That useless player who doesn't listen
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- The idiot player in D&D who is a bad listener
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This one's on the DM for giving the artifact to the man who couldn't find a ladder he was carrying on his person.
It feels like it was intended that everyone has a part in opening the door
Nah players gotta learn how to listen
Yeah, but what are the alternatives? not letting him have anythingin his inventory or to do in th campaing or being able to interact with anything every at all?
@darkner2390
it is certainly not on the DM, it's 100% on the player for being incapable of simple reasoning.
stop enabling this horrible behavior.
He's gotta fuc*ing learn though
If only Rowan hadn't failed his perception check, he'd have realised he had a ladder and they could have just climbed over the door..
...... thank you, that was a very good one
i dont think he should have had to roll for that as someone would know if they had a big latter in his hands. the dm should have just told him
@@diamondly6250 These are skits, not tutorials on how to play D&D.
I failed, too. I swear, even on rewatching, I can't see the ladder on Rowan's person. I really need some better dice.
It's a bad dm who makes crucial plot points achievable/ reachable only through an ability check.
The amulet glows and pulls Rowan forward. It enters the five pointed hole on its own. The door makes an unlocking sound. Then suddenly swings open hitting Rowan in the face. It breaks the chain around his neck and the amulet remains in the door. Rowan takes 5 points of bludgeoning damage.
Oh I am going to use that next time... I love it.
Lol, yeah, its much better.
Heck, as he sings, the amulet glow n pull n drag rowan.
When it fit into the slot, rowan was hanged by the chain.
@@eleethtahgra7802😂😂😂
Best!
@eleethtahgra7802 😂 that's what I call perfection
My favourite bit was Rowan adlibbing 'What the f**k is this?' when I point out the amulet. That definitely made me crack up in a take or two.
My favorite bit is how this feels like every single episode of NPC D&D.
Oh hey its really you!!. Amazing work on both the DnD stuff and acting here
Same here lol I rewound it a couple times to hear it again lol glad it make you crack up too haha
He very in-character that I forgot he isn't that dumb for stuff like this
Seeing you in the skits makes me wonder with how much shit Like this you had to put up 😭 also just reminded me of the „dying dogs incedent“…
Having you as DM in the skits ist just perfect, love it
cleric: I can't heal stupid.
my Sorcerer: i cast fireball on the bard
I was waiting for Bodger to ask if he should roll initiative against the door... 😂
Haha, Josh strife hayes, I remember this, brilliant alongside, "I am a god"
LMAO
Oh, no stop, I made a mistake, it hits frew wisdom
Jokes aside, SO to the artist who did the visual effects on the door, it was super cool
Massive praise to our VFX guy Lane 😍😍
@@VivaLaDirtLeagueMake sure to let Lane know he's awesome! So is VLDL!
@@VivaLaDirtLeaguevfx episode with them please
@@VivaLaDirtLeagueLane, you rock!
@@VivaLaDirtLeagueGotta start a Lane appreciation society with the Chat, Lane’s awesome!
One of the harshest lessons you'll learn as a DM: You can lead a player to water, but you can't make them think.
The other lesson you learn is if you lead a player to water they will find a way to drown in it thus never trusting a body of water in one of your campaigns ever again.
@@ShiningDarknes
DM: "You see before you a large body of fresh, clear water..."
Player: "Fireball against the water. It may be a Mimic."
DM: "Fireball? Against a lake? _thud of head hitting table_ "
Never played D&D. Can the DM give the players hints on what to do?
@@rodjjt7742 They kinda can, but it goes against immersion. DM comes up with the world state, npc behavior and actions, and the challenges. Their job it to make it all look authentic, as if this is a real world that is living separately from players intervention, like when they are not here, things keep happening. It also means the world should have a history, and this history should be misterious and interesting and set in stone, it already happened and without altering time itself there is nothing that can be done about it.
So, the players gather around the table to participate in a unique world they only know the basics of, acting through their characters as a proxy, and they find out that the world, being a good and not a bland one, does have its own misteries and challenges, like sometimes even if some events fall into one line as if orchestrated by fate, there is uncertainty of what to do, and endless amount of things to try.
Players are supposed to be trying things, and sometimes when they've been playing for a while, they may have already gathered enough information and knowledge to draw a very simple conclusion. Drawing it is not actually a difficult job, noone requires their players to be nuclear scientists, but it needs to be done so that players feel like THEY did it. They were working for it in game, and they earned it, and it is their accomplishment.
Now imagine that instead of this DM is constantly trying to tell them what they should do. Would it even be interesting in the first place?
@@Daemonikand somehow, because of that they somehow summon a Demon that kills them. Remember what happened when he pooped? If he did that with 1 HP it's not difficult, at all, to imagine freezing to death via fireball.
"Just take it down a couple notches..."
"Nope."
Ben at his swishiest best, love it.
he's so extra and i love it lol
This is my fantasy world too and I will be as free as I truly am.
He wanted an elf, not a parade elf.
I almost spat my beer at that line 🤣
I love it.
I blame Brit.
What kind of rogue wouldn't have stolen the clearly visible trinket from the idiot bard by now?
She doesn't steal from party members. However this situation may cause her to change her mind. 😋
That’s a good point! I never thought of that! For Shame Britt!
Edit: spelling mistakes
knowing their luck, Rowen would FINALLY succeed a perception roll and then think Brit was trying to seduce him or something. And NO ONE (in the party) wants to deal with that. XD
That would have been great.
"So all that's left is this indentation of a 5 pointed star."
Brit, "I got this." Pulls star out of her pocket. Rowan checks his chest and there's nothing on him.
I'd leave a like, but don't want to ruin perfect 444 score xD
The star key goes in the square hole
😭
delete this
Ladies and gentlemen; chaotic evil....
Of course, you silly, everything goes into the square hole 😂
Nice ref 😂
Rowan is so good at this character I have to keep reminding myself that he is acting and not actually stupid.
Are we sure about this? Between this and Bored, I'm not so sure...
Now we know what happened to Rodney….
Are we sure he's acting, and they aren't just walking around with a camera crew filming him in his daily life? :D
Are you sure about that?! 😉 (Love you, Rowan!)
i mean...he did have bodger jump off a flying ship xD.
That “don’t touch me” with utter disgust from Brit was so good cuz I was feeling it.
3:02 The background conversation between Adam and Britt 😆
"Maybe it fits into something, Rowan."
"No Adam. Don't help him. He needs to learn."
"He's a f*cking idiot."
"Yeah I f*cking know."
🤣🤣🤣
Turning on cc is always a good idea in VLDL vids. They do such a great job.
😅 "Just take is down a couple of notches."
❤😊 "Nope."
My exact thoughts
Anyone else getting Monty Python vibes from that performance though?
Went to comment the same thing and someone beat me to it. Lol
@@unitedhybrid187 Great taste ;)
@@Alpha1200 Of course ❤
In the best way.
Silliness and fun.
GM: "Excellent Ben that works exactly as intended, just maybe take it down a notch?"
Ben: "Nope"
HuzzaH
"Just take it down a couple of notches" "No" ... **chef's kiss**
DM: As you lean over to sing into the door for some reason, the star amulet from around your neck swings forward a bit and perfectly fits into the indent, unlocking the door.
At this point Rowan is the puzzle that needs to be solved by the DM.
This is exactly what I was thinking too!
GM: You are also stuck to the door since the chain is still around your neck. What are you doing? 😋
@@jw8160 I can "hear" Rowan complaining that there is some kind of force field preventing him from moving, because he doesn't know he even has the amulet 🤣
LMAO
_Rowan is the puzzle_
@@jw8160 Everyone else: "Leaving him here."
"And then i aproach the door. And seeing it, encrusted in thick ice, i cast fireball, upon thine ice, melting the ice, upon the door"
"Fireball wins again!"- The XP to level 3 Wizard
This is not Nyxie.
He knows more spells to shatter cracks.
Seeing as you approached the door you get blasted by your own fireball. In fact I think the rest of the party is close enough to get hit by it as well. You all faint, the door is victorious.
Fireball the vines...
Fireball the Ice...
Fireball the the door...
@@jacobellis2313 *takes a deep breath
We should have known better than to trigle with the greatmonster that has layed waste to many an army and great heroes alike... the dreaded door
Just a nod of appreciation to whoever writes your captions. "*Advanced Gardening*" and "WAIT FOR IT" both had me in tears, here.
It's scary how good Rowan is at playing the idiot in almost every VLDL sketch. It creates a big "oh wow" moment when he doesn't play one, but it's also easy to judge his real life intelligence based on his acting. Or he could actually have an IQ equal to his shoe size, IDK... Good job on opening the door Rowan!
Well, in Rowan's defense, every other player had to use some class skill to solve the problem, so it makes complete sense that the bard is expected to sing to the door for it to open.
thats also what I thought first.
But then, on the other hand, it gives the Bard a special role here, not just using a skill.
And Story-wise, it makes sense, that a *Door*💫 has a special *Key*💫 - otherwise, every planty, magic, thievie, singing-partey could have open it long ago here ...😌
Because only one class is known for using Shatter.
After the Event with the ladder, the DM made shure Rowan would get the job done ... and failed again.
When a bad gm gives you a key but the key does not matter.
If the key granted +2 charisma once a day when rubbed vigorously Rowan would have remembered it.
Also it should draw NPC attention.
@@davidbeppler3032 I can't tell if this is a bad joke or a bad DM strategy. Either way, rewarding people who don't pay attention with free magic items is a bad idea.
This is actually a great example of a DM letting the player, even if a bit silly, still progress the story in a similar way as the intended mechanic would've been. The end result is the same, and no one feels left out. Not only entertaining, also informative :D
Ben's staff is magnificent ... I can see why he has to be theatrical carrying it.
I shatter the amulet. The key must be inside!
😬
The files are in the computer!
@@Shoelessjoe78 Was just about to post the same thing.
That would be my group.
Waiting for the inevitable moment when the whole party leaves Rowan to die in a combat encounter he instigated.
“Just take it down a notch”
“No”
GM: "As you lean closer to the door, a mystical force draws the amulet around your neck directly toward the matching design in the middle of the door; almost like there exists a natural equilibrium of them being together."
Rowan: Pulls back sharply away from the door. "Did you see that? That was close, this amulet is obviously possessed. Luckily my keen perception prevented what could have been a world shattering event from occurring. Now, how to get this door open."
*ADVANCED GARDENING* 🤣That was great.
Well spotted 😂
@@VivaLaDirtLeagueYou really deserve praise for always delivering such high-quality and humorous subtitles. As a non-native English speaker it really helps me with the videos (even though you all don't even mumble!)
@@VivaLaDirtLeague And also the perfectly timed repeated *KNOCK*s :)
OK I feel for Rob on that one... I had my fair share of "dumb" players, and having to adjust on the fly for "stupidity" can be frustraating.
The " i have a lot to go through, and work in the morning" was so on point.
The "don't touch me" from Britt was so authentic; and so a britt thing to say...
"The "don't touch me" from Britt was so authentic ..."
Her disgusted voice ... perfect :)
Honestly if I had Rowan sing at a door like that I'd just let him through as well.
I’m glad Rowan’s singing voice finally unlocked the door. The man is a star.
3:19 Rob slooooowly leaning into frame to point at the indentation while Rowan looks EVERYWHERE else is SO funny to me.
3:05 "he is is a f ing idiot. I f ing know." That one got me 😂
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@EEEEEEEE oh god, it's E
Love Ben as the mage. 1:30 how he's grimacing having to hold a lowly rogues peasant bow LMAO
His character is absolutely hilarious in this 😂
that sent me 😂
I totally missed that. Thanks for pointing it out, it's a very cool detail.
@@BreakofDawnhe does a very good Michael Palin impression, very Monty Python
Omg I missed that. I had to go back and watch. Dude that was priceless lmao
My players got through a door only to be confused by an enchanted hallway that caused them to unknowingly be turned around. They get back to the room they just left form and think that it was all just a passage from one identical room to another. Took so much work to prod them to the correct conclusion. Sometimes even simple puzzles can end up way more challenging than expected
I was half expecting the DM to just shove Rowan up against the door while he had the star on him, thus opening the door for him.
It still hurts my brain when you recall that Rowan was the Rules Lawyer player from Season 1
thats the difference: maxed out wisdom, minimized intelligence 💁🏻♂️💫
Rowan's a stock character played by a different player this time.
It kinda fits. Usually people who have troubles with understanding any rules or game mechanics are the ones who feel like it`s their duty to constantly nagging people about not knowing rules and game mechanics. The prime example are police officers.
@@PoobertFartleywell, bards are charisma-casters, so...I think Rowan here have TWO dumb-stats.
@@SentaroTheTiger ... but therefore the voice of an Angel💫😇🎶
"when you lean into it the pendant accidentally clips into the door and it opens"
Exactly what I was thinking! Lol
However, you are now stuck to the door since you did not remove the chain from around your neck. What are you doing?
@@jw8160 choking to death while trying to break free, obviously XD
- "Just take it down a few notches..."
- "No"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The subtitles are a damn masterpiece. Good job, VLDL!! I appreciate it. Especially the *knock knock knock*
* THE MAN*
DM, "just take it down a couple of notches"
Ben, "Nope"
So short but so sweet, got a good belly laugh out of me
That was one of my favourite bits too. Ben does so damn well with the over the top theatrics
@@RobertHartleyGMHe is an over the top character for sure
That's the problem once you let your boss play with you in D&D - you can't ever throw him out no matter how bad he is at it.
he is intentionally being bad at it, to reduce fun of all employs
This is the new Lore right here!
When the DM said the door had a star-shaped lock, Rowan should have been twiddling the key in his fingers, as he pondered how to open the door.
Haha, the ice shattering was a great replication of Monty Python's "holy hand grenade" sketch, where Michael Palin recites from the manual of the grenade :-)
That last guy is genius. As a Bard he found the exact tune to resonate with the world (=DM's patience) that would lead to the door opening by itself. He didn't even have to use the key. I don't get why the others can't appreciate his flawless talent.
“Just take it down a couple notches.”
“Nope. 💅”
🤣💀 I laughed way too hard at this.
"Take it down a notch"
"No"
Your amulet that is in the shape of a five pointed star is pulling away from you as if magnitised to the star shaped indentation on the door.
Brit is such a gem. Her delivery of "I fucking know" and "do not touch me" got the biggest laughs from me. Ben casting shatter was also really... something. :P
I thought the same thing. The “I fucking know” was perfectly delivered.
Simps
Maybe both sentiments were genuine
She looks so cute with those little horns and that hair☺️
I was thinking the same! That "don't touch me" at the end felt personal 😅
I love how Rowan gets flustered by that "don't touch me" at the end.
that tone in her voice at 4:02 saying "don't touch me", priceless! :D
She was so done with him XD
Now, obviously it was obvious what to do, but I will say waxh other member got a class specific barrier to overcome. Except the bard just had the key. The "player" kind of had a reasonable guess as to how he could help open the door by singing. I like the way they wrote the skit haha
"Don't touch me" was brutal - poor Rowan, he gave it his all!
The whole show is simply a therapeutic device for Rob to cope with DM trauma, I totally appreciate how VLDL cares for the mental health of its associates
"as Rowan goes to walk through the door, he is met by a face from his past..."
Greg: *BLINDING HEAL!!!*
"don't help him he needs to learn" 😂😂😂
“It worked exactly as you intended, just take it down a couple notches.”
“Nope.”
ADVANCED GARDENING 🌱 also love how ben’s fireheart tribute in this one had a strong ring of holy hand grenade instruction scripture
"Take it down just a notch-" "No."
What an outrageous suggestion.
It happened to me a few times. Our "less perceptive" player never undersood what to do. Even when it was so obvious! I took so many attemtps to do anything, we were starting to get tired. So I decided to create puzzles which didn't need his skills. His role endend being important during the fights (he was avobe average on this) and we started enjoying the adventure more.
Sometimes, you need to read the players and find the spot for each one.
I feel the pain of this in my groups sometimes 😆 I often have to go "don't forget to look at the the items on your sheet, especially the ones you picked up recently, maybe the slotless magical items...." 🤦♀️
1:23 please take it UP a couple of notches!!! 😂
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Are you sure?@@EEEEEEEE
@@NK-necrosisTheOne it's just a bot, report it for spam
@@NightLancerX sir, yes, sir!
Remover from my sights, sir;
"just take it down couple of notches."
"NOPE!"
"Just take it down a couple notches"
"Nope"
Ben, is once again, my favourite.
I love and want Ben's staff. Also I love Ben saying "No" after being asked to turn it down a couple of notches.
*ADVANCED GARDENING* Druids everywhere took emotional damage
Britt's "Don't touch me" had me rolling 🤣🤣
Ben - that was some Kenneth Branagh level acting right there, HUZZAH!
When the roleplayer of the group drops character to call you out, you know you've screwed up bad.
plane? a plane! planes of existence! guys we need to travel to a different plane and bypass the door from there, it’s so obvious? [bard singing voice] PLAAaaAAAaaAAinnnnn….
“My man.”
*the man*
Brit's frustration is palpable and highly relatable. I love it.
Rowan is the kind of guy who, as a kid, when faced with a square hole and a round block of wood, crawled over to his little toy carpenter table to get the little wooden mallet.
I love the whole group, but Ben just cracks me up basically every time something comes out his mouth
yeah Ben is outrageously good in everything he is in!
also the way he’s absolutely disgusted at having to hold the rogue’s filthy bow 😅
he is a gift.
Outrageous
@@socpancakeoh woah I didn't catch that!
Quite satisfying to see him not entirely getting away with it, this time.
I loved how Rowan was fiddling with the pendant the WHOLE time lol
Ben's "no"... as DM who has had aspiring theater actors at my table, I just really could feel that.
And as someone who is recently single, the "don't touch me" from Bret really felt relatable as well.
I haaaaaate to admit that I've been where Rowan is. Sleep deprived, hungry, stressed about my week- but here's a chance to hang with my friends. And what's that? I was supposed to pay attention when the GM was talking? Ah, dammit.
"Turn it down a notch?"
"NO...."
Love it
"Don't touch me".
Absolutely perfect.
"Upon approaching the door, the relic snaps out of the chain and fits itself into the indentation"
Damn those animations are better then new marvel movies 😂
True...😂
Ouch - that’s a damning statement against marvel 😅
Watching Ben in D&D, if he was born 50 years earlier and in England, he would’ve been a staple of the Monty Python crew
Man he would be such a great fit for MP.
Ben could have played Tim the Enchanter. He, Adam and Britt could have had Rowan attack the bunny rabbit...solo mode.
“Just take it down a couple notches.”
“No.” 🤣
I was waiting for him to trip and fall into it.
Also the closed captioning of "*extreme gardening*" was epic.
There's always "that one" in every group... 😂
Problem is when ENTIRE group is like this...
😐
Not always. These are usually the player who aren't playing for themselves. I have in mind the girlfriend of a friend who clearly wasn't interested in d&d for real xD. She was playing to please her boyfriend and it was showing by total inattention and constant talking about non related topics...
I am "the one"
also the fastest way not to get invited back for any group hang outs beyond game nights 😅
@@Managuan That's worse than not being interested in your partner's hobby.
I felt that "Don't touch me."
0:57 "Advanced Gardening" XD
Amazing. I thought last season of shorts were good, but you are next level this time around. These are so good
My players found an object that will later be of great use to them; Their first reflex was to try to destroy it, and now I'm pretty sure they totally forgot they are carrying it. The future will sure be interresting... :'D
God I love how absolutely fucking DONE everyone is
This is by far my favorite one so far. Best writing, acting, and overall delivery.
Well done everyone!
DM: Just take it down a couple notches.
Fabulous mage: Nope.
Ben: Rowan, this door will take us to the next quest
Rowan: what do you think I am an idiot!? it is literally a door standing in the woods!
Ben: ok let me prove you wrong again...
"They don't call me Detective Dinkledork for nothing."
I think the most fascinating thing is that they've had about 3 to 4 sessions successfully happen (unless all of these are one long session). These players must have their adulting schedules down pat
Man, it's really impressive how far your special effects have come over the years. The video itself, awesome as ever. :)
*ADVANCED GARDENING*
For those of you that don't know it, the captions are tailored by VLDL, so turn on the captions as they have some more little jokes in ;-)
I watch this channel like once a year these days, but every time i get back it just gets exponentially better. Really glad that the guys who made funny music parodies grew their channel to this amazing quality
"Just take it down a couple notches."
"No."