Playing D&D With Your Mom

If you've never played D&D with your mom, you still know this is how it would go.
Starring Allison as your mom
and Thomas and Kait as you
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[@DoorMonster]

Mom fact: we actually do play D&D with our mom, and she's wonderful, even if she inspired one or two of these jokes.

[@DoorMonster]

Mom fact #2: all of Door Monster has one mom

[@lasttarrasque6223]

@@DoorMonster that checks out

[@supersmily5811]

@@DoorMonster You beat me to it DM!

[@Yalta0]

@@DoorMonster Is she Mom Monster or Door Mom?

[@faolan2174]

@@Yalta0 Door Momster

[@Stirdix]

But hey: at least she shows up to the sessions on time, because she's a responsible adult, unlike all your friends who cancel at the last minute (if they even tell you)

[@Nightenstaff]

"Oh, was the session today? I thought it was tomorrow!! I'm so sorry I just can't make it toda... oh, you can just move it to tomorrow... well, I actually can't do it tomorrow either... yeah, I know I said I thought it was tomorrow, but I didn't plan on showing up then either."

[@OneEyeShadow]

She also brought snacks!

[@abysmalwilson6597]

Sounds like you have friends who dont care about you enough to value your time 🤔

[@kabhes9040]

And she lives in the same house as you

[@amstrad00]

@@abysmalwilson6597 Yup, planning D&D sessions can really tell you who your reliable friends are.

[@Jcarby24]

I played with my older sister and she had a similar reaction to death. She was a monk, we broke into this guarded place and she said she wanted to stab this guy 10 times. Rolled insanely good, and she killed him by the 3rd stab to the head, and immediately regretted trying to stab him because she forgot people die when they are killed.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

But Carl... That kills ppl!

[@simplyspenser887]

Wait, they actually do!? Unbelievable! Heh, great story, honestly:)

[@existerequo5349]

I mean... it is their fault for not knowing how to keep living with multiple stab holes in the head. like, srsly, so basic.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Really the first stab to the head should do it But yeah kill regret is a big part of DnD, somehow. I blame video games. Damn things conditioned us to see NPC enemy and go kill. In DnD it’s all “You didn’t have to do that!” THEN WHY PUT IT IN FRONT OF ME, TODD?!

[@sinlordpink8147]

An unfortunate lesson learned by those who haven't heard Shirou Emiya's wisdom.

[@scragar]

That phone call didn't last long enough and requires a 2 hour meandering explanation of the call, all the context surrounding it and the personal backstory of everyone even loosely tied to the call.

[@Nuclearburrit0]

Mom would make a great DM. Just call her while role-playing as one of the major NPC's and she'll explain the entire lore of the campaign.

[@BaconGeekYT]

That's my grandma right there. Saying that she loves to talk is biggest understatement in the world, and likely will be until I die.

[@0xCAFEF00D]

Phone calls is how mothers play D&D with friends.

[@SolarFlairIsBestPony]

Its all heavily implied, they couldn't make the video that long y'know.

[@gabrielferreira7550]

Allison played the role so well I was surprised by the outro bit. I had forgotten that she is not, in fact, my mom.

[@jokiedokie]

I once had one of my player's dad ask me last minute whether he could join a one-shot. He had never played before but had always been curious. I said yes. Legitimately one of the best players I ever played with. Absolute legend. Never broke character, super involved with everyone's characters and excited about every little element of the dungeoncrawl. 10/10 can recommend.

[@mirjanbouma]

But did he bring snacks? Jk that's such a sweet story!😊

[@SonicKing84]

Allison nearly made the greatest pun in door monster’s recent years, but was stopped by getting her elbow licked. “Don’t forget to click the bell. The Door Bell.”

[@ericbambach3222]

Mom Fact: Mothers can be at once the most caring individuals you could hope to encounter, as well as the most vicious Mario Kart players you could fear to face!

[@michaele8444]

Mine destroys me at Mario Party

[@sky0kast0]

Just because younger you showed her how evil this game is

[@mattk750]

Mom NEVER showed mercy in Mario Party or is still feared to this day when it comes to Monopoly

[@ericbambach3222]

@@sky0kast0 Libel and deceit! The tactics were instilled by my father, before we acquired Mario Kart, we had a title on our ancient computer by the name of "Wacky Wheels." (Dad liked to be annoying by triggering a race reset, which occurred if one human player were to cause a head-on collision with another.)

[@lightning_bishop260]

*Truth.*

[@ThePCguy17]

The funny thing is that my mother played D&D years before I was born and then never again. Was a bit of a shock when I started playing, I don't think she even mentioned it until I was trying to explain it to my dad. Was real helpful to have someone else who knew what a ttrpg was in the house, even if neither of my parents were the sort to get upset about D&D regardless.

[@draexian530]

My Ma and Dad were nerds in the 80s. This fact continues to bring me wonder even into my second decade of nerd exploration.

[@Babbling_Wizard]

Wait so you were given a character sheet instead of a birth certificate? Or both?!

[@ayoutubewatcher2849]

Lol, I had the same experience but with my dad.

[@yuvalgabay1023]

@@Babbling_Wizard its was his character sheet.

[@TheSansationalSans]

My uncle played D&D a lot when he was in college, so my dad had heard about it when I was trying to explain what it is like to play.

[@mathunit1]

0:13 She brought snacks? She's already a top tier D&D player. :o

[@Oegyeindraws]

I love how Thomas spontaneously turns Boston for the last line.

[@ThePCguy17]

No he was just talking about the gaping maw and was too upset to change what he was saying when his mom got another call.

[@dimwarlock]

"sorry, I'm trying to prevent a divorce" - my mom just randomly after leaving her phone to the side.

[@CameronHero32581]

Allison has so much mom energy in this video.

[@draegonspawn5361]

When my Mom played a game I ran (3.5) she played as an orc druid, her animal comanion was a dog, specifically a shiitzu named Bandit. About a decade she got one in real life. Named him Bandit again.

[@fuzzygoldfish]

My mom came to the table with a ton of creative energy and one of the best backstories I've seen in a newish player. My dad came with a backstory in which he'd managed to integrate all three of the trinkets we'd rolled up. Playing with them is a delight.

[@Wesrl]

0:50 I feel like her reaction to her gasping was genuine

[@Zombiesleuth]

My mother once played DnD with a couple of my cousins, my brother, and myself. She, the first level Bard, convinced an evil dragon to leave. I suspect that my cousin, the DM, did it partially for the humor but still. Level 1 Bard convinces evil dragon to leave is a fun story made funnier by the player.

[@thelongestrose]

Allison Edge Meter: 10/10 Moms are terrifying

[@FlyingDominion]

I think moms are terrifying in a non-edgy way. That "I'm not doing anything right now," alone was probably enough edge to hit 6/10 though.

[@cynthiasloan3867]

My sons quit letting me play after I invented "The Power of Mom" which was exclusive to my character and beat everything :D

[@ericbambach3222]

It is a power far too OP to be wielded in a realm where characters live and die by "Rule of Cool." If a mom decides you are not going to be cool, you are doomed.

[@DoorMonster]

Moms are some of the most creative players, sounds like you were playing it perfectly!

[@bobiboulon]

I'm actually DMing a campaign for my brother, sister in law and their kids. ^^ It was a bit complex in the begining for the family dynamic to shift during the game, but now it's a lot of fun. That's not D&D, it's a homebrew system, with simple rules easy to remember (that's their first time doing RPG, and I didn't want them to feel overwhelmed by rules and big character sheets). Everyone is cool and invested in the game, and I really could not wish for more. :) One time, my sister in law tried to bribe me with beer, tho. :'D

[@laurieanderson3900]

Bribery with beer? Fair!

[@Tongle07]

Did she succeed?

[@bobiboulon]

@@Tongle07 Ahah, nah. I got beer anyway. ^^

[@Zero-0N3]

Adventure With Muk is a good one to get them involved into DND proper. It’s free on the DM’s guild, has pre made characters, and doubles as a coloring book. It’s very loose, and it’s kinda expected the DM will “yes and”. It comes with questions that will get them to think about creative solutions, whilst also providing a possible answer for the actual encounters.

[@bobiboulon]

@@Zero-0N3 Honnestly, I didn't play D&D in ages. And last time I played regulary a RPG was INS&MV. :D I like inventing systems, races and universes. And it was a good exercise for me, because I must confess that have a tendency to create systems that have rules over rules over rules in order to cover every situation possible with realism and fun and.... well, let's say there's room for improvement. ^^' Doing this campaign with in mind "keep the rules simple" was a great exercise for me. I even simplifed the character sheet after the first session, realising there were some confusing and unecessary things, and I keep polishing some stuff (in an invisible way for my players, of course). So, yeah, for me, "telling stories" is nice, but inventing a RPG from scratch is, too. ;)

[@brandongalvan6603]

Mom: "Your Bard does WHAT to the dragon?!"

[@askthepizzaguy]

"You did WHAT with your rod of lordly might?"

[@Alex.R.L]

I thought that was an immovable rod!

[@meganr9102]

My mom gasps at EVERYTHING in movies, I didn't know that was a common mom thing XD

[@cheeseface1st821]

"I'm not doing anything right now." Killed me emotionally and physically.

[@millaeyre5113]

Mom fact: I HAVE played D&D with my mom and while it wasn't really her kind of game she made some of the most creative and fun characters

[@ruzzythefuzzy6146]

I mean, someone that brings snacks for everyone at the table is alright in my book.

[@Sir_Master]

My mother was the one who indoctrinated me into D&D as soon as she deemed I was capable of playing. To this day we play D&D together.

[@boxpattar]

Just played a session with my dad yesterday, but he knows what's going on. He played in the 80s, so his biggest difficulty is adjusting to the new mechanics of 5e.

[@simplyspenser887]

Now thats wholesome:) Hi even can show you some cool old tricks!

[@T.BG822]

My mom taught me how to play D&D, how to minmax, and how to PVP. The table is a family: you protect the family, you protect the table, even from distraction or other players.

[@Maxo11x]

My first experience in D&D was with my mum, who TPK'd our entire party because she didnt think that fireworks exploded

[@Jalbesbe]

Perfect joke at the very end. "The ground around you begins to give way and suddenly there's a gaping..." *phone rings* "MAW!"

[@supersingalong1]

Wow that was scarily real. The good-natured cluelessness, the eager-to-please nature with a hearty helping of inability to comprehend the basic rules. My word. 😆

[@mcbadrobotvoice8155]

“Whats the point of a spell thats just a flashlight” you know Harry Potter had me asking the same question

[@mme.veronica735]

I mean if you don't have flashlights, having a spell that makes light that is not burning all consuming fire can be pretty handy and increase safety

[@derkylos]

Batteries.

[@Drag0nvil]

In the opening scene where he illegally is casting spells at home in his bedroom... Ehm no comment. In Hogwarts or however you spell that in English. Apparently muggle equipment isn't supposed to work. Why we see camera's throughout all the whole series... No clue either.

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

Batteries + I guess you're always carrying around a wand anyways, so why not make it a multitool I guess.

[@FlyingDominion]

It seems useless until you need it.

[@thespyfromtf2133]

Allison gasped exactly 6 times through this entire video, which doesn't sound like much but it was in a span of 2 minutes so its kind of alot if you think about it

[@itaybron]

Door monster: you know who else plays D&D? MY MOM!

[@draexian530]

Mixed bag in terms of accuracy, but the "If i had known this I wouldn't've played" was spot on.

[@LordoftheNightWolves]

The Kait's dyed blue hair looks beautiful, very well done.

[@Sbart117]

Just had to show this to my mom. Her response was "I feel seen"

[@backdoorproductions4983]

In fairness to Alli-Mom, yeah, what IS the point of a spell that's just a flashlight? Also: Careful, Thomas, your Italian is showing on that last line.

[@ChibiNyan]

To provide light ? As a GM, low level and stupid-looking spells are far more useful than they seem to be. They do, however, require the right situation and/or a clever mind.

[@rianantony]

Pretty helpfull if you don't want to buy or carry arround a flashlight all the time

[@yalkn2073]

Its a throwable flashlight, it's free to cast and the setting is usually medieval fantasy, so you don't have a flashlight

[@landru27]

The point of such a spell is exactly the same as having a flashlight that's just a flashlight, but in a world that has neither dry cells nor light bulbs.

[@ayoutubewatcher2849]

You can make any item a light source (like your belt for example), or can even light up a enemy's armour so if they try to run away while its dark it'll be really easy to follow them.

[@ShirotoraGodsbane]

I actually have played D&D with my mom. Not knowing anything about D&D, nor and of the memes, she seduced a dragon. I was simultaneously uncomfortable and proud

[@TomSpeeddraw]

My mom is kind of the most reliable player I had on my tables, and she's like a rules lawyer, cause she re-read the rules before every session just in cast she forgets something.

[@miseryguy3526]

You know who ELSE can cast Fireball

[@JaySwag77]

The phone call with the aunt killed me! That was my whole childhood.

[@Hawkeye446]

Mom fact: (and me fact) I killed my mom's character in her first session of DND and felt awful! She stuck around though and has a great time playing a bugbear barbarian named Kilz. :D I love my mom.

[@LukeStrife]

I hate that this is exactly what I'd imagine it to be. Well, except for unintentionally killing people, I imagine my mother would do it gleefully, cackling the entire time.

[@jddes]

This had me lol'ing but I'm genuinely disconcerted by how well Allison pulls this character off

[@IsaacZylstra]

I now desperately want to play D&D with my mom. My mom is just like this but the phone calls would be about work.

[@cortlandorigami4015]

Mom fact: she rarely learns new skills because she says: “it’s too complicated” and gives up at the slightest inconvenience. It’s okay though we still love her.

[@christopherblanchard890]

Mom Fact: My mom never played (although my Dad was my first DM) but she always loved having my friends over our house to play, because "at least I know where he is."

[@draxiss1577]

My parents played D&D before I was born and got me introduced early. My mother was definitely the primary source of chaos in our family on that front.

[@draxiss1577]

My mom *did* understand death very well, though, and was quite bloodthirsty.

[@bdletoast09]

I was expecting a twist where she wasn't actual his mom and the mom arrives at the end and turns out to be the best player of the table

[@Michael00189]

One of my friends was taught D&D by his nerd parents. His father's solution to nearly all problems is fireball, especially if it's overkill.

[@LadyKjell]

My mom is actually a fairly competent Pathfinder player; whole immediate family has a campaign together.

[@ZombieApocalypse09]

This was great! The mom is probably confused because they had pathfinder books out.

[@elaraamaris9595]

As a mom who plays DnD I hope I never each that point lol.

[@DiscussToUnderstand]

I wonder if this idea started with the Gaping Maw joke, and then worked backwards

[@aJoats]

I think this is the most likely conclusion.

[@Darfeyn]

0:52 Got the exact same reaction at that fourth mom's gasp. 1:12 I was expecting this from the start, though it went shorter than I anticipated.

[@gamingman2720]

Nah bro, when I dm’d for my mom she was downright blood thirsty. No mercy from her.

[@docmnc8010]

The final line. Love it

[@rinastar1952]

I play D&D with my family, a lot of this is relatable, though it isn't always my mum.

[@josephdouglas5242]

I scammed both my parents into playing a one-shot, and honestly, they were both great. My mom made a country dwarven girl with an entire page of personality quirks, and my dad was overjoyed to learn that cantrips were a thing now. Oh, and bladesingers, he really liked that as well.

[@Mechazoid5116]

"Suddenly there is a gaping ma" pun is so good

[@Meggarra]

The ending got me when he shouts MA! HAHAHA

[@SylviaRustyFae]

My fave mom fact: The word mom, like many similar words in other languages, was not invented by adult humans; but by their babies. In nearly every culture theyve taken the sounds the baby makes and given those as terms to refer to the parent; bcuz its the most logical thing, use what the baby is alrdy sayin so they can sooner know how to address this critical person in their life. Certain sounds are much harder for babies just startin to talk too, so theres only like a half dozen basic sounds that the parental titles are derived from

[@alexm-e4910]

At first I deadass thought that was Kyle in a wig. Don’t know why I thought that. But I did. Great sketch my mom loved it!

[@seanmurphy3430]

I actually do play D&D with my Mom and she is wonderful and I will not let this slander go unanswered.

[@golemofflesh3953]

She brought snacks. All is forgiven

[@pcplayer9613]

I only just got the ending. A gaping Ma! Beautifully done!

[@marcusglesner8491]

The phone calls; so accurate.

[@emanmodnar2]

I'm just sitting here thinking about the time my mother was handed a Magic the Gathering rulebook and a week later had a deck that was obliterating everyone in the house. If I handed my mother a D&D rulebook she'd probably come back a month later with an AU history revolving around mayan technology and super intelligent rats or something.

[@kairon156]

She reminds me of my mom. Gasping at so many random things that I generally tuned out her gasps. Thankfully mom has calmed down in recent years. :)

[@Nionivek]

You know, I was on her side until she started to take phonecalls at the table... but on the plus side, unlike my mom who would take FOREVER!!! she took less than a minute.

[@lavaknight3682]

Can’t believe you actually hired my mom for this

[@mattk750]

My mom would not do all of these things but she WOULD do a lot of these things including taking forever to even start

[@GregorifElfeNoir]

"What is a mom fact ?" is such a mom thing to ask, Kyle :o

[@Our_Remedy]

Painfully accurate. As a person who has played with their mom...sheesh, yeah.

[@Miner_Experting]

My mom fact: If I lose her in a crowd, all I have to do is listen to the sound of her laughter its hard to miss as it has quite a presence

[@Per_Sun]

“Gaping Ma” - bummer

[@JollyJa5on]

Mom fact: A mom fact is anything your mom tells you because "Mom is always right". This fact brought to you by my mom.

[@marcherwitch9811]

so "i wasn't listening" sums up my entire experience the one time i played with my mum...

[@colesontaylor1231]

This was scarily accurate

[@lforlight]

The startling gasp was too accurate.

[@daidarabotchi3891]

We all know Door Monster is good, but what shows that they're great is 0:41 - I was laughing to myself about how she _couldn't_ do it, but then I laughed much harder that she _could_ do it. Door Monster have perfected the art of both having and eating cake.

[@JL_Batman]

Top tier acting. Love it, you guys and gals

[@LostSoulsParadoxicalDoctrine]

My mom is a demigod of D&D scale in any board game... and has played D&D 1st edition and/or second edition. (I've played 3 & 3.5, still have some books. But... the challenge. Lol)

[@charliedulol]

I didn't related at all. _Untill the call came. And _*_i knew,_*_ it was over._

[@builder969channel6]

from someone who plays DnD with his Mum this is hilariously accurate

[@margrethesofieerstad6762]

I like how the videotitle says D&D. But the table is covered with pathfinder books. Hmmhhhh

[@SuperVoodude]

"And by 'your aunt' I mean 'my best friend'." - My mom

[@JaiAlaiJedi]

I love that pun at the end there, *chefs kiss* Very nice. Hope you guys are doing well.

[@eric_moore-6126]

This actually did get me wondering which of Allison and Thomas is older.

[@arieltkotz4877]

I did play rpg with my mom once, she was very enthusiastic about it. Until we got to battle and she didn't want to hurt anyone, even though she'd choose to play as a warrior...

[@Hyde_Hill]

Ah yes mothers who see mobile phones as red batlines and always have to immediately pick them up. No matter the situation.

[@Vahktang]

I liked how they were all on the floor.

[@LittlyLary]

Mom Fact: she has lots of bags, she's a bag lady she's got dozens of bags

[@mangoalias608]

that gaping maw at the end - incredible

[@evildumdum7]

I once played D&D with my mum. She had no idea how any of it worked but never rolled less than 18 for ANYTHING. It was an evil campaign and she did some scary SCARY stuff despite only being a lv 3 bard. She is now feared by the whole group I play with.

[@randomraven1920]

An excellent video to watch at 1.30 in the morning.

[@bsquared9]

This is 100% what my mom would be like if she ever played DnD

[@SpazzyMcGee1337]

Those mannerism are spot on.

[@TheBigBadForumTroll]

Congratulations Kyle and Allison.