New Game, Who Dis? Dungeon Crawl Classics Episode 2

[@dougisballin1729]

Just discovering this channel and DCC episodes. Thanks to you all, great times.

[@RomanNardone]

The casual embrace of halfling canabalism is both hilarious and horrifying

[@aussiefpv6780]

Dark Sun has entered the chat

[@spudsbuchlaw]

Tolkein never published that story, but we all know he thought of it

[@cadenceclearwater4340]

Yummy, short pig 😋

[@BaneofAzrael]

Kate needs to be a permanent member of GCN. And David played the antagonized GM very well.

[@KurtSchwind]

David was the MVP of this session. Everyone running everywhere. They put him to work and he rolled with it all.

[@smashkeys]

Ppffft c'mon

[@jeffbostic6660]

Great Fun, Well done David. Hard to keep the flow going with all the fun happening, but you did great.

[@MortalCoil666]

Man, watching this for the first time, some commenters got really salty & they didn't even use all that salt to season a tasty halfling

[@Generic_Man]

In this game, it takes 10 mins to fix a stick you use to hit things, but a ditch digger can dig a 6-foot grave in 54 seconds.

[@kylemarkermusic]

To be fair, none of the characters are named “ Stick Fixer” lol

[@jackbailey6408]

David did an awesome job, I would like to see more of this show and the cast. I'm having a blast watching this

[@Garvy15345]

Its kind of amazing how in the space of a few hours we went from 'randomly dealt pregens' to 'Saburuh the forester, Bernard the guard, Sylvester the Ditch Digger and Sir Isaac Newton favored apprentice' heroes with invested players and more roleplay then most of these types of shows.

[@WiskeyJ]

I'll say this every time, Kate is amazing and fits so well with the GCN crew. Also great job crew, you are as always amazing. David as a the Judge was great to see, I'm sure it's hard to keep this crew in line but he handles the loose rules and game so well!

[@suppermike777]

Frankly I'm just surprised they didn't have every combat in the module simultaneously

[@aussiefpv6780]

Man they were sure hard on David, he did awesome

[@nomisukeindustries]

Skid's level of humor is so far beyond David's capacity for tolerance that 90% of his jokes just go unanswered. Skid: "A loom takes up a lot of your time. They might not even have time to learn to swim." *crickets*

[@guille787]

Yeah, I noticed David a little annoyed by the offrail, but that might be because it's his first time DMing in the Network

[@wilknoble6072]

The Halfling discussion cracked me up so much it physically halted me from working until the bit finished... "Buffalo Wild Dry-Rub Halflings" (with ranch)

[@m8trxspydr4rl75]

This is the closest to real 1st addition AD&D play I have ever seen on a podcast. The 20 minutes of off topic crap followed by ensuing silliness reminds me of nearly every game I’ve ever been involved in. The first episode was also reminiscent in that everybody met in a tavern, with none of that, over-the-top, Mercer roleplaying nonsense, and off to the dungeon followed by one of more character deaths in the first hour. Nice.

[@johnrekab3]

Kate losing it at Skid saying “stabbing mounds!” Hilarious

[@betterburnout]

I understand that you can't concentrate during a game and that you relax by telling anecdotes that have nothing to do with sauerkraut... But sometimes it's quite painful and breaks the flow. … Oh, and by the way, as a psychologist, Skid Maher has a problem. At 1:12:20

[@godfreemorals]

Dungeon Crawl Classics Episode 2, AKA David Refuses To Buckle To His Player's Nonsense

[@godfreemorals]

Spoilers: Why did David hand hold his players so much through the 'glass floor' mud soldiers scene? Because they were so unengaged?

[@jonmkl]

@atombrain111 You know, or people who like a little unserious fun on game night.

[@melanclock]

the art of random stuff happening and fights going on in different rooms was accurate it seems

[@casfacto]

I love the way that 'character creation' happens in this system.

[@grendelzero666]

I could not stop laughing this whole episode. I can't wait to see episode 3. Do they finally get to eat the halfling? I have to know! LOL!

[@SamuRyan858]

Kate saying, “Hey…” became increasingly funny.

[@terrybeal2252]

Well played. Very entertaining 👏 😁

[@chiliboom6140]

If you know Androids & Aliens it really explains how Skid is playing in regards to Jared running the game.

[@Feralzen]

I'd buy that t-shirt for my BBQ events! I picture the face of my neighbors when I ask them if they're enjoying the halfling while they've got their mouth full... Good times!

[@patrickdavis5231]

What I loved: It felt like a real D&D session. Everyone having fun and joking around. What I did love: It felt too much like a real D&D session. Most of the session was spent joking about things that had nothing to do with the dungeon. Will I continue to watch? Of course I will!

[@proffingers]

David is so fucking good at running games that it makes my head spin.

[@jazzlovr6515]

If, for some strange reason, David Winters needs a demo reel to be considered for more DMing roles on the Network...or anywhere...this episode is all he needs. This is arguably the funniest thing the GCN has published that's not just the founders all doing their thing together.

[@MrColdraven]

This was interesting because it was something you rarely get to see on KZbin : the effect of a toxic player on a party. A really great crew minus one. Joking around is great but constant derailing is insulting to the DM especially in view of an audience. The other players really did their best to roll in spite of it. David was MVP for tolerating and wrangling it all.

[@francoisdumont4105]

He was better than me. I would have quit.

[@proffingers]

Okay, so when's the DCC season?

[@yyyy890oh]

I believe halflings get 2 pts for each luck stat burned... but technically that is for the halfling class not race. Great session.

[@yippeethreeeight]

Maybe it should be called Room Trap Crawl Classics. heh. I used to want to play a level-0 character funnel. I no longer want to. The players seem to have no incentive to try to keep them alive. That was a fun watch.

[@francoisdumont4105]

In my experience it's the opposite. The "cowardly" players who stay in the back and don't do anything usually end up surviving.

[@layedout778]

So fun :)

[@TARMHeLL]

David: "This is medieval times, people can't read or write." All Medieval History KZbinrs: "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

[@Suavek69]

Weren't literacy rates at like 10% in 1500s? This, plus most written text was in Latin, making it even harder for common folk to learn anything from it

[@TARMHeLL]

@@Suavek69 It's just a joke, but a 10% literacy rate sounds more than we have today. And I would assume Latin would be easy to learn if it was the only written language.

[@Suavek69]

@@TARMHeLL we have literacy rates of above 85% globally, with more than that in developed nations. Keep in mind I'm taking literacy rates, not illiteracy rates. In other words - last time I checked about 1 in 10 people were estimated to be able to read and write in 1500s, which includes priests and nobility.

[@TARMHeLL]

@Suavek still I'm just making jokes. Not in anyway am I serious. I'm african and can tell you it doesn't always feel like people can comprehend what they read.

[@benpuffer7891]

More DDC!

[@russellcharlton7814]

That bant upfront was somewhat uncomfortable just on audio because David Winters laughs silently.

[@bluecarpettiles]

Here for the halfling barbecue

[@ethansnyder9279]

Skid Berger's pregame BS is next level

[@smashkeys]

You mean just skid..?

[@Tibbyvc-rb7od]

@@smashkeys Skid Berger.

[@svennikolajsen6624]

Well done

[@francoisdumont4105]

Medium rare

[@svennikolajsen6624]

@ 😄

[@amandacartwright518]

Imagine how quickly they could have gotten through this dungeon if they had stopped entertaining the stupid hafling cannibalism.

[@kfisher723]

Guy Fieri IS Santa Claus, I believe in Christmas again, thank you David!

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

Curious - did David ever GM again?

[@crapphone7744]

This episode was off the hook! I mean, shut the front door!

[@kazen5907]

I cant even breathe. Will anyone ever be on Skids level?

[@TheGlassCannon]

Skid is the best!

[@adamd6581]

While I think David could be a bit more forceful in keeping things tighter, its his first time and Skid seems like he is working very hard at making it difficult. I love pretty much everything these guys put out but Im not sure I'll even bother watching the final episode this time around. Im an hour and 16 minutes in and Skid just sounds angry while trying to get off track. I actually dont think im boing to bother finishing this episode.

[@RomanNardone]

In his defense I think people don't play dungeon crawls for a reason: they're boring. There are no stakes if all of your characters die in five rooms you painstakingly have to wander through

[@kevinm3428]

You're spot on; Skid is a major tool here. His lack has of support for the DM's game is very off-putting.

[@guille787]

Dungeon Crawls feels like a boardgame with unfair rules and REALLY little room for roleplay... I'm on Skid side here

[@j.sawyer4946]

I don't know that I've ever seen the crew less interested in a game than this one. Skid for one doesn't seem like he's enjoying himself at all.

[@bad-people6510]

Medieval Europeans had a relatively high literacy rate. Higher by our standards then by their own.

[@mcphadenmike]

This could have been an interesting look at a wild RPG, but this skid guy had other plans.

[@molittr]

Talespire is awesome!

[@matthewlaird5235]

Didn’t the party eat about an hour and a half ago at the tavern? Two party members fighting over who get to eat the halfling would result in most sane characters telling them to stop, and if the warnings weren’t heeded, the two cannibals would be put down.

[@user-rh9gj9dx5j]

1:37:25

[@azdgariarada]

At the end in the pool battle they kept talking about jumping in the pool so much, I wonder if I was the only one reminded of this decades old dance track... kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZWqmIB9r6xnkMU

[@charizardjmj]

1:17:00

[@acolyteoforcus7353]

Men in Black...have you seen that movie? I sat through the whole thing. Ah you young whipper snappers, haha...well, except for Skid of course :)

[@godfreemorals]

I went to the cinema to see that one... twice! haha the olden days :)

[@mookiewilson4166]

Any show which routinely rattles off terms like “relative paucity” and seamlessly blends Apocalypse Now and It’s A Wonderful Life references is criminally unsubscribed.

[@Gruoldfar]

The music is a tad lout (20:00)

[@richosburn]

…I’d have Grant roll on camera. A lot of fudging going on there

[@ronchapin7348]

and the fondation to safe the halfling race from extinction has been started. must save them do to over hunting for thier meat, fur, and bone meal. please contribute to save the halfling before it is to late.

[@martinouellet3540]

Please play some Fallout 2d20 in a future Who Dis?

[@sariusmonk]

There's too many awkward pauses and repetition of already not funny references or "jokes". David is too polite / new to the role that Troy has mastered by being an asshole to this rabble :P

[@alexandersvideopicks8735]

Halfling cannibalism for fun and laughs....

[@MrCfredrickson]

You got quakers wrong dude....That is Amish.

[@tylerflamand5300]

Calculus was invented during the Islamic Golden Age. Different kind of Calculus that Newton invented.

[@hardylebel535]

This judge needs to do a better job of driving the action.

[@cyranojohnson8771]

The fundamental game concept of "the funnel" is just flawed and not fun. It's a bullshit OSR idealization of a basic "DM-vs-the-players" concept which games long since evolved beyond -- to whatever extent it was ever a thing -- for very good reasons. (What do you want to bet the phrase "negotiate with your players," basically meaning "argue at your table," occurs in parts of the basic ruleset? I'd give it even money.) The lesson is that DCC is an example of that kind of bullshit and just basically not a good idea. Based on this, I wouldn't run it. That said, the GCN crew made some extremely funny hay out of it, you have to give it to them. I was entertained. Skid and the halfling cannibalism was especially hilarious.

[@godfreemorals]

@@cyranojohnson8771 you just described my problem with most of the OSR games., which is a shame because I love a rules-lite system and 'original' D&D Basic (Moldvay/Mentzer) was grand, but DM-Vs-PCs isn't fun for anyone.

[@inarticulatevoid]

@@cyranojohnson8771 I know this is a year old comment so skip reading this if you really don't care - You realise that there are 10 more levels after the funnel right? This is literally character creation. The "Game" hasn't even started yet. Literally the definition of judging the book by it's cover. Two people can play that game. D&D culture has perpetuated the idea of not killing the PCs to the point where matt mercer was called out for his player's choice to engage with a high level npc which ended up with a couple of them dead. Yet they brought back the dead characters. No consequences to their actions. Might as well play pretend at that point.

[@bobbycrosby9765]

@@cyranojohnson8771 as long as you don't do anything too stupid, it's actually pretty hard to die outside of the funnel in DCC. The funnel is actually a great solution to a real problem: power gaming and min-maxing. It gives you 4 characters to "choose" from in a fairly organic way. You get to actually play your characters origin story.

[@tkelly5422]

Dungeon Crawl Classics is not a good game and I think this is very apparent. GC team at least makes it an interesting show. Pro tip: stop nerfing the PCs. This happened in Marvel Superheros and it hurts the game. The game is already bad. It doesn't need to be made worse.

[@guille787]

At least Marvel Superheroes was a ton of fun because the players had the opportunity to roleplay...while here it feels like a boardgame with unfair rules and nothing to roleplay with

[@inarticulatevoid]

??? The PCs aren't nerfed? They are level 0 peasants. This isn't leveled gameplay. This is character creation. Please read the book before passing any judgement.

[@j.sawyer4946]

I don't know that I've ever seen the crew less interested in a game than this one. Skid for one doesn't seem like he's enjoying himself at all.

[@guille787]

I think is hard to engage with 4 different PCs at same time, and knowing that everyone is probably going to die this same session. Skid surely enjoyed this because he is a fan of old school games.