Episode 05 - Acquisitions Incorporated The Series

[@eremiss4771]

It takes them so long to remember Jim has mage hand. EVERY TIME. Aaahhhh and holy crap how can Pat always think on his feet like this. So good.

[@doubleru]

I'd think it's because in older editions, MH couldn't be used on magic items (unlike in 5E), but since Mike hasn't played 3E, I suspect it's something else...

[@erwingove3497]

As someone who has played a wizard it was my first thought. I used it all the time

[@AppleJaxc]

Jerry's response to "She's not my mistress" should have been "You're goddamned right, because you're fired"

[@edisontrent618]

That would've been so perfect.

[@AppleJaxc]

If you think that's perfect, you should read some of my fan fiction

[@spoboyle]

collective noun for Dwarves, seems to be a shortage

[@teknoarcanist]

God that's good on so many levels.

[@GregoryFesto]

nice one!

[@3djooboy]

I'm guessing an Elf came up with that.

[@uqeir91]

Serious answer: I read that it's a knot of dwarves

[@Alxx2]

I love Scott's little looks at the camera haha

[@Ezlo01221]

It's hard to pick a fave from core Acq Inc team but Scott is soo funny all the time

[@RW77777777]

it's pretty badass to see Chris Perkins credits as 'The Dungeon Master' that's bucket list stuff for sure

[@Mastorian]

When Chris is thinking or planning things out, he plays with the coaster. I just noticed that.

[@VBCTrinityGames]

These cliffhangers are killer, man!

[@Spartaner251]

me too cliffhangers incorporated

[@w4f3l]

we all take 2d6 anticipation damage

[@Fulgrim_The_Phoenician]

+w4f3l hahaha that killed me xD

[@VBCTrinityGames]

w4f3l That's a greatsword's worth of anticipation damage! It hurts! D:

[@groundcontrolto]

The beauty of watching these 9 months late!

[@edisontrent618]

19:00 "It's an inauspicious number." Hah! I see what you did there Jerry.

[@PaulStevenslovesyou]

@26:58 "I still feel bad that I broke your mini." It's all fun and games until someone genuinely feels really bad about an accident. My new official slogan for Dungeons and Dragons.

[@Onodaga]

This needs to never end - I call for UNLIMITED SEASONS!

[@kallnz]

"Jim Darkmagic has long been known to be a friend to rods." Gold.

[@velkonemriam1935]

I love how every once in a while Scott looks at the screen Lol he always has a certain look that just cracks me up when he does it

[@Bakamoichigei]

What the FUCK guys?! How is it you manage to find the exact perfect spot to end the episode every time so that I literally stand up and go "GOD DAMMIT!" when it fades to black?! D:

[@olebeard8305]

Once I discovered “Acquisitions Incorporated” recordings from the PAX series, I have been an eager fan ever since! You have outshined any Twitch TV or KZbin products by a 1000%!!!! You provide excellent entertainment…period. This series included, I love the interaction though process on how you are trying to solve the vault event! PLEASE continue this entertainment!!! Great Job, please continue this with other adventures!!!!...love all of you!

[@theouterlimits7788]

why not more people not watching this. this is gold stuff... amazing DM and players......wow.

[@jonnylee5000]

Poor Scott never gets the beat the shit out of things enough, but his commentary is always on point. His camera looks are hilarious because he's like playing the game and a spectator all at once.

[@japjapcat]

APPARITIONS INEBRIATED SHOULD BE AN HOUR LONG!

[@customedge1]

I love Scott's fourth wall while he is playing

[@dinammir4986]

Please don't make disparaging remarks about Scott's fourth wall.

[@Nerdarchy]

One nice thing about falling behind is being able to watch 3 episodes in a row! 🏰🐉

[@krisdog88]

Kurt: "Back in bowl." Nice throwback line, dude!

[@wikkedwood]

I am always in favor of an "All of Me" reference - one of my favorite flicks as a kid.

[@sanddry738]

Oh god I really hope they can pull off this scheme because it's been going so well.

[@sanddry738]

Nevermind an "asshole" appeared... TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEDNESDAY! *Cries*

[@Ravenholm337]

Such is life. All is going well and then "An asshole appears."

[@jonbaird8835]

+thejoser There's always some asshole halfling

[@spencermcauliffe2277]

Half elf

[@Oskar581]

immunity to sleep?

[@JamSaw]

Every week I wish it was a little bit longer. Please keep this up it is my favorite show on KZbin!

[@juliuslabao2223]

"A keg of dwarves" sounds really good to use on a group of dwarves :D

[@johnholloway3749]

Apparently the word for a group of dwarves isn't a clan, like I thought, it's 'a knot of dwarves'. D&D expanding my vocabulary again. :D

Well, Perkins is set on dragging them into a fight for sure. :D

[@WontonTV]

Good, Scott Kurtz is clearly bored out of his mind and wants some action. I want to see it too!

[@EC-lq1sn]

If he is bored he's likely not made his Fighter to have contributions in the most common adventuring encounters: Combat-Interaction-Exploration. He is very good about not doing much in this session. Respect.

[@RhaegarStorm]

Yeah, his character seems to be rather boring to play... Or he is not motivated to do stuff other than hit things with big weapons.

[@voteZDLR]

I think this is the first fighter he ever made, it's an easier class to play than most. So yeah unless you're new or just prefer fighters it is definitely kind of boring... when there's no like fighting and stuff going on.

[@SanjayMerchant]

"I'm still sorry I broke your mini." From the same guy who had that character run over by a stagecoach.

[@codypatton2859]

I almost forgot about that whole debacle.

[@hanssmirnov9946]

The GM is having to pull out every trick in the book to blow their heist.

[@antourte1]

If he really wanted to blow it he would've put more stone on the other side of that lead :) Make Jerry blow both spell slots stone shaping so when the dwarves march in he can't clean up in time.

[@thefracturedbutwhole5475]

exactly, or put alarms everywhere, tougher and more numerous guards . . . the DM could do anything if he really wanted to

[@emimonsterlicious]

Inside the box? Gem and the holograms.

[@Tygenja]

Ohhhhhhh...... You're good XD

[@blotcho84]

nice :D

[@voteZDLR]

Gem Darkmagic :) -- actually in the Underdark episode there was a Gem/Jim joke as well, still just as funny

[@volk551]

I kinda wish these ep where longer.

[@Lanternman2814]

Gods Dammit Carington!

[@jamescbiggs]

Always the highlight of my youtube week

[@JohnSeabourn]

These are the only videos I like before it even begins just because I"m excited they are in existence.

[@arbaks3124]

Am I the only one who shouts "Acquisitions! Acquisitions! Acquisitions!" during the intro? Loving the series.

[@Mightyh0bbes]

That will is about to be whippered!

[@Chronos341]

This is my favorite show right now. I really hope this is more than a one-off miniseries.

[@jonnylee5000]

18:25 "Make a Deception check" said so ominously. Perfect!

[@kirbyalex2002]

Pretty impressive Chris can either make a really good cliffhanger every 30 minutes or they have a really good editor

[@Reaprar]

I don't know how it took them so long to get this together but this is great. I feel for Perkins though, they're undermining a lot of what his narrative was. The constant battle between DM and player is reaching fever pitch here.

[@teknoarcanist]

No plan survives contact with the players.

[@laoxep]

Thats why i as a DM never prepare. Improvisation allways

[@androsh9039]

If you read Chris's articles on how he runs his games you'll see that he's perfectly fine with letting the players ruin everything. True, every DM wants their planned schemes to work, but Chris is willing to let them go if it means more fun for the players ;)

[@whydoieventrytobewitty5614]

Love this. Of course with insomnia at 3:42 in the morning, I'll have to watch this 3 or 4 times before the next video to make sure I consume every second of the video thoroughly.

[@TaeSikCha]

I love love love acquisitions Inc. Every episode every story but damn Jerry just keep talking and talking this one and it got to me.

[@garivelthecleric]

This is the level of planning I want out of my groups. We seem to get the same scary results, though.

[@blinddoctorwho]

23:38 is one of the best 1's I've ever seen because he role-played it so well.

[@trevor_7723]

Poor Patrick. He's so smooth, but the dice are just falling wrong. Happens to the best of us.

[@kirbyalex2002]

Welp, I'm no longer going to be able to sit comfortably for a week because every seat I'll take will be on the edge

[@josephcantu3562]

I just started watching these guys and I'm addicted. powered thru the whole podcast and live shows. please give us more

[@JBrettM1]

16m50s - Scott's "back in bowl" reference -- awesome!

[@jonbaird8835]

Binwin's looks to the camera are making my week.

[@YumiGoblin]

"She's not even a woman!" That's offensive Carrington!

[@kibaamadeus9511]

You guys made some of the hardest days easier. Thank you

[@MegChallinor]

Waiting a week for these is killing me lol. Great stuff though guys, love your creativity in getting out of tight spots and you have to love Chris's DMing!

[@MrDavidock]

Production value is top notch. Love watching these. I hope they continue!

[@Techieninja2489]

By this point, my party would have tripped all of the alarms and would have been fighting all of the dwarves.

[@andreamarcon8930]

Can we get AT LEAST 45 minutes of this !?!?!

[@Oskar581]

I love the return of the Automatons, always loved them from "Chainmail" and 3rd editions MM 2

[@alexfigirova]

You guys are awesome! Mood looks a lot better than the first couple of shows. Please keep the content coming!

[@jasongilpin5124]

This just keeps getting better!!! So great!

[@jerodast]

I was 80% sure when Mike got the rod so easily and felt its power, it was going to be cursed. Damn.

[@Halrin]

I really do love watching this game with you guys, keep it up

[@gqdaddy8544]

I'm sorry, Pat was doing an AWESOME job! Loved THIS! Too funny.

[@teekomeeko]

Boy do these episodes go by in an instant. There's very few pieces of entertainment that do that for me, but AI's ~thirty minutes absolutely vanishes.

[@montyhedstrom1356]

Really entertaining series guys. I wish the episodes were longer.

[@GGRS]

Awesome series. Never played D & D or anything like it, but you guys make this really interesting to watch and you've got some nice production (y)

[@jonbaird8835]

I LOVE the fact that you upload this at 2:30am CST :-) Night Owls FTW

[@McGuire2778]

AAAARRRRGGGGG!!!!!! Dammit. I was so happy to see a new episode and now another damn cliffhanger. [sighs and hangs head low] and again the wait begins.

[@3djooboy]

"back in bowl" YES!! Man with two brains ref......F YES!

[@Moldoro]

So glad I stayed awake for this.

[@anthonyhernandez6105]

Left on such a cliffhanger!! I've got the bluest balls. I can't wait another week for them to roll initiatives.

[@TableTopFanatic]

Forever shall a group of 12 Dwarves be known as a Gripe in my games!

[@raymonholt69]

A muscle of dwarves. A purse of dwarves. A forge of dwarves. A beard of dwarves.

[@brysonlyons9466]

14:25 Dwarven bathrooms would be awesome

[@ezodragon]

Rothfuss has all kinds of ideas and perspectives, really powerthinking through this (and yet rolling poorly everywhere)

[@MEGAZSTUDIOS]

The best cliffhanger in the series.

[@thethroneworld]

I believe the collective noun for dwarves is a "grumble".

[@aaroninfante-levy3612]

A "gripe" of dwarves? What about a "shortage" of dwarves? ;)

[@TehFrenchy29]

I'm sure as far as the elves are concerned, a shortage is a good start =P I'm also rather fond of cairn, cask, and bar/pub of dwarves, though I think stout is kinda funny and fortress deserves a mention just for the (hopefully) obvious reference.

[@boperkins5865]

A pack? a six pack, a 12 pack, twenty four, or thirty!

[@NickHendriks]

I personally like a "tun"

[@ArtMadeUnderground]

Spoiler warning: Cast featherweight on the box guys lol. I am laughing so hard on this episode. Great job you guys. This was awesome.

[@ArtMadeUnderground]

I would have guessed a keg of dwarves. ;)

[@derekdumas4556]

The theme song is totally legit

[@Ixisu]

I love these guys so damn much.

[@edstevens1503]

I need episode 6!!!

[@edstevens1503]

Now

[@高橋二郎-t8l]

ahaha, gets-armstrong magic jim darkmagic. its so wonderful playing at 4 players thinking and action. 4 players thiked at very humore and interesting. thank you very much.

[@TheUncleJason]

Thank you for these. Just...thank you.

[@Midnytson]

YES!! Now it is time for...........DOUBLE AXE TO THE BAAAAAACK !!!!!!

[@thorwaldhrodgerson6220]

YES! Scott put the helmet on his head horn front! I know it's silly but I really wanted to see that. Probably not why he did it, but HURRAH!

[@LazyVideosGAME]

Aaah, the anticipation was great. Tension released.

[@louismarkosian400]

Lol their one function is to beat the shit out of anyone who goes for the rod! That was awesome!

[@partypavillion]

Mage Hand... Shoving a 16" Rod... through a Hole in the Wall? No jokes there??? Come on!

[@bavettesAstartes]

Oh boy, this is the best thing. I am actually crying of laughter!

[@Shadow1The]

That had me so on edge at so many parts, I thought it was gonna go horribly wary, but then BAM some magic (dark) happens, that's some oceans 11 shit right there man.

[@Aracnicon]

And the legendary shit just hit the even more legendary fan😀

[@exodustinnmann]

The first appearance of a Jim-gem. Cannon event.

[@Br0teas]

I have been looking for a D&D game for the past 15 years, played online, over skype ect. But this is my dream, to be able to play at a table with pen and paper and a few friends. Wish I had friends who were interested in playing. I just get a strange look if I mention it, like I am asking them for money or something.

[@PJWats42]

This is a friggin nail-biter. Next episode please!

[@LaserMats]

Yes! This series is great! Keep the episodes coming guys! :)

[@abandonedarts4812]

But... wait. Chris said the walls were made of stone, with lead lining in the middle. So Omen stone shaped the stone on their side of the wall, and Binwin chiseled through the lead... but shouldn't they have just hit the stone on the other side of the wall? They should not have been able to make a peephole into the next vault, yet - that vault should have a stone wall of it's own.

[@farfintadiesseresani]

Omin used shape stone twice, am I right?

[@KnukkleJoeShow]

maybe the finish that made the wall impenetrable, only applies to one side ( in this case the one facing out) so when bimwin breaks through the lead, he also breaks through the wall, and it was just a given that the wall broke.

[@JohnSeabourn]

He turned the stone on one side into spikes that Binwin used to punch through the lead and other stone. It is like the whole diamonds can cut other diamonds kinda thing.

[@BrandoCalrission]

Critical Role has spoiled me so badly with their 3+ hours episodes lol. Half an hour is so not long enough

[@Troommate]

Binwin Bronzebottom the worf. :D

[@EC-lq1sn]

Always fun to watch. 8:39 The should have really mentioned that Silence requires concentration in case O. Dran does anything else requiring concentration. Though the Silence will nullify the noise of Binwin's pickaxe on this side of the wall, it will not grant him any benefit one he is in the room since there is not mention of it working through the thick stone wall like spells like Detect Magic/etc. I guess you could make concessions for the whole in the wall but the Silence spell is not a gas. 14:40 - 14:56 No deception skill check was made for the lie. 15:00 Mage hand has a max 10 lbs weight limit. Chris described the rod as " ... its an iron rod about 15 inches in length with ... edges" (7:21). Cast iron weighs about 0.26 per inch so its gonna be close at 3.9 kg/8.58 lbs. 17:09 "You hear a knock on the door". How?? Silence spell is 20ft area likely centered on the hole in the wall or the room itself, and the room is 10ft x 10ft ? This is why it is important to read out the spell as its cast. Yeah, they know you are coming back but don't know when

[@davidrahn9903]

Erik AC I know it's two months late, but come on man. The best dungeon masters are the ones that bend the rules a little to let the story play out. These guys don't seem like the kind that mind a bit of leeway when it comes to spell effects during out of combat encounters. And I'd bet that you've been or had a dm who let those kinds of things slide before and you've still had one heck of a time. Cut 'em a bit of slack ;)

[@EC-lq1sn]

The GM is Chris Perkins, not Joe Average if anyone should be on top of it.

[@paulcoy9060]

25:00 I think it should be a Pounding of Dwarves.

[@DrSmurrie]

I've been amazed at how smooth it had been going up until now... But: enter Carington cliffhanger is too much xD On the upside, he's drunk, they can use that against him ;)

[@Rizoof1]

Yes! Good morning!

[@UncleExpendable]

It's a "shortage." A shortage of dwarves.

[@ernstpenfold7599]

A good name for a gathering of Dwarves would be a shortage. A Dwarven shortage or a shortage of Dwarves.

[@ernstpenfold7599]

just scrolled down. someone beat me to it.