Balancing Comedy and Drama (with Freddie Wong) | Adventuring Academy Season 2 | Ep. 1

Freddie Wong joins Brennan to talk shifting tones, keeping stakes high, and the power of audio.
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[@rileypaulin7441]

Hell yeah Glenn! If anyone hasn’t yet listened to dungeons and daddies and is in need of some D&D in their life I’d heartily recommend it

[@keithsama5573]

Yasssss I found it on Spotify and fell in love with the story

[@nolanchill]

It's an absolute wild ride. Love it!

[@madhurdhingra4525]

Where can I watch it?

[@nolanchill]

@@madhurdhingra4525 It's a podcast!

[@japanboogie]

Honestly, I’ve never dabbled with D&D in my life but listening to Dungeons and Daddies was so easy and entertaining! I’m hooked and also a patron now too!

[@briannenurse4640]

I absolutely love Dungeons & Daddies, the ONLY SOMETIMES BDSM podcast

[@icymoons]

a disturbing amount of it for a not bdsm podcast

[@philsanders9625]

The BDSM Dungeons were amazing.

[@gknomess]

learning that anthony wrote an entire campaign that ended up being a space jam joke was hilarious and honestly unsurprising (also listen to dndads, i can guarantee it'll give you serotonin)

[@mrvenom88]

I think I'd rather drink poison than play in a campaign that took that turn.

[@chaselopez1284]

Brennan: "100%" Freddie: "100%" Me: *Feeling smarter just knowing I say 100% too*

[@ThomasBlueWorkshop]

Brennan: "ONE MILLION PERCENT"

[@missusingle]

Omg I HATE that verbal tic! Becomes really annoying if you binge. And Wong with “like...” every 2 seconds... parents, PLEASE correct your childrens’ verbal crutches so they’re not middle aged and saying, like... like all the time and sounding like teenage girls at the mall. Because bad verbal habits mar your message...

[@thomasbruinsma]

Brent kreistler: a-HUNDRED-percent

[@darkestlight660]

@@missusingle wha.... It's not that big of a deal?

[@TranScripting]

@@missusingle Grow up.

[@AchillesMele]

Freddie talking about all the planning that a DM puts in an then it gets ruined, reminded me of Lou and his Dad's rival pirate encounter...god that was brutal :S

[@MrAwesomeone]

You ain't lying that shit was insane

[@rodolfomaravillasduran8793]

Man that undercut Brenan is rocking looks great on him.

[@gargamellenoir8460]

Seriously? It hurts my eyes... It'll be one of those haircuts that people say "why did they ever do that" like mullets, for sure.

[@rodolfomaravillasduran8793]

@@gargamellenoir8460 Honestly yeah I like it, he has the kind of facial structure where almost any haircut would probably suit him. I mean I don't like it as much as the old one but I still think it looks good on him. That's the things about opinions they're subjective.

[@bicarbonat1]

@@rodolfomaravillasduran8793 It also helps that he looks like he's built like a brick shithouse 👌🏾

[@rodolfomaravillasduran8793]

@@bicarbonat1 Not the descriptor word I would use, but yeah he definitely seems like a sturdy reliable individual both in character and physically.

[@bicarbonat1]

@@rodolfomaravillasduran8793 I'm not surprised. It's an old saying, and more popular in the UK/Aus re: men.

[@farisweiss2373]

Freddie Wong, good to see him, love dungeons and daddies!

[@JA-zx1np]

I even subscribe to Dropout and Dungeons & Daddies, how did I miss this stream that was apparently tailor made for my entertainment?!?

[@GlobalSingeing]

Never thought I'd see Brennan rocking an undercut Looks good

[@gargamellenoir8460]

The part where they advise not to think of new character as his level 20 badass version, I had a thought for Jake on Naddpod and how he thought his level 1 Hardwon was already a badass and a legend. Turned out he wasn't... yet.

[@rimurutempest4945]

It’s nice seeing Freddie content again, especially with Tacticool Reloads 3 just recently coming out. Man I miss Rocket Jump.

[@CosmereInformant]

Welp this convinced me to check out dungeons and daddies lol

[@Penguin_pablo17]

It is so damn good. Actually inspired me to start my own campaign.

[@cosmicghost763]

Did u like it?

[@slimedemigirl]

32:25 Brennan: If "balls and holes" is not the name of the episode, something truly terrible has happened. Me: (checks the name of the episode) Oh nooo...

[@amessinger]

Pretty sure the looming threat of demonetization by the dreaded Algorithm is the terrible thing in question.

[@A_Oda27]

"I feel like no one I know actually uses the word daddy as much as I'm hearing it used. It's a sex thing, right? Like, I don't know."

[@mominshahab9903]

....why isn't this called balls and holes? What happened Brennan? Is everything okay?

[@chasebalcziunas4289]

Dungeons & Daddies x Unsleeping City crossover when?

[@chasebalcziunas4289]

I can’t wait for how uncomfortable it’ll make me feel

[@nickbarnett5004]

I stumbled on this video after watching every season of Dimension 20 and listening to Dungeons and Daddies up to season 2 episode 6 (current episode) and I have to say, I would LOVE it if Brennan guest starred on an episode of dimension 20. Can someone make this happen?

[@jpfan1989]

Brendan guest starring on Daddies would be awesome!

[@DandyCipher]

Oh hell yeah we back in school

[@elishaconstant7911]

omg im so glad adventuring party is back thank you Brennan

[@tonyjabroni7205]

This was a dream! I need more of these two, an hour is not enough

[@MHamrick86]

I'm so glad this is back. When it was on break so long I was worried it wasn't coming back. It's one of my favorite D20-adjacent programs, which is saying something because I love 100% of D20 content.

[@maiat4876]

I'm not taking in any information, I'm just staring at the new haircut

[@nicholassouza5475]

I definitely have that problem as a DM coming from a film background I want the tone to stay consistent all the way through, but I've found that is way too much work for not that much enjoyment. I have found through my players that the enjoyment of the game should be the DM's number 1 priority of course their story is important but if you as the DM are running a serious campaign and shun any humor from your party you are writing a film and hiring actors, not playing a TTRPG which is a bunch of friends sitting around a table having fun.

[@DerMoerpler]

To add to a 2-year-old comment: Even most serious films have moments of levity. They make the dramatic moments hit even harder. If you allow the players to have fun and joke around with their favorite NPC, it will be that much more tense when that NPC is in serious peril.

[@AchillesMele]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT Season 2??? Tacticool and now this! Man I haven't seen him since rocket jump and binging all his vids back in the day

[@oliviajacob8858]

I miss Brennan and the gang :')

[@ickiemickie]

Yo this was amazing. I fucking love dungeons and daddies 🤘🤘🤘

[@dudeist_priest]

I can't believe I didn't know Freddie W was doing D&D before now. Awesome!

[@notednuance]

I love to figure out characters at the table session 1. I like my players to think about it before hand but mostly I want everyone around the table looking at the map and thinking about the context of each other and the world as we piece together backstories for everyone. The last couple groups we used the available backgrounds and rolled for the traits, etc... and as the roll happened I started telling the story and having the player riff with me about what the rolled trait meant for them... and we just went round-robin and as the rolls happened and we started telling the story it started to make sense all on its own to connect some characters before the adventure and where the group was still separated so that I could then start figuring out how they all come together for adventure.

[@Famously5518]

Freddie Wong is MY adventure adecemy?? More likely than you think

[@adamjrabil]

Ah, love seeing my favorite people together.

[@MommyOfZoeAndLiam]

2 more days until Pirate of Leviathan on Dropout!! I am soooo excited. I'm not saying that I specifically asked to split my days off and have Wednesdays off in exchange for Saturdays, but that is for sure an absolute plus! And I will have to checkout Dungeons and Daddies.

[@derektafoya1152]

I love you BOTH creatively ! =)

[@gintokiShids]

Found this after finishing the Mentopolis series; two great minds whose content I thoroughly enjoy! I’d love to see them come back with another short series.

[@WardNightstone]

im not only sure there was someone who wanted to make a kink podcast called dungeons and daddies but i'm willing to bet there were at least 2

[@bendraskovic3791]

More adventuring academy?!?!?!?! Yes! Pleas post it as a podcast too when you get a chance

[@GazpachoTabletop]

It's cool that you guys managed to continue with AA in the midst of the pandemic. Big thanks

[@cheeseburgerpaladin]

Cool haircut Brennan!

[@BlackShadow1991]

The Space Jam story was comedy gold :D Also, it was just a pleasant listen throughout the entire episode and time flew by in a blink of an eye ^_^

[@Trigun99]

Really interesting discussion!

[@adamadorney4632]

Oh hell yeah my favorite podcast of all time is back

[@kkurajam]

I gotta watch this podcats now

[@kevindziuba6553]

We need more love for Brennan's new haircut. He's my handsome and elegant dad (always has been). Kudos to you for deciding to break your norm and change things up a bit.

[@Phoenix02531]

Brennan your haircut is awesome!!!

[@nathanielleon4163]

Hi, hello, how are you? You should seriously listen to Dungeons and Daddies. If you're watching this, like 90% sure you'd love that show; and 100% on you'll love Beth May; because everyone loves Beth May.

[@albertmiao583]

YES YES YES! Will the entire series be available on KZbin?

[@matfalkner]

Dude I wish I had ran across this before I started DMing. The letting the tone go thing is what I eventually had to do to really get a lot more enjoyment out of my games.

[@TheShepherdFilms]

Amazing!

[@matthewboyd9036]

Love Brennan's hair. Anyone else reminded of Ryan from collegehumour?

[@piequals314]

nice to see!

[@matthewdetterbeck9603]

Balls and holes with Freddie Wong 😂

[@jrpipik]

Watch "Casablanca" for the science fiction elements. Amazing.

[@tuckerholt6976]

Omg not me getting an ass for kink toys in the middle of this lmao gotta say I love dungeons and daddies they were my first experience with dnd and I've loved it ever since

[@Lat3xE4teR]

This is the best fucking D&D video of all fuckin time dude

[@thatoneperson2731]

BRENNAN AND FREDDIE? FUCK YEAHHHH

[@stumble_arcana]

The BDSM Pathfinder podcast- PissFinder! ( Not a Actual Play Podcast(Sometimes an Actual Play Podcast))

[@k4eru20]

40:22 Uh oh. was i supposed to be doing set design and character design this whole time

[@k4eru20]

When there are 4 players and dozens of NPCs with personalities backstories and relationships to keep track of and I'm just working on distinguishing who the voices belong to there's not enough mental space to create images of the people and the places so I just end up with a voice instead of a body LMAOOO Anyway love DnDads, love Dimension 20, love u Freddie and Brennan, this was a joy to listen to!

[@ChrisKuglerDev]

Thanks, I'm ordering Thai for lunch now

[@murphyvuyk9533]

Anyone else have dropout but just like... not watch this episode yet...? 😅

[@Nortarachanges]

I have Dropout, already watched it, and now I’m giving this a like and comment to feed the insatiable algorithm. I am aware I’m loony ^_^

[@kkurajam]

I looove

[@Lumly1]

Pad See Ew and a Thai iced tea

[@Sonofsun.]

Omg man you look way more handsome with that beard

[@TehConqueror]

"we're both gonna order thai food. i already know what i'm gonna get" of course he does...

[@Peverley]

I find Brennan's keyed out background super distracting whenever he speaks (since he moves his hands a lot), would prefer just a static background for sure.

[@Gerritt94]

35:17 some say Kosm

[@ShinyMarauder]

07:45 That's how Taylor Swift got created

[@bri4935]

Sad not to see a drone in Glen Close's music room

[@javirruroe8234]

Yaai ☺️❤️🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@HeyBoSsBar]

When do we get more fantasy high?

[@Thndrcougrfalcnbrd]

I didn’t know Macklemore was into D&D 😂 I kid, I kid

[@Grifta]

Logan sounds like a troll in a D&D horror story.

[@emessar]

Has anybody totaled up how many percent is in this episode?

[@theparagoncompany]

In the game I'm playing currently, we're all pretty new to DnD. I was the first player to try to do a character voice. And another player laughed at me. They are no longer part of the game and we're all a lot more comfortable with it.

[@Magnus2dead]

Dungeons and Daddies the Badass Dads Slaying Monsters (BDSM) podcast

[@flamingkitten1]

Brendad's hair cut

[@Therealbearden]

This further solidifies my "7 Degrees of All The Shit I Like"

[@aquaseadragon]

When i was at the same magfest as freddie wong 😳😳

[@WisdomCritFail]

32:36 Oh no.

[@PureGoldNeverCorrodes]

32:20 in that case, something truly terrible has indeed happened.

[@emmanuelvargas9691]

Hmmm hot haircut Brennan

[@isabellasevillaaguilera9679]

Brennan’s hair.

[@rachel7815]

FREDDIE???? FREDDIE WONG????

[@samup0426]

Brennan everything cannot be 1 million percent

[@CitanulsPumpkin]

The overall tone of this video can be summed up with one all too common character creation session. But with a twist ending. DM: Okay player 1. Who are you? Player 1: I am Wolf Bloodmoon. I come from a long line of edgy boys. DM: Sigh. Player 2? Player 2: I am Grimdark Deathshadow. I prowl the night in the darkest and edgiest manner possible. Player 3: I am Ebon Nightstrangler. I only drink the blood of my fallen enemies. Player 4: Well shit! I'm Edgelord McEdgington! I dress like a sad clown and I throw a pie at player 2.

[@mrvenom88]

In all seriousness, as a GM you have to decide whether to drop players 1-3 or player 4. And frankly, if you have three players who are all on that vibe, don't throw it away by including a sarcastic douche like player 4.

[@improvementTime10.3.17]

23:00

[@kkurajam]

When Breenan got this haircut ppl became so comfortable openly critiquing his appearance it almost felt like he became a woman

[@amockingbird782]

Re

[@BLSXful]

Something truly terrible must have happened

[@bengonzalez5215]

Something truely terrible has happened.

[@imgaytptk]

love freddie acting as if glen being in a christmas cover band filled in all these gaps and was some inspired idea. i always felt as if that was a crappy character choice and made no sense.

[@TimdeVisser86]

I only had one thought when I saw BLM's new haircut. He's in a polycule, now.

[@TakeTheKeep]

Big bad can get killed in a single turn? Yuck.

[@Tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow]

more like gamers & groomers

[@xuxuang8574]

Taking all my hard work and throwing it in bin for the lulz isn't funny to me. I'd rather play with people who are interested in playing with what I've spent hours building. Doesn't have to be railroad, far from it, but sabotage because it's funny is just bullying the GM. I've had an issue in the past from a dungeons and daddies fan joining a game and ruining it for everyone because they thought they were funny. I also can't stand unfunny people trying to be funny. Nothing is worse. Being funny is hard. Know your limits lol. Not that I don't have funny moments in my game, of course I do. But someone who thinks they are Monty Python but are actually David Brent would be better off playing it straight IMHO. And hot take: 90% of the planet is David Brent. That's why comedians exist. Because it's a rare skill. Basically, what I'm saying is, check the tone of a group you're joining and match it.

[@CFTim]

After that intro I'm even more annoyed that Anthony couldn't even be bothered to pronounce Brennan's name right on DnDads...

[@frogboi2628]

whats the point of dimension 20 now if your just going to private all your videos if you miss one live stream look i have been a fan for a long time and i love your guys work but i am tired of you putting all of your videos on private goodbye and stay you for the people who have the time to make to every live stream and not miss a single one.

[@missusingle]

Omg what is with people using the word “like” 10 times a sentence?! Jesus Christ, after the first few times it becomes unwatchable. If you guys are “professional communicators” on the internet, you might want to lose the “likes”, because you sound like 15 year old girls... and ineloquent ones at that. (Followed closely by the “_____ percent” crutch for agreement. Augh! You guys are nerds, step up your verbals please! Love the info, love the personality, love the creativity, not so much the placeholder crutches...)

[@TranScripting]

You sound misogynistic, ageist, and altogether unpleasant. Maybe you should focus on your own communication skills in future.