around in and for us to enjoy.
1:35:57
Johnny: "No, Kasimir trains with clothes on cause that's the state in which he expects to do much of his fighting, if not all."
Luke: Mental note, concoct some scenario where Kasimir has to fight naked.
“How are you persuading this nose trimmer into the brain of this man?” may just be the most quintessential ttrpg question ever asked.
I binged the whole series, and now I don't know what to do with myself. ...except maybe watching it again
I had no idea this was going to be the series finale! I'm a little crushed, but I'm glad it existed. Thank you for such a fun and fantastic adventure
All I can hope is everything comes back one way or another and this has been given allll the time it needs. To say I'm excited is an understatement.
1:53:55 This has to be the most brilliant flashback ever.
Blades surrounding a machine with a dark core? You mean blades... in the dark?
hello gC
I love the whole 'Uncle Kasimir' relationship he has with the Gut Cutters, its ADORABLE.
Shout out to Lilith and Edvard as well for being genuinely cute with them whenever their paths have crossed. 😊
Omg, the Barnaby/Lilith moment 😭 my heart! Excellent work everyone on an awesome season, especially Luke!
Wow I'm honestly feeling sad to see this series end but also satisfied with the ending what a great story
Blades In The Dark... FINALE?!
My heart is in my throat at hearing that! 😱😭
I'm going to miss this series so much. It has been an immense please watching Oxbox (and Johnny!) growing as rp-ers since the start of Oxventure D&D, and I really hope we get to see more campaigns from them (hopefully Vampire the Masquerade, like Jane's been sorta considering for a while?) And well done to Luke for being an excellent GM. I've enjoyed the difference in tone, the world-building, and lets not forget that AMAZING background music that he wrote and recorded himself. Just a phenomenal run. Bravo.
If I had a nickle for every time the Oxventures referenced Wild Wild West, I'd have 3 nickles. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it's happened so many times.
way more than 3 lol
@@1991poe yeah I'm currently relistening to Oxventure D&D (for like the 4th time) and there's so many references still in Orcward Encounter and Quiet Riot
@@alexharrison2743 same man! Currently on heist society
@@1991poe by the time I get to the end of one listen through, I'm ready to start them all again!
@@alexharrison2743 I know! I did that for their Blades in the Dark! Now I really want to play it!
I can’t believe it’s over! This is what I looked forward to every Friday on my days off. While part of me wants a third season I’m not sure where to go from here. I’m not sure another season would work, but maybe a fun Christmas special that could serve as an epilogue. What’s everyone up to? What magic do they possess? How is Volisport now? Could be interesting.
I'm the same - as much as I desperately don't want this to be the end of Oxventure in the Dark, I really do think that was the perfect place to wrap up that storyline... I do wish that Luke had maybe spanned the story across another season, feature some of the other gangs/factions etc, but the succinctness of these two seasons is beautiful.
I think a one-off epilogue Christmas episode could work well, but anything more than that would be cheapening the ending they've given
After rewatching this series, I finally understand how the WMMs manage to be so intelligent.
You guys remember how most of the technology in that game is oscilatronic? And what powers oscilatronic devices?
Every single one of the WMMs has the personality of the ghost that Edvard put in there.
So in conclusion, in some ways the WMMs have a soul
Damn. Edvard's speech at the end was actually inspiring. And I legitimately didn't expect it from him. Great series.
After catching up to the Oxventure D&D videos, I'm finishing Blades in the Dark today. It was beautiful, and that finale brought some little tears to my eyes. Many, many thanks to the whole Oxtra Team and Johnny for these incredble stories. Very excited for what will come next.
It feels so weird watching the story come to a close... hopefully we'll get more adventures in Geth, if not from our regular guild crew, then maybe something in the far, far future (Shadowrun esque, maybe?)
To the future, and memories of lovely crimes!
Great series finale. I'd love to see them do another spinoff using another system like vampire: the masquerade or shadowrun with a different DM
Series finale so soon? 😭 Absolutely beautiful series. Loved watching it, the gameplay mechanics - both the official ones and homebrewed turkey energy - are a delightful contrast to DND. I hope y'all plan to expose us to other delightful, non-DND games via other short-ish Oxventure Presents installments.
The shift in the music at the end really hit me. Oof, right in the heart.
Everyone has been so brilliant over these two seasons and it's been such a great time to be along for the ride. This group is full of smart, funny and kind people. The best mix. Thanks for this!
NOOOO not series finale! I hope there's more of this. The setting is amazing, the characters are hilarious, Luke is an excellent DM, and honestly just BitD as a game makes for a very fast-paced and cinematic adventure. I enjoy classic Oxventure but this was much more exciting to me.
23:19 Wakes up every 2 hours crying for food.
This has been a wonderful trip, I'm glad I've been able to follow along since the beginning
I don’t know if there’ll be a season 3, but if there isn’t, I’ll treasure the two seasons we did get dearly.
I don't want it to be ending, but also I can't imagine a more perfect way to end it. The change in the music really helped seal it.
I would be so grateful, thankful, and happy to see a sequel series to Blades
What a fantastic series. Loved it! Luke did such a good job as storyteller/gm, and the crew was so entertaining and funny.
This ending was so satisfying! Well done and thank you all.
What a lovely ending. I assume that was end of the game and I look forward to seeing whatever game Luke decides to run next.
I can only dream of wrapping up any campaign as smoothly as this, Well done to everyone but especially Luke, I've loved every minute of this series.
I'd love to see them do Dead lands.
I half think Andy should DM half think it would be so cruel to make him miss out on finally being a cowboy.
I really love the final conversation with Astor post defeating the WMM, it's not just a satisfying comeback to a hated villain but Luke also directly challenges the players to engage with the foundations of the entire fictional setting lay down why the Hobby-Horses want to change the status quo, it's fantastic storytelling.