Teatime Adventures: The COSIEST RPG? 🫖☕️ | Oxventure's One-Shot Wonder | (ft. Grant Howitt)

[@BogeyTheBear]

I can only assume Andy and Luke were explicitly forbidden from participating when they let slip their intended characters were Paul McCartbee and John Hunnien Lemmon.

[@handleofadam]

Ellen: Hi Johnny, it's my first time gm-ing, any advice to make it easier? Johnny: don't invite Andy or Luke

[@melvinkachere8782]

Agreed

[@danmoar94]

I feel like his first piece of advice was, "for your own sake, don't."

[@Perri-Winkle]

​@@danmoar94 Johnny uses gender neutral pronouns.

[@LungsOutJem]

🤭

[@BogeyTheBear]

Probably distracted the boys with train tickets to Hartlepool to see the Trincomalee. Luke: "Oh, yeah! Ships!" Andy: "Better yet, _pirate_ ships!" Luke: "Actually, Andy, she's a Royal Navy frigate made from teak wood." Andy: "Arrrr, mateys!"

[@nathancarter8239]

I love cozy RPGs that have low yet important stakes. Ellen said "Your food is ruined!" and everyone gasped. 10/10.

[@Musive99]

This was really fun and cute! Also, congrats to Ellen for GMing the first time! Would love to see you folks play a Brindlewood Bay Oneshot in the future.

[@oxventure]

Great suggestion!

[@Matt620]

That's the one that's old ladies solving crimes right? I support this if Ellen, Jane, Liv (and potentially one other female guest) come in costume. And I mean festooned in ruffles.

[@thomasgrundon123]

I agree would love to see Ellen Jane and live but rather than one more female guest I say they get Luke to dress up

[@Matt620]

@@thomasgrundon123 I don't think Luke has the shoulders for that kind of dress. Maybe Mike.

[@Mr_TheHan]

@@oxventure very different end of the wholesome scale, but Johnny's own Glaze of Blory seems like a great chaotic fit as well!

[@limegreenelevator]

Ellen GMing is going to increase the puns fortyfold, ain't it...

[@joma1859]

Punning is her forte..

[@neohamilton551]

Ex-pun-entially

[@bustinarant]

​@@derschwartzadderThat must have been really difficult for her.

[@TheQrstOne]

Extra puns? Sign me up!

[@oxfanblink4115]

Especially if she actually decides to be a substitute DM for Johnny when they’re not available like Luke has 😅

[@katfromthekong414]

"If I had the capacity for shame, I'd be ashamed" 🤣

[@TheYorkRose]

Happy international women's day, celebrated through the medium of Ellen being an absolute legend as per

[@dallydaydream]

This was adorable ^_^ A fantastic GMing debut from Ellen, I loved all the different personalities she portrayed, especially Daffodil

[@AngelBeatYunara]

This is such a wonderful and cosy debut as Ellen as the GM! The NPCs! The storytelling! Everything's amazing!

[@feebleweevil]

Whoever takes the lead on table-dressing for Oxventures has does an absolutely lovely job of it - such nicely chosen colours!

[@Matt620]

Please recall an important statement made by Ellen: The OX team tends to take very dark and scary things, like the Soulsborne series, and make them fun and light hearted, whereas they take a lot of light-hearted things and make them dark and scary (Smash Blue Whale, for instance, or the whole Yarny thing). This is supposedly the innocent and delightful thing imaginable. So how long until everything is made with orphan juice?

[@CantankerousDave]

Look, you can’t beat fresh squeezed.

[@ptonpc]

@@CantankerousDave Tinned just doesn't taste right.

[@abydosianchulac2]

I think it was as far as the Sage bit?

[@TheAlorra]

​@@ptonpc And the imported stuff is just too expensive to order.

[@ptonpc]

@@TheAlorra Indeed!

[@Yourlovelyghost]

I love that ellen is the gm. Just started watching the video, i feel like her normal calmness and accidental chaoticness is going to make this AMAZING.

[@clockworkmonsters8590]

Jane: *looks directly down the camera definitely not threateningly* "Nothing bad ever happens" XD

[@PirvateerKurei]

Can we please get more of Teatime Adventures? I love the Wholesomeness🥰🥰🥰

[@max_2da_max336]

"When Jane calls for Sage, it should answer" Guess that's... Sage Advice

[@max_2da_max336]

Also the Sage Sausage, not the SauSage? 🧐

[@nawarelsabaa]

It took me way too much time to realize that Cleverlies were supposed to be a play on Smarties, even with the expectation of puns with Ellen as the GM!

[@NotKyleChicago]

But then they were more like M&M's in regards to how they look. 🤷

[@nawarelsabaa]

@@NotKyleChicago serious question: are you from the US by any chance? I only ask because Smarties in the UK (and most of the world, I believe) are exactly like Ellen described, and also exactly like M&Ms: chocolate covered in a colorful shell.

[@bustinarant]

@@nawarelsabaa For some reason we eat a colorful chalk and I have never had a more crushing realization than right now.

[@nudgificator]

It finally twigged for me when she said they were looking for the green ones, the idea of them being different colours was the last piece I needed!

[@aimeeg4809]

I only just realised on reading your comment 🤦

[@thomasgodridge5945]

19:57 "I'm getting *increasingly* southern!" Brilliant! XD This whole thing was an absolute delight! And well done, Ellen!

[@LiquidAwesomePersonified]

Ellen: this is a nice fun game with no violence or evil Jane: I am a bird person - and i am currently eating brunch, corn bread and eggs three ways. Me: *checks time bar* yep... 6 minutes in and Jane is already pretty much a cannibal/baby eater.... savage lol

[@HexagonPankake]

They aren’t eggs of her species thooo

[@lawrencelopez9839]

@@HexagonPankake presumably. Though I guess in this world someone who constantly lays eggs can make money selling unfertilized eggs for food.

[@matwetton]

I can never see Grant without thinking back to him yelling the C word at Johnny while pretending to be a cockney iguana in reverse beastmaster

[@nathancrockford1311]

That was my introduction to Grant, and I will forever treasure it.

[@lightningwingdragon]

When was this?

[@torgranael]

@@lightningwingdragon About three years ago on Dicebreaker. The channel was only a few months old at the time.

[@jonathanhope3672]

Oh yeah I remember that! It was amazing. Thanks for the memories 😂

[@darklord884]

C word? You mean See U Next Tuesday or something else?

[@tomboninski4468]

Thank you so much for this Ellen! It means so much to me that you made this happen and also Daffodil is the best girl ever!

[@nono-ch8oy]

Ellen as the GM??? LETS GOOOOOOO!

[@willow8186]

Oh, she’s the GM? I’m so ready for this!! 😃

[@AD_Gray]

Ellen you were wonderful, well done! This was such a delightful stream to watch and everyone made me smile frequently 🥳 Bravo to all on a cosy, heart-warming adventure

[@BrawnyFanta]

"I was going to try sell the dog" is a bold trading tactic for an animal world 😂

[@TimmyShea12]

Posey turning into a mafioso briefly after watering the sage sent me 😂😂

[@TransGuyShane]

Jane saying "look like mint" when talking about sage, had me laughing so hard 🤣

[@kumonoameai]

This was truly delightful! I'd love to see more oneshots like this one or a part 2 episode for this game. It was a calm yet cheerful romp ^.^

[@thundercookie3214]

I like that Grant tries to ease Ellen in easily, apparently unaware that Ellen is responsible for most of the pun damage in the Oxventure.

[@Ctrl_alt_em]

I love that the candy shop owner’s solution to selling performance enhancing drugs to one team is to sell it to both teams.

[@Tytan626]

Congratulations Ellen for your first time dming. You did great

[@robstuart8474]

Ellen as GM? This is going to be pun-demonium.

[@katfromthekong414]

Booooo 😆

[@WizzyMcWizzyton]

Oh my goodness, I could not think of a more fitting RPG for Ellen to make a debut as a GM! How lovely, Can’t wait!

[@frodobaggins7710]

Well done to Ellen on her first time GMing, especially doing it on camera too!

[@gibberingwreck]

Just glad this village fete doesn’t have a marrow tent (one for oxventure followers). Last year, these jerks turned up with an army of skeletons and started stirring things up, Green Geoffrey appeared and a marrow birthed a Dragonborn …

[@maxvel0city906]

Amazing job everyone and shout out to Ellen for her fantastic GMing. 👍😃💜 Hopefully we get more of Ellen, GMing.🤞

[@zerin25]

You know, this is the first time I've ever watched anything (inc. TV/movies) where I've been surprised with ace/aro representation, rather than me watching something *for* the representation. Thanks to OX and Snowbright Studios for giving me this experience for the first time :)

[@jaomang]

Michael "you can't pet the dog" Channel finds the evil loophole in this happy teatime adventure.

[@ashleewright6373]

Great one shot, Ellen! You did an amazing job GMing. And great job by the cast of players too. Really nice, lighthearted fun!

[@KimuMiyamoto]

Ellen did an excellent job keeping things innocent and sweet

[@nomeaknat]

You did great, Ellen! This was a lot of fun.

[@LungsOutJem]

Oh, and Grant, you did a fine job with the Southern belle accent. I'm from Georgia, myself, so I can tell you Tabitha sounded like she was born on the border of Alabama and Mississippi. ❤

[@LungsOutJem]

Hey, since Ellen is officially a GM, then the next time we have a Blades in the Dark with Kasimir and Lilith, we can call it the "Oops, all GMs" game. 😁

[@Stephen-Fox]

And now Andy's about to GM Deadlands. At this point 67% of the regular Oxventure crew are GMs.

[@gwishart]

If we include Mike's brief stint as DM for their appearance on BBC News, then it's now 83%.

[@LungsOutJem]

@@gwishart what? I didn't know about that. I'll have to look that up.

[@oxfanblink4115]

⁠​⁠@@gwishartMike actually has GMd blade runner recently so there’s only Jane to make her debut once Deadlands starts. Since Ellen also has been behind the screen for the cosy Teatime Adventures one shot. It’s a shame that Andy and Luke weren’t involved since she might of got playful revenge on them for how many headaches they’ve given her as Merilwen as Corazon and Dob 😅

[@adamwhite7895]

"And I'm here to play a game with out violence." I imediately looked to Jane/Prudence - was that... a smile? and how much did it hurt to smile at non-violence? (one of your first lamentations in the bubble/pocket universe was "hmmm...nothing to kill?")

[@eleanorsmith7152]

“So you see the sage” “Ah HA!”

[@lauraanne341]

I've got a job interview this afternoon and this is precisely what I need to keep me calm and chilled beforehand. Thanks guys!

[@thomasmoore8030]

GRANT! OMG! Grant Howitt on Oxventure!!!

[@NotKyleChicago]

Ellen: "You could duplicate one of yours." Jane: "Let's not get carried away."

[@rogueoctopus2229]

Congrats on your first GM Ellen! Well done keeping on top of everything and creating such a fun cosy, tea time experience!

[@coyoteartist]

My mother and one of her best friends back home use to have tea every Monday night. Therefore I've decided this whole adventure must take place on a Monday.

[@joshuasanders6478]

Mike is an absolute legend 😂

[@teganevans]

I had to leave like three minutes before the end and I've just come back to finish it now, that was a lovely stream, really brilliant fun. Well done guys and especially well done to Ellen!

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

Utterly delightful! Wonderful job GMing, Ellen! Hope to see more!

[@zacharysmith4856]

I am beyond excited for Ellen’s first go as GM!!!

[@fungi5350]

Congrats on a great first campaign Ellen, can’t wait to see more! Rest of the cast was wonderful, as usual. Watering the sage before threatening it, great injection of chaotic evil energy lol. Mike always brings a smile, and Grant was funny and nice to meet!

[@ChrisPreece]

I don't know what it says about me that I see a setting this twee and think how desperately the game is crying out for a Midsomer style brutal murder and subsequent mystery plot.

[@bustinarant]

Might have been the southern accent. Definitely reminded me of a Whodunnit

[@GriffinWolf]

Jane insisting that all the flowers on her dessert are "edible, not poisonous" had me hoping for a first act twist...

[@NivMizzet89]

@@GriffinWolf 'Not poisonous, but they will grow roots inside your stomach and devour you from the inside'

[@penguingonemad]

Ellen took to GMing so naturally, proud of our gal for taking the plunge!!

[@WastedPo]

This was super-enjoyable. It also was just about the best promotion for Snowbright Studio's kickstarter and Many Worlds Tavern's Teas that they could've possibly hoped for.

[@swivvy3037]

I never usually look into sponsorships etc but given I have literally just made a cup of amazing Yorkshire Tea I will give this one a little looksy

[@gremlin4304]

Congrats on your first GM session! It was very fun to watch

[@TiredNeedSleep-c3s]

This is the most Ellen RPG ever and I'm so happy that it exists. Let's dive in!

[@kcollier2192]

Well done Ellen and well played everyone else. Hope to see more DM'ing from the other Oxventurers.

[@antreiriukula4015]

Yay, congrats on GM debute Ellen!

[@thomasparker6124]

This was fantastic. Well done Ellen. And great characters from Jane, Mike and Grant. Reminds me of when one of my first time players ran their own game where everyone was a Dog (or a cat in disguise).

[@m.c.2814]

I would play the living all-dogs-go-to-heaven out of that game!

[@travisspaulding5835]

As a GM, Ellen really missed her chance to bring back her “crazy Tracy” voice. One of my favorite one-off characters. Maybe next time…

[@dee...]

That was so chill, calming and wholesome. I was instantly invested when Daffodil appeared. Very enjoyable. Thank you all. Ellen, you did great. 💜

[@sebastianwlodarczyk]

That was lovely- congratulations Ellen on your first session as a GM! And thanks to players, for not trying to derail this cozy session too much:)

[@jonrice9509]

I love that Ellen is GMing. I cant wait to see Andy Jane and Mike try one day!

[@Markcrazeer]

I do feel like Mike would refuse.

[@emmabyrne9274]

I think Jane has expressed an interest in playing or GMing vampire the masquerade somewhere, don't quote me on that though

[@Markcrazeer]

@@emmabyrne9274 vampire is good but i do wish people would use something like mage, or beast.

[@jonrice9509]

In Jane’s case, I think it’s less because of White Wolf’s systems, and more because she adores Vampires in general. She’s a big Ann Rice fan. And Masquerade is kind of the big game in town regarding Vamps.

[@Markcrazeer]

@@jonrice9509 obviously. Not judging her (too much.) but I have only seen two world of darkness systems actual played. Vampire and hunter. The other systems are neglected. That being said I’m sure I can find each of them if I actually try.

[@WildfireMagni]

Madge! Madge! Madge! Also I love Ellen's flower crown, very on point!

[@Drashika]

I'm happy for Ellen. She did a good job, especially for a first-time GM. I hope to see more of them sitting in the proverbial driver's seat. I would love to see something from Andy and I'd love to see Jane run a vampire story.

[@jackloparo9091]

Leek quiche sounds amazing

[@Cheekyos65]

Ellen as a gm is going to make this amazing

[@oxfanblink4115]

Wonder if this will start growing her confidence to occasionally be gm/dm for Blades/Oxventure for Luke/Johnny when either aren’t available for either 😃🤔

[@ststclair]

You did wonderfully Ellen!!!!

[@RainbowRuin]

Ellen did amazing GMing. The context of the random mudskipper fact caused me to die laughing

[@theazalealemon]

Go Ellen! Is it time for Jane to try GMing? Pretty please? :)

[@WispyKelp]

This is amazing! Well done to everyone, super proud of you Ellen I hope we get so see you as GM again 😊💜

[@Kalah_]

Well GM'ed, Ellen, well done. This game was so your type. :D

[@melissacarlock6164]

This game is so wholesome and sweet, but I'm feeling some dark undertones towards this sage and I'm loving it, feels like a little evil Prudence just poked her head out just a little bit to go hey hey this is funny

[@phoenixcierebiej9763]

More Ellen GMing! You did a fantastic job Ellen, you should 100% do more

[@eburel506]

I would like a regular season on this. It’s very charming.

[@עומרשרייבר-ל4ר]

A cosy one shot with Ellen as the dm and Grant Howitt as a guest? This is gonna be good.

[@sakuraiblossom128]

such a fun adventure, I loved it. Ellen is a great GM 💯

[@m.c.2814]

Not one mention of Merilwen's coffee grinder!! :O Absolutely loving this, though. Hope to see Ellen GMing more in future, bang up job there. Mike and Jane on top form as usual and I haven't seen much of Grant's stuff before (sorry Grant!) but will definitely be checking it out after this. Okay. That said, I need to get a lie down. Cosy, wholesomeness overload!

[@AngelBeatYunara]

Oh, this'll be lovely!

[@Icam_here]

great GM work by Ellen. well done running the game in keeping the others in check Love how Mike taunted Ellen by saving i would of punished that critical 1 and then got punished for it. Love how dark Jane made getting some sage, who knew that was even possible. and well done to guest Grant on your roleplay work and fitting in so well with the rest of the group

[@Y2KK94]

You did great Ellen. 😉

[@consolescrub4031]

Ah, another heart-warming* adventure where Ellen spends most of their time (excellently) roleplaying an adorable animal. Well if the formula isn't broken... *Setting fire to the Tangle likely warmed a lot of hearts.

[@esteban280889]

will they all Gm at some point? Hope Johnny is playing when Andy GMs for some revenge

[@eleanorsmith7152]

Loving the Benoit Blanc accent coming from Grant!

[@jeffreywells1832]

This was eight kinds of wholesome.

[@fett01]

Grant Howitt! I see Grant Howitt, I watch

[@stevenmartyn2010]

Great job on your 1st gm experience 😁 It's already nerve-wracking to run your 1st game but to add cameras must be tough. GREAT JOB ELLEN!!!! 👌👍👍

[@adamg157]

Very enjoyable to watch. Was a nice change of pace to the usual high adventures. And a particular well done to Ellen on GMing her first game. Already looking forward to her next one 🤩

[@CaitlinRC]

Wholesome and non violent... Yet Jane is here. Hmmm

[@_mels_]

I absolutely cannot wait for Ellen absolutely killing it as the GM!!

[@stormy7745]

Absolutely delightful characters and such a wholesome adventure 💙 Well done on your first time DM-ing, Ellen!

[@bigdognuniff]

It took me ages to work out that cleverlies are smarties

[@CarbonCopyMachine]

Omg Ellen is in her ellenment… get it..

[@theycallmejodamo]

I love how even Mike is just chill in the cozy adventure. Like there’s the faintest hint of chaos, but it’s mainly from Daffodil.

[@melissacarlock6164]

yaaaaaaaaay, finally off work and can watch Ellen dming heck yeah I'm so excited

[@A_N1ne]

I'm ready for all the puns and war crimes

[@kellyd6224]

Yes!!! I’ve wanted to see Ellen GMing!! I loved every moment of it.

[@MissMiranda89]

This is so precious