Bardic Inspiration - The Misfits Episode 3

While the fight continues, Horatio gets dancing in a hope to inspire the Misfits.
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[@RobertHartleyGM]

I get the feeling I'm going to need to swat up on my horse knowledge... This is why DMs have such a variety of expertise. Because of their pedantic players pulling them up on ship terminology, windmill engineering, apple orchard botany, horse biology, thermodynamics, etc etc etc!

[@Anubirai]

Your intellect is still far above any DM or Player I've ever played with. I wish I could join in on this group, even if it was just for a day.

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Oh.. wait does that mean I should become a GM?

[@Grdiang3l]

Yes. I think the horse argument was one of the first times I was like Rob is wrong and mean. Most of the time I just think you're mean. 😂 (I'm just teasing btw)

[@svanaklasdottir3033]

eeeeh you got a hivemind with loooots of expertise in all the topics. we'll get you sorted! we gonna make you Uber-DM! (as if you weren't already but more uber-uber!)

[@paulchen8147]

Like "aerodynamics of a cow" ... best google search ever

[@c.johnaustin4713]

Thunder ain't lightning, Rob is very frightening...

[@CaffeinatedTigress]

Galileo...

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Galileo~ *deep voice*

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

Galileo!

[@Red_Snapper]

@@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD Figaro

[@golem4617]

​Magnifico!

[@Vermouth_19]

I never play D&D but Phoenix actively looking for opportunities to get Sneak Attacks made me feel like a proud parent.

[@mrbaab5932]

It is like 'Sneaki' is her name.

[@WelvereinYT]

Phoenix is living the rogue life, trying to get sneak every single time. TBF this is actually the proper way you are supposed to fight as a rogue...

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

Take note Ben!

[@backonlazer791]

@@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD Obviously the easiest way to stab someone is to stand next to them, even if they are a giant... 😅

[@axelhens7831]

​@@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnDtbf with ben his rolls it does not matter😂

[@mistahanansi2264]

@@axelhens7831 💯

[@ithinkihadeight]

I want wall art that says Dash, Disengage, Hide instead of Live, Laugh, Love.

[@17jameslogan]

Phoenix was so polite and asked about swearing, and Rhi just doubled down 😂 I was screaming! Love this table already, their characters, play-style and group dynamics are the dream party ❤️

[@dreamerofthorns]

especially after saying fuck multiple times this session, which all got bleeped out anyways? AND THEN THE FUCKIN SKIT BIT, IM SO DEAD

[@kingwhisky7535]

That rhi is funny as fuck. I've only ever seen her in the bored skits. It's nice to see she has an absolute cracker of a personality.

[@DerpyBerb]

Britt’s mare-splaining. lol.

[@agin1519]

mare-spraining! 😆 ‘oof!

[@user-vv8dl7xt1v]

hahahhahaha perfect!

[@mennogroen4200]

Rob getting the "don't disrespect the DM" in early 😅

its important to set boundaries early :D

[@Tesso_DK]

Looking forward to the reveal of Arrows arch nemesis: the garlic farmer of Honeywood "Greg"

[@maximusaralieous1728]

That is going to be a crazy meeting.

[@michaellane5381]

Plot twist: he was her drug dealer until she realized he was trying to kill her with garlic placebo.

[@CEDROU95]

And now hes a Cleric so it still holds up XD

[@RobertFoley]

After being deleted as Greg's wife in the revision patch release from earlier in the year. The devs are lazy, so they just reused her character with a few tweaks.. and meeting Greg triggers her to "remember" her old life. And thus begins her quest to overtake the gods of Azerim to ascend to kill the game devs in real life.. ala Tron.

[@Flashahol]

I'm sure Rob and the crew must steal some ideas from the comments... What if something had happened to Clem and she became Arrow? "Call me that one more time, I dare you! I double dare you!"

[@GummieI]

I mean playing a lute by blowing on the strings just proves how great of a Bard Horatio is :D

[@FaultAndDakranon]

He didn't use his tongue?

[@allreddan]

Hendricks played with his teeth. It's all good.

[@AxeMan808]

"*shameful lack of applause*" CC after Horatio's Inspiration Dance

[@AarPlays]

It was shameful, I felt inspired just watching

[@Rinirinirinirin]

Honestly, my only complaint is that these episodes are too damn short! I'm having so much fun watching this campaign!

[@mariaheilskov6741]

This!!!

[@Dscha]

Yeah, same issue with the other Campaign. 30min is just too short.

[@TheRealMonkeyrogue]

"For the shit you're giving me, Britt" *Britt drinks heavily from her cup in suspension of disbelief*

[@toastbutler]

Not only am I invested in the main characters and how creative the girls are being, but I am also invested in Alric and Reginald and Team Log. Loving the start to this campaign!

[@jesserichardson6161]

Team log.

[@Dutch2905]

Clammy Clem knows her stuff about horses ;)

[@diercire]

Half expected Britt to use Speak with Animals to tell the horse that it was acting improperly.

[@dragonslayer7840]

18:20 he did a backflip snapped the bad guys neck and saved the day!

[@IndigoIndustrial]

It was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@RobertHartleyGM]

Wow wow wow... wow.

[@LordMorbannaon]

​@@RobertHartleyGMReferences 😅 A core DM mechanic

[@jocosesonata]

Ohhh! Referencing Ryan George is TIGHT!

[@christmascritters3691]

Hey that's from that other thing!

[@RukaSamuels]

I have a feeling Horatio is going to have some ICONIC merch 😂

[@mrbaab5932]

Horatio, the bravest Bard ever. He should write a song about himself that uses his combo Lute-Flute instrument.

[@Tuatha]

only 3 episodes in and we already got NPC's making out, trying to throw logs, and GM horse unaliving threats! :D Bring on more!!

[@xyzabc4574]

Pheonix's green screen causing EMOTIONAL DAMAGE to a zombie had me in stitches.

[@hoid9407]

That zombie really said, "Death was better than whatever this shit is. I'm done."

[@tmutant]

I love this party! They are having so much fun, and they are actually communicating with each other! Rob, please make the guys watch this!

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

😅

[@Necato13]

On one side, you have a group of people being carried by Goliaths in brothels, with a Barbarian flirting on everything that breathes. On the other side a group creating a romantic situation for two person they never met to kiss passionately during a zombie invasion... I love this channel more and more every week !

[@nathanfreeman8250]

Men vs women

[@emmadodsworth5046]

I was so disappointed we didn't get to see that on the green screen 😂

[@THlCE]

For being D&D novices I love that they dive in with story telling for NPCs and the way these women help drive the story to not just be.... like attack this, roll dmg. They really have embraced and are showing how a great DM can make what could be a boring by the numbers fight into such an interesting watch. Thank you and I hope there is an EPIC TALE for these characters to continue on for years like the EPIC NPC Campaign.

[@ambersather7460]

They definitely do try to think things through more than the guys who are usually attack now, think later lol

[@Krakas_Kul]

Hahaha, Britt the horse pedant - in a world of fantasy, horses must behave correctly. Brilliant

[@alexj1989]

I liked her suspending disbelief. She is learning to D&D.

[@steelmongoose4956]

Britt has extensive experience with medieval combat on warhorses. I guess.

[@nathanfreeman8250]

What she doesn't realize it was a WARhorse

[@Ezullof]

I'm sure Rob would appreciate her expertise it was was right, though. It could be a bit pedant but still interesting. Here she came with the preconception that Rob, as a "gamer", wouldn't know about real horses, and she mistook her expertise with modern horse riding with the kind of extensive research that D&D players have been doing for decades, because obviously the critique isn't new. It's not about suspending disbelief in this case, it's about accepting that maybe your DM also has knowledge about that kind of things, even if it's a D&D player and a man.

[@nathanfreeman8250]

@@Ezullof Thank you for adding that last part it is a valid point

[@tjrobards]

The swearing in giant bit, that was comedy gold right there.

[@Mr_Stone1]

I was sad the green-screen didn't go along with it. Perfect opportunity to chain up Dutch swearing with a [swears in Giant] CC.

[@tjrobards]

I forgot to watch with subtitles for that part. Guess I'll have to give it another view :)

[@emilyweiner1461]

The fact they're giving the npcs roles and personalities is fantastic! I love their style. And their own characters are hilarious!

[@vencibushy]

Every D&D player: Britt: I will suspend disbelief while playing D&D.

[@Ezullof]

A tiny fairy shoots an arrow at a zombie, the zombie dies: I sleep A horse does something horses can do, but rarely do nowadays: real shit

[@kineticdeath]

26:01 Ellie did just drop a pen. Now waiting for Rowan to bust in and give her a pay rise

[@zjoee]

Are we sure Sneaki isn't multi-classed into Bard? She obliterated that zombie with vicious mockery haha.

[@Lewkis01]

Just raw talent right there

[@ronin7261]

You should have all of the horses in this universe be slightly "wrong" --- like they eat chocolate and sit down to pee, idk. Little non-consequential details that every horse -person would know is just wrong 🤣

[@thingamabob3902]

you just want to see the world burn, don´t you 😉

[@yodawgzgaming4416]

Genius level trolling! 😂

[@jb.7314]

Please, i am begging you DM

[@ambersather7460]

Don't bug the horse people! They craaaazy. 😂😂😂

[@dannyw1579]

Always love how happy Rob is to let his players actually have fun with their actions and the like, one thing thats always put me off getting into D&D is the potential of getting stuck with an overly rules lawyer-esque DM or co-player, you can see that he 100% just wants them to have fun and enjoy it Also massive props to the Art dept, the costumes look amazing

[@Vermouth_19]

I thought Horatio would be an easy favorite, but Bubble noping out of the battle and then coming back to start an outdoor party wins me 😂 Thanks for the early access!

[@GummieI]

Sneaki, the small fairy swearing in giant is what got me the most I think, love the multiple layers of irony of that whole thing xD

[@AliLightfoot]

I never doubted that Britt can carry lots of things at once, but seeing it in action was a whole other level.

[@DH-xw6jp]

Rob hasn't brought down the Great Procrastination Dragon of Plot Advancement yet... But he has *[checks notes]* raised an undead army and threatened to kill all the horses in Azerim. It's because Venus in in retrograde, isn't it?

[@FaultAndDakranon]

It's Clemming Time!

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

😂😂

[@SettesNL]

Now, this is a smart party. So fun to watch. It was nice being able to have early access! Thanks a lot

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

… and Baradun and the Dickheads are smart too…!

@@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD sometimes :D I am waiting for like 50 episodes already for Bob to realize the power of darkness/devilsight for squishy ranged rogue who can fucking fly in darkness!! :DD

[@mrbaab5932]

Other than the low IQ log waste of time ⌚.

[@mrbaab5932]

​@@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnDBaradun and the Dixheds are very smart 🧠 azzes.

[@jb6748]

😂​@@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD

[@TKFKU]

A minotaur bard? Needs 100% more cowbell.

[@matluoma9195]

@4:52 Britt being 'sus about the specific Dice selected out of the 100's of Rob's dice.

[@wolfmoon09able]

Invested in Alric and Reginald. What a power couple. Sneaki is RABID. I'm living for it.

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Alrich or Ulrich? Either way, I ship them and want them to win everything ❤

[@wolfmoon09able]

Also, love the reoccurring "subtext becomes regular text" running gag of this crew

[@jb6748]

13:55 Brit emerges as the "Rules Lawyer." 😅

[@Joe-xy3vy]

I was fully expecting Britt to DM. Maybe In a season or two.

[@jb6748]

@Joe-xy3vy That would be fun. I love when DMs get to play. Curious what kind of crazy Rob would come up with for a character. 😈

[@mrfixer8552]

lol Rob with the "I will teach you not to f**k with me" I love it

[@Vasilio1000]

He is smart enough to know that it is just a question of time before he gets, quoting Sir Pratchett, "gently flogged to death with scented bootlaces". So he tries at least to buy himself some time with terrible threats. I guess it is a mutual understanding there 😀

[@jennywren6795]

I love how animated and engaged everyone is! This is so much fun to watch. Sneaki the feisty fairy getting sweary at the giant was a highlight!

[@SamanthaS92]

Britt: Actually… the horse would do this… Rob: F*ck it, the horse dies! Happy? 😅

[@Adz2]

They need to replace the lyrics of Abba's "Voulez Vous" with Bubble Bütte at some point 😂

[@Respectable_Username]

Yesssss I had that stuck in my head the other day! It works so well with their name!

[@matluoma9195]

At the outtro -immediately pictured Horatio singing "oh my darling clemyclem"..

[@General_Flores]

The fact the Bubblé Butté thought the battle would be won in 6 seconds Is great

[@karategirl084]

I love how they are having as much fun with the NPCs as with their own characters. It's got me invested in random things like a log being thrown.

[@SarielAdvent]

I love how the girls aren't burdened by the knowledge of their skills yet. I mean to say that the boys 'mostly' know what to expect of their skills and spells and such and are much less likely to just make something up whereas the girls are still exploring and constantly trying to be creative about things like with the druids using the trees and the log - however unsuccessful that is. Even small things like Bubble's bottle having kinda been tipped over. And it's wonderful that Rob just feeds into it with such enthusiasm. Don't get me wrong. I love the boys' D&D campaign as well. They make me laugh every time. It's just nice to see the differences.

[@martiansoon9092]

@23:00 "Nearly headless" Nick... "How can you be nearly headless?" "Oh..." Dinner table discussions in HP.

[@Cerbero3333333]

Ohh i really liked Oratio’s ‘AHAAA’ of the intro. It was so well timed

[@stephaniehoward8132]

I love how brit was calling out rob for how he was describing the scene with the major and horse lol #horsegirls

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

And Britt is a horse girl through and through

[@grayhatjen5924]

​@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD Tell Britt that her proficiency was noted back during the one longer form RDR2 piece. I remember she rode in, slid off her horse, and gave her line all in one shot, and I was like wait wait wait. Went back like three times to make sure that I wasn't missing a very well edited cut. That? Was impressive AF.

[@workingclassk9]

As a horse girl she should also know that if you pull back on the reins and use your legs to go forward the horse will likely rear. Rearing is also more likely on war horses as well. (Horse girl plus history nerd)

[@grayhatjen5924]

@workingclassk9 Truthfully, the minute they started arguing, I started chuckling, so I missed some of the deets. Up high for a fellow history nerd, though 🖐🏻 (Oh double that for dope user name!)

[@lagoondiver]

Rhi's role-playing is fantastic 😄 I just started in a campaign where I'm playing as a bard myself and I love to see her character in action

[@ansgariuswolfe]

I was doing dishes while watching, not really paying attention to the minis, then I saw the LEGO horse in the middle of these super realistic minis and just lost it 🤣

[@CULLROY]

Tuesday and Thursday are quickly turning into my two favourite days of the week! Love how the team are throwing themselves with Gusto into this campaign!

[@goverttrouwborst3088]

Hey Rob, Constitution saves for concentration checks make sense when you see constitution as your ability to deal with pain. You can be very wise or intelligent but its going to be very hard to concentrate if you're in pain because somebody just shot an arrow in you. Higer constitution would make it a lot easier to brush that off and keep concentrating on what you're doing.

[@Osprey441]

Sneaki somehow canonically receiving Vicious Mockery-

[@jonathonsawyer9440]

"I'm gonna create some water and make the battlefield a bit wet." Oh how I love struggling at lvl 1!

[@Noric_]

I get a strong "Animal Behavior" > "Human Behavior", "Horse would kick" > "Nah they will hold hands!"

[@nikroth]

It is so so good that they don't talk over each other. I love it.

[@tomkelly00]

tbh it's most of the reason I don't watch the other campaign anymore

[@sendi_sen]

@@tomkelly00And why I didn’t even bother past the first half dozen or so.

[@tonyr5765]

The cutaway scenes with the characters are the best part of each episode. Horatio with the country accent is epic.

[@jasoncastillo9017]

I need a Phoenix plush, Viva contact Makeship

[@imchloekate]

The girls are really creative and it's just wonderful to watch 😊❤ can tell Rob is loving it as well because he loves creativity so I think this is going to be an amazing campaign 😃

[@suntanironman]

32:43 Oh no! I hear music playing. That means this episode is almost over (which now that I have paused the video, I can clearly see that as well, lol). I was very much enjoying this episode. Can’t wait for the next one!

[@mdansbyjr]

15:05: This has to be one of the best NPC/flavor bits I've ever seen in a game! ... and the dice appear to agree!!!

[@Queltamas]

Rob getting made at Britt I was just waiting for a dragon to appear as punishment.

[@ihcfn]

Just gonna keep throwing stuff at them Rob? A nice gentle introduction to D&D 😁

[@Bald_Monkey]

Robb letting out his pent up frustration about not being respected as a DM on Britt, instead of just once standing up to Ben’s bullying 😂 i feel you Robb, give em Hell

[@Mixxie67]

Rhi’s thunderclap action is priceless. ETA: OMFG! The bardic dance! Dying. I love seeing Rhi being so delightful because she’s so good at being an awful shrew in NPC Man. I always kind of hate her even though she seems like a lovely person IRL. Oh yeah, she’s also the horrible player who messes with Alan in the survival game series. Just really good at playing a horrible person.

[@ShellyS2060]

When the DM says the horse rears up, the horse rears up. Do not argue with "God" for you are squishy and easily thumped.

[@Ezullof]

I think it can be ok for players to suggest changes like that. But if you do it because you think you have expertise, you need to respect the DM, because maybe they have more specialized expertise on the topic. Maybe they just did it that way without thinking about it and they'll value your input, but here, in my opinion, it was more a case of Britt not realizing that maybe Rob is the kind of DM to have investigated horse riding and read countless threads on the topic by D&D players even more passionate about the topic. Now let's say some player with expertise on boats tell Rob that they'd want to make a specific kind of knot that would let them control the sails more easily, I'm sure Rob can accept it even if he didn't envision it like that. "can I do this thing that we can do in the real world?". When the horse does something like rearing up, maybe the right reaction would have been "wow that's an impressive horse, that's not what most horses would do".

[@galvanax11]

19:02 LIMITED POWER!

[@alwrz4]

Sneaki dropping a diss track on that zombie and broke its spirit.

[@AarPlays]

Robert showing the full display of "I let the boys get away with things, i will not make that mistake twice"

[@AyarARJ]

Raising the bar to match the capabilities, intelligence, and maturity level of the table. Important DM skill if you have various diverse groups. Yeah, that's the ticket.

[@DH-xw6jp]

​@@AyarARJ "maturity level of the table" At this table: A walking butt joke A Texas double entendre A pop culture reference. Astrology Sure... Maturity lol.

[@AarPlays]

​@@DH-xw6jpthey seem more engaged but they definitely share the same humor as the boys. Their social situations are going to be interesting. A lot of new players are a bit quirky, especially during the first session. It'll take us a month before we get to their second session

[@DH-xw6jp]

@@AarPlays they definitely appear to be more willing to focus on team work, but you are right, we haven't seen them outside of combat yet. Will they leave a trail of broken NPCs, or will they gain the goodwill of Azerim?

[@unlikelycircumstances1986]

Imagining Horatio blowing on the neck of the lute had me in fits. Loving the new series keep up the great work.

[@rojinn03]

I love this Campaign! We definietly need a Crossover between both Campaigns!

[@Chilliconkanye]

I'm sure that will come eventually.

[@amit53shukla]

Rhi is such an entertainer. Horatio is gradually becoming my favourite character. We want more of Rhi in the main VLDL. Where is our Super manager in bored series? Rowan is throwing valuable customers lately and there is no one to stop him.

[@Parthonaxe]

The comments Rob throws in just to mess with the players heads are always on point I love it

[@tehanu99]

Log FTW!!! Also Sneaky being a potty mounth is canon from now on

[@markkNL]

So Clammy Clem got bitten by a vampire and dropped out of her studies?

[@roberthawkins1675]

😂😂

[@scifimaji]

Loving the new players they're much easier to follow, seeing as they don't try to TALK OVER each other, great dm'ing really rob. Let them try and fail it's how you learn love the double log technique!

[@averageviewer6286]

That Zombie took some serious Emotional damage!

[@GamingwithStilez]

What's his name, Steven He?

[@averageviewer6286]

Emotional Damage is probably a standard in Neo-D&D.

[@ralhamami]

Ol' Clammy Clem is giving Rob a real hard time gatekeeping horses. Haha, great episode.

[@astrobotnautics5291]

Well well, where will we be going from here. Love the way this series has started with action and a battle, I cannot wait till we get to some lore/character development episodes.

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

Getting to it soon! :)

[@firebird8600]

Clemmy Clem is my absolute favorite guest PC of the entire guy's campaign.

[@maximusaralieous1728]

These episodes are flying by. Really enjoying them. The girls are doing great! Phoenix berating thw zombie and prancing off grinning was great.

[@c.johnaustin4713]

😅Killing in the rain! How romantic can you get... 👍

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Surviving in the rain ❤

[@lck723]

I love that these aren’t cookies cutter characters. It’s so creative and freeing.

[@majormoron605]

Phoenix casually dropping the c-bomb on a zombie, like a true aussie

[@dannyw1579]

Kiwi*

[@matthewcasper6493]

I think someone needs to make phoenix swearing at the zombie into a meme or shirt or mug or something, freaking hilarious

[@bentonmarcum8924]

6:35 I'm from the ocean and it's full of salt water. Im so glad you clarified that. Otherwise we might mistakenly believed you came from a fresh water ocean

[@rodrigoaraujoyoh]

OMG SHE REFERENCED BLOOD BENDING, I LOVE HER

[@pedroperos2157]

I've been playing D&D in the same campaign for more than 40 years, and watching your guys is so much fun.😊

[@LordZombitten]

Always use Bardic Inspiration! In my group, I've been pidgeon-holed as the bard because of how well I played my first bard. At that time, it was amazing how frequently that +1 made the difference between a miss and a hit

[@timtrain4101]

Let's recognize how much time and effort rob puts in to have other people play a game. Impressive.

[@Respectable_Username]

What are the chances this table session was filmed in the same block as the cutscenes from the BatD campaign with that rant about how thunder damage != lightning damage 😂

[@olivertunnah3987]

I love that Rhi has thrown herself into this, putting on the voice every time she speaks.

[@deoneb3010]

It's pure joy watching the girls play! I really wish the episodes were longer, they help with the depressions😆😅

[@TomTrustworthy]

The bard is quicky becoming my favorite character!

[@bradleyjamieson7718]

I love that Britt is a Dhampir. One of my favourite characters was a Dhaampir swashbuckler Rogue named Mighlo. He was forever aged 12 and was obsessed with eating the colour blue. It got him into all sorts of trouble.

[@Edam-Channel]

I am on Britt's side on the horse argument. Even though the leader of the local militia is specified as mounted on a Warhorse, it is a bit like claiming the local militia in a modern small village have an Abrams tank at their disposal. It is unlikely that the Warhorse in question was actually a fully trained combat veteran willing and ready to trample down undead.

[@jonathanrolston4442]

I am already annoyed at having to wait a whole week for the next episode, so well done!

[@AxeMan808]

I would argue that designed mass combats take BEST to player strategizing. I like the way you let them direct the common soldiery.