the story of jawbone (fantasy high freshman year)

[@greyklopstock7155]

His character IMMEDIATELY developed with the simple line of "i don't have health care!" Poor dude

[@electric_claire]

It only occurs to me now that the reason Jawbone got the guidance counselor job was probably because Goldenhoard hates the students and wanted to fuck with them.

[@natelovellette2713]

Jokes on him, he turned out to be the best damn councilor the school has ever seen

[@jacksonploof2394]

@@natelovellette2713 ssssttrssdrfu andre is ttgI re

[@MFDoomguy21]

I mean he puts up a good front as a VP, a professional with standards. I think he got Jawbone because it’s the Aguefort way 😂

[@PhantomJavelin]

@@natelovellette2713 It was, in fact, fuckin'... counseling time.

[@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS]

It's Goldenrod

[@FunnyAnimatoFilms]

Imagine if Adaine became a werewolf in episode 6. A woman with panic attacks and dozens of emotional triggers who can turn into a monster dog. Oh dear.

[@rs-bx9im]

Not just any girl but the elven oracle. A shapeshifting oracle with anxiety and triggers sounds insane.

[@keaganhoman7759]

Honestly, it would’ve go well with Tracker’s attempt to bring back the werewolf moon goddess in Fallinel

[@Theology.101]

@@keaganhoman7759Tracker infects Adaine for political advantage lmao

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

A TEENAGER with panic attacks and dozens of emotional triggers who can turn into a monster dog. So a sea of hormones just dumped on top of all that other trauma and she can see the goddamn future.

[@kingskelett6265]

There is a fanfic called Lunacy about exactly this. It’s really good. And also yeah, Adaine, especially at the beginning, has a horrible time. Her family treats her even worse because her parents and really most of Fallinel treats Werewolves as a plague and not people. Her transforming is also tied heavily to her emotional state, to the point of her transforming into wolf quite often when panicking or feeling anxious. The actual hybrid form is when she becomes very aggressive and then she loses pretty much all control. It goes right up to and past sophmore year, though junior year isn’t accounted anymore. The story is finished and I would recommend. (It is a bit long, fair warning)

[@alicepersson9568]

the fact jawbone got glasses later when he got healthcare :)

[@Theology.101]

2:44 The sheer lack of unenthusiam about literally the best choice they’ve ever made is HILLARIOUS

[@chloeharrison3567]

Siobhan's teary-eyed sad face breaks my heart

[@hellothere702]

Honestly though it's moments like that where I'm just like "oh fuck these characters are still children" her "my parents left me and I don't know where they are" kills me every time

[@dedicatedsleuth]

Especially in Crown of Candy UGH

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

​@@hellothere702 ++

[@kuno3336]

​@@dedicatedsleuthcame here to say that yeah, had me crying at work

[@connerscott2687]

I tear up every single time Adaine says "I'm glad you're our guidance counselor." It's such a good line.

[@calictolentino3949]

Jawbone is the uncle iroh of this world

[@nananannanananna]

High quality comment right there👆🏽

[@Lucifersfursona]

_oh my god_

[@Linosek279]

My mind has just imploded from this knowledge

[@dantevitale5714]

Jawbone is an incredible example of my favorite kind of npc that I have both as a player and as a DM. He's just a random NPC who was supposed to have little to no impact on the story, he was a nameless enemy that they were meant to fight until he was given attention by the players. The players paid attention to him and through improvisation he becomes a full character with a name, arc and backstory. My favorite npc I ever used as a DM was a guard that the party interrogated in a dungeon. He was later recruited by the Rogue into a pirate crew, he bought a tavern that he ran and sent a little bit of money the party's way every time they were in town. One time, the party was in extreme danger at the end of a session and I ended up giving him this huge moment where he awakened latent dragons blood on his veins (he was adopted and never knew his biological parents) and he literally learned that he was descended from this ancient Dragon sage who had sealed Tiamat and that his blood was necessary for the enemy cult to acquire in order to break the seal on Tiamat. I later planned the rest of the campaign around finding other descendants of the sages (one for each metallic dragon color, this guy was Copper because it fit best with his personality). It's awesome where these random ass characters with zero planning can go and I always love to see them.

[@misti-step]

that sounds awesome!! yeah one of my favorite parts of being a dm is that no matter how much you plan, you can still be suprised by your own story thanks to the players and the dice!

[@Theology.101]

Emergent storytelling and improv! Its something thats really unique to DnD and other tabletops. Both the author and reader and here at the same table

[@Theology.101]

5:06 “Go to therapy please” “absolutely not” “He does a shit load of drugs” “oh yeah?”

[@gracereads2917]

Jawbone is the best example of a redemption arc in this world, second only to Ragh Barkrock and Aelwyn Abernant but Jawbone turning into not just a guidance counselor but a fantastic Step Father to Fig and Adoptive Father to Adaine

[@HellInternAKACandyMD]

Fabian - Don't mind him, he just thinks you're his Father. Gorgug - NO! You're HER Dad!

[@AlexGoldhill]

Small acts of kindness can have big consequences.

[@Zkeleton969]

I just realized his speech at the end calls back to their first encounter where Jawbone apologizes, saying “it’s a sickness”. Brilliant.

[@erinlaboricua]

I recently finished watching Sophomore Year, and starting this video and being reminded that Jawbone is the werewolf that almost turned Adaine, makes their bond and relationship so much more important to me. What an arc between them.

[@crownlessking6436]

Jawbone is a fucking National Treasure

[@orinpearce5980]

i still love the scene where fabian punches gorgug in front of jawbone, cause if you visualise it in your head it's like it's doing the classic sitcom thing of really hard zooms on each person's face as they're realising different things, then suddenly it's interrupted by fabian absolutely flooring him😂

[@ADHDad]

I always picture it like that scene in Community when Jeff slaps Troy in the face and yells, 'Stop letting him make you realise stuff!'

[@Snapdragon0112]

I love Brennan and how he can be a kind DM and an absolute monster “Oh it’s to late for me to use my divination” “Hey. I haven’t told you the outcome so you still can. I’ll let you use it.” “Great” “Now which attack are you gonna use it on”

[@stormcloudsabound]

Love when Brennan rewards the players for being kind and thinking of things he didn't think about (he probably had no idea they were going to care so much about Jawbone), it's part of the reason why I love Dimension 20 so much.

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

+

[@beavcoon03]

I like to imagine that the only time Jawbone has ever yelled at Adaine was the prompacalypese moment. Not because he was angry, but because he was scared for Adaine and needed to let her know she wasn't alone

[@YOURNOTSAFEAGAIN]

Minor spoilers: I always like to imagine that the person who stabbed jawbone in the middle of an orgy was actual Garty O'Brian

[@Lucifersfursona]

My canon now 💖

[@averagejoey2000]

do you mean the Night Yorb?

[@YOURNOTSAFEAGAIN]

@@averagejoey2000 SPEAK NOT OF THE NIGHT YORB!!!!

[@HellInternAKACandyMD]

Um, Actually, Garthy O'Brien (sorry)

[@ellabean844]

We all need a jawbone in our lives

[@rainbowbirthdaycake]

jawbone is honestly the sweetest, kindest character. he got his life together and made it his mission to make everyone else's life better. his immediate acceptance and love for everyone is honestly life goals. i love him SO MUCH

[@mistahjenkins4826]

Jawbone is a perfect example of a nameless NPC who, through the actions of the players, was given a face, a name, and a bigger role in the narrative. Like, perfect example from a campaign I was in: We had this one guy who ran an odds and ends shop, real quasimodo lookin' fella, didn't really have a story to him beforehand, but when we all met and got to know him, he turned out to be this amazing person that we all just kind of accepted as our go-to merchant for all things weird and nifty. And his bigger role? Well, he ended up getting this little card case, yeah? We buy it, thinking "ooh, these will be fancy", and after some research/magical identification, it turned out that this thing was a fucking Deck of Many Things. Dude just had an artifact with him, and he thought it was a pretty deck of cards.

[@Daededris]

The end with Jawbone fading into view to werewolves of London killed me that shit was awesome!

[@misti-step]

glad u liked it 😅

[@Daededris]

@@misti-step I see the Misti-Step call as well, damn that's cool lol

[@clearlynotchloe]

god i would die for jawbone

[@clearlynotchloe]

sorry i misspoke. i WILL die for jawbone

[@GZilla311]

@@clearlynotchloe But he won’t let you because he is a DAMN good guidance counselor.

[@SirThirdFilms]

You should live for Jawbone. He’d like that

[@JumboJimbop]

Jawbone is the most comforting character of the entire series. Truly made for all of us who have issues with older fraternal/paternal figures in our life.

[@VampirePumpkins]

Jawbone is great because he doubles as a therapy dog :)

[@neminem233]

One of the things I noticed is that in the previous combat encounter, he named all the NPCs, even though they didn't roleplay with any of them The very next combat encounter, they pick a random NPC and make him one of the most beloved characters in the show? series? world? One of the most beloved characters from fantasy high

[@BeastBoom24]

I like how initially some of the group was hesitant about Jawbone being the counselor but now everyone loves him.

[@dennisrossonero]

The panic attack scene is both hilarious AND heartwarming.

[@alecelliott7506]

Breaks me to tears every time. Crazy how a bunch of fully grown adults pretending to be 14 year olds in d&d has more of an emotional affect on me than any tv show or movie I've ever seen.

[@chaedr7694]

murph's FULL expresion change at 16:30 is SO GOOD

[@astraadams1692]

TRUE it’s beautiful

[@umangmalik]

i burst out laughing every time Brennan says "and a little bit on my balls"

[@GZilla311]

2:07 This is the moment Jawbone was truly born.

[@ericalevinson213]

Murph is to thank for Jawbone

[@Skull35]

I'm in my 30's and want to be Jawbone when I grow up. The whole think about mental illness is so, so meaningful. It's actually gotten me through a few dark moments, and actually ended up using it to help talk a very good friend her own crisis and get her help.

[@albertoluizreyes1584]

something about a werewolf in a long cardigan is so wholesome

[@camrynsingsandreads8614]

Absolutely phenomenal video. Jawbone is truly the best

[@misti-step]

thanks! i love him too ❤

[@CringeLover]

Jawbone legit helps my depression lol

[@TheNo1pencil]

He's just that good of a guidance councillor

[@crazypersona100]

Oh my God this is wild to this day, I never expected a random npc to become a full story NPC it's amazing

[@mr.jonnysama257]

They forgot to mention he briefly was a lover of Saccharina Frostwhip while they were in Carne

[@Zayber129]

That’s where the zeppelin would have led

[@kevinwillems8720]

Jawbone really went from Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains to Wingnut Dishwashers Union. Like he and the cubby's should meet. Jawbone: Worldliness and grit from depression, eventually gaining a new sense of hope. The Cubby's: consistent hatred of all hierarchies, including(but not limited to) police, the state, imperialism, and capitalism. Mad anarchist vibes.

[@kevinwillems8720]

Bud Cubby: "Fuck every cop who ever did his job! And fuck every bank that never got robbed! And fuck all the other banks, especially mine." Jawbone: "I know that you've been dealing with that awful feeling That we're running out of time. And so have I. But we aren't alone! No, we aren't alone! No, no, no, no, no, we aren't alone"

[@kevinwillems8720]

I'm glad there another Pat the Bunny fan in the comments section.

[@univocalname1649]

@@kevinwillems8720 Another Pat the Bunny fan here. Was not expecting to find another fan here lol. I love a lot of his stuff but WDU has a special place in my heart.

[@kevinwillems8720]

@@univocalname1649 I discovered Johnny Hobo first, and I really liked it. Then a Twitter anarchist recommended Fuck Every Cop, and it opened my eyes. That combination of hope and a more electric feeling really do wonders.

[@kevinwillems8720]

Alternatively Bud Cubby: "I don't believe in cops bosses or politicians some call that anarchism I call it, having a fucking heart that beats." Jawbone: "A punk rock song won't ever change the world but I can tell you that a couple of that changed me so tonight we're going to fuck shit up tonight we're going to fuck shit up tonight we're going to fuck shit up oh yeah oh yeah."

[@austinstoeffler8814]

Video needs more love.

[@misti-step]

aw thank you 😅❤

[@boss5718]

Jawbone is the absolute best character of Fantasy High.

[@itsmecrosby4723]

Theres an alternate earth out there in the vast emptiness of the cosmos where noone thought twice about jawbone *and their world is far inferior due to it*

[@michaelb6349]

Omg someone FINALLY made this video!

[@joeys1350]

i love this video big time, thank you so so much

[@misti-step]

glad you like it!!

[@artrigus1515]

And now, I shall make a wolf shifter cleric who’s faith is focused around healing the mind body and spirit.

[@melodium8037]

it's a shame adaine didn't contract lycanthropy cause that would've been *such* an entertaining bit

[@elizabethenley8271]

I miss Jawbone, I think he needs to make a spiritual comeback in an other story line

[@Aherea]

"My dad is going to be so unhappy" -Adaine If you know, you know :)

[@artemis3392]

my only complaint about this amazing video is that if I remember correctly the name of episode 6 is wrong it should be "brawl at the black pit" not "brawl at zombie bar"

[@hellothere702]

It's the zombie bar

[@amycox5733]

Thank you so much for putting the episodes in the corner!

[@noahdavis8559]

They are extremely lucky might I add that they kept the time-stopping stopwatch

[@89warden]

Jawbone is my hero.

[@Nannada1212]

The Zevon at the end, great call.

[@fifteefoolish4879]

gets bit and could become a werewolf 'my dads gonna be so mad' adaine bby :'000

[@HellInternAKACandyMD]

04:46 - looks like Fig might have borrowed Gorgugs' Insight for a few Sidenote, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but is Sandra Lynn aware of the warts Jawbone has from a bathroom encounter? Or maybe **fingers crossed** his lycanthropy is his condom? (Sorry to put it that way lol)

[@RedRattt]

Let's all consider the universe where Adine becomes a werewolf.

[@EvelynNdenial]

it would have been cool if adaine became a werewolf though. also incredibly OP.

[@averagejoey2000]

to think that that's how they met sophomore spoilers under the cut . .. ... .... ..... . . . . and now he's her legal father

[@josh-cz3ey]

14:12 Jawbone rules! Murph gets it!

[@grandmotherproductions9380]

Feah yes, This video ends with Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London!.

[@haydoge]

Wait what happened to Jawbone's Dog?

[@mattladuke3992]

Jawbone is god

[@gwen6622]

guidance counselors arent therapists though... are they? lmao. dont they just try to get kids to get a job?

[@courier6960]

Well I mean, usually in the real world, but since is the adventurers academy they are all effectively getting the same job so there’s no need for that other than prep for college which is apparently a thing from what fig mentioned.

[@kidvega0450]

Well in my experience there are 2. You have your regular counselor and your guidance one who yeah helps with jobs and stuff. Regular counselors again in my experience at least are for kids with an iep(learning disabilities) that help with therapy and coping methods. Most of the time optional. I’d imagine Brennan just clumped them together for simplicity’s sake.

[@samasaurus.rex_]

my experience in school is that guidance counsellors do both. i’m canadian tho so there might be a difference between places

[@thesuperherosoul]

Speaking from personal experience they don’t really do anything, boom roasted. But technically theyre supposed to be able to do most of the listed things.