We Make a Character for Our GM | Show of the Weekend

[@queenoffabulous2156]

Ellen: now healing is very difficult- Jane: GHOST FIGHTING

[@Amaranthyne]

So funny because she hasn’t gone for it herself 😂

[@dylancox631]

"I don't know why you kept reading... the answer is clearly Ghost Fighting."

[@christophersmith8316]

@@Amaranthyne she's canonically too scared of ghosts to punch them on the regular

[@daniellefoster6039]

I mean, she’s not wrong

[@Amaranthyne]

@@christophersmith8316 Hey, if I had a choice between magically obliterate arachnids and being more commanding in real life I would choose spiders-go-bye-bye. Just sayin’ 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@johnnygma]

The second Ellen said that a Hound is a sharpshooter, I was expecting they're basically gonna make a Sniper Luigi character for Luke 😆

[@carriethepink1034]

My exact thoughts as soo as it was said

[@johnnysizemore5797]

I could see that😁

[@briarmobley6214]

Missed opportunity. That or kippers...

[@limegreenelevator]

"I already know a Flint." With that line, everything changed. This has to be canon now.

[@starminoui]

That’s really cool, I love the idea that Luke was Flint the whole time. He’s a spirit trafficker so you would assume he’s supposed to be a Whisper but maybe punching spirits works too lol

[@GarmrKiDar]

The mental image of this brooding ex-military guy manually squeezing ghosts into bottles to the awe and costernation of his academic colleagues is, admittedly, quite hilarious

[@starminoui]

@@GarmrKiDar I just know Luke would play this character so well

[@treyatkinson7564]

@@GarmrKiDar well, if i have the right guy in my head, didn't Flint get messed up by an angry vengeful spirit? Maybe that's why, he wasn't fast enough with the punches to stop it

[@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor]

@@treyatkinson7564 yeah. He got posessed by a banshee

[@borjesvensson8661]

Well he is a trafficker, its not really like he would care for talking to the spirits, and i imagine the blackmailer threatens to reveal that his given name is the very feminine Carro. And the eelskin suit is for protection when smuggeling gosts through volisports foul sewers

[@Amaritudine]

My wife observed that Carro sounds kind of like a fantasy Solid Snake, from his skills to his costume. It'll be interesting to see him in action someday.

[@starminoui]

Oh my god, I love this character even more now

[@octochan]

If it weren't already perfect for him to be Flint, he could have been Solid Eel

[@kumaquatro2406]

I was looking for this comment, your wife is amazing lol

[@samwalker5756]

i wonder if Luke would play Carro more like the serious Solid Snake or his Starkid-parody equivalent Up

[@Chris_Sizemore]

You want Solid Snake, but instead you get Raiden.

[@barbararowley6077]

I think Ellen would be great at GMing. She’s very good at thinking on her feet and that’s a large part of it. It’s always a joy to watch new GMs grow and develop their own style and techniques.

[@vacuumdiagram]

I think it would be puntastic - and I am fully here for that!

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

@@vacuumdiagram What's Merilwen's pun kill count at now though? Imagine the damage Ellen could do as GM!

[@oxfanblink4115]

Wonder how many adventures would include cats 🐱 since she loves the adorable little fur balls 🤔 😊

[@MellaMarionette]

You predicted the future with this! Ellen gming the wholesome ttrpg recently absolutely brightened my day :')

[@eleanorsmith7152]

Am I the only one who wants the rest of the gang to walk us through their character sheets now?

[@31animafan]

I thought they did, like a session 0. Or like everyone got there own little episode for who they are.

[@Mary_Studios]

@@31animafan They did character introductions for both seasons telling us what some of the things they have but we don't know everything that they have.

[@geraintthomas4343]

"how can you extort someone if they have no money" oh god damn it luke's character's going to be throwing all the gang's money into the port now....

[@laterkater4213]

As a forever GM, this is actually really sweet! I hope Luke enjoys his new character.

[@sourcererseven3858]

That's a genuis idea for a present! And as we all know Luke doesn't watch ANY Oxboxtra videos, it will even remain an absolute surprise 😁

[@jordanbooth4470]

‘Jane… can I borrow you’ 😂😂, no snazzy introduction or anything just pure real life is why I love this channel so much 😂

[@nutsymcgregor]

Former soldier with a gambling problem…I think you made James Bond.

[@kcollier2192]

I'm sure Luke is busy creating an eel suit even as we speak-no doubt he's asking Seal Gaiman to hunt the eels for him.

[@DrakeAurum]

I'm imagining that Volusport's waters are home to massive eels, so that you could tailor an entire bodysuit (or two) from just one hide. And they have that glistening, somewhat silvery grey finish, like early Seven of Nine bodysuit.

[@not_on]

Eelskin leather is actually made from hagfish aka slime eels.

[@TheDougio]

Well now you don't have to imagine, we now KNOW there are giant eels

[@peterhague5626]

I'm picking up the Blades in the Dark rulebook from my local board game cafe today, so this new season and video could not have come at a better time

[@willow8186]

Fun 😃

[@torgranael]

I haven't found a copy locally yet, but the Dicebreaker videos have me interested.

[@peterhague5626]

@@torgranael I'm very fortunate. I have a good relationship with the owner (he sells my dice vaults/notebooks/other table top stuff) so if there's something Im after, I can ask him and he'll try to get it for me from his suppliers.

[@billyalarie929]

Ellen & Jane in one video????? This is going to be absolutely full chaos and I love it

[@carlton3363]

From the same place as Ellen's character and she knows a spirit trafficker called flint. And he is a ghost puncher, all the pieces fit together

[@wamblingwimblingwumblingwo3392]

Vincent, you must have created an eldritch dice tray if it was able to cause damage to Jane. I can only remember Frostmourne managing to do that. If I were you, I'd go into hiding in case Jane sees you as a threat and sends her minions to deal with you.

[@Michael_Lindell]

Who you gonna call? Ghostpunchers!

[@VanRuker]

"Jane, can I borrow you...?", the question of the year.

[@tzovlask]

well she did put her back after

[@tzovlask]

...i think

[@bustinarant]

Purple couch Jane in the AM

[@middleagedmutantninjaturtle18]

Now we definitely need a fan art for this character

[@46three]

When Jane wondered whether Ellen's "law" was "lore", I (a non-Uk human) felt slightly less dumb about any time I didn't understand something someone from the UK said

[@Fidgottio]

Wait until you find out that "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence in English...

[@CantankerousDave]

@@Fidgottio I like “All the faith he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life” as an example of the glorious weirdness of English.

[@christophersmith8316]

@@CantankerousDave i remember a puzzle book giving a sentence with 11 "had"s in a row and asked you to punctuate it to make it meaningful.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

@@CantankerousDave I found myself needing to write "that that that" in my journal yesterday. In indignation, I decided to switch one of the "that"s to a "which".

[@46three]

@@Fidgottio I've understood that for many many years, I live in North America where the buffalo buffalo buffalo

[@vira-siegkaiserreinhafro1670]

This is fun, one of my BitD characters is a Tycherosi cutter who used to be a cop. I love him so much, but he's big, scary and he bites. (He has the Savage ability). His vice is obligation: overprotecting his little brother, now a rebellious teenager. This is also the reason he's not a cop anymore, he fought -and killed- his own patrol to protect the little one.

[@MalisonStage]

I love how their way of making Luke's character is random dice rolls!

[@Whoopsie.Daisy.]

I love this. I picture him as a kind of disgraced naval officer with a tragic past. Or maybe a diver (because of the bodysuit) who saw something ancient and forbidden under the water that was supposed to stay secret or maybe drove him a little mad resulting in him being discharged from the navy and the whole affair was covered up by his superiors.

[@christophersmith8316]

I did think that making him a naval military man rather than army would suit Luke better. Not sure he needs to be an officer, could be a bosun or something.

[@Icam_here]

that is a very cool dice tray. great way to make Luke's character, would love to see Ellen run a game for Luke and maybe one other person if she is starting out.

[@gluedtothemouse]

Luke and Johnny would be good, since they're both DMs

[@nudgificator]

15:00 - It's time for work boots.

[@suikofan]

Luke should use this character. Wonder how long they’d stay alive with the gang.

[@raina8334]

"You can borrow me, as long as you give me back." Oh Jane, never change! XD

[@Borderlines]

I expect Carro "Flint" Prichard to properly debut in all his Ghost punching glory in the future

[@chefbreccia2642]

It's time to bring out the Flint & Eel, and let the sparks fly.

[@laurasaurus7399]

How did they leave it up to chance but also get a weirdly accurate character for Luke. Excited to see him some day play as carro/ flint

[@emeraldqueen904]

I’ve realized far too late that the gang could have named themselves the Lovely Criminals and I hope it’s not too late to rebrand now

[@Soavdannom]

As a Blades gm, this was a really good breakdown of the creation process and makes for a great tutorial to pass along to new players. Thanks for this and all the great BitD content OX crew!

[@revolver265]

You guys are awesome for making Luke a new character, friend goals honestly. Relationship between DM and players is on an entirely new level, wishing more groups were like this.

[@thecompanioncube4211]

You May borrow Jane, Ellen. Just don't bathe her or feed her after midnight

[@ADChianti]

Luke: "Double or nothing, and I'll punch a ghost!" Ellen: ....

[@scottlil01]

I didn't think of the possibility of Luke being a player in an OitD episode. After this SotWe, I now want to see it happen.

[@merepseu]

Anything's possible. Johnny had Hengist.

[@rickimaru915]

I can’t believe they missed the chance to make Sniper Luigi

[@bilbo_t_baggins2762]

I'd love to see a blades in the dark live show.

[@melissacarlock6164]

The last episode was Christmas I'm so excited every week I feel so lucky thank you guys

[@TransGuyShane]

"You can borrow me , if you give me back after." ♡ (Not in a creepy way but) can we just appreciate how lovely Ellen and Jane are looking , you both look stunning ♡ Ellen Gm/dming would be amazing. What a brilliant character idea, hopefully luke gets to play it

[@aegresen]

4:30 'Fighting Lawyer' so, Daredevil?

[@stone5against1]

The best part of not being able to sleep in on a Saturday morning is watching Show of the Weekend in bed when I wake up :)

[@Eckister]

"you can borrow me if you give me back after" oh man, there is always a catch...

[@andreroy6320]

Jane: "No such thing as a d7" Me: " Well actually they do, as does d3, d5. They are ugly but, they work"

[@jamesanthony8438]

My suggestion to that was simply 2d4-1. Gives a range of 2-8, -1 for a 1-7 =)

[@stone5against1]

Or they could have used a digital dice, but that's not as fun as rolling physical dice, and wouldn't have made use of the dice board

[@sebastianwlodarczyk]

You could get a Gömböc and call it a d1, just to expand the "odd" dice set:]

[@SteveMeidaKing]

Odd-sided dice are easy. Just use a cylindrical solid. A d3, for example, would be shaped like a Toblerone box.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

@@SteveMeidaKing You'd want to taper it to a point at both ends, since in theory it could end up on one of the caps. Or maybe that should count as a crit?

[@imreadydoctor]

You both look absolutely lovely! Looking forward to the next adventure!

[@oriolgonzalez9328]

When he's introduced, you can make a Metal Wolf Chaos reference and have someone scream PRICHAAAAAAARD! at him

[@timogul]

I would love to see Luke as a somewhat stuffy "sharp" military type, like a "what shenanigans are you lot up to now" type.

[@jerrybrim5915]

All while wearing an eel skin bodysuit, trying to look serious.

[@shotgunshells2]

@@jerrybrim5915 Trying?! I'll have you know this is the uniform of the elite Tycherosian military!

[@1963Daleks]

Jane bringing some real Andy energy to today's episode.

[@misatokatsu3916]

Omg yes! We need more Ellen & Jane content! :)

[@Spunksish]

I would have said the same thing but after watching this, it seems like Jane was not in to it.

[@UltimaLestat]

Something about the outfit gives me big Rimmer in Quarantine vibes... "I'm sitting here wearing an eel-skin bodysuit and work boots, and you're telling me there's nothing amiss?"

[@mycroftstark6779]

Carro Prichard, an ex-military personnel who went AWOL and became a friend with Mercy the cold killer. She kills the person and he punches the ghost. Trouble is Grace the extortionist found him and blackmailed him for money otherwise she'd tell the Tycheros military that she knows where a deserter is. Hence, Carro turns to gambling to raise money to keep paying Grace but soon found it is not enough and thus now started to go into the world of lovely crimes. . . i like this character. 10/10 would love to see

[@Infangentheof]

So Luke will be roleplaying Agent 47 in the Tactical Wetsuit from Hitman 2 Hawke's Bay [the New Zealand level]

[@randyotte9599]

Love Jane's hard sell for Blades at the beginning...

[@sambridgett]

Sixteen minutes of two women rolling dice is somehow one of the most entertaining and delightful things I've watched all week. Never change, Oxboxtra.

[@aydinanuar8807]

We sure Jane didn’t kidnap Luke for some experiments?

[@NivMizzet89]

We sure Ellen didn't kidnap Jane for experimental character creation?

[@merepseu]

We sure that "Jane" wasn't an experimented-upon Luke?

[@aydinanuar8807]

Good theories.

[@socaldayve6684]

When you rolled Work Boots with Eel-skin Bodysuit I almost laugh-spat my breakfast cereal all over my PC. Truly, one of the highest honors one can bestow upon a YT video. 😁

[@noodlecat1955]

Sorry, you're premiering EVERY WEEK? While that sounds amazing from our perspective... please don't overwork yourselves!! Especially to Luke because he's got the most work to do as the GM. We love your content, but we love you too and making more content is not worth burning yourselves out. We will understand, I promise!

[@Alric1982]

The episodes are already recorded, mate. Not sure about the edits, but every thing else is already in the can.

[@odysyr]

So their chosen outfit is eel skin bodysuit and boots? That's basically Hitman's tactical wetsuit right?

[@noddler217]

'Eel-skin bodysuit' Fan artists: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

[@mcbain1969]

Now imagine they hadn't chosen the eel-skin bodysuit and the looks of the character had just been "work boots"...

[@motbus3]

noice. love to have show of the week again. i wonder if the book will ever continued ;(

[@brentage5000]

"What are you watching now? Nothing!" I mean, I thought I was watching Show Of The Weekend, but okay.

[@zennihilation]

Eelskin Bodysuit with Boots is Agent 47 in Hawke's Bay.

[@joshuahadams]

“There’s no such thing as a d7.” _¡Angry Klingon noises!_

[@jennifermay6990]

Why does the eel skin body suit and work boots somehow seem more obscene than nudity?

[@GenLiu]

That was nice to see Jane joining the show of the weekend. I don't know if it's too late, but if not, a "Luke reacts to his new character" video would be nice ^^

[@DiceSully]

A gambling solider who's enemy extorted him? Well there's a dishonourable discharge leading to world of crime right there.

[@sgtraytango]

More Jane on the purple sofa, please, she'd be a good chaotic teacher for the very adult people

[@kookoo47]

Thank you Ellen! I hope Luke loves it

[@Paperiahma]

I was going to wait until I could binge at least a few episodes of the new Blades, buuuuuut... Between being excited about my own campaign and now this, I don't think I can wait! Hope Luke likes his ghost-punching present~ That Flint twist was BRILLIANT! The drama dice were in your favour : D Plus, it gives a nice in-universe connection to the rest of the gang^^ (I'm going to be honest that I was hoping for a Hound because I wanted to see what kind of a hunting pet you would come up with, but Flint being an ex-military tycheros-born cutter who wrangles ghosts into bottles sounds AWESOME!) I really hope Ellen will one day run a Blades game^^ I found GMing super intimidating at first, but now I just have tons of fun with it. And luckily, Ellen can have either Luke or Johnny to coach her. Ah, the blessing of having friends who are also amazing GMs^^

[@Charonicus]

You know you have a dice addiction when you know that yes indeed there is such a thing as a d7, among many others such as the d2, d3 and d24, all of which I definitely need and use.

[@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor]

Wouldn't a coin work just as well for a d2?

[@RainWelsh]

I find the gambling vice hilarious given Luke’s other character’s habit of tossing all his gold into whatever bodies of water he can find.

[@notoriousbmc1]

GMing sounds great. I'm sure there's a lot of pressure, but it would be fun. I've no problem creating the stories. It's the rules I'd never remember.

[@AdamusPrime24]

What a lovely present XD I think what would be cool is if Luke returned and created a character as well, with no preconceptions about this one, and see how it compares XD

[@davideddy8557]

"worth the air it's written on" I am absolutely using that in the future

[@docette2015]

*snrrk* This was fun -- and I hope Carro either did get a day in the "sun" or will eventually get to have an adventure! Especially since he ended up with the name of someone already established in the setting. . .

[@jedfromyourlocallibrary]

Yeah Luke’s a DM, a Doskvol Master.

[@samdilks9516]

This just makes me want to play Blades in the Dark :( looking forward to the new series!

[@dylancox631]

The lore of Flint deepens. Very sweet and very cool character. The Eel-skin bodysuit: brilliant

[@gettingdicey2454]

Cant wait for Lukes reaction🤣🥺🤣

[@samtrue3]

Wishing Ellen luck on her future dm endeavours

[@cearnicus]

I heard "Lurch" and immediately thought: yup, that's the one. But then saw I just misheard "Lurk" :\ It had to be Ghostfighting, obviously. Charity might have been a nice vice. Specifically, an orphan fund. But gambling works too, I guess. Throwing money away is rather fitting.

[@merepseu]

He plays a very niche game called Lake Toss. It has the absolute worst payouts but the point of it is that the house never wins.

[@boraxkid1097]

Our military character has arrived- named GM- GENERAL Mayhem

[@BogeyTheBear]

General Desortah and his subordinate, Major Kurt Astrophe.

[@joshuahadams]

General Mae Hemme. She’s *technically* retired, but she’s got a lot of fighting left in her.

[@jamesanthony8438]

Major Havoc! Corporal Punishment!

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

Character creation session!

[@karpkarpkarpx9]

WOw a Jane apereacne at a show of the Weekend, very rare like finding a charizard card

[@calumchamberlain2861]

I'm looking forward to watching this new blades of the dark series and more importantly Luke reaction when he is introduced to his PC and the future possibly of Ellen GM a Blades in the Dark campaign. Thank you Outside xbox and outside extra for being lovely people and creating stella content for many folks to enjoy 😊

[@frodobaggins7710]

I'm intrigued at what kind of game Ellen would run if she did try and GM. She's got a knack for creating eerie/dark situations in D&D and BITD

[@contemptuoushomer6136]

"Battleborn, not the failed video game" -Ellen; Shots fired!

[@xstarsystemsx]

Seeing Ellen DM could be really fun!

[@oxfanblink4115]

Yes 😁 Could take longer than it should though if something sets her off 😅

[@chaosjimthevoidlord3762]

Very interesting, I can imagine the sort of shenanigans Luke would get up to as a hound, or a lurk.

[@samuxan]

That Carro Pritchard for me sounds like chiropractor so a good infiltration plan if people think he's a doctor instead of a soldier

[@FinbarGallagher]

Don't think I've ever been "1 Minute Ago" levels of early, dang.

[@jamesmcgowan8898]

I am so glad they did this.

[@TeslaMaster2]

3:01, I could feel that "bonk" in my own knee.

[@recurvess9569]

1:51. Do it! I'm world building and on the verge of beginning party character creation so my freaking amazing Forever DM can play. I thought it'd be fun and it only seems fair after all the fun my group has had thanks to him. He's so excited.

[@ZMacDougall]

Ellen gming a game of blades in the dark sounds like a great idea for a live stream

[@Bob-yb5om]

12:06 to be fair, Dob was throwing the party's money into a lake anyway. This seems to be on par with that.

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

Oh god our eel skin body suited boi luke gonna be hiding out in the betfred sticking lines on the horses to feed his gambling addiction. Tremendous lol

[@AngelBeatYunara]

That's quite the, uh, ghost striking appearance.