How to GM TTRPGs / D&D with Luke Westaway from Outside Xtra - part 3

[@deanr.throckmortonjr.133]

Johnny, please bring Bob (The character Luke created that heard Prudence‘s message) into a later session.

[@tyrannicpuppy]

He could be vital to healing Egbert, so the team has to go on a quest to track him down.

[@mcmillan20101]

What if he makes him like a stalker for prudence because of the connection they made

[@blaxidii7360]

I just imagined Mario looking for Peach, but Mario is Oxboxtra and peach is bob.

[@baseballjustin5]

@@blaxidii7360 probably the other way around. Hey have you seen my family. Oh they just left or something

[@sanfyezerskiy]

@@tyrannicpuppy kk

[@scottskene8387]

Some time down the line I would love to see the Oxventurers enter a tavern and a Dwarf panic and rush out the back door, leaving his pie. XD

[@codysaxe2002]

The real Oxventure is the rules we fudged along the way.

[@tyrannicpuppy]

Barbossa said it best. The rules are more like guidelines. Here's how to form the adventure, but if they get in the way of a good time, go with your gut.

[@prince_nocturne]

Secret Rule 1: When the rules get in the way of the fun, ignore the rules. Secret Rule 2: no plan survives interacting with the players.

[@JervisGermane]

@@prince_nocturne I think this is why I've never had any fun trying to play RPGs myself. I keep getting groups - not only GMs but players - who put the rules ahead of fun, the plan ahead of choices, and rolling dice ahead of pretty much anything. Now I believe those people ought to just play with their dice and let the rest of us play the game.

[@prince_nocturne]

​@@JervisGermane There are some that enjoy that style. But it's not for everyone. And really, any good GM should be willing to bend, break, or just flat out ignore rules if the whole group agrees that it's a dumb rule. And 'the plan' should never come before player agency. I've literally had a game story completely hijacked by a throwaway line leading to a random NPC becoming integral to the story and turning everything on its head. It made for a better, more memorable story. I hope you find a good group to play with some day.

[@VidBrowser32]

Need that on a shirt.

[@lalaulaulau]

Luke is one of those people who can’t see how great they are. He is very talented.

[@LungsOutJem]

He so amazing that his shirt changed color mid-stream!

[@AlphaOrion98]

Yeah, he does it with bloodborne too. He starts every episode with this is his first time and sorry if he’s not good and then he proceeds to be a parry god and destroy every boss

[@gothmissstress]

@@AlphaOrion98 absolutely agree

[@AhsimNreiziev]

Luke and Johnny both, honestly.

[@davidioanhedges]

Be aware, he is good, but most people can do this ... GMing is not difficult if you can think on your feet, and improvise - and pre-plan as much as you think you need ... (Hint: it *will* be too much, but this is normal, and some of it will come in very very handy)

[@ERobbo]

As soon as I knew Hengest was a dwarf, the “there’s a knock at the door” stood out to me immediately as a hobbit reference when bilbo had all the dwarfs knock at the door.

[@oldharlock7760]

"I feel like, I'm getting more enjoyment out of being the reason why everyone else is having fun...", is probably the most GM mindset you could ever hope to have and pretty much explains, why Luke bloomed in that role, I think. Also Johnny's impeccable coaching of course...^^ edit: Just had the thought, if Corazon'd keep the bracers and take the Grappler feat at lv.8, he could literally transform into an ogre suplexing luchador. And I think I now want that.😅

[@christophersmith8316]

Corazon isn't an ogre, he's a human.

[@JH-zb5xq]

@@christophersmith8316 think he meant that he would suplex orges, not that he would be one. regardless, the real question is, can corazón suplex a train?

[@odysyr]

J H "Roll a D20 and don't biff it"

[@z3rotollranc3]

@@christophersmith8316 Actually he's Half-Orc

[@HeinerGunnar]

@@z3rotollranc3 Dob (Luke) is half orc. Corazon (Andy) is "just" a human

[@seagreen42]

I'm pretty sure none of your audience will ever care if you overrun the time.

[@MrMBinder]

I know I'll make up some excuse for a Friday evening if I have to be in a place that isn't my home office.

[@blakearmentrout7717]

@@MrMBinder lol "hello boss I am going to be a bit late today Oxventure is running a bit longer then usual" Boss: "What!!! That was today!?" *closes office and heads for nearest pc*

[@MrMBinder]

@@blakearmentrout7717 I can't catch streams live on weekdays Monday through Thursday due to my job, but at least I don't work on Fridays. Such is life working the evening shift, I guess.

[@subman23]

Audiences might not, but if he ever does run a future Oxventure for a live audience when the world return to normal, the venue would most certainly care. that's why they established the mindset now, when there's no pressure from us

[@chrismanuel9768]

I was half an hour late to work cuz I was watching it. Worth it.

[@tmmw1975]

I was a fan of Luke's technique of rolling a dice and then saying no when Andy asked to do things.

[@tmmw1975]

actually i think I was thinking of Luke rolling to see if Shoelacey died when Corazon kicked him. so funny!

[@TuIdiota]

Honestly that’s one of the things my former gm did, when we asked to do something that he knew he wasn’t going to allow he would roll a die just to give us the illusion of choice

[@HeinerGunnar]

@@TuIdiota I mean, if you flesh the answer out a bit, that's perfectly valid worldbuilding. An easy example: your party knows there is a hidden door that's revealed by a puzzle. They don't wanna do the puzzle, and try to "bruteforce" find the door using Perception. Even if the roll a nat 20, they still won't find it. Then you could say something like: "you spend the next two hours mapping out every centimeter of the room, but absolutely nothing looks remarkable in any way whatsoever. If you didn't know there is a secret door in here, you'd fully believe this to be a completely empty and unimportant room"

[@Se7en2107]

Johnny being so proud of Luke yet refusing to take any responsibility for it is so wholesome. It's so lovely to see someone be so humble and just grateful to share their love of something with another person.

[@davidioanhedges]

The best teachers think they did nothing, but did everything ... Johnny is most definitely a good teacher

[@Cetega]

For what it's worth, I'd be fine with three hour episodes going forward.

[@thundercookie3214]

I second that notion!

[@redhex__1738]

Or four.

[@thundercookie3214]

@@redhex__1738 I like the way you think.

[@AngelBeatYunara]

1. Detailed first paragraph. 2. ????? 3. Profit

[@claretravels783]

A note on the timing thing; I don't think any fans of the series mind at all. I was thrilled to have 3 hours to watch! I understand wanting to keep the times more palatable to attract new viewers and such, but I reckon people jumping into the series would most likely start at the beginning anyways. Honestly I just enjoy the stories so much that it doesn't matter how long they run!

[@dougunfunny2477]

Why doesn’t this have more likes? I loved the 3 hours. I was entertained the whole time! Laughing and waiting to see what would happen, even though I roughly knew. Watching Luke change little things was hilarious. Keep it up everyone!!!!

[@phoenixcierebiej9763]

Agreed completely. I couldn't watch live because I was at work, so when I got home and saw I had 3 hours of Oxventure to watch, I squealed like a school girl. I'm a 40 year old man

[@dougunfunny2477]

Phoenix Cierebiej A grown man squealing about a D&D show on KZbin?? Who are you...me? lol

[@phoenixcierebiej9763]

@@dougunfunny2477 we're like twins, but not

[@dougunfunny2477]

Phoenix Cierebiej shit...am I replying to my own comments again? I am known to do that.

[@aBardThatRolls1s]

I'm loving seeing the proud dad Johnny face when he hears Luke talk about his GM experience, so wholesome and good and why I love these channels!

[@LoveLee_Dreamer]

Johnny has such dad energy that his coworkers at Dicebreaker jokingly call him dad all the time.

[@nunyobidniz]

Dicedad, even 😉

[@bustinarant]

@@nunyobidniz Dungeons and Dad-gins

[@AnnoyedHoneybee]

The Oxventure team should bring Dob a tunic back from the museum. Maybe one saying "My team fought a mummy and all I got was this tunic"

[@CorwinAlexander]

Great merch idea

[@marhawkman303]

@@CorwinAlexander make the tunic out of mummy wrappages!

[@nunyobidniz]

Genius 😃👍 Edit:@all of the above

[@LoveLee_Dreamer]

Turns out Corazon becomes the logical adult one when Dob and Egbert aren't there. I didn't realize before but he really adopts the personality of the people he's around. When it was just Merilwen and Prudence who are sort of the straight (wo)men he becomes much more serious and straightforward. I honestly adore that.

[@joelsmith7078]

Corozan just wants everyone to like him, but won't admit to that.

[@baseballjustin5]

What is his alignment? Lol definitely feels a bit Neutral lol

[@bustinarant]

@@baseballjustin5 Probably chaotic neutral, he's down for whatever, friends.

[@davidioanhedges]

@@joelsmith7078 There is a lot Corazon will not admit about his personality ...

[@kcollier2192]

I guess the watch really did have a form of magic- we got another whole hour of Oxventures. That's clearly a win n my book...

[@arnabchaudhury7290]

I was actually a big fan of the 3 hr format. On the normal 2 hr sessions sometimes the last fight feels a tad bit rushed.

[@kaushtubhchauhan]

Yeah,It was a great win..the best thing was it never felt like it was streaching for too long for me it was just a simple case of special episode of oxventures so it is 3 hr long

[@MrMBinder]

I'm just really glad they didn't rush it, even though it was obvious that some/most of the players were aware of the time. Everything had a nice pace despite the whole thing running an hour longer than usual.

[@brokemage1395]

I have to agree with you. It was nicely paced but not too long to be boring. I think they should keep it at 3 hours.

[@LuckyLucyHi]

Adding my voice to agree with a longer adventure time. Too many stories have had to be rushed at the end.

[@claretravels783]

I suspect many DM's out there who enjoy watching Oxventures are also acolytes of the school of Chiodini, you're an ispiration! There, more compliments for you today Johnny~ you'll take them whether you can handle them or not!

[@NerdOManyThings]

Honestly as an aspiring DM preparing for my first ever DnD session, I was so calmed by Johnny's advice. The advice I'd heard before was saying about how important making lots of notes were and I was getting a bit flustered and overwhelmed, espically when I couldn't think of how to plan the middle bit fully. But now I know what to focus on, and it doesn't matter that I haven't got a fully fledged story, so long as I can leave enough clues to point them to the boss fight without adding in red herrings. So I'm very thankful for Johnny's advice for calming my nerves and probably going to make the whole thing go a lot smoother and be more fun for my first-time players

[@RoboSparkle]

I loved how Luke created the -10 rule for baby form and then removed that when Prudence wanted to grab because "baby grab". It really helped the previous penalties make way more sense thematically and creates great moments like that. It's more like you're using the rules as a starting point to help decide what happens rather than a rigid be-all and end-all. Great stuff!

[@christophersmith8316]

well, minus 10 is for casting spells. Grab isn't a spell, it is a thing babies do really well.

[@CactuarKing]

I can totally see where Lukes coming from saying he should have started it in the museum, but as a viewer I really enjoyed the slow tavern start and the introduction of Johnny. If it had started in a tea shop I think it would have felt a bit out of character for everyone, they've never struck me as tea-shop types

[@mar_speedman]

You kidding? Corazon would definitely be there. ... Selling his merch, I mean ;P

[@CactuarKing]

@@mar_speedman oh yeah I can believe that, I mean he is ALL about the merch. But they don't serve booze

[@griffinraynor8425]

Yeah that would've been practical but just a tad railroady. I think Luke could've spun it in an interesting way that would've still worked, but if he'd taken the time to explain that they're in a museum they would've still roleplayed around anyway, and the adventure might've felt even smaller for the fact that they started and ended in the same place. The tavern worked really well for me as well and I think for the players too.

[@gamehunter88]

Bulletin board. Put it in front of the tavern, in the middle of town or wherever the party happens to venture to give them the hook and send them straight to the museum without an npc interaction to save time

[@mar_speedman]

@@gamehunter88 That's just a wall of text, though. It degenerates the hook into a side quest the players may or may not care about. With an NPC at least you have some manner of control over the situation as the DM, and can manage to convince them to take the bait without breaking immersion.

[@randomthunk]

This whole thing has been a great ride. Oxventure has been a constant source of delight for me since it began and I'm glad to see how well this went. Plus I have a ton of drawing material which is always a bonus.

[@nunyobidniz]

"Wwaaaaaaaah!" - Baby Pru, 2020

[@magunbfp9030]

I really loved the part where Corazon just kicked Simes once, he died and everyone was like "What? Oh yeah... He's an old man who was just kicked by guy wearing heavy boots in the head, of course it killed him" It was a great serious moment that reminded the party that they may not be the good guys... and then Corazon wraps up the adventure by doing it again. I'd love to see Bob turn up in one adventure as someone needing help with a quest, meeting the party and embracing Prudence for her message from the beginning of this session... and then reveal he's hunting the BBEG who broke into his families home/shop and murdered his father, an old man, before leaving and burning his home to the ground

[@AlexSchmid-TheAceofSpades]

They're usually the good guys... But... not always.

[@derschwartzadder]

@@AlexSchmid-TheAceofSpades maybe better than those they are up against, but not necessarily good.

[@julietatchley3122]

This was like an hour long competition to see who could compliment who more.

[@darkmagician4697]

Yep

[@enderhx]

They deserve it. Wildly entertaining. :)

[@kariejohnson9505]

I'm totally here for it!

[@lafken2]

And I loved every second of it

[@laterkater4213]

"Being the reason why everyone else has fun" are words I didn't know I needed, but fit my experience exactly. Thanks Luke! (And thanks Johnny for being my ur-mentor too!)

[@PhantomJokerX]

Johnny: "A demon told us off as we killed another being and I felt bad about it" (Somewhere Merilwen chuckles as she prepares her meatgrinder)

[@stephenchanda7580]

Or if it ever happens similarly Merilwen's microwave!

[@JustinMcJustin]

Re: ranged attacks at close range - you might struggle to fire a gun with John Wick up in your grill, but you won't miss in a game of Russian roulette. Luke absolutely made the right call in the moment, and it felt great to watch (s'cuse the pun).

[@nunyobidniz]

Sry, this rule must go unbent: that no pun may go un-booed, so Boo!

[@fatim0nster]

I agree, it makes more sense that it's very hard to miss from point blank range. lf there had to be some penalty, maybe it made more sense to give the damage roll disadvantage rather than attack roll.

[@hyhena-gaming9986]

@@fatim0nster how does damage get disadvantage from point blank?

[@fatim0nster]

@@hyhena-gaming9986 Good question. A year later I have no idea why I thought giving disadvantage for damage roll made sense. It doesn't at point blank range.

[@glassphoenix9095]

@@fatim0nster maybe at point blank range, if you roll below the target's AC, you still hit them but the recoil from your gun/spell/whatever mangles your wrist for a second so your next attack has disadvantage or something like that

[@jamest3534]

Can we just have a podcast of luke and Johnny discussing their dnd campaigns?

[@TknoelTellsStories]

I’d follow it!

[@christophmuller3511]

They should call it Dungeons & Debrief

[@dominateeye]

@@christophmuller3511 Oh my God, yes. At the very least, that should be on a shirt.

[@baseballjustin5]

@@dominateeye and the design is like a table with paper and stuff thrown all over like an Agent Debrief lol

[@arndnaj]

The bit with Andy killing a guy by kicking him, and Luke talking to Johnny about it, was a bit ironic, given Luke's participation in the, let's say, handling of Johnny's NPCs.

[@gamehunter88]

Hey, noone in dobs papoose has died yet. Bismuth might be half her original height but thats it

[@arndnaj]

I didn't mean the death of the NPC, but Johnny being robbed of the opportunity to fuck with Luke's NPCs.

[@najibzulkafli5820]

Andy spartan kicked someone? Wow! 🤣

[@gamehunter88]

@@najibzulkafli5820 thats one way to interpret it. You should watch the session. Johnny is right to look like a proud dad lol

[@NerdOManyThings]

@@najibzulkafli5820 Less Spartan kicked, more stamped on a frail old man who was tied up on the floor and already too wounded to stand

[@BruderEngel]

While Luke feels bad with how the watch played out at the end, the ultimate disappointment by Merylwen at Corazon being right about Shoelacey.

[@laveston149]

To be honest, if you run overtime that is good for me, more oxventure to watch

[@adamdowsett5146]

This mini series has been brilliant. Fascinating and heartwarming both to see Luke developing his skills and confidence (and nailing it) and Johnny's brilliant tutelage.

[@Auridus]

This just makes me want a podcast of Johnny and Luke discussing the games they've ran and bouncing ideas off each other. These meetups have been great!

[@adiemuller9486]

The grease fire was hilarious! and I'm sure most of us saw that coming from when you add water to a grease fire lol

[@coldbloodist]

Luke did an incredible job for his first DM session. You can tell he hasn't quite found his flow yet, but definitely a natural. But I'd really like to acknowledge just how good of a player Andy is. He's the first to jump on an adventure, and always finds a plan to get what he wants. Add in how unpredictable he is as well, and, to me, that's as good of a player as you can get

[@dragoonsfire9222]

Adorable how neither of them take compliments well, getting all embarassed... (Ok, I should stop throwing stones at glass houses, I;m as bad lol). But I would like to say that the whole thing was brillent, watching from the first episode of Luke begining his learning, through the actual game, and then this. eye opening and awesome, thank you both!

[@chrismanuel9768]

I'm so glad Prudence got babied. I've never seen a Teethling before

[@vanguardbreaker8826]

Hats off to you for that pun sir.

[@suchaklutz]

Thank you for for this pun. You are great

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

It’s been two months but I still feel the need to compliment this pun. It’s one for the history books.

[@emysry5896]

It's validating for me to hear Johnny say he doesn't care about the spell ingredient rules because I also think those are super clunky. Like forcing a character to carry butter in their pocket all the time just so they can create grease that's magical anyways. It breaks my immersion every time, even in more hardcore campaigns.

[@rocking8813]

Well that's what spell focuses are for, if you use one of those you don't need components except for the ones with a money cost. The same goes with a component pouch. I've never seen someone make their players hunt down every random piece of junk required for a spell before they could cast it.

[@aBardThatRolls1s]

You both did amazing in the last adventure, great job Luke for a wonderful adventure and nice job to Johnny for supporting Luke before, during and after!

[@lqlax]

I just got a KFC commercial as soon as they finished talking about the 11 herbs and spices. Adsense is nuts

[@blakearmentrout7717]

lol me too! the Colonel is monitoring our brains!

[@blakearmentrout7717]

@@user-yv2cz8oj1k unfortunately there is no ad block for KZbin when watching it through a smart tv which is where I watch it most :( I get hit with a double 5min+ ad almost every few mins when watching stuff, its absolute hell, all I can do is wait for the first one to play and skip the second one.

[@thepinkhobbit]

Luke loving being the reason that people have had a good time feels like one of the most Luke/Dob things he could ever say and I think that says a lot about what a good lad he is.

[@adiemuller9486]

I love Luke's metaphor of the brain running out of RAM 🤯

[@hillrp1]

I watched the video, saw it was almost exactly 3 hours long, saw that Prudence was baby at about 1.5 hours in and thought that Luke had timed it perfectly as a midway climax of the twist in the 3 hour session he had planned and kept immaculately to time All of which to say that Luke has completely mastered the most important quality of a GM. The ability to make it all seem like it was part of the plan

[@licittofficial]

The oxventures were mainly scary because it was only Prudence, Corazon and Merilwen. Prudence is straight up evil, Corazon and Merilwen are neutral. Dob and Egbert are the moral core of the group, they're the good boys keeping them in line

[@griffinraynor8425]

It also helps that normally the Oxventurers encounter more animals/creatures and innocent, sympathetic people, both of which Merilwen is inclined to protect and not harm even being neutral. In this session though, they dealt with two thoroughly unpleasant NPCs (the barowner, who they didn't harm but antagonized a little, and Symes, who was rude and a criminal and whose armor attacked them, so they killed him w/o much remorse) - and then there was Shoelacey, who Merilwen was all in favor of being peaceful with until he double crossed her. Merilwen is quite harmless until someone attacks or offends her, at which point she becomes savage. I see her as kind of a wild card in the group, cause she can seem like a good alignment in situations where Corazon and Prudence are being petty/cruel and she calls them out, but she gets real scary if you give her a reason.

[@BattyButtercup]

*Dob is well-INTENTIONED but oblivious, raised by rabies, and easily carried away by peer pressure. EGBERT is the moral core - except when he gets excited, i.e. "Careless". Otherwise, bang-on.

[@baseballjustin5]

@@griffinraynor8425 Marilwen is True Neutral so...

[@virenoname8882]

Ran it brilliantly you mean. I think it was in some of the white wolf rpg's that had the golden rule that said if a rule was in the way of the story to just fudge or ignore the rule. So I was so proud when you decided to golde rule the combat with prudence. Sometimes remembering that the story comes first is one of the hardest things to do.

[@mauriceroyer5616]

Both Luke and Johnny come across as natural storytellers. Add in their willingness to not just bend the rules but absolutely smash them to pieces if it makes the story better; this really makes the Oxventures so much fun to watch.

[@SaintedKarma]

I just realised this is a D&Debrief 😂😂

[@TknoelTellsStories]

Thank you for sharing that, I love it more than I should 😆

[@phoenixcierebiej9763]

With Luke Rollsaway and Johnny D+D-ini

[@LordRefa]

Gave me a scare when the previous version disappeared. Been looking forward to this.

[@darbydalton1999]

Same here

[@BrotherMag]

Same. It said private.😂

[@PhantomJokerX]

Anyone know why it was redacted?

[@RIlianP]

@@PhantomJokerX There was overlapping strong music near the end

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Right??? I was afraid it hadn't transferred to KZbin properly and I'd missed it forever.

[@_b1ack0ut4]

The part where Luke mentions really enjoying where Johnny took Ellen aside to talk about stuff, where he was super relieved because he can tune out and plan the next part of the session hits me directly in my soul as a DM lol

[@johnsharplin]

This was such an excellent series. Huge props to Johnny for his amazing teaching and coaching skills and to Luke for creating one of the most memorable episodes yet!

[@MsKawaiiOtaku]

Commenting to support the channel! Also want to say that I'm a part of Johnny's school of DMing, he inspired me to try DMing after years of being scared to try. And Luke, you did a wonderful job, please know we loved your work and would be awesome to maybe start a new party on alternate Fridays with you as DM. Thank you so much to both of you!

[@jaded718]

I understand there are other factors involved behind the scenes, but as a viewer I very much appreciated the extra time in the episode and will pretty much sit there as long as y'all are willing/able to keep going

[@courtneyb1452]

I recently played my first game of D&D and I found myself sitting behind the DM screen. Thank you Luke for giving me the confidence to try my hand in this and thank you Johnny for teaching me everything I know (even if I panic forgot most of it haha).

[@Kalah_]

I liked that this session went for 3 hours. Yes, the first part in the tavern took a long time (about 40 min), so there's potential for time saving there if you need it, but generally, the tale was quite well told. It was also fun to see the role playing of "flavour elements" - the cat for instance wasn't necessary, but added something to the story. Having seen the prep, I also knew that you were freestyling the gift shop stuff, which was nice. :)

[@blakearmentrout7717]

Welcome to the "School of ChioD&Dini "

[@davethegoatlord4142]

I cant be the only one who's noticed any video that has Johnny and Luke is them dying of laughter half of the time its Brilliant.

[@CorwinAlexander]

I love the FitBit solution for the overpowered bracers. My go-to is usually to make really powerful items sentient. It's great when you get power, but not so great when you realise you're the power the item's gained.

[@griffinraynor8425]

Luke I absolute loved how you handled Shoelacey during the whole fake watch debacle and debate! I think it made perfect tense and created some good tension, which let the surprise come at the perfect moment. You played off that scenario really well. If everyone would be on board for it I'd love to see Luke begin DMing the Oxventure periodically sort of once a season so that we don't miss out on Dob too often but we do get to look forward to the traditional Luke takeover/Player Johnny session in the future. Ofc it's entirely up to all of you how frequently or soon you're comfortable doing that but I can say confidently that if you did you'd have an eager audience for it. And thanks to both of you as well as all the other Oxventurers not only for the joy and entertainment your sessions bring but also for how accessible and fun you make TTRPGing feel. I've played one short campaign in my whole life and I'm still nervous about my ability to do it again but nothing's made me feel more motivated to try than the lovely people at Dicebreaker and Oxboxtra!

[@SpoonOfDoom]

I have semi-recently run a game of Ten Candles for some friends, and I had no prior GM experience whatsoever. It was a mostly successful session, and I attribute that entirely to watching Johnny run games, and learning from how he just rolls with things, how he handles being derailed, how he sets the tone for the game and much more. If you’re reading this, Johnny , you are absolutely smashing it as a GM in every video I see, and you are an inspiration. I would never felt I was up to the task if I hadn’t seen your sessions and some of your „how to run a game“ videos. Thank you! Also, more on topic, Luke did an amazing job, you taught him well.

[@blakearmentrout7717]

lol Johnny: you still have the bracers that bestow infinite strength and power but are unable to imbibe or enjoy the pleasures of drink! Corazon Immediately is seen throwing a pair of bracers in the nearest trash bin....

[@tyrannicpuppy]

was my first thought when they said that as well, but I love the idea of them being a magical fitbit and nagging him about his health every time he does something fun. likely to net the same end result.

[@blaxidii7360]

Corazon:drinks The Bracers of FitBit: Stop drinking you alcoholic. Corazon: shut up!! The Bracers of FitBit:You are in need of 10 three-hour updates.

[@Cooperma426]

This was truly fascinating to watch after having enjoyed the Oxventure. Seeing two DMs sharing thoughts after the adventure is done? Brilliant. I said this in the Oxventure comment but it's worth repeating: Luke did an AMAZING job. Johnny will always be Literally Everyone Else In The World in my mind, but as big as his shoes are I think Luke filled them exceptionally well.

[@Zevonfan524]

I ran across this little series after having seen the adventure & it has been really enlightening to see behind the curtain. Seeing all the little details that we saw play out was really fun. As well as seeing them joke about baby Prudence flying around on her Eldridge Blast if she failed her DC & knowing that actually happened EXACTLY like they said.

[@craigkiser4596]

Derailment extraordinaires, within the first minute they're already on a tangent about Col. Sanders and Gary Gygax indoctrinating new GMs with KFC recipe. Simply amazing

[@nickcarter3419]

I honestly think Watch Out was one of the funniest and best OxVentures ever. Amazing work from Luke

[@persephoneunderground845]

Totally loved that moment near the end where Merilwen and Corazon were arguing about whether to hand over the watch- it wasn't a problem, it just made that climax with the big reveal way more dramatic. Like, in-character as Shoelacey, Luke really seemed to have Merilwen believing he was just a big nerd, it was awesome! I watched it without having seen the planning videos so I wasn't sure myself. Actually one of my favorite parts of the episode in terms of RP.

[@rootsandbonesart]

Thank you for doing this mini series! I found it really interesting to watch the whole thing unfold.

[@eclypseon3369]

Can I like this video twice? I LOVE Luke in general. And his beautifully natural DM skills are like watching magic happen. 👏👏👏👏

[@eyedeasneverdie3348]

2 mins in and already the adorable levels are pretty darn high. Both Luke and Johnny just seem like genuinely wonderful people, and no doubt great company in a warm country pub with an open fire. Talking about how near unkillable Corazon is, is pretty much the fake it til you make it thing. He has somehow turned into a really badass character. Not bad for someone with the surname Milktoast

[@titanuranus3095]

Great debrief, but it could have used a huge unexpected blast of music around the mid point.

[@ethanderrick8486]

I agree, it felt like something was missing

[@Rosmarus_Odobenus]

In another world...

[@titanuranus3095]

Peronally I don't get the appeal of this Georgelucasian desire to mess with perfection.

[@danbalderson4977]

Ahha! I thought it was just my app messing up lol

[@crankycat3026]

This whole series has been an absolute delight to watch, along with the Oxventure!

[@RomnilWater]

As someone that is a planner DM (particularly with combat variation, I like to have multiple waves of themed enemies that I can add or subtract from the battle to help with the difficulty), the thing that I loved the most about Luke's DMing style was that his first call he asked for was the Bob sending spell. It would have been so easy to just say "no he's out of range" but he went with it. Set the tone immediately and you certainly foreshadowed his DM style. I loved it.

[@The_Rising_Ape]

I'm coming to this quite late but these few GM Academy Mini-Series videos have really opened my eyes to trying to run a game. I've played, let's just say numerous, RPG's over the years but I've neer had the courage to try and lead the narrative, as it were. Watching the ease with which Luke picked it up and listening to Johnny's excellent advice has given me the gumption to take the leap, at least a small leap. I'm planning a game for my kids using the Risus system as it seems to be a nice simple way for all of us to get into it together. I suppose what I'm trying to say is, thank you. This has been a joy to watch

[@NicholasGrammer103]

Johnny has such a soothing voice

[@enpeintair]

This journey has been such a treat to witness. Really, really amazing work.

[@ulfurfaeddist6642]

Johny, thank you so much for the advice you have given in this series with Luke, as well as your "7 Ways" video with the ox crew. I have taken my own steps into the world of DM'ing using your advice and it is so much more fun for myself and my merry band of adventurers than it would have been without your words of wisdom. If the academy idea pans out you definitely have a student here.

[@ashf4200]

I've said it before, and I look forward to saying it again, but watching the mutual admiration, respect and graciousness these two display is nothing short of nourishing. My heart is full. Take notes, people. This is what being a gentleman looks like.

[@gothmissstress]

3 hour format of the Oxventure would actually be the best choice! It didn't feel rushed at any moment AND it also didn't feel "too long", which is amazing. Wish all oxventures lasted 3 hours

[@mandoschMUh]

This was a joy to watch. I agree totally, it was such an awesome campaign that you created, Luke. Also enjoyed you two getting philosophical regarding the topic that as players we tend to disregard the worth of live in games. Thank you again for the work you do and the joy you spread.

[@SeaBreaux]

Honestly Luke, I think the way you handled Corazon’s announcement that he was wielding Ethelfrith’s Hammer was spot on. You didn’t just muscle him out unceremoniously, which depending on a lot of factors might not have affected anything or might’ve put the viewers in the mindset of, “Oh, it’ll be one of *those* DM-heavy sessions.” You gave it a roll which if nothing else, gave everyone the perception that they can try and slip in some fun tidbits here and there without reprisal or just being shot down; it allows the players more imaginative reign. I’d say well done brother-man.

[@TheRealStoneyGames]

I've always loved Johnny's campaigns and Lukes adventure into DMing has inspired me to start creating my own adventure and get my friends into DnD. Thanks a bunch to you both and Luke you really did absolutely smash the campaign well done!

[@AJ-pm8kg]

Can we get a video about how Johnny makes the characters?

[@lukericketts3531]

Jonny you can count this Luke as another acolyte of your teachings. All three of these videos have helped me with becoming a DM as well. In short you are a legend!

[@peach5764]

this has been a highly enjoyable and very informative series, thank you so much for making it! Johnny, yo u are an incredible mentor and one the best dm’s I’ve ever watched, and Luke, you are also an incredible dm and have such a bright dming future ahead of you!

[@edwardgurney1694]

Listening to Luke describe his thought processes, I bet he'll love Blades in the Dark and other less structured games.

[@HowlingWraith]

This comment aged well.

[@dennisl3996]

Started my own D&D group because of you guys (as in the Oxventurers) and ultimately decided to be the DM, because of how much fun it looked like for Johnny. Also I just wanted to be in a position where I could enhance the experience for everyone at the table really. Students of the School of Chiodini...unite! Thanks for bringing D&D into my life and making it so much more accessible!

[@dennishuffer1004]

You did great Luke! I started DMing after watching Jonny and the Oxventure and now one of my players has approached me about running a game. I told them what I have learned but also sent them this series to show them it's not as scary of a prospect as they think.

[@EmonyLP]

Said this on the first iteration, but this was so so so good. No offense meant to you, Johnny, because I've been watching since the beginning and I've loved every Oxventure, but this one might have been my favourite. There were so many moments that were just *chef's kiss*.

[@randomchick1234]

The bit when Luke said, have a detailed beginning, and know where you want to end up, and have everything in between be loose...that is exactly my approach to lesson planning as a teacher. A bunch of this stuff about DMing is directly applicable to teaching, which is really interesting.

[@velyrofak-maal9611]

I too, consider myself an acolyte of Maestro Chiodini. Thanks be to the Chiodini GM'ing Academy.

[@reaganorton1710]

Luke you did brilliantly! And am I the only one you loves how proud Johnny is?

[@GrayHateborn]

When you consider just how difficult an introduction that was: 1) Live stream, 2) experienced players, playing characters they know already, 3) characters who are level 7 - therefore lots more skills to use, 4) your DM guru watching (I slightly disagree with Johnny about D&D not being beginner friendly, but if he means the content can overwhelm just because of volume, then yes) - then Luke wasn't good ... he was amazing. Definitely a GM future awaits. (Bah, I wrote this after watching 1 hour 6 minutes ... Johnny then used the word amazing too .. at one hour 7 minutes!)

[@dee...]

This was a really lovely chill video.

[@wheresmymuffins]

you can count me as at least one more in the "acolyte of the school of Chiodini" column I'm so thankful this group is the one I chose to start watching as a case study when my friends asked me to DM for them as new players, and I'd only, like, half-played one adventure in the past. we had our first session just a week ago and I don't know if I could've handled it without the insights gained from, not only watching all the Oxventures, but also johnny guiding Luke through this process

[@Andy_Quest]

Absolutely loved this series and you both rock. 👊🏼

[@diamondrel5190]

Luke knocked it out of the park, I was not expecting it to be so amazing!

[@firstlast822]

There's something very important I think they forgot to talk about; especially when talking about Corazon still having the bracers. The OXventurers still have the magic baby watch that's drawn to powerful beings. Also Bob, real family member of the OXventurers.

[@Nateಠ_ಠ]

This is a cool group of friends and I’m glad that I get to see it.

[@Artificer1911]

Luke, I feel you did a really good job. I think being a presenter really helped, along with Johnny's guidance. The outline approach is my most recommended. One of the best ongoing games I have run (as opposed to a one shot), was a 40k Mutants game in the bowels of a spire on a Hive-City planet. My players didn't know the setting of 40k as a whole, nor obviously the location that I had made up. So, the first act of the game was very Quest-giver episodic mission style, until they got to understand the setting, their characters, and the NPCs. Then, after they got to a certain point, I gave them some power and opened up the game to sandbox mode. Watching them take my creation and run was a fantastic feeling. Sadly, we only ever made it to the end of act 2, and never go to do the finishing act, but my players still tell me how much they loved that game. I feel they might list rules only once to avoid the Carl Bowen Laws of the Night problems. In the LotN book, there are many instances of the same mechanic being described in different ways. Healing Aggravated Damage being the most notable. 45:30 it used to provoke attacks of opportunity. Now someone interfering in the magic, or simply pushing the weapon away from them is considered disadvantage. Since a round is six seconds, an attack roll is to be considered more of a dramatic back and forth rather than a single attack. 56:40 No, that makes sense. We had to schedule our games 2 hours earlier than we actually wanted to start them. People would show up late, want to talk to each other, etc., etc. 1:11:40 Carry Weight usually only comes into play when someone wants to bring something very large. Alternatively, if the tone of the game is going to be very Survival heavy, but that should be agreed upon by all players beforehand. But, yeah, high levels of micromanaging should not be sprung on the players. 1:14:30 A good GM can be a real boon for when you want to start out running your own games. I didn't have that. My 1st GM was absolutely rubbish, and my friends have all be surprised at what a good roleplayer and later GM I turned out to be, considering.

[@yugoprowers]

Am I the only one who noticed the person walking behind Johnny at 59:46 and earlier. The joys of working at home I take it.

[@sneakydeekie5472]

I’m an English language teacher and a massive long time Oxbox fan. I’ve been interested in DND for a long time and this series has inspired me to start a mini campaign for my students as a way to practice their English!

[@Mattastrophik]

Woop! Been checking for this one... thought I'd missed it. On a side note, I *did* totally predict Luke would give away all their gold.

[@bearVshark100]

Luke is really good at making the combat encounters emotionally relevant to the players. He makes a story out of it, that's special.