MM&D S3 Dominion Eps 13: The Mad Wizard's Tower

[@5192aaron]

It is... SHOCKING. How well Trevor can take all this randomly generated weirdness and put it together into a compelling narrative that still makes PERFECT sense.

[@nalumtei5349]

I can not believe this show has not yet being acquired by Netflix

[@taleofthemanticore]

If the D&D movie people want to not screw up, they'll hire Trevor.

[@keaganwheeler-mccann8565]

I'm glad it hasn't

[@blakeharp2255]

“Why?!? Because I have this miniature I’ve been wanting to use!” LOL Another great episode! So hard to believe the episode was nearly 40 minutes, because it flies by!

[@rolanejo8512]

Thats one of the best reasons to play solo.

[@petermcdonald4740]

It reminds of one of my favourite wargame quotes. “They can’t be all dead (miniatures) I just painted them last night”.

[@grassypond]

So, over the course of this adventure so far: 1. Edbert woke up on a Island, brought there by the Evil Sea Goddess 2. Joined a pirate crew 3. Wind up protecting the people of the previously mentioned Evil Sea Goddess 4. Those people give him a blood eating reptile thing to keep as a pet 5. Nearly got kidnapped by a teleporting dinosaur 6. Met a wizard that's a giant tentacle brain on top of a tower and the journey is only halfway done... When Edbert inevitably goes back home and tells what happened to Simon, I hope nobody starts thinking that Edbert's sanity had finally been put 6 feet under.

[@LoneDiceGuy]

Okay, let's sum things up: Edberg wants the soul cage to rid himself of Cherilyn once and for all. The Order wants the soul cage to revive Cherilyn. Nikola wants the soul cage to take out the ghost ship (I think? I forgot to be honest.) Ur-Osvathe wants the soul cage to be freed from the tower. The League of Free Lords wants the soul cage to entrench their control of the region. Wow! Everyone wants a piece of this thing and not everyone can have it. Definitely going to be blood before the end.

[@wolfshield_games]

Your production values were already high Trevor but you've outdone yourself this time with even white balanced shots between cams as well as AV filters and blending for the dream sequence and Ur-Osvathe's voice! Your story telling would stand on its own but this is now next level stuff. Nicely done!

[@foolsfoil999]

This is pretty much the only live play I find engaging and its just 1 guy, lol. Love the series.

[@heathentongue]

Well that was fun! You actually untied a difficult "plot knot" and made it exciting and reasonable! Great work! This new plot thread reminds me of a "Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser" kind of adventure! I love how realistically pragmatic Edbert is!

[@danj1101]

I really hope the wizard being "freed" just looks like the tower growing a couple tentacles and scuttling away into the sea 😂

[@johnfrancis3203]

I know this is an old comment but I'm imagining like... what everyone describes Ursula from the lil mermaid as when you say this or Doc Ock from Spiderman

[@KirieTrend]

“Feed me, Edbert. Feed me!”

[@hiddenni]

little shop of horrors?

[@KirieTrend]

@@hiddenni Oh yeh, cause we all know that a lot of good comes from feeding small and defensless creatures with blood

[@tiantuatara]

I'd love season 4 to be Edbert and Arne go back to visit Simon and they all get hired by Manfred of Dovedane to do some crazy quest.

[@Cozzzy]

I was worried the game was writing you into a corner with that mage, but wow - that turned out perfectly! It's really impressive how you made sense of that. Great ep as always!

[@SagaxCorvinus]

[Slight spoiler warning, of course] Ur-Osvathe seeks the Soul Cage to free himself from the tower? Sure. The thing is, who said he was a human before becoming entrapped? Who said he was even "entrapped" to begin with? ;) What if Ur-Osvathe is himself (or itself) an experiment from the previous owner of the tower?

[@339blaster]

Ohhhh that sounds awesome lol

[@animatorFan74]

Oooooh I like it! :)

[@michaelcooper8824]

Carlos reminds me of Beni from "The Mummy". Gonna have to keep an eye on that guy. Great show, Hoss!

[@NiallMor]

Carlos is such a weasel! He makes great comic relief.

[@Putsili]

I like you more and more every episode, Carlos! 😄

[@frague1981]

This episode has the be one of the best of the three seasons! Real, unadulterated fun! Plus any reference to Michael Moorcock is a plus for me! I really would like to play at Trevor's table!

[@andyslack4728]

Another fine episode! Love Ur-Osvath, hoping he becomes a series regular!

[@animatorFan74]

That would be so cool..... he's such a unique character concept. :)

[@kladdis3419]

Great editing on that nightmare scene

[@Rich_H_1972]

Just how bloody brilliant was this episode! Just gets better and better. Love it! Don't release Ur-Osvathe, Ed! That sounds like a mental idea! ... Hang on, that means he'll do it! DON'T TRUST THE "GIANT TALKING BRAIN"!!! 😀 Fantastic stuff, Trevor. Love what you're doing here!

[@alejotm000]

There's something magical seeing how different random ideas end up making an actually interesting plot. This was a blast, as usual! Also, hail Moorcock, the true god of Chaos!

[@sullyb23511]

You saw it, too!!!

[@stephengilbert8166]

I LOVE the shape this is taking :-)

[@wispsprojects1120]

I love when you do creepy stuff, you have so weird and interesting ideas. I wonder if Nicola is going to have some words in Edbert in private about bargaining with the usage of the Soul Cage without involving him - I think he would recognize that the help Ur-Osvath can provide worth that price but he also seems like the type of guy who would want to make sure that Edbert remembers that he doesn't search for the Cage for himself and would not go crazy with that kind of promises in the future.

[@jamesrpgart6577]

Who would have thought at the top of that tower was a tentacled brain creature.... That's the beauty of this game :)

[@ferlocar]

"We like you less and less every episode, Carlos!" OK :( Jokes aside, great episode!!

[@5192aaron]

Nikola: There it is. The Mad Wizard's Tower. Thoughts? Edbert: I have a baby lizard monster in my quarters. Don't kill it. Nikola: ... Ooookay, not the weirdest thing so far...

[@sarahraynore6713]

Almost 2 years later and with season 4 about to drop I'm joining the chants for Carlos as the next protagonist :D

[@Pyolis]

29:48 That voice though.... WOW

[@ChaoticVampire]

Hey Trevor, Mythic Magazine #2 has an article about Altered Scenes with a very handy Scene Adjustment Table!

[@NiallMor]

"Hi! I'm Ur-Osvathe, a mysterious wizard with his own agenda, who managed to transform himself into a giant brain-thing with tentacles. Don't try this at home, kids!"

[@egc_enumerable]

Fantastic episode as always--and I'm particularly impressed at the debut of the Season 4 protagonist, Ur-Osvathe! 😛 But seriously, how awesome would it be to center on a Weird mage for a season!

[@Martionize]

All of the Order of the Purifying Flame All of them seem like douchebags lol. They're antagonists yes but they're not villains or bad guys. There must be some of them that are nice heroes seeing as they want to rid the world of undead lol. My head theory is that after Cherilyn died from "one of their own" they all became incredibly cynical. And maybe when she's brought back to life and Edbert proves his innocence, they'll become nice heroes again like they used to be.

[@zeekfitzroy4986]

Production just keeps getting better and better! Thank you Trevor!

[@kiwikenobi]

I got some Dungeon Man from Earthbound vibes from the wizard's tower. And Edbert's nightmares are back! Is his haunting going to come back in full force again soon? And what's with the tadpole thing? Can't wait to see what happens next!

[@rontalkstabletop]

I love that last scene! So fantastic in every sense of the word.

[@silversungaming9451]

Loved it, Trevor. That tower crawl was awesome. You always put out such good content.

[@whaarp]

This was fantastic. Please, as a fellow system nerd, I really appreciate seeing how you advance Ecbert's skills at the end of episodes, I know I really liked it at the end of previous episodes :)

[@andregustavo4142]

One of the best episode of this season! Congratulations ofr all what you had done 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@darrelrossouw4435]

Another fantastic episode, and this story arc is definitely going places - I love this weird wizard arc.

[@BAD-Canon]

Carlos: what do you want with me? Wizard: Nothing. Me: *sigh

[@LoneDiceGuy]

26:33 Kind of agree with Carlos haha!

[@StatsScott]

Another great episode. Really love all of the audio/video effects! And it is very cool to see how you weave seemingly tangential developments into the larger narrative.

[@tymoteuszdziedzic3370]

Uros-vath see all there is to... sea... :P Awesome episode!

[@jonatanlindqvist7482]

i'll say it again: edbert is the best mc you've had. Simon was to goody and the norweigan one was to depressed. Edbert is 👌

[@nagaenigma]

As a Norwegian, I find that comment offensive. Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll go hide in my dark cellar with a bottle of vodka for the rest of the day.

[@jonatanlindqvist7482]

@@nagaenigma hej jag är svensk så jag fattar precis vad du menar

[@nagaenigma]

Takk for forståelse og sympati - skål! ;)

[@LoneDiceGuy]

Edberg fan club! Loved him in S1 and happy to him get the spotlight in S3!

[@sweetpotatodato6068]

Wyndham is certainly proving himself to be a skilled swordsman. I like to think that after Edbert defeated him, Wyndham grew to respect him and maybe even wants to befriend him.

[@animatorFan74]

Freaking awesome episode .... again! Awesome awesome stuff, Trevor.... I've got a pretty good imagination but I'm in awe of how you come up with some stuff right on the spot..... really really love the twist with Ur0zvath.... so so freakin cool. I'm currently making a 3d animation based off a RPG I play (Savage Worlds Rifts Setting) and my dream/goal would be to turn it into a weekly or fortnightly animation based on games I play, or do a Solo adventure like MMaD and release the animations as I'm playing. Would be cool :) Thanks so much again..... your show has so much inspiration in it. :)

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

That’s something I’d love to do for MMD too. Ironically, though I am a professional voice actor who’s worked in animation for decades, I know literally nothing about how to make the pretty drawings move 🤪

[@animatorFan74]

@@MeMyselfandDieRPG There's plenty of free 2d and 3d animation programs out there if you ever wanted to pick it up. I'm using Blender 3d myself (free 3d software). The learning curve can be steep though. Would definitely love to do some 3d stuff for MMD if I get my skills up enough. :)

[@jameslondelmccullough344]

I was actually waiting for Rick Moranis to be at top of the ... well, we won't spoil! :D Great show as always!

[@dicewrites]

Part of me wonders if the flashback took place in the iron lands, i mean there are snow and mountains there after all.

[@bignumbers]

It's a bit overkill to have so many books on shelves. I mean, how much is there to know about shelves?

[@shaneintheuk2026]

Great episode. Thank you Trevor.

[@339blaster]

Holy moly... those combat rolls remind me when an NPC companion in my game was getting hit by a short sword for 1d6 damage. She only had 2 HP left, and the damage die rolled a 1 lol. Next round the foe was 1 point away from hitting her AC. Gave me enough time to cast my spell and rescue the party from danger

[@339blaster]

Also... love shall prevail in the end!!! Cowering behind Edbert is only one of Carlos' plans among his tens of thousands...

[@kvsirocks]

Another great episode. I pimp your channel wherever I can, you deserve way more subscribers (and they'll come, I have no doubt).

[@sullyb23511]

OK, a few things. First of all, great episode. Real Moorcock/Lovecraft vibes. Loved it. Second, one of the strengths of this season has been it's strong connection to Season 1. Season 2, while great, seemed more like a spin-off rather than a continuation of the story from Season 1. Finally, why do people like Carlos??!! He's a cowardly simp!!!

[@telemarkaeology]

Hey! Neat to see Trevor doing this. I had no idea he was into D&D

[@skyhighflying1525]

before 17:06 would probably be a good time to alert those with epilipsy!!!!! Great episode as always though, I am in love with how you do your NPC's and voices :)))

[@empyreal_lord]

Poor Carlos, he just wanted to hit and keeps getting dragged into Edbert's madcap quest

[@Hammahlovesyou]

Very fun!

[@Catninjas]

THE CONJURER OF THE BEACH!!!!

[@servernomad8111]

before they get up to the tower for some reason i was thinking about the brain jar the whole time its so cool how you describe it i love the story and has been telling my friends to watch this show to try to hook them down into RPG :)

[@bizzy5439]

Crazy stuff haha I second another comment that compared this to Earthbound's Dungeon Man. Super pulpy weird things happening in these isles. Thanks Trevor!

[@shaunb8294]

I'm telling you, Trevor. Edbert having this many entities noodling around in his head *cannot* be a good thing...

[@thomasranney8913]

Keep up the great work! The seasons keep getting better.

[@DylanDunham-bx8rm]

Great fun as always! Love the Wizard Brain!

[@lindaschweiner200]

Awesome episode, as usual. 👍 Thanks Trevor!

[@chopstyx141]

I love how fleshed out the wizard got just based off a random roll to create a monster. How do you do it Trevor?

[@slybootsstan1809]

Sweet!

[@apokknight6978]

Carlos should be played by Rob Schneider 😂🤣😂

[@jacobc8019]

😊😊

[@LovesTrains440]

YEEEAAAASSSSS!!!

[@chopstyx141]

Trevor do you think you'll ever do a season of a more villainous or maybe even an antihero type protagonist?

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

Maybe!

[@CALPURNI0]

it's great. it's better than chocolate! thanks for this episode! i'd like that Carlos would be restored as a funny character, with some hope to go to the light side.

[@shaneintheuk2026]

Reptiles are not slimy to touch. Oddly they are dry and warm.

[@MeMyselfandDieRPG]

Fan-ta-sy. ;)

[@shaneintheuk2026]

@@MeMyselfandDieRPG lol

[@therrin1138]

True, but this creature is not a reptile. At least not in the normal sense. Remember it was a tadpole, so it's at least part amphibian. They can be slimy. It's in the process of changing into more of a reptile like creature, but it's only half-way there. Easy to imagine it's still slimy now. Once it grows larger and becomes more reptilian, then I think your description would fit.

[@shaneintheuk2026]

@@therrin1138 that’s a very good point that I hadn’t considered.