Sleepy Time - NPC D&D - Episode 180

Time for a fight, but first the eepy heroes need a nappy nap.
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[@VivaLaDirtLeagueDnD]

Who wants a Rob POV head cam for the rest of the campaign? 😆

[@jeffbo7515]

Cant there be a Cam on the DM screen looking at the Battlefield all the time? A go pro or so 😂❤ POV wouldnt that spoil behind dm screen 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Auris_Foxen]

yes please show me all the secret notes!!!!

[@Zymynca]

@@Auris_Foxen I wouldn't even understand the secret notes but God Biscuits I want to see the secret notes! :D

[@Chetloore]

Yes but blur spoilers. Lol

[@metzdupcounselor]

It should definitely be Rob's pov with green screen future flashes of if/then possibilities from Rob's mind every time the guys are trying to make a decision.

[@stephenremnant8151]

I love that the guys on episode 180 still make no plan but the Misfits just going into a pub make a very detailed plan 😂

[@onslaught147]

I think Rob is kinda at fault for that one. They did try to plan, but he made it a bit too difficult for them, so they gave up. I'm specifically talking about the fight with the hags when they had a detailed plan, but Rob made the firefly a dangerous monster in disguise. At the time it felt a bit cheap, and the reaction from the group was more annoyed than anything. You could tell they put so much work into a plan, but Rob had to add too many obstacles. I've rewatched the entire series at least 5 times now, probably more. So it's very apparent to me exactly when they stop making plans, and that's it. Originally with the hags they were going back and forth with planning. Sometimes no planning, sometimes planning. However they decided to make a big push and plan things out for this particular fight. The thing that stopped them, the fireflies they needed to get rid of actually being transfigured monsters, was so random and difficult to detect before hand. Rob tries to plan it off with a "if you would have used detect magic..." but when has Bob ever used that spell? You could tell they tried and they feel they were cheap shoted, so now they don't even try. A GM trains their players how to play the game. Rob trained them that there will be BS that will always ruin their plan, so why even try? Hopefully he's better, and can meet the players where they are, with the women's campaign.

[@jeffbo7515]

​​@@onslaught147hmm. If you got only one weakspot... would you have it as some ordinary firefly or would you also use manticores? Given you a powerfull hag who rules over a time? I mean yes. That was a big hit to moral but no magical person would lay its life into the hand of a simple firefly 😂❤

[@jeffbo7515]

But yes man... the plans stopped there 😂 i think also bc they realised no matter how SOUTH a plan goes they still manage to win 😂❤

[@jborg0074]

@@onslaught147 hold on, that's not on the DM. The party chose to eat the moths, if they just released it and let it fly off they wouldn't have been in that situation. Detect magic comes from Greg's wand of detect magic. An item that he can freely give to any of the other players, and a very useful item for scouting. A good DM will include moments where other players can help each other out with what their class offers. Most of that fight was just poor choices by the players

[@timnewton1073]

@@onslaught147 he did it a few times, IE fireproof tree as well

[@imchloekate]

Rob's descriptions of characters and situations are so good and vivid you barely need the greenscreen stuff to get a good understanding of what's going on. Absolutely amazing stuff.

[@BloodWineil]

I absolutely agree, and this despite the fact that I watch with subtitles translated by KZbin, but they don’t always translate well. Immersion 100%

[@jaydnisevil]

I'd estimate 3/4 of the greenscreen scenes I skip past (If I'm not listening while driving) There's been a few I enjoyed, but I'd rather the immersion not get broken.

[@l33tsamurai]

Rob has ruined most other DMs for me... it's like watching Pixar, and then going to watch a cheap knock off...

[@cliffyang7687]

It is so good that it becomes the reverse, wow i can imagine it so well, but i now really want to actually see it

[@MetaManGamingTM]

I agree. Half the time I watch the first time, not even watching the screen and then actually watch it to enjoy the greenscreens

[@ionmeth2031]

Using hero point to get a good night rest is such a good idea. I wish we could do that irl lol

[@UcNo-ed7jk]

Sadly few these days deserve hero points tho.

[@msharp6887]

Aderall

[@Kalah_]

I was gonna like this comment but it's on 69 so I'll leave it... :D

[@causewhynot6485]

Oh man the misuses of hero points like can I hero point my fries slightly crispier

[@M.Datura]

Considering I'm starting a new session every morning yeah. Every night.

[@travisking9895]

Rob leaves the room for literally 30 seconds - "you can eat lava"

[@florianluhring683]

also what I really love is how Alan looked at Rowan, back down, again to Rowan and says "Don't!" like he could here/feel Rowan's intrusive thoughts and his wish to actually do it :D

[@SzaraSzarancza]

Who would like to eat rocks?

[@GamingwithStilez]

But, it is true. You can eat lava onch before you die. Same with several poisons. (Ask people from mount vesuvius)

[@xyzabc4574]

"And I'm Greg!" is a perfect mantra for the character. Loved the PoV cam. More top down stuffs, please.

[@tomtomkingbenito5998]

Bodger heroically sleeping is now my favorite mental image.

[@Veelasiren]

I bet he had an epically heroic dream while Greg happily munched popcorn beside him, listening like Bodger was an audio book.

[@Allflow_noeyes]

180 × 30ish = 5400ish minutes so far. And I'm still waiting on the episode every week. Id like to be able to thank the whole crew on set; but instead ill do it here

[@neodigremo]

That’s about 90 hours of content, excluding other campaigns, fights, one shots and so on. That is more than many long running TV shows

[@Allflow_noeyes]

@@neodigremo I know right!!!

[@jakenixon8504]

Fire Giant be taking notes from another skit "Sorry, I didn't mean to hit you. In other games the E key isn't attack and I'm not used to it yet!"

[@JacobL228]

"Accept!" *punch*

[@Zymynca]

this comment deserves WAY more than 30 likes, That would have been so funny :D

[@lauralahaye7699]

I love Rob's POV! So we get a good understanding of what he goes through every time VLDL crushes his hopes and dreams on every plot 🤣

[@GreyKnight597]

Rob showing us his POV made me realize now I need to see all of this from his pov. Petition to demand Rob wears a GoPro or body cam from now on.

[@SzaraSzarancza]

...and a full set of bikinis.

[@sarawiebe7378]

I'm always amused at how Alan is struggling not to laugh in almost every single green screen clip

[@Veelasiren]

It's so funny when someone else breaks first, like Ben at the end.

[@drunken-jq1xo]

Bodger needs a green screen of him reading and practicing his poses while Bob gets mad that he's interrupting his special time

[@Dreamingzombiee]

21:03 rob thinking on the fly to use his phone for us to see the set-up Genius

[@Supremax67]

You need practice using time stamps, it has to be before the clip, not after. 😅

[@Dreamingzombiee]

@@Supremax67 meh 😂 it was close enough 👍🏼

[@Vermouth_19]

Damn robbers, I really want to see the terrain 😔 For context, they were down a camera just before the table session. Edit: spoke too fast, thanks Rob!

[@SheaDay30]

Dare I say, they got... MUGGED!

[@jeffbo7515]

😂 ​@@SheaDay30

[@michaellane5381]

I like to think using his hero point represented bodger's immense effort not overdoing his studies again or finally reaching the notation about a good nights sleep for physical prowess and mastering it.

[@craigw6557]

I still love the fact that the only time Bob got his awesome armor...was when Hamish was standing in for Ben. Kudos Team

[@estherkennedy656]

Is anyone else wondering if Bodger will remember the polymorph upgrade to his hammer??? 😂

[@bigbadwolfy1164]

They decided to forgo it and just not use it anymore

[@jansko7272]

When?​@@bigbadwolfy1164

[@msharp6887]

Ended up being just a buff for the enemy

[@TheMajor8478]

No chance lol

[@MrPsych77]

Considering an archfey did it she probably took it away once she had her fun with it

[@AlwaysAStory]

Rob being the cursed one is the meta plot twist we've been waiting for 😆

[@markmongan]

I remember we had a 4 man free for all Warhammer battle and there was a castle in the centre of the map. The game took so long, as it always does, it went into the night. We decided the defenders of the castle lit bonfires to see. We used little tea light candles on each keep. Well, the game finally ended and we all went inside for dinner. Came back like over an hour later after eating and debriefing the fun as battle we just had. Half the castle had melted and was now fused to the table top! Ah, the good old days. :D Oh, and the other half of the castle was still in flames! Luckily, no minis were hurt during this game!

[@duicic8541]

Which edition? Also, be very glad it wasn't a first gen Mighty Fortress, those were made of styrene. THAT would have been a mess worthy of some Tzeentchian spell.

[@jamesmahoney1868]

The way Greg said, "no we don't have a plan." As though Bob should absolutely know there is and has never been a plan.

[@VanTesla]

Given that Bob is supposed to be the Giant Savior. Many or at least, I'd think his connection with Calithac is the key to saving the cursed giants... As in his powers could be used in a way to perhaps absorb the power. Similar to how he obtained it originally minus needing to go inside and eat the giants heart. I suspect Rob has trued to hint that very vaguely and they just haven't figured it out. He keeps mentioning Bobs connection and being the savior. Yet not much thought to speculate how like using the powers he inadvertently obtained.

[@Manifusion]

Fun Fact: The volcanic gasses produces from that much magma would kill you long before the heat does. :> Also magma is a lot harder than you would think. It makes more of a thud then it does a splash.

[@DIYToona]

Mechanic Theory: Since the darkness is moving, they need to get it isolated into an appendage somehow. Then chop off that appendage. That would get rid of it and get Bodger his next giant piece. I bet that ax is magical and would resize itself, and is the perfect tool for the job. Rob does everything for a reason.

[@callumarul6322]

Well in that case, Yurg should say goodbye to his big toe

[@chinnsky9706]

@@callumarul6322or his testacle 😅

[@UcNo-ed7jk]

I know that this being the highlight of my entire week is a sad statement for me. But i hope you understand how much i enjoy and look forward to these shows.this truely is the one of very few good things i enjoy

[@Astromechy]

In the forging process, the opposite of quenching (rapid cooling to induce hardness) is tempering (heat stress relief of hardening, reducing brittleness).

[@DH-xw6jp]

The opposite of quenching (rapid cooling to harden) would be annealing (slow cooling to soften).

[@benhibbard4519]

hey that's what I said. I'm glad I was right. lol

[@kilyaded7332]

These don't get enough views every week. My favorite series on YT, hands down.

[@WillsBeard]

I love how Bodger removed all his exhaustion with a heroic sleep. He probably dreamed about resting

[@BrilLeahnt]

22:17 Yeees! Return of the catch phrase huzzah

[@RumpelGnom42]

Do I watch now, or do I watch when the subtitles are done? Mh... tricky. I guess I will watch now and watch again when the subtitles are done. I am very smart.

[@lukaswaefler1031]

Any reason to watch again is a good one😂

[@Lorqu1n]

Aiming to finish the subtitles in about 12 hours then they'll have to be uploaded by someone else. Sorry guys 🫤

[@RumpelGnom42]

@@Lorqu1n oh no, don't worry about it. You are doing great work. Take your time.

[@OytheGreat]

Haha, same! And thank you Lorqueen!

[@robholmes5736]

The heating of the Great Sword is called ANNEALING .... which I'm sure the players will have fun with the word 🤣

[@joelthegrim]

Ohh 😂

[@florianluhring683]

I love how Adam is the most DnD'ing of them. I was like "but what about blink, surely that makes a difference. Please think of it Adam". and 10 sec later he brought it up

[@phillipstone3116]

29:30 I really want a green screen moment of Greg "touching' BOB, with saxophone music, lit candles, the whole shabang

[@killmonga222]

Nice idea to give us a quick close up of it Robert!

[@trm4life]

I love how "Rob POV" was seamlessly integrated ❤😮

[@sarahjordan7916]

“You can do anything you want!” “…once.” - My new favorite inspirational quote 😂

[@M.Datura]

I suggest sharing Cutting Words' link in the video description!

[@Cross-Warrior]

Theory: they have to use radiant damage because they have to deal more damage to the smoke/wither side than they deal to the giant in order to save him o.o

[@diegofoliene3288]

Or use the mask that the enemy cloud giant they defeated before that allowed him to control his transformations. Wich was in fact destroyed, but if I remember correctly the plans to make the mask were mentioned by Rob.

[@meh2510]

I wonder if Bob's wither could absorb someone elses wither into itself to free them.

[@callumarul6322]

He mentioned that the black smoke was moving so they can maybe try to target that area with radiant damage

[@lnarius]

“I’ll make you poop.” One of the few great sentences

[@OnbanadritheMad]

Greg "Bob, I'm gonna touch you." Bob, "Finally."

[@SidDeSlothProduction]

We need a perma DM cam, kinda a cool view point!

[@remains7209]

Wow saddening to hear about the robbing. Hopefully they got caught and you got things back. Here wishing good fortune and smiles for you.

[@DerikTenNapel]

Hello, EMT here. Did you know one of the worst things that can happen to a fireman on the job is them gettin wet? Their firefighting clothes are shielding them quite well against fire but if they get wet, the water turns into steam if they're in extremely hot tempratures. This basically cooks them. With this logic, Bob could quite litterally die if he casts armor of agatha on himself while inside a volaco. ~The more you know~

[@Lorqu1n]

Me and my wet oven gloves can confirm. Oww

[@bradbuller15]

Love being named Brad in episodes like this. Feel like they are all on my team.

[@bradleyfore]

Same

[@CuttingWords]

Brads assemble!

[@snowyshade0901]

16:57 wise words from a life cleric 😂

[@Jimmmmmmmm94]

Here's a theory: The Fire Giant is immune to fire, obviously. But the Verdorrin side of him might not be. So a fire ball would only hurt the shadow part and not the giant

[@EscapetheDreamscape]

😱 Genius! I wish this comment got more likes 🏆... I'm really rooting for them saving him🤞

[@MurMurYoutube_Astra]

I can’t believe it, for the whole time Rob was the cursed one!

[@gandalfthegrey4694]

I love how they weren’t exactly planning to fight in this encounter but Bodger just went in swinging 😅

[@MysticMylesZ]

One day we'll see the nano bats and cool armor

[@mr.truffles9294]

12:29 This chaotic mess. This is why I love the boys campaign

[@mordyth]

I want to love the girls one... But I just don't 😥

[@AnachronismNoir]

Next session needs to have Ben and Adam switch seats, FOR SCIENCE

[@SzaraSzarancza]

Naah, Adam won't do that. Rob would have a better chance of catching him cheating.

[@rudilator2178]

27:01 Rob telling Baradun "You's a knob". Priceless!

[@sinxenon3181]

It was so sad to hear that you were robbed :( I adore your D&D immensely!

[@poquu1081]

baradoon could get fire resistance by summoning a dragon. Its shares one of its resistances with the user.

[@1Randoman]

Really hope they remember Greg can revive people after death. Might be a way to cure the dude?

[@diegofoliene3288]

The mask that the cloud giant they defeated allowed him to control the transformations. Sure the mask was destroyed but I remember Rob mentioning they've seen the plans to make the mask.

[@mihowmihow]

20:45 thank you so much for this! (Also so cool to just see the game from Rob’s pov)

[@megamr4434]

The Blacksmith seems more like he's got the Venom Symviote. Quick Peter, ring a loud bell around him!

[@jamiedouglass5195]

Alan with the Austin powers quote "Magma". Loved it 😂😂

[@mimumi3723]

The Fire resistance potion drinking sequence should become the new ad campaign for Orbit

[@CEDROU95]

I love the fireball looking more like a nuke slowly going towards him. Great stuff.

[@joekenorer]

I'm on the edge of my seat wondering if they're going to remember they aren't supposed to kill the giant.

[@eduardorodalopes8738]

The BORED reference was really funny

[@suzandouglass5241]

Started binge watching this a couple weeks ago... Having a Druid with this party would have been great for SO many reasons.

[@jordanponcilius9701]

VLDL should seriously make a special edition set of DnD dice. That would be awesome!!

[@DH-xw6jp]

I love Rowan's instinctual desire to poke lava with a stick. And the opposite of quenching (the rapid cooling to harden steel) would be annealing (the slow cooling to soften and de-stress steel). Although i don't think that would happen submerging it in lava, since there really isn't any need to keep steel above critical temperature for extended periods of time unless you are doing a carbon soak (to raise the carbon content of the steel's surface to case harden it) or trying to melt it to alloy it with other elements (this would make it liquid so you couldn't hang it from a chain). Rob was most likely thinking of the term "tempering" which is when the temperature of the hardened steel (after quench) is raised again to draw back some of the hardness and reduce the brittleness making it tougher and springy. But you wouldn't submerge it in the lava if you are doing that (it is much to hot for tempering).

[@wheelerthree]

"you can do anything before you die" - except roundhouse kick Chuck Norris

[@wordelo]

paused during the rob POV part and legit tried to rotate the camera like in BG3. 😂🤣

[@iambatsmurfette7194]

With the way Bodger's character is, it's almost criminal that Rob didn't talk him into being a forge domain cleric, instead.

[@samealso]

I think it's time to give Cutting Words a link in description to check them out, terrain is super cool.

[@ryfisch8763]

Bob's armor instantly melts and he take 50 points of steam damage.

[@OrgangrinderYT]

The game tiles are really epic, but that little smoking volcano really tied the room together 😉! Can't wait to see how Rowan is going to react when Rob gets to roll damage for the fire giant wielding a flaming sword 😲.

[@Lanesullivan1984]

Actually like the Rob Pov, wouldn't hurt my heart any to see more of that.

[@MrKanikowski]

The 6 point fireball hits Greg in the foot while running which makes him instinctively combat roll. Should have brought the water bucket😂😂

[@L306B2]

The eating lava discussion was very inspiring bodger should have been taking notes

[@velvetkay]

As the subtitles aren't up yet, at 9:17: *happily convienient ignoring of Rob's announcement of fire damage* I also like how the overwhelmed automated subtitles make yoga or yuk out of poor Jörg's name

[@cheetasneerz7254]

I feel like around now would be a good time - after having met Billy Shake-spear - for the group to meet another famous Azerim poet, Baroness Orc-zy, who coincidentally happens to write on her next heroic novel 'The Scarlett High Sorcerer'. "They seek him here, they seek him there - the Acting High Sorcerer seeks him everywhere, is he in Ewolin or is he in Toulet? - that elusive Scarlett High Sorcerer" Really enjoy both your channels - keep up the great work!

[@IndigoIndustrial]

Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci, but Baroness Orczy for short.

[@bultvidxxxix9973]

34:48 Easy. I just travel into the future where you are doing your PvP match. Rob will reveal it there.

[@puppypack1211]

I love watching these guys D&D. They are like with Wish version of Critical Role. Rob has a full time job keeping them all on track.

[@Mr.Marcus]

We need a Rob POV cam for every session

[@christopherodonovan]

Bob always forgetting the cape 😂

[@gabrielsepulveda5853]

Fireball the giant, he is fire immune, shadow is not?

[@callumhogan2428]

I like the radiant plan, shadow takes more damage than the giant but that would be interesting for them to try as well

[@Vermouth_19]

Man, the terrain, greenscreen, and improv bits are all 🔥🔥

[@JacobL228]

I love how they brought back three bat pngs.

[@nuhrenholt]

Hahaha nothing beats when Rob gets to call out their complete lack of planning through his NPCs 😂 I wonder of he has to meditate for hours after each session 🤣

[@tjrobards]

I feel Rob on the rolls. My players are so used to my poor initiative rolls that they are surprised if I don't go last.

[@Realbeardedgamerdad]

I have been rewatching every episode of NPC D&D the past week, and I can say it gets better the more I watch! ❤️👍🏻🥃🇺🇸

[@WeddingSingerCB]

How many lair actions are going to set people on fire? All of them? All of them.

[@Jackieyeet1]

I can see Alan channeling his children in the first green screen

[@lanjelin]

28:20 I kinda imagine this could go exacly like Deadpool & Wolverine jumping through a portal, with Bodger screaming in frenzied rage „Let’s f… go!”

[@stampsu]

26:15 I hope Byron is ready at the scene as the health and safety officer of VLDL

[@DolaForfan]

After viewing 180episodes, don't you think we (the viewers) deserve an over head camera view that looks down on the table? :D Rob got the idea

[@goofyneron]

Every time the weapon of warning starts to shake, Greg: "I'm in danger" (all i can see is the simpsons meme) hahaha

[@booblack8642]

So amazing that bodger just had some heroic sleep

[@NamedNitrogen]

Each of you takes 4 points of fire damage. *nobody listens* Each of you takes 10 points of fire damage *nobody listens* A GIANT FIRE DRAGON APPEARS!!

[@Jenny_Oblivion]

The reading glasses thing makes me laugh every time 🤓

[@celticwanderer89]

Bodger asking for baradun to ask for consent is the perfect moment in green screen for a "party invitation" pop up!;)

[@DioLT]

The Baradun is very tired. He is eepy. The Baradun has had a very long day of splashing bandits and wants to take just a small sleep.

[@catbert2412]

"it's an icy cold potion" that causes 100 damage, but you are now immune to fire 🤣🤣

[@CharlieTheNerd91]

Thank you for the VERTICAL VIDEO Rob. :D

[@PuszekSE]

11:25 Master Pedric is the one! VOTE Master Pedric!