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PAX Unplugged 2017 Acquisitions Incorporated
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About Acq Inc: Acquisitions Incorporated serves up locally-sourced adventure from convenient franchise locations across Faerûn. Their adventures began in 2007 with a podcast of three friends playing D&D, and inexplicably progressed to live games on-stage before thousands of audience members at PAX.
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Acq Inc Cast:
Omin Dran, half-elf cleric. Founder and CEO.
Played by Jerry Holkins, Penny Arcade
Jim Darkmagic, human wizard. Famous magician.
Played by Mike Krahulik, Penny Arcade
Viari, human rogue. Sub Employee.
Played by Patrick Rothfuss, The Kingkiller Chronicles
Rosie Beestinger, halfling monk
Played by Kate Welch, The "C" Team
Dungeon Master
Played by Chris Perkins, Wizards of the Coast
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[@Mavrick7410]

Kris Straub needs to win all of the awards for this intro

[@Empolo18]

Mike's reaction to Kate's attacks is just too perfect. And then the "What class are you even playing!?"

[@LiquidFranz]

Preliminary timestamps 0:06 content warning & animated intro 5:56 DM & cast intros, 8:22 18! 8:39 quick recap, 8:54 Omin greets Rosie, 9:39 Jerry briefly takes the DM seat, 11:53 Rosie & Omin chit chat, 12:48 Jim & Rosie background, 14:23 Viari also has never met Rosie, short rest, 14:44 it happens to a lot of guys, 16:45 Viari tries to fit in, 17:43 broken road, 18:32 18, 19:09 is there a problem? 21:01 it starts as a hug, 22:01 Rosie owns a franchise, 23:11 Bird stuff, 23:25 “contract” 24:01 plaza & statuary description, 26:23 the previous city view, 27:11 frogs, 28:28 arcana check, 29:19 tracing mazes, 30:22 detect magic, 31:34 regression, 32:35 tiny equipment, 32:48 tiny Ac Inc stats, 33:36 str stat, 35:20 childhood fear of purple, 36:00 ruins & penises, 37:05 fear of reptiles, 18, baldness, 38:10 Omin’s golden hair, 38:34 Jim’s attire & Viari 39:22 fear mechanic, 39:56 little triceratops, 40:35 screaming boys, 40:56 Rosie remains 41:33 Omin’s eyes closed 42:13 Patrick Rothfuss BS, 42:41 mental stats uneffected, 43:14 grass skirts, 44:02 nothing has changed contractually, 44:46 arcana check, 45:26 failed climb, 46:38 Rosie comforts Viari, 47:02 climbs 48:45 Viari in Jim’s clothes, 49:43 Viari runs the maze, 50:19 Rosie guides Jim, 51:17 beings advancing, 51:57 wallops a bald man, 52:54 red robbed Thayans 53:38 green flame pin mechanic, 54:26 initiative 55:06 invisibility, 55:34 canceled spell, 56:26 Viari acts scared, 57:30 thayan’s kick 18, 58:00 Rosie waits, 59:14 wizards huddle, 59:58 Omin negotiates, 1:01:21 Viari wants attention, 1:03:31 Rosie hides, 1:03:49 locked in? 1:04:34 Omin threatens, 1:05:12 Viari falls to pieces, 1:06:37 Rod Stewart, 1:07:09 Jungle Jim shop talks with the wizards, 1:08:19 invisible kids, 1:09:05 magic missile, 1:10:01 Rosie superhero lands, 1:12:44 unconscious condition, 1:14:09 stunning strike, 1:15:09 Omin’s 8 year old might, 1:18:54 Viari chooses Chippy, 1:21:36 Patrick Rothfuss BS, 1:23:07 Chippy crits, 1:24:36 magic missile tolerance, 1:25:26 sleep 1:28:13 mercenary strikes, 1:28:48 fireball, 1:29:35 cone of cold, 1:30:38 Rosie stuns & kills, 1:35:36 spirit guardians, 1:38:32 Viari rides Chippy, 1:40:55 bald people... 1:41:10 Rosie drew a map, 1:41:53 Jim animates the Froghemoth, 1:44:30 radiant damage, 1:45:26 stiff breeze, 1:46:04 Omin continues... 1:47:13 “fun” kills, 1:50:24 instant desiccation, 1:51:00 two 1s & a 20 1:52:38 an eleven wizard, 1:54:11 Omin makes a pitch 1:57:16 9 trickster gods, 1:58:22 Jim with a rock, 1:59:32 Elvish, 1:59:49 cubes, 2:00:34 stench of decay, 2:01:56 preparing a ambush, 2:02:28 a lich, 2:04:47 silent conversation, 2:05:49 disintegrate, 2:07:29 initiative, 2:08:01 Valindra recognition, 2:08:40 Chippy & Viari misses, 2:05:14 Rosie & Valindra talk it out, 2:14:31 you’re Jim Darkmagic? 2:15:53 can I help you? 2:16:43 the clone spell 2:17:29 Omin calls the ship, 2:19:06 let us have 1st crack 2:20:22 the gift of the cubes, 2:21:25 background on the tomb, 2:22:11 maze plan 2:22:41 how many airships? 2:23:26 Jim says his farewells, 2:24:43 Jim produces a dove, 2:25:48 age disparity 2:26:18 boys 2 men, 2:27:32 immovable rod, 2:29:30 spell books, 2:29:58 Viari burn, 2:30:44 backdoor & the palace, 2:32:32 cover the goods, 2:33:02 navigation check, 2:33:56 Atephobia, 2:35:15 stealth checks, 2:35:54 Jim casts invisibility, 2:37:49 2nd stealth check, 2:38:41 3rd round of stealth checks, 20s & a 1, 2:40:53 the center of the palace, 2:41:24 repairing Ubtao’s statue, 2:42:13 a dark underground room, 2:44:18 scrying device, 2:46:10 a corpse at a desk, 2:47:36 a transparent gemstone, 2:48:40 the runes, 2:49:53 a secret door opens, 2:50:58 Ras Nsi, 2:53:15 not surprising reveal, 2:55:47 our common enemy

[@jcnorcross2463]

Not all heroes wear capes!

[@4D4plus4is4D8]

I love the way Kate giggles whenever she gets excited about her character doing something cool :)

[@isaacbankston1396]

I can’t wait to see the animated recap of the child transformation scene.

[@haydendavis9784]

It's out now!

[@c.j.jamerson1240]

@@haydendavis9784 Where? I'm having trouble finding it. They have so many videos.

[@D3LTA48]

Rosie Beestinger: Professional Badass 1:30:33

[@christopherbacon1077]

I can picture the wizards and mercs arriving in the afterlife "So how'd you die" "We got the crap beaten out of us by three kids and an old lady." "So shame then." :Yes"

[@richarddunn7017]

"I roll to kill Iron Tooth." - Jim Darkmagic III. I miss the good old days.

[@donsmith3067]

The good ole days are gooder and older at this point.

[@digitalskill]

The nat 1 to nat 1 to nat 20 literally had me dead. :D good job Omen LOL

[@frankie9373]

I absolutely love Kates playing-style, humor and comments. Shes so mutch fun to watch

[@Spindlegrind]

Nah, on par with Will W. Gimmi the trash witch anyway.

[@johnsalvi2273]

Head in the game the whole time.

[@jameshenderson-gibb2817]

'...of the New Hampshire Darkmagics?' NO. WAY.

[@misterjoshua5720]

New Hampshire isn't near Norway...

[@omecronrodneydheel349]

WAY

[@aaronburtram3175]

She might have been thinking about his grandfather. Remember, he was a powerful wizard according to this story line.

[@eclecticsunflowers]

I love how creative Jim is with his spells, like it’s not even a conscious thing, his brain just kinda does its thing

[@prinxemu_also]

I go back to this one every few months. Truly a top tier table comp here. Everyone's SO funny!

[@mistybloo52]

That entire child transformation scene was the one of the best moments in Acquisitions Inc. that I've ever seen.

[@defeeded0887]

I have to disagree, v and Rosie doing the down and dirty in the pod after getting their body back was the funniest thing ever.

[@ijustdocomments6777]

Love how the pins are basically a "BUT ACTUALLY" like real 8-year-olds playing make-believe. It's a clever mechanic.

[@Caitlin_TheGreat]

Kate is such a great fit here. Now half the "C" Team has interacted directly with the A Team. Really makes me wonder what situation might have Walnut or Donaar come into things...

[@RoanRetro]

Shawn Wesley - I think them coming together would be really *cool* 😁 AC team...cool haha seriously though I'd pay to see a party of more than 4 players sometime.

[@kappaross6124]

Walnut would probably fangirl herself into fainting at the sight of Omin. Donaar would have no idea who they are.

[@ItsAnotherDanny]

I would love to see Jim Darkmagic and Donaar on an adventure

[@mr.fantastic7756]

C team is hit or miss for me

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

Papa Wulf AI: civil war

[@chaotic_raisin]

1:07:05 The visuals of that scene happening are hilarious 😂. "I'm something of a wizard myself" *while in grass underwear*

[@ihalloway]

1:51:13 most epic dice rolling in my life ... 4,4,5 and than shit hit the fan

[@WallyDM]

Amazing show. So much fun. I definitely want... I mean, NEED to get my hands on that phobia chart. Looks like a ton of fun! Best part... was the Lich realizing she was talking to Jim Darkmagic. well played on both sides of the screen. Well played!

[@ClalumB]

38:00 I love the two bald people laughing in the audience

[@jameshenderson-gibb2817]

2:14:55 Greatest moment in Acquisitions Inc history

[@KamakazeTaco]

Anyone else preeeeeeety sure all those percentile die rolls for fears were completely made up just to fuck with the players?

[@Manly-Tears]

"Thou shalt not question the Master of the Dungeon, lest to incur the Wrath of the God."

[@KojinMacJorn]

1:52 - 2:20. Dead. The sound. The way it's all done. Pure perfection XD

[@tfangel]

Pat plays an eight year old way too well. ;)

[@jonbaird8835]

Andrew Iverson he has seven of them tied up in his basement. Scott Kurtz is down their too.

[@michaelbevis9768]

It's not so much that Pat plays an eight year old really well, but rather he never matured past eight to begin with.

[@stormcloudsabound]

He did mention he was the "father of an eight year old!" :)

[@james_neko]

I need that phobia table!

[@theouterlimits7788]

Chris Perkins ABSOLUTE GENIUS

[@vectar]

my teacher was like woah, ease up. and I'm like nah.

[@BEM684]

This felt oddly reminiscent of the Goonies, with the group of kids on a big adventure and full of fears.

[@machugh792]

I love how Chris threw in Valindra Shadowmantle from Drizzt Series! I would love to be at the table with these guys and gals one day!

[@mulie55]

I could watch the animated recap all day . Awesome funny . Great show as usual guys !! Thanks !!

[@Dustinthered]

Snotterfall is an underrated bit of wordplay.

[@joelanderson2041]

As a dad I bet he uses it on a weekly basis

[@Chernobog34]

Yeah, let's just charge Valindra Shadowmantle, literally a Lich so powerful they made a god damn MMORPG about fighting her.

[@randomguy6679]

TheSneakiestWarlock that’s acquisitions inc for you baby

[@rodagoose]

I would buy a Jim Darkmagic coffee cup. Seriously would pay real money for it. Just saying...

[@cavv0667]

Kate Welch is a wonderful woman!!! Great experience! Patrick Rothfuss' novels are Marvelous!!!

[@SasquatchKnees]

How do I find/get that fear sheet cause I want it

[@cptmcquacken]

Bro I have been an AI fan for years now. YEARS AND YEARS ago I was a huge Penny arcade fan, I just learned that Mike and Jerry are the creators of Penny Arcade and my mind is blown.

[@mikegould6590]

I JUST realized.... that Magic Missile would KILL Jim Darkmagic. If you take enough damage to do your negative value of full hit point total (in Jim Darkmagic's case, -2), that kills you outright. He took 4. He had 2. That's -2. That's dead. I know it's a DM's prerogative, and he can do what he wants - but I wonder if he (Chris) realized that.

[@absurdantiquity5240]

I'm think that would just be considered unconscious, and you'd have 3 saving throw type rolls after that until you'd be considered dead, but I'm not sure

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

Dolphinitely But that's like 50/50 without medicine or spare the dying. The rex COULD HAVE OVERKILLED JIM. There is no saving throws when you instantly die.

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

Dolphinitely Also, your soul can be captured or destroyed.

[@XXassasinzX]

So, as a 14 year player of tabletop, I feel I can weigh in here. Yes, technically, Jim Darkmagic would be dead if his hit point maximum is 2. However, there is a lot to be said for careful homebruling. The thing is, the death of JM would have been annoyingly difficult to deal with cannonically. What I imagine Chris (he who is DM, and there shall be no DMs before him) did, was consider Jim's max as his usual maximum, which, while low, is more than 2.

[@TwoToneShoes]

It doesn't really matter since he used the "get out of trouble" token and that's what chris expected regardless.

[@JohnSo]

Rosie Beestinger sure has a beestinging MOUTH!!! Daaaaamn, all her clapbacks are FAST, FIERCE AND CRITICAL HITS XD.

[@NeithDollhouse]

Can someone please link the follow up adventure to this? I found it a few days ago but cannot find it again... :

[@PaladinGamingNetwork1]

4:59 Best intern intro EVER!

[@thisisaguy]

Where is the show in which Rosie and Viari meet for the first time?

[@sonyabarr111]

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS I WANT TO GO TO A SHOW ONE DAY

[@stormcloudsabound]

i actually cried with laughter during that first childhood fear encounter. when pat said “i take off all my clothes” i almost passed out. im so mad i didnt see this before now but im glad i finally did

[@burningreach]

At first glance I thought this was a new session I missed somehow... I'm Jonsin' for new content you've all turned me into an Acq Inc addict!!! Need mah fix!!!

[@marikamoreau8828]

"what class are you playing?!" Is the rest of the party with a monk in it 😂

[@rossharrison6912]

The pacing of the adventure was off but I loved the addition of Kate / Rosie. More of her please! Far more fun than pretty much all of the 4th players drafted in :)

[@youtubeseagull]

i think another sesh with Chris Straub would have good results

[@freddyrodriguez9837]

I miss scott

[@qmangracey]

I’m with Mike, I need a copy of this chart! Too funny! 😂

[@mattberkshire158]

Does anyone know how Chris organizes his gm'ing on the laptop? Or have any system of their own to keep track of things all one a computer? I just started gm'ing and I'm still trying to find a good way to do everything

[@floriannorenberg6209]

dnd beyond i think

[@RodrickGrief]

Use paper and pen and copy of pages out of books your using. Just a thought

[@Viper3220]

Jim could have prestidigitation to change the color of his clothes lol

[@konstantinkh]

Chris straight up slipped and called her Valindra. I'm very upset that nobody in the party seemed to have recognized the name.

[@ledgendweaver]

30:25-31:54: They turn into kids. Oh. My. God.

[@mollymurphy5977]

Chris and the FROGS im screaming

[@Priceluked]

Really want Ryan as Donaar on the main cast now.

[@billhenry7213]

He is useless.

[@IaIaCthulhuFtagn]

Dream team = Rosie, Kthris, Diath, Strix, & Scanlan.

[@johnsalvi2273]

In Patrick's defense molest also means pester or harass (someone) in an aggressive or persistent manner.

[@jeffdornan5122]

Just noticed Katie’s d20 earrings. Nice touch.

[@bee8396]

Hells yes!

[@Chipjiggins]

Holy shit, Jim Darkmagic is Batman.

[@SickMinder]

Okay. Wait. Stop. I NEED to know where to get those lovely black and red dice~

[@845SiM]

Where can you get the hoodies that jim dark magic is wearing?

[@Konninen7]

Just made a perception roll to see if Viari was standing behind me. I did not see him. And then my dice went missing.

[@shaunttorosian8498]

Two years later (starting tomorrow)!

[@torigahappi]

I was just about to sleep... Gosh dammit, sleep is for the weak!!!

[@MeonLights]

The imagery of child Viani in front of the Snake man with two other kids hiding in a bunch of pillows whispering hints to him... While the gnome granny watches from the shadows. I love DnD

[@SchecterWolfe]

Kate plays so well with this group, i kinda wish they kept her as a regular instead of Holly

[@millermagic686]

Thank god so stoked Also i wonder why they uploaded this so late Apparently new angles or something

[@pennyarcadeTV]

We have it edited so that it's without the overlay stuff that's on the live version and containing all the best shots at the best times.

[@millermagic686]

Awesome!! I forgot a bunch of this episode super stoked to rewatch, thanks for all the good work PA!!!

[@PlywoodDavid]

pennyarcadeTV That’s pretty sweet - I’d make a point of getting that info out there on the tweetzor earlier/louder next time - I’d already watched one of the stream records since couldn’t been up to watch it (I live in England and have a job 😔 but if this is not just the official, but effective directors cut/ultimate edition, then I’m gonna like fav and spread it round with glee.

[@pennyarcadeTV]

We actually do that with every live show (which is why it usually takes a week or two), the people ripping it from Twitch has just become much more rampant, unfortunately.

[@sosrope3420]

Isn't it worth it just to bask in the moment in history where "rampantly ripping from Twitch" is an actual thing, though?

[@danieldosso2455]

Liches be crazy, am I rite?

[@IIIErebusIII]

1:51:15 the greatest dice roll's in DnD history.

[@engineeringtehmetals]

Damn, I really need that fears chart!!!

[@greeniehead]

1:11:21 take 100 psychic damage for that sick fucking burn.

[@michaelradzichovsky9366]

They never applied the Frightened status. Omindran would have had Disadvantage on the attack roll to kick the Thayan in the nads.

[@danieldosso2455]

It's just a roleplay thing, if they use it or not it's not going to make or break the game. Just let them have their fun

[@IaIaCthulhuFtagn]

Oh my, Grandma's making out with Driebus!

[@clintonmorgan9068]

You gotta put the looped end higher up on your thumb.. it looks like the long end of the frog was catching your thumbnail

[@nickhayley]

One of Chris' last appearances as DM.... very very sad.

[@omecronrodneydheel349]

Why so?

[@nickhayley]

@@omecronrodneydheel349 🤦‍♂️

[@omecronrodneydheel349]

@@nickhayley why is he not dm'ing anymore?

[@nickhayley]

@@omecronrodneydheel349 I'm not exactly sure. I think he wanted to step back after doing it for so long. I'm sure Jeremy is a great person, and a good friend of Chris, I just really love Chris' energy.

[@carpetsnake83]

52:00 when omin turns around to see a bald guy Chris asks him you do what Omin should have said Chris Perkins is that you

[@Nick_Vendel]

Really, guys, you're going to attack Valindra Shadowmantle? XD Just go home guys XD

[@smokey1rick]

I actually can’t even with this shit, loved it

[@HyperboreanTom]

This is so great, but why is there no Acq Inc/Perkinsverse wiki so I can tell what she's talking about with losing my life (as I most certainly would) to the C Team?

[@evilmurlock]

5:00 Yoo! What is the name of this 8bit music? Is it just custom? Is there a full version somwhere? Sounds so good!

[@c.j.jamerson1240]

I heard that there's animated version of the scene where they turn into children, but I can't find it.

[@jochenpanjaer980]

Intro of their next pax game?

[@debbiestewart7149]

I love you guys and would love too come see you live but too far as from uk will you ever be doing anything in the uk x

[@jackiesingleton2351]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chris Perkins ladies and gentlemen, Chris freakin Perkins!!!!! P

[@TheFalseVacuum]

1:41:40 awesome Jim Darkmagic magic!

[@TaeSikCha]

Valindra !! Im after her in Neverwinter !

[@BaconFrisbee]

2:10:00 The Lich takes one perfect step

[@Nova_Lux]

Which video shows the beginning of tomb of annihilation?

[@nanyubusnis9397]

42:50 This is "men thinking they can get away with acting like children" on 2 different levels. xD Irl, they just assumed their mental state would have been altered as well, and so they act like children thinking they have a good excuse. And in D&D both of their characters are now children, and with their mental state completely in order, they take the opportunity to act their visual age with both hands. It's great. 2:00:20 Should have said: "Including yours? All of them." That way you avoid taking a guess at how many cubes there are.

[@taytmw18]

Should have used the pins to reverse the child transformation

[@asaffin1]

How did two different people, on three separate occasions, get 13 from 7 + 5, and how did no one else catch it? I had to take out my calculator to make sure.

[@jamesreese4170]

I would wager they are adding a +1 bonus. Players do that a lot without saying it everytime. At some point the bonuses become understood.

[@netfan7117]

Chilhood fears feel scripted, but still awesome.

[@user-un3us8hp8n]

wait how come the fears fit so perfectly!?

[@ijustdocomments6777]

I'm guessing he made a list of party-relevant fears and did a percentage into that such that any of them could have ended up with purple/bald/18, etc and it still would have been relevant.

[@psalms311]

Can someone link the next episode after this?

[@ihalloway]

so thats from where 18 joke came from :D

[@kanyewest6539]

18 joke came from the previous video where jim rides a shit covered triceratops named 18

[@johnsalvi2273]

How did they cure Jim's Affliction?

[@AnotherEffinRogue]

Why didn't they have the model from the previous PAX/Video.?

[@joshjones8271]

What size are their d20's? 55mm?

[@Bffforeveryall]

Keyleth cosplayer in the front row we see you 👀

[@skatakilla69]

How much of the c team do I need to watch before seeing this? 0.o

[@splintercat7gaming]

1:34:00 and 1:39:34 7 + 5 = 12

[@justingolightly2393]

Some of you beautiful people reply and tell me where Chris got his D&D shirt.

[@JosKampes]

Secret Moves Well, he does work at WotC, the company behind D&D so. He likely has good sources

[@ratanatomy8929]

2:42:47 That was creepy as fuck the first time I saw it