Stephen Colbert plays D&D for the first time in 30 years
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2019
- Some of the highlights. Seeing Colbert's childish glee of playing D&D again after 30 years is adorable. Matthew Mercer is an amazing DM.
This was done for charity on Red Nose Day 2019, so please donate to critrole.com/rednoseday or any other organization that "fight to alleviate children's poverty". Do it for Eric!
Link to full video: • Stephen Colbert's D&D ...
Normal People: oh my god hes lucky to meet Stephen
Everybody else: OH MY GOD HES LUCKY TO HAVE MATT AS HIS DM
Have you seen Critical Role's viewership numbers? I think it might be the other way around.
@@willhouston588 it's the future baby. Their per episode views would make them one of the top weekly shows if they were on cable.
@@lancemannly For sure
@@willhouston588 i doubt they’ve reached 4 billion yet.
@@ShengFink Well, it was a joke, so.💁♂️ But also, you think Stephen Colbert has reached 4 billion people? (The U.S has a population of about 334 million right now, by the way)
"I haven't heard the word ichor in almost 30 years"
"Welcome back"
He looks like he's in love with Matthew.
PhoenixUp Can you blame him?
who isn’t tbh
i mean....who isn't...
i don't blame him
Aren't we all?
All those years of show business and monologues melting away, and you see Stephen's inner nerd peer out in childlike wonder as his eyes begin to sparkle...I KNEW it, I KNEW there was a comrade in there!
Inner nerd nothing, any time anything Tolkien comes up he will just explode with trivia and knowledge at the conversation.
@@GeekOfArabia lol yeah, his show is often full of this stuff too
"dems bones. Somethin died. And those were in em."
This is how I investigate.
Every single time. Without fail.
_“Those some bones. Something died, and those were in them!”_
Wow, that DM guy sure gets into it with the voices, man! He should work as a voice actor or something!
And yes, I know =V
We know that you know :)
It's OK. For the benefit of the "whoooosh" people. 😉
I had to double check and make sure this wasn’t Sam Riegel’s account
@@jackshefrin2639 I am very flattered, sir, would that I could reach Sam's humor levels!
This is the D&D version of a candlelit dinner.
Stephen’s childlike, innocent, unadulterated, unironic glee and happiness at this is absolutely adorable.
find someone who look at you like the way Stephen looks at Matt.
Mr. Mercer is such a good DM. I'm not a Stephen Colbert fan, but he seems to be having such a good time and I always enjoy when people experience glee in pursuit of a good cause.
Glee is such a perfect word for it. You can tell that he could just burst with how much fun he's having.
Personally I can't stand Colbert. Just not a funny man, But I'll sit at the table with anyone and roll dice with them. D&D brings so many people together in a spirit of adventure and storytelling.
"Is he armed?"
"He has *arms*"
I absolutely adore how Matt does the descriptions for low-rolls sometimes. Instead of going into a formal description of what an item is after a relatively failed roll, he just goes "Those are bones! Something died! And those bones were in them!"
*grog rolls nat 1 investigation check on a couple of underwater boats to see if they can be used*
“YOU FOUND SOME BOATS YO!”
Will always be my favourite.
Having the legend Matt Mercer himself as your first DM after a 30 year hiatus from D&D is like winning the jackpot - Getting the currently best and most iconic DM IMO in the world to reintroduce you to the game must be a dream come true...
Stephen doesn't even know how lucky he really are - what an absolute privilege.
I mean, Mercer is basically D&D royalty.
yes, wonder if he continued or will try and continue, will be hard after having this be your first DM in 30 years to try and find another!
Archie Sto Yeah you’re so absolutely right - If he so chooses to start playing again, is he almost certainly bound to be disappointed by his next session :)
@@ElectroIsMyReligion I mean if he wants to be in a game with some great dm. I'm sure tons of people would want Stephen colbert in their game
Stephen: "I have 1 hit point left"
Matt: *laughs maniacally*
Even years later, I still can’t get enough of Stephen’s near constant look of absolute delight and wonder throughout the entire game.
…I assume this is just what happens to anyone who steps within a 60ft radius of Matt Mercer…
Don't you know? His hair gives him advantage on Charisma based checks against any humanoid creature within a 60 foot radius 😂😂😅
@@matthewevans5486 With my average CHA score I'd probably fail that roll🤣
How long do you think before Mercer is a guest on the Late Show now that they're making an animated show, the D&D movie is coming out, and the highest paid channel on twitch. Matt, Joe Manginello, and Steven all talking D&D in front of an audience that has no fucking idea what is going on.
It's the last part that I'd watch it for. Looking an audience trying to figure out when to laugh and when to shut up cause they're serious is hilarious. They're always serious tho.
@@benvella1728 same
He was really into it I want him to talk about this on his show
He does. Watch his interview with Joe Mangianello!
Stephen's glowing smile makes me think of a duck that has been away from water for years and finally stepping into the water again.
"From age 13 to age 20 I spent countless hours doing this"
Im 15 started playing when I was 14 I really really hope I play till 20 and so much more after that
You get the right friends, you'll be playing for decades!
43 year old here, started at 14, never stopped. You just need the right people :)
26 yrs old and just started playing 8 months ago
started at 26, kept going for 3 years now.
Update ,I'm 16 almost 17, now still playing and Dm'ing I am thinking of writing a book with my 2 nerd friends this game is full of creative outlets and I'm so happy I still have a group to play with
His smile im so happy
The slow smile of Stephen at the beginning
first time in 3 decades and he gets matt fucking mercer as his DM
I've never seen Stephen more happy
"Matthew Mercer is an amazing DM." Understatement of the century... that guy's awesome! Pitty there weren't more players... D&D is a group game... at least 4...
Nah. Three works pretty well.
A one player game can actually be pretty interesting. A very different feel, with it's pros and cons. I've heard some people say that they prefer a 1 player game because it can be more narrative
I played a session the other day where we were 2 players the first 2 hours and then joined by a 3rd later. It worked quite well. despite the fact that I'm fairly inexperienced, we had great fun ☺️
I prefer 4 players and 1 DM.
Yeah but when they only have 40 minutes with him, and in New York where the CR cast doesn’t live, this is a good tradeoff. A 40 minute session with 3 other players would mean Colbert only gets to take up 10 minutes of time.
He’s mesmerized the entire time. Man. D&D does something to people.
What i wouldn't do to have Matt Mercer DM TO MY FACE LIKE THAT!!
I think you mean “what I would do.”
That "Welcome back" gives me hella endorphins.
Colbert would make a great DM himself, wouldn't be surprised if he ends up becoming THE LOTR themed DM master..
Matthew Mercer is the most amazing DM I have ever come across holy! I would never have let DnD slide from my life if I had a DM like him - Wow!
Come back!
@@thomase640 oh I came back and play a LOT now, thanks to Critical Role!! lol
This is hilariously wholesome,
Invisibility was a good move there
I mean a lich has truesight so i wouldn’t recommend it in your own game lol
Ah, I see the Wil Wheaton dice curse is spreading along nicely.
I fight to alleviate children’s poverty 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This was a part of the Red Nose TV campaign for that exact cause lol
Great DMs are a gift to the world
The one dislike is the dice
3:35 wtf that's either an inside joke or some intense mind games right there
But really, that was awesome, I loved watching this,. It's always great to see someone have so much fun rediscovering an old hobby. I need to watch the full video sometime.
Mind games
He used his arms
Can we start a petition to get Colbert to be part of a d&d real-play podcast?
I’d love to hear him pop into an Adventure Zone arc
He's a philosophy geek so Dimension 20 may be more his speed?
Or just have him guest on Critical Role as an NPC scholar, that feels in character
stephen just looks so happy
Even though I know he’s probably far too busy, it would be incredible to see Stephen as a guest on Critical Role
Well...
Yeah it would be cool to see him get to character so much he draws make up on himself to give himself a scar. That would be wild.
For Eric!!!!!!!
This is delightful!! I would be so happy to see a smile like that across the table. I hope Stephen plays more!!
Someone get Steven new dice. XD
I've never seen Stepehn so happy.
This is literally so cute I love this
The first minute I love how into it Stephen looks Im glad it's not some jimmy Kimmel shit where he plays a game and asks Markiplier why he's single and calls him a nerd
Playing DnD with Rexxar the dream has come true
Beautiful
1:30 I haven't heard the word ichor in over 30 years
When are we going to see Stephen on Critical Role?
Tonight, in fact! XD
Hahah "Something died and those where in them"
This is more intimate than any romance movie I've ever seen
That Matt guy seems like he knows what he's talking about, he should become a professional DM or something
HOW AM I JUST SEEING THIS?!
Goddamnit my heart!
Matthew is an awesome DM!!
So much fun! brought back memories for me too! +18
I would love to see Stephen on Dimension 20 or just being DMed by Brennan Lee Mulligan somewhere.
My mans needs a new D20 lol
i fucking love Stephen Colbert
Imagine playing DnD for the first time in decades and your dungeon master is MATTHEW FUCKING MERCER?!?!
playing on his own
Geez, was he rolling a d6 back there?
holy shit, this guy's good. what does this guy do?
He's a voice actor. And the best DM
He’s a voice actor and does a twitch dream of dnd every Thursday night. It was a huge success, it’s called critical role
He is also M'cree.
Voice actor and now perhaps primarily a professional DM. Co-founded multimillion company about DnD and other ttrpgs
@@kelseycarroll9090 it was a critical success*
Sumpin’ died…
And those were in them!
Honestly my DnD dream is to give my first campaign (once it is done, since I only made a template so I know what it all leads to but keep most of it open untill it actually springs around in the campaign as to make it more malleable since it's my very first campaign ever) to Matt and have him give me some feedback.
If you want a little advice from someone who did the exact same thing you seem to be doing, stick with just the template so you have some idea of the overall story and can figure out how to wrangle it back on course after your PCs decide to go in an entirely different direction and flesh out the story 2/3 sessions in advance based exclusively on what they do. Unless you're going to railroad your players to a degree, you might never need most of the story you came up with if you do it in advance
Did he ever get the opportunity to play with Mangianello like they said in the itw?
Rexxar!!
2:20 nerd man
Oh.... Matt is in the Lodge Club Bois Doubt it Not LUsers
you can tell this is a skit cause THERE IS NOTHING ON THE DM SCREEN