BLOOD IN THE BAYOU - HOMECOMING | Episode 1

[@NHSynthonicOrchestra]

Damn whoever make the music in this series must be really cool and epic! (it was me)

[@MeowletXD]

Dude the music you did was absolutely phenomenal! Great work :)

[@ZillaYT.]

it should of been Mario Waluigi pinball trap remix for that part

[@sol-gu5ii]

you did an amazing job, i was like wow

[@void2920]

Mister Hangover you've done an amazing job!

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Good shit!

[@undeadbeanz]

The red eyes glowing whenever Charlie talks is so creative I love it

[@covertmoth5086]

it makes it seem like the boys are terrified of the surrounding boom of charlie slimecicles voice

[@pungoblin9377]

I ACTUALLY DIDNT NOTICE THAT I JUST THOUGHT THEY JUST FLICKERED! Now it just looks like the boys are being DMed by a forest god

[@Dorknt]

@@pungoblin9377 "In the deep, unknowable vastness of the outskirts, you hear not but the breathing of the critters stalking you, hoping for a meal. That is, until you hear a single, sharp exclamation, directly behind you..." " *Ping!* "

[@AkiibaInSociety]

It makes sense tho cus charlie is just an amalgamation of flesh brought up by the eldritch force in The Forest

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Omg yeah!

[@dedidedi9132]

As someone named kian i pretty much never hear my name outside of referring to me so when I heard "Kian" i felt a magnitude 9 earthquake down my body. Also cant believe grizzly stole both my name and my personality for his character smh

[@eggrolltheillegal6201]

Sheesh

[@greenEntertainer.]

Had the same reaction when I learned Charlie was playing a character named Gil.

[@ZillaYT.]

Same thing happened to me with Cthulhu

[@haohaohao000]

so how many babes ya got

[@dedidedi9132]

@@haohaohao000 like... uh fuckin.. uhhh at least a hundred.. uh million uh yeahhh.. fuck yeah man..

[@wardenohellmonday5449]

"You were supposed to take care of my mom" and then "I think Kians up there Taking Care of My Mom" is the best two lines-

[@dunnoatp1638]

What a fun little campaign with Slimecicle as the DM, I sure hope nobody brutally melts instantly within the first hour.

[@DaniParre]

Or blows up the moon

[@dynamight289]

Or turns into a bug

[@craigmccune6066]

or gets decapitated

[@Wawawaeeewi]

Or becomes a smear

[@Cimenkoi]

I only know who corrolates to like two out of the 5 things ya'll said and now I'm intrigued as fuck to finish the last 2 eps I'm on cause HOW did the campaign escalate to the point where THE MOON GOT BLOWIN UP??

[@yahooanswers4843]

that rat scene is just incredible truly, its tough to sell creative gore stuff like that just via description but slimecicle nails it

[@sarcasticmoray6648]

**spoilers for the episode Why isn’t anyone talking about how terrible rat’s death was? It had me really sad for a character with only a few lines. 9/10

[@therecordroom9761]

the way he talked about the buzzing was so unsettling

[@BlueCoreBard]

honestly, love the idea that as Rand gets more and more worried, he smokes more and more.

[@Businessgoose124]

As he takes more sanity damage he just has like 7 joints in his mouth at the same time

[@Nixahma]

@@Businessgoose124 He's actively chewing on one

[@Demoxal]

@@Nixahma just one, not the other six. how he manages that with all of them in his mouth at the same time is a mystery

[@Nixahma]

@@Demoxal exactly.

[@transmaddie]

Guys. As a patron. This campaign is incredible so far. It's absolutely worth the 5 bucks a month. I became a patron at the start of the month and with Apotheosis and Blood in The Bayou, their shorter campaigns have been outstanding!!! I am so excited for this series to continue!! I love how they show who's talking by lighting up their characters and then when Charlie is talking the creatures in the woods light up

[@itsjustjelly2152]

Dude I didn't notice the eyes on the background thing until you pointed it out, that's so sick

[@RandomInternetStranger]

It just sucks that all this good content is locked behind a paywall they could very easily take down, with little to no cost to them. They take sponsors nearly every episode, so what's one or two more for nearly infinite content? Do they really need it? What about Apotheosis, the campaign that's already done, but completely inaccessible to any people without $5? I sure as hell can't afford such a money sink with the whole nation-wide economic crisis and such. In a time where every penny has several times less value than even a day before, you'd figure that they'd lessen the restrictions on their content, especially since it would boost positivity and such.

[@duskstorm3560]

The beasts of the forest speak their haunting tale (real)

[@SunShite]

@@RandomInternetStranger this 100% gives me “do it for exposure” vibes. You aren’t forced to buy it.

[@duskstorm3560]

@@RandomInternetStranger You're not entitled to their content. They post Riptide once a week already, if you want extra content, you can go out of your way to pay for it or find other sources. There are other people who make equally interesting content that can be enjoyed simultaneously with the main JRWI campaign. A person can watch Critical Role and also Riptide and be content. There are even more TTRPGs out there that are played by multitudes of other podcasts. If you can't or don't want to pay money, there IS something similar out there. It's not the JRWI crew's job to make free content.

[@reekill_playlists]

I love how Rand is the main character, Kian is an actual stoner who does not care about anything, and Rolan is a liability Actually Kian might be the closest thing to an actual wizard

[@vellemints]

THIS ART IS SO SICK OMG 😭😭 Ive been seeing the team looking for alternative ways to keep high quality audio + keep visuals, and this is literally perfect (for me personally, ofc)

[@hexpsyche]

TOTALLY AGREE! This is the perfect in between in my opinion, the sound effects + music add SO much

[@undeadbeanz]

Got Patreon for this campaign and it's so fuckin worth it y'all. Let Charlie Slimecicle enrapture & ensnare you in his goopy lil horror web

[@joeshmoe6526]

the slimy speeider

[@liv7840]

1:38:13 i love how Timothy says "aw man" like this has happened many times before

[@hollowbox5723]

For anyone who's watching this for the first time, you're in for a scare HYPE!

[@OIeka]

Ah!

[@Gottaloveaxolotls]

@@OIeka Le *GASP*

[@NotRllyFunni]

*GASP* spooky~~

[@grim8663]

IT'S THRILLING ALRIGHT

[@spoonspork]

y’know everyone on the discord was saying babes was a gender neutral term and i didn’t believe it until episode 2, i guess you boys won’t know what it was that swayed me unless u join the jrwi patreon

[@duskstorm3560]

Wait, episode 3 isn't- *gets kidnapped *

[@spoonspork]

shit episode 2 shit oops apparently i decided kein is gay next episode wtf

[@duskstorm3560]

@@spoonspork Shhh, they don't have to know

[@CURECREATURE]

@@spoonspork I knew it He gave off twink vibes from the start

[@revilno]

Wait there’s a JRWI discord? I was in the JRWI patreon and I couldn’t find it, damn

[@agamerdoesthings9317]

I was like super chillin, and my face contorted into instant horror at the horrifying description of Rat. The leadup is so good, I'm absolutely terrified.

[@The_Red_Rogue]

Just came back after buying a patreon and watching the whole campaign. Holy Christ. This is one of my favourite things. Ever. Kian’s ability to be chill about everything, Rand’s constant state of crisis, and mY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE ROLAN WHO DESERVES THE WORLD. They are all so good. Please if you watched this episode and enjoyed it, especially the glimpses of horror, continue one the patreon, I promise you it only gets better from here. Think Eldritch Horror + Last Of Us + Stranger Things. It’s so good I can not stress this enough!!!!

[@seriousbuilder3176]

That intro ‘like a speider’ hits hard later into the series huh

[@dracheli2593]

Richie "Rat" Sanders? Jrwi wouldnt be Jrwi without at least one rat mention per campaign lmao Aaaaaaand Bizly has once again found a funky flesh...

[@tisibutasimplechocopancook7923]

i love this so much...the 80's slang...the mom jokes...and then mixed with the horror! it sets such a cool tone

[@tisibutasimplechocopancook7923]

your evil plan worked by the way... i have joined your patreon and am now an avid blood in the bayou enjoyer

[@TikkTakks]

This is so sick. Initially when asked on twitter, I voted that I preferred the video to stay over a higher quality audio only, but with stuff like this, I would absolutely choose this. I listened to this on patreon already but the sprites and everything make this so fucking cool.

[@Railgunnov]

This episode had me making sanity rolls

[@OIeka]

Did you pass bc I didn’t

[@roguewave5187]

gosh the artists that Charlie finds are SO talented, the attention to details amazing

[@cosmiccvpid]

Man, I really like this Kian fellow. I sure hope nothing bad happens to hi- *gets run over by the delorean*

[@dummy_ren9069]

im so sorry

[@mothboi5793]

28:30 I love how as charlie laughs and the red eyes light up. It's just kinda goofy

[@hydragamedev6920]

1:30:49 kian: im about to do a pro bisexual move (side note, him and rand have so much romantic chemistry)

[@Quesoquantum]

Man I wanna get the patreon just to see if they end up together I'm so broke

[@mitchilldudebre8712]

This is fuckin great. 9 damage…is a lot of damage for a car crash. Like they suffer a major wound and have a possibility of dying from blood loss…bad. I don’t often watch a lot of great COC content, but this is it.

[@tables..]

god DAMN I’m so glad we get to see more art for Blood in the Bayou! so hyped for the upcoming episodes, this mini campaign has been so good so far

[@milliejazz1727]

i've rewatched this a few times but i hadn't noticed that kian at 33:20 says dnd phonetically. It's been cracking me up.

[@hardygal2]

Oh man, I absolutely LOVED this episode when I first heard it on Patreon, the terror (and humour) was absolutely palpable, and I was just fine with it being audio only (I tend to be an audio listener anyway). But to see the visual flair that's been given for the video here - with Charlie being represented as the eyes in the background, the fact that each character has at least three character sprites (with the devolving sanity sprites for Rolan and Rand being stand outs), and even the background and foreground changes - is just *incredible*

[@bigman7288]

god fucking dammit, wow I remember one of the crew saying there would be slightly animated pictures for the KZbin, but I was not expecting it to be this GOOD! I love how the eyes light up when Charlie speaks, I love how when they're introducing themselves, they become the focus of the image, I love the added animation of the fire and the swamp monsters I just love BitB so much. Everyone put so much effort in to create something absolutely incredible :D

[@3Y3B411Z]

HOW THE HELL DID I MISS THIS FOR 6 MONTHS

[@reekill_playlists]

At least you've seen it now. You should also look at the fan made trailer by this person named cryingwyvern, it is PHENOMENAL

[@rae5164]

Did I already listen to this on Spotify? Yes. Am I going to listen to this again on youtube? Absolutely. Will I be joining the Patreon crew and listening to this a third time? For sure.

[@OIeka]

Will I be too poor to join the patron? You know it 😎

[@BluebeerryBPS]

@@OIeka Ayyyy 😎

[@aberooni279]

Oh I see kian choking on the cigarette was perfect foreshadowing. I weep every day

[@thelonecourier3439]

What happened in the campaign?

[@aberooni279]

@@thelonecourier3439 I def recommend spending 5 bucks just to watch it, it was an whirlwind of crazy shit

[@randomthings8732]

did.. kian choke on a cig and die?

[@revilno]

I doubt it was foreshadowing because it’s an improv game, but it’s very ironic

[@p0rks0dadex]

what happens in the later episode?

[@jakesessions5836]

The sad thing is that their dnd stuff has been incinerated unless the others have character sheets on their person which arguably is as bad as the clearly apocalyptic situation they are entering lol

[@TheSeraphimSage]

thank god it was released on youtube so there's at least autogenerated closed captions, I half rely on lipreading for the riptide episodes so i was sad when i thought this would only be released on audio platforms. Can't wait to listen!!

[@cocosweet1568]

Oh that's super cool when they get lose sanity their picture changed. I love the details man. Not only that when crazy stuff is happening it changes as well this so freaking awesome!!!

[@BoilingHeart]

THIS ART IS SO DAMN GOOD YOOOOO I LOVE THIS!!! And I think this is the PERFECT middle for having just audio and just Enough Visual Cues without having to do the facecams. I LOVE that Charlie's voice is signified by the red eyes haha BITB has had me HOOKED!!! I don't normally engage in horror content, but oh man THIS ONE really got me. The humor I really fun, the characters are a riot and I do very much enjoy seeing older characters being played this time around, and the spooky stuff itself sends full body shivers and had me at multiple occasions finding my eyes welling up with tears in fear and having to pace around my room just to shake off the heebie jeebies LOL. If you don't have the patreon, GET IT, it's only 5 bucks and this campaign is SO WORTH IT!!!!!

[@Scones-and_more_scones]

Rollin was actually deathly allergic to that type of mushroom

[@dracheli2593]

CRYING WYVERN IS ONCE AGAIN SLAYING!!! HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWESOME :D IM SO GLAD THAT CHARLIE IS DMING AGAIN AND ITS A HORROR SETTING!! THE ART LOOKS SICK AND IM SO EXCITED :D Thank you for uploading the first ep to KZbin!!

[@SnowAnd_Raine]

I love how you can tell by his voice that Kian has been smoking for a long time. Love the detail grizzly puts into all his characters!

[@shadow_master7303]

Honestly crazy how Rolan is always getting it the worst, because it's all based on luck. Characters like him always get it the worst so I find it crazy, and he's my favorite character too because I tend to get drawn into characters like him for some reason

[@hotcofi2969]

The 3 times I’ve seen Charlie run a campaign, they have all been so different and so good.

[@k-dog4872]

the little animations with this video, and how the characters and background changed with different plot points of the video was so cool!!!!! I absolutely loved watching this.

[@VieVain]

i wish i wasnt poor so i could watch more of this! its great and i had a genuine physical reaction when you said that rand felt the heart beat in his eyes. great story telling from all 4 of you!

[@OIeka]

Yea I’m in college rn and rent sucks but man this looks so good like if u got the money it’s definitely worth

[@meh4525]

Gonna ask my grandma if i can mow her lawn for a quick buck

[@aconcerninglilguy]

The patreon is entirely worth it, you get this mini campaign along with prime defenders, apotheosis, tons of past one shots, and just roll what if. Entirely worth the $70 a year (in Canada)

[@fairielites9087]

I listened to all of this when it first came out. I am currently sick with COVID and I have had the urge to relisten to this once again. Ngl BITB will always have a special place in my heart as the very first JRWI show I listened to. Lets hope Charlies skills as a Keeper heals me frfr

[@invasivepecan]

im going to get patreon for this campaign alone, charlie is my favorite

[@inkybunny_8416]

I LOVE the images flickering as whoever plays that character talk!! the red eyes flickering as charlie talks is so cool!! you guess are so COOL!!!!

[@thatonescoutmain8179]

jesus christ, i've never met these characters before and i don't know their past but shit that takes a U-Turn into me almost crying man fuck.

[@mistrex]

I recommend watching, i physically didn't exist until i started this 10/10

[@brodyleffler1228]

Grizly's character is straight up Yung Gravy

[@kalamies.]

Yeah but if he slayed

[@dummy_ren9069]

I am absolutely not back to watch this mini campaign over again because I can’t stop thinking about it. Absolutely not! Not a chance!

[@Speckaboo]

hahah yeah me neither

[@trihard6989]

No waaaayyyy I’m running a Call of Cthulhu campaign right now (set in 1931) That started in Chicago and is now in New Orleans with swamp monsters and ancient medieval horrors and stuff. This is so cool

[@maxendermen]

Oh trust me... it's not swamp monsters... it's far far worse

[@cetxscum]

@@maxendermen so much worse....

[@thelonecourier3439]

POLITICIANS

[@mostlikelysmarterthanyou5031]

I might have to get the 5 dollar patreon because this first episode was pretty good, normally i listen to these at work but since im in front of customers don't think i will for this one since i don't want someone to approach me and i have a horrified expression on my face from something happening in the podcast

[@slaymeister6963]

i have officially gotten 3 different people who have never played / know nothing abt dnd to watch this and they all loved it!!

[@d_1044]

6:20 I wish Charlie made him roll to see if he noticed the woman who was most definitely hidden in his trunk

[@ic236]

I loved this campaign more than i thought i would. Rolan became my favourite after an insane journey.

[@CluelessQuazar]

I find it so hilarious that not only does condi has like jole last of us hearing but Bizzly has like ninja hiding abilities and grizzly has maxed out charm. amazing episode

[@cardrabitt1159]

Haha, what a fun goofy campaign! I’m sure nothing horrifying will happen in it!

[@imjustmason]

God huge props to whoever did the visuals for this, it looks amazing

[@swordswaltzing]

I listened to this first on Patreon so I hadn't seen this art until now, but the art changing to reflect madness levels is SO clever. I love it.

[@husk9835]

From what ive seen from apotheosis and this campaign, grizzly has a type

[@mystex4884]

this is so sick, animations, art, music and climate?? Absolutely immaculate

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

The poses for their manic state is class

[@Schmerk]

This is my 3rd time listening and this is because I have been wanting to also start up a new type of campaign for my players, so listening to this helps my brain kinda gunk up some ideas of what to add for them. I just genuinely enjoy this type of stuff :D

[@fairielites9087]

I spent the $5 to hear the rest of the series and it is SO WORTH IT. They’re on episode 3 rn and it’s sooooo good!!!

[@JamieCracker]

i've watched this episode about 3 times now by the gods I NEED the rest of this series in my MOUTH

[@FloweryDingus]

I so prefer the audio only format with the high quality art! This so much better personally

[@kalamies.]

I like it too but a lot of people need to see people speaking to focus on the show & making art for every episode would take a WHILE

[@BlueberryPankace]

Ok this absolutely seals the deal if we could have something like this for the main campaign & Patreon campaign I would absolutely want y’all to go audio only cuz holy shit? It sounds so cool and the visuals of each character lighting up while talking and making small changes to their expressions when necessary is awesome!! Please reconsider audio only after this, cuz I know that it would be so freaking cool!!

[@insertcleverjoke8383]

I didn't even notice that everyone flashes when the player is talking and the eyes in the woods flash when Charlie talks. That's so cool!

[@PoetsDillema]

DUDE THIS IS SICK klsdajhfd unfortunately i cannot afford the patreon but i do hope that little cliffhanger rocks everyones worlds best call of cthulu campaign session i have ever watched

[@mocco1612]

this is the coolest thing i’ve ever seen oh my god, i watched the first episode on patreon weeks ago but the art and graphics and WOW THIS IS AMAZING

[@byrontheusurper6505]

I only listened to the first few minutes and passed on it but smoke with the devil is such an unbelievable banger I just had to Listen to it and oh my god is this good!

[@undeniablyremi]

DUDE THE ART IS INSANE!!! as a patron rewatching this is such a treat!

[@TheGhostlyZed]

This, and the soundtrack, inspired me to go re-try playing the call of cthulhu video game, since last time i played it was yearrrrs back and i was small and scared of the cultists. I never made it past chapter 3, but yesterday i sat down and spent the whole day playing it from start to finish, allll the way to chapter 14. Great day of survival horror.

[@imhallyall3841]

Holy smokes this campaign is actually soemthing else, I just got done with the latest episode and I am just taken away by how good this is...

[@leelu2753]

“by pokémon i meant baseball” fucking got me.

[@mason_is_online]

It's my third time rewatching this episode! Already my favorite jrwi campaign

[@BrisketSurge]

How does Grizz keep flirting with Charlie?

[@ChippedShrimp]

THE ART AND ANIMATION IS FUCKING INCREDIBLE!!! BROOOO

[@ownan9167]

chip shrimp chibo

[@ChippedShrimp]

@@ownan9167 you

[@hyperspacesushi]

I finally got a bit of stability in my income after a whole entire year, I'm so fucking psyched to continue on to episode 2 and beyond!

[@Trees...]

Yes yes yes! I've heard you guys mentioning this in a few different places and I'm so excited! Totally wish I could join the patreon. :)

[@elianramos918]

Honestly the most interesting first session I've seen on a DND podcast, i really liked rant, his art and style was my fav

[@bubbothewubbo9458]

That was actually great, always wanted more horror stuff with these vibes

[@Azeriiall]

Maybe this isn’t good to watch when I feel nauseous but that’s okay! The grind never stops

[@elanu4835]

I don’t know what this is but I’m certain I’m gonna love it just by the art and title alone! Unfortunately I can’t watch it right now, but if it’s anything with my boys then it’ll be great!

[@DragonaxFilms]

These character introductions and music choices are one of the best startups to a TTRPG campaign I've ever heard, oh man xD

[@summerglassleaves3073]

This is the one of the only horror shows i actually enjoyed and had a great balance of absolute horror but not gimicky, had great insight and so many awesome twists, just the right amount of everything An the fact charlie was scared FOR them was hilarious and ominous 🤣 Will be back again for sure

[@ghostly_will]

I wish I had money for patreon to hear the rest, this is so cool :0

[@alessandro8809]

Dude it really is, I bought patroen just for this and I do not regret it

[@grunglus]

23:38 foreshadowing at it's greatest

[@Zainium]

God I wish I could pay for this!!! The art, the swapping of art, the voice highlights and the music is all done so welllll!!!!!!

[@WykeRowerMedia]

So I tried guessing who played which character based on the thumbnail EDIT: fuckin nailed it

[@WykeRowerMedia]

Kian has big grizzly energy Rand is wearing Bizly's jacket Rolan looks the most responsible

[@arkaeus_j3650]

I'm so glad you guys are doing a Call of Cthulhu campaign. I gave up on looking for a Call of Cthulhu podcast a long time ago, i love your guys content so i can only think about how amazing this is going to be

[@i0utcast651]

To those of you who haven't become a petreon yet, You definitely should! they've finished this campaign & holy moly I'm in frickin tears bro! Seriously check it out! it's only like $5 a month at least, you won't regret it!

[@MeMe-nn9rl]

Honestly this ought to be my favorite campaign yet, I really like art style for the sprites and the visuals are insane. I also really like the story line so far, I’m a huge horror fanatic and solely just for this campaign, I’m probably gonna sign up for the patron!!

[@Speckaboo]

"Like Richie, you melt into the wall" this fucking guy 😭

[@blookyhasmusic4400]

Incredible. Powerful. Moving. Easily my new favorite episode of this campaign.

[@loser_geek_weebever2807]

THIS IS SO COOL I LOVE THE WAY THIS WAS DONE I LOVE THIS CAMPAIGN SO MUCH CHARLIE YOURE SUCH A COOL HORROR DM

[@mocco1612]

episode three comes out TONIGHT on the patreon, genuinely so worth it guys!!

[@D3AM0NH3AD]

This campaign was so amazing! This was actually the first JRWI video I watched and it really got me excited to watch more videos on the channel.