A Daggerheart Critmas Story: Session Zero

[@Cheesemood578]

They know their audience. Came for the character creation, stayed for the Omar cam.

[@Rodrifuuu]

Yeah, I had to quit the video 54 minutes in.

[@PrettyGuardian]

Sweet little table loaf

[@garychisholm2174]

Omar has to live forever 🙏

[@ascarydriver]

Omar stole the show❤😂

[@SmithASB]

The Laura vs. Sam step-sibling setup is going to be amazing.

[@TK_Brainslug]

I hope they turn it into a short campaign like the ones Brennan runs on Dimension 20. I mean Matt is already invested

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@TK_BrainslugThe Critmas episodes tend to be one shots though, so it’d be interesting but don’t be disappointed if it’s just a one shot

[@TheOrganicartist]

very looking forward to this. i'm planning to make a good meal when this airs .... maybe teriyaki fried fish not sure yet.

[@matxdc]

@@hfar_in_the_sky yes, except a one-shot is how we ended up with Chetney, sooooooo..........................

[@life-destiny1196]

The obvious cut after Laura said "this will be edited, shut up" made me chuckle

[@Tarryk]

Me too, you could practically hear the editor like "Well then, no need to be subtle about it I guess" LOL

[@livia4912]

When was this?

[@christenh359]

@@livia4912 58:25

[@youngmultiverser9311]

Goth kid with “my dad’s a cop” is so Taliesin.

[@samatdoom9039]

Jamie in Cinderbrush

[@charliehoff6762]

@@samatdoom9039 god i miss cinderbrush

[@Halbu803]

"I wanna be a Druid...that shapeshifts into instruments" had me rolling.

[@sunnybloom7272]

I want her to turn into cymbals and just roll around

[@cassandralangenbach8214]

I immediately imagined Beauty and the Beast instruments!

[@karbebs]

I saw a cello hopping down that school hall on its endpin.

[@Landis963]

A sousaphone that gets around by sproinging. Just go full cartoon.

[@triccele]

I really hope Matt allows it. Imagine a quadruped tuba with monstrous legs

[@RatoInsano]

One of Ashley's skills could've been "This one time at band camp."

[@Exterminator5k]

I was thinking Encyclopedia Britannica

[@triccele]

Or "one woman band"

[@LednacekZ]

my idea was mythbuster or mcgyver. A jack of all trades, where she either goes for the truth or getting out of unlikely scenarios.

[@ApocalypticSound]

I was thinking of Sam’s “wanna see a dead body?” For the forensic stuff she was wanting but the band camp one is great lol

[@venenders170]

I love how into the world building the cast gets. I laughed when someone said “it’s just a one-shot” cause the cast was building and adding enough things for a small campaign and I love that.

[@ElizaShakiraMassani]

Honestly you don’t know they could possibly come back to these characters.

[@waltercosta2067]

@@ElizaShakiraMassani maybe an easter holiday or something like that

[@zlatan_2197]

Beauty of collaboration, someone says something and other person gets the idea that will build up on the original, especially if the group has great imagination

[@feitocomfruta]

They were also tapping into their own teen years too. Like, Springvale Springs HAS to have a mall, the water tower make out point, the sketchy skatepark, two arcades, the late night diner, and “the good comic book shop, not the other one”.

[@ElizaShakiraMassani]

@@waltercosta2067 it’s also possible that they could do daggerheart stuff with guests and bring back these one shot character that just happen to be older now too

[@emilywells1469]

19:40 "well now that you want sorcerer maybe I want it," getting a head start on the sibling thing I see

[@emmamurray941]

I love Omar just chilling on the table 😭

[@JoshKeatonFan]

Thank you! I was wondering what the dog's name is. So cute!

[@jesterssketchbook]

now i want him to be there all the time! 😆

[@oldegeezer]

Cranking up the views...

[@SmithASB]

knowing Omar is Matt and Marishas…. I can totally see Laura and Travis being Corgi parents too.

[@charleecirc1158]

makes such a good loaf

[@hobbes4011]

whole campaigns have started with less world building than this one shot. love it.

[@DevinAllStar1218]

I love that everyone was busy making their own characters Omar just lays on the table being adorable We can’t get enough of him being adorable

[@jonathanhibberd9983]

Yule log stream: 😞✋ Omar stream: 😊👉

[@leandraleo281]

I heard step siblings and went "oh no" and when no one said anything i was allowed a brief respite. And then Laura went there😭😭😭😭

[@spitandfire]

@@leandraleo281 her plan of getting round the whole table continues

[@Allantitan]

Help me step brother

[@masterjaczor9892]

When was this?

[@leandraleo281]

At 13:26 travis mentions it​@masterjaczor9892

[@jasonmarbach]

The way sam took *”Reagan!!”* directly out of my brain in that moment gave me LIFE 🤣

[@Edward-we9dl]

I see Omar. I click.

[@jon8741]

They are taking advantage of the Omar Fandom... I respect it

[@Dedward79]

Omar is why I clicked as well.

[@tannerhuman]

When I saw him I was like OMAR

[@caepancakeroll6695]

T.A.B.L.E. L.O.A.F.

[@VexRavenhardt]

​@@caepancakeroll6695 True, Am Best Little Eepy Lay On A Flat 🐶💕

[@jule4772]

I just love how Daggerheart's mechanics really seem to foster creativity and unique individual choices.

[@galmorzu]

"Imagine being a teenager and becoming something you never wanted to be." That's just growing up.

[@TempestLM]

Yeah imagine becoming something you wanted to be, now THAT'S an unusual story

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

@@TempestLM I hear some people both wanted breasts and got breasts. Sounds fake tho. (I am in the 'got and did not want' group)

[@Snowfire6916]

​@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEllI'm trans so I was in the "wanted boobs but didn't get them" camp.

[@niRtywa_starcvnt]

@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll now i want chicken

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

@@niRtywa_starcvnt valid! haha

[@Chaddingway]

Thanks to the editor(s) for giving us an Omar cam.

[@Angela-hn6mb]

seconded

[@kohakuaiko]

Third

[@SlowSohn]

Fourthed

[@jdeveau6718]

Fifth

[@tristanrocha2759]

326th

[@possumwithaswitchblade]

I love that Taliesin, at least, understands the importance of Denny's to teenage troublemakers of the late 80's/early 90's. Most towns/suburbs had them, they were the only places that were open all night, and the staff there did not look twice at a group of 15-year-olds sitting around smoking and drinking coffee. If you wanted to sneak out of the house in the middle of the night to hang out with your friends, your only choices were Denny's or the secret tree house in the woods, which he also wisely identified as an important landmark.

[@seannemo8076]

In the South it's Waffle House.

[@LibbyisMid]

Oh, that persisted into the early 00's heheh

[@seannemo8076]

@@LibbyisMid Later. I could find kids in the Waffle House at all hours as a recruiter in 2010. I wouldn't be surprised to find that it's still true.

[@phoebegilliland8897]

Here in the Northwest it was both Denny's and Shari's.

[@kalamander8563]

If there wasn't a Denny's, there was a Denny's knockoff.

[@mackenziebourdage1924]

*GASP* Liam said he would never play a bard…HE’S PLAYING A BARD!🎉🎉

[@TheMultiForge]

Loophole, he's not playing one in Tal'Dorei

[@GregJonson]

@@TheMultiForge ...or even in D&D for that matter

[@FreaKazaN]

Same as Travis never playing a wizard... but then Kexan happened in the Daggerheart games.

[@LednacekZ]

he is playing himself

[@FlakeyRice]

Bard Liam, Guardian/Melee Laura, and Rogue Taliesen is all I ever wanted

[@Peter_Cordes]

Laura has played a melee character before, in Titansgrave, and it was tons of fun. (And Titansgrave is overall excellent, GMed by Wil Wheaton, and the players were all great.)

[@FlakeyRice]

@Peter_Cordes Titansgrave is exactly the reason why I've wanted to see her play melee on CR for so long, what an awesome series

[@kiaramelendez2758]

I love that marisha's playing a skater and that she's playing wayfinder cause skaters spend so much time looking for skate spots a that just makes sense

[@thisisres]

But does she know that? 😂

[@dftp]

​​@@thisisreswhst do you mean? this isn't some esoteric secret knowledge lol

[@manossteele1335]

My friend and I, along with a pair of bolt cutters, turned a small old pump/drainage area we found in the woods into a decent ramp spot.

[@Imberis]

@@manossteele1335 I read this as "My friend, a pair of bolt cutters..." 😅

[@manossteele1335]

@@Imberis i can totally see that. Haha, edited it for better clarity.

[@Gerod253]

‘Budget cuts’ I work at a school. That whole conversation was too real. 😂

[@PatheticApathetic]

REAGAN!!!!

[@SilentSooYun]

At our school, the Gym teacher was also tapped to teach Drivers Ed. It was kinda hilarious: not only did he have to dress like a teacher, he had obviously never spent a single day in a regular classroom.

[@RS3isRealscape]

remember Regan got ketchup classified as a vegetable so schools meet minimum food requirements i do i was in school then

[@morganqorishchi8181]

My school has one woman teach orchestra, band, and choir. Another woman teaches P.E., Sex Ed, and Driver's Ed. Rather than build an actual gym for the high school, the high school students just walk down to the middle school and use their gym.

[@rembowski]

if someone from the CR team sees this, please suggest this to Ashley, her animal forms all be animals that have their head stuck inside some sort of instrument

[@kohakuaiko]

Ooo, I like how you think

[@mfleiva]

Oh I need this now

[@CMac3000]

I was thinking Trumpet Swan

[@misterjoshua5720]

Well done yes!

[@steffanaarts-greven1352]

Or animals with instruments in their names: LYRE bird, dewGONG, FIDDLE crab, GUITAR ray, HARPy eagle, etc.

[@raistlinmajere5550]

I love when Matt lets everyone off the leash then realises oh no thats why i keep them in check

[@lindsaythegreat]

"Can my beast forms be instruments?" How did the whole table miss the opportunity to create Beat Forms??

[@cristotheranger4263]

They didn’t want to get into too much treble.

[@Allantitan]

@@cristotheranger4263wouldn’t it be too bassed for that? 😂

[@cristotheranger4263]

@@Allantitanmaybe. But they're usually so in tune with each other

[@bryanengland5682]

Treble is their forte

[@cristotheranger4263]

@@bryanengland5682 Matt hates when the pluck his strings

[@SONICgokuverine]

My son and I had some fun ideas during the beginning of this: - A cheerleader bard with poms as their instrument. - A warlock who made a pact with a devil to be popular and have straight A’s - Stoner Druid - Step-sibling sorcerors, arguing over parents and bloodlines/magic - Foreign exchange tiefling

[@zlatan_2197]

Those are some amazing ideas

[@BardicDesperation]

Stoner Druid is literally one of my PCs (which I never get to play because I'm the Forever DM). To be precise, an aged stoner surfer druid (Circle of the Sea).

[@Lukasizdumb]

There is a song called "be gay, do drugs, hail satan" and it's literally based on that warlock

[@laoxep]

@@BardicDesperation About 90 percent of people I played with play stoner druids or in some cases are into bestiality or a mix

[@tiffanysimpson3336]

I kept thinking Laura missed a gimmick with the popular cheerleader tank. Her pompom shield, and and a twirling baton sword.

[@mallory9486]

I love how much everyone in the cast loves Ashley Johnson because I too love Ashley Johnson so much

[@BeerGeek21]

This needs to be more than a one shot, I'm invested in this town.

[@rabidseabee7229]

And just because it brings all Critical Role realities together: Somewhere in this town is a branch of Gilmore's Glorious Goods. Springvale Springs Serendipitous Supply Store.

[@kohakuaiko]

Yyyyyeeeeeesssssdssd!!!!!

[@CheeseWyrm]

Liam invented the local hardware that he thought the PCs would likely frequent for their adventuring necessities .... was it "Grundlebrush's" ? Perhaps Mr G's first name is Gilmore.... Mr Gilmore Grundlebrush !?!

[@garretthenderson5738]

But written in Comic Sans

[@masterjaczor9892]

In my campaigns I always have a similar magic shop called Wilhelm's Wonderful Wares.

[@TheMacroSlacker]

Searching for some serious survival steals? Stop in at Springvale Springs Surplus Supply.

[@galactika3508]

This was an incredible session zero and now I want an entire campaign set in Springvale Springs. Looking forward to the live show on December 7th!

[@Teeleesom5]

I imagine while they're doing this and other projects they're probably fishing to see what will turn out to be their next campaign. It remains to be seen!

[@ChaoticGoodDeeds]

You should try Fantasy High by Dimension 20. Similar vibes and extremely good 💖

[@ashleyjohnson9651]

​@@ChaoticGoodDeedsI was just thinking, sounds like Matt is taking a page out of Brennan's book 😂

[@lauraeleven7417]

A really fun character connection in this kinda setting of teens is being the boyfriend/girlfriend that goes to a different school and no one else in the group thought you were real lmao

[@beafbuger]

baron from the baronies

[@blackk_rose_]

Ah I love that there are two sibling dynamics in this, especially the Laura-Sam one has so much potential to be good! I think it would be nice to have a familial bond (could also be childhood friends, married couple or something) in a main campaign again. Also Liam finally playing a bard!

[@sunnybloom7272]

Omar at the table yay this brings me one step closer to the ultimate goal all pets at the table. Also this is such a fun idea for a one shot. It’s more anachronistic and less fantasy it’s gonna be hilarious!!

[@aaaacarolina]

Liam, who said he'd never play a bard, said BARD with so much conviction I felt vindicated

[@TheAdumboy]

This is basically sounds like it's going to be the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon from the 80s. And I'm here for it :)

[@cktrapp4880]

Makes me think of the Halloween episodes. Just once, if Matt came out in a red robe with a balding, fringe hair wig. The dungeon master as the dungeon master.

[@howlingwolfart8380]

Guys, if it's the 80s, then you need a drive-in movie theatre somewhere. There also needs to be a record store that's both in the mall and stand alone.

[@manossteele1335]

The stand alone is where you can get obscure vinyls and bootleg tapes. And they sell pipes and bongs behind a curtain in the back. The other store is just a boring Sam Goody.

[@TheMacroSlacker]

Heck there could be stores owned by people for just about everything you could buy including decent food... and one person could work one full-time job to provide enough to easily support a family of six people...

[@clintonroose4517]

to Marisha and Matt, I think we need a Omar cam at every episode, I love how the camera people are trying to put him in the frame and shes like "no get off the table" and everyone on here is like "nooooooooooo let him stay!"

[@rblooberri]

MOAARRRR OMAAARRR PLEASE 🙏 😭

[@uttkarshnarayan]

I dont care what anyone else says or how the one shot goes. I demand this to be a full series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Agelesslink]

It is. Check out dimension 20

[@pippastrelle]

What a fun one shot idea! I'm loving these session zeros. The intriguement has begun. Looking forward to the show, the character art, whatever these teenagers turn out to be and whatever they've transformed into~

[@ffreed]

I really love the concept for this one-shot. ‘80s kids are already fun, and Laura’s a genius for suggesting those characters in particular.

[@daneroberts1996]

I feel like I'm getting a world-building class on American small towns, they all grew up in different places but they all seem to know the same local landmarks, that's so funny

[@Redman-2490]

As someone who is from small town America this is very authentic. Especially if they all go to the same school.

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

Where are you from?

[@daneroberts1996]

@@user-jt1js5mr3f australia, and never been to the US, so anything I know about it is from TV

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

@@daneroberts1996 they’re definitely touching on some of the highlights. It’s always amazing to remember just how different people’s experiences are around the world. It’s like my idea of the UK, informed entirely by media.

[@daneroberts1996]

@@user-jt1js5mr3f I remember the first time I met a bunch of American boys as a kid, and heard their accent, it shook me because it was like hearing a fantasy language in real life. Like "omg people actually talk like this! incredible!"

[@shadowX2121]

44:42 I'm already invested in Sam and Laura's characters' backstory together as much as they are.

[@thewickedturtle7307]

Ashely’s Druid could turn into stuffed animal versions of her creatures

[@sunnybloom7272]

Ooh yes or since she’s got elemental stuff she pulls it out of an elemental purse a la Honey Lemon from Big Hero Six!

[@CheeseWyrm]

Oh that's cute! :) However, Ashley seems fixed on musical instruments

[@Imberis]

Oh that's adorable!

[@laurenhawes7201]

Honestly it would be such a funny rule taht she could only turn into stuffies that she could bring on set/ in her character's bedroom

[@nikhilkapoor428]

Omar’s sleeping there like “somebody roll my character sheet for me I’m gonna nap”

[@bijornswordraise2916]

I love how Travis is just jock who wanted to be nerd but was scared to admitted it . I believe as person who was nerd but loved sports . I understand his character

[@awesomeman8385]

I grew up a jock. Athlete my entire life, and kept my love of need things in a deep dark pit, hidden. Finally have up and started playing DND 5 years ago and have made so many friends that actually like the same things as me cause of it. I hate that I allowed high school clicks to take that away from me when I was young

[@Elnis888]

Yeah, this may be my favorite video from Critical Role. There's just such a good vibe around the table, and everyone seems to have a lot of fun making up their teenage characters and the town they'll live in. And then there's Omar the Mascot chilling on the table, of course 🙂

[@mudkipjuice]

Im SO excited for this. I love teenage/ya urban fantasy and Ive been hoping yall would do more in the genre after Cinderbrush (which feels like forever ago oml)

[@sunnybloom7272]

I’d love another Cinderbrush one shot with new characters in the modern setting I feel stuff has changed so much since then.

[@CheeseWyrm]

This is an interesting idea for a Daggerheart rules adaptation / campaign book. I think most fans would enjoy this

[@niRtywa_starcvnt]

Love it too, that's how I got hooked with Fantasy High. In general I love 'fantasy versions of IRL stuff' as a niche lol

[@simonBaker-ry4xx]

Yea i’m so ready for an urban fantasy teenage dream type campaign

[@annak.9483]

@@sunnybloom7272iirc the creator of Cinderbrush was extremely rude about the oneshot on social media, criticizing how they played it and that Matt was way too railroady as a DM :/ so I don’t think there will be another one. Which is a shame because the characters and story were so much fun.

[@paranormalpixielara5961]

Perhaps Ashley could shape-shift into creatures who communicate with melodic tones. Such as a bullfrog who croaks like a bassoon or a colorful songbird with flute like melodic speech

[@komodorhino]

I like your idea but why not instruments like the tea pot in beauty and the best hoping around! Its not that far fetched. Don't need to be always creatures in my opinion.

[@lilpixines]

I like this - it kinda gives Peter and the Wolf vibes! Which means that as an oboe player, her best form would be a duck and honestly that fits perfectly

[@Eszra]

I love Omar! He's like a living sleeping pillow, that may or may not have a fart feature. They need to add a turning platform with a pillow on it to put him on for easy turning for pets.

[@InkyPetrel]

I needed this so much today. :D The gentle chaos of friends bouncing ideas and game sheets around heals part of my soul. Also, Omar Cam.

[@Tarryk]

I have never so badly needed to see a one-shot. This whole thing is mind-blowing brilliance, I need this.

[@catherineelmore2004]

As a former high school theater kid who hung out with sword collectors (including one whose dad was a cop) whose favorite cast members are Liam and Taliesin and whose favorite DND classes are bard and rogue, this feels *so tailored to my interests * as to be insane! Also… I want that picture of Omar as a screensaver too!

[@BardicDesperation]

"I was the shit-kicker. I feel like I was the one annoyed at their little brother, but secretly wants to protect them..." So ... Beau? 😄

[@phoebegilliland8897]

Also the second-dimension version of Candace from the Phineas and Ferb movie.

[@beeta137]

The moment Marisha started talking about her character I was chanting "BEAU! BEAU! BEAU!" =))))

[@annec8127]

"This will be edited..." followed by immediate hard cut. 😂

[@liekes9344]

Matt: "here's a map, pick one location of import" cast "here's the entire town" 😂

[@catsandcrafts171]

Getting big Stranger Things feel crossed with Lost Boys and every other teen movie of the 80s! As an 80s kid, I'm so excited for this :D

[@CheeseWyrm]

Plus 'Stand By Me' and 'Goonies'. Also, when Taliesin said "there's always gotta be a place with abandoned cars" - this SO reminded me of Joe Hill's "Horns", which is very alike to Matt's alluded-to PC transformations. I also was waiting for someone to suggest the town be called "CastleRock" or "Derry"

[@canniloni]

the way ashley can say ANYTHING and it’ll make me laugh. like i don’t understand, she’s not even trying to be, but she’s just such a natural comedian, i can’t with her

[@canniloni]

(ps: and like in a different way than sam. sam is a genius, but intentionally. ashley is just pure unintentional chaos and i love her for it)

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

She has a really offbeat and sometimes absurdist (crayon) sense of humor. It never really seems like she's trying intentionally to be funny, she just... is. It's pretty great.

[@lisafox3448]

I think session zero uploads are my favorite, I want more of this. Just sitting down with your buds and brainstorming

[@savingpyro]

"These character's are definitely NOT thinly veiled versions of ourselves."🤣🤣🤣

[@Misfit_Kitten]

Omar's harness makes him look like a corgi duffel bag.

[@kohakuaiko]

Now I need one

[@micahasby2657]

That could 100% sell like hotcakes

[@TrueLoveGuard]

I'm really looking forward to the daggerheart story. I'll probably never see a live show but I will really enjoy the video!

[@bardlark]

What a treat on a Friday afternoon and drawing from the Campaign 2 openings is genius and as a kid/teen of the '90s, I love this idea.

[@CheeseWyrm]

Yes, but then they seemed to stray away from those C2-opening stereotypes as the character gen progressed. They became more inspired by their new creations

[@LednacekZ]

this crazy 80's show needs to be more than just a one-shot.

[@eflarsen]

ashley "can my beast forms change into intrsuments" johnson! LET HER COOK!!!!!

[@niRtywa_starcvnt]

One of the intersections of animal and instrument is Bagpipes and I believe it would be hysterical to see someone druid shift into bagpipes, idk how it'd work but I wanna see it.

[@CheeseWyrm]

Hah! I thought the same :) The other thought was that she changes into a Construct/Automaton (Clank) that is a Jukebox

[@niRtywa_starcvnt]

@@CheeseWyrm HELL YEAH! That sounds awesome

[@crow935]

Peacock type but the pipes are the feathers.

[@peacefulhoovy1999]

What a nice surprise for the end of the week. And Omar on the table!

[@kaitlynpoth2907]

Lol. I've watched this now 4 times waiting for the one shot to air so I can stream it! Wasn't able to get tickets or travel to it but so excited for this!!

[@pipedreamer9781]

I love the idea of Daggerheart being able to be used in various time periods! DND and pathfinder can be very awkward when it comes to setting adjustment

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Trying to mash a single rules set onto every type of game is also folly.

[@pipedreamer9781]

@martinjrgensen8234 every single good ttrpg game has mechanics that can adapt to the players imagination, it's just some are built to work better than others

[@Rubymagicalgirl88]

In theory, any system can be almost any genre. Some require more work. 5e so long as its high fantasy adventure can be modern. Horror I feel you want a d100 system where you are particularly squishy.

[@CheeseWyrm]

I'd also be happy to see a product for conversion between Candela & DH

[@Woodclaw]

​@@martinjrgensen8234you made GURPS crying 😜

[@nynkeandreae7008]

Marisha wanting a skateboard as a shield reminded me of the first time I played d&d with the boy from next door. He was 10 and I was babysitting him. He wanted the exact same thing, a skateboard as a shield!🤣

[@CheeseWyrm]

We have a Dragonborn Monk in our D&D game, who began using an Ironwood shield as an acrobatics/parkour/combat prop for more theatrical manoeuvres. My Witchlight Carnival-raised Harengon Druid crafted some wheels onto it so he could use it like a skateboard. This certainly enhanced the theatrics. It looks like this is not a unique concept after all!

[@tessa5233]

I love how the cameras focus more on omar than on the one whos talking. As it should be.

[@Riley8619]

I think this is the earliest I've seen one of these go up.

[@simontaylor4255]

If Marisha plays the loner kid and also a Ranger, does that make her the Lone Ranger? 😊

[@CheeseWyrm]

And her skateboard is painted silver, but she calls it 'Sliver'. "Hiho Sliver. Away!"

[@Peter_Cordes]

I'm just happy that someone's finally playing a ranger that isn't a beastmaster as a CR PC. Nothing wrong with beastmaster (except in D&D 5e-2014), but other archetypes exist that don't get considered. The default assumption at the table seems to be that the reason to pick ranger is to have an animal companion. Previous CR ranger PCs were Vex, and Tony Hale's Sarge, both beastmaster. According to the wiki, NPC rangers have mostly been non-beastmaster: * Seeker Assum (C1) pure ranger, unknown subclass, but with the skirmisher's stealth feature from UA * Purvan Suul (C1): beastmaster ranger * Dagen (C2) multiclass fighter/ranger * Artana Voe (C3) hunter subclass * Olly (of the Greenseekers) (C3) So I'm excited to see Marisha play a Wayfinder ranger, which has some similarities to 5e's Hunter subclass. ("Play the Wayfinder if you want to hunt your prey using deadly force.") Plus, loner skateboarder is an archetype that looks like it should fit an urban ranger very well.

[@bradseeker]

as someone with an embarrassing amount of time in cities: skylines, i adore the communal map building! such a fun way to inject personality into a locale

[@CheeseWyrm]

When Taliesin said "there's always a place with abandoned cars" - this SO reminded me of Joe Hill's "Horns", which then made me realise that this sounds very alike to Matt's alluded-to PC transformations. I also was waiting for someone to suggest the town be called "CastleRock" or "Derry"

[@rosesleeps]

I needed this. Looking forward to the fun, wholesome holiday shenanigans.

[@xnmrry]

[52:43] The cuteness!!! That is a balm for my soul 😊

[@MirrorscapeDC]

yes! that was so cute!

[@estelle2688]

I absolutely loved the Omar moments and the step-sibling history. Definitely a fun session zero!

[@tonipalmieri4100]

The way that Marisha and Matt looks at Omar melts my heart! They absolutely love that dog so much! And he is such a chill boy.

[@lyrsglassblossom]

That Reverse-Legolas joke was really underrated😂😂 Really looking forward to the oneshot! I come back to Night before Critmas every holiday season❤

[@JReilly9945]

Marisha's is great because that kid has probably had to learn to find her way through new places very quickly so would probably just instinctually memorize street layouts in towns.

[@Megsleyy]

Ashley’s beast shape is just a Princess Diaries transformation version of herself

[@codexwinchester]

Liam "I will never play a bard" O'Brien

[@morganqorishchi8181]

52:43 this little moment between them is the most precious thing imaginable

[@jasonmarbach]

How does Tal roll my favorite character **every** **time** lol “I’m Cory Feldman from the Lost Boys” Boom. I’m in. Then it got *better* 🤣

[@iceman3317]

I love love love the idea of them being the characters they played in the Campaign 2 original opening. I always wondered what the design process of that theme was and I love this so much.

[@joeblandd6425]

"This'll be edited" -immediate cut gotta love it!

[@patbryant4610]

1:13. I had a friend whose dad was military. If she missed a cultural reference, she’d say “ I was out of the country at the time.”

[@ehcmier]

Loner new kid skater knows the town from skating around looking for good skating courses, and being friends with exploration and niche urban knowledge more than other kids.

[@fogwater]

I _ADORE_ session zeros!! Thank you♥♥

[@FeatherlessWings]

Ashley asking to beast shape into musical instruments made me think of Peter & the Wolf, wherein all the animals are portrayed by different instruments.

[@kohakuaiko]

And the oboe has a solo😊

[@lilpixines]

@@kohakuaiko better yet - oboe is a duck. The thought of Ashley's character waddling around and quacking makes me very happy

[@slothypie1352]

"Now that you want it, I want it" is such a chaos sibling energy and I love it

[@milesparker846]

So basically Ashley’s character is if Gretchen Grundler had powers

[@sunnybloom7272]

YES this was my thought braces nerdy science kid but with an artists heart so like if Gretchen and Mikey fused into one. And it’s really appropriate cause Ashley voiced Gretchen! So cute

[@MetalGearCheese14]

I'm listening to Sam and Laura build their sibling relationship and going "please don't do Cruel Intentions, please..." 😂

[@CheeseWyrm]

I'll be terribly surprised if there isn't some one-upmanship, but I don't think there'll be any debauched sibling ribaldry

[@TheKaiten80]

"Imagine being a teenager and then becoming something you never wanted to be", Matt says as I sit here in my accounting job.

[@BloodSplatter1997]

Played oboe in band, percussion for marching band...I felt extremely called out and seen at the same time.

[@yuugur666]

"backyard chemist" could just be "watched too much mcgyver"

[@chrisneeley8253]

I was about to say that!!!

[@TulpaKing]

That’s a meth chef

[@kohakuaiko]

🤷🏼‍♀️ Could also just be a bored farm kid

[@CheeseWyrm]

When is this one-shot being set? 80s? When was McGyver on TV? If you are indeed accurate, then it's an awesome suggestion for Tal's character. If not - then he should keep 'backyard chemist', but have his dad be the local FireChief, rather than a cop/Sherriff

[@yuugur666]

@@CheeseWyrmMatt said at the beginning, vague late 80s early 90s. Show started in 85. Timeline fits perfectly

[@emmar1576]

Can’t believe Omar stretched and no one said “Big Stretch.”

[@BardicDesperation]

That overhead shot of Laura's dice tray is such a peak behind the curtain. 😄

[@natashafleur5853]

off to a good, serious start. >.> love them. And I absolutely adore Omar. He looked so comfortable there.

[@kaisolacegames]

Okay, but that instrument/druid idea is actually really fun! It's got me thinking of Peter and the Wolf vibes - in that work by Sergei Prokofiev, each of the characters/animals are represented by specific instruments: Peter - Strings Bird - Flute Duck - Oboe Cat - Clarinet Grandfather - Bassoon Wolf - French Horns Hunters - Timpani