How it Feels to DM for Strangers (AI Voice Meme)

[@PackTactics]

2:59 Flavor is free!

[@saberaq]

I got that line from you man!!

[@warmaster1112]

I love using that line at the table

[@Gladuos1]

It's hilarious how he says that, but when Dagoth tries to use flavor with his fireball it's all "it has a verbal component" 😂

[@cavemanpretzel9520]

​​@@Gladuos1he shh from master chef is just so comical. 5:59

[@funnyman3030]

Cute dragon

[@knightofarnor2552]

My favorite joke in this might be Miraak saying Dragonborn are shit.

[@saberaq]

I was waiting for someone to catch it!

[@darkanayer5867]

​@@saberaqthey were. Before fizban

[@TyranusRex721]

@@darkanayer5867 Yeah. Fizban made them good. I enjoy the second iteration from OneD&D too.

[@FrejthKing]

they are cringe

[@Become-Eggplant]

My man spent his time in the library, so of course his build would be shit.

[@EdwardENigma-cg3kt]

“Red I like red.” Alduin is simultaneously adorable and super intimidating at the same time.

[@cobbobledoth]

More adorable I think

[@jacobweatherford4696]

I wonder what kind of paladin he was playing probably conquest or oathbreaker.

[@malikevans634]

"We win! We win!"

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@@jacobweatherford4696 Oath of Conquest

[@jacobweatherford4696]

@@Gustav_Kuriga yeah that lines up with how he is in the games

[@rachdarastrix5251]

"You can't play as a dragon, in dungeons and dragons." Don't worry Alduin, that's how you are suppose to feel about it.

[@TheRoseReaper]

I mean, if he picked a druid he most certainly could.

[@elgatochurro]

You could in adnd, it was called homebrew

[@rachdarastrix5251]

@@TheRoseReaper Another cool trick. Step 1: Become a powerful wizard. Step 2: Learn 2 spells, True Polymorph and Clone. Step 3: Polymorph into a dragon and then use the Clone spell to make a clone of yourself as a dragon. Step 4: Kill yourself so that you are a real dragon and not just a wizard under a spell.

[@FlameQwert]

you totally can, just homebrew and start at the same level as everyone

[@somerandomdragon558]

I can totally relate to Alduin in that regard.

[@JudeCranberry]

The literal warmth of the comforting voice of MasterChief being helpful and welcoming to the struggling and new players.

[@popotanlover3]

If you like it you might want to look up Synthetic Soundsmith, he's got a bunch of vids Master Chief just helping you with your 2006 Nissan Murano.

[@highhorseo7875]

“It’s better at this level, just let him do it.” XD

[@victornguyen1175]

It legitimately was really comforting every time he said anything

[@ObsidianWlf-ck7ni]

I thought I was the only one

[@j.2512]

literal NPC shit

[@jawly_]

The whole party trying to explain how to add ability modifiers to Alduin rings too fuckin true holy shit

[@supremeguardian1395]

"Wow i can't do anything how are you all so good while im useless" "You havent used any sub class features yet man" "What? sub class?" "Lemme see your sheet" *Lone piece of paper with 6 numbers and the word barbarian on it*

[@jawly_]

@@supremeguardian1395 This just the high school D&D with people who've never played experience summed up

[@ShiftyMcGoggles]

@@supremeguardian1395 I played through the entirity of Tomb of Anihilation with a guy thinking he'd made a minmaxed warlock warforged. He never picked a patron. We got all the way to the end, and the guy never got any boons from a patron, since he just, didn't know he needed to pick one.

[@K.Dre_is_Undead]

This whole video is relatable to the t

[@caramelfrappe402]

My favorite part was that, because as a DM, it happens so often it's literally expected 8 out of 10 games you host online this will play out. That's how you KNOW the person who made this video plays DND.

[@Watchlist_king]

“He didn’t leave it in the car” “There’s not a car that exists that would fit him” “He’s a fucking dragon” 😂😂😂

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

And honestly, why would he need a car? He's a fucking dragon He can fly where he wants to be And he's Alduin, dimensional travel is a thing with him I'm sure.

[@Marryjanesbud]

I love how as he gets more frustrated he just says it in simpler & simpler terms hoping against fate itself that it’ll finally click 💀

[@nathanpfirman625]

Can't he just idk polymorph into an ant?

[@joelwakefield3655]

"How do you want to do this?" "Through fire and war." That sounded just corny enough to be real.

[@Luckmann]

It was always real in our hearts.

[@Usernamesdontmatter1]

You joke but that's actually shit my group says

[@friedtoads13]

@@Usernamesdontmatter1 embrace the corniness

[@aubreyjarvis4759]

what is D&D without people saying corny shit like that? its not, thats what.

[@afterpasthours7504]

“I’m a god, how can you kill a god? What a grand and intoxicating innocence.” “You take 7 damage” “I’m fucking dead.” Oh my god.

[@TheDragonsRose]

The references are top tier.

[@Haggysack2k8]

Thing is, i really feel Dagoth there. He's pissed his bomb mage character got wiped by a goblin. Well i got my badass mage character blow himself up in a prison cell and another stealth archer build got greedy for a bow, which was in the posession of a goblin. My stealth archer build actually feeded the goblin and this mofo ended up being some sort of clever, very cunning shadow hunter goblin in the end of the campaign. That goblin actually survived the whole campaign, which lasted for 3 IRL years. We could only play on one evening at the weekend, so that's why it took us so long. Still, there's not much, which actually infuriates me more than this Goblin, well maybe Cliffracers from Morrowind. D&D is fucking awesome, if you have a cool and chill group.

[@insouciantFox]

No way Dagoth plays anything but a sorceror or fallen warlock

[@e7193]

thank you for quoting the video we all just watched and adding nothing of substance

[@VL4DST3R]

​@@e7193idk man 3.2k people seem to disagree with your statement

[@sloth4844]

Master Chef: You didn't bring any dice? Alduin: No... :( Master Chef: Do you want turquoise or red? Alduin: Red, I like red :) Their interactions are so adorable in this

[@GCDesigner_101]

Red and blue dice xD

[@SgtEaglefort]

oh LMAO i did realize haha good easter egg@@GCDesigner_101

[@bottleofcat]

⁠@@GCDesigner_101turquoise, its turquoise not blue but basically blue

[@alexanderrahl7034]

And canonically, Anduin steals it and hasn't given it back 😂

[@michaelbeacon123]

"Your line will do damage to several goblins and Miraak." Miraak: "Don’t fucking do it." Dagoth: "Do it, it'll be awesome!" I love how everyone decided Dagoth is a total shitlord.

[@theriveracis5172]

Master Chief throwing the shade of "just chip damage" was the golden addition

[@KeyboardTarantula]

suprised that Dagoth didn't comment on the Dragon Born basically being argonians.

[@byronsmothers8064]

As the barbarian of the party, our party wizard mentioned how they have a spell that can work against the enemies surrounding me, but being in the center was the issue. Me: "what's the save?" Wiz: "con?" Me: "do it, collectively I'll take less damage" I'm the only one to pass the save, two even dropped, worth the risk!

[@elnekosauce]

@@byronsmothers8064 Was it Shatter?

[@byronsmothers8064]

@@elnekosauce it was one of those new cold spells from Fizban's, my Leonin could handle a little chill.

[@CthulhuOnCam]

I want Master Chief at my table. He's a great player!

[@saberaq]

Shaxx picked him for a reason!

[@Brandonious15987]

I would take all of them except Miraak.

[@collinwilliams898]

He's for sure DMed before. Love players that help with explanation of rules and are helpful~

[@CrizzyEyes]

My favorite part was when Miraak tried to "correct" Dagoth's shit-talking by pointlessly mentioning verbal components and Chief shushed him.

[@CypherDND]

@@Brandonious15987 When he tried to make the new player not use dragon breath, which he specifically picked the race because he wanted to use it, I seriously got, "That guy" vibes from him.

[@PKFireFawx]

i love that Alduin seems like a new player. he doesn't really know what he's doing but he's trying c:

[@Sam_Hyde_Apologist]

The man wanted to play a dragon and shaxx wouldn't let him LOL

[@bonkercube8974]

Alduin would be like a mega boomer old man

[@mrosskne]

imagine showing up to play a game of soccer and being like "how do you play soccer"

[@dylanperkins7939]

"You can't play a DRAGON in dungeons and DRAGONS?!" Was literally one players response at my table XD it was hilarious hearing this. I've actually considered allowing it, because even if it's kinda broken... It's fun if everyone enjoys it, ya know? And tbh a moon druid is more powerful than a wyrmling dragon anyways lol.

[@treeco262]

Alduin reminds me of me

[@carrier2823]

*time to fight dragon* Miraak: “Tear this fucker from the skies” Alduin: “don’t be too mean”

[@zigfaust]

My fav Miraak bit was Shax telling him he won his save then cutting him off to describe what happens himself.

[@wallsofmine]

I find it funny that Master Chief is the youngest of this group, by a lot, but is the most mature. He's like this canonically too, which really gets me.

[@solthegamer3769]

I mean he is a senior non-commissioned officer. His specialty is dealing with immaturity

[@spiceweasel]

Master Chef

[@downey2294]

chief has got to be older than shaxx

[@solthegamer3769]

@@downey2294 Shax is hundreds of years old

[@Dead_End_Angel]

​​@@solthegamer3769 yeah but I feel like shaxx and master chief would still see each other as equals, they give off a similar vibe, though I would say shaxx is more bland and not as high in battle iq as chief lore wise (correct me if I'm wrong)

[@gatfatf]

"And while I do it, I call him an overgrown Cliff Racer" "Fireball has a vocal component" Oh man I've sat at this table before.

[@PanmasterAtArms]

It's like Miraak doesn't even understand that talking is a free action hahah

[@zenraloc]

​@@PanmasterAtArmspower gamers players always tend to oversight whilst in rule baron mode. It's because they are salty from not being able to play whatever homered class they want

[@VidelxSpopovich]

@@zenraloc We true power gamers, the pure bloods, know that Homebrew is a taint which brings builds to ruin and upsets the balance we seek to exploit. As such we prefer it RAW.

[@mumbles4763]

The fact Dagoth Ur was the 3.5 guy warms my heart. lol

[@jasonbrewer6714]

I grew up playing 3.5 and earlier editions, only 5 or 6 years ago did I even know dnd had more editions.

[@777wrath]

@@jasonbrewer6714 Probably because it just came out 6 years ago (give or take)

[@jasonbrewer6714]

@@777wrath I had 3.5 which was basically a revised 3.0 if i remember. It was tattered to hell after a couple of years, but I remember it coming out in 03 or 04.

[@andrewgreeb916]

ah yes back when being the cannon nerevar was just a reality in the game. man was 3.5 something special, pretty broken but special.

[@steve7745]

​@@andrewgreeb916 my table still always runs at least 1 3.5 game at a time, such an awesome system

[@tannerbarnes7392]

This got surprisingly wholesome. It's a nice feeling, watching a dysfunctional group become a harmonious D&D party. Even Power Gamer Miraak ended up being a good dude.

[@saberaq]

He’s still got that rules lawyer in him, but it’s from a good place! Or, at least, a better place than it used to be.

[@jmrwacko]

@@saberaq trying to justify dagoth’s flavorful quip by reminding the party that fireball has a vocal component, only to be shushed by the DM. 😢

[@joe_krogan]

As a min/maxer, we're not all bad. As long as you show restraint and give your parties time to shine and support them, then you're just really helpful and good at what you do vs. the classic attention hog who has to be the one who does the most damage and always wins at everything.

[@brathambright]

@@joe_krogan playing with a barbarian bugbear who could swing on people 15 feet away didn't feel great

[@aryst0krat]

@@jmrwacko he got shushed by chief not the DM, and it was because he was trying to say that he can't make a quip because he's busy with the vocal component

[@josefmilly]

The way Dagoth remarks "You've come unprepared?" got me hard LMAO

[@saberaq]

Seeing all these comments of people getting all the little hidden jokes makes me happy

[@GewelReal]

he's a god!

[@dylanperkins7939]

This got me too, so good.

[@quickdraw6893]

"How can you kill a God? Such a grand and intoxicating innocence." "You take 7 damage." "I'm fucking dead."

[@cavemanpretzel9520]

0:26 for the curious

[@2ScoopsPlz]

Alduin being so awkward is oddly adorable

[@rascal016]

The vast majority of this AI dialogue is actually fucking incredible, it sounds like legit conversations, there is inflection and voice raising, its insane AI voice has come *far*

[@jacobkarbacka2166]

I'm pretty sure Blade_of_Omegon either does the voice acting first and uses AI to convert it to other voices, or uses prompts to carefully control the inflection of the final product. It seems really really unlikely the AI could make anything this colorful and consistent on it's own...

[@rascal016]

@jacobkarbacka2166 this is AI, I've actually found out that it is made using ElevenLabs since making this comment, it's a complicated, time consuming, and not free scenario, but the end result is this polished and beautiful work of art The training is done by using alot of character dialog as training material, and I would imagine inflection can be directly controlled by codes or such, like in Moonbase Alpha, but regardless, the AI does a good enough job when given enough training material lmao

[@daveski7]

The AI made the voices, not the script. The script was written by a human

[@sugoidxth]

@@daveski7 op isn't talking about the script.

[@MoonDawg2413]

Right?? You could have easily convinced me Steve Downes voiced Chief’s lines!!

[@bobthebromosapien7496]

"I thought being a Dark Elf was supposed to make you more powerful, why does it just make me blind and dead." 💀

[@TheHornedKing_27]

Honestly sunlight sensitivity is some BS

[@SSJGaelY0]

dagoth experienced what the falmer live every day

[@krusher9982]

😂😂

[@xathridtech727]

​@@TheHornedKing_27I always have an eye patch for them as a dm

[@seany.7283]

5E ruined this game

[@Mr.Autodelete]

Lol master chief is playing as a master chef this is the most under appreciated joke

[@cleverman383]

Now we need Gordon Ramsay as a Spartan

[@fr00tdrank]

@dubya4915 This^^^^^

[@d3tuned378]

When soul calibur 4 came out I made master chief in character creation gave him a chef's hat and named him master chef. He wielded a tenderizer mallet from astaroth. I thought his moveset made sense since chief is chunky and does fat kicks.

[@KeyboardTarantula]

wdym? it was my favourite part!

[@LostProblematique]

"Im a god. How can you kill a god? What a grand and intoxicating innocense." "7 damage" "Im fucking dead"

[@DMofBriseras]

The game starting 2 hours after the initial meet up is comedy gold and also an all-too-accurate punch in the gut.

[@Pinkmusak]

Master Chief is like a supportive older brother trying to let his younger bro play with him an his friends.

[@NuclearCharm]

Ironically, he's canonically the youngest of them all

[@filiformis]

Why can't Hollywood ever produce a representation of TTRPGs as utterly spot-on as this?

[@Anonymouthful]

Because movie production isnt about making good movies. Just like everything else its mostly about profit.You might see one or two billionaires / millionaires whos essentric enough to throw their own wealth at a project but most of the time the industry follows formulas. Anythign that hasnt been proven to work time and time again will not guarantee profits and thus will not be risked. You will get your average action adventure film with a (brand) theme to it along with some bits of for the long time fans to point their fingers at and yell "I KNOW THAT, THATS THE THING FROM THE HING" but thats the best you can hope for.

[@GewelReal]

@@Anonymouthful the normie movies

[@mrosskne]

why would they?

[@arandompasserby7940]

Because the only thing Hollywood is good at is casting couch'ing people and wasting money.

[@stevenshea990]

The Community Dungeons and Dragons episode was. Sadly it's been removed from streaming because Señor Chang was in drowface.

[@karlfranz7462]

The simultaneous "He's not coming;" Followed by everyone fishing for excuses as to why they don't know why the 5th isn't coming was way too real.

[@germanasem2426]

Who was the 5th player?

[@_Digishade_]

@@germanasem2426 Definitely Dovahkiin or the Nerevarine.

[@nimroad5042]

Doomguy

[@eloquent_redneck3719]

@@germanasem2426 the courier

[@juanvaca6203]

Joshua Graham

[@Tenwaystospoildinner]

You gotta love how each of the four players represent the common archetypes for D&D games. Miraak is a MinMaxer, Dagoth is a 3.5 supremacist (which is both accurate to his personality and the only correct position), Alduin is the newbie, and Master Chief is the only truly competent and helpful player at the table (i.e. the DM's favorite).

[@milesedgeworth3667]

Master Chief is the Actual Friend of the dm

[@mrosskne]

yeah why would you want to play a version where every class gets to participate in the game? lmao

[@electrokineticphenomenon8800]

Yeah and the fifth guy is the most common, the guy who ditched.

[@epsteindidntkillhimself69]

5e has its place. It's easier for new players to get into. But 3.5e really is the pinnacle.

[@a15godzilla]

3.5 players are tabletop boomers.

[@Fenizrael]

The whole dragon breath bit with Miraak getting so salty gives me life.

[@oldmanyskins]

I'd honestly watch an entire actual play campaign with these guys.

[@Gameboymug]

Feeling were not too far off from that

[@Smokey234]

“Oh I wasn’t, actually gonna allow variables-“ “I will LITERALLY leave rn” ME 💀💀💀

[@bipolarmadness5075]

Me on my first few times DMing: I mean, we can get into a compromise. Let me read how this thing (that I previously made clear I didnt want in my game) works just for you buddy. Me nowadays: (let me call your bluff) The door is over there buddy. Dont let it hit your ass on the way out.

[@kaznrg]

Get it, because Miraak is literally a variant humanoid?

[@LordTrashcanRulez]

​@@bipolarmadness5075 You've became cringe, Bipolar. The madness consumed you!

[@seeker296]

Wow you're thr worst kind of player

[@Smokey234]

@@seeker296 thank u shawty

[@lordhelmchen3154]

I love how Master Chief quickly shuts rules-lawyering Miraak up when Dagoth went for a cool flavor description on his fireball. Every table deserves a gigachad legend like Master Chief.

[@ryanhernandez8324]

4:08 Master Chef

[@nathandutton2860]

This better be a series lmao this is awesome

[@saberaq]

As made obvious by this being my longest video, this was also the most expensive one to make at about 9000+ characters! I may have some more content like this, but long form AI generated content is probably not going to be the norm for this channel. That, and editing took about 5-6 hours before I was really satisfied with the end product. Tl;dr Maybe but definitely expect anything next to be shorter unless it’s another special of some sort. Thank you for watching and commenting :>

[@nathandutton2860]

@@saberaq that’s fine I don’t mind shorter

[@smorgy5340]

@@saberaq more if you want to for fun. That was awesome

[@mrosskne]

@@saberaq how much do we have to pay you

[@2nihilistic324]

Shorts are fine man do you all your content is funny as fuck

[@sylinashi8761]

As someone who desk-dwells all day every day, I love how the banter here feels like it was written by someone who actually has friends. It's refreshing compared to almost all the AI voice content.

[@loganratliff4162]

I love how supportive master chief is.... He's just teaching everyone else to play

[@dragonrelm7068]

I love how chief is a team player trying to make sure everyone just gets to enjoy it, and he just is like oh I am down? Sounds good

[@Rolan7196]

IKR? That's how I like to think I played (which is very arrogant of me). I do like that Chief here wasn't the strongest RPer, and neither am I, but he tries to enable the more new or energetic players to get through the rules and have their fun. :)

[@BigT.Larrity]

The way he immediately offers Alduin his dice in such a sincere way is so heartwarming

[@BigUncleM]

​@@BigT.Larrity "You want turquoise or red?"

[@ThatTallBrendan]

OH MY GOD.. The bit with Dagoth. The critical hit. That's _hilarious._ "I'm a god!" What a grand and intoxicating meme

[@unsweetenedfruit]

I'm fucking dead

[@DaBlaccGhost]

I thought playing a dark elf would make me stronger, instead it just makes me blind and dead 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Falx415]

I loved Master Chief just being the wholesome and helpful team player, it's spot on for him imo.

[@atothetaco]

Shaxx being the DM is so good because in a weird way he kinda is, or at least is already used to managing and commentating a large number of people

[@Shot5hells]

His voice sounds amazing too

[@BobsterLord]

God theres so many little details in this that just make it so perfect, you can tell the creator really knows their stuff. My favourite detail was the dragon Venomfang, which tells us the group is playing the adventure module Lost Mines of Phandelver, as Venomfang is one of the dragons you potentially encounter during the module.

[@saberaq]

I’m glad it shows 😁

[@higglybiggly1174]

Yes we just encountered him in our module, but were well under leveled. My brother, it's his first session, was shut talking the dragon. I immediately said I'm running away and told them all to follow. My brother didn't, and got hit with the breath lmao. I came in, dropped some gold, said sorry, dragged him out. Healed him and said you never, ever shit talk a chromatic dragon especially if you can't kill it yet.

[@BigDamnVanguard]

Shaxx as a DM is absolutely incredible. This whole thing was incredible. I loved it.

[@terraversalvoid5391]

It all makes way too many much sense.

[@commanderzavala9328]

Indeed

[@jerrbear5958]

​@@commanderzavala9328 no fucking way

[@elowin1691]

Poor Dagoth missing his dark elf superiority

[@soldierorsomething]

Being dead and blind (dreaming) will do that to you :P

[@waddledee6729]

5 rules of DND: -Don't play what's good play what's fun -Explore personality of your character -Always be friendly to noobs -Never put players in a situation where there is a chance they can get a bs macguffin that can derail the plot cause they will always *always* somehow get it -Don't play with complete strangers make sure you know at least half the people playing

[@CrunchyPapa]

make a lil change to rule 1 and id say its perfect - it doesnt matter if what you're playing is good or not, but make sure you (and your party) have fun playing it. a concept doesnt instantly become fun to play just because its mechanically challenged, but i agree, weak and powerful characters alike can be unique and fun. fun #1 :)

[@waddledee6729]

@@CrunchyPapa Couldn't agree more

[@redline841]

Fortune favors the bold, all that matters is a high roll

[@nvender9062]

Any advice on how to get into DnD?

[@waddledee6729]

@@nvender9062 Know a guy who's into it or go looking around local game stores, then ask about rules or sit in on a game so you can get the general idea of how to play

[@zeroanonymity9736]

I love that little time skip to when everyone has gotten comfortable with one another. Miraak's still powergaming but has calmed down, Dagoth isn't wishing the game was something else, and Alduin seems to know his shit a lot more. It's just a sweet moment

[@iakan6937]

Every table needs a Master Chief and to be nice to the Alduins

[@sleddogthebard]

Y'know, it's insane that this sentence makes sense. What a grand and intoxicating time to be alive.

[@King-jp8sx]

"No- he's just a guy, Alduin." Was perfect delivery.

[@Paintplayer1]

"With your signature cooking skills, you cleave him in half" after calling him Master Chef was incredible lol

[@Aredel]

Master Chief is Gordon Ramsay confirmed

[@benjaminfrost6679]

Master Chief is such a solid guy in this. Just being cool and helping the new player next to home, never blowing his top. I wanna be Master Chief when I grow up.

[@krabsalad8769]

I like how in the games he's technically a sociopath, but everyone canonized him being the chillest dude

[@Tigershark_3082]

​@@krabsalad8769As far as I know, he's a decently chill guy in-game/universe as well. The original trilogy didn't have as much characterization for him as the books and some later games, but he still had his moments where he showed sympathy/compassion for the folks around him. I think one of the biggest reasons why Chief is seen in this light though is the VA, since he's pretty widely beloved by not just the Halo community, but even peopke outside of it (from what I know). But yeag, in the past 5 or so years I'd say, people have really started warming up to/enjoying the idea of Chief as a compassionate soldier, with an almost fatherly vibe to him. (Damn, that was a long paragraph, sorry)

[@hamil3115]

Master Chief saying "finish this fight" was a really underrated reference 😂

[@therealsyrai2443]

John and Alduin seem like good players to have at the table

[@williamvalorious4403]

dagoth ur was kinda respectable in how he seemed to play, since...its not like he was after ruining the new guys experience

[@zurielschubert9410]

​@@williamvalorious4403which is surprising because I have a friend like him that throws tantrums when things don't go his way

[@zedoniusrulerofflame4675]

@@zurielschubert9410 You have divine dark elf wizard friends?

[@zurielschubert9410]

@@zedoniusrulerofflame4675 as racist and schizo but not an actual wizard dark elf

[@DestructoMonkey]

What the hell, the attention to voice inflection is absolutely perfect Literally as natural as you can make it sound

[@saberaq]

Shaxx’s voice is the most thoroughly sampled, so his voice has a really good range and I almost never have problems with him. Sometimes he’ll say something in a correct way, but not the way I want him to, so I’ll have to do retakes on those, but he’s generally a pleasure to work with. The only issue is that he’s quieter than the rest of the cast, but that’s very easily fixed in post. Dagoth, for having such a shallow pool of lines to work with, perpetually surprises me with his range. I don’t have to do very many takes with him at all, he usually just gets it exactly right or exceeds my expectations. Miraak is usually problematic. He never raises his voice except for when he isn’t speaking English (shouting) so his range is a bit more narrow, but he did really good for this video! He takes to emphasis especially well (“They’re GOBLINS” always gets me!). Alduin is rough. He’s a seriously mixed bag so I try not to make him talk more than I have to because his samples where he is just… talking English words are very slim since he’s a dragon and is usually speaking Draconic. Still, with enough patience, you CAN get him to work, but it is definitely an exercise of patience. Chief is generally pretty good but that sort of “helmet effect” is not reliably replicated which bugs me. Besides that, he does the typical ‘John’ voice very well, but he really can’t raise his voice or else he won’t sound like Master Chief at all, so he becomes a much cooler toned character because making him vocally explode like I can make Dagoth do is impossible.

[@AhstTraotee]

​@@saberaqI actually really like Chief's calmer voice; it works well with his position as the helpful, supportive veteran player (the one we all want at our table, lol), imo.

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

@@saberaq Miraak taking well to being a little sass agent when you try to use the AI is somehow the funniest thing to me.

[@fairlywren3664]

@@saberaq I understand the pain of helmeted characters, my friend. They always sound either completely different, or turn into garbles :/

[@courtlandthompson5459]

@@saberaq Alduin speaking in dragontongue and just having subtitles with everyone being confused would be a pretty funny bit.

[@15redcrow]

“Just give them back once done” Master Chief said this, knowing full well that he’s has 20 pairs of dice back home

[@williamvalorious4403]

might have been a play on weapon swaping tendencies of chief....you know like given a marine an empty rocket launcher for a battle rifle

[@primary2630]

Lol after playing a game with my coworker I tried to give his dice back and he told me to keep them

[@AnEnemySpy456]

But he can only carry two dice sets on him at once.

[@zacharyfewins8087]

I love that this ended on a positive note. I kinda expected just pain and suffering caused by the strangers, but this is much better.

[@eggboy1421]

The passive aggressive relationship between John and Miraak gets me.

[@mesothrax]

"i thought we were doing point buy" vs "you always roll stats" brought back some angry dm memories i didnt even knew i had 😭😭😭

[@GeorgieBonsoir]

Everything about this is just... right, it's incredible. Shaxx being the DM who wants to deliver a good game, but doesn't quite have the confidence to tell players (*cough cough* Miraak) when they're out of line. Chief being the wholesome, supportive player who just wants everyone to have fun and keep the game moving. Dagoth being the old-edition veteran who still, begrudgingly, loves the game. Miraak being the powergamer/rules lawyer who finds it necessary to point out the flaws in everyone's build. And Alduin being the new guy who just wants to be a cool dragon guy, but doesn't quite know how. Then the progression into them becoming more cohesive as a group, getting along despite their flaws and differences, and eventually overcoming the boss in a heroic final stand. This truly *IS* the TTRPG experience. And the music along with it? Brings a tear to my eye, bravo sir. 👏👏

[@jedtolbert1679]

Is no one going to notice Chief being called Master Chef and then with his superior cooking skills killed the goblin? 💀💀💀

[@TyphinHoofbun]

His character is Master Chef, apparently.

[@kaseypasta]

THAT JUST CLICKED

[@jacobweatherford4696]

​@@TyphinHoofbun i think hes a bard too which is honestly completely unexpected.

[@KeyboardTarantula]

I did.

[@warlordgank1318]

Its a reference to another KZbin. He has a character called Autism Cat who goes on adventures. Master Chef the scooma dealer shows up from time to time.

[@Prince_Sharming]

I didn't expect Alduin to be this adorable

[@ArmoredChocoboLPs]

Alduin's my favorite, he's an adorable noob. He's completely clueless and that's fine, he's new. Master Chief, I mean Chef, is a close second by being knowledgeable without being arrogant about it, and he's a healing Chad. I'd totally play a Rando with this kind of dynamic ngl. ...yes, even Miraak.

[@noahboucher125]

Chief explaining the intricacies of dnd made me feel warm

[@admiralmurphy1543]

I came for Master Chief, stayed for the story.

[@GrandMasterNutBusterYoda]

Started with Dagoth Ur shitposting, now it's crossover shitposting. I NEED MORE

[@saberaq]

I WILL GET YOU MORE I PROMISE!!!

[@Legal-104]

​bring us daddy dagoth!

[@mrosskne]

@@saberaq now do Diablo shitposting

[@TheCabalOnMars]

I do love me some shaxxposting

[@mojomitts]

0:05 Not even ten seconds in and Dagoth saying “What’s up losers.” has got me dying already.

[@SaturNo_O017]

Dagoth and Miraak are what my 2 best friends are like in DND, one still thinks that his old builds and characters are still strong while the other is the very definition of "Meta Slave"

[@nanyafahkinbiznes1352]

The wholesome ending. Everyone praising Dagoth's clutch.

[@SupahTrunks7]

Sounds about like every session at the dnd club. Except they actually made it to 10 sessions of a single campaign with no revolving door

[@saberaq]

It is true. The most unrealistic part of this skit is that the campaign actually concluded lmfao

[@leonaquilla2547]

I love that Miraak is a powergamer and Dagoth Ur is a grognard

[@oopsie3415]

1:50 - that's a f*cking d12. I'm in tears. Literally every new player. I love them so much.

[@bradreed2001]

Let John be the player we all aspire to be. Calm, helpful, encouraging. It was so great seeing them bond over the campaign

[@DarkDraconX1]

Love how Master Chef is so helpful.

[@garglemeister7142]

As someone who relates to Alduin the most when it comes to DND experience I must say this is so lovely. Every interaction seems so genuine, it warms my heart. Thank you for this.

[@mrosskne]

you know you could just read the fuckin rules before agreeing to play a game

[@ironmindf9655]

The Crucible Guy is the best, he’s so damn energetic it’s great

[@maestreiluminati87]

Shexx

[@phrikaphrak40k]

Lord Shaxx is based.

[@KorrinBeck]

This video was part of the reason that, after 13ish years of being pressured and it being in my life since I was small, I finally caved and started playing.

[@Bobbius_Smithius_Maximums]

Everything about this is absolutely perfect in literally every way. I don't think you can call many six minute videos masterpieces but this packs so much humor, reference, personality, accuracy, and truth that it would be an injustice to call it anything else. Bra-fuckkin'-vo man, you've done some fine work.

[@dagothur9674]

"He didn't leave his sheet in the car, there's not a car that could fit him."

[@TheUlquiora666]

He's a f**king dragon!

[@headoverheels899]

"You've come unprepared?" Sounds like Dagoth is tryna hold in a chuckle from saying his iconic line

[@kendrafox6648]

I like how MC was nice to his fellow players hyping them up and what not who'd think AI would start with video game characters saying memes

[@giantslayer9335]

Master Chief and Shaxx are definitely being true to their characters there. I don’t know much about Miraak, Dagoth, and Alduin but from what I’ve heard it’s accurate there too

[@bipolarmadness5075]

@@giantslayer9335 To explain why they are accurate: Miraak being a min-maxer. In lore he made a deal selling his soul with what could be describe a Lovecraftian demon god in order to free himself from the shackles of his masters so that he can rule the world after, only afterwards looking for any way possible to free his soul from said Lovecraft god trying any cheat or secret he can find in the proccess. Dagoth was the main villain of Elder Scrolls Morrowind. Morrowind being consider the 3.5e of the Elder Scrolls franchise the same way people consider Skyrim the 5e, aka people who love Morrowind or played Morrowind in its time are called Morrowboomers for a reason. Also add his overinflated ego in game too, "Please. I am a god. How can you kill a god" being one of his most famous lines. Alduin in lore long time ago was hit by powerful magic that transported him into the future, all so he wouldnt destroy the world in the mean time of his absence. So after being freed from his time stasis finding himself in a world he doesnt recognize he wouldnt know what the F is DnD, but still as a dragon considers himself better than mortals to even care about playing as one.

[@giantslayer9335]

@@bipolarmadness5075 ah, thank you. Yeah, this was a very well made video.

[@CorvoFG]

This is so spot on. The veteran, the newbie and the two mids. Honestly I’m surprised that it didn’t end in a fight and two of them not speaking for a month.

[@PathozeTV]

This is the single best use of AI voices I've seen yet. Each of these characters behave exactly how i'd expect, bravo!

[@alexmathews9033]

This is amazing 20/10 crossover

[@Xenthosis317]

"How do you want to do this?" After a damage roll in a hard fight might be the best words you ever hear at a DnD table

[@jimmydesouza4375]

I don't know, I'd rather my DM actually have a mind of his own and not spout catchphrases from critical role.

[@iceicebabie]

​@@jimmydesouza4375 HOW ABOUTS WOULD THEE PREFER TO PERFORM THIS ACTION???

[@jumnei5159]

"through fire and war!"

[@AhmedEx1.]

Now guy here, what does that mean?

[@butterlerpunch]

@@AhmedEx1.essentially the dm permits you to perform an execution in the way you want it.

[@zacpritchard4605]

"I'm a god. How can you kill a god? What a grand and intoxicating innocence." "You take 7 damage." "I'm fucking dead." I swear I've had convos with my players where this shit comes out verbatim. I'm fucking crying

[@Veckoza]

"I chose Dragonborn to breathe fire!" "Don't do it the damage is shit." "It's better at this level just let him do it." That part of the conversation was touching my soul.

[@wolcamophone4783]

I love how each player's misunderstanding of the rules is represented by the exact fantasy series they come from.

[@pixelmug9658]

I love how wholesome this turned out at the end, think you just gave me the push I needed to start looking for a local game store to DM at.

[@saberaq]

Bruh that’s awesome, tabletop roleplay is a very fun and fulfilling hobby and I hope you have a blast ❤️

[@pixelmug9658]

@@saberaqOh I definitely agree, I’ve a group that I’m running a homebrew campaign for. It’s just DMing for strangers that normally has me nervous. Thanks for the confidence though.

[@blackops7809]

Do you have any recommendations, I and my brother want to start playing DnD, and I would like to hear any advice for our first time playing

[@saberaq]

If you have a chance to make someone else’s time at the table better, do it. Helping people feels good and people will look to you as a generally cool dude. Lead by example and try to be the player you’d want to see at your own table. Good luck with your future adventures!

[@dylanperkins7939]

Ugh I've played with randoms from the game store once, and it sucked. Some old fart who was super fucking aggro for no reason. Then at another store I was a player with the store owner, his friend, a GM who was fresh off the boat from Brazil (which was great, he was actually a great DM even though his accent was pretty thick, and he needed some help with words sometimes) and a couple of my friends. Ended up being a good little campaign, though the store owner was completely new, and also a toxic player who loved to just cause alot of shit lol. Like, rogue who steals from the party, assassinates NPCs, typical new player behaviour lol.

[@imthedude2351]

This whole video is hilarious But the "You've come unprepared?" line is such an underrated joke in this vid

[@Cheezy_Bunz]

Never played D&D but theres always that one dude that never shows up.

[@shaynehughes6645]

Are you that dude?

[@Cheezy_Bunz]

@@shaynehughes6645 I might be if you think about it like that

[@MikeAsbestos]

This was too accurate. You've perfectly captured so many different player types in this video. Big ups to the DM character

[@christophermiller8589]

Dude this is amazing! Been GM'ing for a decade - this is hilariously accurate, on top of all the brilliant lore references you slipped in. Immediate sub 😂🔥 can't stop grinning

[@dividewalker5673]

Chief: "You can play a _Dragonborn."_ Miraak, The First Dovahkiin: "Don't do it, they're shit." Quick Edit: 1:04

[@WizardBrandon]

This made me laugh harder now I have the context

[@kingfenrir227]

How did I miss that? Looks like I'll need to watch it again.

[@RedSunUnderParadise]

TES Dragonborn: Heisei Godzilla + FW Godzilla Pre Fizban 5e Dragonborn: Tristar Zilla

[@YuainLucky]

Alduin not knowing how to play somehow makes sense to me, and is simultaneously hilarious. Also, the fact that ten sessions later they beat it and they all cheer, it warms my heart.

[@pr0vaporizer468]

Master Chef keeping Mirak honest is hilarious 😂

[@beaverbeaver526]

Seeing Lord Shaxx DMing the Master Chief, Alduin, Miraak and Dagoth Ur is one hell of a crossover, I did not know I wanted this, but here we are.

[@rylog8]

Miraak is a cheating power gamer Alduin doesn't have anything prepared and wants to be a dragon Dagoth is a grognard Chief as a supportive team dad Shaxx is a super descriptive DM Every single aspect of this works so well.

[@mr.mensch1557]

I love how Chief is the glue that keeps all the players in tact 😄

[@DarkWarchieff]

I expected Dagoth Ur to be a rules lawyer, using rules in his favor but ignoring when it isn't.

[@dreamcream3738]

Miraak is the one who lived in apocrypha for eons

[@billygoodmeme7635]

I love how stoic and uninterested in everything the Miraak voice sounds

[@danmcelhinney8478]

I feel like this is the best way to describe the various player tropes if D&D to new players. Because it's just too damn accurate. I feel like I've played at a table with each and every one of these individuals.

[@NCRForLife]

'i thought being a dark elf would make me more powerful, that just makes me blind and dead' fuckin slayed me💀