Brennan Lee Mulligan On Dimension 20, Matt Mercer's Genius & Critical Role Calamity

Brennan Lee Mulligan discusses Matt Mercer's genius FDA joke, time jumps in Dimension 20: The Ravening War, and Calamity's disaster movie structure.
The Ravening War airs Wednesdays on Dropout TV.
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[@SatyreIkon]

What I love about Brennan is his combination of the excitement of a small child with the wisdom of a 900 years old monk. ❤ Great interview!

[@majorzipf8947]

That’s what it is! I couldn’t figure why he’s so damn likable and this is totally it. He’s who I want to be.

[@agiddysea]

Brennan is both extremely talented and extremely grateful for being in the space he's in right now.

[@MorganBondelid]

​@@majorzipf8947 you might enjoy the interviews with his mother, Elaine Lee, who is equally awesome and fascinating.

[@neebogreebo2052]

It's the childlike wonder that makes him so wise

[@victorym744]

"I was politely asked by the staff to stop gasping" is so beautiful 😂

[@haseulslonglostseal2052]

I love watching Brennan interviews and seeing just how excited he is about what he is working on

[@jehan514]

Starstruck animated as a cowboy bebop style thing would be the most entertaining animated show.

[@andersnrbkmadsen6706]

Also Brennan opened Worlds Beyond Number with: Snow xD

[@operative2136]

Man, I couldn't stop laughing when Matt started with "Water...".

[@sofer2230]

Absolutely loved Brennan's metaphor of "watching someone else put a stick in the fire and watch it grow brighter"

[@juanitacrooks6458]

“I would say…..” is Brennans way of saying “I have so many secrets that I have to dance around here so I’m gonna be very careful with how I word the next things that come out of my mouth” 👀👀👀

[@danielpayne1597]

Brennan Lee Mulligan, a veritable genius: "Matt Mercer is a genius." Love the mutual respect.

[@chelseal8448]

Calamity is my favorite Critical Role game besides early arcs Campaign 2. It was such a tightly woven narrative and hit so many satisfying dramatic marks for me. IMO it's the most cinematic Exandria story they've played and if they ever adapt anything for a live-action movie, Calamity should be it.

[@samuraiko]

I would beg, borrow, steal, and sacrifice on dark altars to see Calamity get animated. And as much as I love Titmouse and Phil Bourassa's designs? Give me Calamity in full-on Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust art style. It would be PHENOMENAL.

[@fernandotheodorio]

It should have an animation inspired by the charcter art from the episodes.

[@gwynetharisto2944]

A 30 minute interview with Brennan and a great interviewer/D20 fan?! THIS IS A GEM, THANK YOU

[@SvenTSexgore]

'I was politely asked to stop gasping.' - Yep, that's our Brennan.

[@thomasnissen1402]

The love Brennan have for Matt and their shared need to tell stories is a great thing to listen to. I love both d20 & CR for the stories they tell and it has been a pleasure to see the two factions bleed into each other.

[@ameliabedeliadumaurier]

If we get an animated version of A Crown of Candy or Fantasy High (or any D20 campaign, lets be honest) I will go absolutely feral

[@Leemasterflex]

So many of them would be incredible. The one that’s probably never gonna happen is Misfits because that will be a minefield of copyright claims haha

[@majorzipf8947]

Dude. His answer made me think they’re working with CR to make it happen. I’ve wondered for a while if they would be working together to get some D20 stuff published and this nearly confirmed it for me.

[@80AM.]

Genuinely curious as to why they haven't tried the Kickstarter route

[@immerzart]

I love that you can really tell how Larp/especially running Larps at camp for kids has influenced his DMing and player-character style. There's this Larp community saying "play to uplift" which is basically "choose whatever will help everyone around you create the best story rather than focusing on yourself because that helps everyone and you." I love the way he talks about character vs player motivations as far as how characters want to get to the end goal, but as players you want that conflict, and thats definitely a lesson you have to learn early on in Larp that losing in fiction usually is winning in storytelling

[@liddad]

I feel like Crown of Candy would have to be stop motion to be realised with the beauty and the silliness of the show itself

[@Miss_Myth]

This is officially my *favorite* suggestion yet and it MUST HAPPEN 🥰😍🤩🎉🎉🎉

[@LieutenantAlaki]

Maybe puppetry? Like The Dark Crystal?

[@ParticleZon]

And bringing in another world, "Snow."

[@jacquelinejones7787]

Lol Brennan accidentally describing Adventure Time

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Damn, I wish I could turn off the analytical part of my brain more often. To be able to flip between a writer's perspective and full child-like suspension of disbelief like Brennan describes is a real gift.

[@voltcorp]

try drugs

[@leadingblind1629]

My personal immediate fantasy of these seasons as adaptations: Unsleeping City as a half and half adaptation like Cool World OT or Who Framed Roger Rabbit Crown of Candy animated closer to a Hannah Barbarra production but updated and cleaned up.

[@voltcorp]

oooooo roger rabbit unsleeping city is a KILLER pitch

[@lessonsinfailing]

I'd love to see brennen run a champaign of heroes or villains and Matt to run a champaign of the opposite and one is the "bad guys" of the others stories.

[@gumbymooo]

I live in new jersey and "eyy im questin here!!!" Is now going to be a huge part of my vocabulary

[@user-vc1mm3qg1j]

Caitlin clearly knows their stuff, asks good questions, and is actually excited to know more about TTRPG. That's why I'm begging ScreenRant to get her a decent camera, microphone and lighting. This looks and sounds like a school project.

[@ziwuri]

It's not a school project, it's a zoom call. This is what D20's lockdown seasons looked and sounded like. I'm sure it would be of a much higher quality if they were filming on set, but I doubt Brennan has time to drive down to a studio for a 30 minute interview.

[@Nortarachanges]

@@ziwuri I love the old Zoom stuff, honestly. There was a flavor of utter unhinged zany they haven’t achieved before or since. *spoilers* The Bahn Mi call back during a Neverafter Adventuring Party just reminded me what I loved about the Zoom stuff. There was no logic to be had, and they were obsessed with food ^_^

[@ziwuri]

@@Nortarachanges I haven't had time to dig into the zoom era adventuring academies and APs yet, but I can imagine the energy was great. I was mainly talking about this particular video though.

[@bdesama]

I WOULD WANT NOTHING MORE IN THIS WORLD TO HAVE HILDA HILDA AND CHUNGLEDOWN BIM BE ANIMATED.

[@wikitiki209]

Well then lay on the floor and get ready

[@bdesama]

@@wikitiki209 good sir I hope you are ready when I lay down and say Im ready.

[@russellfisher1303]

@@bdesama SEX!!!

[@manwithbrisk3418]

Matt Mercer - "He's a pal"

[@pancho7776]

Brennan is amazing I love these interviews. I love how sincere he is in his performance and interviews. It’s really refreshing seeing someone I would want to hang out with and play dnd with on screen.

[@PrettyGuardian]

Always love the energy that Brennan Lee Mulligan brings to all of his projects. D&D players just make incredible story tellers, whether its Ed Greenwood or Matt Mercer.

[@geek_peek]

Always happy to see more of Brennan! Great interviewing, Caitlin!

[@g.j.anderson3972]

I feel Brennan so much when he says DMing is lonely. Half of my friends are in my DND group and the other half don't care about DND so I have no one to talk to about my campaign ideas :-(

[@augustochuko]

I really love watching Brennan. What an awesome person. I am so glad he and Critical Role are doing these crossovers. I hope we get to see more of Brennan's projects and he eventually comes up with his own game system and we get animated series for Dimension 20.

[@Miss_Myth]

This was incredible, great questions from Caitlin, any time around Brennan is amazing, thank you so much for this video! 🤩🤩🤩 Edit: Curious - as Brennan was discussing Crown of Candy, the gumdrops and M&Ms in battle - I wonder if he's ever heard of Citation Needed or seen their bit on the chocolate war? On one side, the Flag of Mars, on the other, the Flag of Cadbury... Hershey's wont join until 1941... 😅 I couldn't believe nobody mentioned Starstruck for animation! Obviously the marvelous Elaine Lee would have to be consulted & have to approve, but you can't tell me we don't all want to see that show! I could see a first season with either Starstruck or FH, then jumping to the other end of the spectrum with Neverafter or CoC, then ease back to Unsleeping City. So... I guess i just agree with Brennan, give us all of them 😅 - especially the sidequests like ACoFaF, Misfits & Magic... just all the D20!! ❤❤❤

[@FeenMachine88]

I would love a live action of unsleeping city.

[@TakManSan]

“Finding yourself in your own painting.”

[@2D_Specs]

I would love to work on a pitch or something with Brennan for an animated show. Between all the dimension 20 stories, you can do so many different styles.

[@katziyin]

I think Unsleeping City should be live action with animation effects. Like Scott Pilgrim.

[@joeciavarini9508]

I remember in CoC Ally telling an NPC that Liam thought they could 'really pack it in'. and Liam told Annabel Cheddar that his family would spread her 'like cheese on a cracker' but when did Liam say 'slam it down big style?' Anyone with major CoC knowledge of lore remember that one? When Matt said it in episode 1 I fell on the floor. So good. Great interview!

[@majorzipf8947]

Oh gawd they said it so many times. Lol. So many. In several episodes.

[@jamespryor5967]

Usually when talking to Primsy Coldbottle.

[@sangerzonnvolt6712]

It's very hard for me when someone talks about CoC not to read it as corruption of champions. I had double takes multiple times......

[@rockbelisa]

RELEASE THE LORE DOCUMENT BRENNAN!!! Pretty please 🥺

[@ReallyRobEgan]

I love watching these interviews because they're really entertaining AND I learn things for my own games!

[@aliud9904]

I don't have any friends who have also seen GoT, HotD, CR Campaign 1, EXU Calamity, Crown of Candy, but what Brennan about it feeling like all the threads coming together with Ravening War resonated 100% with me

[@Gameeer1300]

It's so great that brennan loves Matt as a dm, and Matt loves brennan as a dm lol they both boast each other dm skills

[@dagroovyone870]

Imagine if they merged into 1 company called Critical Dimension. I'd pay for that streaming service.

[@samminicksm]

I NEED Unsleeping City in the Legend of Korra animation style

[@keepperspective]

More of this please? Please?

[@NZ_YT]

Wonderful interview!!!

[@erikaiverson4122]

Great interview! So excited about the reveal of possible animated D20 series in the future!

[@philipmeade7789]

Brennan’s the best

[@rhysjcx2938]

A live action feels like it would really fit misfits.

[@jjroberts4]

I would pay a whole pile of real, American dollars to watch fully animated seasons of Dimension 20.

[@brianspeaksnerd]

what an incredible interview

[@cerassplays6196]

I think that unsleeping city should be like who framed Roger rabbit

[@TheWinerdar]

I'm a hardcore d20 fan and I never knew about these interviews. I'm so sad I didn't know about them back then

[@valen-qm5se]

i would pay real money for a live action unsleeping city tv series, styled like disney's sorcerer's apprentice; i love animation just as much as anyone but i do think some of the campaigns are rooted enough in "reality" to be an incredible live action piece

[@adamvinson5789]

I want to see a better quality image of his poster in the background. The big robot one.

[@LostLifetimes]

My vote for animated season is Neverafter, i would move heaven and earth

[@LadyAhiru]

i would love to see The Worst animated xd

[@theeviljames]

The calamity is my absolute favourite!

[@trinichic210]

I would love to see Pirates of Leviathan animated!

[@tylamcgilverson3923]

I love his explination of the setting like. Will we see an Oregon trails mix with cyberpunk maybe. English punk mixed with Corperate epsinage maybe

[@LostLifetimes]

The compilation channels would go nuts with that first one and mixing Starkid's absolutely bonkers Oregon Trail musical in for memes

[@tylamcgilverson3923]

@@LostLifetimes force brennen to do cowboy voices. I mean we are talking weatworld but way more neon. Ringo but with robot animals

[@CM-jf1vx]

Honestly I would love a live action Unsleeping City. Especially if it means we got to see the terrible 90's cgi magic from Iga contrasted with everyone else's modern cgi.

[@justJekkeTube]

I would love to see Unsleeping City done in an R. Crumb style.

[@gryornlp9634]

Brennan didn't say Applebee-solstice 😢. Great interview!

[@MrTexasChief]

Fan Theory: With CR releasing, not 1 but 2, new TTRPG gaming systems...AND having already announced a new ongoing campaign with one of them... I expect Campaign 4 to switch systems and begin using the other (Daggerfell?). That would mean far too much work for 1 "team" of players to continue to run multiple weekly-series campaigns. With all the collaborations that CR and Dimension 20 are doing with multiple cast members, I'm predicting that the Dimension 20 cast will be joining CR on their channel in perpetuity for the start of Campaign 4. They will be able to run 2 independent campaigns across multiple TTRPG platforms and mix and match players for each, as well as continue to run one shot's or mini campaigns to break up the main stories. TL;DR: Prediction: CR+D20 join forces to form one super TTRPG channel for content.

[@kevinhallett608]

Amen I want it all

[@seansilence2697]

I'm similar to Brennan with watching stuff. Like, I just wanna have fun. I'm typically not critiquing or thinking hard about it.

[@aegisblze]

Brennan bringing out the circumlocution

[@cedarkaplenk1644]

Unsleeping city needs to be live action ala 2001 ninja turtles

[@elbruces]

I feel like Brennan is almost talking himself into publishing game books of his settings....

[@martinteece8983]

Abrie matt and brendnn need to be charaters in a group and whoever does gm will have pros on the player side

[@MKizzle79]

I would love it if ACOC was an animated show

[@ProducedByMERC]

doing mushrooms at the Unsleeping City theme park

[@mattturner5750]

Hopefully animated seasons... on Dropout

[@BaronVonDex]

Unsleeping City animation style looks like Bo Jack Horseman in my head.

[@brianatford6603]

Unsleeping city escape room

[@Ktannas]

Only 6 episodes? 😭😭😭😭 fuck

[@robyncorson4002]

Absolutely unsleeping city and crown of candy

[@bananaquark1164]

why is this suff never high quality audio?

[@LostLifetimes]

Cuz it's a zoom call and his mic is probably on his headphones or at best the laptop so those kinda suck. Idk what's the deal with the interviewers mic tho cuz I can't see it. It sounds like an actual mic that got distorted from the zoom call tho the levels are different than a computer internal mic. But that could also just be that her acoustics are weird cuz it sounds echoey in that room (analyzing this way too much lol)

[@mtljin]

Crown of candy legit better than game of thrones ending

[@azrulashraf00]

Damn calamity is amazing, for me it's a little bit amazing than ACOC

[@envoy2500]

Nope! Aabria took Earth lol

[@rainbowskyrunner]

19:32 Live action Unsleeping City! 😌🤌🏾Yes PLEASE!