Brennan BAITS The Cast And Dies Laughing | Critical Moments EXU Calamity

[@CriticalMomentsu]

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[@GHOST-in-the-MACHINE]

Brennan is on one at all times. There's not a moment this man stops, and I love it.

[@LittleMountain90]

Lou getting up and giving Brennan the double birds is how you know they're friends.

[@matthewsmith6057]

If he could have flipped the table for comedic effect, he would have.

[@GullyRooster]

​@@matthewsmith6057 Instead he probably just goes to put the kettle on for Brennan and Lou (and usually Raph and Ally) tea time.

[@NaaimSiddiqi]

"What homebrew bullshit is this? Someone call Wizards of the Coast"

[@BertFromOhio]

Lmfao that comment is how you know someone doesn't sub to Dropout lol D20 fans know because of how many times they've threatened to fight him in a Dennys parking lot lol

[@Sandata64RD]

You can tell from his muttering that he knows it's gonna be one of two things. They already failed or its gonna be non sense side info. And it was the later.

[@rustyshackleford2950]

Brennan saying "Incredible" is like the Evil A.I. in a sci fi movie saying "Calculating..."

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Dale is that you, or is this the real Rusty o.o

[@Zawfee]

I can never un-read this, thank you.

[@rustyshackleford2950]

@@xEvilRaptorx You don't know who I am but I know where you live... Wait. Is this Peggy? Can you put her on for me?

[@rustyshackleford2950]

@@Zawfee Yup. Every time I hear him say "Incredible" I tense up knowing the simulation is adjusting accordingly. You're welcome.

[@HenriqueErzinger]

The players cursing at Brennan is a staple of D20 hahaha

[@tristanswinning5950]

The fact that Lou knows brennans style so well he was like don’t you dare! Lol

[@Rjames112]

He knew it was coming….

[@Lliamhd]

You can see him like just go from quietly mumbling "nah nah nah nah nah don't you do it don't do it whatever it is no no no no no" to then "AH FUCK!!! NO!!! FUCK YOUUUUU!!!"

[@Redfoxjack]

He could smell it like chungledown bim or an uncomfortably sexy rat Brennan will find a way to play with your emotions

[@nonnayobiz2959]

Having watched most of D20 his immediate get up and leave flipping brennan the bird is just perfect.

[@JacopoSkydweller]

@@Rjames112 I rewatched it after reading this, just watching Lou, 100%, that was HILARIOUS.

[@munchkin5679]

One of my favourite things about Brennan as a GM is that he truly knows how to give emotional whiplash to his players. It's never too long the point of ruining a moment, but juuust at the right second to give them N adrenaline rush... And cause Lou to nope out 😂❤️

[@TheJerbol]

Matt is also amazing at this. 'As you slowly open the door.......... Nothing happens'

[@zane4218]

He absolutely does but this one was extra funny because he does so much over-the-top, jaw dropping craziness, but I think he does very few false alarms like this. So the cast and I 100% believed something major was happening.

[@jonmon454]

​@@TheJerbol ii

[@micahnewby7964]

Especially going into the break it'd be really easy to believe a cliffhanger was coming

[@jacobantony9033]

The look on Lou's face when Brennan cuts in is of 'here we go again' and he is ready for some Brennan style chaos and the rug is ripped out from underneath him and he pissed off at being worked up over nothing. Lol.

[@stone5against1]

The look of someone who's had enough from Brennan's shit hahaha

[@pablobenitonunez4159]

Lou had the same energy as Gunnie when Plug said he wont die today xd

[@TPixelAdventures]

@@pablobenitonunez4159 "Not Today, but Tomorrow. And Tomorrow's never gonna be Today, cause when you get to the Tomorrow of Today, it's Today."

[@christopherriley2462]

@@TPixelAdventures my favorite was the "oh you thought I was gonna die cause I said I would die tomorrow....... but it's not tomorrow it's today" and Lou just loses his mind lol

[@doorlord1521]

Brennan: “someone would have to be in the Guild Hall” Lou: “Someone would have to be IN the GUILD HALL.”

[@Imperial_Squid]

Spoilers I love that he pulled this bait TWICE but then it turns out the bad guys really were blowing shit up but they timed it to be at the same time as the fireworks!! Fucking incredible!

[@wildwesley9328]

Such good misdirection and foreshadowing

[@TVIRG]

plans within plans.

[@Unenvarjo]

@@TVIRGthat is indeed some Harkonnen level scheming

[@Liesmith424]

Everyone's just worried that Chekov's Apocalypse is going to kick in at any second, it's fantasic.

[@michaelfrey3619]

Anybody else hear Lou's incredibly quiet "you don't have to do this"? I feel as though it encapsulates their dnd relationship.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Lou, quietly, tiredly: Brennan, no. Brennan, grinning: Brennan, _yes!_

[@rojo40]

I swear you can see Luis' life shorten by a year with every episode XD

[@danielbrinton9716]

Marisha is true on this series being stressful

[@TheBiggreenpig]

Nah, we all know how it ends :D

[@jonathansolberg5072]

@@TheBiggreenpig Well We know that it Will end in a Calamity but other Then that We do not know anything. Who lives and who dies? We do not know. Only 2/3 of life died, so some of them may live.

[@dadsposse]

Marisha being like "this miniseries is too stressful, I'm canceling it" is so pure, because little does she know in this clip, it's only going to so, so, SO much worse.

[@AnastasiaTalen]

As a longtime Dimension 20 viewer, my favourite thing about this series so far is just watching the CR cast react to Brennan's DMing.

[@zane4218]

Two episodes in and I am loving this EU Calamity series so far. Travis made me LOL in the four sided dive last night when he joked about this special- "no no, we are going to succeed and prevent The Calamity, then you will have to figure out how to rewrite so much lore"

[@arifaltundal5933]

hahaha imagine the ridiculousness of it XD

[@CaptainTomVane]

These moments are the best, haha In one of my campaigns my players were traveling through a dense jungle, I interrupted the ambiance music and played the sound of a raptor call. The players armed their weapons and charged through the brush to meet the raptor(s) head on rather than waiting to be ambushed As they burst through the brush I told them “You see a tropical bird mimicking the sound of a raptor” The barbarian proceeded to roll a nat 20 on the parrot and it exploded into a cloud of feathers and red mist

[@ChaosMind10531]

Thank you... *intense note taking* Oh would you look at that... Their next stop is in a tropical rainforest...

[@bodenking]

That would be a great way to let your players know what to expect later on, give them a chance to avoid falling into a “Clever girl” trap

[@SocialJusticeCleric]

I baited my players once using a giant statue of a dragon which was enchanted to breathe a jet of flame into the air. It worked about as well as I hoped, even though the the reveal was interrupted by the Barbarian, who got mixed up and identified the fire-breathing creature as a unicorn.

[@Mike-os3pt]

That's awesome

[@SirStarKnight]

Looooool Most of the stories from home games I find on reddit and yt comments are not that interesting or funny to me, but this actually made me laugh. Well played.

[@ottoaureliuszwiebel]

Brennan is such a master baiter

[@Nebula9876]

Master baiter lmao 🤣

[@adampritchett316]

Needs to join the debate team

[@BrianGerken]

He's really a cunning linguist

[@MapleBull95]

Something really needs to be done. He can't just keep going around publicly master baiting like this!

[@Torlik11]

@@MapleBull95 Hey, you can't stop a man from master baiting like that. It's natural!

[@galaxyblade111]

I love how lou and aabria are immeately done with brennan because they are used to his shenanigans XD

[@EyebrowsGaming]

Bird. Facts.

[@jaredbarr3406]

One question: How does Lou deal with this lunatic? LOL!

[@galaxyblade111]

@@jaredbarr3406 as you can see... He doesn’t...

[@Cybercoin]

Lou knows Brennan too damn well...The moment he said something he looked at him..."No...don't you do this."

[@jbonzmcgee]

I feel like Travis always has the most fun at any table

[@blugobln85]

The key to having the most fun is investing yourself in the fun of everyone else playing with you. That's what he does best.

[@Light-fi1mj]

Lou’s very quiet “You don’t have to do this…” is so indicative of how well he knows Brennan.

[@Hrekto]

Lou already bracing for it as Brennan describes how they all rise from the table. He knows something's coming.

[@WildBerryAura]

I love how he did that. he was able to build up tension and fear and then made it dissolve in an instant.

[@DMingThoughts]

This is true DM move. Respect.

[@dariusaetius]

Just look at Sam, the agent of Chaos. How does he enjoys... how does he respects...

[@sakrira]

He literally says "Oh, I love the fireworks!" while everyone else is still in shock. Just the right amount of chaos for him.

[@superwolf1515]

He definitely is thinking “finally, now I’m not the only chaotic person in the room”

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

It might have been the introduction of Bolo, but there was one scene in particular where Sam was visibly awed and delighted by the absolute chaos Brennan brings to this table. I love it. 😂

[@theoldkobold]

Don't get me wrong I love Matt Mercer but I worship and Adore Brannan Lee Mulligan. I personally think and feel free to disagree, is the greatest dm of all time.

[@jacobantony9033]

I think Brennan is just as good as a player as a DM. But he's never a player because he needs to be the DM. Same with Matt. Those two are probably the best.

[@MythrilShotgun]

@@jacobantony9033 I'm a tiny bit sad Aabria didn't get to play alongside Matt. But man, the crew that's there is so damn perfect, it's hard to imagine any changes.

[@Sifeus]

We ain't gotta rank people

[@theoldkobold]

@@Sifeus it's personal preference the there is no rank

[@metzli5797]

I've tried to watch full episodes of D20, EXU and critical role. Didn't really want to watch any of them all the way through, but Brennan definitely kept my attention longer than Matt.

[@snipperjoey1151]

I love that at 1:34 Brennan is literally pointing and laughing at the whole crew for falling for his bit.

[@SaintBigfoot]

Someone needs to make a compilation of all the times Brennan made their hearts stop. It would be incredible

[@Candleknight]

My favorite part is how Lou and Abria both start reacting with dread like 5 seconds before everyone else, because they're so tuned to Brennan's shenanigans 😂😂😂😂

[@druid_the_lizard_wizard]

The people here that have had Brennan as a DM probably saw his trickery coming lol.

[@romxxii]

never had the pleasure, but I've seen him pull the rug under the Intrepid Heroes so often that frankly I never put it past him.

[@xaitza]

I think the fact that it got Lou kinda contradicts your argument :)

[@eddiekalista3222]

I love watching Brennan react to the character’s conversation. 0:32 as Lou is saying that the guild is empty, Brennan makes a face like “that’s a bold assumption”.

[@savingpyro]

When Lou went out of frame, I though he was going to strangle Brennan

[@trashotaku]

Everyone’s talking about Lou’s double bird but Travis’s “oh my god Brennan, you sack of crap” is hilarious

[@theoproasheck5265]

i can just imagine brennan kicking his legs like a little kid when he keeps yelling about the fireworks extravanganza

[@superwolf1515]

Now I’m trying to picture that

[@NeverUsable]

Imagine the Crit Role cast playing a Crown of Candy-esque season with Brennan - BEYOND stressful.

[@kelzbelz313]

I’ve said this before elsewhere but it bears repeating. April fools day swap one shot Brennan DMs the CR original cast in aCoC one shot and Matt tries to wrangle the intrepid heroes in an exandria campaign.

[@pcapusso]

@@kelzbelz313 Emily would give Matt a heart attack.

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@pcapusso she gives Brennan and recently aarbria a heart attack atleast once per session so yeah probably.

[@adamn8156]

@@Kris-wo4pj as Brennan put it, she is a wonderful D&D player and so much fun to play with, but was also sent from hell to kill him.

[@LordSvzklx]

Greetings from the future, comment of the past, you seen the first episode of The Ravening War yet?

[@patriciahernandez-tl8sm]

The dm has to have fun too 🤣

[@jiggycalzone8585]

1:10 you can actually see the moment Lou realizes whats happening

[@jessrluo]

"Ohhh god Brennan you sack of crap!" -Travis Willingham

[@ladykatie3958]

I like how even though Lou should be 100% used to Brennans bullshit by this point, he is still always the number 1 person to be most thrown by said bullshit.

[@JohnMHatch]

I love Lou. He needs to be everywhere.

[@laurentaylor346]

Lou's intense little "oh don't fkin do it man.. you don't have to do this." As Brenna is baiting them Is absolutely sending me

[@AdaDenali]

I love that 2 seconds before this clip begins is Brennan narrator voicing “someone would have to be in the guild hall” and Lou immediately repeats it with in character emphasis “Someone would have to be *in* the *guild hall*”

[@noblue4u]

"Ah, Brennan! You sack-a-crap!" -- Travis

[@Tigerblade11238]

I am loving everything about this table. This is so much fun.

[@shinypikagaming]

I love Lou looking up as Brennan begins to talk, slowly shaking his head as he continues, and straight up leaving and flipping a double bird as he finishes…

[@RadishTheFool]

I watched this 8 times: once regularly, then again for each of the players and Brennan. So good.

[@kevinlohmann3185]

Watching Lou react to Brennan's stuff is amazing because he's always just a second or two ahead of everyone else. Love those boys

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Yup, the years and years of playing as his PC, both on- and off-camera have honed his Mulligan Senses.

[@doodlebug99]

The way Lou got up with those incredible earrings with both middle fingers extended is the most beautiful thing to ever grace my screen. Excuse me while I rewind and screenshot myself a new wallpaper

[@sneezlebottom137]

When you don't have a cliffhanger, but need one aynway

[@ThomasUfnalCrowlake]

The opening line from Marisha is one of her best in Calamity, I love how much characterization can be packed into a sentence and a laugh

[@1GonzalezAR1]

Just a great heart drop moment.

[@TheKarthusBot]

Matt = CG Brennan= CN

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Confirmed. As Mr. Mulligan says of himself, "People think I'm a nice guy, but I just conform to the genre!"

[@kylekillgannon]

I believe in my heart of hearts that Brennan Lee Mulligan is the best DM out there.

[@derekkrumel1407]

Oh I'm stealin this one

[@bbi-bbi-bbeat-itxd1858]

Marisha: This mini series is too stressful, I'm cancelling it. Why did I agree and disagree with her? Lol Jeez Lou-ise I dread tuning in every thursday now

[@SergeantRD]

Travis and Lou feel like the same kind of player and they both make me extremely happy to see at the same table

[@brandonphillips7224]

"Brennan you sack of crap!" faded in the bg. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Lliamhd]

You can see Brennan just quietly half zoning out looking like he's bored, and half being that person in the conversation that's just waiting for you to finish so they can say their thing without regard to whatever you just said. And he's just waiting in that state going, "let's see when they're going to be finished... I'm going to FUCK them up" 😈😂

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

That's when he's at his most dangerous, because the man doesn't miss a beat. It's the ultimate poker face.

[@StraveTube]

"Sam says: Worry if those are actually fireworks."

[@blampfno]

It's always a good time when the dungeon master baits the players.

[@ScrewBall105]

Good way to describe 'Chaotic Neutral' right here.

[@Sleepy12ftPanda]

I love how Lou's the only one who knows Brennan's GMing enough to think that he'd pull something like this.

[@spooked_glitch]

Lou just straight up goes "f*** this, I'm out" and walks away, he knows Brennan's BS from Dimension 20 lol

[@Jhakri_]

The fact Brennan got them with this same bit a couple times during the whole mini-campaign is hilarious.

[@MaXeL077]

It’s the wholesome way he said “the fireworks extravaganza has begun!” for me

[@Robertmaus]

His use of the meta is SO good! I love it.

[@BrainCandyGraphics]

Not Brennan wearing the Naddpod Moonstone Jamboree shirt

[@ebscott0051]

I lived in Poland years ago and didn't understand the language much. One night massive fireworks went off for some reason I didn't understand anyone telling me about. My first panicked thought was: "East or West?"

[@Galimod]

Brennan at the end has such “Candy Mountain Charlie!” energy 😂

[@jarlulfric201]

Everybody’s emotions are consistently in the palms of Brennan’s hands in this entire mini series

[@MormonSwag66]

The work of a master baiter

[@devinspencer1678]

I feel like this is a small sample of what PTSD sufferers go through. The very first instinct is "something has gone horribly wrong and we're all gonna die", but no, it's just fireworks.

[@shridharbiju7370]

So are you saying that all Tabletop RPers have PTSD.

[@literatouristin]

Maybe thats the reason, I enjoy TTRPGS so much. Because I'm not suffering alone and at the same time PTSD is fun for once.

[@demonzabrak]

It’s actually exactly like that.

[@EllieRose-j8d]

This is truly a Master Class in the art of dramatic irony. The Calamity is a historic moment in the world of Exandria and has been teased and talked about for years...and it gets to be used as a punchline for a joke about a fireworks extravaganza

[@superwolf1515]

I’d love to see this group do another mini campaign

[@HousecoatHero]

you can see Brennan pondering if they have enough on their minds to forget there was a fireworks display 😂😂

[@scottdean185]

Travisis reactions to an already traumatized Lou were worth watching this show alone.

[@comadose25]

Eyyyy Brennan rockin the NaDDPod shirt!

[@StevenJQuinlan]

Even funnier is that he got them with the same gag twice

[@rickallen8767]

The man translated the real life experience of hearing a firework thinking it is an explosion or gun shot into a game moment.

[@beetlejuiceblues12]

The cast's reaction is how you know he's been literally torturing them otherwise lmao so mean

[@RickBomhof]

this is still my favorite campaign ever

[@Letham316]

I love that he does the exact same thing again later on, and they fall for it AGAIN. 😂

[@TheNinjapainter]

the fact he did it TWICE in the same episode and got them both times was amazing

[@masterwudong9824]

I feel like Will and Travis were VIBING that whole mini series.

[@joncarpenter-smith9801]

Its the fact he got them twice in one episode

[@teicreates]

Coming back after episode 4 is like: You don't *know* the meaning of the word stress

[@aarondavidson4093]

Everyone: "Folks" Brennan: "FoLks"

[@danktoastiekins9341]

Calamity tonight peeps!!!!

[@guyfromdubai]

"So much to do, so little time..." *BOOOOM* "Yaaaay! Fireworks!"

[@JordanGold5227]

That's what you get when you invite the King of Chaos to DM your game.

[@traviscummings9178]

You can't hand Brennan a loaded situation like that and not expect him to use it for bait

[@jz9417]

Him leaning!!!

[@zeddwulfen7737]

LOL They expected his usual evil stuff but nope, just mischief lol.

[@mbrsart]

And he pulled it again last night XD

[@TehConqueror]

it's almost like brennan senses himself getting mike wazowski'd and said no

[@KyleRayner12]

Completely irrelevant, but who else loves Aabria's outfit?

[@RickBomhof]

yes

[@aurictgreatful]

I need to watch this whole series again. it was so good.

[@white2495]

the fact that he did it a second time is hilarious

[@Snapdragon0112]

When Lou left frame I just expected to see his hands appear around Brennan’s neck.

[@xelyd7989]

I actually feel that maybe Alesander is bad because he was gonna say something maybe ominous to Xerxes before he left and now the ring of brass just figured out that someone managed to hack a hodmedod from inside the guild hall (which only alesander is confirmed to be in right now) so, maybe alesander isnt such a small man after all. Maybe, its a very unlikely theory, but regardless, it could be cool.