fellowship of the ring, but it's D&D

oh and gandalf casts a bunch of spells I guess (he's a paladin)
Merch, Discord, the Quest-O-Nomicon, and everything else: linktr.ee/XPtoLevel3

[@traxathon4464]

I have a feeling "Legolas rolls a nat20" is going to be a regular thing

[@ohexenwahno5652]

"How do you wanna do this?" "I climb on its back, cut the harness holding the enemies and I finish it with three arrows in its neck!" "Well, ok, but that's a lot to do at once, so you'll have to burn your action surge"

[@MoffMuppet]

Maybe he's a Fighter with the Champion subclass, increasing his chance to get critical hits.

[@westonchambers3483]

He took Elven Accuracy

[@UmbraKrameri]

In the meanwhile, Gimli also rolls pretty decent on attacks rolls, but gets jealous af that Legolas always gets the big kills.

[@JT_Lich]

That still only counts as 1!!

[@sindex]

"Boromir rolls up a new character, and his name is Gollum" Holy shit that's gold.

[@GhostRavenFIN]

Boromir's player REALLY wants that ring don't he?

[@leovk5779]

That got me, I was like, yeah, of course, he'll now play Faramir, Boromir's brother, that makes sense... wait, what?!

[@andreasballe7470]

Gollum was actually Boromir's players character in the Hobbit, and DM is slightly upset that he played Gollum because he wasn't supposed to appear again, at all.

[@lucabadini4908]

It's also genius because we know Boromir's player knows the lore really well, so must know about Gollum already

[@FaatiBomBom]

I laughed out loud at the last sentence xD

[@pewpewplasma3793]

“But Legolas rolls a nat 20 and they escape.” Gee, I wonder how many more times that’s going to happen

[@lunar4092]

omg like the battle of helms deep when he HITS THE ROPE connecting the ladder to the wall?

[@mrcritical6751]

At some point it’ll be revealed Legolas’ player has weighted dice

[@sedoff_7234]

@@lunar4092 Well, he failed to kill uruk with torch at the same battle. twice, actually

[@lunar4092]

@@sedoff_7234 very true

[@Finn_the_Goldfish]

I'm sure that would never happen again.

[@overkall1691]

Honestly as a DM, if two people RP'd as hard as Sam and Frodo, I'd cry happy tears.

[@middleearthelite8286]

YES!!!!!

[@lesvegetables6709]

as a player, i'd love to play with people who rp as hard as sam and frodo, it would really help me get into character too

[@mrcritical6751]

Same, my group is a mix of people who get into character and don’t and it doesn’t bug me but it does leave me feeling like I’m the only one trying at times

[@rileymcphee9429]

You forgot to say "the DM had a whole side quest planned with an NPC named Tom Bombadil, but skipped it when the first session dragged too long".

[@vicefurco.9134]

This explains waaaaaaaaaaaaayyy too much

[@marktan3368]

Does that mean the books are actual just the DM's notes?

[@5PctJuice]

Yeah, but was that side quest really needed or did the DM just want to be a bit extra?

[@asrieldreemurr1988]

it was a reference to a previous campaign (work)

[@RancorSnp]

@@5PctJuice Yes it was. The quest existed to give the party the means to defeat the Witch King so had to bail them out later in the campaign

[@justjester5682]

Boromir's player: im gonna get that ring. Also Boromir's player: *dies* Also also Boromir's player: did i stutter?

[@void735]

Hell be back making the exact same character Who uses bow instead as he wanted to copy The DM npc Who seemed so op

[@PracticalTerrain]

Boromir’s character in movie 2: I’m gonna get that ring

[@loganreads90]

@@void735 Who?

[@Averymoasycreek]

@@loganreads90 Gollum

[@fehit1446]

He was actually a guest player in The Hobbit game and has had a character that he really wants to play now.

[@connorduquette1432]

I can just imagine the DM thinking back to the Mines of Moria and being like, "My players are right, these characters suck" and having Merry and Pippin get captured to write them out of the campaign only to have Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas all randomly do a 180 and be like, "NO! We will get the hobbits back! The Fellowship is not a failure!" and the DM is like "OH FOR FUCKS SAKE--"

[@timesthree5757]

I could believe that one.

[@morrigancollins2092]

Would have upvoted, didn't want to ruin your 666

[@rustyshackle8000]

Yep that adds up. There is no force more powerful than a party's love for random side characters.

[@mrcritical6751]

Then when he writes in a whole part about rescuing them and meeting Ent’s and taking down Sauruman his plans get completely upended by the party deciding to go do a random side quest to get an army

[@stormyblackheart7286]

most unrealistic thing is that frodo just guesses the door puzzle.

[@jordinagel1184]

I like how Aragorn’s player is a bit too much into his character and backstory, sometimes to the annoyance of the DM and others, but is still respectful enough to see when he needs to take a step back and let others decide the course.

[@damionwhitehead1165]

Honestly, I'd take a player like that in my campaign any day. Someone who really engages with the backstory and the world, and builds his whole character around it? 100% yes. Add in the fact that he's super respectful of other people getting screen time? Oh yeah.

[@himarisuzuki5208]

Holy cow I was thinking this exact thing as I came across your comment

[@captianbacon]

He's the well tempered veteran player who wants his kool back story to be relevant but not at the expense of the groups fun. We need more aragons

[@wyattguilliams9479]

You do know who the actor is right????

[@jordinagel1184]

@@wyattguilliams9479 not sure what Viggo Mortensen changes about all this

[@TheValiantBob]

"Legolas rolls a nat 20 and kills the [blank]" is going to be a recurring theme of this series I reckon.

[@dawidhejkal4823]

The dice karma will be there at the Helms deep ;)

[@beetlejuss]

Elven Accuracy?

[@calebmcurby8580]

Nat 1. "No!" Nat 1. "What?!" "Shoot him!" "I'm trying!!!" Nat 1. "HOW!?!!?"

[@Arzanthemehgamer]

Just you wait until we get to the "It still only counts as one!" scene

[@Underworlder5]

@@Arzanthemehgamer DM: "the party spots an oliphaunt tearing its way through the army. legolas, that looks like a very dangerous enemy. you will need the entire team to take it down" legolas: "i singlehandedly fight the oliphaunt" DM: "uh... okay, but it will be very, VERY difficult. are you sure you want to do this?" legolas: "yes" DM: "alright. roll the dice" legolas rolls a nat 20 DM: *sigh* you manage to mount the oliphaunt, but you still have to deal with the easterlings riding it. this looks very difficult. maybe someone else on the team wants to help him?" gimli: "i approach the oliphaunt and..." legolas: "i fight the easterlings alone" *rolls a nat 20* DM: "i... uh... legolas cuts the rope holding the platform the easterlings are on and kills them all. he also kills the oliphaunt. happy now?" legolas: "yes" gimli: "still one kill, you know" legolas: "what about the easterlings riding it?" gimli: "they were part of that kill" legolas: "i can live with that. i am in the lead anyway"

[@hocagelufy]

Please… if you can… do this for all the movies because this is hilarious

[@Talia_Arts]

Yes!

[@Ezolder1]

Yeah if he did it for all movies, in a couple years these vids would probably have the most views on this channel

[@BigDickWizard6969]

Yes. Do it! You know you want to, Jacob :)

[@themandalorian116]

Yes

[@Warsrecker]

I was about to write that. So yeah pleeeease. Do more of that.

[@Kris_not_Chris]

I like to imagine all the "encounters they skip" are all the wild adventures from the beginning of the books that were cut out of the movies, like the Barrow Wights and such

[@420mralucard]

I think thats what he was implying.

[@shealupkes]

that and the pages of grass

[@mrcritical6751]

The DM getting bummed out because that whole Tom Bombadil part of the campaign got skipped

[@SkoomaGodDovahkiin666]

@@mrcritical6751 Good. Tom Bombab*tch is a boring mockery of a God. He’s basically Nyarlathotep if Nyarlathotep was a vagrant oaf.

[@Unotuchable]

Tom Bombadil was supposed to be a great encounter that would give a lot of lore but they just never found it.

[@Silverwind87]

Jacob: Boromir tells everybody that he has made a new character, and his name is- Me: Faramir! Jacob: Gollum. Me: Alright.

[@Jebu911]

other one would be funnier as it would be the cliche where your dead characters twin shows up to replace.

[@boid9761]

@@Jebu911 but the Gollum one is Perfect because it implies that Boromir's player is REALLY into the Ring. Also it justifies Gollum's knowledge of Middle Earth

[@jaega4247]

I was actually laughing out loud at this, as I too was certain of the old brother cliché. Making Gollum and Boromir the same player makes so much sense though! Now I've got to find out if the player shows up in both parties, playing Gollum in one and Faramir in the other.

[@donutartz1152]

Same 😂

[@jebedonackle7452]

Dude, the fact that “Boromir’s new character” is Gollum is actually genius/ hilarious because of how perfectly it plays into the video’s idea that Boromir’s “player” is the one who wants items rather than it just being his character rolling poor wisdom. It’s so perfect in fact that I’d be willing to bet Jacob did a little dance when he thought of it.

[@AgnumMD]

The problem is that he didn’t mention Boromir’s player being in the last campaign, so the DM must have given him a prebuilt character sheet he drew up for a villain he ran before. The DM would only have done this is he wanted the player to keep going after the ring. I think Boromir actually just rolled really really badly, and it had nothing to do with the DM being sick of his shenanigans.

[@KingNedya]

@@AgnumMD How does him not being in the previous campaign mean that his sheet MUST have been pre-built?

[@ShadowNinjaMaster93]

He absolutely HAD to have been a prebuilt since Gollum was a hostile npc in the last campaign. He wouldn't have played at the same table with Bilbo's character, instead being under the DM's control.

[@nivada94]

@@ShadowNinjaMaster93 what if that he was the player that was gollum in the previous campaign, and just saw it fit to bring it back after his character got canned for this campaign?

[@zeoxyman]

I kinda figured he'd go "Oh my character had a brother..." and then the DM gets fed up with his crap a few sessions later and tries to kill him again. But the Gollum angle is also funny.

[@starshinedropkick2668]

"I repeat all of this to Frodo" True. Never has a more true thing been said.

[@420mralucard]

Every. Single. Bardic. Knowledge. Roll. Ever.

[@HawkThePhoenix]

I pull people aside for what they figure out to force them to relay the info in character

[@aka-47k]

@@HawkThePhoenix meh thats artifically prolongs time imho its what you rather avoid.

[@HawkThePhoenix]

@@aka-47k takes less than a minute 🤣🤣🤣

[@pallyboy6005]

@@aka-47k I suppose it might make the game a bit longer, but I'd kind of prefer that if the tradeoff is higher engagement and higher-quality roleplay~

[@dieucondorimperial2509]

About the part in the Moria, more realistically, the DM just realize he has nothing planned and just take a pre-made adventure from a book, but Gandalf’s player knows the book, but doesn’t want to meta game, so he rolls with it.

[@whorlingwisteria]

oooh i actually love that

[@smaakjeks]

5:51 - "They have a little RP bit because Aragorn is extra and wrote a whole song for his character that he _sings at the table!_ Frodo's player, of course, _loves this_ and roleplays with him-!" My laughter woke my dog who was sleeping.

[@wellestablishednonsense6723]

"Boromir tells everybody that he's made a new character and his name is gollum." LOL

[@majstealth]

pure gold move - literally

[@ofthebrave9194]

I really thought he was going to reroll as Faramir for a minute there.

[@mathisbruneel3577]

Literally choked in laughter when I heard this XD

[@safe-keeper1042]

Best line of the whole video.

[@FroggerbobT]

Somehow, it still uses the same sheet, just that his sword stuff is replaced with grapple stuff and biting.

[@JXEditor]

I’m surprised that during the Moria encounter it wasn’t said that Sam’s character really starts to get the hang of combat encounters.

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

He hit level 3 and his 9 str became 10 so he no longer has the -1 modifier plus his base attack bonus goes up so he can finally hit things.

[@Remagenify]

Yeah, Sam carried pretty much every fight when he and Frodo split off from the others

[@JXEditor]

@@JarthenGreenmeadow Well when he realized he liked combat encounters he decided to multi class into fighter for the rest of the campaign

[@DrDraco]

Well, the DM kept forgetting about Sam.

[@Remagenify]

@@DrDraco Poor Sam.

[@mikedelhoo]

"the Nazgul flee because the DM doesn't want a TPK yet" Love that explanation.

[@sdagoth3037]

That's fair though since the DM forced the encounter with his DNPCs

[@poducha]

The next "but it's d&d" episode should be Pirates of the Caribbean. It's got 4 movies and plenty of Acrobatics, Persuasion, and nat 20 checks. Not to mention a great cast of NPCs

[@violetbean8928]

what do you mean 4 movies? there are only three. Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Mans Chest, and At Worlds End. those are the trilogy, no more, no less

[@lord6617]

And legolas can keep rolling 20's

[@kjj26k]

@@violetbean8928 But _On Stranger Tides_ is pure DnD material.

[@dragoninthewest1]

@@violetbean8928 No, we accept the sins so we know better next time

[@Tareltonlives]

@@violetbean8928 Implying that At the world's End isn't actually worse than 4 and 5.

[@amatostano3936]

"Boromir tells everybody he made a new character and his name is Gollum", makes perfect sense !

[@Blueschist13]

I rarely lol. I looooooooled at that.

[@nashwise4everGM]

I mean he did read the 500 page lore that the DM wrote about the setting. So he's immersing himself man.

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

He still wants the ring XD

[@andrewmoore4413]

Wants to play, and wants the ring. Genius

[@monkethree541]

Yeah a true problem player.

[@nottinz_]

"and his name is Gollum..." fantastsic, can't wait for more xD

[@goblinsinc.8274]

so nice of Boromir's player to play as an NPC from the last campaign

[@poilboiler]

Was expecting it to be Faramir to be honest. Yeah my character Boromir had a brother called.... fara...mir yes Faramir. And he is also a fighter. But with a higher WIS stat.

[@harmsway2336]

Its so perfect

[@paradoxxis8612]

@@poilboiler Could explain it as his player deciding to play in both campaigns at once with two characters.

[@minuteman1043]

Gotta get that ring.

[@68Fourty72]

"This is it, if I do one more roll, it will be the farthest away from home I've ever been." Sam, probably

[@steveseltz2798]

"Its late, hes had a few whiteclaws, he wants the super powerful magic item," that... seems like its entirely accurate to Boromir... huh

[@Dreigonix]

GM: **wants Boromir to play a new character because his character’s obsession with getting the Ring is actively disrupting the group** Boromir: **makes a new character whose sole personality trait is wanting to get the Ring**

[@raw6668]

I am more surprised it did not go with the player playiing Boromir took over the DMC characters saying they got him kill, so now they are his. To explain how they became useful later in the movie, and the DM being mad, made Golem.

[@ronplays7772]

I though it was the same guy who played Bilbo... just to get his artefact back :D

[@HiHi-lt1cb]

I thought for sure Boromir's player would come back as Faramer!

[@darthdrynn8057]

That ending was so good.

[@Azurefanger]

xD

[@1996AJH]

"Boromir has made a new character and his name is Gollum"... so he really wants to have the ring I guess

[@fistfullcoronation3512]

The dood that seems like a cool player with how he makes his chars, but then decides that he wants to play the villain instead in this hero quest

[@inasapostle13thapostleofthe12]

Pretty sure this is because of a comment in the "if boromir's death was in D&D" video which theorized exactly this xD

[@nashwise4everGM]

Nah he's a good roleplayer, may be an ass but he's dedicated to read the whole lore that the DM wrote for the setting.

[@bryarwight1115]

I love that Frodos player hates Boromirs player but they end up still playing together at the end

[@mrcritical6751]

It ain’t DND unless there’s one troll in the party you’ve got beef with

[@gooseteeth5455]

I like the idea of Tolkien just being a really salty and rail roady DM

[@mrcritical6751]

I’d pay to watch a dungeons and dragons game where Tolkien is DM’ing for his university buddies and CS Lewis is just the player who’s annoyed he can’t do his 7 part campaign because Tolkien’s taking forever to end his

[@Somethingbloody]

Gimli is a new player Barbarian who was like "I don't need dex" and the DM punishes him for it for the whole campaign by making him roll Acrobatics instead of Athletics, citing his short dwarf legs and suspiciously dictating rough terrain when he tries to do anything. Gimli has armour proficiency feats, stacked Constitution, and consistently rolls high hitpoints, so the DM keeps knocking him prone (to waste his rage) or tries to kill him with fall damage. Aragorn notices it and starts performing the Help action at every opportunity, turning it from punitive DM fiat to a fun character meme between the two throughout the campaign. Gimli and Legolas are mostly focused on combat (and flirting at the table), and make it into a competition, but Gimli can't keep up because of all the Acrobatics checks, large combat arenas, and because Legolas has action surge. Aragorn spends a lot of the game trying to prove that "rangers are good, actually" and encouraging Gimli and Legolas to roleplay more.

[@KingBobXVI]

Fun fact: despite the kill count memes between Gimli and Legolas implying Legolas "won" by a mile, the actual winner in the end was Gimli.

[@Somethingbloody]

@@KingBobXVI Oh, actually?

[@CacadasdeFoghart]

Hold up, Aragorn is a ranger??? =O which archetype?

[@Somethingbloody]

@@CacadasdeFoghart I'm going to say... Tasha's Guide influenced homebrew strength ranger. He's got a lot of Monster Slayer in him. But his connection to Arwen gives him a few Fey Wanderer traits, as he's more a part of the Elven world than the world of Men. But once he binds the army of the dead under the mountain? Swarm Keeper.

[@francesco8000]

@@CacadasdeFoghart Honestly i think he is a ranger-fighter multiclass. Only way to explain the fact that he wear heavy armor at the end (i refuse to believe he took a feat only for that). I don't know about the ranger class (honestly i don't even think he put more than 2 lv in ranger) but i'm 100% sure that the he is a fighter battlemaster.

[@2Scarhand]

I always interpreted the door to Moria as a really simple puzzle that just got WAY out of hand. The DM sets the scene with the crystal clear lake and the magic glowing door with Elvish writing. It has a dumb riddle "Speak, friend, and enter," but that's baby stuff, so no problem. But Gandalf completely misses the hint. "I speak Elvish and command the door to open." "Okay. The door remains closed." "Um... I try to push the door open." "It's still locked." Gimli's a little miffed at the situation since he can't speak Elvish. The DM had lore that it's a friendship door between dwarves and elves since Gimli's really latched on to the 'dwarves hate elves' thing, but Gimli still thinks it's stupid the dwarf can't help open the Dwarven door, and... that's fair. Gandalf continues to make investigation checks, but there's nothing to find since it's just riddle. The DM jokes that Merry and Pippin are just skipping stones because he's taking so long. Aragorn dramatically stops them, thinking the DM is going to have them start shit since he mentioned the pristine lake. The DM wasn't, but thinks that's a good idea. Frodo makes a general Intelligence check and rolls well enough that the DM tells him that it's a riddle. Frodo asks the Elvish word for friend and as soon as Gandalf says it, the door opens. Everyone has a moment to laugh and/or freak out at how stupid it was. As they go inside, the DM sets up how difficult the journey will be by describing the dead dwarves and goblins littering the ground. Gimli let's out a dramatic "NOO!", half-RPing and half him realizing they're not going to see a single goddamn dwarf this whole campaign. The piles of bodies spooks the party enough they decide to go back around. The DM's not going through another hour of the party figuring out where to travel, so he pulls up the first monster he can find, some random tentacle-y thing, and has to attack the party, driving them into the mine and destroying the door. If they wanted to go through the mine, they're gonna go through the mine. So the party accepts that they have no where else to go and press on.

[@owleyes8600]

GENIUS my friend.

[@Jhakaro]

This is brilliant

[@MichaelOfCainhurst]

"At least it wasn't as bad as the door puzzle."

[@thefixinman777]

I love this but you left out one part "Aragorn and boromir try to teach the hobbits how combat works. Sam pays attention and frodo decides to role play on a nearby rock"

[@juley0721]

as someone who wants to start playing dnd this explained so much more than a 30 minute long video

[@rustyshackle8000]

Honestly yeah! It shows a lot of the kinds of players you'll see, teh different campaign styles, things to do and not to do, etc. DO be like Aragorn, Frodo, and Sam. Be invested in the setting, engage with the world and characters and players. DON'T be like Boromir. Mostly...if the player was playing Boromir as he was characterized in the movies and books, then I would actually allow it because he had very good character motivations for taking the Ring. But mostly, make characters that work in a team environment.

[@elliott5934]

I don't know if you guys can tell, but I think he likes Lord of the Rings

[@edannoble4116]

I think he likes dnd as well

[@elliott5934]

@@edannoble4116 Oh my god you're right

[@woutpauwels828]

I don't know tho, he doesnt know a lot of Fun Facts about lotr

[@nairocamilo]

VIRGO MORTENSEN ACTUALLY HURT HIS TO-

[@vincentdurocher9699]

We all do. I will gatekeep anyone who doesnt

[@G4nd4lf]

Gimli's player - "I wont to destroy this ring with my hammer." DM - "No, it is so very powerfull item, you can't just destroy it with one hit." Gimli's player - "But this is what my characted would do..." DM - "Ok, you can try." This was one of first dialogs I thought about when I see this video.

[@timesthree5757]

Rolls nat 1 DM: You swing your ax it hits the ring and shatters throwing you to ground causing stun damage and loosing one health point. Gimili: I will sit in a corner quietly.

[@zerobyte802]

Meanwhile in an alternate timeline, Gimli’s player rolls a nat20: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYbVe5epg8RgeJI

[@chaotickreg7024]

@@timesthree5757 I think this would prompt a human character to claim they could do it better. Get my human character the heaviest weapon you have with and edge so I can roll a 14 and still get nothing for my efforts except a tweaked shoulder for the next fight.

[@TioFranTV]

Gimli rolls nat 20, the DM says, your weapon tears appart, the 20 made that anyone were wounded by the fragments XD

[@david2869]

Gimli: "A 16, that should hit!" DM: "Uh, OK, I'll roll an item saving throw versus crushing blow (rolls d20, doesn't even look at the result) It passes." Gimli: "Damn" DM: "Roll an item saving throw against your axe, Gimli" Gimli: "What? Ok. (rolls a 4) Aw, shit! It failed!" DM: (laughing) "Your axe shatters into hundreds of pieces!"

[@SpyrosKoronis]

"Boromir tells everyone he made a new character and his name is Gollum." Even though that makes perfect sense, my heart still sank as I heard it.

[@PinkLionArt]

The intelligence checks with the DM explaining and the player going "I repeat this to my group" ... so accurate xD I love this video!

[@r.s.2890]

Every player in my group, myself included.

[@8BitMisdreavus]

"Boromir rolls up a new character, and his name is Gollum." God i wanna punch Boromir's player in the face

[@swagaw3some546]

I think we all want to do that not just because we hate him, but because we all know a player just like him.

[@mr.cauliflower3536]

Well, it's kinda stupid, I'd say that boromir want's to play one of the NPCs from the old campaign, since that's the way it was cannonically.

[@joshuahancock2079]

This was my favorite part of the whole dang video lol

[@adamcheong3876]

Gold

[@koboldking7153]

Fun fact, Legolas never speaks to Frodo in the entire series except, "And my bow"

[@SinKieran]

They are an Ex couple, but neither wants to leave the D&D group.

[@koboldking7153]

@@SinKieran I now will not except any other reason

[@TheMonkeygoneape]

@@koboldking7153 and Gimili's player is a mutual friend that Legolas' player starts dating them by the end of the campaign

[@ofthebrave9194]

This will all be floating around in my head next time I watch the trilogy.

[@GodofChaos45]

My favorite thing i noticed was at the end, Frodo excitedly says the names of all the characters as they show up to see how he is, except Legolas, who he just smiles at.

[@seth_ocaster]

I’ve watched this series at least 5 times and this is nothing short of comedy genius. The world needs you to give “Williow” and “The Princess Bride” the same treatment. Please! A thousand times, Please!

[@luckyowl314]

PRINCESS BRIDE

[@daidarabotchi3891]

I love the implication that Merry and Pippin would have given Frodo and Sam _any_ chance to fight a Nazgûl. It makes sense in a D&D context, but in a Lord of the Rings context, it's funny to imagine Sam's player trying to start a fight and just getting the party _destroyed._ What a short campaign.

[@Cpt.Croissant]

"Sam and frodo start crying in game AND at the table" imagining these players irl are hilarious

[@sjorsfarla3767]

Player: yes Boromir really wants the ring, its what he would do. Dm kills Boromir Player: Fine my new character really wants the ring, its what he would do because of backstory stuff Dm: Uggghh

[@cat5kable]

Can't wait for the arc where Boromirs player finally "gets" the campaign, brings back his old character sheet, crosses out the name and says "Hi I'm Faramir"

[@UmbraKrameri]

In the end, he gets it and the DM instantly kills him in a pit of lava... Oh the irony.

[@Prof_Griz]

"And his name is Gollum"

[@davidguthrie3895]

"They have true sight and Frodo gets stabbed" The tone and everything got me 😂

[@ediivg9428]

I love the different ways this movie is explained in DnD terms. It Mat Colville's video, the Mines of Moria was what the DM wanted, and the Pass of Carhadras was the "it'll be super hard and deadly" path. In this, it's the reverse

[@cristiaolson7327]

"Because they are DMPCs, they can make a bunch of silly mistakes, and it only hurts the party." Best explanation of Merry and Pippin, ever.

[@jacobfife7273]

I picture them been played by frat guys who are only playing because the DM has good weed

[@prashantsarkar821]

The DM probably had this whole encounter planned with this guy named Tom. Too bad they just went around it.

[@plushiesaurp2068]

I find Frodo's general feeling of being lost and bumbling around as a new player so relatable as an ineperienced player myself XDD BOROMIR'S NEW CHARACTER IS GOLLUM, THAT'S JUST BRILLIANT Is there more?? Will you make more?? PLEASE PLEASE cover the rest of the lotr movies the same way [and possibly hobbit trilogy?] this was the most entertaining thing I've seen in MONTHS!!!! It's fantastic!!!!

[@Ounouh]

THIS "IF MOVIE WAS DND" NEEDS TO BE A SERIES

[@TopsideCrisis346]

Dude, yes. 😎 They should do Star Wars next.

[@Kneb587]

I feel like The Mummy (1999) would make a good one.

[@muzicalassassin2901]

@@Kneb587 yes!!!!

[@samuelsolomon7330]

@@Kneb587 hell yeah!

[@filipnielsen1000]

Just go all in and do Game of Thrones. Okay maybe just Narnia

[@Nuggetmonk]

this should be a series...so much potential....you could even expand the idea into other movies/franchises

[@AnEnemySpy456]

There's an old webcomic called DM of the Rings that turns the films into a game like this. It's got Gandalf as the massively overpowered DMPC who the DM uses to railroad the party and constantly save the day and get all the glory.

[@vepristhorn8278]

This is a GREAT idea!! Please start with the 3 DnD movies!!!

[@RPGzus]

I run a series like this. First episode is star wars a new hope, Alien is on the way.

Agreed!!! - Fast and the Furious, but is D&D 'special' modern world rules..." :P or "D20 Modern". Regards from Tabasco, México [Land of The Olmecs]!

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

I want this idea to go so far afield that it doesn't even make sense for a DnD campaign anymore. "The players were wildly underprepared. Only one of them brought a character to the table and he still had no reason to be there. The DM was so fed up with them at this point that he just said 'okay, the three of you all play triplets and use the same character sheet.' They thought this was hilarious, so they all named their characters almost exactly the same thing to make it even more confusing. Finally, the fourth player showed up and actually had his own character. It was clearly a knockoff from a Charles Dickens book, but at least he had a motivation to be there. They decided that the other players motivation would just be being related to him. So, from then on, they all called his character 'Uncle Scrooge'."

[@Thornsworks]

"Baramir rolls a new character and his name is Golem" Holy shit this is such an amazing line with the set up of Baramir's player as a ring hungry cretin hahahaha 10/10

[@AmelliaKyusei]

it's actually fun how most of the encounters be like "Legolas got a nat 20 and kills mob x"

[@Uhthis]

"Movies, but it's DND" as a series is something I need in my life now

[@cpt.moloscorneroftheloststuff]

me too! :D

[@MakiPcr]

DM of the Rings, Darths & Droids, and all their imitators. TV Tropes has a page of them called "Campaign Comic"

[@Afterword.]

It's amazing. Subscribed.

[@corneliusdriscoll563]

Gimly and Legolos players are a couple who are playing D&D instead of going to therapy

[@Vvulture27vV]

And Sam and Frodo's players become a couple because of the campaign

[@declanbrown6121]

Never thought I'd lose fighting side by side with a wife. What about side by side with a friend? Aye, let's do that.

[@TopsideCrisis346]

... And it totally works! 💞😂💞

[@Radical_Rainbow]

Please don't make me laugh so loud. I'm going to wake someone.

[@Predator20357]

Legolas is definitely a girl then, hot male elf archer? Definitely a woman.

[@e7venjedi]

6:29 Meanwhile Gandalf is having some sick RP over text XD so good

[@8mmkyle865]

I feel like the DM really wants the players to go through the mines of Moria because he has these cool encounters set up: a riddle segment, a Troll encounter, and a final boss.. But the players want to just go over the mountains, so he has one of his main villians force them into the encounter.

[@geltric4779]

I know you tried to make Aragorn appear like he tries to hijack the narrative but I still can't help but think that he's the best player at this table for actively taking an interest in the DM's story and doing what he can to make the story and the new players be at their best. The background stuff with his hot elf girlfriend was a bit awkward, to say the least, though.

[@ikaemos]

His player kinda sounds like a forever DM when they finally get to play. Super-invested in worldbuilding, master of rules, knows every monster in the MM by heart, but can't shake the DM-ing instincts and ends up overshadowing everyone else and being kinda disruptive.

[@geltric4779]

@@ikaemos This exactly! His actions are well-meaning and come from a good place, but could easily be seen as over-the-line to some DM's.

[@TheMonkeygoneape]

@@ikaemos as a forever DM, can confirm

[@ThePamastymui]

Aragorn is 87 years old, he is a noble and attractive. It makes sense he is making out with an elf.

[@Mathadar]

@@TheMonkeygoneape As a forever DM can also confirm. I have to consciously make a character designed not to steal the limelight in order not to accidentally do so.

[@resinks2269]

(little addin for about 6 minutes into the video) The DM had even planned out a really cool NPC, he called Tom Bombadil, and an encounter at an old tomb with cool undead enemys as a miniboss fight, but Aragorns character was rolled far too good on survival, so they skipped all of it.

[@lazerbeam134]

That was all skipped before Aragorn joined though

[@zukodark]

The DM just hadn't realised having a world map meant the players could in fact take routes around their encounters.

[@adamcompton4031]

This is absolute gold And as someone who wants to play the game but hasnt had much experience, this makes the game make so much more sense 😂

[@BYERE]

So in my game last night, I had a total Frodo moment, and thought I'd come back to this video to share. Like with the entrance to the Mine of Moria, our party had come up to a large set of solid iron doors leading into the dungeon (that we'll be exploring next week). On it were a small number of runes that no-one in the party could read, but thanks to a staff of True Sight that one of the members is using, they saw finger prints on certain runes. They started pressing the runes, thinking it was a combination lock. Nothing. Our druid, who had just stolen the soul of the Frost Giant (that we fought to get in here) to create a Belt of Frost Giant Strength, got uppity and just decided to try and force the doors open... to no avail... My character... despite being a Lv10 Wizard with 18 INT... is very naive and child-like due to his backstory (he was literally created as a biological weapon of war, but was never taught anything before all the scientists were killed, so the whole campaign he's had the party teaching him about life, social situations, how to read and write, etc). I asked to roll Arcana to see if the door was magical, and rolled a Nat20 (29 with my modifier), so our DM said that he walks up to the door, sees the runes that are magically fingerprinted, so he just draws the runes on the door with his finger (not doing anything magical, just tracing them with his finger), and as he finishes the last one, there's a loud click and the doors just open. I couldn't help but be proud of my blissfully ignorant little guy... so as the door opened, I had him just turn to the rest of the party, and do a little smile. Not a smug one, or a grin like he had known what to do all along, just an innocent little smile. It all seemed so fitting for his character

[@lizzykeen555]

Dude I love that!

[@luckyowl314]

So cute

[@BYERE]

@@luckyowl314 Mylo was such a fun character to play. He was a Simic Hybrid for the mechanics of his test-tube backstory, but that ended up giving him glider wings during the course of the game. Towards the end of the campaign, he ended up befriending a baby Cloud Dragon (that he called Drake), and once all had ended... the final challenge was to stop a cult from summoning a Great Old One to the material plane... Mylo went off to a magic college he'd promised to join during the game, and then later he went to live with Drake and the other Cloud Dragons. Seeing how he doesn't age, I'm thinking of bringing him back as an NPC in other games, if the game is set in the same world (and the DM will let me).

[@lukemabe9380]

Boromir and Gollum having the same player makes too much sense.

[@JoshuaJones_solarisdevorak]

💯

[@VampireCommander01]

"But Legolas rolls a natural 20" that can sum up his whole character, especially with the Oliphant kill (that still counts as one)

[@Axel_the-Axelotl]

There's a buid for that

[@pul0y]

Clearly Legolas got Elven Accuracy to keep all the 20s coming

[@svartrbrisingr6141]

the first three hours of this session are the party of seven arguing. i feel this way to much as ive seen it happen and even been a part of it

[@Dave3Dman]

"Legolas rolls a natural 20" LOL I knew I was not going to hear that just one time during this campaign.

[@JuMiKu]

To be fair, he's a level 20 Rogue with Lucky and Expertise on Acrobatics and Perception. Also, insane damage rolls.

[@peruru84]

"I repeat all this to Frodo." lmao so true

[@Grigeral]

In fairness, chances are that the player you're repeating it to was there as well lol. No point repeating it word for word. The only time I will not do this is either if my character is of particularly low intelligence, so may not really understand it all, or if I want to intentionally withhold some of it, for whatever reason.

[@CathrineMacNiel]

@@Grigeral Thing is, that in this way the players won't remember what was said, nor wrote it down to recall it later. Its my absolute biggest gripe.

[@Grigeral]

@@CathrineMacNiel It depends on what people play for. I don't mind if I have to reiterate bits to players, though we have a couple who write things down for the party, same person usually holds on to the party loot. I'm also strictly against making players roll INT checks to recall information as just because the player doesn't remember, doesn't mean the INT 20 wizard would forget. But some aren't heavily invested in the story, they just want to roll dice with their friends, which is fine. As long as everyone is having fun, that's really all that matters, if everyone can get what they want out of the game, go for it. Same way both my players and I have renamed NPC's (and dealt with the consequences of it in-game for being disrespectful). Such as a dragon whos name was far too complex for us to remember easily, so we just called him Ralph. Ralph, as an adult red dragon (and we had killed at least 5 dragons by this point) then predictably attacked us, so we added his name to the list lol.

[@swagaw3some546]

@@Grigeral yeah when I play info dumps are nice but I just don't want to repeat word for word what the DM says don't get me wrong I love rp, but I like it when it to the point and moves the story forward.

[@Grigeral]

@@swagaw3some546 yeah dude, that's exactly it. A lot of the time, we will also presume that information is passed on to the party or a playing will simply ask "Are you actually telling us this?" and then move on with the game.

[@pknepps]

"Legolas roles a nat 20" just about sums up the entire character

[@isaacdoggart4879]

I assumed he was a 10th level champion fighter with the archery fighting style and like 20 dex so he has like +9 to hit and crits on a 19, maybe some sort of homebrew feat as well so he has +11 to hit and some special gimic.

[@real_vardan]

@@isaacdoggart4879 dont forget elven accuracy

[@docdirtymrclean3610]

@@isaacdoggart4879 he's got a new feat. Flurry of Arrows

[@ThePamastymui]

If you kill with with nat20, it still counts as 1 kill.

[@Cloud_Seeker]

Legolas is a Rogue with Eleven Accuracy and is a crit fisher.

[@rustyshackleford8817]

10:48:"a really difficult door puzzle....but Frodo just guesses it." TOO REAL

[@dunderbaer2430]

I love how every Legolas Moment is just: he rolls a nat 20

[@tatersalad76]

So many bad-mannered players in this campaign

[@Scapemaster00]

It's really Aragorn's players fault. Adding 3 players to a 4 player campaign, especially ones that aren't familiar with the other players, is going to cause a lot of tension and drama. Splitting into two games was the best solution, but I'm surprised that the Boromir player will be joining Frodo and Sam

[@masonmysliwy8879]

Also a kinda toxic dm, honestly they need a good sit down to talk post session

[@futuza]

@@Scapemaster00 I mean...they've got the ring, of course he's going to go with whatever players have it.

[@liammckenney6792]

@@masonmysliwy8879 yeah. Man doesnt understand that combat encounters with overpowered enemies should be made to be avoided.

[@alexanderartz2288]

Frodo: Lacks experience, and doesn’t understand the rules, obsess too much with role play. Sam: Grasps the rules better but also roleplays too much. Gandalf: Most experienced and knows the game too well, not correcting the DM when it affects him. (He knew the balrog could fly, and happens to have every spell prepared for the situation.) Aragorn: Hogs the spotlight. Obsessed with action economy. Legolas: cheating and using min maxing feats. Gimli: doesn’t pay attention or on his phone, unless there is something to hit. Boromir/Gollum: The ultimate problem player of every tabletop horror story. The DM: Has a difficult time saying no, (7 players was bad from the start), forces encounters, and fails to properly address the conflict at the table.

[@elf-lordsfriarofthemeadowl2039]

"Because they're DMPCs they can make silly mistakes, and it only hurts the party." Should've left their butts at the nearest tavern

[@FroggerbobT]

You can't. DM decides that one of them is really useful suddenly and has it kill a epic-level bad guy, and has his gf play Eowyn to chop the basically-a-dragon's head off. Neither needs a 20 for these things.

[@atsukana1704]

The dm sounds like he could have a bit more fun with this. The rest of the party is being so wholesome lol

[@pearlwingdraws682]

I’m at 1:50 but I’m already insanely entertained by the idea of a person who makes the whole session about their characters birthday party 😭

[@dexteradams6515]

"Boromir has made a new character and his name is Gollum" Just, the perfect way to end the video. Like damn that was perfect.

[@justc1re617]

"It's late, he's had a few white claws..." I'm dead

[@MWSin1]

I knew a player like that, but it was Blue Moon.

[@MWSin1]

@HotGarbage One of the funniest moments we had in game: Other player: How many of those have you had? Blue Moon player: Three or four (counts the empties) or nine.

[@swordmonkey6635]

I've been a LOTR fan since 1980 when I first read the books and I have to say, I love this fresh take on the story. lol

[@robbie_the_mastermind2176]

For some reason I’m imagining this D&D campaign taking places in 1995s a few years before the Movie came out.

[@ljaquos]

"And Legolas rolls a natural 20-" Feel like this is gonna be a trend.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

I had a bard once with 7 strength who saved the whole party once by rolling 3 20s in one battle.

[@chaotickreg7024]

@@theevilascotcompany9255 That's action movie luck

[@ShaunJS]

This gives me huge "DM of the rings " nostalgia. I still go back and reread that whole comic from time to time

[@Mathadar]

Love DM of the rings. Darth and Droids is amazing.

[@tahunuva4254]

But with the player/DM dynamic swapped

[@tuomiopelaa4535]

oh gad I totally forgot that it exists. thanks dude.

[@FairyTaleParadigms]

Holy shit its Shaun out in the wild

[@DyingUmbrella]

and Darths & Droids is still going!!

[@macmcleod1188]

This is really good. It's not just comedy- it's also an insightful meta-analysis of plotting, gaming, and the dynamics of dnd groups.

[@lukebaker5475]

This is my favorite video series ever created. I have watched the full Lord of The Rings as D&D series so many times I’ve begun to memorize most of it

[@grimreefer9324]

“‘Uhh, they have truesight’ and he gets stabbed” is usually a common occurrence with homebrew monsters and wizards a bit too enthusiastic with the invisibility wand

[@Firefocus-fz2we]

He forgot the moment when Legolas got "Quiver of Unlimited Arrows"

[@Phenris]

YES

[@ezekielharris7443]

"And Legolas rolls a natural twenty and..."

[@dooflesshampoofles9226]

Creature: *has 500 hitpoints, they really can't fight it* Legolas: *rolls nat 20*

[@penguinsandwich9202]

My speculation is that Gandalf's player doesn't want to play a new character, so the dm compromises; Gandalf changes from a Human Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer to a Protector Aasimar Light Domain Cleric with the stipulation that once the campaign ends, he has to tear up his character sheet and never play that character again.

[@LuxTheSlav]

I see Gandalf as more of a Celestial patron tomelock. The Human-Aasimar transition rings true though.

[@kalebb1226]

I think bladelock would be more accurate.

[@ezekielharris7443]

He swaps from RP'ing that he's a leveled PC and just admits that he's a Solar? Read the Silmarillion >:) (Or don't it's kinda long. Cool, but long.)

[@yoboichill0842]

Gandalf is a paladin though

[@fisch37]

It should be Divine Soul Sourcerer

[@NikushimiZERO]

"The DM introduces this huge leviathan of an elephant with a fortress on it and many enemies meant to be a cool encounter that the players will have to overcome...But Legolas rolls a natural 20 and kills all of them. Which kinda upsets the DM."

[@TheRABIDdude]

It pisses off Gimli's player too. He built a sub-optimal fighter with no feats and he's sick of getting overshadowed by Legolas' min-maxed crit fishing bs. He's so tired off that bloody Elven Accuracy feat which he's barred from taking that he's woven a hatred of elves into his character's personality. "THAT STILL ONLY COUNTS AS ONE," he yells. And the whole table feel the Sharpshooter feat that lets Legolas ignore all cover penalties while still piling on extra damage is OP. Just wait till they see the homebrew stuff he brings out in the prequel campaign that lets him defy gravity... kzbin.info/www/bejne/enm0hKCAppWho7M&ab_channel=Mzervey13

[@safe-keeper1042]

@@TheRABIDdude It was probably a mistake to decide to house rule arrows and say that "oh, let's just say Legolas has an infinite amount", because it makes his character even more OP.

[@FroggerbobT]

@@safe-keeper1042 They're magical elven arrows of return to sender.

[@TheMagicienWorld]

I don’t know why but the Nazgul having true sight made me burst laughing 😂

[@samuelsolomon7330]

I have never played a campaign of dnd in my life, let alone understand a good portion of the terminology, but this video got me to laugh so hard I had trouble breathing. I hope you can make more.

[@sinisterplank3113]

Legolas definatley took the Elven Accuracy feat.

[@razbuten]

just wanna say that this is a fire thumbnail

[@kori228]

oh hey, I've seen your videos

[@codymurphy7347]

Agreed

[@tuhkiscgibin6627]

Ah it's the "Forcing my partner to play games" guy

[@tuhkiscgibin6627]

Ah it's the "Forcing my partner to play games" guy

[@swagaw3some546]

I also watch your videos your so awesome glad we love the same dnd youtuber

[@randomledgelord3997]

The cheese on the Balrog was pure gold because I would've done the exact same thing, even the thing about forgetting it can fly.

[@briang.2218]

Missed opportunity for Sam's character to get noticeable level-up with his frying pan

[@mistergiraffe9425]

"But the nazgul has true sight" pFFT

[@t0onl1nk90]

Two of my favorite things combined? I click without thinking.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

Plus the Legend of Zelda

[@warlocksunited2e580]

@@PeterParker-ff7ub nah, lotr and dnd are top top top tier, zelda is good and i like the series, (despite how confusing it is) no denying it, but it's not the same level as dnd and lotr

[@t0onl1nk90]

All very good games lol

[@dford4014]

"I repeat all this to Frodo" hit kinda close to home, buddy!

[@settratheimperishable7800]

Honestly this is so accurate that it amazes me

[@BigDickWizard6969]

You forgot how Gandalf is actually a DMPC Deva.

[@emeraldemperor2601]

I feel like Gandalf is a DMPC. He's literally a messenger sent by the gods.

[@GeraldMountaindew]

Ye and also he’s kind of a guide/lore dump npc

[@ofthebrave9194]

Nah, he's just the DMs best friend in real life and really trying to hold this campaign together

[@FroggerbobT]

He's that guy that plays the +5 effective level wizard/sorcerer hybrid homebrew bullshit.

[@claygardiner7543]

Personally, I think he might just be a level 2 or 3 wizard with a good background whose player went and wrote, like, ten pages of backstory, but has little experience, trolling the party by not bothering to prepare any evocations, and resorted to 'I pull out my sword' at every encounter, and relying on Thaumaturgy to make his voice all booming.

[@vibunja3602]

@@claygardiner7543 Gandalf was in the previous campaign, so it's higher level.

[@kobolt5332]

Boromir: One doesn't simply uh hang on... alright ten, walk to Mordor.

[@pixie7042]

This actually helped me understand the plot better because I always had a hard time keeping the timeline straight. So ty

[@MakCurrel]

Awww! Poor GM sitting at the end of the tabel. With a Bombadil encounter on a crumbled up paper, due to Aragons player bypassing it.

[@SkoomaGodDovahkiin666]

Ah yes. Tom Bombadil. Chthugua but mid.