The War of Bugs and Rats (Ep. 6) | The Unsleeping City
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I love how Siobhan just dresses more and more like Misty every episode
Calling it now, she comes to the season finale with elf ears
@@jessarisetty5448 And full old lady prosthetics
Fully thought you meant the one from Pokémon
YES!!!!!!!!
Broke: Siobhan wanted to play a bard
Woke: Siobhan wanted to use her extensive clothing collection
Bespoke: Siobhan wanted to play a fairy bard to smooth over the transition of turning into a real life fairy bard
That construction beetle gets me every time
"Uh, hey bud, this is a construction zone, I'm gonna have to kill ya."
@yes thank you
Brennan’s delivery is on point
13:24
Speaking as someone who worked in construction for nearly a decade and a half,
That is very much the vibe of most guys in the industry.
“Hey bud, you were 30 seconds late on your lunch break and this lumber is laid out all wrong even though that’s exactly how I told you ta do it.
I’m gonna have to eat ya.”
Pretty much every construction worker ever.
Sofia literally just woke up hungover, saved the day while completely wasted and petted a magical cat. She's living THE life.
Minus the whole her husband left her thing
fucking. legend.
at the end when she asks the cat to change her eyes different colors, Emily is so random hahaha
The Imperial Axiom/Sinatra's Law joke is so damn subtle and funny.
"Because of the extreme difficulty of creating a permanent magical effect within the tumultuous arcane landscape of New York, an object or enchantment which is abjured or ensorcelled from being able to be crafted, conjured, or created within a given location CAN be crafted, conjured, or created within it's abjured locality if it is first crafted, conjured, or created within the Five Boroughs of New York City."
Or in other words, "If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere."
Damn.
:O
That is so awesome! i never would have caught that!
Thanks for catching that one for me man, I woulda missed it otherwise.
That is a good catch.
I can't understand the imperial axium
Brilliant! I missed that one, thank you!
Brennan using an infestation as a parallel to the gentrification of a neighborhood is such a nice touch
If there's anything I've learned about Brennan it's that every move he makes is meticulously planned and makes sense in about every way possible
representing gentrification as a parasite is absolutely hilarious and kinda sad at the same time, it's just so accurate
@@dew7555 so so smart
@@dew7555 Holy shit, so well done.
@@dew7555 👏👏👏👏👏
Applause for Brennan too 👏👏👏👏👏
I love that the official term in Dimension 20 for badly damage is "pretty fucked up"
i love that Sofia doesn’t necessarily have magic but she has successfully charmed every single person the party has come across and made them allies just by being herself
Not the pigeons 😂😂
@@CalebKellerm ...except the pigeons lol
“Kingston Brown from uptown” dear god I love that part
Gets me every time
Every time Kingston rolls a nat 20 or interacts with a random downtime NPC, Brennan and Lou hit us with some absolutely golden roleplay. Kingston Brown from uptown is basically a minor god of NYC and it shows.
@@clockworkkirlia7475 he is playing a cleric, but he acts like a minor god or demigod, specially because he doesn't worship anything, more like he serves the city
@@daniellins4114 Exactly! He's like a Roman-style genius loci in human form, or a nature spirit where the 'nature' is the vast ecosystem of his city. It's such a cool twist on a cleric that is masterfully performed by Lou and Brennan basically every episode.
Every time I hear it, I just get this nice little warm feeling
Can we appreciate that the neighborhood is literally being gentrified by W.A.S.P.s?
Didn’t even think of that haha
Oh god dammit that's so good
Underrated comment
Oh my god.
Sorry, non American here :P what does w.a.s.p.s mean?
The fact that they put a crown on the Kugrash figure makes me very happy.
I love when they update the figures as the characters change
Planned or not, I absolutely love the "Yes, and" improv that Brennan does, like when Sophie asked if there was a cat in the bodega, and it turned out to be a cat deity.
It doesn’t seem planned at all but also why else would Brennan have just a random cat deity figure?
@@bennyfarbstein6511 You have trouble believing Brennan just has cat deity figres on hand?
to be fair. all/mostl bodegas have cats
Actually Brennan has stated in a FAQ that La Gran Gata was a pre-planned part of the city's lore, but Emily just guessed correctly, because "OF COURSE".
@@alexanderson6961 which FAQ was that? I wanna hear more about this campaign and also the cat 🐱
I always knew in my heart that bodega cats were magical spirits that defended the heart of New York City
Just like I always knew somehow that the lions outside the public library are a posh gay couple
There's a reason it's called a Pride
@@andrewdiaz3529 lmaoooo love catching people watching this the same time as me
@@Opheiliac Nice seeing someone else was watching this at the same time as me 2 weeks ago.
That's my favorite thing about this setting so far, tbh. Everything Brennan establishes about the world feels right and true.
Bodega cats are benevolent fey, the same kind as brownies and home guardian spirits from Ancient Greece. Don’t tell them I told you 🤫
sofie just absolutely effortlessly decimating every single fight is my absolute favorite part of TUC so far
it was very clear too in the sewer fight because they struggled pretty hard when she was separated from the group
Another reason i really wanna play a monk character if i ever get to play dnd
@@andygilmore8511 i know its mainly emily, i have seen fantasy high. I just like that monk has the ability to do shit this bonkers
@@hariodinio monks are my favorite class to screw with people
@@andygilmore8511 wait, it's been over a year since I listened to NADDPOD, but I didn't realize they were there! I stopped at like episode 90 something.
Sofie, an apparently otherwise normal hairdresser, beating the everliving fuck outta supernatural creatures never fails to crack me up 😂🤣
my grandmother was a hairdresser and was the toughest bitch I know. im not even surprised.
Ayy another person with a lumity pfp
@@lumitylove what is that this is the only series I have watched on this channel
@@littlebreadlive6232 are you asking about lumity Or are you asking about something else?
So is no one going to mention the sheer buffet of looks that Siobhan has been serving? Like first the little embroidered jacket and now this lovely thing? I love it
the hair just slays every time and I live for it
Wolf button up will always be my favorite
The hair has been EVERYTHING every ep but ‘teen enby lesbian wolf button down shirt styled with old lady artist necklace’ has been my fave look so far. So so good.
Lou and Siobhan are always on point with their outfits
one of these days Brennan needs to lead in with “Hi, my name is Intrepid Heroes, and I’m an alcoholic.” and they all respond with the characteristic AA style “Hi Intrepid Heroes”
YES
LMAO NO that's hilarious
"Fireball is 8d6? 5e you crazy" honestly, mood.
Welcome to 5e, where **FIREBALL FIREBALL FIREBALL**
fun fact: the designers of 5e actually intentionally made Fireball and Lightning Bolt unbalanced for their level due to how iconic they are as spells
@@aldar8240 lightning bolt use to be better cause you could bounce it off walls and stack dmg
@@evelynbarker512 is chain lightning kind of as good?
@@evelynbarker512 holy shit that is awesome.
The way Zac breaks character and just tells Brendan to “stop.” after the flat white joke made me laugh way harder than it should’ve
When was that
Omg I was wondering if that was Ricky or Zac. I love it even more that it was Zac lol
4:45
Was that an annoyed stop or what?
@@patario5977 didnt read like an annoyed "stop" to me, more like a joking "come on" (cause he was laughing a second afterwards)!
There was a lot talk about Fabian being the "captain" of the part in Fantasy High and I don't he ever really WAS, however Kingston FEELS like the leader of this group, and it was never discussed.
Kingston is the leader, the *Rock*, the guy everyone turns to, and Pete is the Main Character, the new guy who must learn the ways of the world to save everyone
@@kingofpoliwhirls7464 I actually really don’t like that? I don’t know I feel like I’d like Pete better if he wasn’t so “main character” it feels out of place in a DnD setting
Nixahma That makes sense, but Pete definitely is a main plot intrigue, same with Kingston
What? Most of the talk was about how Fabian was NOT the leader of the group. It was, like, the focus of the most emotional moments with his dad.
@@Nixahma I personally feel like every single character in Unsleeping City is pretty "Main Character" in their own story, which is really cool with the themes of the series imo. Every story is a totally different genre, but they all have big time protagonist moments.
That might not be standard for a D&D adventure, but I feel like it really works here, with this group.
The thing I really enjoy about watching this is that it's really a lesson from Brennan about how to be a cool DM, about how to make your players feel special and make them feel like they're doing cool and amazing things, to really roll with the punches and to avoid saying no when you can.
Yeah, I’ve really worked on my improve for DMing, it’s not that easy to put your want for the story aside for the sake of fun,
but my players are so nice they always say “will this be too inconvenient for you to work around?” I always tell them that they can do whatever within reason(we’ve all agreed that murderhoboing is kinda annoying) I’ve stopped really planning that much outside the settings for each session. They have no idea how much I improv.
Brennen is a great DM in that, and every other regard.
he is such an amazing DM, and the way he always finds a way to make everything the PC's do very cool is awesome
Where's the Brennan Lee Mulligan effect, though?
Please note: This is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously.
Yeah. Letting the heroes be heroes is something that a lot of DMs don't do. Sometimes you have to let them absolutely ruin a few minions and exaggerate how cool the finishing blow on the big boss is. I know too many DMs who make every fight a super struggle with no let up and I'm here like.... we defeated a Demon Prince last week, how are these random bandits downing us?
To highlight that in your games, as DM, simply do not get attached to your Big Bads. You can make any number of baddies -- the players (typically) get one figure each. Build up the Big Bad to be awesome so that there is satisfaction in their defeat, but they don't need to win for the game to continue or for you to have fun; the heroes do. That said, don't give the players the win -- make 'em earn it. But making them earn it isn't the same as trying to preserve the Big Bad.
Also of note, there's usually something else going on in these fights that isn't directly related to slaying monsters. Releasing the sewer valve or freeing the Gato are recent examples. You can have your fights scaled so that they are really tough, until the players figure out how to turn the tide in their favor, which shouldn't be tied directly to dealing damage.
That was sick when Lou rolled that nat 20 when he needed a 19, just beautiful
My Kingston Brown, voice of the people, hype meter cracked when that happened
Siobhan helping Ally with their action only to praise them with "Look how cool you are" after is such a frickin sweet thing.
Omg yes!! Raising our friendship standards everyday, you can see they all work really well as a group and therefore party
Emily’s cute little sneeze and then Murph saying “bless you” without pausing his turn is adorable.
True love lmao
The War On Bugs would’ve also been a funny title given Pete’s profession
Im so mad i didnt think of this
@@iambuttdix9692 It's because you got complacent and rested on your laurels after thinking up the gem that is "Buttdix" 😂🤣
I wanted to upvote your comment, but instead I'll keep it on 420 upvotes
I'm confused, what does drug-dealing have to do with bugs?
@@shineyluna1268 it's because of the war on drugs
I love that, in a show where one of the characters is literally a drug dealer, I get NOTHING but ads for those “smoking kills your lungs” things
The way I can recite all the little lungs in a great big world commercials after bingeing this and fantasy high
Wait...I'm not the only one?
@@rustyshackle8000 you’re not the only one. I don’t understand it lmao
Kingston got Misty to hex the ads to spite Alejandro
You know, Ricky the himbo is really growing on me
“Guys, I wasn’t always a firefighter”
"you know you're a good boy" i'm going to CRY Ricky is so sweet
mild spoiler but i'll never forget the sheer childlike glee and wonder i felt when the roofs came off the map that was so fuckin cool and this as well as the sewer map were some of my favorite encounters
Yeah my favourite maps are, This one, and the House in Fantasy High, Also another place coming up in this campaign in episode 10.
@@gamedungeonmastermaster2879 that house battle was so cool
This canpaing seems to have more creative combats than Fantasy High
You see the interior of a dark bodega
"Okay, is there a cat?"
....Roll a purr-ception check
(GOD DAMMIT BRENNAN YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD)
Mood
Where is this?
EDIT: 20:50
Emily actually petting Zac like he's the dog is the highlight of this whole thing
Brennan, your spanish is excellent!
Emily...you´ve got the enthusiasm!
Brennan probably rehearsed that in advance but I will not take away from how fluent he was
He probably learnt basic Spanish to use fo Alejandro
I was so shook by how good his Spanish was. The more I learn about this man the more I like him hahaha
He also does comedy, my favorite bit of his is called “Civil War Ghost” he’s really good at not only improv but also character creation. He’s so cool
Brennan really puts in the time, love that about him.
This is the first episode where I realized that Sofie is Drunken Master Monk. It fit so well into the roleplay that I never noticed that it had a mechanical benefit!!
i think its really cool how its always a good idea to help people out who aren’t from the party during battles, it adds to the sense of community and general caring for others in the city. they helped santa, the statue and the bodega cat, and they always jumped in to help. so lovely
Sioban's hair has been looking SO good in the last few episodes
It *always* looks good. All of these people do, really. Brilliant *and* beautiful crowd.
@@SkulkingSkullKidand then you look at her hair in the space one and you rethink the statement
I love the DM’s little “bu-bu-bum”s when he’s thinking 10/10 relatable and cute
"the dm"
I love that when Emily says she thought she would get a familiar out of it Murph goes “always with the familiar” because it just makes me think of PawPaw and I love our little scramble man
Also Obsidian and Bookvar. 😂
The best lawyer in town
Murph’s paw paw impression is the best
@@GerardInandan and that dragon plant when she was playing Taragon Snakeroot
On one of the short rests, they mention that even in home campaigns and stuff not aired, Emily tended to get familiars on all her characters. I think she said it's just an easy way to "interact" with the game beyond npcs and combat.
Unsleeping City is my favorite campaign. Something about the characters, the lore and the themes really just do it for me.
It reminds me of Percy Jackson, love new York magic
@@katherinegrace9724 definitely!
Urban fantasy is always fun. Dresden Files inspired me to follow this.
American Gods also has incredible urban fantasy
It’s kind of inspiring me to do a campaign with my coworkers…?
I love it when you get to turn it around on the DM. "Does a 26 hit?"
And then he looks you dead in the eye and says “no”
@@Dishonest89 this reminds me of the fight with the dragon in Fantasy High:
"Does a 19 hit?"
"No"
*Surprised Pikachu face*
@@Dishonest89 my lvl 4 fighter currently has AC 23 and shield so😂
@@hydra1259 out of curiosity, how did you do it?
Brennan has just summed up every DM’s first thoughts when one of the PCs casts fireball
LA GRANDE GATA, GUARDIAN OF THE BODEGAS AND DEAR FRIEND OF SOPHIE BIKES
man, Rick Perry and the production team knocked it out of the park on this set
It’s unbelievable how good this is
Perry the pigeon?
Kingston Brown is the coolest character ever
I know this comment is 5 months old, but damn right he is.
Kingston Brown from Up town
Kingston Brown is the type of person people want to pay for when they go to restaurants, but he insists that he pays and will insist that he pays for the next one if the people he’s with pay for this one.
As someone who grew up near Chicago, I have an innate hatred and inferiority complex when it comes to NYC; however, Kingston Brown may have completely undone that.
Imagine meeting him and he calls you "My man".
Brennen finally found the one enemy (insects) this party won’t call cuties
I was sorta hoping the questing blade would turn into a bone when Ricky turned into the dog
ngl that would have been a wonderful little touch, i wasnt thinking of that at all, but that sounds amazing :)
I was amazed he didn't turn into a Dalmatian
@@vkm8300 I for sure thought that he was gonna become a Golden Retriever
@@fenix0992no way dude he's a firedog , gotta be a dalmatian
Sophia's Liu Kang combo on Becky is absolutely legendary. And sounds like something that could happen in New York:
"Drunk divorced lady quadruple kicks giant gentrifying bug to death"
1) Amazing sound design. The pulsing sound effects bouncing back and forth from right to left tripped me out.
2) Ricky Matsui has so much Golden Retriever energy.
Oh my god, the wasp is a White Anglo Saxon Protestant. What a perfect setup.
I love that Zack has played such wholesome characters between Ricky and Gorgug.
I find it very interesting that they gave the most powerful but also the most unstable character to the newest player in the group....only to solidify the fact that Pete doesn't have a fucking clue as to what he's doing.
I fear the day that the wild magic surge rolls badly.
I love the 'it feels right' that gets used. It shows a level of in character consideration I appreciate.
Exactly. A good DM is at heart a competent an engaging storyteller. And if they catch a vibe or sense from their team, to let the team explore that and build on it is so much fun
I love the way the casters handle Construction Beetle. Clearly one of the biggest threats on the map, but it doesn't get a hit on the party because of clever tactical play.
HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing
0:55 ‘Previously On’ ends
1:30 Recap Ends
3:00 Battlemap close ups
3:35 Becky with the gentrification
5:35 Combat starts
7:35 Kingston only likes some of his friends
13:20 Construction zone
14:30 Gross Nightcrawler
15:10 Rise of the rats
17:30 Coming for the hole
20:50 Sofie senses a cat
21:25 Murph can’t roll
23:05 Dehydration is not a healthy form of weight loss
24:35 Inside the bodega
28:00 5e, you crazy
29:10 Bugster
33:35 An incredible pun
37:20 Murph’s dice need a moon ritual
42:05 Emily punches a cat
43:35 La Gran Gata
45:00 Sexy rat to sexy cat
50:00 Kingston files an injunction against new construction
51:05 Kingston is a scramble boy
56:00 Socialist Community Organizing! RUN!!!
59:10 Brennan burns post-modernism
1:00:00 Misty shops
1:01:00 Inspiring Kingston
1:02:20 Kingston sentenced the rats to death
1:05:40 Sofia shops
1:07:30 It really is har not having your own machines. Can relate
1:09:55 Change
1:11:30 Ricky is honestly not that different
1:15:20 Emily pets Zac
1:17:40 Drunken master
1:20:35 Ally Ally’s their dice
1:22:50 Bye doggy
1:24:55 Inspiring Ricky
1:29:55 Alternate universe
1:30:55 Kugrash summoned cowards
1:35:05 Sofie stumbles through holes
1:40:30 In the Heights
1:46:00 Sofie’s fatality
1:47:35 Improv really messes you up
1:48:05 Adam Ruins Everything crossover
1:48:55 Sofie gets a patron
1:51:05 Powerful eye magic
1:52:30 Episode Ends
I’ve been here the whole time!
Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Bye intrepid heroes
thanks!
Hey I know that profile pic
YOU!
Thank you as always, Flando!! You being here for d20 makes me so happy ^_^
We meet again my friend
As a DM for 3.5, the confusion Brennan had when the fireball did 8d6 instead of 5 was endearing, I love it
I absolutely love how Brennan gives the bug people these normal ass voices like theyre just some new people moving into the neighborhood lmaooo
Whenever Brennan says, "Oh hell yeah", I thought I would start being annoyed by it, because he says it so frequently, but holy shit was I wrong! I love the enthusiasm everytime. Well done!
Idk I don’t like how often he says “uh Uhm uh”. But I push through it. The story is worth it.
@@kylebear8101 Right? Especially from an improv teacher. Not using uh and um is practically rule number 1 lol
@@aaronmazzoleni5252 exactly! Maybe saying it once is fine, but he says it so often it spins my head. Still, imma watch all these campaigns
@@kylebear8101 Agreed. His campaigns and the way he doesn't like to tell his players no makes it worth it
I know it might sound weird, but as a new player I find the uhs and ums reassuring.
"you know you're a good boy" i'm dYING
I feel like there was a missed moment where Ricky should’ve been a Dalmatian.
Absolutely. Especially when Brennan said "You know you are a good boy, and still a firefighter."
I was expecting him to be a golden retriever, especially becauseit was Pete's magic and Pete was the one to make that joke in the first episode about him.
But Akitas are a Japanese breed which is also pretty cool and relevant to Ricky's character!
@@omgsomeonesomewhereonearth5936
And Akitas are such an adorable breed. Like my cousin has one and he's just cute. Like he just jumps on everyone and wants pets
The way Sophia Is fighting really reminds me of Fabian with all of the jumps
I absolutely adore Sofia/Sophia and I absolutely want her to succeed in all things especially in romance cause forget her scum bag ex.
oh my god reading this comment after watching that™ future episode is so funny
@@coollittlegremlin7243 UGH I know! I felt so bad after I got there.
I ship her with Em the statue
@@coollittlegremlin7243 off topic but I love ur username, do you have any gender to spare?
Kingston is the most athletic, nimble, poweful old man he's just amazing everything about him.
Every single magical being ends up befriending Sophia
Kugrash not giving a single shit about the worship and glory of his very impassioned rats cracks me up
This man is one of the greatest DM's of all time.
“Like he’s this f*cking dog, right here” for some reason is now my all time favorite line in any dimension 20 show and i have no idea why.
Brennan's a good friend and DM. He just takes a minute to improv a plug for Adam, Emily, and Murph's show just because the subject of TruTV came up.
Siobhan's "Look at how cool you are" to a clearly less experienced player is such a cool thing. And to see the player Ally has become now, its awesome.
Zach saying "I don't think that's how the job works!" about mean beetles is so underrated.
"You can't take other people's reality away to be real." Slaps to that
Brennan just looking straight into the camera and giving a promo for Adam Ruins Everything and then Murph and Emily looking so proud makes me so incredibly happy
Sometimes I just cant help but wonder how some of them roll so high all the time. I personally and unfortunately seem to roll just like Murphy most of the time lmao
Lol maybe your dice need a moon ritual too
try buying a leopard skin case for ur dice
@@mcmonkey26 Alligator skin.
"FASHION IS CYCLICAL 😡" 😂🤣
yeah i was in a game last year and rolled a 3 for athletics and long story short yeeted myself off a 40 foot cliff after tripping on a rope. LUCKILY only took 2 fall damage after my barbarian rolled a nat20 and caught me.
I dont know a thing about this game really but everytime they get a nat 20 I get very excited with them
Anyone who knows New York knows the bodega cats. I am absolutely worshipping them and leaving offerings from now on
I really hope that a future scene has Sophie waking up in her Staten Island home, very happy, as the bodega Cat leaves & says goodbye
That's.....disturbing. I don't mind the jokes about it but if she actually has sex with a cat, even if it is charming and magical, that's just gross honestly.
@@donovanfaust3227 I thinks it's more a joke of "Oh shit somebody finally came to Staten Island."
@@donovanfaust3227 this is a year old but I think it was just meant as like, the bodega cat is her outdoor house cat....
Kingston seems like the dad that Pete never had.
Brennan saying "good boy" in a breathy voice does something to me 1:11:08
1:03:31 *camera pans to Emily to catch the sneeze* *switches back to Murph to catch him saying bless you* props to the editing team to just include that cute little moment
Murph really does have horrible rolling luck
Someone buy the man some new dice
STATISTICALLY HE HAS JUST AS GOOD A CHANCE AT ROLLING GOOD AS ANY ONE OF THEM!!
@@JeremyBearimy913
_No, he's pretty bad. It is what it is._
@@sisterfister7891 ... not a fan of Sophomore Year?
@@JeremyBearimy913
_I haven't even seen it cuz I'm too poor, so honestly really fucked up reply. Thank you._
Lou Wilson playing Kingston Brown is simply the coolest cat in town
*uptown
Respect to the man of a million voices. And the fact he can do the sound affects and everything too is awesome.
:IF HE EVER READS THIS: Did doing all the voices and affects hurt?
Affect is touching, feelings or changing. It affects you. People were affected.
Effect is a result, a possession or visual/ audible display. It's effective. Their personal effects. Sound effects.
Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.
Pretty sure they ad some effects for our amusement, but I do love how much brennan gets into character for his npcs !
@@gsus485 I mean, they do, but it's usually just a filter on the sound he already made. He's legit gifted; just go back and try to count all the different accents he's done (and nailed)
@@andygilmore8511 Yeah, don't worry, I 100% agree ! The effects are only a slight improvement to his amazing base performance!
Speaking from experience, doing voices and especially scratchy voices really hurts after a while. Brennan has more experience than me so it's likely that he feels much less pain than small time VA's and whatnot.
Brennan's disbelief at fireball's damage-I felt that in my soul
As they say : "Give the dog a bonus" XD
Misty’s “omg I love this” about the mirror killed me shes so cute
Doesn’t Pete have a gun? I’m surprised he hasn’t used it at all after he shot at the wizard guy in a previous episode.
I'm new to Dimension20! Just started watching a few weeks ago. Finished with Fantasy High and Escape from the Bloodkeep and currently watching this campaign!
Just wanted to say that I really appreciate how Brennan turns every nat 20 into a really special moment for the characters. I know it's not the most popular way to do ability checks/saving throws, but every nat 20 gives the players complete agency and victory over their decisions. It's amazing. :)
I'm following the same viewing path, a month behind you.
Absolutely agree - Brennan's world building, willingness to adapt, and ability to embrace both the chaos of his players and their dice rolls has completely changed my perception of how ttrpgs should be played.
I have been mostly ambivalent to the whole genre (except for Harmontown's games, which I enjoyed mostly because they were barely playing the game) but D20 has shown me a middle ground between traditional ttrpgs and chaotic ignore-the-rules games that has absolutely captured my imagination.
Perhaps there is some occasional "massaging the dice" that goes into these campaigns, but regardless I consider it brilliant.
If every DM was able to think like Brennan very few people would be able to resist playing.
Ricky should have been a Dalmatian! The classic firehouse dog!!!!!
Well, i mean, he's japanese so akita makes more sense
I love the little nod to Adam Ruins Everything
Where?
@@A_Oda27 1:48:09
Thanks!
I love how Emily can just get really into these diverse Dnd characters. Fig and Sophia are both unhinged in their own ways and I love it
"The only flat white around here..."
"Stop."
Zac oyama playing a dog named Ricky really calls to the game changer episode where Zac had to name a dog and he named it Ricky.
THIS CAMPAIGN REMINDS ME SM OF N.K. JEMISIN’S ‘The City We Became’ and idk i feel really emotional about it. This book is so similar to the premise of this campaign. Basically, each borough has their own human but magical representative that get assigned by the city’s power and energy. After NYC’s rep gets into a coma the borough reps all band together to fight against the energy attacking the city. Also N.K. Jemisin is a kickass Black woman in the fantasy writing space. As a born and raised NYer I love anything reimagining this city I love so much.
I love that kugrash's mini still has the crown on
1:11:11 I love that Ricky knows he is a good boy.
Shout-out to the person who did the closed captions and having to add "ba-ba-ba" from Brendon everytime he's trying to do math.
cc: *speaking foreign language*
google. its spanish my guy
what exactly did he say i keep hearing sth yo soy la gran gata de la tienda esquina, is that right?
I don't know if it's relevant here, but sometimes in caption services, if it is a foreign language, they'll just label it as "foreign language" instead of checking what language it is, because you're only hired to caption the English, unless otherwise specified. Captioning the "foreign language" is actively discouraged. It may depend on the specific service though, and I agree, it's dumb. The point of captions is to make media more accessible and understandable. This does the opposite.
@@mohamedehab9342 He said “I am the Great Cat of the Corner Store” and “I love you”
kugrash: "Hey Ricky we're so fucked
we're so fucked you know my luck
Hey Ricky!"
there's nothing like zac picking up or throwing murph in a dnd game
Siobhan looks so pretty this episode!!
CAN WE JUST APPRECIATE BRENNAN'S AND PLAYERS SKILL TO LEAD TO ENCOUNTERS SO NATURALLY?
The moment when Sofia's flask from M started to burn hot and she immediately thought that something bad happened to her?? It was such an amazing craft from Brennan and Emily
I'm talking also about how Pete let unknowingly these insectoids in?? Brennan is such an amazing DM for narrating the story and leading PCs so subtly on correct path to move with flow and oh my god I feel like I watch the masterpiece
Ally: "That thing is huge. "
Brennan: "It's enormous. . .Put it where you wanna put it"
Siobhan is the prettiest person on this Earth I can't-
Good on you for leaving the possibility of prettier people on other earth's open, stay open minded
On a more serious note highkey agree