if D&D was like Red Dead Redemption 2

[@TwoGnomes]

I can’t believe Jacob contracted actual tuberculosis for this video

[@XPtoLevel3]

It’s the only way I could make this truly accurate

[@livootherworld5756]

@@XPtoLevel3 I thought it was because you had covid 19.

[@jakesgenuineanarchy5955]

@@XPtoLevel3 True dedication, that’s the only thing we ask for from you LOL.

[@thatkid7130]

At least it wasn’t terminal Lumbago

[@christopherhaas1238]

LUMBAGO

[@1337blackone]

"we don't skip anything" :skips entire gunfight

[@TheBayzent]

This and the hilarious railroading are very accurate.

[@aldar8240]

nah, he didn't skip the gunfight, it actually ended that quickly. I just imagine Jacob's character firing six bullets into the 20-man group, and each shot richocheting from head to head of the lawmen, before finally bouncing back into the chamber. All in the course of 6 seconds.

[@johnfraire6931]

@@aldar8240 A la Rango?

[@WackRusDud]

@@aldar8240 when your Luck stat got to 20+ for a few sec

[@dakat5131]

@@aldar8240 Considering his guns magically re-appeared, it might as well...

[@redtexan7053]

The Good, The Bad, and The Chaotic Neutral

[@janelantestaverde2018]

Once Upon A Time In The Forgotten Realms

[@Red-dz7qr]

so, the good the bad and Unalivewater (my dnd character for deadpool)

[@master0fthearts894]

“It’s high noon in Trostenwald when you outlaws walk out with your flintlock +2 pistols. There is an old man playing an instrument that you can’t quite make out, but he’s playin’ it on his lips. It’s an even, not somber, but vigilant tone. There is only a few people out of on streets, and they’re quickly running back into their houses. *Whattya do, partners?”*

[@Red-dz7qr]

@@master0fthearts894 i light my cigar and unsheath my claws and say "what're ya scared of, BUB?"

[@master0fthearts894]

@@Red-dz7qr Who do ya talk to? The people running back into their homes, or the man playin’ the instrument, partner?

[@JohnW-yv6yp]

The railroading of “you need to go out the front door” was pretty hilarious.

[@revoltman-needsmoreclickbait]

ha railroading

[@meris8486]

Red Dead is so railroaded when you think about it

[@JohnW-yv6yp]

@@meris8486 Most video games are.

[@matthewlu2316]

@@meris8486 even open world games have an overall story to follow, same as most dnd campaigns

[@meris8486]

@@JohnW-yv6yp Youre both right, but having played through it recently it has very little player freedom, it's hilarious when put it in the context of D&D where player freedom is huge. Simple things like going out the backdoor or choosing different escape routes aren't a thing in Red Dead 2.

[@ukotoa1639]

If my DM shows up dressed as a cowboy, I’m having a good time

[@tatersalad76]

Especially if their favorite subclass is the Warlock: Texblade

[@articusramos808]

Or a gun mage who enjoys explosives

[@DerrEtCetera]

Is it cowboy times?

[@worldtraveller3819]

If my DM walked in cowboy clothes, I would thinking he got off his shift at Tombstone, AZ

[@juliangines6764]

(uk'otoa)

[@twigglypuff6880]

Jacob: "Its realistic" Also Jacob: "Oh don't worry, they magically reappear on your horse"

[@sluttyMapleSyrup]

_peak realism_

[@region7rra881]

Just like real life

[@420mralucard]

Thats Red Dead Redemption rules for you.

[@KuroMochiKimchi]

Wait they don't reappear for you when you mount your horse?

[@ahenchman8656]

Also "they know your social security numbers." Social security numbers didn't exist until the 1930s

[@Akiuma_Seisei]

*Dutch : "Arthur, I've got a plan. We're gonna get some dice, to travel into this voodoo world of flyin' lizards and wicked witches."*

[@Grab_001]

"But first, we just...need...FAITH."

[@articusramos808]

AND Moooneeehhhhhhhhh!!!!!! 1000 pieces of every type

[@ItsCreaidan]

Bro, I died from this comment.

[@blutiful5875]

Dutch with magic is a terrifying concept.

[@pranakhan]

Totally heard this in Dutch's' voice. Well played

[@granciporro]

FunFact: he's filmed every single character in different moments of his life, he made his hair grow longer and filmed that scene, he made his beard grow longer and became old to film that other scene, then he edited all together at his deathbed. What a man.

[@tybeatty5410]

Christian Bale needs to take some notes from him about method acting then

[@granciporro]

@@tybeatty5410 exactly

[@doc4319]

"You see him while you're hunting and now hes in your group"

[@mrsalmon3791]

I find it funny how hes just shoehorned in whereas if it was RDR2 it was an important story moment for a new gang member to join like Sadie or Kieran

[@ThePsychicPineapple]

Conor Salmon then you wouldn’t see him for a while until he randomly dies

[@imjustryley2197]

Thats basically what I do whenever we get a new player or character. They meet and join.

[@doc4319]

@@imjustryley2197 aye what's up bro 😂

[@AvatarOfGames]

Howdy pardner, I'm a level 2 Fella

[@craftsmenMC]

“Dont you know that dnd is the only rpg to exist?” This. Right here. You have no idea how many times I’ve had to explain RPGs using dnd

[@wickederebus]

and i don't even know how many times I've had to explain RPGs using Pokemon. or Card Games using Yugioh. Now if only MtG played faster. then I might give it a fourth try.

[@craftsmenMC]

@@wickederebus YOU FEEL MY PAIN

[@wickederebus]

@@craftsmenMC _it appear so Kindred Soul_

[@hughmann7262]

@@wickederebus I'm going to get some hate for this but in order for me and my friends to speed things up and make it more fun for group play especially we "magic/Mana" shuffle or Cheater shuffle some ppl call it. Shuffle your lands in one pile and everything else in another. Then deal two non lands face down and then a land down and repeat until your deck is done. Always followed by the gentlemen's cut.

[@hughmann7262]

@@wickederebus Also you might wanna look at your decks if you are honestly saying it is that slow..

[@bobsimon8547]

"We killed the entire law", best line

[@JanitoRiceMeister]

I Fought The Law and The Law Lost

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

"Good news, Gordon, I believe we've successfully wiped out the entire United States military"

[@Dalt1n999]

@@nessesaryschoolthing Chapter 6 be like

[@zubbworks]

@@nessesaryschoolthing Shouldn't have touched my sweet roll.

[@Graknorke]

@@nessesaryschoolthing you can't commit a war crime if there's no more military to judge you :)

[@dragonmaster613]

"Who is enacting [the bounty]?" If Skyrim has taught me anything, it is that the Chicken rats you out to the Law!

[@DaBezzzz]

"Don't you know that D&D is the only role-playing game to ever exist?" I laugh but it hurts my soul

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Am bummed the time when Cyberpunk2077 was being hyped did not make the Tabletop explode

[@Spiceodog]

We laugh cuz it’s true

[@janehrahan5116]

5e in particular. No one ever wants to run 3.5/pf, adnd or especially 4e. 5e and matt mercer are all that exist.

[@nicholassucre4834]

"Give me rp, I'll rp any game any story any setting....only 5e tho"

[@camobranson09]

@@janehrahan5116 My group still plays Pathfinder. In fact my players prefer it to 5e, but they've only did a little "tutorial" mission I made for 5e to teach them how to make characters and play around a little with them. One of my players looked ahead though and was just like, "Man... Pathfinder just feels like there's so much more customization... like -every- fighter out of 100 fighters can play totally differently."

[@HiopX]

"I left my guns at camp" "Don't worry, they magically reappear" Ah eldritch knight/ gunslinger

[@99sonder]

Even better, the horse is an Eldritch Knight

[@gentlemanpleasant7335]

Me: So can I decide what the verbal component is for Find Person? My DM: Sure, why? Me: *LENNEH!* My Dm: Goddamit

[@XPtoLevel3]

LEENNNAAAYYYYY

[@coyote47713]

LEEEEENNNNNNAAAAAAYYYYYYY

[@mattia300299]

OOOOOHHH! LEEEANNYYYY!

[@deleteiam8901]

LEEENN... *coughs in tuberculosis*

[@Vher_]

SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN

[@TheUltimaOblivion]

Dutch and John playing D&D be like Dutch: "I have a plan" John: "You always have a plan, Dutch"

[@roguepsykerhaaker4813]

Dutch: "I have a plan" Dm: Roll deception please

[@kapitan19969838]

"This is a good one"

[@revthescatman137]

@@roguepsykerhaaker4813 rolls nat 1

[@TheGIJew.]

Who's the DM? Charles maybe?

[@datgamerguy8963]

Next they’ll be goin’ to Tahiti and end up in the 9 hells

[@resurrectionist5112]

"But who is enacting that? We killed the Entire Law?" Gotta love that videogame logic😆

[@wickederebus]

*the ranger with a big iron on his hip rides in*

[@Ellebeeby]

@@wickederebus big iron on his hiiiiiiip

[@hankmmxviii2640]

It does make sense as you left witnesses and (eventually) word will spread of the bank robbery and murders and they'll eventually get onto you no matter your disguise if you go back or stay in the country

[@oakclarke3976]

"Oh, we're playing Deadlands" I understood that reference. No, all jokes aside, Deadlands is great. Also, I would love a DM who talks and dresses like that.

[@ogross25]

I'm surprised he didn't spend 8-10 hours describing how they sleep.

[@stormthrush37]

I was really looking forward to that two hours of real time conversation of Jacob talking to himself about nothing. My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

[@MegaIata]

"And social security number" Lol aight

[@DRida64]

That's how you know its realistic.

[@MegaIata]

@@DRida64 guns magically teleport to you

[@camobranson09]

@@MegaIata Were you making a comment onto the fact that US citizens didn't have social security numbers until 1936 and RDR2 takes place in 1899?

[@ino_mation]

@@camobranson09 Can't you suspend your disbelief just a little, it is a game afterall.

[@camobranson09]

@@ino_mation Negative. All my games and boardgames must be historically accurate. Like how I hated in that PS2 Godzilla game he tore down all the skyscrapers in the city when we all know that historically Godzilla only tore down half the skyscrapers.

[@ShadyDoorags]

Simple solution to the railroaded front door problem, just put an NPC at every escape route, thus there will always be someone there to discover the guys robbing the bank.

[@twistedfates]

If sutubbing your toe does 5 damage... I cant help but laugh at the thought of an npc doing that and dropping dead

[@darienb1127]

it's the wild west, so they would get infected, not get proper treatment, and then die like a week later.

[@twistedfates]

@@darienb1127 i mean the normal ncp civilian has 4 hp, so they would die instantly

[@e4Bc4Qf3Qf7]

@@twistedfates they would fall unconscious and start making saving throws I think.

[@twistedfates]

@@e4Bc4Qf3Qf7 npcs usually dont do that, the saving rolls are only for players, unless the dm makes them important enough for it

[@JMSginoclave]

*TETANUS*

[@Aplesedjr]

The long, drawn out “sure” said exactly like Arthur says it immediately made me way happier.

[@dotmp4353]

A mix of Deadlands and D&D actually sounds hella fun The party's being chased by some agent of the law and the wizard just pulls out his spellbook and fireballs the officers into oblivion

[@ericgrajeda9916]

Sounds like the party would chase the lawmen.

[@couchmaster3773]

So... Eberron?

[@Vgy1592]

I mean. As someone playing in a Deadlands campaign... ... Hucksters are basically wizards, let's be real.

[@Maravone]

that seems prefectly doable with minor homebrew changes

[@getschwifty5537]

I've only read up on Shadowrun a bit but there's essentially a Wizard SWAT the DM can call in if players are causing too much mayhem, thinking that their magical powers put them above the law... They don't. The law will still win. You don't mess with the authorities when they also have magical powers as well as military training.

[@Mauricekaip]

“People who think D&D is Dark Souls”

[@YTshortsIsTerrible]

I need this

[@BahamutEx]

yes please

[@stammesbruder]

DM: "He lifts his sword, slowly, and as smug as you stood there, he still manages to pulverize you. You are now dead." Player: "Excuse me, what? I had over 100 HP!" DM: "Oh, don't worry too much, you will come back, but it will take you some time to get back to the group with the soap stone, and uh, you lose all your XP down to your current level." Player: "Wait, so I have infinite attempts?" DM: "Yep." Player: " Then this will be a cake-walk!" DM: "Ha! We'll see about that!"

[@sluttyMapleSyrup]

Please 🤣

[@chompythebeast]

First thing's first: Pump ADP until we have a +18 modifier for all dodge-rolls

[@baku2575]

“Funky saloon music starts”

[@frostyshen689]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmSYp6KFqJmlh6M

[@lordofbread9940]

LeNnY!!!!!!

[@chadgrenadier6713]

You make it to the town of valentine You know a girl that likes to drink that fancy wine

[@GrassPokeKing]

_"Whoa Black Betty, bamalam..."_

[@SergioLeRoux]

"Don't you know that D&D is the only roleplaying game to exist." Whoa, that comment felt way too realistic.

[@jodiehobbs3837]

Ah yes, the world's only roleplaying game D&D

[@elf-lordsfriarofthemeadowl2039]

man, so many think you should just homebrew D&D into another setting instead of easily playing another ttrpg, lest they be called "gatekeepers". (I know I've been for suggesting that.)

[@jakesgenuineanarchy5955]

If someone genuinely said that to me, not being silly at all, I would backhand them personally.

[@alizard7617]

“Please guys create shitty and ineffective homebrew rules rather than use a better system for what we wanna do” my heart has skipped beats when I’ve heard people say “shadowrun with D&D rules”. It’s annoying cause they’ve evidently heard of the game rather than just coming up with “cyberpunk fantasy combo” on their own but refuse to use it despite how much trouble it’s causing them.

[@manwhat9830]

@@alizard7617 Actually I would say Shadowrun is the one exception where the rules are so bad that it would be more fun just to do it in DnD. It's already a dungeon crawler with orcs and elves. Just rename 'thieves tools' to 'cyberdeck' and 'bow' to 'Ares Assault Rifle'

[@alizard7617]

@@manwhat9830 depends on the edition but as long as it isn’t sixth the rules are just overly complex. Which I’ll take if it means more fun character customization. Also trying to Reskin shadowrun in dnd rules would be a nightmare that you’d be better off learning the rules as you’ve got augmentations, decking, a magic system too different from dnd to reskin, and a character creator significantly different from dnd.

[@kid14346]

"Don't you know D&D is the only roleplaying game to exist!?" Help this killed me.

[@SkotKozB5]

Lol his Arthur Morgan impression ain't half bad.

[@snarkycommenthere9027]

It's really easy, you just have to speak as deep as you can, put on an American accent (any will do) and contract tuberculosis.

[@beanhighway9759]

@@snarkycommenthere9027 *casually contracts tuberculosis*

[@ButrzV2]

t'a'int half baddettawl'

[@SkotKozB5]

@@ButrzV2 I hate this reply.

[@dudeinadoughboy4327]

"Mom, can we get Red Dead Redemption 2?" "No son, we already have that at home..."

[@KayamaAi]

"Oh we're playing Deadlands?" "No, we're playing D&D" Low-key had a player who told me he was playing a space mass effect-phantasy star mashup game using the 5e system.

[@thomasshepherd8909]

I don’t see what the issue with that is

[@KayamaAi]

@@thomasshepherd8909 I dont know. The issue was that he kept mentioning that the GM is constantly tired of having to homebrew everything to fit the 5e system because her players don't wanna learn a new one.

[@beatthegreat7020]

@@KayamaAi, dear lord that's selfish.

[@nemamiah7832]

@@KayamaAi suggest she says "Traveller or death". Or better yet: "Hey, guys, wanna try out a fun mini-game?" and then drive them through character creation of Traveller. Best way to make players buy into it.

[@destinyrivera7607]

I mean there are existing ports of 5e if she doesn't want to home brew. Star Wars 5e is pretty well developed. It's a pretty simple, and intuitive system.

[@mistergiraffe9425]

"Don't you know that Dungeons and Dragons is the only roleplaying game" The new player character: *Just... gives up*

[@SharpForceTrauma]

Last time I was this early, Arthur hadn't yet rolled his constitution save to determine whether or not he contracted tuberculosis

[@crusaderonabike8164]

sorry to be such a grammar nazi but it's LUMBA-GO

[@angelusuriel8312]

Can't help but feel like your profile pic is homestuck...

[@SharpForceTrauma]

@@angelusuriel8312 You would be correct.

[@TheBayzent]

"Don't you know that D&D is the *only* roleplaying game?" This hurts me on an existential level.

[@wylanvaneverick5359]

"Don't you know D&D is the only RPing game to exist"

[@Silver-qs1xo]

Obviously it is

[@commanderbeepo8066]

Flat waifu

[@invaderzam]

I mean you say that but I can literally be a monk in Deadlands

[@comedicpain]

@@invaderzam R/wooooooooosh

[@alnu8355]

Yeah but if you insist on using Deadlands as a setting and game, you're also including a undead lynch victim whom you have to lynch again in order to put to rest, or Nathanial Bedforrest's Cursed Sword (the real reason in those games he comitted attrocities in that world) canon.

[@theincarnationofsin]

This kind of game could actually be interesting if: Real-time RP was cut down on No weird “you must leave through the front door” No HP deduction for stubbing your toe, or at least not one that would kill a normal person.

[@bestboi2945]

The voice acting is on point

[@Eyro_Elloyn]

Seriously, it didn't last for more than 10 seconds but I genuinely thought he was using in game audio.

[@scrumpors8706]

"Don't you know D&D is the only roleplaying game to ever exist " amazing line

[@tylershelton9334]

I like to imagine that this is actually the Van Der Linde gang playing Dungeons and Dragons for the First time with Dutch as the DM.

[@andrewlance3898]

Man, imagine if you could just sit down at a table and instantly conjure up a D&D group like Arthur does poker games at the camp

[@willieearles3151]

*Alright, Arthur, the innkeeper says that you need money, and a little goddamn faith!*

[@tylershelton9334]

*Arthur, I'm gonna need you to make a Dex save to not crash your horse into a tree*

[@johnfraire6931]

Man Dutch, this story just keeps going on in the same direction, but I just don't see what that direction is. Are you sure you've planned this campaign out?

[@tylershelton9334]

@@johnfraire6931 Arthur, I have a plan for this campaign. You just need some GODDAMN FAITH!

[@MetisRose95]

OH MY GOD the "Talk for 2 hours" thing brought back MEMORIES. Ugh my character became a drunk just so I could have them pass out and not have to do that.

[@egg4444]

LOL

[@joshuapicaro8726]

Currently playing Deadlands and I would still like to play this.

[@oakclarke3976]

Eyy, a fellow Deadlands player. Hi!

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

I hope I get into a dead lands campaign.

[@graysonh8470]

Dutch: “I got it...The Underdark! We just need to make a bit of gold.”

[@firstnamelastname3547]

Stubbing your toe and losing 5 hp is the most realistic thing in this video.

[@MaynardCrow]

If you roll a natural 1: the nail turns black and falls off, giving you -1 agility for a week.

[@aionicthunder]

Level 1 Wizard with 8 CON: falls unconscious when they stub their toe

[@jakob3044]

@@aionicthunder well, actually-

[@timesthree5757]

It also happens in LOTR DnD game.

[@lockwoan01]

Dutch van der Lin: We need magic potions and flying carpets and wands of magic missiles and fireballs. Arthur Morgan: Wait? What is with all this magic stuff? I barely understand religion and science! That moonshine we found in that chest must be stronger than it tastes! John Marston: I think Dutch hit his head a little hard during that last robbery.

[@Revan-vk2ld]

As long as the GM wasn’t being unreasonable this honestly sounds like fun.

[@TheBayzent]

To be honest, when you think about it, outlaw life is roughly how adventurers technically live. It's just that instead of the human town's vault, they are raiding the goblin town's vault, making adventurers *WORSE* than outlaws.

[@janehrahan5116]

Further clarification needed. How is it worse to kill goblins than humans?

[@snarkycommenthere9027]

@@janehrahan5116 They're short, they have it bad enough

[@janehrahan5116]

@@snarkycommenthere9027 To clarify my point, in most setting where goblins are being "raided" its not fair to compare them to humans. While humans range from altruistic to psycopathic goblins are almost all at the psychopathy point. To put it another way "if the goblins stopped raiding and put down their weapons there would be peace, if humanity did the same they would be destroyed." Of course you could change this in an individual setting, but basically any official setting that exists matches my description. Further, even if it was fully mutual warfare and not a case where one side is clearly more malicious you would still have an ethical gap between adventurers and outlaws since the bank isn't going to hunt someone who didn't rob them, but the goblins will keep attacking humans till destroyed (warfare not outlaw crime). The only way for it to even be equal is if goblins were peaceful to humans and you raided them anyway. Then and only then would it be as bad or worse.

[@snarkycommenthere9027]

@@janehrahan5116 yeah but they're short.

[@Lilibard]

I like that this guy was brought in with so little preperation he literally wasn't a 100% sure on the game they were playing. Like that was a point where i just felt his pain, because I've been told "hey come to our game" with literally no information

[@aionicthunder]

6:14 “Want some jelly beans?” But your hand is empty

[@shrubb7925]

Shhhhh, your not ready to know yet

[@ajpeterson4361]

Shhhh He casted greater invisibility

[@Technotoadnotafrog]

Invisible jellybeans

[@kasperween3614]

"are we actually going talk for 2 hours" ehm funny story, when my party takes night watches that has taken upwards of 6 hours, because its a chance for two characters to talk privately. Scale that up with 3 night watches (I skip the fourth one so they can be two people on every watch) and there being cases of everyone wanting to use the full time that is alot of talking. And we all love every second

[@miles6283]

Me in my weird west campaign:

[@danny_decheeto8300]

Yessir I’m still looking at that system

[@DiscardatRandom]

I do really want to do a wild west fantasy

[@DiscardatRandom]

Think its called deadlands reloaded

[@Loreseeker909]

Your name wouldn't happen to be Darrien would it?

[@alizard7617]

Reminds me how I GM’ed a call of Cthulhu campaign set in 1891 in Colorado. It’s kinda a Jojo style campaign in the sense that the story follows the descendants of one of the characters. The group lineup was a Pinkerton agent hired to investigate name Luigi Luigi Luigi; a civil war vet who had a Gatling gun, confederate cavalry sword, and donkey to pull the gun, we have no clue which side he fought for; a traveling scam artist by the name of Joesphi Krackowski that I’m convinced his wagon was some kind of Anomalous entity with the amount weird stuff that was just kinda “sitting in it”; and a med student from Miskatonic University who ran west due to them figuring out he had not paid them a dime right before he received his medical license.

[@Wkeyy]

Honestly this ones pretty wholesome. The fact all the other players are so into it is very cute.

[@tatersalad76]

Funny thing is, my dnd group has a cowboy hat that the DM has to wear as the "DM crown"

[@Ditidos]

That sounds quite fun, actually.

[@PhyreI3ird]

That sounds amazing, but also, why?

[@tatersalad76]

@@PhyreI3ird because it's the DM crown

[@Garden0flowr]

@@tatersalad76 i know you dont make videos but youve earned a subscriber

[@Timonsaylor]

"Don't you know d&d is the only role-playing game to exist" I felt that in my soul.

[@FeinryelRavenclaw]

I don’t think I could make it through a full session of that. That is brutal.

[@IggyTthunders]

I would actually love a session like that. It's just roleplaying.

[@Ditidos]

@@IggyTthunders Yeah but I mean, it's just talking for two hours, and not like it usually is in roleplaying, like travelling talk for two hours. At that point, I would prefer to talk or go for a walk with some people or do some other group activity.

[@FeinryelRavenclaw]

I think the only way that style of role play would be better, is if you were LARPing.

[@erichanson3369]

Player: "It's also a pretty realistic game, so keep that in mind." Other player: "Yeah, that doesn't sound too bad." GM: "Alright, so last we left off, we're on the run from the Pinkertons." Other player: "Like, the American government?" GM: "That's what I said, ain't it?" Actually, the Pinkertons are and have always been a private company, frequently contracting with the U.S. government--but sometimes also acting as an effective enemy of said government when that gov't.'s actions/goals are at odds with the Pinkertons' largely rather wealthy clients which often have taken the form of huge corporations--but never an actual part of it. So, at least in terms of historical accuracy, the campaign in this sketch isn't quite as realistic as it's presented to be. Obviously still a clever, well written, and well acted sketch nonetheless :-)

[@silverwyhrecat5]

My experience with Pinkerton was Bioshock Infinite, and then US History in 11th grade. That was a fun experience for me. And then I got to use Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 for government. Because I've never been out east and have no real world connection to these things or places.

[@Synthetic-Rabbit]

President Lincoln's personal security was the Pinkertons.

[@erichanson3369]

@@Synthetic-Rabbit Ah, really? I never knew that, but, considering the Pinkertons' historical clientele--naturally, those who can pay the most and/or provide other valuable benefits to the Pinkerton company, which the country's president is clearly well positioned to do--I'm not really terribly surprised to learn that, either. The thing I'm most surprised about, actually, is that the summarized history of Allan Pinkerton, his organization, and his and its legacy didn't mention Abraham Lincoln even once. Hm, well, I guess even very knowledgeable sources can't be expected to be aware of every little detail..

[@erichanson3369]

@@silverwyhrecat5 Hmm, my own high school education barely mentioned Allan Pinkerton or the company he founded... I'm glad to know that you, at least, were made aware of that rather fascinating aspect of U.S. history, and I of course hope your instructor included how the Pinkertons (and other organizations like them) have impacted various events and phenomena that have shaped the U.S. in multiple ways from their founding near the turn of the 20th century up to today. I myself was initially made aware of the Pinkertons' existence from some Western-themed movie many years ago that I now otherwise hardly recall, but a more detailed history of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was provided to me through a podcast called "Inward Empire", which I highly recommend as a hidden and super-underappreciated podcast, every episode (as few as there unfortunately are) being extremely well researched AND super interesting to listen to.

[@Synthetic-Rabbit]

@@erichanson3369 I first heard it in Ken Burn's Civil War documentary. You can dig around online a bit but real quick I found this on Wiki "Pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln, who later hired Pinkerton agents for his personal security during the Civil War"

[@alienlobsteroo4882]

People who play D&D like it's 1. Divinity 2. Witcher 3. Fallout There some inspiration for you :)

[@TheGuardDuck]

DOS2 Conjurer would be agony on the DM, constantly summoning turrets and casting Dimension Bolt (which is basically a cantrip that leaves a patch of a random element on the floor, like fire, acid, water, oil, etc.)

[@alienlobsteroo4882]

@@TheGuardDuck Had a friend of mine play summoner. Oh how we all sighed when he put up his millionth totem (turret). There's so much more tho. Jacob if you're reading this, I can give you a whole lot to make a bigger or multiple episodes. As I've played a few DOS2 campaigns.

[@alizard7617]

If they ever do “people who play dnd like it’s cyberpunk” I want one of the players to mention shadowrun and then watch the DM shoot the shit out of him like it’s a bit from the Eric Andre show.

[@druber5190]

For div 2; while nobody is looking for .02 seconds, I steal a shield worth ten thousand gold off of the shopkeeper and immediately equip it, upon being questioned if it was me who stole it, I hand them 564 gold and they leave me alone.

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@alienlobsteroo4882 wait, there's a DOS2 tabletop game??? And in the videogame, turrets only last 3 turns, so you can't fill up that many. But still, the "summon turret" and "dimension bolt" are both kinda-cantrips, so that's EVERY TURN, if you want to.

[@postalknight69]

"also this is arthur morgan if instead of being diagnosed with TB he was diagnosed with fat" i love you jacob

[@sinistralhydra]

How did his horse get crippled from a lack of brushing? Lmao

[@alphanoodle1877]

parasites

[@brazytg1700]

If u play rdr2 u know

[@choboibigly6565]

A filthy horse is a dead horse

[@MrCrininer]

Jacob's voice acting is simply astonishing, I haven't played RDR2 in a few weeks but there were a few moments when I genuinely couldn't tell his voice apart from Arthur Morgan's

[@strgz5329]

goddamit jebaited into another gfuel ad

[@kevlarstargate4365]

I can only imagine what rests must be like

[@ashhaul]

Solid Arthur Morgan Impression

[@tehpwnr1504]

Next video: People that play Skyrim like red dead dragons

[@JeevesAnthrozaurUS]

"I Got lumbago!!" *Roll Deception check*

[@sluttyMapleSyrup]

_Nat 20_

[@Local_commentor]

Real serious

[@ryankunst668]

"Your bounty for stealing two thousand dollars is 300 dollars." "I don't think the system works."

[@raydon141]

DM: The door can’t be picked. PC: I use dynamite. DM: Doesn’t work. Me: Umm... what?

[@articusramos808]

Use a lock breaker

[@melissawardjohns220]

Right? We had a giants vault that as you tried to leave just looped. So you were trapped. We had to magic out.

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

PC: Well then lets just run as fast as we can! DM: Nope, you can't run while indoors. Me: BUT WHY!? THE LAW IS COMING!!! DM: Cause running indoors is not as cinematic!

[@schlattkoin9368]

I like how he made references to RDR2. It was a great touch with Uncle with Lombago

[@P1utusPaints]

But, but if it's in the wild west there's no magic so no fireball. That would be hell

[@darienb1127]

BOY, in the wild west, fireball is just slang for dynamite.

[@salmanmahyuddin8384]

''are you incapable of bending your imagination just a little bit? It's just a game after all''

[@P1utusPaints]

@@salmanmahyuddin8384 Haha imagine rdr2 but with fireballs and magic that would be so dumb and amazing.

[@wickederebus]

@@P1utusPaints a friend of mine tried setting a Zombie Apocalypse in the Wild West with Magic still available. homebrewed guns, PHB weapons, and PHB magic. i stuck to a Ranger who just used a longbow. i'm glad that campaign died after 3 sessions.

[@salmanmahyuddin8384]

@@P1utusPaints hmm rdr2 x skyrim when?

[@th3rasave]

2:15 funny, I had an idea for a campaign where one of the rules was that everytime they ate something, they would eat an equivalent thing irl. So if they hunted and ate a rabbit, the player would eat a chicken leg or something, for example. Or if they drank a potion, they'd have a sip of orange or apple juice. Not sure about this mechanic now after this vid

[@chili3368]

There better be an abundance of boahs in this

[@Ramperdos]

I hope we get a "people who play D&D like it's a JRPG" at some point.

[@andrewlance3898]

Didn't expect a Deadlands reference. Much appreciated

[@threethousandbees7260]

I like to use the cowboy voice regardless of what is actually going on in the game. Keeps them on their toes and makes dragons more interesting

[@Thebongosusetobethicc]

I was literally watching a video of RDR2 when the notif popped up, WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT?

[@TheGuardDuck]

The ancient, eldritch abomination known as... The Algorithm.

[@Thebongosusetobethicc]

@@TheGuardDuck More so my notifications.

[@donniejefferson9554]

After not playing it in forever, I decided to play it today. Put the controller down and looked at youtube to see this

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@donniejefferson9554 Human Instrumentality Project.

[@Kevbo2040]

I love that the beard budget for this single skit appears to be quadruple the beard budget for the Wizard character that is still being used to this very day.

[@OmegaEnvych]

Jakob: You want us to keep talking for two hours? Me and my party's 13 hour long RP session: nervous look intensifies. And yes, we are THAT insane... We're playing D&D sessions for like 10-12 hours...

[@andrewlance3898]

My first campaign over Skype would start at 10 PM and could easily go on until the sun came up. College was a different time

[@nalufodase9498]

That sounds cool Man wish i could play dnd for at least 13 hours a week

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

I used to be in a group like that when I was in my 20's. I'm almost 50 and an 8 hour session once a week makes me need a nap after lol.

[@melissawardjohns220]

My groups play for six to twelve hours so depending on what we are doing we do chat for two hours 😂 I feel so called out....

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

That sounds cool

[@CorvusVidya]

"Do you want us to talk for two hours...like in real life?" lmao

[@jeroen92]

Not gonna lie this seems like a lot of fun! And the beard and outfit actually look really good on ya!

[@drewneedsmoresleep6680]

I actually used a ton of the herbs, roots, and other stuff Arthur gathered because I had a bunch of druids and rangers who kept asking what plants were around and what could be made with them.

[@BurningBlood517]

I’m just imaging them doing one of these for Fallout and just saying “Go play Gurps.” Since Fallout was based on the Game.

[@sirpotatolord2219]

4:30 I fricking died man XD "The door is too strong.... FOR DYNAMITE!?!?!?"

[@saintjynr]

"Yeah, turns out our DM got tuberculosis so he could get in the right mood for the game"

[@verschlusssache6283]

0:30 Holup. The Pinkertons were not the US government, but a private investigation agency. Guns for hire and detectives, really. They just happened to strike a huge Government contract. Source: I read the Wikipedia article after I saw them in some Sherlock series. Yes, I am usually fun at parties, but sometimes people also hate me there.

[@master0fthearts894]

“Don’t you know that D&D is the only role playing game to exist?” Player: Opens his mouth to speak, then closes it and has an expression, that, along with the joke, made me go: 🤣

[@fershnibbity330]

I’ve got a cowboy in my D&D sesh right now-he does backflips all the time off our horses trying to shoot things in midair. And he succeeds

[@roelwalstra]

Thats right Jacob I've got the belllllll on

[@mitchmcginn4250]

"Let's go to the teller and get the keys -" "HE DOESN'T HAVE THE KEYS!" 🤣

[@TimidTracker]

"Don't you know D&D is the only roleplaying game to exist?" "Ah..." [*I'm going to let this one go*] A video for another time, Jacob 😂

[@cloudsora]

0:35 THANK YOU! It's such a damn big pet peeve of mine with TTRPG groups or podcasts in the last 5 years. Like I love the ingenuity but that's so much damn work to not play a system that's actually built for what you wanna do and instead homebrew everything cus you don't wanna learn something new. That and just... god it's 5e all the time man.

[@samuelmorris1035]

"don't you know d&d is the only roleplaying game to exist?" my thoughts exactly

[@danielmiller4015]

0:18 Oh my god the Wizard lives!

[@emred4653]

this sounds like the best/worst dnd group ever

[@loka7783]

Next video should be on how some DMs (and players) believe that only martial classes need to be "realistic" while the Wizard waggles his fingers for a fireball. :)

[@SpaceMissile]

0:52 🤠 Howdy

[@tonkbutsmaller8008]

Howdy there partner 🤠

[@mericagunsfreedomandlove.8985]

He does an amazing Author. Also social security number didn't exist yet

[@TheGuardDuck]

So I'm assuming he just got done playing RDR2...

[@Nerobyrne]

This is unironically how most of our gaming sessions go when we're not on an urgent quest, tbh ^^ (And sometimes when we actually are.)

[@donniejefferson9554]

Based on the character's reactions I feel like this is supposed to be painful but I'd be so down to play this game.

[@thefanofeverything5039]

This makes me love my western D&D Dungeons&Desperados. Druids are Natives (you get a spirit animal you can summon with an instrument made from some bone related to the animal) artificers are carpetbaggers (you use oil to power mechanical spells instead of having spell slots) Monks are foreigners (made up some homebrew abilities) Barbarians are Wranglers (you also get benefits with animals and riding horses) And I made up a custom class called sharpshooters. Party is a Minotaur native, a skinwalker carpetbagger (changlings), and a tabaxi Minotaur. They are currently preparing the defenses in a town for a blood moon that allows the skeletal demon Diabolos to unleash his army upon it.