Horrible Delivery - Bored Horror Episode 1

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

What even are Red Flags? *Spoilers:* 0:11, 0:34, 2:33, 21:10, 26:05, 26:25 Rowan's Maniacal Laugh 2:49 New Studios Effects! 2:54-4:15 Rob sets the scene 6:00-11:48 *Character Creation:* Fighting Sneaking Withstanding Thinking Searching Manipulating 11:49-16:18 Additional Skills & Character Stats 13:02 Alan _demands_ player death 13:26 *Specialty* Bad Boy (Adam) Psychopath (Alan) Ejecting (Rowan) Shrinking (Byron/Bryan) 15:28-16:17 Inventory -First Aid Kit- Golf Club Crowbar Book of Fairy Tales Battery Pack 16:32 The Story Resumes 16:43 Rowan rolls Searching to find Alan to bully 18:32-19:11 Addressing the *Mustache* in the Room 19:59 Brian rolls Thinking to escape the maze of his own making 20:02 *Item Swap:* First Aid Kit for Golf Club (Alan is choosing violence tonight) 21:03 Package addressed: Dr. A. Cula Bran Castle -Transylvannia- Auckland, NZ (Don't worry, you'll find it, *evil laugh)* 25:13 "Love Story" by Rowan Bettjeman 34:29 Adam rolls Thinking about the humanoid trophies in the drawing room 35:26 *Dr. A. Cula has entered the chat* 37:03 Alan rolls Withstanding to politely decline the dinner invitation 37:46 Rowan sells everyone's lives for $500 39:01 Rowan, Briyan, and Adam roll Withstanding to politely GTFO 41:34 Don't lie, Alan, it's unbecoming. 42:28 Bairawn rolls Withstanding (disadvantage) to attempt going outside to sh*t 43:27 Alan rolls Searching to investigate the little pink pickles 45:55 Rob calls his shot 47:01 Everyone rolls Searching on this delicious spread 52:13 Rowan has a question 54:17 5....4....3....2....1....ready or not, here I come.... 55:39 Alan rolls Withstanding against getting backhanded by Dracula 57:16 Everyone rolls Fighting to get passed Glenda 58:18 *Layout of the Grounds:* Reflecting Pool Maze Forest 59:41 Bye Ron uses his Specialty to vanish

[@mr.truffles9294]

Thank you for your commitment

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

@@mr.truffles9294 I try! Failing more often these days.

[@Kineth1]

17:12 Low numbers good, glad Ben isn't here.

[@CraigUNLV]

56:48 Robert channels Matt Mercer

[@torgranael]

At 59:51 Byron says "I redact that.", so he didn't actually vanish.

[@chrisg.2842]

"In this game, low numbers are good, which is extra funny cos Ben's not playing with us!" Outrageous!

[@yeetboi3863]

Watch ben get 100 everytime in this game

[@brettdreedm6742]

Its the reason Ben isnt playing because hed get a 10 on everything and finish in 1 episode lol. Still I think he is gonna show up in a diff episode

[@spacezombie13]

​@@yeetboi3863 Just like Wil Wheaton! he doesn't roll low, he rolls BAD!

[@thomasbecker9676]

@@spacezombie13 That's just karma.

[@Ryvaken]

He's already dead!

[@zaqzilla1]

"I have a date. No one believes that.", best line in the whole game.

[@Veelasiren]

Byron's valent effort to escape by saying it was illegal for him to stay was downright genius! Rob's descriptions of those monsters are so gruesome I can practically smell them through the screen. Blech

[@RobertHartleyGM]

Thanks!

[@Fervernt726]

I think Rowan needed a bit higher on sneaking, constantly popping up out of nowhere with a "What's going on?"

[@joemoffitt9044]

You can't fool us rob, Glenda is lord sir conrau!

[@christiaangrobler6080]

"Can I... sh*t outside please." Definitely gonna try that line next time I visit people.

[@ozlife3795]

*at the awkward thanksgiving table*

[@1Vergil]

This is incredible. Rob is doing an insanely good job. The jumpscare with the screaming child was incredible.

[@rhabeldibabeldi6812]

Yes!

[@RobertHartleyGM]

Thanks!

[@mr.truffles9294]

@@RobertHartleyGMlove the contrast you provide at the table. A bunch of goofy guys, derailing from the quest/main objective/story line, and a patient yet serious DM who genuinely wants to guide them and get involved in the game accordingly.

[@user-hi4sm3ig5j]

The real horror is Rob making them do maths to build their characters 10 minutes in.

[@Crystal_blade18]

Math is fun and eay

[@bobhannes7014]

⁠eay peay

[@ghostlypresence0337]

I think the real horror is how bad can everyone roll now that Ben isn't there. Pretty sure Rob knew Ben would have aced this campaign without a problem

[@darthmonkey7718]

Brutally honest and funny as hell.

[@johnpatrick1647]

@@ghostlypresence0337 I have a feeling Ben, the customer, is going to be the bbeg.

[@Dutch2905]

A glimpse into Rob's soul at 45:54 - I've watched everything VLDL DnD related and honestly I'm amazed that Rob can resist not doing this more often. lol

[@Kavon94]

My thoughts exactly! He’s a very patient DM

[@ANewHopeIsHere]

I personally love these moments. It makes it feel like it's friends having fun and not a commercially made series made solely for profit by riding on their popularity due to being the only dnd "show" available.

[@IdiotamSpielen]

@@ANewHopeIsHere you seem to be referncing critical role here. And everything you said here is wrong. Everything. They are very clearly friends havng fun. Matt just takes his task of never breaking immersion very seriously... also your placement of these quotation marks is wrong. because they should be placed around the word "only".

[@poki580]

​@@IdiotamSpielen ummm akchuallyy, relax dude, people are allowed to dislike things you like

[@LX6R_Alexander]

Idk but moments like that leave a bitter taste in my mouth. They are doing this for content and fun, but they are still adults, and if a DM screamed at me like that I would ask him what the fuck is wrong with him. If there is no way for your players to leave a situation, just explain to them there is no way to leave a situation and don't throw a fit about it. You guys might disagree with me, but in the end this is his job and acting like this feels utterly unprofessional imo. Sometimes he seems to have a bit of a god complex.

[@alballumnova]

"Good evening! Glorious night for fishing, wouldn't you say?" Thank you so much for this spooky surprise! This is the best gift after a VERY bad day 😍

[@NinititisA]

36:40 "What's your first name?" "Alexander." " - Alexander? Great!" "Not Alexander the Great, no." I love that you caught that one, Rob!

[@Indusia1004]

Rob's scream was absolutely horrifying.

[@nataliedunn5239]

Alan actually doing what audiences are always shouting at horror films and just trying to get the f"*k out if there! 😂

[@HatakeHachiko]

they say time flies when you're having fun...well, an hour episode wasnt enough for me. you guys are so fun to watch that 1 hour just fly by 😭😭😭

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

Lucky there is more to come next week! 😍

[@rhabeldibabeldi6812]

To me the VLDL crew is just as funny as the main rocket beans DnD group (german) and I enjoy every single second of both pen and paper partys. Even the "one shots" of both groups are pure pleasure, with the longer episodes being perfect comedy for me. You people never seize to amaze me or make ma laugh out loud on a regular basis 🤣🤣

[@MatthewKai-cf8ld]

I concur. An hour isn't enough. I have gotten caught up on the Misfits and The NPC d&d and I'm like whaaaaaaat nooooow. I am watching the podcast and such and I just need more

[@mrj5937]

A whole hour episode!? With Brian or Bryon or whatever?! On a Tuesday!? Let’s gooooo!❤

[@clawedsimian]

I love how they are pretending the guy to Rowan's right has been part of the group for a long time. He's never been in a VLDL video before but they are incorporating him into the story like Dawn in Buffy. Kudos!

[@kilyaded7332]

Now my favorite days of the week are Thursday AND Tuesday. Also, glad they let Barry join in on the fun!

[@Bilverkr]

Pretty sure his name is Barton? I may be wrong.

[@lambentlamprey]

@@Bilverkr Bort?

[@hoid9407]

Brynan. Seems like he would be cut out to drive deliveries or something.

[@trm4life]

Lower numbers are good, which is extra funny because Ben's not playing with us. Fudging savage! 😅

[@nataliedunn5239]

To be honest I thought the same thing before Rob said it 🙈.

[@ferisera]

"Slopping through the doorway". ... Rob, that was the most efficient (and repellent) way of describing that. That's medal worthy, really!

[@jarvia9882]

Thanks!

[@arkenarikson2481]

"As she speaks, her features begin to slowly slide out of place like she's melting, her skin tunrs even more yellow an moist" ... and behold, King Lord Sir Conrau is back! 😂

[@dimitri4457]

I always loved his voice and never understood why so many dislike it

[@arkenarikson2481]

@@dimitri4457 It certainly suits the character. Maybe some just found the charakter alltogether ridiculous and his voice is the most authentic part of him that we get.

[@dianeturrel4607]

Can I just say I love that Rob stood by his promise to make a game where low numbers are better to test Rowan’s dice rolling

[@chrisg.2842]

Ben's rolling is worse. This series would be over in less than five minutes if he was playing. ;)

[@astrobotnautics5291]

I saw this in my feed and I was like, oh a new Bored series, then I saw it was an hour long, like what. Then I realised this was DnD and ooooohhh yeah. Two episodes of games per week? The studio pays off!

[@jajsem1109]

As always, feel free to (that means you must) turn your subtitles on. Thank you for your cooperation.

[@ferisera]

The subtitles are always top tier on this channel! I feel it's not a full watch unless you've got them on, they're so key to the episodes.

[@mr.truffles9294]

I love the subtitles

[@sfreemanoh]

*Unholy high pitched scream OMG make it stop*

[@vyperpunk4881]

We all know Ben is just cursed, but with this game we may finally get the answer to whether Rowan rolls high or if he rolls well. Kudos to you, Rob, for entertaining our curiosity!

[@Veritas.0]

And Byron should be a D&D guest more often. I think he's taken to it very quickly.

[@Mikhos]

He's really committed to the roleplay! He was fantastic in ewolyn

[@rhabeldibabeldi6812]

second that,Brayhen is awesome and should be in more DnD´s

[@shuaguin5446]

@@Mikhos yeah he was the best guest charater imao

[@Golddygoods]

You mean talgrim?

[@abc123tiktok]

@veritas I think Byron is real player and willing to commit. However the con of this is the rpg he tries to take control and boundaries a little too far to let the DM play out the actual game. Its normal for most players just needs to find a better balance and I think he is immensely doing better than his DnD appearance imo. The pro of this is that Byron is one of the few active guests that does go out of way to add to game play which is refreshing vs most of them them tend to be passive.

[@Megamino07]

Poor rob having to be like a teacher with a misbehaving class 😂

[@Medusa_plays]

I think he secretly loves it, and honestly there's been glimpses over the years that he's just as big a chaos monkey as they are, he's just really good at pretending not to be 🤣

[@Megamino07]

@@Medusa_plays oh I know lol I just love the group dynamics these guys never fail to put me in a good mood

[@slubberdagollian]

Even if you're rolling lawful good, the best games are always happy chaos.@@Medusa_plays

[@drearmouse9510]

Damn, it's crazy how good a tale Rob can just weave outta nowhere. And that intro was some fantastic writing, not gonna lie. These random ttrpgs are some good stuff.

[@RobertHartleyGM]

Aww thanks!

[@georged7059]

I like how when Alan slipped into Greg’s voice Rowan responded in Bodgers😂

[@MemoOwO]

17:15 "which is extra funny because Ben is not playing with us" I'm fucking ded

[@Shade01982]

12:10 "Thinking if for all things brainy..." Rowan: "I use Danger Sense!" "Not how it works Rowan..."

[@yoshilu7451]

I really don't want to come off as too thirsty, but that wolf howl Rob gives has me sweating. How is this man so talented? His creepy child screech was fantastic!

[@RobertHartleyGM]

Thanks!

[@thicniggazinc]

You are not wrong at all lol

[@Raylan.Hood16]

I felt that "It's a One-Shot" rant in my heart

[@FBWL-u1r]

Discovering that the newest VLDL video that popped up in my notifications is 1 hour long and realizing that it's another TTRPG One-Shot in the Bored universe is such a pleasant surprise ❤

[@JetEyeMonkey]

The gluttonous woman is Sir Conrow, Dukeshire the third. Leader of the Bullywogs frogs people. I knew it

[@High_Alpha]

45:53 the horror of the DM who just wants his players to get to the ****ing story! 🤣Love your work Rob, keep up the efforts herding cats!

[@High_Alpha]

Oh for those that think that Rob was being remotely serious need to take a chill pill. The boys were just testing the limits, and Rob went with the comedy dummy spit, you can tell the mood because all of them immediately jump to the classic improv 'yes and' to being 'transported' to dinner.

[@Memo-OwO]

It's really cool that Alan is the default healer of the team, Adam is the brainz and Rowan is the muscle

[@theq86]

What a cool premise, I'm excited for next Tuesday. Love the mocking Ben comment about a game that he could finally shine in, I can almost hear him saying outrageous in the air as it was said. As per usual the whole world is working against Alan, I worry he won't be able to get to his microwavable dinner.

[@robertofulton]

Wait so Rob invented a game where the objective is to roll badly……and Bens not playing. What cruel irony is this.

[@RobertHartleyGM]

I'm evil.

[@worldbuilder9971]

The voice and body language and movement for the Doctor is fantastic, I keep replaying those moments.

[@ryanjohndavies4092]

Shouty Rob is scary! Great content though! This was a nice surprise!

[@rhabeldibabeldi6812]

at some point I wasnt sure if it was him screaming or a input sound (not sure how this is called in english)

[@The_Beer_Hunter]

I thought Rowan would have higher on sneaking with the amount of times he just appears from under the desk.

[@thebravefan]

“What’s going on?”

[@MrJojomylove]

this was so good. I hope Rowan grows a mustache next year for part Two !! It really added comedy gold.

[@iLoveFiveHargreeves]

55:41 Love how Alan had to remind himself that he wasn’t Gregg 😂

[@tacodundee1950]

The answers I was hoping Rowan was going to give when asked what he was doing at the opening: A) Rehearsing my SC2 vs DOTA argument in the back. B) Cleaning a motherboard in the kitchen sink. C) Trying to remember how to walk. D) Hiding outside the docking bay, playing Clash of Clans, letting Rodney cover for me.

[@PinataFreaks]

The really scary thing was me seeing this in my feed and believing there wouldn't be an episode of D&D. Then remember that it's just Tuesday.

[@luttman23]

That was me. Confused the shirt out of me

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

Don’t worry - D&D is on Thursday as usual 😃

[@clairemack2750]

Rob losing his mind as a GM is the best thing I've seen in weeks. I feel that in my soul as a forever DM. CAN WE JUST GET ON WITH IT PLEASE BEFORE ROCKS FALL AND EVERYONE DIES PLEASE.

[@sharptalons3474]

Disappointed Rowan didn't go for Avoidance for his special ability. Like how he avoids conversations when he's wrong(runs out of the store with Allan telling him he can't just leave) or when Ellie asks for leave or a pay rise etc.

[@Kingslayer337]

The way Rob gets fed up and just wants to continue the story

[@baribooker]

Robs real rage got me. He has a whole storyline and they all are trying to end the game early 😂

[@thelastobasknight3966]

Rowan turns into Bodger as soon as they leave the store. "What are we doing? Where are we going? I'm pissed off!" Pretty soon we are going to hear about his grandfather's crowbar that's rightfully his...

[@Veelasiren]

And he started to eat that rib like it was fishlish!

[@itzlomandre6693]

"Unholy high pitched scream omg make it stop" 😂😂😂

[@roryoc31]

I recall Rob saying he wanted to test if Rowan rolled "High" or "Well". Looks like he got around to making a game to test it.

[@Dado_cz]

This one-shot is a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one

[@MoxJet629]

4 shot

[@gavoko]

Can't believe you got to play DnD with Brian. Loved when Brendan gets time out of his life to join you guys. If only I could play with Byzon.

[@bstout2224]

Really hate reading comments bad mouthing Rob. He's doing an amazing job and he has the patience of a saint. The reason I could see him he lashing out was because its probably a time issue. We as viewers always want longer videos but who knows what's going on BTS. It could be they only have less than 2 hour window to set up and film for each session so Rob knows if he keeps letting them not progress the story then more delays and it will affect later scenes. They could also be filming like 4 other things that day so knows they cant keep that gag of wanting to leave before dinner going forever. He knows these guys way more than we do so he knows that if he doesn't get strict with them then they will keep bantering. He also knows that banter will happen every scene. So he does stuff for a reason and I seriously think if they truly didnt like Rob they wouldn't be doing all of these DND campaigns or they would be trying to get other DM to film stuff and slowly move away. They are friends and people need to stop trying to spread misinformation around

[@sabivett686]

46:05 Byron being difficult has me dying 😂

[@matluoma9195]

Props to Tom and the effects -- and the sound effects. "who knew" TechTown could be so scary.

[@camerongaul261]

The one with the highest Withstanding with this group is always the GM.

[@hizzy70]

Dang, I am realizing how much I appreciate the green screen reenactments. They help us visualize your imagination. I really wished scyfy had reenactments too.

[@druid_zephyrus]

54:23 If only it was Greg and not Alan... A garlic farmer cleric would be CLUTCH right now

[@sydneyslaughter7163]

45:56 Rob losing his mind is hilarious and relatable

[@matluoma9195]

Also with the seating arrangement, we shall learn the answer to the cursed rolls..... "sitting in that spot vs. is it Ben?"

[@victoriajaburek2568]

I love how fun it was to watch just for them just to create their characters. I swear I'm living for Alan's reactions and how he is the most sane of all of them :'D

[@jensk5993]

Rowans mustache is really horror and spooky

[@BrilLeahnt]

46:25 Thank you for calling it the monster and not Frankenstein

[@Cathie2209]

In the book, it's "the Creature", but it really does make a change, not to have him called Frankenstein. 👍

[@ceannejustinesazon3282]

Receiving a "You're gonna be first to die" from the DM doesn't sound so good for Byron

[@dreamstorm947]

Trying to figure out Rob's easter eggs (spoilers) Glenda is the Blob- references a movie that came out around the same time as the blob Karloff is the Mummy- references Boris Karloff, famous actor who played Frankenstien Koryos is the werewolf- references a band of warriors that associated themselves with wolves Tumeli the Banshee?- can't find anything for this one.

[@Darkblood707]

"Thats what we should have titled it!" - Byron Coll fckn legend!

[@Chetloore]

This is awesome the only thing that would make it better is if they actually turned what they do into a full-fledged bored movie like they did with baelin's route.

[@НикитаЛяшенко-с9н]

I saw Rowan with a mustache, closed the laptop and burned it. This is TOO scary, there was no need to film it any further.

[@davidenicotra8054]

To all ladies and gentlemen of VLDL, "crew included" you got the studio and now you're delivering us GOLD as promise! Thanks for all your hard work in entertaining us (and we know it's a lot even if it's your passion) you are my favourite KZbinrs when it comes to unplug my mind for a bit ❤ I just love the fact that you liking d&d so much because you create amazing content with it, thanks 🙏

[@PapaRezzen]

Woah woah WOAH! Hold up now, does this mean we're getting TWO episodes of content a week on this channel ?!? 😱

[@verhalenvrouwe]

at least for this month, they said this is a 4-episode series.

[@DefnitelyNotFred]

​@@verhalenvrouwethe girls campaign is also in the works!! All female adventurers to balance out the all male crew 😂

[@tolgapolturgeist4413]

@@DefnitelyNotFred That has been "in the works" for years now. I dont believe it's ever gonna happen.

[@IngridGiles]

As soon as the studio was finished, they started tackling the things they had promised with it at an amazing pace.

[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

Yup! Two episodes per week! 😍 And the girls game is starting soon too 😮

[@genumonet5177]

I can already say Horror Bored will be at least not worse then Space Bored campaign, and Space Bored was just amazing! Please, keep making this type of content. And Rob - you are a legend!

[@Cuppa_Doc]

"people who sit around thinking so much it hurts them" 😅 Hey, I don't need to be called out Rowan 🤣😜

[@the_panda2458]

"In this game, low numbers are good, which is extra funny cos Ben's not playing with us!" He would just roll high in this game cos he can't be good at anything.

[@kossend1]

50:51 Alan slipping into Greg the Garlic Farmer's voice 😂😂😂

[@gabriel5327]

it's funny how Rowand can always be the dumb strong barbarian on absolutely anything they do

[@darkKyrios13]

Karloff the Mummy. Beautiful reference.

[@BrilLeahnt]

56:37 read the book Adam! Find the weaknesses so you know what to look for with the others darn it

[@dampclown]

so excited for rob's untitled horror game

[@Likexner]

You can learn from your mistakes but you can also learn from your successes. A mistake tells you "do it differently next time" but a success tells you "keep doing this". Both are valuable. I think people tend to overstate the usefulness of making mistakes and understate, or outright ignore, the usefulness of doing things right. Mistakes are only useful as long as they eventually lead you to doing things the right way. If you just keep making mistakes, thats not a good thing.

[@abc123tiktok]

Its pretty neat Rob went with simple classical monsters most of us know but did a great job of describing why they are still very scary if you actual saw this creatures in real life. Its a shame most modern horror movies feel that over top special effects make horror and just gross things without setting up any great story or interesting twists. They begin to feel the same.

[@RobertHartleyGM]

Thank you!

[@0Restless]

So you see; that's where the trouble began. That laugh... That damned laugh. 😜

[@catbert7]

Damn, Rob's descriptions and subtle mimicry of the monsters was masterfully done.

[@secret-alias]

I'm loving the use of the sets, and the D&D Table! It really helps set the scene, even the shirts too! 🌟

[@mondrup92]

You guys spoil us with so much content! And I love it 😄🥳

[@rhabeldibabeldi6812]

*so much awesome content 😉

[@Max_Litva-d9zh]

Fun fact. The name of the vampire Acula in Russian means "shark" ("акула"). It turns out he is a Dr. Sharkula.

[@SarielAdvent]

Hurray! Extra D&D! I was patiently waiting for Thursday, not expecting this treat. Nice! Did you seriously move that huge table to the techtown set? That must have been horrendous. but worth it. That view of Rob's DM screen is beautiful. You guys spoil him. It's sad to see that Ben isn't in this. He would be amazing rolling as low as possible. One more thing I want to mention is that I adore the range of sounds and voices Rob can produce. That scream he did was chilling (and the caption very apt). The added sound effects and music really help complete this horror feel you're going for. All in all, I really enjoyed it and I can't wait for more. Cheers.

[@liltomboy4ever]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Alan's facial expressions during the parts about Glenda has me dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@skaterkidguy20004]

The real horror is being railroaded into a scenario that all rational beings would avoid.

[@murdawg6gaming87]

Yall are amazing! Thank you guys for all your hard work!

[@missadeloo]

Just now stumbling on this one-shot and as a horror/monsters fan this is so freaking cool! Like i adore the TotM and AoA campaigns (and the sci-fi oneshot was good too!) but this setting and how Rob plays the NPCs is definitly pushing this oneshot in top 1 position ! On my way to episode 2 hehehehe

[@JetEyeMonkey]

I hope Rob gets you guys to do cliche 80s horror random holiday games. There are scary leprechauns

[@Huhthatwentwell]

Just what I needed after a 14 hour day! You guys rock!

[@markthompson3667]

This was amazing! I feel bad for Rob as they didn't get the reference regarding the mummies name. It was a beautiful touch!

[@RobertHartleyGM]

Thanks, you're the first one in the comments to acknowledge it. Well done!

[@mezafo2544]

GM Rob has a 99 in withstanding, and still failed the role at 45:55.

[@MrJojomylove]

Byrons box maze idea and haveing a glue head ache is really funny. I love the Bored d and d, its very funny.

[@karategirl084]

"Look Alan, a minotaur!" That's just a taxidermed bull, Adam.

[@ruthy08]

When will they learn, "You can certainly try" means "no."

[@Necromancer-chilling]

41:34 Alan: i have got a date Dracula: No one belives that