playing dnd with Critical Role fans

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[@BobWorldBuilder]

I would play any of these characters in a heartbeat. ✅ LIKE & SHARE: kzbin.infovideos ✅ PATREON: www.patreon.com/bobworldbuilder"

[@vernonhampton5863]

When Silver Hawks is copyright protected

[@TheBiomedZed]

At the end of the day I’d rather have players over-invested and over-keen than under-invested and under-keen.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

100%!

[@elgatochurro]

CR is cringe though...

[@coltondavis7022]

@@elgatochurro the cr fandom is cringe. The show is alright.

[@elgatochurro]

@@coltondavis7022 the show is also cringe, the dialogue often feels so lacking in genuine character compared to just regular players... It's like star vs, SU and more. Like an ai or something trying too hard to be human

[@coltondavis7022]

@@elgatochurro I can definitely see for campaign 3. I actually haven’t been following it that closely because of it, but I didn’t get it too much from c2 and c1 felt exactly like a home game.

[@jakethiringer1698]

I’m still hoping to play: “Imagine Humans” a Dragonborn Band of Bards “The A-Men” an all Cleric Party “Dwayne the Rock Gnome” Rock Gnome Fighter "Critical Swole" all Melee Party "The Fungis" all Male Spore Druid Party

[@BobWorldBuilder]

omg I love these haha

[@Adi-oc7vu]

A rock gnome rune knight fighter who grows to incredible size in battle named de wain his friends call him dee

[@Superhero21ful]

The A-Men killed me 😂😂

[@TheGriffintatt]

All cleric party?! Finally an excuse to build a sneaky dex cleric.

[@Haggispk]

Just pitched the A-men to the tables I play at. Needless to say, I'm hyped

[@talitaoliveira6543]

I kind of seen all these fine folk before CR existed, when I was a teenager (the broody guy is 100% the Vampire DM from that group), and they invited me to play RPG, which I politely declined. Years later I met a guy in college, married him and now we play every weekend and occasionally watch CR. Oh, how the world turns...

[@MalloonTarka]

'Tis the season, turn turn turn.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

I'm glad you returned to D&D!!

[@digitaljanus]

It's true, I played and ran and LARPed a lot of World of Darkness RPGs in the late 90s/early 00s and half the player base was like this.

[@talitaoliveira6543]

@@BobWorldBuilder I was already a books and school nerd, and they tried to show me RPG... only in college I finally gave it a chance. Now I'm married to my DM. Can't wait for COVID season to be over so we can take our daughter to conventions!

[@talitaoliveira6543]

@@digitaljanus my DnD table has a WoD player in recovery, he finally left the Toreador days behind him

[@jacobcaldwell9614]

I lost it at the quick "wait, what was that?" in response to a player squeaking some homebrew in there😄 Perfect!

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Thanks xD

[@lawrencecobb2107]

I was so ready for “Flocks Machina” at the end lol. Great vid!

[@BobWorldBuilder]

That's arguably a better choice for a party haha

[@soulstitches9900]

I know this comment is late but I was expecting the Flighty Nein 😂

[@lawrencecobb2107]

@@soulstitches9900 BOOM

[@ironic1eighty2]

I was expecting for Silver Hawks, but nevermind haha

[@JL4YT]

I was ready for Robot Chicken 🤷‍♂️

[@greggatesjr1301]

Not gonna lie, I’d def watch this campaign for the VERY interesting RP storytelling (and to observe the DM’s slow demise into an existential crisis with a re-evaluation of life decisions that led to actively seeking to run games for others.)

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Haha might need a sequel then

[@greggatesjr1301]

@@BobWorldBuilder OMG, YES!! It could be a hilarious series!! Maybe like a Session 1 skit, a combat encounter, shopping trips, leveling up discussions... the possibilities for breaking a DMs spirit are endless! 😂👍

[@bshaw8175]

but if they are all like 4 multiclass than they would never get the high level spells and stuff

[@littlegiantj8761]

I do say, boy My DMing improved after listening to Mercer DM for like 30 episodes

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Same!

[@Revan1939]

He's a great example to go by. Same thing happened with me.

[@rohanalmond]

Me too, and aubrea on Exandria unlimited

[@ClassesandConstructs]

This grould could also be the - Flighty Nine! 🕊️ This skit is an amazing gift, Bob. Well done. Love this. Bonus: An all mousefolk party - Squeaks Machina

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Lol that's good!

[@thomasruffo2819]

Wouldn’t it be the Flighty Nein ?

[@greggatesjr1301]

Comments section winner, right here folks. 🙌🙌🙌

[@LocalMaple]

@@thomasruffo2819 True. With heavy armor, winged races can’t fly. So they would be “Flighty? Nein!”

[@RTristanBanks]

oh goddammit

[@jonathansharp418]

As a new DM, this was my biggest fear starting a campaign for newbies, as their only DnD knowledge was based on CR. Thankfully, only half the party is like this.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

I that's actually a great balance! I find that when a new player is really invested in their character, they're going to be more invested in the game in general

[@jonathansharp418]

@@BobWorldBuilder Very true. Those player are the one's that actually gave me something to work with. The other's a just "there for the adventure".

[@vincejester7558]

@@jonathansharp418 I think being there for the adventure is better than being stuck watching cosplay dinner theater.

[@theblaze5530]

@@vincejester7558 Isn't DnD cosplay dinner theater with game elements and adventure

[@vincejester7558]

@@theblaze5530 No. its a table top simulation game of fantasy combat.

[@Observer29830]

Hee~ Funny skit c: Ironically enough, I actually like to play with newbies who got brought into game by Critical Role. In my experience, they often come with better knowledge of rules than one would expect from a complete newbie, they at least attempt to act and play their characters, and their character stories are more elaborate than that of archetypical Dorf the Barbarian, who likes me axe and hitting things.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Oh yeah, same!

[@spudsbuchlaw]

It's true! If I ever look for a newbie party, the CR fanbase is the first place I'll look

[@Daredhnu]

@@spudsbuchlaw I'm the exact opposite, out of all the critical role fans i've played with only one turned out to be semi-bearable the rest were absolute garbage, so i've stopped recruiting from the critical role fanbase.

[@RobertWF42]

I like Dorf the Barbarian - what is his motivation? Does he have any dark secrets? :-)

[@steeplewiththesnakes]

I like playing with Dorf the Barbarian. He's less upset if he dies and the character can evolve as the campaign goes.

[@MinecraftTestSquad]

Punchline got me. On a related note, while I was interested in D&D before, Critical Role campaign 2 is what really got me into D&D proper and I was able to start my first actual game (one attempt before failed because of transportation issues after a few sessions ;-;) somewhat recently and I've been having quite some fun. I feel very familiar with the rules after watching so many hours of D&D (and googling while the video plays to check the spells they cast and the rules they reference). I think I've got the most involved character of the group I'm playing with, but it's not so extreme that it makes itself a visible divide, and it's a fun character with just two secrets, one major and one minor, that are gradually being revealed and will probably be out by session 10.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Yeah it’s a good way to learn!

[@FReDiGGaN]

"Critical Role campaign 2 is what really got me into D&D ~PROPER~" That checks out.

[@rowanw1312]

For me it was mainly dimension 20 and now I’m getting more into CR

[@lnflnltyLegend]

I’ve definitely had players that have no experience with dnd other than critical role, these people have been more fun and patient than anyone else at my table. I love crit fans and the positivity they’ve brought to our campaigns.

[@O4C209]

A group of three flying PCs that want to wear mechanical suits that will take away their ability to fly? I'll allow it.

[@Eggs_hatching]

the only true DM response XD

[@juliemichellerobinson1841]

Kenkus can't fly, fwiw ;-)

[@StreetShots79]

This channell gets better and better. I love how Bob isint afraid to change it up.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Oh I'm afraid lol, I just try it anyway and hope if it stinks that people will forget quickly :P

[@nabeelazoss3413]

i need people to know this is *exactly* what running dnd club in high school was like

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Thank you for your service

[@mattnoel2447]

I mourn for your sanity...

[@wytchhammer1847]

so far my experience with the more theatrical players is that its way better in person rather than over discord/zoom. when only 1 person can talk at a time and everybody there is thirsty for the spotlight it can really drag the game to a holt.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

I totally agree

[@oz_jones]

Also, you get to see their physicality

[@butasimpleidiotwizard]

This is why I will only play in person lol I just can't get into over discord because I need to be able to physically interact with everyone to role-play properly, over discord it's just sad

[@wanderinghistorian]

1. This is very accurate. 2. This sort of thing is outrageous. 3. I love it so much. :D

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Haha I appreciate the review :)

[@Standby_JRB]

Honestly i wish i had players somewhat like this. Only 1 player (out of 4) gave me a any type of background in our first campaign, and now setting up for our 2nd hes still the only one to give me anything to work with

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Yeah it's definitely a sliding scale!

[@wc5144]

I always have players so a backstory and majority of them forget what they are even doing months into a campaign. They don't even recall what they wrote down. Some people are now as invested as others.

[@jaimeruiz7837]

why dont you just make up the backstory for them? "Look at this, it's your long lost twice removed second cousin's sister!" DUN DUN DUUUUUUN

[@no-oneimportant6861]

Gonna be honest, ignoring the obvious ripping off of Percy, That wizard-warlock idea actually sounds really cool

[@butasimpleidiotwizard]

You haven't watched campaign 2 have you

[@sirguy6678]

Wow! I didn’t realize any group could all be “that guy” ( the one that no one wants to game with) -

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Different groups like definitely like different stuff!

[@sjhorton1184]

Yeah my entire group (8 people) are like this because we all came together because of CR and we love it. We mostly run mini campaigns and take turns DMing! It's honestly so much fun.

[@butasimpleidiotwizard]

Thats because that guy is not in fact the guy no one wants to game with, he's just the guy that joined completely the wrong group for him lmao

[@DStrormer]

At least it's not all Drizzt clones anymore. 🤷‍♂️

[@bigpoorman3931]

My sixty year old uncle only plays drizzt clones lol

[@BobWorldBuilder]

That was kinda my first character :P

[@DStrormer]

@@BobWorldBuilder oh, I'm 100% guilty of the trope, that's why I can make the joke. 🙃

[@trappyboi8678]

What even is a Drizzt clone? Because I see idiots calling the mere act of making a "good drow'' a drizzt clone even if the two are nothing alike. Drizzt didn't invent good drow.

[@sleepyinseattle1209]

Is the second one an OWLBEAR REFERENCE??? Phenomenal. Carry on.

[@dimwarlock]

I'm an art teacher for young people with focus in visual narrative and I have a student who created a similar cast for his story. And I always say: better a kid who wants to create than one who is in class because their parents told them to.

[@Tesoro1996]

I feel like CR is getting too much hate for something that's not even their doing. For example, I actually envy Matt for having such a great team of players that get invested in their characters, although their lack of experience after years of playing really gets me sometimes. xD Thankfully, my own group is pretty serious about their characters and about roleplaying while still doing some shenanigans here and there. If I had a player that takes the whole game as a joke, I wouldn't stand him. xD

[@Darkprosper]

Most of the hate I see isn't targeted towards CR, but towards players (and DMs) who try too hard to be like CR. As always, a fanbase giving the original material a bad reputation. The show is fine.

[@heather9130]

The batbardian murdered me lmao, my kid is asleep and I had to choke down these belly laughs. Low key though I want to see that character in action. “Rage fly through the night” I’m dead

[@azdgariarada]

I really hope you get invited on to the show for a guest spot.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Lol I wish!

[@elbruces]

DM-jutsu: each character is the villain of each other character's backstory.

[@rohanalmond]

Great skit! None of our group had ever played d&d before last year and only myself and one other had any experience of it through Critical Role! It’s been great learning more about rpg through your channel and others, and taking bits from all approaches.

[@RashidMBey]

I'll take a CR fan stereotype over the "Quest-Kill-Coin" loop grognard any day of the week. Hands down. If Critical Role is turning every player into an over-the-top actor at the table who roleplays an interesting character, then may their reign be unending and ever-spreading.

[@jaimeruiz7837]

mhmhm except they have main character syndrome and the DM is usually their friend so you and everyone else are relegated to the sidelines and never get to say anything. You are just there so that it feels like an adventuring party.

[@RashidMBey]

@@jaimeruiz7837 Main character syndrome? And also aren't PCs main characters? It feels like we're discouraging engagement between players.

[@takeachance5881]

@@RashidMBey Go search up Orion critical role, and you’ll see a major example of what he’s talking about.

[@SoyDrinker]

@@RashidMBey You're misunderstanding what "main character syndrome" means. It means that they believe that their specific character is the main character, while everyone else in the party are side characters. Not that everyone in the group are all simultaneously the main characters.

[@RashidMBey]

@@SoyDrinker Ahhh... That's kind of normal. I've DMed for eleven years, and the people who actually roleplay tend to view themselves as the main character of their own story. That's how most folks engage IRL. That's what makes interesting and dramatic stories, really, is when a player actually lives in the headspace of a character. As long as the character isn't inherently problematic, that's not an issue - especially with a good, if not seasoned, DM. Maybe I'm still misunderstanding since your use of "syndrome" _has_ to mean it's bad. I'm just not really getting a clear picture as to how.

[@mslabo102s2]

This is something I WISH to have at my table.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Same lol

[@knoxgordon9859]

They seem like they're gonna have a fun campaign. Good for them.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Certainly!

[@willtijerina5149]

Now this, this I would watch. Wait. Is this your audition tape for a possible future spot on critical roll? With you in the lineup I would start watching.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Haha I wish!!

[@willtijerina5149]

@@BobWorldBuilder Heck, you could start your own show. Instant hit, just saying.

[@kid14346]

You know it is cool and all when players have in depth backstories, but when they basically tell you how they want their character arc to progress... just maybe write a book instead... this is a game your super duper secret filled character might, let's just say end up impaled by an Oni on the side of the road.

[@gabebaum6527]

I see what you did there

[@kid14346]

@@gabebaum6527 Yep. A lot of people seemed so shocked when it happened, but guys D&D is a game... you can 'lose' games. So sorry if your super duper special OC ends up dead before their arc is completed but that is just how life goes.

[@vincejester7558]

If yer making a teevee show, for consumption by non D&D players, its OK to have a five page back story. But when you get to a table, and most ecerybody just wants to crawl the dungeon, 5 words on an index card is best.

[@kid14346]

@@vincejester7558 I wouldn't really limit a characters backstory to a certain length. I just have a couple things for making a character backstory: 1.) Relevance to the game. Is it important to the game to know your Father's Brother's Nephew's Cousin's Former Roommate? If not don't include it. If you are part of some organization, but you are never going to contact them or care about how they operate, maybe don't be part of an organization. 2.) Bonds or Relations to things in the world. You are a person in the world you would know people/organizations/family/antagonists/etc. Have a tiny list of like npcs/factions with status and location. 3.) Keep you backstory relative to your starting level. If you are a level 1 through 5 character maybe don't declare you stopped Tiamat single handedly. However if you are playing an epic 20th level game I would be okay saying you fought hordes of demons saving the world. 4.) Have a personality in mind. You don't need the entire personality of your character hammered out because a lot of it is discovered in playing the game, but at least have a vague idea if you are an optimist/pessimist, introvert/extrovert, etc. 5.) Please make your stats match your character. If your backstory is that you are a smooth talking charmer and you have a -4 persuasion, I am going to raise an eyebrow. Or say you claim to be a hearty person who can take a hit but your character has like 4 HP that will cause dissonance between what you want them to be like and how they are.

[@jellyhair8026]

Some of us DMs actually live for the chance to kill off someone's dream character.

[@crapphone7744]

That's what I love about our hobby, lots of diversity. Personally this kind of fluff makes me crazy, but who am I to criticize? one of my best moments role-playing was on my character was picked up out of a hotel room by a giant tentacle that ripped off the roof and blown up in a gas station across the street. Probably not a very popular sort of game to enjoy

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Totally!

[@mr.teaandbiscuitsco.8485]

Totally thought you were going to say flocks machina.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Hahah equally perfect name

[@stoathenge]

Bob! I was thinking about all the cool real world D&D stats you review, walk, sprint etc. How about swim speeds? I can imagine you'd be very educational and entertaining. Just a thought. Keep up the great work!

[@RobertWF42]

Yes, once it warms up find a river or lake to conduct experiments.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Yeah probably next summer... currently we're hoping for some snow/ice for more difficult terrain!

[@mcphadenmike]

I haven’t checked out one of your videos since your Icespire advice (very helpful!) and it’s nice to see how much the channel has grown along with your skill as a KZbin. Great stuff!

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Welcome back! :)

[@zwolga]

Omg this is amazing. Also, 20 sec cutdown of this would do really well on the ‘gram and TikTok. Nice work Bob.

[@blitzthekraken9832]

Take this any day over players that want to play legit anime characters. “No that wouldn’t happen to Goku. You are disrespecting the character”Sigh… how the imagination has fallen, either overly clever, or not clever at all. It’s in the middle where I find the best stories.

[@varsoonhks3211]

If your players want to play anime characters, run Exalted.

[@blitzthekraken9832]

@@varsoonhks3211 Thanks! It's not them, it is me, I don't want them to run a character named Goku, with Goku's background and stats. I want them to develop something on their own. Maybe, it is just the Nostalgia, but that is what I believe one should do when your playing a roleplaying game, embrace the creativity.

[@varsoonhks3211]

@@blitzthekraken9832 Oh, ahhaha, I thought you'd meant they were trying to build and theme a character like Goku despite being a low level D&D character. Yeah--I agree, folks should develop their OWN character. It's fine to borrow and lift ideas you like from other media, nearly all writing is assemblage of things you've experienced in one way or another, but leave fanfic for fanfic and bring your own content to the table for sure.

[@devin5201]

I don't think that's how secrets work...

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Haha so true

[@haysdixon6227]

i absolutely love the cut into "so I rage-fly through the night, screeching black metal..." 1:06

[@TheMastermind729]

“All bird folk wearing mechanized armor” Me; “robot chicken?”

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Oh man, the memories

[@pumpkinduke1912]

the concept of a warlock/wizard multiclass whos patron is his spellbook is fascinating I might try it for a strixhaven game

[@TheRyanjones]

Let me tell you I just did a spit take at the first character introduction.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Haha wonderful!

[@Alman117]

unironically some good characters.

[@Alman117]

OH. MY. GOD. SQUAWKS MACHINA

[@vincejester7558]

No. Just no. I felt the oxygen getting sucked thru my monitor.

[@spudsbuchlaw]

@@vincejester7558 would you rather have a bunch of Drizzt clones?

[@vincejester7558]

@@spudsbuchlaw I lived thru the Drow clone wars, thank you. 'orrible, 'Orrible.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Thanks! :P

[@gabrielrussell5531]

Unrelated to Critical Role but I did once play a Warforged Fighter named "X Machina" because it was the tenth machine in its production line. X wasn't the type of Warforged to cry aboot how "As a construct I don't have feelings and that makes me very sad", no, it was an emotionless construct that acted like it, and it was great.

[@TLBainter]

All right I want Bardy McFly in my next campaign.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

He’s a team player!!

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I'm not going to get him... ... but my kids are gonna' love 'im...

[@TLBainter]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer Hahaha I love that

[@xandermichael836]

Yeahhhh my group sometimes brings in extra people because they show an interest in playing. Shortly after finding out their only experience is stranger things and critical role we know they will be done pretty quick.

[@perfectlyse9859]

I always used to start at level 2 for the past like 6 years and I recently changed to starting at level 5. I honestly feel it makes the game have a faster and more fun start where you aren't facing the same monsters you've already seen

[@mj1mj3]

God yes, I recently started a campaign where we started a 3rd lvl, but 3 of the other players I've talked to all wish we had just started a 5th lvl. Our group formed from our Adventurers League squad, we've been playing in a consistent teir 2-3 group for months now, so going back to teir 1 is honestly just not very exciting. Hopefully we level out pretty quickly.

[@LocalMaple]

I’m a fan of Critical Role. And what I’ve learned: Matt Mercer would only be a good sound effect guy if his players did the bare minimum for his games. _(If you don’t believe me, then Nott, Jester, Yasha, and FCG should convince you otherwise.)_ So for each character, I focus on the roleplay more than the combat. I can make MinMax builds all I want, but I won’t keep them unless I make a character to go with them. If I wanted maximum pwnage, I would play the D&D video games. Also, I write a half page brief backstory for confirmation, and a 3-15 page detailed/in character journal for a solid roleplay baseline. Like Nott the Brave, whose name is an acronym for Veth Brenatto. Her brief is as a cursed goblin; and ended with aquaphobia, a family, and Sam made the Hag. That’s right, without Sam, there would be no Blueberry Cupcake! I also learned not to have Main Character Syndrome, that enemies can have rule of cool and be awesome, to roleplay with allies, to back off when somebody else’s story is happening, to not joke around and mess with the DM, and “Insight Check.” (Unfortunately, my party Paladin didn’t learn Insight, and led us all into a 70 damage trap).

[@KimKhan]

I feel like CR fans is just the modern version of Theater Kid Players.

[@rhodenaros]

Very nice!! Good and funny but the love was evident through the details you put in. Thanks Bob!!

[@BobWorldBuilder]

I’m glad haha, I was a little worried it would come off as “laughing at” CR instead of “laughing with”

[@Groovebot3k]

Sadly the most cooperation you will usually see from a roleplaying party is always in the name of a terrible pun meant to make the DM groan into their DM screen.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Puns are fun, but puns alone don't make a dnd session good

[@bluebird3281]

@@BobWorldBuilder Snacks and puns

[@kooljoshboy8210]

Great sketch, just need to watch CR now😂. Side note: Playing a fairy in my next game, any fun class/subclass suggestions?

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Give it a try! Some kind of caster (maybe druid or sorcerer) would be a strong thematic fit... so I feel like playing a barbarian would be way more fun!

[@Ricaxa]

I dm a lot and as long as it’s discussed and agreed to make it fun for all but not OP or even UP then I don’t see the problem. There’s a lot of hate out there for CR but it’s brought a lot of fantasy fans who weren’t into ttrpg into the games and that can’t be a bad thing. It’s helped me heavily through lockdowns and many others.

[@WittyDroog]

This is basically my high school games back in the late 90's in a nutshell. Nowadays we're all basically characters in a Frank Frazetta painting. I don't think either way is particularly better than the other but it's interesting how tastes change over time.

[@thethan302]

And yet i still can't find a game for my two goblins in a trench coat character.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Lol my first idea for the mech-suit character at the end was that it would be three kobolds, but then I got the bird idea that pulled it all together :P

[@nadrojeggel]

its always the fucking raven queen

[@TriptuneRadio]

I actually have a pathfinder witch whos patron is their spellbook lol. The book has the trapped soul of the original wizard who owned it. A great thinker of a bygone age

[@pieterpuk7684]

Note to self: birdfolk party where everyone does some lightning damage or uses thunderclap. Thunderbirds are go!

[@timothygutierrez]

Fantastic video. I hope the critters make it to the end to read your secret message…before they comment.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Yeah I hope people don’t take it too seriously!

[@BackyardDan]

Ok but those are objectively hilarious

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Thank you! :)

[@manyplural4265]

what's brilliant about this is that you've made it so Bizarre and hyperboles that it's actually become an interesting session again lol

[@rantdmc]

very funny, great work! let's hope not all CR fans create their characters by riffing off VM's backstories maybe?

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Inspiration is good, plagiarism is not lol

[@sjhorton1184]

We certainly don't! This was an exaggeration for comedy.

[@jamesalexhowlett]

If this video references critical roll, I wouldn’t know, as I’ve never watched it.

[@willmena96]

Between these and the people that make copies of every anime/comic characters I don't know which is worse

[@TheOriginalDogLP]

Definitely the latter. I mean these ones are a bit annyoing but at least creative with a lot of material to work with.

[@nickchivers9029]

Id take one edgy dude who wants to be Sasuke Uchiha over a whole group of critters who want to use dnd to live out their weird lgbt fetish.

[@vincejester7558]

@@TheOriginalDogLP Not really, their just doing Dungeon Dudes Stoopid bulids and randomly generating 5 pages of gibberish trope backstory.

[@TheOriginalDogLP]

@@vincejester7558 I don't think CR backstories are that tropey.

[@vincejester7558]

@@TheOriginalDogLP We've explored all the goofy backstories and Munchkin builds for decades at the many tables I've played.

[@BixLovesMiley]

Yes, and whenever you use the sending spell you will end on "you poopin?" Love how also every of those three characters has a little bit of Liam in it, even if the last one is just the fighter 🙃

[@uupdown2]

I've watched all of CR's campaign 2. Recently i DM'd my very first D&D game ever. All new DM and players. the only experience any of us had in playing D&D was Star wars Knights of the old republic. I knew trying to be Matt Mercer was impossible but i did try to put a bit of his style into my DMing. My players were having none of it. they're all about getting quests done and doing the dice rolls, rather than rollplaying. Fair enough i suppose. I've forgotten what my point was...

[@The482075]

Three birds with epic back stories. Sounds pretty fly to me.

[@druid_zephyrus]

Psssh. I'll be playing my favorite PC, Kalishtomay "Tommy" Olivernia, a Kalashtar daughter of Kalistomee Olivernia and Kember Li Ishpink. A paladin Oath of Nature and bard college of creation. Currently fleeing from the Valley her family long inhabited after discovering that Nodroz, the spirit tied to her Kalashtar ancestry, was not tied willingly. She was raised to follow the Five Alphas, represented by 5 red rectangles on each of her knuckles on both hands, and the rules of her families monastery. Her find steed? Glad you asked Dragonzord, a giant lizard mount. Oh her weapons? She has two, a shortsword enchanted to be a flute and her holy symbol and a sentient longsword named Abaas. Abaas is very outspoken about maintaining his pristine white paint job. The secret? Well, that is the little known armor enchantment known as "Doff Armor" inverted to be made into an armor enchantment of my own creation, "Don Armor". Where the official armor enchantment allows you to doff armor as an action my modification allows your to Don it in one action. She keeps it in a handy haversack that can only be accessed by attaching a special coin into the belt buckle shaped haversack. Completely... original...character design... Yup. No influence at all. "Aiy yi yi yi yie that was a long description" But, like, the real, like, secret, or whatever, is that, like, she forgets to, like, speak, like, her valley girl, or whatever, persona, when, "I use my mental communication capabilities".

[@spudsbuchlaw]

I dont get it, but I do think it's a neat character The red knuckles thing I think is the best

[@BobWorldBuilder]

👏

[@druid_zephyrus]

@@spudsbuchlaw ya know the DM didn't get it for 8 months, either. Ty for liking her regardless. "Yea, that's, like, real, like, sweet of you. _Keep the secret going."_

[@OrangeyChocolate]

You can't hide from me, White Ranger!

[@briancjohnson]

Every LARPer ever (yes, this happened pre-Matt Mercer). :)

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Haha I am uninitiated in the world of LARPing

[@vincejester7558]

@@mfmageiwatch LARPing was an excuse for nerds to try to "get some" in the woods at night.

[@TheDragonshunter]

Only the cast of Critical Roll can pull off a bot or a gravity broken barbarian cause their rollplays is 90% of the show...

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Yeah a lot of people don't want to believe it, but they are PROS!

[@Fox7-h8r]

Wait, a BardBarian Bat character ? You made BatMetal ?!

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Lol I just looked that up-- and I guess so!

[@-WolfMan-]

If I'm able to find a relatively close reference for a "Unique" character build, I almost always Allow it. Just remember that it Doesn't always have to exist solely within the confines of The D&D Realm for it to work.... Try looking in "RIFTS" ... or in "SHADOW RUN". Maybe the vampire your looking for is actually in "VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE". You can usually find some really good starting points for those unique & eclectic character builds by digging around in Completely Different RPGs. LOOK a Little ... and you'll Find ALOT

[@SomoneTookMyName]

I have had a few of these. Most of the time they are not a problem but they can get out of hand. I do have one of these types in my group now and and has been with us for 3 years or so. He runs some crazy stuff by me all the time. Also, he has been playing D&D for a very long time. Id say 20+ years. Even though he is a CR fan I have no doubt he has been doing this long before CR was a thing. I can also tell when he starts to get board of his character. He gets reckless. He tends to switch characters halfway or so in a campaign. I just kill him off and he is fine with this. Actually his idea. Sort of that red shirt guy. Honestly though, even though he sounds like an issue he really is not. Good guy really.

[@salvalcanofromthehittvshow607]

I was like one step away from going this route until I started watching videos, like all of them are so cool and stuff so why not just copy them? Luckily I have been playing for a year now and have been able to stay a fan without having 17 secrets in one character

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Original is best!

[@jesterssketchbook]

i kinda want a real bardy mcfly now

[@BobWorldBuilder]

He's my hero

[@juice3167]

Gotta love Bardy McFly 🤣

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Always! Haha

[@nabra97]

Maybe the last character I have created (high elf dex based knowledge cleric, whose parents are on the opposing sides in the civil war, so he and his sister - high elf dex based paladin of another god, who was my previous character but unfortunately died - decided not to take part in the war and to leave the country; he is also in search for the way to prevent his rase from self-destruction) is actually the same sort of PC, despite I have newer watched CR. But I still like the idea.

[@aka_kyras]

I feel that, some comic book store players I sat in with on a pick up game were like this. Luckily my group isn't this bad and I have a few Critters in the group including myself. The worst they came up with is calling themselves The Fortuitous 7, I used the word fortuitous a lot when NPC's described how lucky they were and there is 7 of them so it isn't too much of a reach.

[@ameteuraspirant]

hey you took my artificer idea. except I'm secretly a sentient turnip voiced by jfk from clone high on helium but close enough.

[@thereisn0m0re]

So wait. Bob was born a quintuplet? Crazy I didn't know earlier.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Rob, Robert, and Bobby are pretty shy

[@michaelcrumlett187]

I think I played with all of these guys in the early nineties. Back then, they were all brooding, Goth, Robert Smith vampire wannabes. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s amusing how consistent things remain despite all the changes.

[@meander112]

Engagement for the engagement god!

[@BobWorldBuilder]

🙌✨

[@cjbee3839]

It’s funny that people get too carried away with it, but I do think CR has done the D&D community a great service by encouraging people to roleplay in-depth dynamic characters. I for one would not be a DM if I hadn’t listened to hundreds of hours of CR. Matt Mercer does obviously have some influence, but my party members don’t know that because they don’t watch CR. What I’m getting at is, the Matt Mercer effect is a double edged sword, and you can learn A LOT about rules, spells, and helpful semantics from an unhealthy overdose of CR.

[@GrimmDelightsDice]

"We are all bird people" Bats: *hurriedly reclassify themselves*

[@zac9933]

I've literally never played a single game of D&D but, as anyone who starts getting into it, I have a handful of character ideas but really 3 main ones that I like and I gotta be honest. 2 of the 3 are pretty intricate back stories lol.

[@albertodelaraza4475]

Half Goliath, Half Kenku? PLEASE tell me that the Kenku was the father.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Considering how edgy the character is, they may not even know their parents' true identities!!

[@m.f.lawless2617]

How can you not love bird ironman and bird Batman teaming up with bird percy. The snobby know it all conversations would be exquisite

[@FluffyTheGryphon]

I fully support any party that plays all birdfolk. Bring it on.

[@willgegg8601]

Bartie McFly is a perfect bird folk bard name and I am HERE for it

[@SchroomMetanoia]

that's why I have players send me their idea beforehand and then do character creation with the players in individual sessions before be start the campaign.

[@25taylor91]

Been doing dnd for about 20 years. CR has made things pretty rough.

[@V1ctoria00]

ACTUALLY LAUGHING OUT LOUD OMG

[@Throgmoyd]

Love CR but am not too precious about it to find this video very, very funny! Also - handy tip for commentators - no one is forcing you to watch CR. ;-)

[@reeven1721]

Bob you're a ray of sunshine.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

☀ Thank you! :)

[@vanitas9855]

ngl that werebat lineage sounds really cool!

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Exactly!

[@savingpyro]

That's some Hideous Laughter coming from the Bardbarian.

[@KaiserCrocer]

squawks Machina is unironically a funny and cool name, and now My Kenku will will have it at the back of his mind, waiting for the right time to use it