Dishing with a Demon (Ep. 9) | Fantasy High

[@garrettjones6793]

I love how Riz consistently nails his stealth checks and flubs everything else

[@garrettjones6793]

Until min 104 seconds after I dropped this comment

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

sneaky green boi

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@headinthehandeth7286]

You mean, “the ball” right?

[@Shiratto]

Early on he was killing almost every investigate check iirc

[@Doomted90]

I love that Gorguk's failed rolls are consistently "you are pretty sure it's your dad"

[@ferrasto]

I think his mom had a bit too much of affairs

[@someoneidk308]

@@ferrasto I think it's more that he's both gullible and naïve, as well as really wanting for a father figure he can relate to.

[@ferrasto]

@@someoneidk308 it's called a joke

[@shaggyrogers1851]

@@ferrasto its a joke that fails on its own setup considering gorgug is fully adopted and doesnt know either of his bio parents

[@ferrasto]

@@shaggyrogers1851 I know bro...

[@axelvoss9653]

I love that everyone completely glossed over the fact that Fig's mom cheated on Gilear with a demon and Gil has caught *all* of the shit for it. Poor bastard.

[@williammiller6330]

It's really shitty.

[@rjlockshine7435]

😊😅y😮😅😮😮😅

[@rjlockshine7435]

😊

[@rjlockshine7435]

😅😅😊😅u😅😮😅😅😅😅😅😅🎉😊🎉😢🎉😅😅😅😅🎉😅😅😢😂😅😅🎉🎉

[@maddiewalker9770]

He is unfortunately the single biggest cuckhold in elmville

[@speckofdignity2487]

So many of Brennan’s characters make a lot more sense after hearing (in an episode of Game Changer) that even more than being a DM, he wants to be a dad. Bill Seacaster, Gorthalax, Gorgug’s parents, and I mean even Gilear too, they all try so hard to be the best parents possible, it is so heartwarming.

[@zoemh9021]

Oh my god that is so sweet i hope he gets the chance to be an amazing dad someday

[@shanem8145]

@@zoemh9021 he's a blessing to the world

[@Ren-zb4fq]

Gorgug's parents are based off of Brennan's own parents and I think that's so super sweet

[@emperorbliss]

@@Ren-zb4fq you

[@BurdieFromHell]

Honestly I hadn't thought about this. He would be a great dad his advice he gives the characters in this show is actually legit advice I wish I was told...

[@fragmentedghost5391]

Gorthalax: I've only know my daughters adventuring party for an hour and a half, but if anything happened to any of them, I would destroy the entire kingdom and then myself

[@the_exodusrex3385]

Amazing

[@joesphanderson6556]

omg I'm the 666th like

[@amorhedera6]

honestly who wouldnt

[@theunbalancedcharge2077]

Great B99 reference

[@alexirmendoza3600]

This is actually feasible depending on which kingdom. He is a lord of hell so yeah.

[@beanieboi5477]

“Mr the insatiable?” Is the most underrated line in this episode IMO

[@billyshears7161]

You can see Brennan trying to hold back a laugh too, you know he thought it was great

[@Bubaiel]

Timestamp?

[@crystaltheweirdpotato]

I THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME THING

[@crystaltheweirdpotato]

@@Bubaiel I gotchu one sec

[@crystaltheweirdpotato]

@@Bubaiel 18:40 :)

[@AleksandarBell]

My favorite thing is that Brennen introduces a hardcore cult and Kristian is like "yeah my parents are apart of that lmao" and Brennen has to run with it.

[@sleepyhermit5758]

Growing up super christian conservative and knowing your parents are on watch lists, this hits different. I've seen organizations my parents were apart of on the news as hate groups multiple times

[@someonewithsomename]

@@sleepyhermit5758 Holly shit dude. That's metal as fuuuck!

[@sleepyhermit5758]

@@someonewithsomename they were apocalypse style Christin evangelicals. Think Duggar family but I could wear pants and had normal hair. I was homeschooled k-12 but basically I was Kristen.

[@misterthegeoff9767]

@@sleepyhermit5758 Holy shit, glad to hear you got out.

[@sleepyhermit5758]

@misterthegeoff9767 thanks man! It will royally mess you up being raised as a religious radical. I have huge issues with cptsd, not standing up for myself with men because of the concept submission, and feeling very detached from the rest of society because I was homeschooled by super religious parents which means my whole culture was wildly different from non religious people and even wildly different from 95% of christians

[@woolsweater6489]

“Mr. The Insatiable?” I STRAIGHTUP DIED THERE

[@iambuttdix9692]

Adine is so politw

[@berkleypearl2363]

I want to upvote but you’re at 666 and it’s too perfect to break

[@pratyusha..]

Brennan's face as he looked at her right after 😂

[@staples7902]

Hey pal, thought I'd give you a friendly reminder, the comment isn't at 666 anymore so you can give it a like now!

[@KatzIzzbored]

Man it made me so sad that none of the cast caught that one and it was just brennan trying to contain a laugh

[@cj4435]

Adaine rigging the coin with mage hand and neither Gorgug nor Fabian figuring it out despite the insane improbability of getting heads that many times...this is peak comedy to me.

[@yimmsta9805]

Not to mention the fact mage hand is only invisible if your an arcane trickster making it so they could’ve seen it

[@jeffsorrows]

If she didn't use mage hand.. There is actually a method to always get heads or tails, if you practice for a few weeks can get extremely proficient at it in real life, but depending on passive perception and especially after so many tosses would be a rolled perception if betting lol and probably would notice the coin only turns a very specific way with every toss.

[@brieason]

she did use mage hand and fabian and gorguk just didnt realize it was there

[@bluehairedemon]

my headcanon is that gorgug always went for heads, he just went with it, and fabian kept insisting that "it has to be tails this time! there's no chance it's gonna be heads again!"

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@Escapestarlight]

Gorthalax is dealing out so much sensitive and raw emotional advice more than my own father ever gave. This show rules.

[@elguapo1690]

I would trade my dad for Gortholax in a second!

[@lccm1026]

Same

[@dylancrisp5091]

It is really nice that a Demon Lord of Hell is so understanding, not all bad guys have to be the villain in DnD

[@taylorprokopowich3804]

@@dylancrisp5091 flashbacks to blood keep where all they did was recruit people and learn about friendship

[@corvus1253]

Gorthalax is one of the friendliest devils I've ever seen.

[@lucyalbaumann]

“Dishing with a Demon” aka ‘Brennan brilliantly improvs having ‘the talk’ with a group of teenagers in a super gruff voice for 10 minutes straight’

[@konnermorris1753]

Brennan is perfect.

[@MrSpikethefirst]

then immediately switching to a rat voice

[@James3-5]

Then switching to the best hospital drama that I have ever seen

[@Voktak111]

His “two sides of the same coin” explanation of heaven and hell was spot on.

[@The_RazorCode]

Honestly I’m super impressed. That voice FUCKS my throat whenever I try it

[@abigailkaterbergcolibaba]

Fig: Arthur Eggfort is responsible for the fact that I grew up with without a father? The man who raised her for 14 years: AM I JOKE TO YOU

[@GenericCatboy]

Fig: yes

[@Fuffuloo]

*eggfart

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

@@Fuffuloo I was going to say Aguefort, but i like yours better.

[@Fuffuloo]

@@wouldiwasshookspeared4087 That's a compliment and an honor coming from you, Wouldiwas Shookspeared. I can only dream of having a username as perfect as yours

[@frankisnot1148]

To be fair his knee jerk reaction was to pretty much disown her soooo. I'd say he is a joke to her

[@Piratejackyar]

I just realized something. They talked about this land being originally that of the halflings and then they were conquered by humans. So the halflings are a colonized and marginalized race. This explains why the halflings were talking about not trusting cops as they are the tools of the oppressors. That is some awesome lore continuity that he just slid in there.

[@c.a.1506]

damn, you're right

[@birdiekeller8480]

holy crap that’s amazing

[@annikaruth6771]

the halflings representing indigenous people, the harvestmen representing the westboro baptist church/similar group, this show RULES.

[@zidahya]

I'm pretty sure the halflings mentioned to have some sort of "minorty issues going on".

[@nayannmartinelli300]

@@zidahya I think they said they are regarded as a "model minority", which I think it's a fucked-up concept.

[@thatguyd3516]

I LOVE the imagery of an infernal demon and his daughter sitting in an ice cream shop with a bunch of highschoolers who are all sorts of busted up

[@nonnib3ar]

just know i wanna like this so much, but it has 69 likes right now and liking it sounds like a crime i’m not willing to commit

[@thatguyd3516]

@@nonnib3ar someones committed the crime you may proceed

[@lordawesome9060]

I made it 690. Also I can just imagine an extra just being on the edge of the screen staring at this bizarre scene.

[@headhunter1958]

*devil

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@jesterjulezz]

brennan saying riz’s new business cards were “beautiful hand done calligraphy” and fabian has proficiency in calligraphy and i like it a lot

[@noamp2084]

I hadn't thought about that, and now I can't get it out of my head

[@cherrisoda892]

Ruiz and Fabian need to kiss tbh

[@OscarGomez-hg8cb]

@@cherrisoda892nah, Rizz is Ace. They need to high five, give each other a significant look and pose epic-ly against a sunset over a small mountain of enemies. As an ace couple.

[@godlesstravesty1950]

​@@OscarGomez-hg8cb genuine curiousity here, when was it stated Riz was ace?

[@nikkikindinger2718]

Isn't Fabian also the one who offered a gift card to the mage girl who's name I can't remember at the moment?

[@kvltslime2261]

"This is a thing that dads and daughters and their 5 friends do in an ice cream place in public"

[@christianlecroy980]

I want that crap on a t-shirt

[@notAshildr]

I want to invite 5 of my closest friend to an ice cream place with my Dad, just to have an excuse to print this on a t-shirt.

[@brandoncarbaugh7994]

A GM going "The religion you belong to has a militant cult fringe," and the player IMMEDIATELY upping the ante and responding "Yeah, I'm part of it" is SUCH good roleplaying and incredibly generous improv. Mad props to Ally.

[@msauer03]

She's amazing

[@jelliefishr2336]

@@muhammadalawadhi7937 ally uses they/them pronouns, just letting you know

[@nyelbaig]

@@jelliefishr2336 you know, I'm not sure anyone cares

[@hipsterbrigadier9428]

Nyel Baig pretty sure alley does you dingbat

[@digdug1489]

@@nyelbaig why do you feel the need to be a bigoted douchebag

[@tylermacdonald448]

Gang: "we consider you a friend" Ice cream Genie: *sobs uncontrollably in the other room* Gang: *completely changes the subject*

[@dragonfire5308]

they drop that on Basrar and then DIP to the hospital

[@Strange_Fruity_Being]

I personally think that the gifts were from the Genie because they were some of their deepest desires.

[@irishawthorne7784]

"You've never explored your body Kristen?" "OnE TIMe wIth A CoRN Cob!"

[@Pablo360able]

country girls make do

[@lccm1026]

LMFAO

[@corwyncorey3703]

Not just country girls.... The fridge is a source of “hmmm.. “ for many of us at certain early teen ages.

[@MarkEdwardRom]

@@corwyncorey3703 lol

[@FlareLord15]

That's some real Kansas shit

[@AlexSmith-tz2lf]

Gorgug saying "It's about to get inspirational. Right here." during every one of Kirsten's speeches gives me +5 hit points.

[@forsaken696]

+5

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@Nortarachanges]

That would be soooo funny if the hit points came from Gorgug’s line instead of Kristen’s whole mess XD

[@taylormorency3936]

I love that Kristan’s slow lose of faith was definitely not planned they just screwed up the first battle and she ended up dying. Then Brennan now has to pull an interaction with god out of his ass. And couldn’t think of an answer to Ally asking “why do bad things happen to good people?” And now it’s like a major character plot for them. If it WAS planned it’s brilliant, but it’s funnier to me if it wasn’t planned.

[@DustyStarrs]

I think in-universe honestly Kristen was just finding any excuse to question her faith

[@KeraniFox]

A lovely little Butterfly Effect :D

[@applepie4287]

@@DustyStarrs Honestly I think that was Ally's plan from the start. I was very surprised when Ally had a super religious character at first and with the exaggerated 2-3 hour long morning prayer in ep1 it really did feel like it was meant more as a comical depiction of Christians. Watching the first few episodes I really couldn't imagine her really playing the hyper religious character. It felt she was planning from the get go to have her question her faith, and she was just looking for any reason to start the journey.

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

@@DustyStarrs Yeah her convictions where flimsier than paper. She was totally looking for an excuse.

[@gabrielashe-jones5865]

@@applepie4287 ally uses they/them pronouns.

[@thevoidlord1796]

"I cant detect thoughts." "You can see surface level thoughts." *proceeds to see the deepeest darkest recesses of Shellford's mind*

[@beccaleighton6712]

If those are surface level, I don’t want to know what’s deeper in his mind

[@spadebuffalo]

lmaoooo what was going through shellford's head was *very* surface level internal monologue for a depressed teen

[@alloypaulson7520]

He's just very in tune with his emotions, but not able to controll them

[@Hazel-xl8in]

you can use it to go deeper on one person

[@theworldof11]

I was just sitting and agreeing with him and took a stop and went ''wait.. that's bad right?''

[@alexv3357]

They play the unfocused stream-of-consciousness way that teenagers converse so well

[@ultrabigfella]

Because they're children at heart.

[@ultrabigfella]

@@williamt2513 wut

[@uhkingdom]

I’m not sure it’s on purpose lol

[@xtxschmidt]

That's uh, that's just a DnD group. Especially one with new players. They do excellently roleplay their characters, though frankly Fig and Kristin are rather disruptive to the group which is just a side effect of their characters being what they are. I hope for character development all around as I'm watching for the first time

[@AH-tu3km]

@@xtxschmidt it already feels like there's been a bit of development, but maybe it's just in my mind. The first few episodes felt like they were all pulling in different directions and it was a bit slow, it feels like the characters actually got something done this episode. 😂

[@thespectator5032]

“Have I had sex with an elemental?” “Sweetie I think you’d know” KILLED MEE

[@warlockpetersen7810]

"You went to Orc Heaven" "That was heaven?" "Orcs are f**ked up..." My ribs hurt. This show is hilarious.

[@bookworm3696]

Wait, if that is orc heaven, does that mean orc hell is an infinite meadow where nothing can harm or be harmed/hippie land.

[@TheKidblazer1]

thats what orc have to look forward too for being good?

[@B.Scruby]

@@TheKidblazer1 Yeah, i suppose it would be like Valhalla to them. They live for danger and combat and wounds and damage and rage, etc. Endlessly taking damage and being in a constant state of rage without having to die, would probably be euphoric to them. So i guess the opposite of that would be their hell. Calming, serene, just absolutely no reason or any possible way to get mad.

[@TheKidblazer1]

@@B.Scruby old school apparently stereotyped orcs while gorgug is a more modern one

[@bookworm3696]

@@B.Scruby so hippie land?

[@jackakimbo5718]

I can't decide what I love more: the scene where Fig bullshits her way through an emergency surgery and into everyone completely buying her as an actual doctor, complete with daytime soap DRAMA and making out with Hot Doctor who is amazed at how competent she is at her job OR that the hulking behemoth of a devil from the depths of hell is a really sweet guy, super understanding and a supportive dad, actually.

[@whaatisaweirdname]

I love the fact that Fig being into the Dr kinda shows her Daddy issues, and the fact everyone is into him just justifies to me everyone in this universe has some form of daddy or mommy issues

[@ellynas]

@@whaatisaweirdname Or, in this case, Mummy issues

[@AncientSodapopLich]

@@ellynasOh gOD DAM-

[@thecheshirefox1011]

Truly an amazing show

[@AK-qh6lr]

It reminded me so much of when Spongebob gave Squidward plastic surgery!

[@Liesmith424]

"It's great, you have to stay awake for 20 hours during the lectures, and then there's a pop quiz and if you pass, you get to sleep for two hours!" That killed me.

[@evantigchelaar5589]

if you don't pass you have to ~clean~ LMAO

[@joshschwarz6777]

53:57 “Who can truly know who lives in the heart of another?” - Edgar the rat

[@simply_a_clown]

Miles Adonis Edgeworth Edgar Allen Poe-dent

[@Eidenhoek]

Sexy rat

[@kingaxolotl4534]

@Josh Schwarz u mean Elmo

[@raton3096]

@@simply_a_clown OHHHHHHHH i didn’t catch that at first

[@clayton229]

Followed immediately by Fabian, "Well, he appears to be just a rat." as if philosophical musings like this are standard fare for rats.

[@silentriot4327]

I love that Brennan is such a good DM that you legit can’t tell the difference between a planned part of the story and what he’s Improvising based on the bs they make up!

[@josiemcmillan5012]

It simultaneously feels like the whole thing is both meticulously planned and entirely improvised, and it is genuinely impressive

[@3seven5seven1nine9]

I hope to be like him one day

[@KP-us9iy]

Him listing off demonic books off the cuff was impressive. Not sure I could list actual books I’ve read and look at everyday as quickly

[@Lordquarl42]

Yeah like the 10 minutes of Fig being in an episode of Grey's Anatomy was SO funny

[@Klezmaz]

​@Mar Mar ttttttttrtt

[@beanofknowledge2125]

On todays episode, Brennan gives five adult people the sex talk

[@AdamArBast99]

And who in the party is not adult?

[@TenBillionAnts]

@@AdamArBast99 They’re all adults, riz just wasn’t paying attention.

[@Tatulak]

Again

[@roflcopterprods]

Just 30 straight minutes of Brennan trying, desperately, to give his party the exposition they need, and the lot of them absolutely refusing to get on that railroad

[@nicolaicelestain2304]

They did warn him at the start

[@WiIIowisp]

Hey that's just dnd

[@kingcos19]

Seriously. Pulling my hair out.

[@theanamex9969]

So hard to watch

[@zchelmerjoashgamboa7366]

@@theanamex9969 as a dm i shit myself. as a player, i cackle.

[@ipswich728]

“The Seraph of Eating the Right Amount of Food” is a brilliant bit and doesn’t get its due.

[@dandew1072]

I mean gluttony is a sin so it's plausible.

[@john-maryknight2012]

@@dandew1072 Not only is it plausible, in Christian angelology it is almost certain that there is an angel-prince (probably not a seraph) that governs temperance in food.

[@111hutc]

And fig's original role model (and her current step father) was the fucking lunch lady, which is responsible for dealing the right amount of food to people. It's too perfect.

[@Daccking]

Even better her step-father the lunch lad clearly eats too much garbage food for his own good as seen with the yogurt before his interview.

[@DangleBlampy]

Asceticism is a big part of religions in general. So having an angel who doesn't just focus on asceticism, but specifically a healthy level of consumption and moderation is a novel concept.

[@DZrache]

I love how this is a highschool adventure that briefly becomes a hospital drama

[@bloomp9676]

Ally making up religious backstory on the spot is the greatest shit

[@aprilk141]

Its not totally made up, its based upon truth, their own truth and/or the truth others have shared with them.

[@TheSaltRose]

Totally love this, but I’m not fucking up the 666 likes.

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

yeah, all of them are wonderful at improv

[@aronseptianto8142]

what's like the most metal religious book title i can come up with, ngl the book name was perfect also the anecdote about the hellish bible camp, that's so good

[@SteveSpieldberg360]

1:00:24 if anyone wants to relive that moment (like I did)

[@Thumocracy]

The scene with Fig & Riz in the hospital is probably my favorite scene in all of Fantasy High. I love that Emily gets called out on her shenanigans, and also makes the scene unforgettable with her impulsiveness. I still get jazzed when I see that nat 20!

[@yardwolves2773]

Thumocracy I started laughing so hard at Fig juxtaposing every statement in the O.R. and Riz saving her ass. It sounded like a daytime Soap.

[@xyzen9673]

Make it more hilarious cause they are married right?

[@elbruces]

@@xyzen9673 And then she immediately made out with another guy, lol.

[@awaterbottle5978]

Xyzen They’re married?

[@wagenhouseEVO]

@@awaterbottle5978 yup

[@taylorforsyth4278]

The fact that a self-described devil from the deepest pits of hell makes the top three best parents in the campaign is really something

[@mrbibs350]

Sklonda and the Thistlesprings are the top 3 imo.

[@yukii1730]

​@@mrbibs350 1.) Wilma and Digby Thistlespring 2.) Sklonda Gukgak 3.) Gorthalax the Insatiable 4.) Bud and Daisy Cubby 5.) Sandra-Lynn Faeth

[@_ds_time5156]

@@yukii1730 Actually 1-5 is all Gilear

[@mrbibs350]

@@_ds_time5156 “If you’re mocking me I warn you, it will break me.”

[@marlo9065]

@@yukii1730 Gilear though… what about gilear

[@jonathanstern5537]

"There's no god. There's no devils...." I'm an atheist, but you met a god and had ice cream with a devil.

[@WarKeineAbsicht]

I think she meant meant in the tradtional sense. There is no infallible, singular, all-powerful God like she was led to believe, and devils aren't all 100% evil

[@davidkueny2444]

@@WarKeineAbsicht there are demonstrably multiple gods in the setting. There's no evidence of any Being deserving the Capital G, nor even any evidence that anyone in setting believes in that Being. Thus, no reason to think that her character ever believed in some kind of Singular God. The whole atheism schtick is obviously just her allowing her OOC beliefs to intrude on her IC words and actions. Charitably, she is attempting to use this to comedic effect.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Let me quote my atheist friend on that when l tried making the same point about Batman: "Seeing is sometimes not believing."

[@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657]

@@davidkueny2444 Her parent's are cultist, and from what I've heard, made it seem like Helio and Sol are Jesus and God. I don't think this is an OOC insert into the Game, I think this a story arc about a cleric finding faith in her religion without it being so brainwashy

[@chloemcdermott2978]

That could be a lyric tho

[@joemcginnis5214]

Brennan’s super power is being able to remember what voice he uses for which NPC’s.

[@shotosynthesis312]

Yeah, I just never have any Npc's show up again if it's been a few sessions

[@danieldickson3701]

He needs to be hired to record audio books

[@robertcoonley1397]

I feel like this was overshadowed by the hospital scene before it, but can we talk about Fabian, Gorgug, and Adaine flipping the coin the parking lot?

[@plumeria1985]

This genuinely seems like the very mundane thing a highschooler would do while waiting for someone

[@phillipribbink6903]

@@plumeria1985 It's actually a reference to a play called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead.

[@mumbledmeatballs5629]

I made the likes 420! YES!!

[@sanityisrelative]

My favorite part is Adaine low key fucking with them and Gorgug and Fabian not realizing.

[@cornmaized]

its a reference to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

[@yoshitheonly]

Rat: "Who can truly know what lives in the heart of another?" I didn't ask for this amount of heart throttling from a rat.

[@bamjungle]

God, who they mocked the entire series.

[@MalkuthSephira]

@@bamjungle no ones cares that you're in a cult

[@AlastorNahIdWinRadioDemon]

I really like how Gorgug and Fabian were doing the coin flip bit only for them to then ask Adaine what shes doing and she's like, "I'm using Mage Hand every time you flip the coin." Fucking beautiful.

[@abig_old_swan]

It’s exactly what I imagine teen wizards doing in their free time.

[@thevoidlord1796]

I love that Shellford, a turtle person, is extremely vulnerable internally, but has a tough exterior

[@internetchocolate6733]

I just noticed that, that’s amazing haha

[@evrenmendi3009]

his name is shell+fort.. i kinda said it million times but here is million and one 'brennon is a freaking good DM'.

[@Drekromancer]

That entire sequence emotionally devastated me. Brennan writes such good characters omg. I need them to befriend Shellford now, he deserves love 🥺

[@ARXS0N]

It also fits because he's a turtle, so he's protected\tough on the outside by his shell but vulnerable inside.

[@deathbykonami5487]

In the end [spoilers], he helps Kristen and Ragh start the LGBTQ+ union at school. Whether that means he's a part of that denomination or he just has some prescription grade self loathing issues, is anyone's guess.

[@kennybosefus]

So her stepfather feeds people, while her bio father can't eat food? Serendipitous.

[@anasexualmeatbag2979]

Ship

[@MapleStarBlitz]

@@anasexualmeatbag2979 lmao XD yas ship it

[@g.t.3186]

Now that's a word I haven't heard before, thanks for broadening my vocabulary.

[@jeffreyhayes8515]

Gorthalax: "The person would have to have a direct connection to Sol-" The camera: *focuses on Kristen, the person with a pretty direct connection to Sol*

[@megancraig9868]

19:11 that brief pause after Kristen asks gorthalax "did you have sex" is the in-person equivalent of *multiple people are typing*

[@danielfarfudinov3193]

How is this so accurate

[@Stxrria]

STOP ILY

[@jester838]

underrated comment

[@9nikola]

*multiple people are processing this*

[@Scooby3364]

I WAS LAUGHING MY ASS OFF WHEN LOU SAID STOP LMAO

[@robysword12]

Rizz Gukgak rolling a nat. 20 on that medicine roll is probably the greatest thing I've ever witnessed

[@zuresei]

Riz is definitely my favourite in the cast, which is truly saying something when the whole ensemble is so great. I just love him so much.

[@corygriffin2187]

Riz Gukgak the lone Star surgeon

[@C0astDelta]

The scene that unfolded was just. Pure brilliance.

[@mimim.2175]

Rizzoli is the real MVP

[@CrprCrw]

You mean THE BALL

[@mariannasleepy]

Ok but Fabian absolutely got everyone those gifts and he loves his friends so much but can’t say it and it makes my heart full

[@strayble]

First we have Bill “Surprisingly Inclusive” Seacaster, now we have Gorthalax “Surprisingly Respectful” The Insatiable

[@heythere2174]

And the “Surprisingly Woke” Halfling family 😂

[@rickyhill2886]

There was the surprisingly woke halfling family 😂

[@athenawheatley1032]

you gotta love Kristen having a crisis of faith, then the moment the havestmen come up she's like "oh, the doomsday cult? I love those guys"

[@applepie4287]

Yeah things like that is what made me really not like Kristen's character as much. Don't get me wrong I really like the whole questioning god arch in general. But I feel like the whole Helio thing leans to heavily into Christian stereotypes that those who don't like them hold as it leads to rather odd moments such as Brennan describing the people as having a weird victim complex despite having their church robbed moments ago. Granted there is nothing wrong with stereotypes they are often a good building block for great characters. But it leads to moments where you have Ally remember she originally was playing this hyper religious figure. This is especially the case when she interjects in a conversation to just throw some one liner about her prayer chain or summer camp. It felt to me that Ally was planning to have Kristen question her faith from the get go but was a bit to eager to jump into that role resulting in a weird pendulum that swayed back and forth rapidly. Perhaps its just me being to harsh due to my personal dislike of "monotheism" characters. But I always found it odd when people want to basically import Christianity into DnD and other similar system given the fact that other gods clearly wield power in those world. Such a thing always fitted really uncleanly into world building for me so I never liked it in my games.

[@glowyslime2609]

@@applepie4287 I would agree with this in almost any other case, however this game is very clearly supposed to be a big play on ynow, 50's-60's style subcultures and tropes that are going on within this time period, which is the peak of red-scare, satanism fever christian small town America, so while it is very clearly played up for the bit, it's still exactly another part of what this game is, and that is, a, very heavily saturized reflection of a real period of history. So while I agree that the idea of "Every big church has to be christian based" is used way too heavily within fantasy properties, I think that in this specific case, it is among one of the most accurate portrayals they could have gone with.

[@noneschrodinger4354]

@@applepie4287 also!!! a very important aspect of kristen's character is ally's experience with religion & the church, and coming to terms with their queer identity while growing up with that culture being so pervasive. the point of kristen's whole character arc is kinda explicitly that she's "leaning heavily into Christian stereotypes that those who don't like them hold"--and the fact that ally is 100% a queer person who has a lot of moral qualms with Christianity and the church as a societal structure should tell you at least that this character is not being made as a 'oh cool Christianity is rad' statement. those things are supposed to make u uncomfortable, hell they even make kristen uncomfortable, the point of her character arc is finding your own spiritual meaning and identity that affirms who you are *despite* being raised and groomed to be Exactly What You Are Not.

[@noneschrodinger4354]

@@applepie4287 also just like,,,,, another aspect that you complain about in your comment is that she's 'like a pendulum' in regards to believing her faith or rejecting it--and wow you must not have grown up in a hyper-religious community, huh? kristen is literally de-programming her brain throughout the entire season, and is supposed to be like a 15 year old kid (who DIED and MET her god face-to-face on her first day of school). like yeah of course its hard for her to just immediately reject and shed all of Helio's teachings and beliefs at once. honestly the pendulum effect you describe is extremely accurate to real-life and what it's like to un-brainwash yourself from a cult: she breaks down parts of her beliefs piece by piece, dismantling the Church that was constructed within her at a young age kernal-by-kernal. She starts with the age old 'why do bad things happen to good people' and moves on to seeing Tracker's family had kicked her out for something beyond her control, and the whole doomsday cult harvestmen arc is really what finally pushes her to fully separate from the church, violently. Also, it's important to mention that this was Ally's first ever time playing D&D or making a D&D character, so the whole 'Monotheistic characters are Bad for D&D' doesn't apply. I remember Brennan mentioning in an interview or a podcast somewhere that when talking to Ally about their character, he encouraged them to use real-life, personal inspiration for the character--so no one was thinking about whether or not it would 'fit' into a d&d campaign (Brennan's just a phenomenal DM so he just made it work & made it work wonderfully). can u tell kristen is one of my fav PCs from fantasy high bc she is

[@Espe.20]

@@noneschrodinger4354 I mean i don’t believe as much as before and I’ve been raised in a church (literally raised living in a church) but I still remember with fondness the memories that shake me sometimes ONLY because of how deep the ideology was placed in me.

[@ratqueenbee]

Gorthalax: *giving ‘the talk’* Riz’s asexual ass: “so how’s this rat doing?”

[@TophatCat63]

XD

[@godusopp344]

didn't he say he was attracted to the sexy rat?

[@tossoutacc9241]

@@godusopp344 why do you think he was checking on the rat 💀

[@stephenfong1144]

@@godusopp344 I mean, "little to no sexual attraction" is a bit lenient

[@candlelamp8729]

@@stephenfong1144 dude i ugly laughed at this comment and am now cowering shamefully under my blanket

[@kierabutler1739]

I love that Gorgug always stands in front of Fig whenever they go into battle so he can protect her.He's like her protective older brother

[@tarnyowl6068]

He’s just keeping her alive until he can figure out if she’s his dad or not

[@astrono815]

@Eliza Bernardo kinda adorable the fact that he remembered that and does it in situations it’s neede

[@elliecarlson2788]

I love the fact that Fig is always running up at the front (true to her character) and Gorgug always tries to get in front of her. Just the mental image of Gorgug picking her up by the shoulders and setting her behind him is hilarious

[@sav2050]

@@tarnyowl6068 I'm so sorry I'd like to tell you this is the funniest thing I've read all day good job ty for making me laugh

[@rebecaramirez3000]

More like a protective younger brother, since he seems like the youngest and most sensitive out of all them.

[@ratqueenbee]

HEAR ME OUT- Fig’s shirt is “Daddy’s little demon” and everyone else has “Fig’s Daddy’s little Orc/Elf/Goblin/etc”

[@SlimeyBaron]

I need these as merch

[@jaxenosborne1250]

YES please I need this

[@PopBunny8899]

Figs daddy’s little Pirate (privateer)

[@GeographyPal]

@@apebble3275 papAH’s* little pirate

[@thearchivetapes]

I will make this myself so help me Sol

[@mixolot707]

Kristen's entire character arc is just a sequence of flight or flight triggers from the first 25 years of my life and I'm here for it. lol.

[@EssentialNPC]

nice

[@LuvLee296]

I don’t know if you meant to write flight twice but I found it very funny anyway

[@pretentiousname01]

I do kinda love it. The “im not supposed to eat this much sugar” comment is such a “im so innocent but im trying to he bad” feeling to it, and I love it.

[@mingisong2141]

Dude same lol

[@sleepyhermit5758]

I was a homeschooled k-12, very close to religious radicals (I was involved in IBLP) national bible bee competitor, youth group leader, graduate"God's Harvard" for college, who deconverted after asking questions, had a horrible time during loss of faith, and very much likes women. Kristen Applebee's is me. I am her. This season was so healing. Like you knooooooooow Ally grew up evangelical. They get everything right about it

[@kellyk1898]

Two things: 1) Maybe it's just that he is called on to play a lot of parental figures in this setting, but Brennan's emotional intelligence BLOWS ME AWAY throughout all of dimension 20. In all his interactions with the PCs, he seems so keyed in to what's happening and what his players are doing. 2) Lou's lil face as they all got their gifts is the most precious. Lil sneaky smirk. So adorable.

[@joshm977]

i don’t know if brennan wants to have kids but he would be an amazing dad

[@kellyk1898]

@@joshm977 go check out the episode of Game Changers called “Lie Detector”. The whole episode is a lot of fun, but 21:50 speaks to this.

[@mcmonkey26]

@@joshm977 brennan wants more than anything in the world to be a dad

[@chcklfckl]

DID LOU GIVE EM THOSE GIFTS??

[@lordfelidae4505]

@@joshm977being a dad is his life dream.

[@antimonyneamhan9824]

The running gags on this show are my favorite. "He's probably your dad" And of course, Fig hitting on the VP

[@antimonyneamhan9824]

"It doesn't mean I'm not proud of you..."

[@antimonyneamhan9824]

"I grew up with those books in my house" lawdy lmao

[@antimonyneamhan9824]

"Doctor Keller you've done it again."

[@Marlyjade]

Honestly the whole bit with Fig pretending to be a doctor is one of my favorites in the entirety of dimension 20. I begin cackling every time

[@jacobbarker4180]

Brennan: “I’m in your heads” all of them: “You spent the last 5 days studying up on us” Brennan in the very first session of Fantasy High: literally wove their stories in a way that would get them all to end up in detention through their own actions, even Ally who’s character didn’t get detention, still got detention because of how he set it up.

[@applepie4287]

I really felt that was more of a team effort thing. The players saw that he was sending to detention so they played (except maybe Emily) along with Ally using her exaggerated religiosity of her character as an excuse

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

Ally definitely helped. Brennan would've probably found a way to get her to detention either way but thanks to Ally he didn't have to

[@carso1500]

@@aguywithalotofopinions412 it wasnt dificult to realize at that point that they were all getting detention and ally decided to help him

[@TimdeVisser86]

17:51 Brennan teaching us all about the emotional ramifications of growing up in a single parent household better than most parents. Via a literal Devil.

[@patriciabristow-johnson5951]

Brennan has said himself that he was actually raised in a divorced household, so this sentiment is at least largely out of his own experience

[@TimdeVisser86]

@@patriciabristow-johnson5951 I always got the impression that Brennan was raised in a loving household with a lot of good influences but that's just because Brennan is so wise.

[@WarKeineAbsicht]

@@TimdeVisser86 I'm pretty sure he did

[@TimdeVisser86]

@@WarKeineAbsicht yeah. That's powerful.

[@jbluewind4727]

@@TimdeVisser86 He is wise, but he's had a lot of stuff happen to him. He was also bullied, homeschooled, and dreamed of living in a house in the middle of nowhere where he could be brought food once a week by his brother and never have to people again. He said his last panic attack was earlier this year if I remember correctly. Dude is made out of stonger stuff than most. As someone in their 30s with anxiety, I can back up that we are very good at hiding when we are mild to moderately freaking out because we've had to deal with it for decades. I'm pretty sure that is part of the reason 99.9% of people couldn't tell he was freaking out during the moments he later said were kicking his ass. While it is bullshit how we can run with short term things that would make a lot of people just buckle, but our brains just decide to peace out on normal stuff sometimes, the whole mess also gives us crazy skills in weird areas.

[@RatRatRattyRatRat]

"I'm not supposed to [Teach you the secret society handshake], but I'm also not supposed to eat this much sugar." Based.

[@HeartLikeAWildHorse]

Every Pentecostal kid I went to school with lol.

[@outdated-username]

The way Lou tried to keep his face neutral while the gang got their gifts, but then they talked about how it could be from the Harvestmen, and he was like -nO dEFinitely NOT LET'S GO TO THE AV CLUB-

[@kg5064]

Did the players really not figure out it was him or was it a bit? He even gave Adine the exact $45 gift card he promised her!

[@brooklynbakal7822]

Rewatching this, there’s so many subtle things that I appreciate so much....ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY WERE GETTING THEIR GIFTS LIKE AHHHH SO CUTE

[@OriginalRAB]

To be fair. He was asked directly if he bought the 45gp gift card and denied it with a straight "No". It's just nobody pushed that angle further.

[@iamcool544]

*Meets complete and total stranger that is ALSO A DEMON* "I trust you completely."

[@89warden]

Sorry, not a demon. He's a devil. There's a difference.

[@iamcool544]

@@89warden Why did you reply twice with two variations of the same sentence minutes apart.

[@89warden]

Sorry

[@ragglerock2682]

Demons in DnD are basically bug dog disease creatures. Devils are the red intelligent murder people.

[@AleksandrStrizhevskiy]

@@ragglerock2682 Yeah I was really confused watching the show initially cause fig kept talking about being a demon child. But I guess she just kept confusing them.

[@PiousWildcarde]

Gorgug is basically the Ork equivalent of the children's book Are You my Mommy? and it is equal parts tragic and hilarious, just because of how innocent he always is whenever he tries to find out who his dad is.

[@Ash-fu6jf]

DOES THAT MAKE GOLDENROD THE SNORT FROM THE BOOK???

[@PiousWildcarde]

@@Ash-fu6jf i suppose it would. Lol

[@Ash-fu6jf]

@Steve I love that, also: it's late bro, why you up? Get some rest🤘🏼😁

[@raideranimator6091]

@@Ash-fu6jf timezones maybe

[@captainpanic3616]

@@Ash-fu6jf It is 07:41 where I am, I am also part of the sleep police and I salute you.

[@josukegappyhigashikata6537]

Gorthalax: *is incredibly adoring and nice to all of the kids in the group and giving them insight* Also Gorthalax: *DROWN THE AV CLUB PEASANTS IN THE FLAMES OF THE DARKEST RING OF HELL MY GIRL*

[@t-r3y]

✨Small spoiler warning about the gifts✨ Lou (Fabian) choosing to give gifts to each bad kid is so fucking adorable knowing now that it was him: Fig's guitar pick would match her guitar and is ruby red just like the stone her dad was trapped in Gorgug's axe holder has the emblem of the gift he had offered to Fabian on his first day (before they punched each other) $45 is the exact amount Fabian said he'd give Adaine to go buy clothes in the episode she mentioned she wanted a make over Kristen constantly mentioned not having the right books to do the research she needed Riz's business cards are hand done and Fabian is proficient in calligraphy which makes me believe he did them himself In conclusion, Fabian is the bestest boi

[@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657]

Agreed. Whole heartedly.

[@hariodinio]

Knowing this makes fabian my favourite

[@jerilyncruz5069]

And after the conversation of getting gifts and Fabian wanted them to get what their hearts desire with no disappointment 😭😭😭

[@aronseptianto8142]

@@jerilyncruz5069 ngl then it would tie to the difference between fabian and other member, when good things happen fabian goes, oh nice, good things happen, like it always does while the rest of the team is weary about it and not sure about it

[@rootbeer586]

I thought it was Gorthalax?

[@emilyhamilton8039]

i haven’t seen anyone talking abt it but i love that siobhan and emily have exactly the opposite shirts from each other

[@watermelonsugar8894]

I just noticed oh my god-

[@nosomusk864]

That can’t be how you spell that name

[@nosomusk864]

I take that back. I looked it up and it’s Irish and while not as ludicrous as the welsh they are definitely out there.

[@Ash-fu6jf]

@@nosomusk864 now try to pronounce Eoife lol some other Irish words are bean, fear, buchail, and a song lyric in ‘siul a ruin’. None of those are pronounced how you think😂😂

[@Victoria-tp8zy]

@@Ash-fu6jf i'm curious now, is it pronounced wifa or something like that?

[@obi-wank-enobi]

Kristen went from being the happy cleric trying to convert everybody to her religion to *LITERALLY HAVING A MENTAL BREAKDOWN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOP*

[@north637]

Wack af. Worst part of this play through. she just jammed her own bs into the story that doesn’t fit.

[@thatonegaybitch1811]

mood honestly, I also lost faith in the religious cult I was raised into in an ice cream shop

[@CosmicNebula444]

As soon as the recap revved that motorcycle's engine, so much came running back to me

[@dimension20show]

WERE BACK BABY

[@NeahMinto88]

Same

[@emilyjfreer2895]

Dimension 20 hell yeah Oh sorry gorgug

[@samebert3509]

Ah yes, our adventurers Fabian “papá!” Seacaster Kristen “devine beings won’t answer me” Applebees Riz “The Ball” GukGak Fig “I’m like super metal and hard to read” Faeth Gorgug “*stares in confusion*” Thistlespring and of course, Adaine “Why are all of your parents cool??” Abernant

[@RNJ142]

I think you mean Gorgurg “Are you my dad?” Thistlespring

[@suzannesanchez8937]

Adaine '' I can fix them '' Abernant

[@singhmastr]

I mean, it's more Adaine is a bit of a loser. Her dad's a high level ambassador and her mom is a mage researcher who does cool magic with a wave of her hand. Adaine is the black sheep of the family who couldn't even get into a prestigious high school even though she was born with a diamond spoon in her mouth. Riz's mom is a cop who can't even remember/afford to have food in the house regularly (in the intro episode, she had cereal with *water*).

[@OscarGomez-hg8cb]

@@singhmastr…I really hope you hadn’t seen more of this series before you wrote this dude because… man. Talk about misjudging people

[@JakeBlanktyBlank]

*the most high pitched and squeaky mouse voice* “ Who can truly know that lives in the heart of another?” I mean that’s the greatest fucking line delivery ever

[@pauciloquentflibbertigibbe5217]

I feel like every single parental interaction is designed to make Adaine feel really bitter about her own home life.

[@aronseptianto8142]

yeah like even the shittiest dad portrayed still loves their kid, that gotta hurt

[@byzantinebasilieia9783]

It sure is making me bitter about my home life

[@bamjungle]

It's her own fault. She doesn't listen, doesn't try, and doesn't appreciate. He has actually only been disappointed in her attitude. She deserves it.

[@raychances6251]

@@bamjungle just off the top of my head, her parents were explicitly disappointed in her and constantly put their own wants above hers. Also, didn't they tell her off for getting detention rather than murdering someone?

[@bamjungle]

@@raychances6251 Don't go off top your head, go by character intros since that also sets the tone for parental interactions. The players know how they will play characters and develop them ahead of shooting. The DM will facilitate that direction even if it is different from how he envisioned an npc. He did a good job of picking up their que , however, the intros is were you see how he was going to play the npc. That for me is the npc and is very telling. All divergence from there are predictable based on a brief psychological assessment of players and common story telling tropes. DM had very specific first encounters and detailed anecdotal interactions that would be common for viewers to run across in real life. That is why he is one of the best. Someone trained and through experience dealing with each of these themes in real life can spot it easily before divergence. It is up to the viewers to spot or connect to character development. If someone went through similar circumstances emotionally then they are more likely to connect to the way a character is played based on wether or not they dealt with the emotional stress from their past. A lot of viewers who applauded the ill behavior in the pcs towards their parents haven't dealt with that emotional baggage and still view themselves as the victim. Many have not yet had to view those past events through the other side by way of experience. It will come though, even in alternative lifestyles. The comments bare this out. The comments section of any digital publicized media is even better than most psychological surveys. People become more open. That is why ideological debates have exploded on the forum. People are battling out past experience by using the characters and stereotypes to prove their point. The first we see the family the interaction was not what Adaine claimed it to be, it was the opposite. She instigated each of the conflicts in that scene. The player did this to direct the interactions there after in this type of tension. The DM followed over subsequent interactions. The player continued this pattern, instigating rude interactions with other characters and then claiming victim. This by definition is a self-fulfilling prophecy in psychology. It is also a narcissistic personality that often we engage in daily life. Teenagers battle this in development all the time. As having lived a bit us viewers should be able to recognise it easily. The players understood when crafting the characters. In storytelling it is called character flaws or tragic flaws. Every character had them in every story. With society the way it is now, I am not surprised that it has slipped past many viewers. Despite rhetoric of the day, they don't accept pcs as they are and instead insert themselves. They have been taught by society that flaws are desired attributes, that deviance is a virtue, that uncooperative behavior is independent, that the villain is the hero becoming the anti-hero, and that all traditional value systems are oppressive. In this case it ruins the story because the pcs can do no wrong there by limiting the impact of character growth. Again, this is bore out in comments. Some viewers get it and express the messages sent out in the story and are immediately preyed upon by those whom didn't get it. They are labeled oppressive and the conversation devolves into a ideological slug fest. Those that insert themselves into the characters feel their actions need to be defended at all cost, then defending the players at all cost. So now traditional values or anyone that doesn't like the story as much as they do are up for attack. It is classic in-group/ out-group dynamics. Group think means people can't have their own opinions, as we see in the cultural political climate now. It becomes less a story about D&D and more a story of how an audience views society through the lens of media. This is my background so don't be alarmed about how long this is, it is natural for me to be lengthy at times. Forgive grammatical errors as I'm on mobile not PC. Good talk, Lol.

[@mtilby]

The IMMEDIATE cut from Fig boasting about her first kiss to Gorgug and Fabian naïvely flipping heads on a coin 65 times in a row in the parking lot absolutely destroyed me 😂

[@elbruces]

Kristen: "Did you have sex?" Fabian: "You can't ask if people had sex!" Kristen: "Okay, I'm sorry! ... what was it like?"

[@GZilla311]

Good question tbh.

[@mrssuperstar411]

I forgot how much fig was Into older people. I only remember her being into the vice principal but she also had a thing for Fabiens mom and now this doctor. Such good character consistancy

[@Virtual-caveman]

Lol i just realized this wtf 😂

[@DetectiveOlivaw]

Jesus Christ I didn’t pick up on this until right now and of course she would she has daddy issues ughhhhh

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

Thought she was just bullying the vice principal for the jokes-

[@the_corsair]

And the whole being in love with the Dwarf doc because he was her first kiss was a nice teenage touch.

[@evanc.1591]

Daddy Issues™️

[@frickposter9727]

*SPOILERS* Holy shit. I only just now realized that at 1:19:53 , when Brennan mentions that The Ball's new business cards have beautiful handwriting, Lou grabs his pencil almost like it's a hint. In episode 1, he mentions that Fabian is skilled in calligraphy. I want to believe that was intentional, even if it most likely wasn't.

[@Virtual-caveman]

lol I can’t believe you noticed that

[@owie8212]

If he got the gifts, the one he would've gotten for himself isn't even for him, it's for the bike >:) I think you're right

[@Mrtacothethirrd]

Omg that fits!! Like gorgugs sheath has the metal flower he gave Fabian, he was already going to give Adine the gift card, that works so well

[@dankacademia1865]

Lol yeah I was thinking the same thing w the calligraphy

[@aboredguywithaninternetcon4663]

​​@@Mrtacothethirrd When Adaine gets her gift, you can actually see her look at Lou from the corner of her eye, and then when they're talking about the gifts, she asks Fabian, "Did you get me this?" He also dismisses the idea of the cult giving them the gifts.

[@danielfenn-tye7297]

Brennan's reaction to "umm, Mr The Unsatiable?" when he's starting to break is so brilliant because it highlights how rarely he's ever put on the backfoot comedically during a scene

[@KazisCollection]

18:40

[@sharksgrr]

allys improvised book titles are... incredible.... how is she so smart

[@msauer03]

My Forsaken Classmates Are Scum The Seven Eyes of my Lord and How I have Wronged Aaahahahahahaha She's amazinggg

[@sannialen2247]

I know im so late but Allys pronouns are they/them

[@rainbowlemniscate2761]

crisbbee :3 respecting someone’s gender identity is something that there shouldn’t be a timer on or something you apologize for, so thank you :)

[@elbruces]

"I'm looking for a lighthearted YA book called 'Blood Soaked Nails?'"

[@Eilavamp]

@@elbruces sounds like something from the omegaverse 😂

[@Mr135Jonathan]

31:28 Ally learning what the Harvestmen is and rolling with it is some of the best improv RP ive ever seen

[@thisischriswright]

Man, I earnestly loved the Gorthalax ice cream scene. Fully excellent Dad Energy.

[@Nortarachanges]

Yes! The family stuff is my favorite part! Too many good ones to mention them all ^_^

[@topsyturvy1097]

Brennan wants to be a dad more than anything

[@spencer5256]

brian murphy realizing what T.B. stands for in closeup is everything

[@e.hhampsen4508]

1:19:30 any of his extreme reactions to things (*cough* sexy rat *cough*) are just precious

[@lavendercomrade2376]

*Tuberculosis Intensifies*

[@dancingfishfilms]

wait am i an idiot.. what does it stand for?

[@e.hhampsen4508]

@@dancingfishfilms The ball

[@jamessoley1924]

Toegold Beverly

[@UnironicWizard]

Gorthalax talking about Sandra Lyn in such a compassionate and emotionally intelligent way was beautiful. I did not expect to start crying in the first 20 minutes

[@yeehowdy3083]

Shellford’s thoughts actually harmed me emotionally. Shellford needs help from Jawbone.

[@armleg]

Gilear said: “A drug-dealing werewolf named ‘Jawbone’” Brennan’s eyebrows said: ⬆️↙️⤴️↗️⬆️⬆️⬇️🔄↕️↘️↘️

[@alphaslicer3653]

I almost lost my sketti-ohs.

[@windsorholman]

why did i make my eyebrows move in all those directions 😭

[@illusionfate]

@@windsorholman i looked at ur comment and did the exact same thing wtf

[@captainfry245]

@@illusionfate this makes three of us

[@TophatCat63]

@@captainfry245 4*

[@GearWukong]

Fig and Riz's mini (Best Goddamn Surgeon This Hospital Has Ever Had) adventure was just the fucking best.

[@jesmile234]

Fig is really milking the whole "father-less child" for someone who grew up with a dad lol

[@funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong]

Fig: *talking about getting vengeance on the bastard who made her grow up without a father* Gilear, forlornly looking up from his expired yogurt: "I'm...being dunked on inadvertently right now, and that almost makes it worse."

[@DiminutiveJerry]

I mean they are a teenager

[@nvfury13]

Didn’t know any kids that had a family fall apart over the kid not being the “dad’s” kids? Or any teens that learned they were adopted? Because, for someone who did, she is very much spot on.

[@Danheron2]

@@nvfury13 you know someone who that happened to? That must really suck :(

[@nvfury13]

@@Danheron2 Knew three kids in that position in junior high through high school.

[@AP-dx4mq]

The “that’s heads for the 64th time, what do you think?” “Heads” Really got me

[@stupidthefish1979]

“Sorry I opened up that ambient mummy tomb” “Don’t do it again” “My frisbee got in there!”

[@risipieces]

brennan roleplaying as an insatiable demon has given me a better sex talk than any authority figure in the 12 years ive spent in catholic school

[@aronseptianto8142]

_and the main villain in the story is fantasy westboro church_

[@1990EscortXR3i]

Sounding a lot like Kristen

[@ceedubelu]

To be honest, no one authority figure in catholic anything is equipped for the talk.

[@SlimeyBaron]

@@ceedubelu yeah they just shame you for it and tell you to not do it

[@Ardorstorm]

That's a really low bar, and his "sex is just any intimacy" comment was _really_ weird and not true at all in the real world. Sex is sex. For fantasy creatures maybe it's something else but he's talking to a bunch of people who are pretty much normal humanoids and can have real sex. He shouldn't be misinforming them like that

[@Dirtyblue929]

Can we just appreciate that great role playing at 30:00? Hearing about the Harvest Men, registering that it aligns with her character’s hyperconservative backstory, and _immediately_ integrating it

[@Fruckert]

It appeared to kinda take Brennan off guard too, but he recovered immediately. Talented group of improv actors in this show.

[@silverselkie1692]

@@Fruckert yep, he confirmed in an interview that he had no plans of integrating this into Kristen's backstory. Ally just said "I know them" and Brennan said he just thought "well that's interesting, go on"

[@shreyamenon8987]

fig: "so who's that hot dwarf doctor..." riz, urgently hissing over her question: "who attacked you?!" emily and brian doing this together as fig and riz is so satisfying. partner hijinks babey

[@madisonlewe1057]

Their characters in every campaign play off eachother really well😂

[@MrRiverkiller]

“There’s always religious books in hospitals cause that’s where everyone decides to turn to God.” Oh my thats so fucked

[@FourEyesFive]

The way Ally just says that without a beat makes me Stan them so much harder.

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

Well it's true

[@skater123256]

I love how in character Ally is the whole game and the DM just feeds into it lmao this show is amazing

[@matthewfuerst6456]

I honestly can’t tell if there’s a difference between Fig and Ally

[@ianh1504]

Except to talk crap about clove smokers, which is a-ok 👌

[@topsyturvy1097]

@@matthewfuerst6456 Emily is Fig's player ♡ Ally plays Kristen

[@Hornswroggle]

55:34 "This is the best Ice Cream Store I've ever been to" - Adaine conveniently leaving out the fact that this is also the ONLY Ice Cream Store she's ever been to 🤣

[@simonlewis9288]

"That guy with the big mouth at the bar, oh, people just say he's a crank. But if he was prime minister or something he'd be a fuckin' war criminal, he'd be a monster. So what me and the rest of the fallen angels do, y'know goin' around and offering temptation to people is just stress testing the system." God damn, Brennan. How do you just drop incredible dialogue like that? That's a crazy way of looking at devils that I've never thought about before.

[@avatarofasura3971]

I just lost it when it's revealed that the place Gorgug ends up isn't Hell, but was really Ork Heaven

[@endersquid1132]

I honestly love how Alley's somewhat deranged assertion that the harvestmen recruit kids and her parents are somehow affliated with them perfectly aligned with Brennens whole coach plan, like they run in the same circles, she's close to him, he's knows her parents, it just lines up so well thar Christen was being inducted by his cult

[@evanhallways4746]

I love how fatherly gorthalax. he was hyped up as a ravenous monster by name and seemingly big plot relevance and ended up being this father figure for the whole group. so far we have fabian's father being a mentor, gorthalax being a parental figure, biz as a sixth man archetype, betty being a kind of rally martyr, and jawbone being a kind of homage to the soft giants. this is such a developed game of DnD where actual preceded details matter to both character growth and story progression. without actual murder hobos too cause its obvious that if the children were to try, it wouldnt end well. so many highschool type dnd games ive played end up with unreal things and just straight minmaxers and stat dumpers which take the story aspect out of the game. as a bard and cleric main, i approve wholly of this wonderful campaign.

[@raekaskie1521]

I know this means nothing but I like how everyone is wearing button down shirts

[@mollybutler4797]

RayneTheCryptid The ultimate button down episode

[@overratedusername]

But also... the illuminati. And half life 3.

[@onelater]

"Before your horns came in, I thought you'd have a better life if you never knew about me." CRYING WAILING SOBBING SNIFFLING QUIVERING SHRIEKING HOLLERING BEATING MY FISTS AGAINST THE FLOOR

[@zgblanche1815]

The coin flipping scene with Gorgug and Fabian had STRONG Rosencrantz & Guildenstern energy tbh And I love that for them

[@critter8132]

THIS IS THE REASON WHY THEATRE NERDS ARE THE BEST TO PLAY D&D. I . LOVE. THE. REFERENCES.

[@notAshildr]

@@critter8132 This comment makes me want to check out the pen and paper club at my media college. An estimated 90% of the people here are geeks, cinephiles, and/or theatre kids. Now I just have to figure out how one plays D&D and things of the sort.

[@elbruces]

Nah, just show up. They'll teach you the rules as you go.

[@AstralMarmot]

Seeing someone reference Rosencrantz & Guildenstern in the wilds of KZbin made my heart very happy. Thanks.

[@nicomoist5336]

@@notAshildr also queers and people of many heritages and cultures! Dnd has been getting very diverse and I love it :> (I say as a queer latino trans man) /gen