The Chosen Ones (Ep. 1) | Misfits and Magic [Full Episode]

[@dimension20show]

To pre-empt the question - we are not planning on uploading the full season to KZbin! But you can get a free trial of Dropout if you're curious about watching the rest of the season and the Adventuring Party episodes!

[@thegreyman1575]

My heart breaks, but the costs are worth it. O, Woe is meeeee!

[@shortround37]

Literally the only thing on dropout I would watch. Sucks I'm gonna miss out

[@evagriusponticus4080]

This is the most begrudging shut up and take my money i have ever done you guys hooked me putting season one of fantasy high and unsleeping city on here

[@karmadollie8063]

Best series are always Dropout exclusive. Love it. 🥰

[@the_clontz]

Worth every penny! I'm still reeling from the finale...

[@imthetrashman8620]

Jammer trying to convince his team by showing them a wet owl pellet instead of the letter that explicitly says he got into a magic school is so funny to me

[@theghost_3j]

I DIDNT EVEN THINK OF THAT

[@infinikki]

That bothered me the entire time he was speaking 🤣

[@samdang4235]

im going to bird school!

[@OctopusOwl]

Chose the least helpful, most alarming evidence. Lou made the best choices and made the npcs think Jammer had a psychotic break!

[@HellInternAKACandyMD]

​@@OctopusOwlAnd as far as they know, he still went to a place that will help him 🤭

[@elbruces]

I love how Lou keeps playing jocks, but can't describe what goes on in any kind of sportsball practice to save his life.

[@way2dead4u]

you've articulated what my brain has felt for at least two years

[@pumpkinoligarchy6626]

He plays DND

[@aceofspade2120]

@@pumpkinoligarchy6626 I play dnd and sports too lol

[@RabblesTheBinx]

He knows at least a little bit about basketball. "Triangle offense" isn't something you just casually drop if you don't know anything about sports.

[@Soma2710]

I can definitely tell Aabria has played ball though, the way she vibes with Lou about drills and that sorta thing. Girl knows what a Mikan drill is.

[@ava8340]

brennan introducing his character in the most “dm turned first time player” kind of way was incredible. the intense detail of the bunks and everything

[@three-bark1928]

Adding little tangents like that is the sign of brilliant character making in my book. You really got the sense that Evan knows his stuff when it comes to surviving out in the streets

[@wolf-wd9ds]

This happened to me when I finally got to make a one shot character for my group I forever dm for

[@Tony-Anderson]

Him playing his character breaking into to tears from being recognized as a person is just the cherry on top 😂

[@flowoflife2772]

The part where Evan say a pigs head told him "God and the Devil killed each other." then later when Dream mentions praying to Satan and the lady goes "Oh he's not real. He died along time ago." was the biggest like oh snap moment.

[@lilyofluck371]

damn, never realized that lol

[@pepper4632]

LOTF moment

[@TheKiza02]

Was it the lady or was it Theodore?

[@MauiWowieOwie]

also, jammer is a really good friend

[@StrawbsIsAway]

frrr i wanna learn the deeper lore of this world so bad

[@gabrielblyde2176]

Brennan is just woefully, unashamedly addicted to eldritch horror and I'm so here for it

[@chromatic_fate7114]

Same

[@csn583]

Also birdfacts.

[@joshdeloach6508]

Eldritch birds?

[@jacobclark9615]

I love how the moment Evan realizes you can effortlessly cast magic with the wand he immediately is just like no

[@heitorguerra4584]

"Not today"

[@inc3000]

1:23:52 "Cool that's super cool, this is so cool, we're all having a good time"

[@CMelon-xe1qc]

He’s worried he’ll do it by accident I think

[@felwalkr_94]

@@CMelon-xe1qcI mean, he unintentionally murdered the bird that brought him his acceptance letter, so I think not immediately using the wand was a safe bet.

[@Dalenthas]

Letter: Magic is real and you're a wizard! Lou/Whitney: What kind of name is Boudicca?

[@hamiltoneu]

A green lantern. Also a variation of the Britannic queen who fought Rome

[@GZilla311]

@@hamiltoneu Yes.

[@ophiuchus_kin]

@@hamiltoneu and failed miserably

[@jackhudson1260]

@@ophiuchus_kin All those who oppose the glory of Rome are doomed by the Gods to fail

[@Estarfigam]

@@hamiltoneu And a canine type of Gargoyle from the show "Gargoyles"

[@gentlemanpleasant7335]

Evan Kelmp explaining how he will just curb-stomp some magical children is top tier shit.

[@CyKsFuze]

When your DM for years gets to show you what pent up player aggression they've been saving.

[@marcoboscarol2420]

Timestamp?

[@slavicraptor9106]

This without context is so funny

[@wearingspacesuits]

@@marcoboscarol2420 its later in the season

[@FaithOriginalisme]

"What do you want me to tell your family"

[@ultimateninjaboi]

Brennans absolute DISDAIN for the worldbuilding of Harry Potter is just an absolute joy to behold

[@spartin1173]

Its warranted

[@Dan-qy6zv]

I thought his problem was with the logistics.

[@cr820]

Not really. Why is he playing a Harry Potter game if he's gonna be a dick about it?

[@spartin1173]

@@cr820 hes really not they mention it like twice and those times other people agree with him like how the golden snitch is kinda a stupid thing to put in a game like that

[@mariajrgensen5478]

@@Dan-qy6zvI think that’s true. In the Adventuring Academy episode on world building, Brennan comments that he thinks Harry Potter hs some of the best world building of any fantasy book in recent memory - for example, all of us who read the books as kids still remember our Hogwarts house when we grow up. He uses the point to say something about how strong worldbuilding doesn’t necessarily mean clear or good logistics, then rants about owls being natures slowest bird. I think it’s an awesome point!!

[@jebron319]

Evan probably spent a lot of time in public libraries, being a person who is experinecing homelessness. thats why he knows so many random facts

[@oliviahaglund8978]

😧😢 you're so right dude that's so sad

[@joeholtz5395]

Is he really??

[@armandosantiago9572]

@@joeholtz5395 Evan is the character

[@kelseyfinlayson9498]

That’s what I was thinking.

[@thewingedporpoise]

yes, and also he probably stayed away from the most trafficked area, the fiction sections, because, well, if you know the series you know why he wouldn't want to be near people

[@nwilson7470]

I want Brennan to play more, he brings such a different vibe when not in charge

[@doublehelix2167]

The vibe he brings when he is in charge might be more important.

[@droidblasta6130]

Well we all know from Not Another DnD Podcast Brian Murphy also has what it takes to run a DnD game

[@discoelysia]

@@droidblasta6130 seconded^ also would love to see Brennan guest on Critical Role.

[@Charlotte-rq2hu]

Brennan guested in a one shot on the podcast Join the Party like a month ago, and he was so good

[@siroreo]

@@discoelysia seeing Matt at Brennan’s table was amazing, seeing Brennan at the critical role table would be fucking incredible

[@basicallyacrow]

The genius of Lou Wilson going: “Man private school is fucking weird” in that moment is astounding.

[@ballergames101]

Brennan has said he spends his summers volunteering at summer camps and given that Evan Kelmp was living homeless in unrented summer camps it is entirely possible that Evan Kelmp is based on real people that Brennan has met.

[@ryern6350]

Well this has taken a sad turn, fuck you and thank you for making me realise this

[@JG-on2wx]

:(

[@michaelbonyak3517]

Yeah brennan hits a few to many tiks on the former homeless list to not have at least had a long and full conversation with someone who has been there.

[@jRaccoonClan1880]

@@michaelbonyak3517 or have experienced it himself.

[@cholulahotsauce6166]

Or he browsed reddit.

[@SalvationKH]

There are two types of players: Lou: "I didn't read the rules beforehand, so now I know what this all means." And Erika: "I will forget all of this immediately."

[@KarlEller]

The problem is when you're both types at once 🤣

[@MrZJK541]

Then there’s Brennan that knows more about the universe than the GM.

[@gabrialsperka422]

@@MrZJK541 honestly, this is the kind of player I am 😂😂 I've read most of the rules, and do more research into everything ttrpg just cause I can that most dm's hear a question from me and they're just like "How... Am I supposed to answer this, exactly..?"

[@desiraecampos2929]

Then the third type of player(that people don't speak about often out of fear... or just forgetfulness): The one who has read the rule books, and knows how all the things work, and builds a character that will completely wreck your shiz. Commonly pairs with creative (spiteful) DM/GM

[@erincarr9411]

@@KarlEller that would be me

[@Hiparu]

1:07:56 "Most of the desserts are actually higher calorie than the meal items on the value menu." "I feel like you know that for the wrong reasons." SUCH an underrated line

[@Avengedtenfold]

The chemistry between Lou and Brennen is truly unstoppable.

[@sillygoose7202]

I genuinely laughed so hard at that, definitely underrated.

[@meccamorphosis2782]

I dont think I got it 😩

[@ami_was_here]

​@@meccamorphosis2782 this is hella late but Jammer watches his calorie intake because he's an athlete, he makes sure to eat enough for it to sustain him during practice probably. that's the "right reasons" Evan knows that because he has to, he eats purely to survive so he's probably memorised which foods are the most calorie-dense for the cheapest. that's the "wrong reasons"

[@fdmugen4724]

​@@ami_was_here "i have to make sure i hit all my macros" vs "I have to make sure i macro all of my hits"

[@koinphlyp3887]

Lou is an *amazing* roleplayer. I can vividly see Jammer in my head when he comments on private school being weird.

[@babassoonist557]

It’s the object work, it really is very important

[@BadWolf739]

OH SHIT, BIRD MURDER

[@Thatscruffylookinguy]

... @@BadWolf739

[@androgenius_alisa]

His Kingston is my favourite character. He has the biggest dad vibe regardless of the age of the character

[@treetheoak8313]

"I wanna go home!"

[@HienNguyenHMN]

Aabria, as a DM, probably: We'll have a 30-min shopping trip to introduce the setting and the relevant NPCs. No big. The PCs: This is now a 3-hour shopping adventure.

[@SyaShim]

And I'm living for it 😂😂

[@AstrumG2V]

When does a shopping trip ever finish on time.... both irl and in-game? :p

[@EclipseBullet]

My PCs entered a shop and a 20 minutes shopping time became a 1 hour long dialogue with a totally improvised npc

[@kmaple9]

@@SyaShim this is literally every d&d shopping session

[@matthewpopow6647]

Exactly why you ALWAYS expect shipping to take a full session

[@nickcasillas1618]

I love how Lou always plays someone with a positive masculine spin. The sports jock type is usually a bad guy, but seeing him being so instantly friendly and uplifting to his new friends is great, and really reassuring.

[@elhumbo7858]

Positive masculinity is always welcome in media

[@nefariousyawn]

This entire series has basically been a montage of positive role models and it's excellent.

[@peterhousen7974]

His donation of adversity tokens to Evan was so wholesome lol.

[@greyklopstock7155]

A lot of the jocks these days tend to be very "no person left behind" type people, I've noticed. Probably from being part of a team and having to lift each other up and support. Which is awesome.

[@meganjones3427]

​@@greyklopstock7155 the high school aged kids I work with are just awesome. Bunch of jocks, and I've never met a tighter group of dudes.

[@Yallfather]

I firmly believe after just one episode that Evan Kelmp would absolutely body Voldemort

[@cupotea7698]

Ay what's good muggle? You trying to start some shit I'll magic your ass my muggle.

[@8cladgamer210]

“What do you want me to tell your family” - Evan kelmp

[@benjaminmayer6152]

I concur

[@Hambrrgr]

Not absolutely, he would DEFINITELY body voldemort

[@seandonnellan5980]

*Pounds a Bang energy and a gulp of moonshine* “YOU WANNA GO, BRO?! IMMA PROVE WHO’S BETTER BY CASTING FOOT UP YOUR ASS!”

[@dontmindme7684]

Hearing Lou say “The Ball” again extends my lifetime by 5 years

[@zuzanabartekova4823]

Same, but it's weird that there's no one to respond with "yeah, he calls me The Ball because we're friends and I don't mind at all"

[@locustthm6080]

Dude your pfp why

[@wolfinc2171]

I mind... I mind ALOT. Goodbye now

[@alexat.4527]

I think that even Lou had flashbacks the first time he said it, idk but he did a kind of smile and that’s just awesome. I already know this will be great and I’m like 6 minutes in.

[@Stickychron]

Yeah, he said it with the same inflection as when referring to Riz, he knew what he was doing. 😂😄

[@MorningDusk7734]

"They don't sell mops here" being said in a broom store is literally the funniest thing I've ever heard.

[@Doddser]

"So the ringing IS a reference to TELEPHONES?!" I adore everyone just picking apart the insane world building

[@marcelorojasvargas]

Sam's owl also knew about Mixer, and seems to have undertood the concept of a mukbang. Those birds a more in touch with the muggle world than we realize.

[@esobelisk3110]

@@marcelorojasvargas ohhh you can’t say that..

[@LegiamasC-OnTwitta]

@@esobelisk3110 seriously, dude just drops an M-bomb hard E and doesn’t even mention it

[@EasternStandardTim]

I know it’s an old comment, but phones only “ring” because people used bells to call people (servants usually) just not from so far away, so they’d still know about “ringing” without phones

[@felwalkr_94]

@@esobelisk3110we’re muggles here, we have the pass.😆

[@Christopher-ct1dw]

"What does the zero mean on the dice, NOBODY KNOWS" Brenan sitting there quietly because he is the one... who knows.

[@alexat.4527]

The satisfaction in his stare I caaaanttttttt...

[@DJ_LilPaycheck]

I love Dream and her Edgy Goth vibe being destroyed by her calling as a Disney Princess

[@imjang2430]

Edgy goth disney pricess???

[@johnmccarron7066]

​@@imjang2430Tiaras and combat boots!

[@michaelmoone3676]

I love how desperate Aabria is to move on with the story but the gang just really enjoy roleplaying asking how the hell wizard society functions lmao

[@romxxii]

TBF she only has four frickin' episodes. I really wish they gave her more time. Even in EXU she got eight 4-hour sessions. I get that CH isn't running on CritRole money and this isn't the only series they're running, but I need more of this frankly, especially the latter tourney episode. That could've been a multi-episode arc unto itself IMHO.

[@theguystealingyourinternet3712]

I'm suprised they didn't bring up how they know what America is and why they speak in modern english instead of medieval etc. etc.

[@antikinetic]

@@Squeekysquid my interpretation of the wizarding world's awareness of technology was just that they don't pay attention to things they don't need, 'cause they have magic. Like, yes they know America exists, that's relevant info. But they don't need lightbulbs or telephones or airplanes, they have magic for those things. They use quill pens because they have self-filling inkwells & therefore don't need ballpoints. Not knowing about McDonald's dollar cones, though? That's just ignorance.

[@joelsasmad]

@@Squeekysquid They actually should have plumbing. JK Rowling gave the statement of wizards magically removing wastes as an older practice that is no longer done.. several scenes in both the movies and books take place in Hogwarts bathrooms.

[@squeezie_b8895]

@@theguystealingyourinternet3712 well, it makes sense that they what America is bc there are American wizard of school (tho for some reason this lot ended up being transfers?)

[@pjesmile]

"none of you were magic before, right?" Evan: "Nope! None of us were!" I'm dead. Evan is such a great character.

[@ziwuri]

So are all of Evan's past foster families.

[@redheartsunglasses]

@@ziwuri JAIL

[@rheegret8405]

@@ziwuri hol up, what?

[@OpossumOnTheMoon]

@@rheegret8405it’s implied that the reason why Evan “bounced around Iowa” is because his foster families kept dying. I don’t remember that ever being confirmed but since he has no family, is living alone at 17 with a shadow devil, and mentions seeing his dad rip open his own rib cage it’s kind of easy to assume all those who get close to him (like foster families) die.

[@chronosclaimsall]

@@OpossumOnTheMoon I mean close to the end of the episode he did say he lost a lot of housing situations because of how dangerous he is, so I think it's safe to say even if they weren't outright killed they were at least hurt or under threat in some way

[@Nellyland]

Absolutely living for the “is this a magic thing or a British thing” trope 😅

[@bradenhazle4378]

Evan is legit the creepiest/suspenseful character I've seen. But man his name is so non-threatening lol. So many consonants in such a short name.

[@machinist7230]

Another KZbinr gave him the perfect nickname: _Hobo Kyle Ren_ 🤣👍

[@thestranger954]

Anyone here know how the heck he's got such a high fight modifier?

[@sagescribe_]

@@thestranger954 you mess with the Kelmp, you get the hands

[@thestranger954]

@@sagescribe_ Fair enough, but I'm also about to run Kids On Brooms with my friends and I don't have a strong grasp on how modifiers work yet.

[@apollyon1987]

My name is scary don’t diss my name man come on 😢

[@cyberbrunk]

The way Aabria played out the JK Rowling original idea of saying wizards just magic away their poop instead of using plumbing, and Lou just going "I wanna go home" was absolute gold

[@SithBunny1]

Oh, god, that was a Rowling thing??? They made a joke about that on Adventure Zone: Graduation, and I thought it was just a thing they made up! I'd want to leave too, if I were him!

[@DanteYewToob]

@@SithBunny1 This campaign is full of jokes and references to actual real HP lore and history. The complete incompetence of the adults who ignore children with weapons of mass destruction is one of my favorites but the poop, quidditch and stupid building layout making everyone late for class are some of my favorites… lol Like, it sounds fun… but going to Hogwarts would be an actual nightmare… it would be stressful, frustrating and unfair, especially if you’re not famous or part of Gryffindor and the simplest tasks are so over complicated that it just ages you want to give up… haha then, when you graduate you know how to murder people pretty good and make your dishes wash themselves but you’re probably going to have to escape from prison using magic when you get arrested for tax fraud, or you’ll die a horrible fiery death when you’re flying along and get shot down on your broom by the Air Force for breaching airspace laws and they assume something that small and fast is an enemy missile. So you’re a dead fugitive who just started world war 3 because the adults at Hogwarts are incompetent at best and maliciously ineffective at worst.

[@joelsasmad]

@@DanteYewToob I'm pretty sure the assumption is that after going to Hogwarts you would stay in the magical world with a job in that world selling books or getting involved with the magical government or police like Harry did. Since the wizard world is so isolated from the rest of humanity there is little expectation for you to interact with the muggle world at all, outside of jobs specifically pertaining to maintaining apical secrecy.

[@joelsasmad]

@@SithBunny1 It is a thing that Rowling established wizards used to do but not anymore. Thus why there are several scenes in HP that take place in the bathroom.

[@JamisonthaBRO15]

I don’t understand how “football” doesn’t exist to them, considering it’s one of the oldest sports in human history, but then again, wizards

[@rosehullah4661]

Lmao Evan asking for a mental health evaluation like he's signed up to the army and wants out on day 1 and the only way out is to fail his mental health evaluation.

[@booorue4876]

"I used to be . . . a . . . non magical person too." AY YO WHATS UP MY MUGGLE

[@CuriousGrimGoblin]

Nah nah nah nah mud blood lol

[@wookieesden3133]

Jammer shouting “you my muggle!”

[@SeleneRoseRM]

Well it they are magic now they would be a Squib

[@gatorademebro4991]

Muga

[@Sirius10117]

So, Roles. We've got an influencer, a big brother type sports guy, "it's not a phase mom", and protagonist.

[@arushipatel3051]

'protagonist' yep i and he is now baby

[@lordfelidae4505]

Antagonist that hates being antagonist.

[@wolfinc2171]

love this description.

[@quinnw919]

Now to determine who is who.

[@Ashely56]

@@lordfelidae4505 a favorite archetype I didnt realized i loved until now lol

[@mylifeafterbreakfast]

Brennan is such an amazing actor. His physicality for Evan is so unique to this character. He fiddles a lot normally, but not this way. The fist clenching and shaking when he's nervous is amazing to me. It's almost like he's trying to hold in the magic through the self-soothing technique of having closed fists. Amazing!

[@NamelessFacelessWhoa]

The fact that you got someone named “Danielle Radford” to join your Harry Potter clone game will never not be funny to me

[@tatumfowler3603]

Copyright neutral Dan Radcliffe.

[@nathmartins3154]

Right??? When the name showed up in the opening I thought it was a character name that was purposely made to look like Daniel Radcliffe😂😂😂

[@avahartwell3985]

For when you have Harry Potter at home

[@skynyrdjesus]

This hadn't even occurred to me, and now it won't stop occurring to me.

[@ava8340]

i know it’s INSANELY funny

[@tristenbrown5486]

After seeing Brennan talk about birds, I now want to see something like, "Bird Facts with Brennan Lee Mulligan"

[@peaches3835]

He had a couple extra bird facts in the adventuring party episode after (on dropout)

[@leadstomach9397]

@@peaches3835 a couple is under selling it a little.

[@thewingedporpoise]

@@leadstomach9397 I HOPE SO

[@captainkevgames4761]

Like a Zefrank video with a Feat. Brennan Lee Mulligan

[@zacharyirizarry8589]

wait hes also a bird nerd?

[@BJ_Freeplay]

the looks of despair on all their faces when Evan asks if you need a signiture if u dont have any parents had me wheezing

[@assortedramblings9132]

Brennan instantly tunes into his dm mode when he hits digby, starts explaining his scene full fledged, I love it lol

[@spiralphoenix9839]

I’m sure having him as a player makes the dm’s life so much easier and more enjoyable

[@princepsangelusmors]

I just love how Erika Ishii changed her makeup and outfits as the series went on to fit with her character. She's one of my favourite players on D20.

[@romxxii]

Her Drider Queen in Escape from the Bloodkeep is such a joy.

[@JaySwag77]

I totally didn't see her whole arc coming and I loved it!

[@Fairy_Teeth]

I love how Jammer interacts with Evan because it’s very the energy of that nice jock that everyone gets along with for good reason. He doesn’t always get what’s going on be he’s willing to level with you, also him being on a sports team would mean he’s better at helping people come down from that’s anger because of that fighting on the court stuff

[@freeflyingwolf]

Its so interesting that Dream is like, still only seeing Evan as a "character" and not really thinking of the actual, heavy shit of what he's saying. Like in his world, real people died around him, real atrocities happened, but she's just seeing it as though it was words in a book

[@spencermccombs1044]

Alot of those scene kids are like that. Half are people who have been through the shits, and the other half are acting like life's a storybook.

[@CheredaReneeShaw]

Hmm reminds me of how some fans see famous people.

[@cyansy]

honestly, really great character creation on the players part. Actually accurate characterization of a modern teenage character (I’d know I am one), especially one who previously spent so much time online. I haven’t watched the rest of the series but I hope she starts understanding the difference between actual problems and how the world really works and the fiction-y part of it that people grow so accustomed to online. God I just love characterization in general.

[@galaxychar]

Reminds me of the true crime community tbh.

[@spencermccombs1044]

@@galaxychar yeppers

[@alexat.4527]

Brennan saying bird facts and then returning to awkward character with dark past have the same energy to that BDG video about watching birds lmao

[@Fityfo54]

I want the two of them to do an unraveled-esque show. But instead of studied it’s actually just them taking fan topics and going off the cuff.

[@gabrielclark1425]

Evan is just very passionate about birds.

[@shillinhite3911]

Stealing chicken bones from the garbage behind Applebees

[@Demonido]

"It's less bullying and more...keeping people accountable...in a very aggressive...and effective manner" This is the perfect string of words; we needn't add anything else to the dictionary ever again.

[@aldlkj]

"i have a tiktok! i have five frends :D" "yes, mom, your content is solid" is one of the most wholesome parental interactions ive ever seen

[@masonguthrie1257]

I think it’s dad but also yes it is best interaction!

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

It's so refreshing to see since a lot of Dimension 20 seems to be Dungeons, Dragons & Daddy Issues lol

[@MaximusChivus]

​@@wouldiwasshookspeared4087 That's just DnD

[@Theforestrysystem]

Big Gilear energy tbh

[@OscarGomez-hg8cb]

I love how she’s not complimenting him, she’s like reluctantly admitting it XD

[@joeytansey8466]

Brennan's games are all about systems based, logical, meticulous worldbuilding based in real world history, hard magic systems. Aabria's choice to specifically focus this campaign on whimsy, illogical wizards, and spontaneity is so frigging genius to contrast with his style and mess with him, for real yall dropout is $5 a month get on it!

[@emeryjem]

I've got money anxiety. What is on dropout in general so I can justify buying it myself? 😅😅

[@tiffpoydras]

@@emeryjem fantasy high season 2, a crown of candy (it’s so different and honestly amazing), the seven( the maidens saved in fantasy high season 1 now on an adventure), and much more from dimension 20 I also like game changer, total forgiveness, and I always watch breaking news on it ☺️

[@tiffpoydras]

@@emeryjem if you’re really anxious, I recommend setting an alarm to cancel the subscription for the day before it expires

[@emeryjem]

@@tiffpoydras thanks for the help. I'm gonna really ponder on it. Might be a birthday treat for myself since it's soon! :)

[@ianwalsh1257]

@@emeryjem I could buy you a sub if you want.

[@poseidon4g]

“Oh you don’t think I know anything about albatross’” “Yeah its a whole thing” *several years later* “Let Sam name five birds and I’ll name five birds, I’ll name 100 birds!” “Nobody wants your birds Brennan!” “*please!*”

[@hallow-oda]

do you know what episode of what the last quotes are from ive been looking forever

[@poseidon4g]

@@hallow-oda I think it’s an episode of game changers

[@fluffyquartz9668]

@@poseidon4g nah, it’s breaking news. not sure what episode though off the top of my head

[@harley69]

I want “my phone doesn’t have a screen” to be a reoccurring joke SO BAD

[@ChestersonJack]

:)

[@mrknow-nothing8901]

😏

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

;)

[@thestranger954]

He.

[@Madjzj]

it is

[@icedpinkpeebles]

to those who are seeing this for the first time on youtube, you are in for a WONDERFUL ride and i highly recommend getting dropout for this!

[@uhkingdom]

Seriously, it’s totally worth it. There’s soooo much more D20 stuff on there.

[@WardNightstone]

NGL been seriously considerign it just to binge the past seasons i havent seen yet

[@TheBasketBaller00]

I 100% got Drop Out this week “just” to see this whole series!!! (Plus all the other amazing series, like Crown of Candy, Mice and Mystery, etc.) IM SO EXCITED

[@2rustysporks]

Very much this. D20 in general is fantastic, and this season was something very special. Super psyched for the new season!

[@1206549]

You could also join College Humor's channel for the same price and you get discussions in the comments right under the videos too

[@Norweebgian]

I love how they just had a conversation about the issues of wizards not being caught up on the latest technology BUT then we get THE SAME HEADMISTRISS using the word "speedrun" LOL love it

[@Pomlithe]

AND (spoilers i guess) THAT'S EVEN PLOT RELEVANT

[@YangKoete]

As well as previously, they don't know what basketball is, and then the petting zoo owner makes note of it.

[@UrsusDerpus]

holy shit, Evan Kelmp sent Not-Harry Potter to the middle of fuckin nowhere. Damn, this shit seems cool as fuck

[@brycecohen7691]

I love how every time Evan is addressed he just looks like he's about to cry; especially when Whitney says he's got all their backs. Brennan oml :'''''''''''(

[@lowkeylokii4205]

right up until he sends your body to your family

[@polinaignatenkova3634]

I love how Aabria moves as a bird. She just looks so uncanny with her movement and I love her for it.

[@agonypain2696]

“I hold the ball” coming from Lou made me think about him just carrying Rizz lmao

[@alexat.4527]

And also the soft smile he has while saying that

[@corndog4848]

Now the Ball is rolling up!

[@teydor878]

@@corndog4848 omg it's all coming together

[@Niko89957]

Bro same

[@DatShadyGuy]

Aabria: Does a great job setting the scene for their arrival at magic school. Lou: "OH SHIT, BIRD MURDER!" I am weak from that.

[@calebmcpherson7417]

That is the best scene in entire show

[@SiginKaizerMedia]

"Do you think some pigeons are like "I Like Cheetos," and there are other pigeons who are like"I like Fritos," and then the other pigeons are like "I don't fuck with Doritos"? Slays me everytime I watch this.

[@Alexacz2]

I did't think this was about to happen but I'm now totally here for the goth girl falling for the tormented antagonist 'cause that's exactly how a fanfiction-reader would react to him.

[@mageoflife2855]

If murph ever was in a game with adversity tokens you know he’d need a piggy bank to hold all of them

[@rgfs8881]

He would need to constantly spend them to compensate so it balances out.

[@romxxii]

He and Matt Mercer as players could literally start a credit union for adversity tokens with how badly they roll when they're not running the game.

[@lichterin143]

i don't know who murph is but i'm looking for things to watch after this four ep series. rec please?

[@romxxii]

@@lichterin143 That'd be Brian "Murph" Murphy, former College Humor writer. He and his wife Emily Axford have their own D&D podcast called NADDPOD or Not Another D&D PODcast, where he regularly DMs. Both also are part of the main player cast for Dimension 20 (AKA "The Intrepid Heroes"), and have played in five seasons of D20's full-length campaigns: Fantasy High, Unsleeping City, and A Crown of Candy. Murph had his best run as Cody "Night Angel" Walsh in the second season of Unsleeping City.

[@lichterin143]

@@romxxii would you recommend I watch the first season of Unsleeping City before the second? Or is it like critical role where they're seperate?

[@seleynazahra4308]

I literally had my drink coming out of my nose laughing at “ I DONT KNOW YOU SO WHY ARE CONSPIRING WITH ME”

[@veronicaholme803]

Oh my god Evan’s quick response, “no none of us were” when the shopkeep asked if they were magic

[@NicAyBear]

This 4-part series could've easily turned into a 5-part series with an entire episode dedicated to the students being baffled by the headmistress' lack of knowledge of the previous couple of centuries.

[@zemorph42]

I think they needed to immediately take her on a field trip to the 21st century! No way I'd attend a school whose headmistress didn't know anything about my world!

[@Pomlithe]

Actually, spoilers, I think she may just be pretending? In the finale, Sam stalls for time by explaining the plot of Terminator 2 to her, and she reaches this point where she stops feigning ignorance and is all, "Yep, it's a movie about a robot man, got it, please leave." As in she seems not at _all_ confused by words like "robot" or "movie."

[@mfwiseesomeonet-posing7395]

@@Pomlithe Spoiler Alert but yes she intentionally picked the four (in her opinion) worst candidates for the pilot program so it wouldnt go through, so she definitely knows a lot about the non magical world

[@Ty-yy7zr]

Would've been nice to see the rest of the parts on youtube.

[@anidiot192]

@@Pomlithe even just in this episode she used the word "speedrun" so yeah, clearly pretending.

[@C19520]

Came back here after the GMs of Exandria Roundtable specifically to watch Brennan's whole world get rocked by Aabria's first "Here's what you DON'T see..." You really can see the potential of that GM-ing technique start spinning through his brain at a thousand miles a minute lol

[@devorahcohen866]

Time stamp?

[@C19520]

​@@devorahcohen86650:20 👍

[@tomhowe502]

@@devorahcohen866 50:25

[@boomamathics2666]

Now I want a dnd show with a bunch of well known DM Matthew mercer, Brendan lee mulligan,Joe Manganiello, Aabria Iyengar, Johnny Chiodini and so on all dm’ed by someone that has never even played dnd before and none of them are allowed to help them and let chaos ensue

[@FallstarFL]

Yes please!

[@worththeshiner4541]

Pure chaos

[@ali9719C]

I volunteer as tribute as dm.

[@tashunagray7720]

That would be great

[@wolfofsummerbreeze]

@@ali9719C not if I get there first

[@strayble]

Incredibly disorienting that Brennen “Bird Facts” Lee Mulligan didn’t know what a mukbang was

[@freakeses]

I just feel, it's called modesty, on his part... ❤

[@matthewevans5486]

Wait that's an actual thing? I generally thought it was something they made up for the show until exactly now 😂

[@oddacity5883]

Matthew evans Bless your innocent little soul my mans

[@matthewevans5486]

@@oddacity5883 I don't use live streaming services

[@coldfrost3]

@@matthewevans5486 its a food sharing thing.

[@MrGemHunter]

"Namp is the better word?" is a great quote

[@TheToxicDreamland]

There's so much I love about this: 1) All of these people dunking on the Harry Potter universe for hours, 2) Dream fighting who she is and seeing Evan as the kind of person she wants to be, and 3) Evan knowing the darkness is inside him and doing what he can to push it away. There's just so many layers to this and it's an absolute blast.

[@Blizzard0fOz93]

I can ship it.

[@marcusmeira5594]

The "Yo! Look at that big ass BIRD over there!" broke me. BOY, do I love watching Lou play! Also, I love how even when Brennan is a player, he is a bad guy.

[@ambergris5705]

The Dream-Evan dynamic is amazing, because it's really like mental illness. It's glamorised in the media, it's sometimes seen as desirable to be moody/broody/dark/tortured, while in reality when you're experiencing it, it's a living hell. And Brennan and Erika show this perfectly, how terrible Evan life's is, and how Dream who never had to struggle her whole life cannot understand, and only sees the surface that seems desirable. And that actually ties in to one of the worst aspects of evil (including mental illness): on the surface, it's desirable, it's fascinating, it draws you in, it really seems to be worth it. But once you're in, you realise how false these appearances were and how actually horrible it is.

[@Krypt.CoPublicRelations]

That's so true

[@Saengchaen]

I cried. I actually cried at Evan's explanation of how hard his life had been. I've seen Brennan act before but holy shit he's so fucking good.

[@EvanFarshadow]

I just love that Dream is trying so hard to be dark and edgy but she is just a Disney Princess xD

[@ministry_of_a_fence]

Evan's caricature just being Brennen as Adam Driver makes my day

[@evertime123]

Yall're blessed Get ready to meet the Kelmp

[@maryz9319]

K e l m p

[@Angeli28]

Yall’re?

[@maryz9319]

@@Angeli28 Yall're.

[@carsonofson2347]

Yall're

[@TheRealAtello]

@@Angeli28 you all are. It's correct.

[@DPadGamer]

The clips I've seen lead me to believe that this would be well worth watching and damn, it looks like I'm gonna have to get dropout for this.

[@Kai-rm5pn]

It’s super worth it!!! 10/10 recommend

[@houligan5254]

This runs just short of 10 hours, and for $5 (the monthly cost) you cannot find better value for your money.

[@hillmidget1326]

It's worth it trust me XD and while you have it check out crown of candy to ! You won't regret it promise XD

[@bebopjhinkins]

Same, I love Brennen and Lou. They are fucking amazing. :)

[@dseray9494]

You'd swear that was the point

[@tehxperience]

The coolest thing about this season was how committed the players were to role playing almost 100% of the time

[@Sheamu5]

So one time, playing Rocket League with some friends, we got matched with a person named Bird Facts. Every time someone would score, they would put a bird fact in the chat. Was that you Brennen?

[@Bobbadelic]

God Erika's so good at switching to her character. When they got to the wands she was so excited and screaming but instantly switched to character with the complete opposite reaction of disappointment 😅

[@misterthegeoff9767]

As someone who went to an English public school I am endlessly amused at the constant "Is this a wizard thing or is it just because we're in the UK?" of this.

[@erroneousfax9351]

21:15 The panicked laugh from Dream's mom is absolutely hilarious Also I love Dream's implication like 30 seconds later that she was planning on renting an owl if she didn't get a letter

[@roguemetamorph6353]

Fun Fact: There was a full 20 minutes during episode 3 (literally just a random moment) where I bawled my eyes out because of how simultaneously happy and sad Evan Kelmp makes me. Thank you, Brennan, for creating such a sweet boy that causes what little motherly instinct I have to surface in full force. He is such a unique character and I love him.

[@Doombot221]

"You think you're better than me, bird?!" Best line for an opening character moment lol

[@jcolinmizia9161]

It sounds like something Dennis would yell at Sweet Dee.

[@gildedgoblin2999]

I'm fucking loving the breaks in stereotypes. The Dark One who is NOT on board for this shit. The edgy wannabe girl who is apparently a Disney Princess? I'm here for both of them.

[@hellothere702]

Evans not even dark he's just a Midwesterner with a lot of problems

[@hellothere702]

@Mar Mar very unfortunately true... it's bad here

[@HadaHarabaz]

@@hellothere702 it's why Midwest Emo is the superior emo genre.

[@joshkorte2390]

Stupid bipolar Iowa winter’s, the the summers are hot as hell and not like an Arizona heat but like feels like your walking though syrup humid heat and there’s often not much between those extremes expect autumns are pretty nice

[@nvfury13]

As someone with their own “Disney Princess effect”, I can’t imagine being annoyed with it. I’ve been able to drink from a stream with deer close enough to touch without stretching my arm, gotten handed seeds by a chipmunk, and play with wild wolf pups with the parents looking on content because of it.

[@charlesdean2781]

I love her as a DM, she does a great job telling a story with words, hand motions, and facial expressions to the point I was incredibly immersed in the story. Excellent job.

[@UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA]

Evan immediately shutting and securing the box and then changing subjects was hilarious

[@flandomaltrizian4603]

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 1:10 Introductions 2:30 Kids on Brooms intro 4:10 Great refresher, Aabria 4:40 Whitney Jammer intro 5:55 See that weird bird? 9:40 The letter 11:05 The pellet 12:50 Whitney gives his team the news 16:00 Lots of cheers 18:05 Karen Tanaka intro 19:50 Karen always knew it was real 21:30 Can’t rent an owl in Seattle 22:30 Solid Tiktok content 24:20 Don’t conduct crusades anywhere 26:30 An incredibly topical reference 27:40 Karen will kill lots of people with magic 28:15 Samantha Butler intro 30:40 Getting murdered live on Twitch 33:45 Thanks mods 35:40 Galpenny website 37:00 For the cont 37:45 We all know what the cucumbers and sausages are 39:45 Giving the sex talk 40:20 Giving the Mukbang talk 41:55 Evan Kelmp intro 46:20 Evan knows he’s bad to be around 48:45 Saddest laugh ever 49:30 Please let this be normal 50:25 Things you don’t hear 51:40 Bird facts 53:55 Eat the pellet 56:00 Crushable pellet 57:15 The group meets 58:35 Evan gets a nickname 1:00:55 NAMP’s (also, she almost said the other word, that’s pretty bad) 1:02:50 Brennan is eating 1:05:40 Kelmp is just being normal 1:07:10 Harry Potter? 1:09:25 Interrogating the worldbuilding for awhile 1:12:15 Why did the owl ring though? 1:14:45 Evan has a conversation with the headmistress 1:17:50 Whitney gets the squad together 1:20:55 Look under your chairs 1:22:45 Whitney shoots some white stuff out of his wand at Sam 1:24:50 Evan is so sad 1:26:45 Magic is just easy 1:27:30 Making a sundae 1:28:50 Evan gets progressively sadder 1:30:50 Hello fellow teens 1:33:55 Evan and Whitney bond 1:37:30 Things are more expensive later in the day 1:40:00 NAMP is really not working 1:41:00 Three mutually exclusive approaches 1:43:50 Getting told off by the broom guy 1:46:50 You can clock an American accent, but you believe there are hundreds of people in the world? 1:47:20 Scuppers sounds dumb 1:48:20 Evan’s broom 1:50:15 Pink is not goth here 1:50:55 Broom licenses 1:53:05 Is it because anything you would care for dies? 1:54:05 Evan goes off 1:59:10 Whitney and Evan are M**** for life 2:00:15 Disrespect the DM 2:01:10 Moment of male intimacy 2:03:05 Stream walrus 2:04:20 American accent 2:07:05 T2 2:10:15 Basketball 2:12:10 Theodore (the best) 2:15:50 This is not a character 2:16:50 Evan’s tries to find a familiar 2:20:15 Evan’s true familiar 2:21:25 Evan’s whole deal 2:25:50 Evan can fight 2:28:40 Episode ends Sorry I’m late, wasn’t sure when they’d drop this Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Happy Summer of Aabria!

[@AabriaLipscomb]

Flando, I LOVE YOU!

[@mcmann2243]

You’re here too Flando? Thanks and good seeing yah!

[@flandomaltrizian4603]

@@AabriaLipscomb Aabria you are GOAT house, 100%

[@FellowGleek]

Doing GOD'S work

[@wolfwolfensteiny]

I looked for them straight away and I saw them. Thank you for the timestamps you glorious glorious human.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

40:59 I was, and thank you, Lou Also, the group is right, "Namp" sounds _way_ more like a racial slur than "muggle". It even sounds worse than "no-maj".

[@romxxii]

No-maj sounds like a racial slur from a YA fantasy. Namp sounds like a slur that could exist in this world. It's got the same punchiness as most racial slurs.

[@imsotiredofthiscrap2341]

@@romxxii and considering its supposed origins within this universe and how the headmistress reacts to using the word, it was probably originally intended as an alternative to muggle that quickly became a way to mock non-magical people for being offended. Even its origins would make sense in the real world.

[@nvfury13]

I mean Namp *is* no-maj just cleaned up, “Non Magical Person” versus “no magic”. Sort of “Person of color” vs “colored person”.

[@rebeccarobinson8174]

Nyan gorro gorro meow mew

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@nvfury13 right... but now imagine that, instead of using the initalism "POC", we started calling black people "pocks"...

[@bethanytruman6456]

Brennan just rapid looking back and forth between players and GM is just so fun. He is such a DM really enjoying being able to for once and it’s so cute.

[@adamxei9073]

"you're swooning even more as I say the sad things." Best line

[@InexplicableInside]

And I love that she IS, too. Erika's 100% committed to the bit and it's phenomenal.

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

Dude she was seriously all about it and it was not the effect his character expected or wanted!

[@sdowning7433]

I need this series to be a webcomic - or, better yet, an animated series - more than I need oxygen in my lungs

[@roxyyfoxyy]

omg yesss

[@BiratesoftheCaribbean]

I can just imagine every situation in an animated series so clearly oh god please someone make this

[@mcmonkey26]

any d20 series being an animated series would be incredible tbh

[@noahmasi9368]

I’d pay good money for that.

[@egorsdeimos3523]

Well I feel like you’d need some oxygen in your lungs to see the webcomic or animates series sooooo

[@corsaircaruso471]

When she said “teleportation pellet,” my mind went “owl pellet?” and then immediately, “Surely not.” 😂

[@n0tb4by]

I was literally just watching clips from this, god's timing is never wrong

[@justyce_yt]

Same, and then I check my subscriptions and... BAMN! EPISODE 1!

[@thespartanseagull9892]

You won't believe this but same

[@jjthepikazard212]

i've been waiting on this one

[@zero11010]

Totally. Cancer has the best timing.

[@Rom7-]

I was in the middle of watching one of there other series when this popped up

[@Rowynocity]

“The next two minutes will be very vital for you”.

[@alexdavis665]

“What do you want me to tell your family?”

[@1Booklover1996]

Oh my GOD! 😂😂😂 loved that scene

[@tontoo5656]

Ai’t

[@ozwardo2170]

“I’ve fought adults In a gas station parking lot”

[@chantelledavie4655]

Genuinely one of the most memorable pc/npc interactions if the whole season.

[@shinorising5028]

Brennan seems like the kind of player that would derail your entire campaign by one shorting the final boss in the first module lmao

[@RomulusAaron]

I lost my mind laughing when they asked "where do you poop?" And the answer was "you just magic it away". That's such a good burn/reference.

[@Steelinsea]

Ok Evan has a plus 8 to fight. And a d20 fight score....... I have looked at the rules. That basically makes him John Wick.

[@Steelinsea]

John Wick with mother fucking magic.

[@machinist7230]

@@Steelinsea The best description I've heard yet for Kelmp is _Hobo Kyle Ren_ , who the character illustration bears more than a passing resemblance to.

[@GZilla311]

@@machinist7230 He did explicitly say he is similar in look to Adam Driver.

[@lowkeylokii4205]

*k y l e r e n*

[@TokuCSK]

"dont roll this high again" is really great foreshadowing

[@Keyw]

Whenever Aabria describes the group becoming immersed in the new magical wonders around them I immediately feel like Evan is just by default not included, which is utterly hilarious and attributable to his distinctly alien personality.

[@ozymandiousrex7155]

I will be yet another voice that says that Dropout is well worth $5 a month. Dimension 20, Um Actually, and Game Changer are all making new episodes regularly, and the full back catalogue of College Humor is there for the watching.

[@Catratbat]

I second this. Game changer and um actually are also super rewatchable.

[@JesseNapalm]

Fiiiiiine. So long Audible. I'll see you on the other side.

[@dig8634]

And hey, if $5 a month is too much for you, you could always pay the 5 for a single month and then binge all the shit you can manage for the one month. It is the ultimate strategy to save money while still watching all the exclusive shows you can't get anywhere else.

[@benupdegraft6686]

I pay $5 for dim 20, and listen to it on my commute to/from work. It's super worth it, pay for content you like!

[@rexcorvus09]

Wait, it's only $5??? I thought it was like $20!

[@FirbolgFitz]

The fact that Aabria made “scuppers” up on the spot is incredible and inspiring

[@Inressa]

I do not know what mindstate I'm in for this to be happening but every time Evan Kelmp talks I start to tear up and cry and I don't know if that's a result of my constantly unstable mental state or his truly tragic, awfully sad character or both.

[@Giganfan2k1]

All of the above.

[@miam6144]

Living in Iowa does that to you 😔🤚

[@singenstattatmen5096]

It's just what happens to people when Evan recounts the happenings of his live. 💔

[@amf1435]

Hey, just wanted to say, hope you're doing better :)

[@Dalenthas]

Lou looking at the camera and saying "You're welcome!" Me, also not knowing what the F Danielle was saying: Thanks Lou!

[@SirMisterBarrett]

I laughed my back bits smooth off when Lou said that. Mainly, because I immediately paused then googled muckbang.

[@JohnDickinson]

I am amazed that Kelmp is the inverse of a standard future dark weilder (the dark voice he spoke with) in that he knows he is full of evil potential, and is knowingly working to PREVENT it reaching its power potential, thinking of everyone else ahead of himself. Remarkable. 🤯