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[@BigDickWizard6969]

Shia LaBeouf is a challenge rating 25 monster. You can't just simply expect him to appear that early in the campaign!

[@futuza]

He's a reoccurring adversary, that is only at the beginning for foreshadowing purposes, the party isn't intended to fight him yet, just hint at his connection to the ponies and their fetish for castrating humanoids.

[@C.Dickey]

@@futuza ... what kind of homebrew campaign are u running

[@cokemaniac1]

If the players truly had options you'd let them wonder into the end-game area of the northern woods if they so chose.

[@terrenaven]

Our DM actually threw Shia LaBeouf at us at level 6. Gunslingers are just unfair. Killed him in one turn (of course he didn't stay dead, but still)

[@C.Dickey]

@@terrenaven that clearly wasn’t Shia. If he died in one turn must’ve been a fake

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

"Time for a spooky campaign" Translation: Let's play Curse of Stradh.

[@greysonea6758]

I was low-key thinking of doing this

[@arkurianstormblade4109]

Someone in the party: "I already played this like 3 times...."

[@alnu8355]

I was thinking of a more original game werein the party faces off against Ghost and mostly incorporeal undead. The all play Artificers based in a major urban land scape with magically crafted packs and wands. They use said Arcane packs to trap the ghost for a fee. The ongoing joke would be they are actually an over glorified pest controll start up bussi- Ohhh wait, this has been done before....

[@danielgallagher3608]

yeah our DND group this XD

[@vonpepper3482]

One does not simply play Curse of Strahd

[@notequalto5179]

I'm running a grim hallow game now. It's good to be serious. But also to have comedic relief every once in a while to lighten up the mood

[@ClaireDuhLune]

I'm doing the opposite for halloween this year. I plan on next game having the necromancer go wild with skelebones, and then for halloween night run a game where everyone plays as skeletons wreaking havoc in the town. I think it'll be awesome.

[@snailman7989]

does the BBEG have his peepee and his butt

[@saintpoli6800]

That’s my ultimate campaign; overall depressing but has moments of humor... Far more realistic than some over the top fairytale.

[@justanotherenthusiast1550]

Me too

[@TheBayzent]

It's impossible to keep shit straight with my new group. At most it descends into Tales of the Crypt in zero coma.

[@loicdecasteau4233]

What the DM is saying "Let's do a spooky, ambiance game!" What the players are hearing: "Let's crank up penis jokes and cultural references by 10000%"

[@kvalvag5934]

Every body gangster till theres a spooky dnd one shot where everyone is an edgy elven rouge with 2 levels in warlock

[@dragonmaster613]

nah, Blood Hunter (Profane) Tiefling!

[@justinterrence5826]

Is this a reference of something? :O I mean, what's the theorycraft behind this?

[@futuza]

Why elven?

[@jesseharding346]

@@futuza Because Elves.

[@emarusso5758]

Why do they have to be specifically red colored?

[@TigerKirby215]

>Castle of the Two Sisters >Illuminated by moonlight "What is this? MLP?" I thought. BOY WAS I IN FOR A SURPRISE.

[@redholm]

I know right. I shared the video on a Server before watching the entire thing with the comment. "Hmmmm. Castle of Two Sisters." Then the references kept coming.

[@whakadabellgate5699]

Me to XD

[@tuckerfyffe4999]

Now I'm just imagining Starswirl spamming fireball.

[@chubbybane4316]

I was going to type something about nightmare moon but then he actually pulled out a mlp book. Didn't think he was actually referencing from mlp. 0.0

[@lucyla9947]

I once was searching for D&D stuff to buy and somehow I stumbled across a D&D themed My Little Pony set.

[@hiisaname6894]

people: I will watch this XP To Level 3: It was an add the entire time!!

[@davidhollowelljr949]

I laughed, not even gonna lie

[@hiisaname6894]

@@davidhollowelljr949 thank you for laughing

[@futuza]

You thought it was a funny skit, but it was me, Ad-Sama!

[@emarusso5758]

I liked the video because of that reveal

[@shootingstardragon7764]

@@futuza yes yes yes yes

[@xcelentei]

Hot take: the mechanics of DnD don’t encourage people to take horror games seriously because they’re meant to be empowering. Make them use a homebrew commoner class so they have 1d4 HP and no weapon proficiencies, that’ll make them act like horror protagonists.

[@kosherkingofisrael6381]

Or play Call of Cthulhu

[@TheBayzent]

Ravenloft AD&D was pretty good. Grim Hollow is OK, but yeah, after a few levels in, there is just no edge.

[@negative6442]

Just play CoC

[@Dualbladedscorpion7737]

If your doing homebrew horror theme dnd campain (possibly a one shot), I have two perfect monsters for that. (False hydra, or maybe a swamp hag), If your using one of those monsters then have your player's play as new characters but as children aspiring to become real adventures.

[@therismetrengaarde8315]

@@negative6442 Yes yes. CoC is the scariest shit because you actually start off as a fucking commoner who has to constantly strive and put themselves into 'ass danger' in order to actually git gud. Sidenote, I probably dedicated more time than I should've on my current character.... one ascension and max stats (as of now) of 125...

[@imaginepigeons792]

I was thinking Shia LaBeouf immediately... I absolutely would have been that person 😂

[@LouieWebb560]

I ran a spooky shia labeouf 1 shot in our curse of strahd game once and it fit in almost too well

[@ethanlocke3604]

You’re walking in the woods. There’s no one around and your phone is dead

[@Volvith]

_Actual. Cannibal. Shia LaBeouf._ :'D

[@ZarHakkar]

My second-ever creative exercise to get into DMing was based off of Shia LeBeouf. I actually pulled off a very impressive nightmare sequence which left my players legitimately freaked out.

[@THEMrFill]

quiet, quiet...

[@Jtrent]

I will use all of this knowledge in my upcoming Halloween session. Mind Flayer Dreamcrabs here we go

[@mushroomman4365]

Mind flayers are cool

[@rbexcess]

sans

[@thefishking7582]

20 seconds in, "The Castle of the Two Sisters." Was that just a My Little Pony reference? 4 minutes in, "Can we not take Tails of Equestria seriously?" Well... I guess it was...

[@zacht.3432]

My favorite part about these skits is when they show people cracking up from the sheer silliness

[@theawkwardpotato1973]

Wait a minute. Did Jacob *actually* buy a Tails of Equestria book just for a bit? ...Or is he... A brony!? *Goosebumps end theme plays* -Or he just has a niece or nieces or something and used it for the bit. Edit: Holy crap it’s always the ones you never expect to blow up that do.

[@sinistertwister686]

" is he... A brony!?" Thats the spooky dnd stuff I came for!

[@themilkman1938]

You stare into the abyss and out comes A brony!!

[@XPtoLevel3]

Nooo!!!!! I bought it for the bit I swear!!!!

[@dnd402]

@@XPtoLevel3 sure sure.... i believe you....

[@thesarcasticdruid2702]

@@XPtoLevel3 that's what they all say

[@JT_Lich]

*I T W A S A N A D T H E W H O L E T I M E* Never saw it coming

[@nagual1992]

First mistake: Not switching to Call of Cthulhu.

[@raptorjesues1445]

it is pretty mutch a given for halloween

[@AubinGaming00]

call of cthulhu goes hard

[@DONKINDONUTS]

@@AubinGaming00 It really do hit diffy

[@HuffleRuff]

No need for CoC really, you can use just about any system for horror.

[@nagual1992]

@@HuffleRuff You can make soup in a puddle. You can microwave instead of bake. Doesn’t mean it’ll taste as good.

[@christophersanders3252]

Tales of Equestria- my little pony, friendship is DARK NECROMANCY!!!

[@devin5201]

Friendship is Sorcery

[@neinherman9989]

Friendship is a slow and insidious killer

[@durnsidh6483]

Friendship is witchcraft.

[@yakirchernin6015]

@@durnsidh6483 KZbin it. You won't be dissapointed(?)

[@D3adm3n]

did the XP to lvl 3 gang just call themselves out?

[@striker8961]

Not gonna lie, Jacob does look proper horror writer with that getup

[@helsharidy123]

It's okay if you lie, we don't mind

[@DarthSidian]

I love an early Halloween episode! Especially when everything in the skit is painfully accurate lmao

[@mrcroob8563]

Idk if October 21st is early for Halloween

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

Jacob: doesnt start with an add Me: something...is amiss... oh its gonna be grim hollow Esit: didnt see the mlp joke comming

[@DimitriAlexandreBlaiddyd14]

0:41 This pretty much happened to me in a dnd game once. We were in a fight and the DM was alluding to an "unknown entity" that was approaching. By the time it arrived, half the table was convinced it was Squidward.

[@linkboynine9814]

"He's following you, 'bout thirty feet back. He gets down on all fours and breaks into a sprint. He's gaining on you! What do you do?"

[@gamingmaster6377]

pee pee punch

[@RascaldeesV2]

Yolo. Cast darkness. Use my devil sight and MAIM THAT BITCH

[@wesleyjones4036]

running through the night *from shia lebeouf*

[@ellisd3165]

Wait...so im not the only one who has an irrational fear of Shia LaBeouf?

[@THEMrFill]

actual cannibal Shia LaBeouf? quiet, quiet...

[@leachofsouls]

Theres an Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf warlok patron homebrew. It's pretty solid tbh

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

If you didn't get the joke, there's an elaborate old skit on KZbin about Shia LeBeouf being a psychopath killer.

[@Jtrent]

Does that fear divide us?

[@Obsiduction]

I believe that fear to be in fact really rational

[@derpydash9954]

I heard the castle of the two sisters and knew where it was going

[@jamesvaughn2462]

If you want something really scary just give the edgy player a rouge and the minmaxer a mystic

[@matthewvillanueva4420]

Ahh yes... Mystics... Mr. "hey you, youre a pacifist now"

[@Korrupt27]

Why would you give them red or do you mean Rogue and not rouge that’s is the French word for red

[@Korrupt27]

@@ceptonte Why it was a question Like why are you telling me to shut up wtf

[@darrenprong2632]

lol WoTC is like " fuck it, its the rouge class now."

[@NoriMori1992]

You wanna give the edgy player red makeup? 😉 Then again, depending on what kind of edgy they are they might like that…

[@--EW--]

When describing what the crap tasted like I was expecting it to be described as tasting like G-Fuel.

[@Primordial_Soup]

And this is why when I want to go spooky, I run Call of Cthulhu.

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

1:47 with how 99% of these videos play out I'm convinced this is her default expression.

[@SpaceMissile]

2:48 - "Natural 1, if you wanna describe _that,_ DM."

[@seanclodfelter4242]

In the famous words of M. Night Shyamalan, "What a twist!"

[@antialeks5013]

"Wait, were in a forest. Shouldn't we be surrounded by life?" "Yes... You should be.... Still dead quiet."

[@Zer0LifeNegi]

I was waiting for the big reveal that this was a MLP thing when I heard ‘Castle of the Two Sisters.’ It makes me want to actually put a campaign in Equestria and not actually tell the party.

[@tuckerfyffe4999]

I've already got ideas for MLP reference characters in my campaign, and I'm (most likely) not going to tell my friends. I'm excited to break out my Sombra BBEG.

[@SimonClarkstone]

Would they not notice from that fact that everyone is ponies?

[@MisterPuck]

"It was an ad the whole time!" Scariest part of the video tbh.

[@laserpenguin4558]

I ran a horror game 3 days ago and one character had a horse named Shia LaBeouf so when I heard "you see Shia LaBeouf" I honestly laughed. And my players act like that all the time. Ive heard them say the almost exact same things sometimes, like "but arent the plants alive?" So good job, a perfect representation of an average horror game, at least the few I've experianced.

[@TheTrueRaexes]

>"It was an Ad the whole time!" Well, this does make me want to buy a book. Where can I get that tails from equestria book?

[@Lethal_Bite]

"Towards the castle of the two sisters." Hmmm, I've heard that name before, but there is no way Jacob has watched that show, right? 3 minutes later "C'mon guys, this is Tails of Equestria!" Ah, so I guess he has.

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

"Tails of Equestria" livestream when?

[@DistortedShelf0]

I'm just envisioning a bloodhunter in a swamp chowing down on fecal matter with his bare hands while the Goosebumps theme plays.

[@concordiaharmony2302]

I mean hey, glad to see the Tails of Equestria games mentioned. It's a fun module

[@JT_Lich]

Wait that's an actual D&D module?

[@concordiaharmony2302]

@@JT_Lich well kind of. It's kinda its own thing. Like pathfinder is different from DND while using the same ideas.

[@josephdellavecchia7828]

@@concordiaharmony2302 It does have its own Horror adventure called The Haunting of Equestria. They also did announce they will be making a full 5e supplement for MLP

[@concordiaharmony2302]

@@josephdellavecchia7828 oh sweetness ^^ Thatll be fun to play with

[@kabhes9040]

@@josephdellavecchia7828 really i cant find anything about it online can you give me a link?

[@ynntari2775]

that beginning reminds me of another episode⠀ "you go to the castle" "did we say we're gonna do that?"

[@SolomonPleasent]

Shame there aren’t any horror d&d games Strahd “am I a joke to you?”

[@commandercaptain4664]

CoC: Yes, Strahd, you are.

[@Sharkboyok]

As soon as you said castle of the Two Sisters I knew you were playing an MLP game.

[@amandap7733]

"It was an ad the whole time" Surprised Pikachu Face

[@antimatterstudios8395]

I find playing music really helps create an atmosphere in ‘spooky campaigns’

[@brandongalvan6603]

Want to scare your fellow players? Tell them that you're playing a Rogue with Expertise in Animal Handling, Arcana, History, and Nature.

[@lapaba1236]

?

[@bomberfett3439]

So your basically just playing a ranger

[@brandongalvan6603]

@@bomberfett3439 How dare you? I would never stoop _that_ low.

[@djsalad5752]

Wizard: “I cast fireball”

[@roflnagi15]

Me: hears castle of the two sister's "Is this tales of equestria?"

[@masonmullen6753]

I do call of Cthulhu for my Halloween one shots. Players have loved it every time. It’s and easy game to learn and it’s a lot of fun!

[@ellisd3165]

Cant wait to see what you guys end up doing for Halloween

[@madengineerkyouma]

"It was an ad the whole time" Yeah, we're used to it on this channel, we don't mind

[@flameofmage1099]

"Their pee pees and their butts" I love Spencer

[@Lichcrafter]

I got to say, this is a heck of a lot better at getting me to notice an ad product than just mentioning a sponsor before or after

[@thedragonknight3600]

This video reminded me that i have to prepare for my game this weekend. So thanks Jacob.

[@maxord11]

When you said "The Castle of the Two Sisters," I immediately thought of MLP.

[@josephdellavecchia7828]

Does Jacob think Friendship is Magic? Apparently yes he does

[@ZvelHaj]

Yup. Definitely an “oh no he didn’t” moment. Oddly enough, I’m running Curse of Strahd tonight and my Tails of Equestria books are coming in the mail tomorrow. There was no connection between these two things until this video happened.

[@Dakota-dn9mo]

" This was an ad the whole time" i hate you i hate this i hate myself for laughing

[@toshomni9478]

The fact that it was an ad the whole time scared the hell out of me. Quite the twist M. Night.

[@TaxYourLane]

I knew there would be a Grim Hollow ad somewhere, but I was stuck to the screen. I was compelled to see how fantastic the transition was. Then it hit me, the whole video was an ad. Glorious.

[@BlackHeart1216]

Sometimes you gotta make your own horror. Back in the day my group ONLY played in Ravenloft except for me, so when I offered to run a game set there for halloween they were all excited. Imagine their faces when the mists covered covered them then cleared to reveal...a vibrant colored field of flowers and trees and...animated chocolate bunny's? The domain was a combination of Candyland, the Wizard of Oz and Charlie and the Chocolate factory with a little bit of Hazel and Gretel thrown in for spice. They found that the town's people had all been turned into life sized gingerbread cookies, that there was no source of non-candy food or drink at all. They fought Dire gummy bears, the lollipop guild (dwarves driven insane who used giant sharpened lollipops as axes), the tinman (an iron golem) and eventually William the Wonked the supposed master of this domain, a mad elf wizard that lived in a secluded candy castle, that unbeknownst to the players served as the prison for Hanzel the MORBIDLY obese cannibal that craved naught but human flesh.

[@Sigmath_Bits]

"Castle of the Two Sisters" "Tails of Equestria" Bucking knew it

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

Plot Twist: It was your droppings the Blood Hunter tasted.

[@hellvanfrost69]

bro, that nat 1 was the perfect role to punish your party, you probably should have given him some kind of harmful sickness for eating poop

[@hoseadowning2814]

I just want to thank you for the amazing work you do. It has legitimately helped my depression and sadness to watch your videos and use them to help others when playing d&d. You are a force for good in these dark times and I am grateful for you.

[@benjaythewhite]

“Castle of two sisters.”- Hang on a minute. (Sees the book) - I friggen knew it. Best crossover ad ever.

[@Timothious_Maximus]

The moment you said castle of two sisters, i knew.

[@rileywalz7326]

M Night Shyamalan should take a seat because that was the best damn twist I've seen.

[@zooker7938]

It didn't dawn on me until right at the end of the sketch that this was a Grimhollow ad the whole time. Well done.

[@fightfortrump3905]

When Werewolf: The Apocalypse meets Mage: The Ascention and you try ST'ing for a party of mages and weres

[@grimmarks325]

The second he said Castle of the two sisters I knew

[@hoppizilla]

it was an ad the whole time lmaoooooooo! I didn't know you had some hand in writing some of the content, looking forward to it even more now!

[@DemonButt3r]

So glad I was blessed with this channel

[@Jedibigfoot]

when he said "castle of two sisters" I was like: MLP? I still don't understand why they didn't have Wizards of the coast make the MLP rpg WHEN ITS OWNED BY HASBRO

[@windowssonic5953]

"It was an ad the whole time" When is it not?

[@StrifeTheHorseman]

That was a great ad, thank you, I really enjoyed it)

[@Mr_CthuIhu]

This is how I like my ads. Introduced as quality OC which transitions shamelessly into full on advertising. 10/10 will watch again

[@IMatchoNation]

It's Shia the freakin' Bean, say it right or pay the price.

[@GigachadVTuberEnjoyer]

UMM UMMM UMMMMM ACTUALLY There IS a horror-themed TTRPG based on my little pony. So ACTUALLY you're wrong.

[@alexradion4210]

I'm asking for a friend but what is this book

[@GigachadVTuberEnjoyer]

@@alexradion4210 its an old playtest made by fans i think. it was a game called 'poor unfortunate foals'

[@HIIMROSS777]

My battle master with menacing attack is the spookiest thing in D&D.

[@AnyoneCanDM]

Glasses Jacob proved the Clark Kent effect works

[@nixadventures3938]

58 views, 64 likes. You made it dude!

[@davidhollowelljr949]

Visible confusion

[@SandshrewSamurai]

Right before you mentioned the castle of the two sisters I was thinking this would be a fun twist on an MLP campaign... I thought it was a coincidence but you're just that powerful.

[@dietrich5119]

This entire video was an elaborate ad for Grim Hollow. I love it.

[@joshuastrickland5264]

I love it. That was probably ly the best advertisement I have watched in a long time.

[@WarDragonOfTheLight]

"Castle of Two Sisters"? "Dark Forest"? .... This is My Little Pony isn't it? I am pleased.

[@tataers]

Me: Ayee got here early. My brain: Yes, but you won't know what to comment.

[@alnu8355]

You can throw all the ghost and incorporeal undead at me if you want to, but I know my Artificer with a special pack and wand attached ain't afraid of no ghost!

[@Sxionix]

this may be one of the funniest videos you've made god damn, i lost it at "Is he just shitting down the woods?"

[@aarons9961]

I have the same refrigerator. The ice dispenser door doesn't make a tight seal and you end up with a ton of condensation dripping into the little tray

[@maskurade]

This video was the best birthday gift I got today. Thanks.

[@Viperspider1]

I loved this video. The genuine laughs and (seemingly) improv script made this a joy to watch.

[@drbeats3]

I love that these guys are really friends that so happen to make d & d videos on KZbin

[@counce3431]

This is the first video of yours that had me laugh till i couldn’t breathe

[@peternguyen4589]

I love the glasses! It looks good on you my dude!

[@user-tl6jr2ez7s]

“You see it off in the distance…” *a small cottage with a light on, hope!*

[@aneggwithissues8925]

This is by far your best video. Not that your other videos are bad, but this... ‘‘tis genius

[@mikebliss3153]

"It was an ad the whole time" has the same energy as "We're sponsored by G Fuel now."

[@SuperTbriggs]

Nothing like a good laugh before I go to work thanks guys. Ass droppings, funny!

[@thelasttemplar4993]

" you just take a pile of it and.... *crude eating sounds* " every one else at the farm

[@victoriancrow]

This is how I run my games. Take it seriously, but leave room for the players to have fun

[@fredie9858]

4:19 Curse of Strahd: "Am I a joke to you."

[@ZacTheLit]

Never have I seen such an artful piece of advertisement

[@Frosty-kz4om]

I love these semi-improv videos. They really capture what DnD is all about

[@allnamesaretakenful]

This is a lot funnier than I thought it would be. Bravo.