Jason Made a Kid Speak in Tongues!

[@ModernRogue]

🌏 Get exclusive NordVPN deal here ➵ NordVPN.com/rogue It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!✌ We're a little more civilized now [citation needed], but Jason did a reading so scary he actually caused a kid to start speaking in tongues. Witch!!!! Speaking in tongues, also known as glossolalia is an activity in which people utter words or speech-like sounds, often thought by believers to be languages unknown to the speaker. ⸺ support us ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺ Directly fund the show through our Patreon!  patreon.com/modernrogue You can also get Modern Rogue shirts through our shop.  scamstuff.com/products/mr-shirts Need a new computer? You can get a discount by getting one from Doghouse Systems and it helps us too!  doghousesystems.com/rogue  Use promo code “ROGUE” and get a free 500gb SSD now! ⸺ credits ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺ Brian Brushwood - host  twitter.com/shwood Jason Murphy - host  thestrangerous.substack.com - instagram.com/the.strange... Heather Tayte - editor  twitter.com/BurlesqueBaker Bryce Castillo - camera operator  twitter.com/brycas Jeff McLaughlin - camera operator / live audio engineer  twitter.com/WordBarfer Jacob Merrill - live audio engineer  twitter.com/jacobmmerrill

[@Big_Un]

IMHO glossolalia seems to be a more modern interpretation of the event of 'Speaking in Tongues' whereas it seems more likely to me that people in the past, writing an account describing the event, might be trying to describe someone who was a polyglot and speaking languages that were not known in their tiny little villages. People today might be using gibberish to participate in the event and/or put themselves into the 'loop' that was referenced in the video. Just a thought.

[@chaddavis1]

I made a card jump out of the deck for a Walmart employee. A weird little Walmart woman started following me singing hymns. She would stop and snarl at me and say"Jesus loves me, does he love you?" I don't blame religion. She was obviously an odd dooby. I had a flood of Walmart employees apologize and tell me I was not her only victim. I was grateful for the gift of an interesting story to share with others.

[@SuparNerd]

It's embarrassing to be christian sometimes. smh

[@dragon1130]

​@SuparNerd Considering all the extremists and Con artists pretending to be christian, I do feel for the more low-key religious folks who just want to be legitimate good people.

[@Skye_7_7]

I’m glad no one was harmed. Sometimes people do things that they would regret. Good thing it all worked out. Personally (depending on other specifics in the situation), I’d hear “Jesus loves me, does he love you?” & walk right up, genuinely saying “yeah, Jesus is great! You’re Christian, I guess? How are you?”. Hopefully, she’d start feeling different about the whole situation & we could have a pleasant conversation.

[@Skye_7_7]

@@dragon1130 This is very true. Some people don’t think certain things about others because they said or did something random or they’re different in some way. Certain people give others & whole groups a bad reputation. None of that matters, just have a kind heart & want good for others 💗, then why would I have any problem with them?

[@mikelgeren149]

@@dragon1130 note the lowercase "c." Appropriate!!!

[@Dusty_Ham]

Jason's piece needs to be rec=rated and filmed exactly as it was then and shared with the world. I'm ready to speak in tongues and write a book!

[@TheStrangerous]

Ooh. That's a fun idea. -Jason

[@itbeat7899]

@TheStrangerous YES, please!

[@ethansmith9065]

Jason unintentionally kicking off a whole generation of Kenneth Copelands.

[@TheStrangerous]

@@ethansmith9065 Oh God please no

[@saudade7842]

A ~40yo campaign sounds absolutely sick

[@JonathanYeets]

My Dad and his friends created a world in 1987. We are still playing in that world today. It has gone from medieval high fantasy to (almost) modern day high fantasy. It is truly a monumentous thing to be a part of.

[@saudade7842]

@@JonathanYeets That's awesome, I gotta get into something like that

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

Search Worlds longest DnD game.

[@markusgeimer3099]

Also complicated as hell! I'd be pulling up all sorts of shit from the past... almost like a lawyer

[@TheStrangerous]

@@JonathanYeets That's so rad. - Jason

[@darkinertia2]

i never thought about it until now, but i did always love when jason is explaining things just because he can captivate you with his storytelling. i always knew that brian was a good teacher because he can usually press that "knack button" for me with an analogy and i can go from not knowing how to do something to completely understanding how it works

[@freddiemarshall7486]

Honestly I think it’s why they are so captivating, just that combination and contrast all as one is awesome.

[@KarlRoyale]

in high school, 30+ years ago, i wore sunglasses all the time. Someone asked a friend of mine why i did that and he jokingly said I was a Vampire and the sun hurt my eyes. For some reason some believed it, though most got the joke. Fast Forward a few weeks and as I'm leaving gym class some kid I didn't know walked in and started shaking. He then reached into his bag and pulled out a crucifix and held it up to ward me off. I swear I could not make this up, my friends and I have been laughing about it for decades.

[@andrews4321]

Can we get some more lore drops on Murphy being an epic bard with a 40ish year D&D campaign? How do you keep a story going for that long? How many generations of adventurers have ventured through these lands?

[@TheStrangerous]

www.youtube.com/@thestrangerousgames5889 If you're interested, these are unedited, but lots of fun. And there's Annaliese! This isn't my big campaign. Just a short campaign we played last year.

[@ZechsMerquise195]

@@TheStrangerous Going to put it on my list to watch when I have time.

[@woltfeddema355]

pls bring more of this, its amazing having two friends exhance stories and no goal just fun

[@harrytalbot1507]

agreed, i'd love to hear more tales from these two

[@ziggygunz2447]

That was such an appropriate response and a mature one at that to automatically respond mentally with "oh god the adults in the room are crazy" lol

[@Epicmonk117]

I wanna see Jason perform Salem’s Lot, ideally the whole book, but if not, then at least the part he read. Anyone else with me?

[@TheStrangerous]

I'd love to, but ... it's copyrighted content. :/ -- Jason

[@DVDProductions13]

Oh. My. God. EXACTLY. Exactly why we need good storytelling as a skill. Controlling a narrative and leading a flow can be so powerful. Love this😂

[@staticsight]

Prose Interpretation is called Dramatic Interpretation now :) I did the Clarice and Hannibal Lecter scene (as Lecter) in my freshman year of highschool

[@scotteyers8518]

Ok... wait a minute. Brian eats fire and glass, hamers nails and cinder blocks into his head. And we get to see that. He's accomplished, and skillful, and it's great. We now learn that Jason is a skilled and practiced theatric storyteller? When you say you spent time sharpening your delivery, what do you mean? How do you make your performance art more impactful? Can we get a (meta)video on storytelling?

[@jonathansuber1551]

Writing poetry once doesn't make you a poet but you make somebody go crazy ONE TIME and suddenly you're a warlock

[@route2070]

"Thinking functioning adults." Based on working retail and other face to face customer service jobs. I question what percentage of adults are thinking and functioning.

[@TheStrangerous]

So very few. -Jason

[@overestimatedforesight]

I'd frame that "Last place - TOO SCARY" as a trophy

[@kimokimo17]

I have new found respect for Murphy! Petition to have him do the whole performance for an episode!

[@Werewolf.exe77]

As a long-time watcher and some one who is very deeply Christian thank you for telling this in a way where you weren't just makeing fun of me for my faith and instead sought to explain what happened to Ronald. Thank you both. Keep doing what you're and god bless y'all.

[@NochSoEinKaddiFan]

Everyone around you goint crazy and treating you like the insane one in the process is an awesome setup for a horror story

[@skorkabian]

Not going to lie, I never thought that I would find out anybody I knew of did UIL Prose and Poetry. I legitimately did a double take when I realized what you were saying! Suit, tie, ponytail, I had the same look. I read a selection from the Bartimeus Sequence by Johnathan Stroud, the initial summoning of djinni Bartimeus. I also did a very irreverent piece about Biff, the best friend of Jesus. Needless to say, I never did that well in competition in Texas. Think the best I ever did was semi-finals or the back up for regionals.

[@TheStrangerous]

Biff! Brian and I both are big fans of LAMB. -Jason

[@endlessoul]

Ah jeez. Ye Olde Haircut attributed to swirlies. Can't get that out of my head now

[@Zamandius]

I'm 36 years old. Jason's campaign has gone on longer than I've been alive for. o_o;;

[@TheStrangerous]

I've got a level 20 Sorcerer older than you! -Jason 👴

[@ladylilithparker]

The world needs more Story Time with Jason Murphy.

[@volairelarp3773]

Similar story time: In highschool, I was your stereotypical "spooky" goth kid, but I've always been the type that gets along with just about anyone. I had been friends since early middle school with this very chill, (apparently) highly religious Southern Baptist girl. My dark sense of humor had never an issue in our friendship, until something called Spirit week. Basically football homecoming week and every day was a different themed dress up day at school. One of those days was a "job" or "career" themed day. So, as a gag, I decided to dress up as Death. My friend did not find the humor in it, and ceased talking to me as of that day. Lol. Come to find out later, the spooky factor was such an issue for her, that she didn't even celebrate Halloween.

[@bencampbell5468]

Jason confirmed as a sorcerer. How to cast hexes on your high-school victims episode when?

[@TheStrangerous]

I'm actually working on a demonic summoning ritual for the Strangerous. =) - Jason

[@Skye_7_7]

I hope Donald sees this & understands what happened- that Jason wasn’t trying to hurt him or anything. When he came to, he said he didn’t remember anything except that Jason scared him. Is this just from his subconsciousness? He could think that there were people after him & messing with his mind using Satan. I hope it works out & he’s well.

[@robertbreedlovecraft]

UIL Academic Meets were always a fascinating cross-section of nerds. Like you'd have the history nerds at one table reading David McCollough biographies, the theater nerds in formal dress reciting John Steinbeck to a wall, and the math/science nerds playing Dreamcast games on their jail-broken PSP

[@generalmccornflaxbo2547]

Just like the Seeing Earth From Above Changes You speech, this is another example of why Jason needs to voice an audio book.

[@TheStrangerous]

working on it! -Jason

[@skulleigh5867]

It sounds like Donald had a seizure and I feel a little sad that probably no adults thought he should get a brain scan. Ages ago I was a neopagan and had a email address that alluded to that. I offered up a patio umbrella to a Freecycle list, some woman wanted it & we arranged for her to pick it up, only for her to email me back that she had not realized I was a witch and she would not have my umbrella at her home. I was wondering if she thought I was gonna curse her free umbrella or what.

[@philiphockenbury6563]

Hey can we get a video of Jason performing the short story for us? That would be awesome.

[@FrankDouglas]

I got accused of Witchcraft at my one walk around gig, the magic trick in question, Sponge balls of all things LOL

[@FrankDouglas]

Murphy just put the players through tomb of Horrors once a week every week for the past 40 years, he just scared them into forgetting what was going on and they think it's still a new campaign.

[@TheStrangerous]

We did that a few months ago. No one was happy. 😅 -Jason

[@Goodzikc]

Please, just like Brian's episode where its centered around him giving his classic fire eating performance, we now need one where it is Jason giving his performance of that book. We all need to see this!!

[@loveblues9633]

I really don’t understand how this show is not getting more views, seems like youtube is really shady or just wants to turn into tiktok, because all of these vids are so interesting and the production quality is way better than most videos i see.

[@Just4FC]

Good one. Here's an idea, make a video about just this, weird religious practices and faiths etc... I grew up in a very believing household (speaking in tongues, church 7 days a week etc...) I don't believe half of what happened, so maybe explain away some of it please

[@stevenbeck5987]

I NEED to know the name of the book, I’ve got to read this🤣🤣🤣 This is almost too crazy to be true🤣🤣🤣

[@skii3414]

So Jason unknowingly passed a charisma check to cast a spell... Jason is a warlock, I'm calling it

[@TheStrangerous]

THE NUCLEAR WARLOCK -Jason (it never gets old)

[@seanfaherty]

My little niece's friend is scared of me because I finally got the Classic Force to work. Feels pretty good

[@13smitch]

I had half my high school (rural Kansas so no great feat) convinced I was a Voodoo Witch Doctor. And I kind of was...sort of...anyway small kid was eating way to much cafeteria food to bulk up. We were laughing saying he would get a stomach ache, I escalated and described to him how it would feel to vomit. It took less than a minute and he was puking in the bathroom. The table was stunned. When asked how I did that I said Voodoo. Which to me was impressionable people are easy to sway. Over the next couple weeks I "made" people have good or bad days. It got old after being blamed for every mishap (No I did not curse you car. You had a blow out because you bought a used retread) and called them all a bunch of idiots. Coming clean did not work on everyone. They still believed. 35years later I'm still stunned and now saddened that people are so easy to sway.

[@bboyudon]

Real magic. I've accidentally hypnotized people a couple times with magic/mentalism. Fascinating stuff. Totally understand Jason's story lol, thanks for sharing

[@johnyboz]

I could watch these guys talk about anything for hours. Modern rogue forever!!

[@Mr_Phox]

Ok, SOMEONE has to find that book. I have got to read it.

[@AlovicGrim]

I feel like some really big fans, are going to try and go on the hunt for Donald's book just to have the Jason Murphy Memorabilia.

[@LukeVader77]

That presentation was so good, you scared someone 15 YEARS LATER. That's insane storytelling skill Jason 😅

[@bczarrockbeast6264]

A buddy of mine had to write and read a poem in front of the class. He used the intro to her ghost in the fog by cradle of filth. It killed. Lol.

[@Cavebat11]

A 40+ year campaign sounds amazing! I can't imagine how many notes you have for it. How many of the original people still play it?

[@TheStrangerous]

4 of them, regularly!

[@TheeManWIthNoLife]

I remember this story on RageSelect!!! So great and exciting hearing a super detailed version of it! 10/10!

[@petoperceptum]

Ritual magic, performance art, and simply saying things that arent fact are all things on the same spectrum. Were you dressed differently, or had choosen a passage not about faith you would not have had that effect. But you had all the right parts and for any rational definition of magic, you did magic.

[@shawnwalker4936]

Think we need a reading of this scene from Jason now. See how many of us he can get.

[@TheStrangerous]

I knowwwww. But it's copyrighted material. Boo. -Jason

[@shawnwalker4936]

@@TheStrangerous oooooh I agree booooo, that would be so cool!

[@lonedog80]

as an adult who have seen both sides of this coin, Murphy is a warlock - long may he reign

[@TheStrangerous]

I AM THE NUCLEAR WARLOCK -Jason

[@fazzinaw11]

It would be funny to hear from Donald now, though I'm fairly sure that's absolutely impossible lol.

[@PaulMutser]

I'd like to see the book

[@TheStrangerous]

@@PaulMutser I wish I could find it again. - Jason

[@BracaPhoto]

Hmmmm ... I'm transitioning from athiest back to a "faith" based religion - I've found i REALLY enjoy the energy of a small "church of God " - the mesmerizing rhythm of the preachers thundering sermon punctuated by speaking in tongues Me and the wife find ourselves almost brainwashed by this type of service --- we are going in with eyes open but truly enjoy shutting them occasionally and just feeling "his presence" Excellent discussion gents

[@maddockemerson4603]

You _are_ being brainwashed, that's the whole point. That's how they get your money. If you just enjoy it for the theatrics and community and don't buy into the wacky mythology and twisted morality of it then fine, but know that it would be better to find a form of theatrics that satisfies that aesthetic without threatening to undermine your grip on reality.

[@BracaPhoto]

@maddockemerson4603 thanks for the feedback -- my faith is growing - once I stopped talking about God in a snarky way to myself he started to reveal himself to me It's not really about the church or money -- God is very nuanced -- The church is about community and being there for your neighbors - the money is about GIVING freely a piece of yourself away - even if no one "deserves" it I've been too filled with EGO all my life - this is a good way to temper that demon 😈 🙃 😅

[@RolandHazoto]

As soon as Jason started describing the format I thought "Telltale Heart" I'm convinced you just kinda turn out a certain way if you grew up reading Stephen King

[@ravendevino6419]

I don't know a single stephen king reader who isn't a good storyteller grown up

[@Mr_luce]

It is absolutely crazy how the brain works, and more credit to Jason's story telling, this was amazing

[@mre9593]

Hagrid: "Your a wizard Jason!"

[@WordsOfARaven]

I would give my eye for this ability and knowledge this is the beat story I have heard in a good while

[@gengar8118]

Going into that competition with the goal of being as scary as possible, I can’t imagine a better outcome.

[@Tiragron99]

I... have the unnerving talent to read and understand people to a very personal level very quickly, to the point a few people have legitimately asked me if I can read minds, and Im like "what? No, that would be awesome, I just like analysing and synthesizing information from the smallest bits of scrap Im given!" XD

[@nomoreaudio2980]

This kid had a seizure by the scariest story ever

[@robertlang4955]

I like the way Jason tells his stories. 👍 Would love to play a D&D game with him. (Introduced to that game WAY back in the late 1970's)

[@dominusanuli3595]

I went to a pentecostal church to see what went down there as I had heard many... interesting things, to put it lightly. I went in there and the people were kind. They were like a large family and yet I felt like an outsider, I felt like a welcomed one. Well, this was a morning service. I went the next few times and it was about the same, but the kids were the freakiest part. They would stare at me, whisper to another, and try to keep away from me, all the while the adults were friendly and cheerful with me. Some of them even offered me a job. Before I go on I would like to mention that I was a junior in high school and my only experience with God was a nondenominational church and a Methodist church. Needless to say my experiences were more reserved. But back to it- the next time I went in the evening was during Pentecost, the first night I believe. The pastor was kind of different, and the people were more quiet but you could sense the energy building up. It's a very unnerving experience, but the more strange part came next. They brought out their instruments but this time it was like something had switched. They all stood up and were more energetic in their singing to where there were a few groups forming in the corners; the women were all bundled up and the men were all in one corner, and they were all jumping and shit. It was like a wave of people. Well, a few of them started thrashing out and making these terrifying sounds that were like a language, but weren't. It was their Tongues. They were being corralled into the center of said groups and pushed around to experience the Spirit in a more controlled manner. But the really interesting part came next; they all started getting into a single file line and were running up and down the aisles. This was a decently sized pentecostal church so it was about 26 rows of chairs wide or so, with two rows splitting them in half evenly. They were running and dancing all at once, speaking and wailing all at once. A few tried pulling me up to join them but I refused, because this was something else entirely. One person had a spontaneous nosebleed and was continuing to run around. The music was playing this whole time in this descending scale that would start over and over again while the singers were chanting about how "He's good, He's good!" And such, but eventually they left their posts to join the crowd while the musicians started increasing in intensity and musical prowess. It was a full musical setup and it was overwhelming for sure, the lights flashing to match the sounds of thunder and lightning while the TVs played video of this magma like substance flying up and down. It was deep, blood red, but would go to orange then yellow as it "cooled off." It felt like that night was never going to end. It did eventually, but this isn't even the strangest part of it all. After the music and energy went down they all started praying. The women were facing the walls and wailing for forgiveness and were confessing everything they had done while all the men made their way toward me. The pastor came and placed his hand on me as I was praying and was asking to the Lord to give me the ability to speak, and as that was happening everyone came and was praying and speaking in Tongues all around me. I just kept my head down because in this one moment I had never felt more vulnerable than I have in a crowd of people like that. All the while the women were fainting as they had been "slain in the Spirit," while the men eventually left me alone. The pastor kept pleasing with God to let me speak until I eventually spoke a mix of Hebrew and Arabic hoping that would please them. Thankfully it did. After that night I left and walked home in the rain because there was so much heat in that room that people were steaming once they went outside. I haven't been back there since, but if I do I'll be sure to record some of it because I found it very interesting.

[@maddockemerson4603]

"Interesting" is quite a word for a bunch of allegedly sane adults going very blatantly mad for what sounds like an hour or so.

[@devilbub8709]

I don't care if this is fake or not, it's a great episode

[@Redacted1791]

I just want to find the book that was written. Im intrigued lol

[@baylego]

This video taught me more about Jason's crazy depraved lil mind than all of these MR years, I understand so much now

[@justgabe_official]

Here when video was titled WitchCraft : kid speaks in tongues 😂😂❤loving story time btw ❤

[@Paul4life]

During Middle school a group of friends and I got into the habit of conducting seances in the basement of one of the kids houses. In the dark of coursse. I tended to ruin those seances by suddenly without warning begin to say In Mumm-ra's voice: "Ancient Spirits of Evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living!" followed by hysterical evil laughter. I did a good Mumm-ra impersonation. -Theater kid.

[@TheStrangerous]

We would've been friends. --Jason

[@Toph_Not_E-Bender]

Jason being an interper makes so much to me

[@jtiem]

Brilliant story, well told.

[@glitch_sidhe]

Bro I've had a similar experience. I was a huge shakespeare kid back in HS. Like I fully adopted this weird pseudo-accent whenever I played Puck to the point I just became Puck by default for all of the plays, even for the lower grades. My last ever performance was at a monologue comp and I did "If we shadows have offended" but I method acted for like 2 days, much to the chagrin of everyone in my classes. So when I performed, I genuinely made a few parents uncomfortable and outright terrified young kids with the whole "mad faerie" vibe, because Puck has always seemed a little off to me so I leaned into that hard for my last performance. My theory has always been I tickled that instinct that causes people to be scared of psychopaths. I didn't even place because I went a little too far with my full-blown acting during a monologue comp but alas, t'was fun

[@gofein5879]

“Too scary”? What kind of Marty Mcfly-“you’re just too darn loud” BS is that?!

[@mad_juggernaut_3547]

I love the past 2 videos i would love more vidoes of you guys and maybe guests (whiskey tribe guys?) just recounting stories. I wish i could have sat down with my grandfather and record his stories

[@CH-ii5ih]

So here's my story. 7th grade, skinny kid, voice had literally dropped like a month before this. I was in a solo/ensemble competition at my school. I was performing "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Miserables. For those who don't know, in isolation, the song is about grieving all of singer's friends who had just died. Big theme of the year, well before the movie. I had to go last. I got so anxious and scared forgot some of the lyrics and just started crying on stage! My choir teacher held on to this for years! And not the "oh this poor kid he started crying in a competition" kinda crying. Apparently it came off as such intense grief it made every single person cry in that audience. I got nearly a perfect score, except one of judges was like "a bit more diction, but holy crap!" And deducted some points. That night, every member of the audience told me individually that they cried too. It was comforting to know that everyone thought I just got really into it instead of fear.

[@Woodwdan]

I did a dramatic reading thing in middle school, but it wasn't a competition, I didn't realize it was really a thing, I always just assumed it was a weird private school thing

[@goldencalf13]

for a halloween show in HS i did a monologue from the perspective of a creepy kid that hears voices. i still occasionally get asked if i'm okay.

[@marshallerickson493]

I actually almost got suspended from public middle school for satanic rituals 😂 I learned how to hypnotize people from KZbin, and learned some magic tricks from Scam School actually and I absolutely loved performing this tricks for my friends at sleepovers and birthday parties, and I finally worked up the courage to try hypnotizing my friends and it was a blast, so much so that they kept asking me to do it at school before class began, and one time I actually used a magic trick as the lead to hypnosis, long story short the kid thought he was a chicken and the teacher thought I was a witch and reported me to the principal who was actually really cool about the whole thing and asked me to show her a magic trick

[@dddqqqpppbbb2096]

There was an occasion I scared the hell out of a kid using my theatrical talent, it was at a Halloween party in high school, I had chosen to dress as a zombie, it was so scary to him that he ran inside the school crying rivers. Years later I joined the theater club.

[@banerifthammer4608]

Amazing! You guys mentioned books you have read on this subject.woukd you mind naming a few titles I've always bin interested in the subject of hypnosis and mind tricks

[@hidrowiz1313]

We need more storys from jason and Brian

[@ITJohan]

Ahhhh, the old stories of Jason, I always love to her them. Not as scientificly as this one, but you should retell the time you cracked the Kobayashi Maru, way before anyone knew how to do it, or even how it worked. 😁

[@TheStrangerous]

Lol. 😅

[@iWhacko]

yea I hate it too, you make some one speak in tongues ONCE, and you're suddenly the bad guy xD

[@bvoyelr]

Christian here. One quibble with this whole thing: speaking in tongues isn't an involuntary action. It's a deliberate effort -- among those with the faith, it's basically praying to God in His own language for whatever needs to happen to be so. There is an "upwelling", but it's inspiration, not God wearing you like a sock puppet. You are completely free to do with it as you please, and you don't *need* to be inspired to do it. Tongues is just gibberish. God is the only person who needs to understand it. Doesn't change your story much since you're describing a psychological condition. If this kid thought speaking in tongues was God wearing him like a sock puppet, then he'd behave that way if he's been conditioned to do so.

[@octolilith6143]

Thanks for this man, looking for this comment so I didnt have to write it myself.❤

[@erilassila409]

I also have a creepy-ish childhood story. The path that led to my whole family leaving the church started with my dad catching ~ 12 year old me in the act looking at ritual knives online on my family's computer. I'd been interested in many religions, wicca and buddhism among them. I was studying a book of shadows website, compiling my own book of shadows, and browsing an online knife/sword shop for athames (wiccan ritual knives). My dad caught me in the act, and after a bit of mutual freaking out, I sat my parents down and explained to them how Christianity wasn't my thing. We couldn't find a form for me to quit the church membership alone, so my mom had to quit with me. And as I took the paperwork to my dad's office for him to sign, he asked "can you show me how the website works where you quit the church membership?" And that's the story of how my preteen wiccan phase led to my parents and I quitting our church membership.

[@TheOgSiLeNtSHOTS]

I need to see the cover an back of this book!

[@DarleneLesmana]

if i had a nickel everytime brian thought he was wrapping up an episode and then jason said "wait there's more" i would have enough to get a soda i think (idk how much a nickel is)

[@nijiru4448]

Has Jason read Donald's book, and is book!Jason the leader of the bullies?

[@arvianworkshop7118]

God I want to be in a DnD campaign where Jason is the DM Need a DM roundtable with Matt, Brennan, Aabria, and Jason

[@TheStrangerous]

Stay tuned. I'm starting the 'pro-dm' thing right now. It's a blast! -- Jason

[@Reverend_Mojo]

I really really need to read "Donald's" book. I promise I won't dox his real Name, or even share the book.

[@MrAqr2598]

Same thing I was thinking. I swear (will not say to Whom) that secrets concerning "Donald" will be kept.

[@walkermediaworx]

The VPN promo - you are the real hero, putting that online after recording it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Palthura]

This kinda reminds me of my senior year English final. I don’t remember exactly what the prompt was, but it had to be persuasive in some way. I had to persuade the reader. Well I was fresh off of a Saw movie binge, and had a bunch of that stuff in my head so I went ahead and wrote about that. Might as well have y’know? I wrote about how some viewers see John Kramer as a necessary evil, and that I’d attempt to persuade the reader to see things from their point of view. My teacher (who apparently had seen most of the Saw movies) came up to me afterwards and was like “Seth, I’m a little concerned. Your paper was flawless. It’s a little too good. How did you make me side with Jigsaw?” 😂😂

[@JamesRouzier]

I want to buy Donald's book now 😅!

[@plastickhero]

Can we get a modern day Jason Murphy reading of that scene please?

[@TheStrangerous]

Unfortunately, it's copyrighted material, so ... -Jason

[@Kilroy01]

You missed the opportunity. When they asked if you cast a spell on him, you should have leaned close and whispered "what if I did..."

[@TheStrangerous]

I really really really wish I'd had the presence of mind. -Jason

[@soundhealingbygene]

Its like every episode i learn more about Jason and Brain. this is informative and entertaining. 15:32 we haven't heard the crazy part yet?

[@pla1nswalk3r]

I'd love to know what would have happened if Jason had said "Why yes, I DID put a spell on that boy."

[@TheStrangerous]

I really really wish I had. -Jason

[@kevinnowak6680]

Hi guys. Could you supply a limited bibliography of some of the books you alluded to? The ones which discuss hypnotism or group hysteria or speaking in tongues. I'm fascinated in how our minds work around the weird (and how that can affect people's beliefs and how it may inform the design of some esoteric entertainment.)

[@andreasfr1]

I desire more knowledge of the 40-year dnd campaign

[@loganw5971]

I swear, I just saw a comment on this channel wanting to see a video of Jason's DND skills. PLEASE M.R. show us the grace and wonder that is Dungeon Master Jason Murphy!

[@TheStrangerous]

These videos are unedited and a little 'loose', but here's a campaign we played in last year. www.youtube.com/@thestrangerousgames5889 -Jason

[@loganw5971]

@@TheStrangerous i shall go and spread word of this wonderous news!

[@TheStrangerous]

@@loganw5971 I hope you like it!

[@MrMeme69]

Im gonna need that book!

[@TheStrangerous]

I wish I could find it! -Jason

[@bsparky01]

I did a similar reading in Middle School. I read one of the short stories from Southern Fried Rat, grossed out a lot of the students that were in the competition and my English teacher was so impressed with my reading she suggested doing Telltale Heart because she thought I could handle it, but I ended up bombing it so hsrd when we went to the finals and never tried it again.😂 My friends and I were also accused a lot of being Satanists, not sure what tench coats have to do with Satanism, but whatever lol. So Jason's story really resinates with me 😊, just wish I could say I failed the finals for being too good hahaha.

[@theMifyoo]

I got to ask how does your 40 year campaign work? Like is it still in AD&D? I mean your campaign is old enough that it couldn't have started with the newer editions because they didn't exist yet. Also the question of level is a big one. Like do you just start pcs back at level 1 when they die and have just been making sure to off bits of the party before they get too strong, or is your party at an absurd level? I mean if they did one level per year they would be at double epic level. If you are going with absurd levels how do you even begin to balance things? How is progression done, is it the old system where gold gave you xp and you need xp to level, or did you shift to milestone?

[@TheStrangerous]

Oh no. There have been god-like characters in the campaign, but every now and then the stakes get high and there's a TPK (or close to it). We started with a homebrew system that we used for DECADES. But now we're on 5E. :)