Meet my D&D Character: Aisling the Elf Warlock

[@corvid4933]

'Grow to love her' ginny ive had her for seven minutes and would be the samwise to her frodo in an instant

[@GinnyDi]

😭😭😭 I DON'T DESERVE Y'ALL

[@GoldieLotz]

"If anything happened to them I would kill everyone in this room and then myself" 😂

[@davidparkes7741]

"I can't carry it Mr Frodo but i can carry you!"

[@jordansutherland3574]

This is the nicest most beautiful comment I've ever seen on youtube.

[@CrazyJumpingBean]

Legit what i was gonna post

[@dottiecartervo2766]

Lol, " why are all these oreos here?* "It's dirt for my mouth!"

[@EmonEconomist]

I'm so glad this was included at the end! I was so worried when I saw the mouth full of dirt!

[@SlyProphet]

If this wasn't in the top 3 comments I would have been shocked

[@dottiecartervo2766]

@@SlyProphet until you said something, I had no idea it was!

[@dylancarey1382]

Literally made the same post until i saw yours right below haha

[@jetvulcan2020]

That's a very clever idea

[@lucyk8935]

"Dnd is wish fulfillment" *sees all my dead characters* "yes"

[@goodladd2067]

dead characters are the worst. my dm killed my entire party because he doesn't know how our spells and other stuff work. he also diddnt understand you can't put a lvl 5 party against a lvl 11 creature

[@kenansabic2901]

@@goodladd2067 I have not played D&D yet but I intend to GM when I get enough players to have a proper campaign and my biggest fear is balancing combat.

[@goodladd2067]

@@kenansabic2901 watch some videos on how combat works. Also listen to your players please! listening to them when something doesn't seen right is one of the best things you can do. Also do not make them fight monsters every two seconds and let them do some character development.

[@kenansabic2901]

@@goodladd2067 Well thank you for that advice, though I have been doing quite a bit of research for a while now on running games. Actual problem is finding players. I guess I am just not rolling high enough on my persuasion checks.

[@tomtom7955]

@@kenansabic2901 if your worried about an unbalanced encounter you can always adjust enemy hp on the fly making them weaker or stronger as needed.biggestthing is understanding the action economy. that being said the dice will tell its own stories sometimes, even the most balanced encounter can be deadly or players might steam roll a "hard"one based on good/poor rolls.

[@BrendonTheBrewbarian]

I love when people talk about their D&D characters and you can tell how excited they are, this was extremely rad!

[@CorwinAlexander]

Brendon Speed ❤️ The evident passion of a player who has found their avatar is wonderous.

[@patricklyons794]

@@CorwinAlexander My problem is that I have Avatar-itis. I don't just have ONE Avatar. I have several.

[@ChevaliersEmeraude]

@Patrick Lyons So you are playing a Changeling? Or are you in multiple games? Or all of the above? :p

[@patricklyons794]

@@ChevaliersEmeraude Well, I play an Aasimar Celestial Warlock with Mask of amany Faces, so he DOES keep changing his appearence. But I'm also in 3 home games, and have several AL characters. .

[@IqarP15]

I get excited talking about new games and yet ppl want me to shut up about it ;/

[@rubes221]

your d&d character: cool elf girl with awesome backstory and powers my d&d character: angry bird man with an adorable hell dog and anger management issues

[@derek96720]

I smell SIT-COM!!! *cue music*

[@AlexKnight009]

* I like your character Ginny. Very cool. Beautiful. Yea, I've been running a "Spelljammer" character. As you know, the Spelljammer campaign setting is where you're a member of the crew of a ship that can fly, go into outer space, and travel to other solar systems(crystal spheres). A couple of game sessions ago, my character was captured by a press gang of slavers that was desperately in need of a navigator, and they knew my character had experience in wildspace navigation. * This happened when I was doing some reconnaissance for the party. We were on an asteroid called "The Rock of Bral" when I was captured. It was either surrender, or die. My character had already taken a lot of damage, so I decided to surrender. The main helmsman ordered me to plot a course for the kingdom of "Waterdeep", in the country of "Faerun", on the "Forgotten Realms" planet of "Abeir Toril". * I knew I had to escape, so when we began to make planetfall, and got to approximately 15,000 feet, I casually walked into the bridge/helm room, and I utilized a metamagic feat called "Maximize Spell", to cast a maximized 10d6 "Delayed Blast Fireball" directly on the main helm(magical chair used to fly the ship with). The back up helmsman saw me do it, so I ran out onto the top/main deck of the ship, the back up helmsman chasing behind yelling "The ship's gonna blow up! Get off the ship! Get off the ship! It's gonna blow up!" * I saw the captain run and jump on one of the ship's catapults that was already locked and loaded, and he cut the line with his broad sword, and the catapult sent him sailing off the ship. Meanwhile, I see the first mate(who is a 9' tall Ogre Magi) bull rushing me. I casted a "Fly" spell, and took off as fast as I could. Suddenly, the delayed blast fireball went off, blowing this wooden ship to smithereens, and what was left of it started to go into a nose dive and fall like a meteor. * Now I'm flying around in the sky, somewhere between 10,000 feet and 15,000 feet. I start looking around for the captain. The DM told me to make a "Spot" check, which I did, and he told me I see the captain, falling relatively slow. He was wearing a cape, that was now fluttering above his head. Why and how he was falling so slowly, I didn't care. Obviously, he must've had some kind of magic item or spell that was slowing his descent. * So I made a B-line directly for him. I grabbed him, and we grappled for a while. My character has permanent "Detect Magic", and I was able to see that his cape was magical. Thinking that this was the source of what was slowing his fall, I grabbed a hold of it and took off flying away from him. I told the DM, "I'll take out my dagger and cut it off of him, or cut it in half if I have to". * I cut it off of him, and he screamed out in terror, as he was now falling to his death. The DM told me to make another "Spot" check. So I did. He told me I see the Ogre Magi approaching me. He was flying directly towards me, as if he had casted a fly spell on himself as well. How he survived the ship blowing up, I wasn't sure. I lost initiative, and he caught up to me. He grabbed a hold of me for his attack, and the DM says "It looks like he's going to bite you". * So I casted "Dispel Magic" on him, utilizing the 20' radius burst option of the spell, because I didn't know if he was using a spell, or a magic item. Unfortunately, this also cancelled my fly spell as well. Now we were both in free fall. So I casted the spell "Feather Fall". My DM ruled that the Ogre Magi would need to make a Dex check, followed by a strength check. Well......he failed the Dex check. * The DM said that it looked like he was trying to cast a spell as he was falling, but it did not appear to stop him from falling at the speed of free fall. I landed in Faerun o.k., but what happened to this ogre magi, I don't know. Didn't see where he landed, and I never spotted a pile of orange goo, so..................

[@DJROCKSTAZ]

My DND characters: A pissed off red dragonborn barbarian trying to cope with his anger and using it for good.. An experienced, protective but slightly dumb goliath fighter leading an expedition to a deserted island.

[@casfolsom8228]

My second dnd character was a polite bird who got mad if you weren't nice to him or his friends

[@monicatruong1223]

My character a boring human paladin with a colour changing great sword

[@uwukotoa]

Your dnd character: well thought out adorable elf girl with powers My dnd character: ditzy bird-girl who’s only characteristic is give me beans.

[@PureCimera]

I fully support your bird girl with beans addiction would draw fanart

[@jeffreywells1832]

I would like to go on record and say that, no, I do not want my tent to be on fire.

[@GinnyDi]

I guess we'll see how the dice fall....

[@alexengland2432]

No one wants their tent on fire but it's always fun when a stray fireball lights a tent on fire

[@davidparkes7741]

Which tent are we talking about exactly? Lol, i'm sorry.

[@jeffreywells1832]

David Parkes - 1:33

[@SlyProphet]

honestly... there's a small percentage of folks that are crazy enough to want THEIR tent to be on fire.... but also its dnd. The murder hobo's, and purveyors of chaos that are the party increase an items chances of being on fire by at least 500%

[@patrickmartin8452]

All of your creations are always so wonderful, and like all awesome artists, you always put a little bit of yourself into each creation! But Aisling is just all the more perfect and beautiful, because she possesses all of your creative energy!! She was made from your incredible imagination, and carries your wonderful spirit, love, and passion for what you do!!! She is indeed someone to cherish on your journey, and will always be someone that brings a special kind of light to all of what you do on that journey!!!

[@GinnyDi]

Ahh, thank you Patrick!!

[@bozzerss]

"... made her hair start changing colors with the seasons, like the leaves of a tree" -- such an awesome flair, I love this :)

[@vortex389]

Her hari changin color with the seasons is a great touch.

[@Pandaemoni]

My first character was a 1st level Egyptian-themed human wizard named Tanis (in 1982...I'm old). He had 2 hit points and could cast magic missile one time each day (such was AD&D). He lived about three hours wandering the Village of Orlane before being killed by ghouls in a secret passage below the village inn. He did not live long, but long enough that I was hooked.

[@uniscornia4290]

"Why are there Oreos here." "It's dirt for my mouth"

[@weepingwyvern]

I love everything about Aisling! Such a creative character and I love the detail about her hair changing colors with the seasons! Also, I love what you said about playing D&D for fun. I think sometimes people forget that it's meant to be a fun hobby and a creative outlet, not a competition or something you have to be "perfect" at. I've always been the type of player to make a character who is fun to play, and I feel like that really shines through with you and Aisling! Keep doing you, and I would love to see more about your lovely OC!

[@beccal7713]

"Grow to love" as if I am not already 100000% in love with this character. SHE'S AWESOME!!!!

[@TimeturnerJ]

YOU'VE GOT THE PERFECT WARLOCK, HER WEAPONS AND SUPPLIES-

[@eddiespeight8103]

I know I'm late However, BUT YOU NEED SOME PLACE TO TRACK HER STUFF, 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO DISORGANIZED.

[@birdiekeller8480]

SO CLICK OPEN THE WEBPAGE YOU HEARD ABOUT ON CRITICAL ROLE

[@rebekahhiggins9002]

AND NOW YOU'RE READY TO KICK SOME BUTT IN A MINESHAFT FULL OF GNOLLS

[@thats_so_laven]

@@rebekahhiggins9002 IT'S DND (DND)

[@PokeDragoKnite]

Laven DND BEYOOOOOOND

[@WormiamGraham]

"Its dirt for my mouth!!!" She sounds so amazing and its great you were able to make a character that you love playing! Best of luck in the campaign and hope you get plenty more chances to talk about her!

[@drashna]

"I'm not a min-maxer" ... that's fine. I tend to be, but some of the funnest characters that I've played have not been optimized, at all. And having fun playing the character is more important than having a heavily optimized character (but these aren't mutually exclusive, either). Love the character design and flavor!!

[@Aidscapade71]

Love that you hit the nail on the head of why I live my newest character. Also... Warlock is secretly the best class in the game. It's dripping with not only mechanic potential, but role play potential. Solid choice!

[@johnlavery3433]

It depends, I love the rp aspect of warlock’s, but I hate the whole pact magic system

[@Aidscapade71]

@@johnlavery3433 ita not for everryone. I think, to me at least, its detrimental to think of them as full-casters like cleric/druid/ wizard and more in line with paladin or ranger. They also have THE most customizable featires in the game, that make the outlandish idea of running a group of full warlocks viable. I often use pact magic for utility, not just attack. Battlefield control, aid my allies, or something on a whim. Pact magic is wierd, yea, but that weirdness is appealing to me. There are also eays to really boost viability in thr Ring of spell storing & Rod of thr Oact keeper, giving you 4 spells, to up to 6. Rod of pact keeper has saved My life morr times than i can count!

[@melidor2198]

Agreed. While combat can be really repetitive, warlocks are incredible for roleplaying

[@Aidscapade71]

@@melidor2198 i actually think it's not as bad as other classes. Compared to fighter and its "I hit it again!" It has a lot of different things it's capable of if you go for that. Plus one of the best cantrips in the game go fall back on.

[@CorwinAlexander]

Tyler Solomon ... a cantrip which, itself, is customizable.

[@TimothyBrannan]

Ok. THAT was fantastic. I am 51, I have been playing for 40+ years now. I have characters older than many of your subscribers (and I am now one!) and this is fantastic. I ALWAYS want to hear about people's characters, especially ones they love to play. Aisling sounds great. I am sure she would love to sit down with my witch Larina (who I have had since 1986) have some tea and share stories. If you ever wanted to convert over to an older version of D&D and I sure she would make a fantastic Green Witch (from my games). Ok. Watching more videos now.

[@CLipka2373]

Love your joy- and playful attitude.

[@gomezy3k]

Your character sounds like an awesome one. I started playing D&D back in the early 80's and one of my first characters, a female elf rogue named Vixen has stuck with me all this time.. Out of all the characters since then, she is still my favorite. I hope your character will still make you smile when you think of her in 40 years like mine has.

[@carnivoriousleaf]

That's a fun, action-oriented tragic backstory. Doesn't push a character towards inaction or withdrawing from the social. As a GM, this makes me happy. Also that is a GREAT creepy description for a patron.

[@anatomicalpuppet]

Ginny: A lot of people go to D&D for wish fulfillment! Me: **stares at my 54-year old tiefling warlock(the illegitimate son of a baron) who hates almost everyone and has some serious childhood trauma from his emotionally abusive stepmother who tried to have him assassinated hundreds of times** Hmm.

[@GinnyDi]

....wish fulfillment, or therapy 😂

[@yamcharulez]

I would love more videos about Aisling. As a Dm when a player loves their characters it makes the story feel more alive. Maybe some Storytime videos with Aisling? Maybe a rap battle between Aisling and Jester?

[@datastorm17]

I for one would love to see Ginny on critical role as a guest!

[@katiegould1888]

This is so cool Ginny! Can we have another one about her! Like her personality, or how what she did in a really cool encounter you liked playing? Also a video about how you prepped for your first dm sesh would be amazing!! Love your work so much!

[@andrewbaker5493]

“Why are all these Oreo’s here?” “It’s dirt for my mouth!” I spit my coffee.

[@Linnyfish8]

What kind of DnD related content would we like to see? Is "Yes" an acceptable answer?!

[@evilregal2419]

Yes

[@valasafantastic1055]

Playing beautiful elves and cat people is what I tend to do in the rare cases I’m actually a player and not the dm! My mom is also ALWAYS a beautiful elf caster! But people can play whatever they like some-people like dark backstory, edgy , murder hobo, deep RP, powegaming, etc. No one right way. Whatever works best for you and your group. Fun character thanks for sharing.

[@leonardoaraujo8766]

I love the way she expresses with her body, hands and eyebrows

[@rowaena6561]

I love this so much. Hearing about people’s OCs makes me so happy

[@toonezon4836]

"It's dirt for ma mouth!" My new favorite out of context line

[@ReyJ]

"If you want your tent to be on fire..." *Ahem* if your party screws everything up and sets your tent on fire...

[@tbruce8187]

Someone could write an entire doctoral dissertation on peoples RPG character choices and why they play them. The characters we play say so much about ourselves.

[@The9Sage]

Please make a video about your patron or just about your campaign. You're an amazing storyteller and listening to you tell Aisling's backstory had me enthralled.

[@Livingeidolon]

The flower-eyes creeped me out in a way that I don't fully understand.

[@squidminion3801]

I love Aisling! She has an incredibly detailed backstory, especially her patron! The flowers in her hair are so cute!

[@shreknet]

Her hair changing with the seasons is genius. I guess moods accompany it.

[@GinnyDi]

No, it's not impacted by her mood, just by the seasons. no mood hair lol

[@maddie6858]

I love her, Ginny! One of the things I love about DnD is that people are self-indulgent with their characters but everyone does it so nothing is "cringey" or "cliche" - everyone having a good time and building stories together is what DnD is all about! I can't wait to see more of her

[@maddie6858]

@Leroy T. Gates this comment was from over a year ago, u good bro

[@cozmiccorruption]

Aisling sounds like a very cool and interesting character, love to hear about her adventures in the future.

[@BashStash]

Can we have a shirt with a picture of an Oreo and the caption “Dirt for my mouth”

[@jennaowens6087]

I would buy that!!!

[@christofferhougaard]

Oh please! I want that!

[@20chickens]

Yay for Aisling - love the depth of the story & glad you found a PC to lurve! Also, a big thank you for introducing me to the 1985 Games Presents; have pre-ordered both the Dungeon Craft & Hell & High Water. You rock, Ginny xx

[@GinnyDi]

Hooray, I'm so glad I could introduce you to them!!

[@calypsoow7845]

Ooooh I love her ! Her backstory is so interesting and detailed ! I would love to know more about her and her adventures so far !!

[@l0stndamned]

Interesting character. I love those concept drawings. When her patron told her "This is how the story ends" all I could think was "Damn it witch! Spoilers!"

[@morphogenetic834]

I’m so glad that the experience of absolutely loving your D&D characters is so universal. D&D is just so magical, especially with the right group. I’m so excited to see more about Aisling! Thank you for sharing!

[@MarkJohnson-sn9hp]

This sounds like an awesome character, both to play and to have in the party. And it's so charming to hear you talk about her!

[@chelseascreatures]

I'm learning more & more that d&d is aka "intense back stories"

[@leviangel97]

It can be! But I have a dwarf wizard who was really awkward, went to college, traveled with a college buddy to sell magic items (i made em, he sold em) and then got caught up in something. He was just very bad at telling people no

[@evilregal2419]

@@leviangel97 I ALSO HAVE A DWARF WIZARD! Lol got so excited but I love her so much!

[@louisemckn]

Fracking LOVE that you're using Irish names and spellings!!

[@judeloire1522]

Your character, has such a great backstory, love it! I helped my 14 year old nephew make his first character earlier this year. He wanted a character that was from the future, that came back in time. I honestly didn't foresee this and had to work around it, because I didn't want to limit his very first creation and introduction to DnD 5e. So now he has an Eldritch Knight who didn't just want to learn about history, he wanted to actually see it. He made a small device that is on his wrist that allowed him to travel back in time. BUT the device broke after a few uses. Now, in the time he is in (our campaign) the resources and technology doesn't exist for him to fix it. So he is searching for various craft-people that can help him with different replacement parts. But the most interesting thing we developed for his character is that he has proficiency + advantage on all History *as it was* checks, and he knows how certain large/medium events play out. However the greatest thing about it is, every so often, because of the groups actions. I will slide him a card or he will be visited by a mysterious NPC telling him that "A minor/major event in history has been changed." The other PC's don't know that he is from the future, but the first time I passed him a note informing him of a change. His eyes widened and his awareness of actions/consequences that the party is capable of tuned up to full throttle. He doesn't abuse it, because he loves the history his character grew up reading about.

[@MagusAgrippa8]

Warlocks are my favorite class, after all, so I'm glad to see more rad Warlocks hanging around. Also a pretty big fan of Monks, but I actually haven't played a lot of either of them since becoming the main DM for my group. It's funny that you mention switching from a character you thought you enjoyed to one that you actually did. One of my players decided to try her hand at DMing using the Mines of Phandelver module as a springing point. I made a hobgoblin sorcerer based around Lucifer Morningstar from that popular cop show. Played him for awhile, but he just.. didn't have the fun flare I was used to. So after much deliberating and discussion, I asked my DM if I could switch to a new character. I created a Trickery Cleric taking design inspirations from Loki. her name is Edda. She's a bit of a fast talking Half Elf who plays more like a Rogue (which is actually why I gave her a few levels in Rogue) and Bard in personality. Cracking jokes, being snarky. She's a character I have a lot of fun with. That sorcerer would not have used Disguise Self to sneak into a castle nor would he have claimed to be the spouse of a Bugbear Prince whose dad they were going to go kill. She brought far stronger and more amusing dynamics, so I'm really glad I got to play her. I admit it is a bit odd that my female characters tend to be more interesting, being male myself I'd think that my male characters should be easier to get into the heads of, but the opposite seems to be the case.

[@theladynim2]

I love her. All of the Aisling content plz!

[@DougCoughler]

Beautiful costume Ginny!

[@Khalexnet]

Before learning about the Woman of the Soil, I genuinely expected Aisling to be an Eladrin. Learning that her seasonal changes are tied to her warlock pact powers is really interesting!

[@darwinsmith4354]

What a delightful young woman. I started playing D&D in 1978, played several years and then had about 30 years until I found some people to play with again. I thoroughly the two Ginni Di videos I have watched. I don't subscribe to many channels, but I will subscribe to hers. Thank you, Ginni, for your energy and creativity.

[@justincasselman2589]

I actually really love this video. My experience with dnd, I've always been either an audience member, or the Dungeon Master. I've only played as a dedicated player once, and it ended after only a few months. I spend a lot of free time making random characters I know I'll never use, which is why I really appreciate your description on why you chose to leave your old character of Aisling. I haven't yet gotten that character that I truly love, and I think its cleared up one of the things that's always confused me. I hear a lot of players port omtheir characters from game to game. In all of the games I've DMed, my players always make new characters. You really have cleared that up for me. Thank you! :)

[@CorwinAlexander]

Justin Casselman over the last 38 years, I’ve mostly been the DM; I started as a player and recently joined a campaign as a player, but most of the intervening time was as a DM. Inviting and forming a group where I was the DM was far better than no DnD at all, but it’s so good to be the player, isn’t it?

[@justincasselman2589]

@@CorwinAlexander I couldn't have put it better myself. "Forming a group where I was the DM was better than no DnD at all."

[@darcyvandelaar6200]

Ohhhh wow I absolutely love Aisling!! I love how her story and overall look are both dark and light, cute and sp00ky. The story is fleshed out enough to where you know her deeply but also to a level where a DM can come and use and fill in some pieces to allow you to play it out further which is what I personally love in character because I am my group DM! She's gorgeous inside and out! I would love to see more content about her and your games, both the one you play in and the one you're running. Would also love to hear about Josh's character too if he wants to share, I'm a huge fan of watching people become so passionate and enveloped in the story they're telling of their character!

[@BuchananBrandon]

I'm so glad you decided to be true to yourself and switch to a character you really wanted to play. I'm not going to lie, the first character you described sounded amazing, and something I would love to watch/see...but I'm not watching a monetized DnD game. Your love really does shine through, and I'm excited for you.

[@peterterry7918]

This was not only cool as far as the character, but also the articulations of how you came to her

[@midgetkungfu]

GIRl!!! I am getting that Dungeon Craft!!! Map making is one of the only reasons I didn't enjoy DMing. I've been playing DnD now for almost 12 years and I am in love with it! I've gotten to play a few campaigns that were a few years and its just amazing! I would love to see more DnD videos of any kind!

[@stevemcqueen7735]

I'm old school AD&D and we never quite worried that much about our characters who gained more by their deeds and we had many of them and a few main ones. Later some of these PC's were used more like NPC's for new games and new generations. You are entertaining. An old friend of mine was one of the people who started Evermore despite never playing D&D when I knew him

[@matthewacker7796]

My end goal is to make characters that not only seem fun to play, but can avoid the traps of being too stereotypical to the point of breaking the story. A character such as this, with her own agenda, history, and issues is exactly the kind of OC, as you said, that I like to play and play with. Granted, you have one upped 90% of us all with cosplaying, but that is your tool in your toolbox, and it's a fun one. Keep going, GDi!

[@serenitysilvermoon]

I love her! She reminds me of my own fae pact warlock, Medb, the half-elf warlock, bouncy pink and ready to help people (she's a Tomelock but I'm thinking of reworking her into a Talisman pact with the new stuff from UA)

[@tapoemt3995]

The difference between "With" and "Without" is truly mind blowing!!!

[@lauren-ko7mr]

i love this! esp your dm being supportive of you creating a new character. i love the first pc i ever made and in other circumstances i would have kept playing her forever, except when i made her i didnt really understand dnd or my party or what their vibe was. my first character just didnt gel with them and it made her stressful to play. so i asked my dm if i could write her out and replace her with a new one, and he was all for it! i love my new character too ❤ someday my first character will probably come back to the campaign so we can explore how shes changed and how the party feels about her leaving. having that kind of freedom in a dnd campaign is so fulfilling ❤

[@eruditecaptain3117]

As a forever DM, I can only wish I had a character I loved to this point. I do have an NPC I put into every campaign I run, no matter what. I even find ways to insert him into modules that my group runs. He's a stupidly powerful wizard with a shop that moves around and is probably actually a demiplane. The door and store sign will always appear in random places, and once people walk in, they are greeted by the Mystical Sullivan, an elderly, cheery man wearing a blue robe and conical hat with stars and crescent moons embroidered into it. He offers them both incredibly powerful and rare magical items at very high costs, and silly nick knacks that are obvious jokes. (My favorite of which being the Staff of Multiplication, which would respond to attempts to break it by splitting in two)

[@lukediehl1210]

I love hearing about other people's characters. I think my most off the wall character was Gooz, a minotaur valor bard. His family was entrusted with keeping the history of the herd, and they hated how the young bulls had forsaken the noble ways of their forebears. Gooz was sent out into the wider world to carve a new legend that would inspire his people to greatness again.

[@Stephanie568]

I love when people talk about their OC's (even DnD ones)! People don't get excited about mine but I like them (except maybe 1 but she has a lot of baggage) so hearing about others' is just so awesome!

[@yuna_bean]

literally coolest person ever that’s all

[@rtk142]

She seems like an awesome character, I haven't put that much into my Elven Wizard that i'm so fond of

[@rksnj6797]

I think it's really cool you introduced your character to us through cosplay. Tough Tink is very talented. Maybe you should employ her help in introducing the rest of your D&D band through cosplay. I think your fellow gamers would get a kick out of having a video "character sheet". Well done on Aisling! I haven't played D&D/AD&D since the 80's and I really miss it! I'm glad to see a younger generation enjoying this wonderful game!

[@BadWolf739]

"D&D is about wish fulfilment." Looks at character: 11 year old tiefling girl with her warlock patron, her emotionally manipulative mother and her father, a caring but reclusive and emotionally distant man. I wonder what this says about me?

[@evandugas7888]

... How was your family life growing up ?

[@AtheistPirate]

My half elf warlock Sebastian was (had to retire him when I moved) a Rick Moranis/Jeff Goldblum type on the outside. Lots of suppressed guilt over the circumstances that led to his pact with a demon empress, but he kept that to himself. Pact of the tome because I thought it'd be cool for him to have a creepy demonic book like the necronomicon. In any case, it's nice to see another member of team "sign your soul away for cool powers". :)

[@rmorganslade]

What an awesome introduction! I hope we get to see more updates as her story grows in the future!!

[@gravitycannon]

also one of those people who treats their D&D character with a lot of love. (been playing a human sorcerer with a red dragon bloodline for nearly a decade) so im reall excited to see other people put lvoe into theirs. Really appreciate the approach to the costuming as ' this is stuff my character would wear' yes more please

[@VashVonOrr]

“It’s dirt for my mouth!” 😆😂😂😁

[@zednumar6917]

I love that character, she sounds amazing, and her patron fey is just fascinating, I am so curious about her. How much do you take from actual folklore to develop her? What inspired her creation? What are her goals and reason for sponsoring warlocks?

[@heatherm9889]

I just recently was introduced to your work by my husband, and sitting here listening to you talk about your character and her backstory, wow. I was kind of like um, is there more? I think you did a great job, costume is beautiful.

[@charlesshaw2045]

Watching nerds talk about things they're passionate about is the best

[@kook1201]

I love when players love there characters so much that thy have a good concept and story.

[@Adurnis]

Did you look at the Eladrin from Mordenkainen’s Guide for Aisling? Her connection to the seasons would work incredibly well with that subrace. Also, incredibly cool character!

[@hillmidget1326]

I'm I'm happy you gave her the irish spelling :3

[@NivInTheNorth]

I love her I’m actually in the middle of writing a warlock character myself!! I’ve never played a warlock before so I’m pretty excited. I was actually going to write a cleric but then I got this idea for a warlock that I just got so excited about so ya know 🤷🏼‍♀️ you’ve got to follow your D&D heart

[@brentage5000]

Content idea - series of shorts of stuff in Aisling's life, like little two ri three minute things that are basically "and now, this"

[@MadBoyChes]

In my experience warlocks are some of the most fun to make characters ever mostly because of how much you can customize them

[@lexifilburn4791]

My favorite character of mine so far was an Elf Ranger. Her name was Essex, after a type of butterfly. She had long braided strawberry blonde hair, periwinkle eyes, and her weapon was a bow. Her parents wanted her to go to school and get smart, but she just loved being around nature, so she left home. After many years of traveling the forests, she met a deaf goblin. The goblin taught her Sign Language so they could communicate, and now they’re best friends, and I love it so much. Unfortunately we couldn’t finish that campaign because 2 of our players left the group at the same time.

[@Elanel]

A cool thing to see for Aisling would be your own version of one of the sort of costume showcases that Nyxrising industries does. It's basically a lot of aesthetic shots of the cosplay set to music, a sort of youtube version of a moodboard.

[@Ursecx]

I never comment on you tube video's. I just wanted to say fantastic character backstory. The roses for eye's! Absolutely great imagery. I would love to GM for this kind of character, a discussion of death anxiety in a societal sense, made personal by the death of her friends. So good!

[@davidparkes7741]

*Grabs popcorn as Ginny tells Aisling's backstory.* THAT WAS AWESOME! Way better than my Halfling Wizard i made on Beyond for the hell of it (even though i know the character creation protocols or whatever with making a character on a session 0) who i've yet to play with/ play D&D at all with.

[@rpgshadowmorn2683]

I want to thank you I have been struggling with my first character for my upcoming session and you helped me a lot with thinking of a way to make him someone that others can enjoy. He is an Aasimar Forge cleric with crimson red hair, emerald eyes, tan skin, with flaming phoenix wings that sprout from his back, and follows Gond the God of craft. now to really work on the backstory and get with the DM to get him fit into the group.

[@soup8900]

im sick and can barely think but let me just say i loved the back story for aisling, shes super cute and sounds like shes got some internal drama and i here for it! as for dnd content in the future, updates on your dnd story with aisling would be cool, like is she getting closer to her new party, does she think they can help her with this mysterious white light, any new advances in her personal quests while they adventure, stuff like that would be nice to watch imo (: ♡♡

[@anthonykeown416]

Me, who loves lizards and can’t stop coming up with new ideas/combos for my lizardfolk warlock, loves Aisling as a character even more

[@imsodone-1910]

"D&D is a wish fulfillment!" Me, looking at my drunken monk that literally knows nothing but gibberish as language: I-... hm...

[@with_whimsy]

I loooved your back story! I am all about dark fey storylines, she sounds like a fantastic character!

[@LordPyro25]

Aisling is really cool and it’s great how excited you are about her! I love hearing DnD stories because there’s just so much creative possibility and people have come up with some amazing things. I love all the neat design stuff like how Aisling’s fey patron looks and how her hair changes colour with the seasons, I hope to hear more about her :)

[@DerpyDino83]

Idk why but when you said her hair changes like the leaves of the seasons I just imagined her hair go orange and fall out in autumn and it would grow back until spring :D

[@mayameisenzahl1545]

I love her! What a wonderful character, and I love the backstory of her patron, it was all so cool! I'd love to hear more about her as she continues her adventures with you, and I'd love to see more d&d related videos from you in general! Fantastic video, as always!

[@kittycatfluffy]

I have fallen in love with her already

[@dford4014]

Love the way you laughed when you said "when your tents on fire" like it's happened to you or something....

[@felcandi8661]

Would love to see in the future an updated vid on Asling's progress, since this one! 💚

[@clutterbot7279]

good lord i loved this sm !! i feel like people are more interested as a whole in DnD OCs rather than normal ones, because usually these people already understand the world of dnd, and it makes things more understandable? if that makes sense? because for example, making an OC (as far as i've seen online) involves making an entirely new world that can be difficult for new people to grasp, meanwhile DnD already has maps and classes and races to choose from which kinda makes things simpler to latch onto and familiarise yourself with. I love hearing about people's DnD OCs just as much as i love sharing about mine, especially as DnD is already amazing enough as it is, as a world that pretty much anyone can play in at anytime, like a crazy enormous sandbox.