Snow Escape | Oxventure D&D | Winter Special | Live at MCM Birmingham 2022

[@oldharlock7760]

Egbert locating Prudence's breakfast bag was maybe the most brilliant thing he ever did. Well played, Mike, well played.👏

[@ArkaneStephanie]

Can't believe this wasnt called Globe Trotting

[@sheolcodemonkey4027]

"Imagine a gigantic, bright blue centipede, it has orange spikes all the way down its back" I cannot begin to stress to you how much I do not want to do that

[@robertmcdiarmid4921]

I can't figure out why, but prudence and her irritable English nanny "what is it?!" Is one of my favourite oxventure moments

[@rorybeckstrom9602]

I wonder if that speaks to the group dynamic.. prudence is the voice of reason in the group more often than not.. as scary as that is.. myrowen is quieter most of the time so they all get herded by prudence.

[@socaldayve]

Between recuing the golden dragon and now steering a mighty beast by its antennae, Egbert's become a heroic paladin in spite of himself. 🐉🛡

[@private.-.5092]

I love how corazon immediately digging once they notice prudence isnt there, theres a heart in that pirate

[@ArDeeMee]

Literally AND figuratively! It‘s even in his name.

[@private.-.5092]

@@ArDeeMee omg I didn't even realize I made a pun

[@ArDeeMee]

@@private.-.5092 A heart as large as a VW Beatle. 😂

[@daniellockley-smith9766]

Its because prudence is the only one he can fully stand all of the time

[@BlackMoonHowls]

@@private.-.5092 Do you even Spanish or any Iso-Anglo language? They are all pretty much the same in ways.

[@davidcheatham5828]

Fun fact: This episode won an award for Most Uses of the Phrase 'Corpse Sled' in a KZbin Video.

[@katfromthekong414]

"We were lying about being brother and sister .... like the White Stripes. We're actually cousins." 🤣

[@BlackMoonHowls]

I smell a Fallout New Cali situation there. Bro/Sis

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Hell even a Legion Solider (of the Frontier) fathered a family with his cousin (turned wife.) I'm sensing a pattern here.

[@Kongaii]

I really like Johnnys DMing but Luke I feel isn't as scared to put the party in some real peril and I as a viewer really appreciate it

[@weneedaladder8384]

I looked up the monster from the ending (Remorhaz) to see what it looked like, and noticed while I was doing that that it had almost 200 health. Once Corazon's sneak attack only did like 20 damage I started getting actually worried.

[@madestmadhatter]

I did not like that, but since everyone did survive it made things better in retrospect.

[@LuckyLucyHi]

I remember fighting Remorhaz pairs in the game Solasta: Crown of the Magister and they are brutal. As the party sorcerer, I would always have to use Banish on one so that we could focus on one, and if they beat my spell save DC we would all get very worried!

[@hannahmorgan7213]

@@weneedaladder8384 Luke eased it down a little bit but I still enjoy seeing some real danger

[@lyredrake6761]

@@hannahmorgan7213 @WeNeedALadder Yeah based on its AC (14) and Heated Body damage (2d6) Luke only put them up against a *Young* Remorhaz (a separate stat block in the DMG), which would be a relatively basic encounter for a team of level 5 characters, whereas the Oxventurers are now level 8 if I recall correctly. The real sense of threat was all in how he sold it, not in how dangerous the monster actually was because they could've easily slaughtered it in a "normal" combat manner if they so chose, though obviously their solution was way more fun. (Also nice of Luke to ignore the Remorhaz's fire *immunity* when hit by Hellish Rebuke, which also should've been 5d10 because Warlocks up-cast spells to their only spell slot level, which is 4th in Pru's case, but damage was redundant in the end anyway so my rules-lawyering is as moot as it is unsolicited)

[@nathanjmartucci7849]

Imagine Dob's surprise when he wanders across a tower after several hours of looking for breakfast, going up to the top, walking into the room, and then BAM! All his friends are there. Eggbert looks like he was just riding an inchworm, Merilwen's a bird, Prudence is eviscerated, and Corazon is riding some kind of frozen corpse sled.

[@talanai967]

So a regular Tuesday, then.

[@ArDeeMee]

And then the sled starts thawing…

[@nathanjmartucci7849]

@@ArDeeMee which is the thing I'm wondering about, because the sorceress is too old to make it down the stairs, let alone carry bodies. So hopefully someone takes them out for her.

[@ArDeeMee]

@@nathanjmartucci7849 The Oxventurers definitely cleaned up afterwards. Egbert especially is good at taking care of old ladies. ;)

[@BlackMoonHowls]

@@talanai967 Sounds like Space Station 13.

[@ColCIX]

I love seeing Luke DM-ing, he seems to relish putting the oxventurers in perilous situations and I'm here for it! The only downside is that I miss Dob's character and Johnny.

[@bondickle]

It would be lush to see Hengist again one day too... Luke should definitely do another episode (or two parter) in the new studio. x

[@wannieg]

@@bondickle It would be extra nice because when Johnny played they were holding back since they knew where the adventure was going (with the two of them have developed together). Would be nice to see how they would handle a full on Luke adventure in the dark.

[@Bluessoulphoenix]

@@wannieg I see what you did there 😂

[@ArDeeMee]

Dob sort of had a guest appearance, as some kind of ominous cloud. =D

[@teddylyon1189]

He also seems to enjoy forcing his players to unintentionally kill random NPCs. Mostly but not limited to Corazon and his surprisingly lethal kicks

[@dru666888]

Egbert figure..., kidney sold separately

[@ryadinstormblessed8308]

Once the question of Ori surviving the avalanche came up, the most important question became: are Millie and Ori orphans? We all know the fate of any orphans in Oxventure.

[@madestmadhatter]

In true Eggbert fashion "I could always do that, I just didn't" Also anyone else hoping he gifts the finger to the hammer?

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

I can't wait until the final showdown with Liliana leads to a TPK, and then it turns out Egbert can just cast True Wish to bring the Oxventurers back to life and wish Liliana out of existence.

[@madestmadhatter]

@@neolexiousneolexian6079 lmao!

[@vermonter8696]

To think this all started as a one off and here we are 5 years later. Poor Johnny haha.

[@victoryv3539]

25:33 Mike's reaction to Millie and Ori clinging on to Egbert was adorable tbh

[@thepangalorian101]

As many have have said, mad love for Johnny. But I love the Luke adventures because he brings his own brand of chaos ala sniper Luigi and the Far cry 5 bowman to the adventure, and he’s awesome 😅 And then to find his music career that I vibe to, Has anyone else made a lot of money this year, for a stranger, they’ve never met?

[@flytowerstandingby]

Shoutout and also apologies to Cameraman James, who I stared at full in the face as we entered because I thought I knew him from home. It took a couple minutes to click, what with everything else there also being massively exciting, but I was so psyched after I figured it out! (Sorry about that if you noticed, I think you had a lot of other stuff to think about, so I didn't feel too bad, but apologies nonetheless)

[@BlackMoonHowls]

James Cameraman. lulz.

[@travisspaulding5835]

I really like Luke as a GM. I’d love to see Johnny get the chance to play Rust a little more with Luke at the helm just as a change of pace

[@TheeManWIthNoLife]

What other secrets is Egbert hiding? It's always magical when he busts out a new ability he could have been using the whole time!

[@DeadmanWL]

Moonbeam!!!!

[@nightmarethrenody8232]

I think he should be able to have access to the spell “Ceremony,” which includes the ability to perform weddings or atonements.

[@scorpix96]

Remove curse. He possibly could have immediately canceled the adventure :p

[@KaysChoice-qy9dx]

Was in the audience for this one. Absolutely loved every minute of it! I remember trying to resist the urge to sing ‘Crashing through the snow, in a 2 corpse mangled sleigh’!

[@Alex-tm4fz]

1:15:00 ish, I can just imagine corazon wriggling in the snow like a sand boa to hide himself

[@thembill8246]

Prudence really needs to remember to scale up her spells. Hellish rebuke at level 8, which I think they are would be a fourth or fifth level spell, and do significantly more damage. That's how warlocks work. You don't get many spell slots, but every spell levels up with the slot if it possibly can.

[@dee...]

I love both Luke and Johnny as DMs. Both do an amazing job. Both have their own excellent qualities. 💜

[@shauneclifford3]

After "I do things to make the boat go" now "So demeaning, but ok"

[@luismunoz588]

The most hilarious revelation about Egbert's second attack, is knowing exactly how long he's had it. XD

[@UrvineSpiegel]

I really love seeing Luke DM. He is an amazing DM/GM. I love Johnny, but Luke has his own aspect to DMing the game that only he can do Jane "I have fire resistances!" Luke " its a grease fire, you take full damage. Jane "understandable have a nice day"

[@thomasparsons1779]

Luke is a solid dm but Johnny is the GOAT. It was great when Johnny played as a dwarf! Spreading the word. Dwarfs. They’re just great!

[@ceilingfanenthusiast6041]

Personally I've always preferred Luke's Dming. I feel like he puts more into characters and tends to make things matter more/make things more interesting by making things more dangerous.

[@AkumakoCross]

Hoist Up The Thing by The Longest Johns is both Corazón’s theme song and origin story, and even Andy cannot convince me otherwise.

[@themodelrailwayman5470]

Good choice in music xD its absolutely accurate!

[@ashfreywar9862]

Corazon running wildly around deck yelling “tRUST ME IM IN CONTROL-“

[@SorowFame]

Checked the song out after reading this comment, thanks by the way, and while he’s proved himself a competent enough sailor for the song to not completely fit it still very much fits the vibes of the character.

[@jonathandavies1716]

My head canon shall forever be that Egbert now possess the Finger of Vecna.

[@CodaBlair]

As long as he doesn't cut off his finger and replace it, we should be fine

[@kajex7589]

This is just each of my favorite DnD characters being their Iconic selves in the best way possible. You guys split my sides a few times this episode.

[@MjauDuuude]

Luke is an amazing actor

[@Patched_Jack]

It would have been hilarious if they were married using dwayne's rings.

[@melissacarlock6164]

Finally the first time in 5 years prudence in prudence's body used hellish rebuke, so good to finally see, can't wait to the new year and the new adventure I love you guys thank you you've made this year amazing

[@merepseu]

Counting down on my fingers those 5 years until she does it with the right number of dice.

[@Storyman09]

@@merepseu I thought hellish rebuke was a racial trait, not a spell?

[@ColonelHazard]

@@Storyman09 technically it's both. It's a spell that Tieflings get as a racial trait. But it's also on the Warlock spell list so even if Prudence weren't a Tiefling she could still have chosen to take it. But as Meredith notes, Luke didn't take into account the automatic upcasting that Warlocks get. I think they have 4th level spells now, right? So she should have been doing 5d10 damage with it, instead.

[@merepseu]

@@Storyman09 The racial trait casts it at 2nd level so it's still 3d10.

[@BlackMoonHowls]

@@Amaritudine That's homebrew for ya.

[@weezercollector]

Considering Luke was rather thrown into this session, I thought he did wonderfully. 😁👌

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

-I need an episode where all the characters are played by Luke talking to himself. No reason why, it would just be good.-

[@tarekmoneimsaid]

How is Merilcat offering her belly for rubs not a trap? I imagine she'd go along with it for 5 seconds and then suddenly embrace their arm with her paws, bite their hands as hard as she can while kicking her back legs, as cats do :D Safety advice, don't belly rub cats, unless you're 100% sure they love it, they're comfortable around you and they're in a good mood.

[@SorowFame]

They’re very quick to let you know when they don’t like it. Lucky for me my cat only gave a light warning bite.

[@eggarts9562]

Five minutes in and it’s already the most chaotic, I love Luke DMing

[@seaborgium919]

"this is demeaning. Let's do it" - Just DND things

[@tonyb6555]

I'm sure he had some backup way to make sure the curse got triggered if the team ignored the globe, but I wonder if Luke had considered in advance that the way it actually happened would be Meowelwen just catting it up.

[@stewartglencrose9023]

I was at the London MCM live show in October, can’t remember the last time I laughed so much😊

[@ArDeeMee]

And you finally get to talk about it without someone yelling „spoilers!“

[@BlackMoonHowls]

@@ArDeeMee Lol the only spoilers I know of are on cars.

[@alexthunderbrand]

"And Dwayne died." what an ending

[@sweeety969]

Egbert was so quick to settle into life in the snowglobe

[@Michael_Lindell]

Snow that's what I call a Winter Special!

[@nunyobidniz]

Boo!

[@Ptaaruonn]

I'm sure Merilwen will approve that one ^^

[@jstewart_1]

Only 43 hours left. Hang in there.

[@lightningwingdragon]

SNOW MORE! SNOW MORE! PLEASE!

[@QuestableCat]

Merilwen will be proud of you

[@pinkcowqueen]

10 days? TEN WHOLE DAYS??? How can I wait that long....

[@merepseu]

Did you manage? I hope you managed.

[@pinkcowqueen]

@@merepseu I managed! JUST! Mainly through watching SOTW from like four years ago.

[@ryadinstormblessed8308]

You survived! 🎆

[@josephgregory7981]

How did I miss this gem?!

[@Matt_Finish]

Anyone else keep getting jump-scared by the shadowy figures walking into the foreground?

[@Icam_here]

snow way, what a great oxventure and well done by Luke as the DM, i loved how we got another turns out i can do this reveal from Egbert

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

Murdering orphans is one thing. I can't believe Luke would just summarily kill adorable polar bear cubs!

[@dee...]

He didn't! If you watch it back you'll see he deliberately changed the polar bear family (insinuating there were cubs) to a grown polar bear family (so no cute cubs were harmed, just plain old adult offspring). 😂

[@zulubunsen9067]

Facing a Remorhaz in an icy expanse gives me very hard Icewind Dale II flashbacks.

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Remor haz it, it's difficult.

[@katfromthekong414]

And the magnificent oxventure tradition of bullying NPC companions continues 😆👏🏼

[@domrich5315]

It's genuinely an odd feeling watching shadows move about under you guys. Feels like I'm watching Oxventure in theatres. Happy new years all! Thanks for the adventure!

[@MerricMaker]

"There's nothing to do in this snowglobe. Well... aside from the sex."

[@darrenbarlow1826]

I just want to say Hi, Cosplayers I saw at the NEC, you looked wonderful

[@kidney_boy7973]

Not hearing the audience feels weird lol. Feels like a piece is missing

[@uRicable]

Did I dream a conversation about the "But wait my modifiers" merch? Been looking for it since the recording came out!

[@zedarkenigma]

Corazon’s apple juggling outcome resulted in me spraying coffee on my wall and choking with laughter. But now I’ve gotta clean my wall so thanks. 😅😂

[@kyab2815]

One thing ive noticed is different between johnny and luke's dm styles is that johnny is more social and interaction focused where as luke is more combat and adventure focused. Like this was practically a proper dungeon run

[@o.k.productions5202]

Oxventure’s guild have attended 4 weddings, people should stop letting them attend.

[@esteban280889]

Corizon has never rolled so poorly at the start haha.

[@flemmingpedersen567]

I got the feeling Luke was going for a near TPK, and then would have used Dob as a deus ex machina to have them survive.

[@marhawkman303]

heh, one of my thoughts was: "what if you were to break the globe instead of trying to pick it up?"

[@ColonelHazard]

I was so hoping we'd get Dob ex machina!

[@BlackMoonHowls]

@@marhawkman303 Even touching it in any way causes the effects. Mage Hand maybe. Pulls up to ten lbs. but you could use that as ten lbs of force times the speed of gravity maybe to achieve science.

[@marhawkman303]

@@BlackMoonHowls what about bopping it with something?

[@michellesandy4545]

It has immunity to fire damage how did hellish rebuke do dmg?

[@VirelanAndakTakaishi]

Moon Beam has kinda become Oxventure's Fireball, hasn't it? Whatever the problem, it can always be solved by Moon Beam!

[@bobisha772]

It's a shame dob wasn't there... they could've had a dobsleigh.

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Dobsledding.

[@matthewevans2151]

Oh no the ravages of time is my next T-shirt/tattoo idea

[@TransGuyShane]

Only afew hours to go ♡

[@solabis]

My staffy puppy called Ori is so very confused

[@FictionWriter95]

Slightly surprised that Luke didn't specify that the avalanche had somehow disembowled Prudence, purely for the sake of tradition

[@Isaygoodday5]

I feel like Luke really enjoys being unfairly cruel to Corazon lol

[@edwincook266]

Seeing Luke's face as realization that a few minutes was six months, so a year outside would be millennia inside sooo ahhhh I need to fudge this and not unalive the npcs

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Hyperglycemic Chamber.

[@edwincook266]

@@BlackMoonHowls certified approved pun

[@demonmurphy]

30:50 Rip Dwayne

[@bennash7392]

Luke’s DM scenarios are always inspired. I’m in no way putting down Johnny, but Luke really does have this in the bag.

[@nahuelmat]

To be fair to Johnny, they come up with everything going on in the Oxventure universe, Luke just borrows the DM chair once in a while and it's always a one-shot not contained in the main arcs.

[@GriffinWolf]

@@nahuelmat You are aware Luke GMs the Blades in the Dark series?? Different game but he's still the one planning and running it.

[@christopherwilliams5130]

The ice worm from subnautica below zero Easter egg is an interesting touch.

[@BigFoodieGeek]

Corpse Sled are my favourite heavy metal band

[@BlackMoonHowls]

I love their song Corpse Sling.

[@crunchybanana6489]

They just left Dwayne. They have healing spells.

[@ColCIX]

I don't think they could have revived him.

[@bustinarant]

@@ColCIX Like The Witch of the East or wherever she was from before the.. *accident*

[@crunchybanana6489]

@@ColCIX he would have surely went into death saves

[@BlackMoonHowls]

@@Amaritudine You're grossly unfair. Not letting people have fun and entertain. The malevolence.

[@Singeferno]

Luke could have easily had Cade end up with Kimberly and add a layer for why Dwayne and Cade didn't get along, but that would have been the easy way out. And that's just not his style.

[@akmal94ibrahim]

A normal marriage? Nah. A cousin marriage after pretending to be siblings is better

[@nightmarethrenody8232]

I thought Dwayne would get posthumously married to Cade

[@monke7919]

I'd just like to point out That the skeleton hammer was able to claim the flaming skull and add it to its army, and it could even bring previously normal skeletons example the mule skeleton to life, turning them on dad. In other words, they have a magic Hammer that turns any skeletal remains into undead minions. And they have an undead minion that is just a skull. And now they have an undead artifact that is just a finger If they collect enough artifacts like this, do you think they could build an entire body for the flaming skull with wild magical effects like being able to use the spell chilled touch because one of its fingers is a magical artifact.

[@danhstreetcar1881]

I was in the crowd, was a fun show.

[@Metakros]

How mutch older are the oxventurens now after the globe

[@littlejefe494]

Can you make an Egbert themed flagon drinking vessel !?!?!!

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Fill it with hard Eggnog.

[@nightmarethrenody8232]

The flagon with the dragon?

[@theguitarman5311]

Mike has been his d&d character for such a long time and he's never mentioned he can attack twice or even tried it, I bet you all of his fellow players and members of the cast are like well that would have been good to know and helpful had he done so more often lol

[@marhawkman303]

haha, mike's never really tried all that hard. Like how many games did he have Msity Step... and not bother using it?

[@theguitarman5311]

@@marhawkman303 true I know, I've seen every episode lol

[@patrickj]

I might imagine things, but I remember him talking about it in a leveling up episode... 🤔

[@samurairalan5051]

the only time he used it was right before making a pet seal.

[@seaborgium919]

Ellen is in top form today

[@harleyquinn2011]

Whoever brought a baby to the live show recording is more evil than Prudence! 😲

[@micahnewby7964]

Wait, does Johnny not like Birmingham? Cuz this is twice now (and I was at the first one)🤣🤣....

[@elven_ninja]

Ah come on now, who wouldn't jump at the chance to not go to Birmingham unless they absolutely had to? (I am a Brummie btw)

[@VadBlackwood]

Oh no, not the Stole Sealing Sorceress!

[@Patch-ly2oc]

Loved it egbert keeps the surprises coming 2 attacks now good work from luke

[@scottsoutham825]

Interesting note, if it had been 6 months Globe Time watching them outisde for let's say about 5 minutes Real Time, then 1 Real Time year of the sorcerer being inside the globe would be 52,560 years!!!

[@pinkcowqueen]

Well yeah, but they said that without astronomical bodies, they can't really pin down time. So 6 months would be more like 'we were watching you for so long' and not 'this is how long we were watching you for'. I do appreciate that you did the maths though, even if it meant the sorcerer being 52.5 millennia old.

[@scottsoutham825]

@@pinkcowqueen Good point, hadn't considered that to be fair.

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Now calculate how old you would be inside of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber if the time dilation was reversed. Normally one year inside is one day outside. Now reverse that. Have fun and don't 86 yourself out of the club called Life.

[@dangermouse7377]

Anyone had their figures yet? Last email I got said delayed. I notice it says shipping from 13th Feb in merch shop.

[@oxventure]

They are shipping now! We've had lots of fans sharing their photos of the figurines on the OX Supporters club discord! We've had a fair few orders and shipping only started a few days ago so it might take a few days to get everything processed. If you haven't heard anything in another week, please feel free to reach out to us on twitter or another platform and we can get things sorted for you!

[@Imagistorm]

Can we get a live show in Canada? 😭

[@stephenadams8712]

You look trustworthy Did the NPC fail the perception check

[@brandontelfor7557]

#Corpse sledge!! Yeah!

[@joreck]

why were the doors locked? Did Bromine sneak in, cackling to himself (as I imagine he would)? Did BB break in to make sure the gang would get properly pranked?

[@kaigerknight]

Hi i managed to see this one shot live at mcm comic con in Nov. Did you get my Xmas card, had issue giving it u as u was gone quite quick from the con.

[@ethanlappin]

I can only assume Merilwen broke a mirror off screen right before this session

[@discordlexia2429]

For a solid minute there I thought they were about to burglarise Lilianna's house and I was down for it.

[@loceelen]

Corazon is not going to be happy when he finds a few grey hairs when he next looks in the mirror.

[@megabsupreme]

Luke definitely missed an opportunity in naming the teens. It should have been Millie and Vanilli.

[@elven_ninja]

Luke's too young to immediately jump to to that reference 😂

[@Nateಠ_ಠ]

No disrespect to Jonny, but I really prefer Luke’s DM’ing. He’s so good!

[@tjyork7928]

This space has clearly been altered by some form of magic that can alter stuff. Some sort of alteration magic that can alter stuff somehow. Whatever kind of magic that is!

[@lyredrake6761]

In D&D 5e "Alteration" isn't technically a school(/kind) of magic, the equivalent is "Transmutation", so maybe he was struggling to find that word. I suspect he was just trying to describe it in a meaningful way without knowing/remembering the schools of magic that Detect Magic can identify though, and I think he did that well.

[@tjyork7928]

@@lyredrake6761 obviously, he was trying to describe something when he was not sure what it was called. I think he did fine and it was great entertainment. That however, does not mean I can’t comment on it.

[@BlackMoonHowls]

@@tjyork7928 Problem is that you can't Transmute a space to be larger than it would normally allow at least not in D&D, unless I am missing something.

[@tjyork7928]

@@BlackMoonHowls I have no idea…they did what they did I liked it and did my own version of it. End of story

[@gotofalograce9926]

Was it binbag?

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Windbag?

[@gotofalograce9926]

@@BlackMoonHowls naw, the wizard binbag because she said she got the globe in a bag.

[@dee...]

Could've been trash sack.