Episode 1 | Orientation | Strixhaven: Arcana Academy

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This livestream is Fan Content as under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy (company.wizard...) and uses art, written works, and gameplay pieces from Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, Copyright: Dungeons & Dragons © 2021 Wizards Of The Coast LLC.
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[@cerealguy6359]

"power word kill!" *Gasp* "What did-" "Oh me! Looks like a spot opened up!" "should we call the cops??" "Let me just get this corpse outa the way..." "What do we do?" "So your ready to play dnd?" "What did you do to our friend?!?" Bruh the intro tho xD

[@atakanpayman]

"He is dead. So anwyasy, it's time for Dungeons and Dragons everybody!"

[@benwall8074]

Start of New Series!!!: 5:07 End of Break: 2:45:11

[@SillySyrup]

Episode starts at 5:07, campaign starts at 15:04

[@lincolnveldier8913]

watching the intro i was like "oh theres no Jackob. wonder why th-... THE WIZARD: "Hey guys whats going on?"

[@newt1izard969]

Strixhaven was the first DnD book I bought and I absolutely fell in love with it! I've been waiting ages for this!

[@RoninIsac]

They did two Strixhaven One Shots a while back. Spencer even played the same Ronin

[@jackalcoyote8777]

Do you play magic?

[@JHazard1000]

This is my favorite book have yet to play it yet but just love a D&D Harry Potter like story. One day I will do a playthrough of it.

[@avemetatarsaliaenthusiast8202]

"If there's nothing I love more than a 500 foot drop, it's a fuckin' mystery" easily my favorite character in anything ever.

[@TheLeifhenry]

Episode starts at 5:07

[@winterrose7094]

Really more like 15:02

[@johnwendel702]

I've been waiting for this for years and I am so glad it is here. Strixhaven is criminally unappreciated

[@jackalcoyote8777]

It's an objective let down if you know the mtg set and its great world building to see the setting devolved into a goofy Harry Potter pastiche.

[@blackandwhitecats4243]

WTF! Jordan's appearance look so new, I was like "Who's this new guy they are having?" unti Jack said his name and I was like "WHAT!.. THAT'S HIM!"

[@blackandwhitecats4243]

Last time I saw him with Strixhaven he still had facial hair, I thought they had a completey new guy to play lmao.

[@dreamingmage7524]

He fr looks like ten years younger it was jarring

[@joehales6153]

My guy is looking fresh fr

[@MechaMefi]

4 and a half hours of DnD that went like it was 2, and that's something for my brain, it's been so long since a DnD game kept my attention long enough to actually finish an episode. Was so much fun, can't wait for the next one.

[@Tazefia]

Love the bit at the beginning, good job guys :)

[@jackbarman7063]

1:44:45 “there are no TERFs” lmao

[@TheDuchessFox]

Rewatching to try to stifle the desire to write my own wizard school campaign right as I'm starting a Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel game

[@TheCrimsonLounge1]

I have no idea why but Gwen gives big The Doctor vibes and I don’t know what but I love it so far

[@Cinomodium]

So many chills and good laughs with the start of this Strixhaven Campaign. I love the art, music, everyone's role into their character, the intro is just phenomenal! Soooooo many Easter eggs from the channel. ❤

[@ericgropuis]

I just started a Strixhaven campaign for a new player, a returning player and a regular so exicted to finally watch this full campaign because I really liked the 2-shot

[@officegoblinalice]

The audio was a bit messy this video, either really quiet or loud. But even so off to a great start

[@redbeard13b42]

I enjoy hearing the descriptions and introductions of new characters, looking forward to another fun story.

[@xtreyu2385]

I think this campaign would be great if there audio wasn't so scuffed, hopefully future ones are better audio wise.

[@RoninIsac]

AYO THE WIZARD WAS IN THE ART😯

[@brittanyanderson97]

Did you notice in Ronin’s art they have a pride mug and that there’s Kiki in the background too!

[@SillySyrup]

with fireball in hand, too

[@shutupnora]

VOD SQUAD!

[@kokirikid817]

Jacob took the extra strength amphetamines for this one. Almost nonstop narration for four hours. I wouldn't make it

[@Guian_6]

I missed the premiere of strixhaven so to compensate I'm doing timestamps!! Cheers to the start of a new campaign!! (PS. Spoilers Ahead) 5:07 Start 5:16 THE WIZARD??? 6:06 Colton dies in the game he isn't even playing in 7:02 J&J (Jordan and Jack) reveal their powers and bring Jacob back 7:52 WELCOME TO STRIXHAVEN 8:26 New Wizard lore 8:48 SHOUT OUT TO TRAVIS SAVOIE(@RPGMusicMaker)!!! 9:31 SHOUT OUT TO DREW SOMAN(@drewsoman)!!! 10:20 SHOUTSOUT TO SPENCER, CRAIG, AND EMMA FOR THE SET! 15:14 Official start of the campaign! 15:50 I'm surprised it took this long for a game to start with the mic off 17:36 Kallisto's introduction!!! (Player - Grace) 23:15 Gwen's introduction!!! (Player - Jordan) 34:49 Ronin's introduction!!! (Player - Spencer) 35:50 Damn it 37:36 I agree with what Jack says immediately after this 37:58 Mallarie's introduction! (Player - Jack) 47:46 cnksjxwojsnsjsdjw LELIA OMG 48:05 Dawn's Introduction!!! (Player - Tyler) 52:40 OMFG I LOVE LELIA AS A MOM 55:21 Stella's introduction!!! (Player - Mia) (Ps that art is... Gah damn...) 1:04:58 AYOOO!?!?!?!? 1:06:03 Oh hey its us 1:07:40 THE FIRST ROLL OF THE CAMPAIGN!!! (And it's to change clothes in public…) 1:08:13 The gang's all together!! 1:08:43 No 1:08:57 Kallisto is smol vibes and I love her all the more for it 1:09:15 Mallarie is the main character isn’t she? 1:11:24 Mallarie, Ronin, and Dawn talk about Kor 1:12:51 Group Ember have their attendance taken 1:13:26 Stella gets donowalled 1:13:54 Mallarie will remember this 1:14:12 Kallisto is used to prove a point 1:15:11 “You can’t borrow my hair, it is attached to my head.” - Malarie 1:15:57 Acknowledgement of the beautiful stat cards that the cast and Drew made! 1:18:21 Mevinda gives Group Ember their supplies 1:20:59 A small rule re-iteration which I think is important so I’m time stamping it 1:23:21 Some really nice rp 1:24:47 “What's a school bus?” into more Kor talk 1:26:16 Stella should have rolled a performance check instead of a stealth check 1:27:52 Lorehold Campus! 1:28:17 Just don’t go down it 4head 1:28:26 “Do you wanna go down there?” 1:30:48 “Don’t jump” then immediately into “We should totally jump” 1:31:16 Click this timestamp if you wanna see this poor bald guy get bullied shortly after 1:32:33 “I love my life too much for that” - Stella 1:34:08 Gwen confronts Dawn about being half 1:34:43 “What the fuck is up with that” - Gwen 1:35:12 Toban jumpscare 1:35:36 OOooohh Dawn has Ravenqueen connections maybe? 1:36:04 Silverquill Campus! 1:39:20 This party is very perceptive 1:40:21 AYOOOOOO!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? (Jacob’s reaction is the same as mine) 1:41:35 “They’re probably Virgins” - Stella (also technically Mia, she knew who she was calling out with that stare into the cam) 1:42:21 Quandrix Campus! 1:44:46 “Indeed, here at Strixhaven, there are no Terfs” - Ms. Mevinda 1:45:02 OMG JACK 1:45:08 Group Ember rp 1:47:09 Witherbloom Campus! 1:49:11 Prismari Campus! 1:53:21 SILKBALL (Also Ronin signing up for Silkball club and all that rp) 1:56:08 “It’ll balance out, they’ll have me on the team” - Ronin 1:59:51 “Will you please sign up” after this small breakdown hits so hard it had me dying 2:02:14 Oh hey they’re calling us out again 2:03:37 Kallisto being a mood and best girl 2:04:25 These two need to be protected at all costs 2:05:01 MY HEART CAN’T TAKE THIS MUCH WHOLESOME 2:05:34 Gwen shows up 2:08:26 Gwen is a menace in the group chat 2:09:03 The S in Stella stands for Sus 2:10:16 Stella makes small talk with Telana (I probably butchered the spelling) 2:12:36 Stella sees and confronts the two students that inked her 2:14:26 Mallarie shows up 2:15:43 Ronin breaks out into so- wait that’s Mallarie’s job 2:16:46 Ronin comes across Quintilius on his way to the Firejolt Cafe 2:19:45 This guy is so not intimidating it’s hilarious 2:20:24 Uhh Idk what to call this time stamp but Jacob says some important stuff in it 2:20:56 Patrons! 2:26:16 Break Start 2:45:11 Break End 2:45:32 #blamejacob 2:46:50 Ronin and Mina reunite 2:49:38 “I keep an eye out for redheads” - Ronin 2:50:16 The rest of Group Ember chat while walking to the Biblioplex 2:51:00 I love Kallisto, Kallisto is best girl, Kallisto is a mood 2:55:25 Ham and mustard, no bread 2:56:20 Man this cafe has some really good sallad 2:57:18 Ronin orders pizza and chaos ensues 2:58:02 Stella be girl bossing 2:59:08 Dina jumpscare 3:02:44 “I am currently hazing the first years” 3:03:30 Ronin is High out of his mind and its hilarious 3:07:16 Group Ember asks Ronin what colors feel like 3:08:57 Ronin reveals he- ope, nope, scavenger hunt 93:11:16 The start of the scavenger hunt! 3:13:52 KALLISTO NO 3:18:02 oh no it's gonna be Icewindale all over again 3:23:50 Mallarie hits the griddy for the clue #5 puzzle 3:27:29 OMFG I ONLY FIND MORE REASON TO LOVE KALLISTO 3:31:40 Group Ember gets into quite a predicament 3:33:30 Oh no 3:34:06 Gwen goes conspiracy mode 3:36:20 Dawn pulls out a weapon at school 3:37:13 Oh nO ROnIn 3:37:26 Even Strixhaven has budget issues 3:40:26 KALLISTO NO 2: Electric Boogaloo 3:41:22 The first initiative rolls! (Also the first Nats of the campaign!) 3:43:02 Initiative memes 3:48:12 Spell Points! 3:52:00 Stella pulls out her emotional support orb 3:53:20 Jordan out here asking the questions that need to be asked 3:54:27 Yeah I think Mallarie is the main character 3:59:27 Kallisto watches in fear as Stella takes 5 piercing damage 4:00:56 Great description Jacob but Kallisto hasn't rolled damage yet 4:01:34 It's still a live 4:04:18 Stella honk honks the mimic's door knob so hard it turns to dust 4:05:33 God fucking damn it Jack this is so funny 4:09:28 Stella is a vamp- I mean mommy- I mean spider man 4:10:17 Kallisto talks to a talking book 4:11:37 This book knows how to make wizards act up 4:12:27 Codie the Codex meets the rest of the party 4:13:57 This went from 0 to 100 real quick 4:19:01 Group Ember gets back into the biblioplex 4:22:28 The other students realize they aren't the main characters 4:22:46 This is so cute 4:24:26 Dawn only now puts away her sword 4:25:25 Barra- I mean Dorms! 4:28:01 Best girl didn't die in the first game! 4:29:15 Jordan sends us out! 4:29:19 Episode end Comment anything I missed with the timestamp so I could add it

[@venturerweegee64]

THANK YOU FOR SUGGESTING THAT ALBUM! I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MUSIC APPROPRIATE FOR MY OWN STRIXHAVEN CAMPAIGN AND I COULDNT FIND ANY AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH THAT ALBUM AHHHHHH

[@andrewbayliss3522]

Omg the audio quality 😢 i was so excited for this then my ears started bleeding

[@janelantestaverde2018]

Looking at it again now, I think it's due to the fact that each microphone picks up what the others are saying as well, amplifying it. And when they get louder it simply overlaps in the output with an extreme intensity.

[@fenixmeaney6170]

Such great timing, I just got aCoC for Easter, so we're all in for a themed campaign!

[@happycomicsinc]

WOTC: Ok, I have a GREAT idea! Staff: What? WOTC: Harry Potter, but DND. Staff: WOTC: and that's how Strixhaven was made

[@AegisGaming99]

i love how you can just see colton crouch walking away

[@iacobuseurus509]

Ronin is still a icon, as usual

[@kstar1489]

I loved this! Just btw the mics peaked quite a pit, I hope that can be fixed in the future

[@Zoten001]

Dispell asshole? Where can I learn such powerful magic? I NEED that spell. lol.

[@Ghastly_Grinner]

I wonder why almost everyone actively films the participants and not the table. Just showing the table always lets my imagination work better seeing players kinda takes me out of it... Is it that way for anyone else?

[@ArmoredChocoboLPs]

5:07 Live Wizard Reaction

[@Squirdle27]

killed off colton real quick 😂😂

[@posslord1221]

I prefer to imagine Stella shuffled her feet on the carpet and then touched the door handle and created a static shock to the mimic door.

[@arturotoledo8154]

We got it!!! Can't believe that it's finally here! ❤

[@realhuman4879]

I like to play a strixhaven campaign, bring upon the perfection of phyrexia.

[@DennisDragonz]

LOVE, the magic cards. Are you able to and have you considered selling them as proxies?

[@davidirving5667]

Is it possible to get a copy of the rules you use for your Strixhaven campaign? Brilliant campaign so far.

[@luzarioheinz]

That Hag it up was all I needed XD

[@kyleshank3411]

I lost it at 'There are no turfs' OH THAT WORDPLAY

[@danskdd4099]

YEAHHHH

[@dreamingmage7524]

Can’t believe they just murdered Colton and enslaved his ghost

[@ABaumers6]

Haven’t watched many of these. Is the audio always this bad? Talking is low and then the coughing/laughing is making my ears blow and sounds like my speakers are struggling.

[@Codeman1930]

Not normally. Tech issues ain’t normally this prevalent.

[@janelantestaverde2018]

Every now and then it's not mixed that well but it's not always like this. And sometimes they adjust it throughout the episode, but I haven't watched this one that far yet.

[@raymondbrasuell2564]

"Dispell Asshole" needs to be a real spell.

[@LibraryOfAlexandira]

Yay. II like this. It was super fun.

[@internetdude909]

This is College( Highschool) Anime, I love it

[@harley8047]

Wait. So their socal books are just the warlock evocation "Far Scribe" but with extra steps...?

[@TheBossManBoss319]

My name is spelled Codie. That’s cool. Never seen it spelled like that for anyone else.

[@3scotto]

my new happy show

[@rujipasvarathikul6669]

Dina, Killian, Liliana? I am so hyped right now!

[@TheDuchessFox]

"It's my emotional support orb"

[@vlad1423]

Can you tell me more about the stress mecanics, please?

[@daltonwright6514]

🎉🎉🎉🎉STRIXHAVEN 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@funnyvideoguy3216]

I love that Ronin is the only male player character

[@samedwards3186]

Love the Sami Zayn shirt!

[@HonorabilisMagister]

gwen sounds like alan carr

[@vedametheny4163]

good session

[@Prodigy_Sheldon]

Love the sami zayn Merch ^^

[@izzyv830]

I got so fucking hyped when Dina showed up, just how I imagined she'd be.

[@Cdre_Satori]

This season had everything, jokes, teenage anime drama, ear rape and ASMR. ❤ Can't wait for the next session

[@westkossuth]

Shout-out Tahoe Joe's

[@alexessen2693]

Every time I hear ink or dark ichor I start to panache thing people are going to start turning phyrexian.

[@josephsilewski2421]

Poggert (chuck e cheese way)

[@stephentrever1769]

My daughter has been dying to play this campaign. I really want to watch to see how you run it, but the audio is so bad I can’t. Hope you are able to fix the issues.

[@megahades8296]

I miss honeybee

[@bwgaming-lq4gd]

WIZARD coup

[@fullmetalbeng7803]

mics peak like crazy :(

[@anjo2477]

Why are subtitles off?

[@Nuke_Dukem69]

what's with everyone playing a character that's the opposite gender as them? Is that common?

[@darksun273]

56:30 just say dhampir because I know you are not a vampire

[@stanleyschlosser7495]

im writing a story about me at strixhaven i drank the snarley water and now i get every sutc and sutch 1d4 +charisma time new feats or racial skills im at a froggy moment and have almost all extra curiccler and jobs life at an aristocratic live expence rolled to ask for moer jobs and such

[@honishark4496]

16:32

[@stanleyschlosser7495]

more sorry i checked for errors and punced in the butten to quick i write in dutch and a curse of strahd story in english both about me as wizards

[@thorinschmidt4764]

3:17 - The party approaches Critical Role levels opf COMPLETELY ignoring what the DM *told them* they need to do... smh, they are playing like puddings... At least it didn't take them long to get back on track.

[@kartavbrar9374]

who are you lil bro😬

[@thorinschmidt4764]

@@kartavbrar9374 I'm Thorin Schmidt, the 50-something who supports the stream on patreon every week. Who are you? Somebody who gets butthurt because theirfavorite streamers get criticized when they goof up? Dude, I've been in RPGs since the 70s, When players dodn't listen to what the DM says, they pay the price. That puzzle was simple, and they had all the info,. It was given to them by Jacob. Yet they rsn sround wasting time, getting hurt, because they did not listen. I pointed it out. *shrug*

[@Dsbpetersl]

I'll admit, I was looking forward to watching this, but for me personally the sound-quality just ruins it for me. Just trying to say, I would love to watch this, I'm not a hater. But the sound imo could use some work.

[@jonnyrhombus_1065]

I unfortunately agree that the audio quality has driven me away from taking the time to watch. No hate, just really hope you guys work out the audio setup.

[@GoddamitJmie]

This has some of the worst audio ive heard since 2012

[@jamescagley6248]

This has got to be one of the most boring game sessions I've ever watched on KZbin. I hope the next episode is better.

[@ratlash7438]

this show needs better sound

[@DeaddMax]

Well I wanted to look like Jacob DnD looks like, but the audio is absolutelly terrible.

[@GoddamitJmie]

Jesus this is actually unwatchable with this awful mic quality