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I just searched on UA-cam for Brennan Lee mulligan. I may or may not be addicted to him. If you're reading this, you're hilarious and I love your dm work and unhinged rants. You rock
Brennan saying "They thought this was a funny battle but it was the serious one" should have been in the Brennan being the bad guy compilation. Don't care if the point was villains Brennan plays, that line was evil.
A few years ago I finally pumped enough courage from my heart to try D&D but no one wanted to DM, so I decided to do it and make my own story (not knowing ANYTHING about it). When it came time to play, I realized very quickly how much everything can derail and how people will ask questions that you don't know the answer to, so I had to make up shit half the time. It was tons of fun! Watching Dimension20 has definitely learned me up good, though, I'll tell you hwhat. I've made a couple more homebrews since then, one of them being a Disney D&D that I'm rewriting because it can be so much better. But anyway, thanks for making Dimension20 and giving us more inspiration to be weird, and to feel okay being weird.
hey making stuff up on the spot is a DM stable. The good players will wait till games end to say 'Hey going forward that on the spot rule you made up doesn't seem fair' and you have time to hash it out and work out what works.
It should be at the top of every DM tips list... there is always that one player who will screw everything you had planned up. If you are unlucky its because they are a jerk and love messing games up...if you are lucky its because they were so engrossed in the story they stopped thinking about it as a story and just behaved how their character would. My last game, the players had fun, but they didn't touch nearly half of the interactions I had prepared for.
Before The Unsleeping City, New York was just some place that sometimes shows up in movies but mostly I didn't care about it very much. But now I get the lore, and I may be more invested in New York than I've ever been in any place I've ever lived. I have a parasocial relationship with a city now. Thanks, Brennan.
Dimension 20 has introduced me to D&D and also convinced me to DM a campaign for my friends, in a World that is a version of Narnia post Prince Caspian with more gods, bc that is the stuff I KNOW. I know all the maps and what races hail from where. I am so exited to DM.
The Wall Street fight was a truly brutal one. They were caught on the back foot coming from a win, they were outnumbered and the ritual was so scary and on top of that half their rolls were SO bad. It was truly a marathon. And to go from that into the final battle was brutal.
"But you are going to pay for this by losing two NPCs that you like." Speak for yourself, I was glad to see Mr. Higgins shot in the head. I believe it was after, "Okay, if that's what *you* want," that made me absolutely hate him. The fact that this teacher chose to be a condescending jackass to a panicking student trying to get help for their ACTUALLY DEAD friends made him irredeemable to me.
Two cast members talk the boss into paying off their debts by doing little bits. And you somehow talk the boss into letting you play D&D (with custom made props) for a living.. Bravo
@@Summyer You're the third person to question this but it seems pretty simple. I'll have to assume you guys don't watch the rest of this channel and that's why you don't understand my references.
I think it’s so cool how fantasy high and unsleeping city have their own strong suits. Like fantasy high’s characters are so good and memorable but Unsleeping City’s lore feels intricate and interesting.
That thank you at the end, damn man. This is not a zero sum game, thank you for giving us this. Something about acts of worship not lessening the worshipper, or whatever Nods' speech was to Bobby.
My friends all wanted to start playing DnD, and I agreed to be DM, knowing nothing about the game. Watching some of the series on this chanel has seriously helped me get into it and find motivation to learn as much as I can about the game to make it as fun as possible.
I've watched gaming videos for years but The Unsleeping City is the first D&D campaign i watch here on youtube, because i was desperate for more Brennan's content. It's beyond everything I imagined, bringing comedians and improv masters to play RPG together is such a genius idea. Brennan's ideas of mixing high fantasy concept with modern elements really hooks me up and i can just bingewatch D20 series in one sitting.
Y'all rock so damn much, you've given my life a wonderful gift . Not just for the watching entertainment but for being a guiding light for my own first campaign to GM for . Brennan's flexibility is what I'm awe of and frees up what I used to think wasn't possible . My son (13) is losing his mind laughing at his blunders not knowing basic combat tactics, it's just a blast to see him interact with a world I literally made up on the fly .
Still think that first season of Unsleeping City was an incredible accomplishment--both from the story creation perspective and from the individual actors/players creating/playing their roles. It trips all of the things that make playing RPGs incredible--joining history, philosophy, imagination, and group creative spirit. Also, [SPOILER] making Robert Moses, of all people, the villain was a stroke of complete genius.
@Dimension 20 I was introduced to your channel by my hubby, he thought that I would enjoy Fantasy High. I instantly became addicted and not only binged all of it but subscribed and added notifications as well. I played once, sadly it wasn't all that fun. There were 3 people in total and the campaign was soo boring. The DM was droll, he put in zero effort. The one I binged, now that's the kind of game I would LOVE to play. Especially with those from Fantasy High and Brennan Lee Mulligan as DM. He gets into each character and makes it not just entertaining but so believable. As well as those playing, they get so into it. You believe they all are these characters (including the DM). So, thank you for sharing your gaming with us. 💖💖💖💖
I actually got some ideas from Fantasy High for my campaign that's also set in a school. I didn't noticed how fun it is to set modern campaigns until I watch this and doing my own
I thought he would say "The biggest challenge with Dimension 20 comes from Emily Axford" :D EDIT : Also please lift the ban on international Dropout users for the Discord. It really sucks that we don't get to chat with the other fans, cast and crew, and it feels really unfair.
If instead of subscribing to dropout international, you pay through youtube (by joining the CollegeHumor channel), you get access to mostly the same content plus the discord.
What an awesome job though. To be able to come up with a story that takes you on a journey with your friends, where things can be derailed and fun or insanity ensues, and you can do it in person or online is amazing. I’m hoping that maybe, just maybe, one day, there could be a P4A perk that you can see in person the taping of the show or being a side character in the campaign for a day or even just have an NPC named for the donor.
Allow me to steal the idea for a session zero for my own campaigns, thank you very much-! For real though, D20 has always got me looking for little tips on how to write a good campaign, thank you, players and DM alike for inspiring me to do more tabletop stuff with my pals
This was so interesting. I've been watching all the behind-the-scenes content just trying to find one of the answers in this video, which was: how do the players all seem to be so comfortable with and knowledgable about their characters right off the bat? The only other question I still have is: how did you take several people who have never played D&D before and make them expert roleplayers? Like seriously, the cast is incredibly good at acting realistically, even when it might not be the best or most practical option for their character, like Adaine attacking her sister on the first day, when she was aware that Aelwyn was much more powerful. My guess would just be that they are actors? But it takes some really committed people to put themselves in dangerous situtions for the sake of authentic roleplaying...
These people are all actors and improv comedians, and several of the main cast had played DND before Fantasy High. I believe Emily, Murph, and Lou (as well as Brennan) had experience. Ally didn't, I'm only guessing that Siobhan didn't, and Zac is anybody's guess. But they definitely know how to improv and are experienced actors, all of them.
When I first saw that collegehumor was doing these D&D videos and podcasts I assumed they were mostly just trying to capitalize on the succes of Critcal Role and hoping to 'stand out' by using a high-school premise. It didn't take me long to realize that roll20 is actually increadibly creative and original, far beyond running a normal D&D game. This unsleeping city campaign, with its novel, yet recognizable setting, the countless of absolutely brilliant ideas derived from tropes and themes almost everyone can relate to (the 80's stock-broker asshole who got cursed to be a rat, the jewish golem who has a crush on Lady liberty, the TV novella-esque fued between the abandoned housewife and her ex's fiance from Staten Island)... It's just so fucking good!
O shoot there's spoilers in this, I didn't know that [SPOILER] [SPOILERS]. If you havn't seen the whole series, don't look at 3:10 as I haven't seen them on YT yet :(
I absolutely both loved and hated that part in the Wall Street fight where Pete just gets Power Word Killed. The looks on their faces (and probably mine too) were priceless.
As far as I know, the rest of the episodes will only be available on dropout but if you want some free Dimension 20 content tune in wednesdays on dropout's twitch channel to check out fantasy high live!! Sophomore year!! It's wild!
Man I'm not gonna subscribe to some random streaming platform just to watch this one series Okay fine I'll subscribe to some random freaking random gah streaming platform so that I can watch this whole series
There can be no content without the paywall. The people creating the content are doing it as their job. They have families. They have mortgages. They need health insurance. They're supposed to starve, so you can get free stuff? Grow up. And if you want to pay the least possible, watch all the free youtube stuff, then pay about $5 to get a month of DropOut and binge the rest.
I don't think it's goofy or weird that you get to be a professional DM. You nail it and keep us coming back for more like players. I'm just jealous a bit. Keep it up lol
At the same time it is, I mean ten years ago the idea your job could be... being a DM? Yeah no that sounds stupid hell five years you'd have gotten stares. It's weird, cool weird and gods I love that we have reached this point... but it's still freaking weird.
No, THANK YOU Brennan and D20! This show gives me so much joy, I cannot fully express into words. The creativity behind every season is astounding. But more than that, the emotionality and characterization is beautiful. I cannot wait to see what comes from you all and pray this never stops.
Has Brennan ever shown his DM screen and orginizatational layout? Asking for a DM friend.. Me. I'm my friend. Brennan PLZ if you haven't. I will sub to all your Screen spreading content.
Thanks to Unsleeping City, I created a campaign where my wife plays as a housecat that's also a wizard, in a modern-day version of the city of Corvallis, OR, because it's one of the best cities for cats to live in the US. I'm using 5E as a base, but it's mixed with my own homebrew including Rifts.
@@nathanokeefe7063 Ha! I love that. I looked up Rifts and went down a very inspiring rabbit hole. Thanks for that! My BF and I play a duet game set in my homebrew world, but after watching Unsleeping City, I want to do a "real life" setting. I was thinking something in the Northwest since it's so magical already.
My nephew moved and took his friends with him, so no more D&D for me. I miss it, and these episodes make it worse. Wish I could find like minded folks to campaign with.
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I just searched on UA-cam for Brennan Lee mulligan. I may or may not be addicted to him. If you're reading this, you're hilarious and I love your dm work and unhinged rants. You rock
That little eye roll at “and then emily multi classed” is. One of the main moods of this show and I love it
Brennan saying "They thought this was a funny battle but it was the serious one" should have been in the Brennan being the bad guy compilation. Don't care if the point was villains Brennan plays, that line was evil.
A few years ago I finally pumped enough courage from my heart to try D&D but no one wanted to DM, so I decided to do it and make my own story (not knowing ANYTHING about it). When it came time to play, I realized very quickly how much everything can derail and how people will ask questions that you don't know the answer to, so I had to make up shit half the time. It was tons of fun! Watching Dimension20 has definitely learned me up good, though, I'll tell you hwhat. I've made a couple more homebrews since then, one of them being a Disney D&D that I'm rewriting because it can be so much better.
But anyway, thanks for making Dimension20 and giving us more inspiration to be weird, and to feel okay being weird.
hey making stuff up on the spot is a DM stable. The good players will wait till games end to say 'Hey going forward that on the spot rule you made up doesn't seem fair' and you have time to hash it out and work out what works.
@@andyme3541 Yep. I'm not saying I'm perfect now but I know I've improved with the feedback from the players.
It should be at the top of every DM tips list... there is always that one player who will screw everything you had planned up. If you are unlucky its because they are a jerk and love messing games up...if you are lucky its because they were so engrossed in the story they stopped thinking about it as a story and just behaved how their character would. My last game, the players had fun, but they didn't touch nearly half of the interactions I had prepared for.
Disney D&D... do you mind if I steal that idea for my own homebrew campaign?
My life mantra at this point is to make decisions that would make Brennan go "hell yeah"
hell yeah
'session 0 where there's no cameras rolling' he says over footage of session 0
Before The Unsleeping City, New York was just some place that sometimes shows up in movies but mostly I didn't care about it very much. But now I get the lore, and I may be more invested in New York than I've ever been in any place I've ever lived. I have a parasocial relationship with a city now. Thanks, Brennan.
Ugh why does every New Yorker have a parasocial relationship with New York… /s
@@emilysmith2965 have you ever been there? It's magical.
Dimension 20 has introduced me to D&D and also convinced me to DM a campaign for my friends, in a World that is a version of Narnia post Prince Caspian with more gods, bc that is the stuff I KNOW. I know all the maps and what races hail from where. I am so exited to DM.
That sounds like so much fun :D.
Brennan is proof you don’t need to die to press F to pay respects
The Wall Street fight was a truly brutal one. They were caught on the back foot coming from a win, they were outnumbered and the ritual was so scary and on top of that half their rolls were SO bad. It was truly a marathon. And to go from that into the final battle was brutal.
it's probably my favorite d20 battle
@@StrawberryCrush2000 well then you must've not seen A Starstruck Odyssey
Brennan, you can't make me cry at a behind the scenes for a D&D campaign, that's not fair ಥ‿ಥ
Ooops underestimated the spoiler warning
"But you are going to pay for this by losing two NPCs that you like."
Speak for yourself, I was glad to see Mr. Higgins shot in the head. I believe it was after, "Okay, if that's what *you* want," that made me absolutely hate him. The fact that this teacher chose to be a condescending jackass to a panicking student trying to get help for their ACTUALLY DEAD friends made him irredeemable to me.
I mean he did go to hell, so. Lol
Noo the 2 npcs are doreen and arthur bro
Two cast members talk the boss into paying off their debts by doing little bits. And you somehow talk the boss into letting you play D&D (with custom made props) for a living..
Bravo
?
@@dominicwilliams8680 total forgivness
What???
@@Summyer You're the third person to question this but it seems pretty simple. I'll have to assume you guys don't watch the rest of this channel and that's why you don't understand my references.
@@RK-ck6pl I... Don't. It was randomly recommended on my feed that's why I got curious. Is there something wrong with that?
4:56 is such an important philosophy when running the game.
Love this.
Brennan is a master DM.
I'd love a tour behind his DM screen though.
I think it’s so cool how fantasy high and unsleeping city have their own strong suits. Like fantasy high’s characters are so good and memorable but Unsleeping City’s lore feels intricate and interesting.
"the biggest issue with dim20 is time management, that's what separates it from a home game"
Man you must've been lucky with your home games then
That thank you at the end, damn man. This is not a zero sum game, thank you for giving us this.
Something about acts of worship not lessening the worshipper, or whatever Nods' speech was to Bobby.
My friends all wanted to start playing DnD, and I agreed to be DM, knowing nothing about the game. Watching some of the series on this chanel has seriously helped me get into it and find motivation to learn as much as I can about the game to make it as fun as possible.
Corn cuties, Brennan. Corn cuties, not corn people.
I've watched gaming videos for years but The Unsleeping City is the first D&D campaign i watch here on youtube, because i was desperate for more Brennan's content. It's beyond everything I imagined, bringing comedians and improv masters to play RPG together is such a genius idea. Brennan's ideas of mixing high fantasy concept with modern elements really hooks me up and i can just bingewatch D20 series in one sitting.
Y'all rock so damn much, you've given my life a wonderful gift . Not just for the watching entertainment but for being a guiding light for my own first campaign to GM for . Brennan's flexibility is what I'm awe of and frees up what I used to think wasn't possible . My son (13) is losing his mind laughing at his blunders not knowing basic combat tactics, it's just a blast to see him interact with a world I literally made up on the fly .
Still think that first season of Unsleeping City was an incredible accomplishment--both from the story creation perspective and from the individual actors/players creating/playing their roles. It trips all of the things that make playing RPGs incredible--joining history, philosophy, imagination, and group creative spirit. Also, [SPOILER] making Robert Moses, of all people, the villain was a stroke of complete genius.
I loved that they sucked in the first fight with the corn monsters and their teacher was like "this is life and death stop f-ing aorund"
Thank you
I love this stuff
If you see this Brennan Pls know you're an inspiration to many young D&D players out there like me ☺️
@Dimension 20
I was introduced to your channel by my hubby, he thought that I would enjoy Fantasy High. I instantly became addicted and not only binged all of it but subscribed and added notifications as well.
I played once, sadly it wasn't all that fun.
There were 3 people in total and the campaign was soo boring. The DM was droll, he put in zero effort.
The one I binged, now that's the kind of game I would LOVE to play.
Especially with those from Fantasy High and Brennan Lee Mulligan as DM.
He gets into each character and makes it not just entertaining but so believable.
As well as those playing, they get so into it. You believe they all are these characters (including the DM).
So, thank you for sharing your gaming with us.
💖💖💖💖
I actually got some ideas from Fantasy High for my campaign that's also set in a school. I didn't noticed how fun it is to set modern campaigns until I watch this and doing my own
YES!!! GOOD!!! I ENJOY THIS MUCH!!! YES!!!! THAN!!!! KYOU!!!!
I thought he would say "The biggest challenge with Dimension 20 comes from Emily Axford" :D
EDIT : Also please lift the ban on international Dropout users for the Discord. It really sucks that we don't get to chat with the other fans, cast and crew, and it feels really unfair.
If instead of subscribing to dropout international, you pay through youtube (by joining the CollegeHumor channel), you get access to mostly the same content plus the discord.
@@raffitz hm
The discord is no longer subscriber exclusive
Dimensions 20 has Re-sparked my love for D&D
I fuckin love this guy.
I always love behind the scenes like these.
What an awesome job though. To be able to come up with a story that takes you on a journey with your friends, where things can be derailed and fun or insanity ensues, and you can do it in person or online is amazing.
I’m hoping that maybe, just maybe, one day, there could be a P4A perk that you can see in person the taping of the show or being a side character in the campaign for a day or even just have an NPC named for the donor.
Allow me to steal the idea for a session zero for my own campaigns, thank you very much-!
For real though, D20 has always got me looking for little tips on how to write a good campaign, thank you, players and DM alike for inspiring me to do more tabletop stuff with my pals
My favorite moment of Brennan summed into a meme has to be
*Brennan* :creates the box of doom
*Brennan* :sees the box of doom “AAAAH”
You're welcome Brennan
This show drew me in to d20 and still subscribed.
Brennan is precious
This was so interesting. I've been watching all the behind-the-scenes content just trying to find one of the answers in this video, which was: how do the players all seem to be so comfortable with and knowledgable about their characters right off the bat?
The only other question I still have is: how did you take several people who have never played D&D before and make them expert roleplayers? Like seriously, the cast is incredibly good at acting realistically, even when it might not be the best or most practical option for their character, like Adaine attacking her sister on the first day, when she was aware that Aelwyn was much more powerful.
My guess would just be that they are actors? But it takes some really committed people to put themselves in dangerous situtions for the sake of authentic roleplaying...
These people are all actors and improv comedians, and several of the main cast had played DND before Fantasy High. I believe Emily, Murph, and Lou (as well as Brennan) had experience. Ally didn't, I'm only guessing that Siobhan didn't, and Zac is anybody's guess. But they definitely know how to improv and are experienced actors, all of them.
Brennan, you rock, man! :)
Brennan you god damn beautiful person
When I first saw that collegehumor was doing these D&D videos and podcasts I assumed they were mostly just trying to capitalize on the succes of Critcal Role and hoping to 'stand out' by using a high-school premise. It didn't take me long to realize that roll20 is actually increadibly creative and original, far beyond running a normal D&D game. This unsleeping city campaign, with its novel, yet recognizable setting, the countless of absolutely brilliant ideas derived from tropes and themes almost everyone can relate to (the 80's stock-broker asshole who got cursed to be a rat, the jewish golem who has a crush on Lady liberty, the TV novella-esque fued between the abandoned housewife and her ex's fiance from Staten Island)... It's just so fucking good!
I wish I had friends like this...
O shoot there's spoilers in this, I didn't know that [SPOILER] [SPOILERS]. If you havn't seen the whole series, don't look at 3:10 as I haven't seen them on YT yet :(
Same
Dropout is only $4.20 a month if u wanna binge the rest of Unsleeping City and start Fantasy High Sophomore Year
Brenan i will send you all my toilet paper and hand sanitizer if you make a capmaign setting book 0.0
I really need to get Dropout....
HEY I'M QUESTING HERE 😂😂😂
I know it’s been out for three years but I just spoiled a season for myself.
I absolutely both loved and hated that part in the Wall Street fight where Pete just gets Power Word Killed. The looks on their faces (and probably mine too) were priceless.
Season 3 please
I will listen to this man read a phone book. And now due to this fuckin nonsense my players know dnd starts with "say hi intrepid heros"
Generic awesome comment to increase UA-cam analytics
Will you be posting more unsleeping city on you tube or will it only be on Dropout
As far as I know, the rest of the episodes will only be available on dropout but if you want some free Dimension 20 content tune in wednesdays on dropout's twitch channel to check out fantasy high live!! Sophomore year!! It's wild!
Thanks I’ve been watching it’s great
Man I'm not gonna subscribe to some random streaming platform just to watch this one series
Okay fine I'll subscribe to some random freaking random gah streaming platform so that I can watch this whole series
nice
This should have had major spoiler warnings on it!
I dont understand
not first
First
Stop paywalling content
There can be no content without the paywall. The people creating the content are doing it as their job. They have families. They have mortgages. They need health insurance. They're supposed to starve, so you can get free stuff? Grow up. And if you want to pay the least possible, watch all the free youtube stuff, then pay about $5 to get a month of DropOut and binge the rest.
What other economic model would you suggest
I don't think it's goofy or weird that you get to be a professional DM. You nail it and keep us coming back for more like players. I'm just jealous a bit. Keep it up lol
At the same time it is, I mean ten years ago the idea your job could be... being a DM? Yeah no that sounds stupid hell five years you'd have gotten stares. It's weird, cool weird and gods I love that we have reached this point... but it's still freaking weird.
No, THANK YOU Brennan and D20! This show gives me so much joy, I cannot fully express into words. The creativity behind every season is astounding. But more than that, the emotionality and characterization is beautiful. I cannot wait to see what comes from you all and pray this never stops.
Has Brennan ever shown his DM screen and orginizatational layout?
Asking for a DM friend..
Me. I'm my friend. Brennan PLZ if you haven't. I will sub to all your Screen spreading content.
Thanks to Unsleeping City, I created a campaign where my wife plays as a housecat that's also a wizard, in a modern-day version of the city of Corvallis, OR, because it's one of the best cities for cats to live in the US. I'm using 5E as a base, but it's mixed with my own homebrew including Rifts.
This sounds amazing! Are you doing a group or just a duet game?
@@Toulin It's just me and my wife. :)
@@nathanokeefe7063 Nice! What sorts of hijinks does a wizard housecat get in to?
@@Toulin Well, she surprised me by going evil. She's trying to kill humans who mistreat cats.
@@nathanokeefe7063 Ha! I love that. I looked up Rifts and went down a very inspiring rabbit hole. Thanks for that! My BF and I play a duet game set in my homebrew world, but after watching Unsleeping City, I want to do a "real life" setting. I was thinking something in the Northwest since it's so magical already.
Brennan Lee Mulligan is a gift to the world
and all of our lives are better off because
he shares his intense passion for D&D
I so want to play a game with Brennan as the DM..
More Dimension 20 content. Hell yeah!
You are the handsomest man I've ever seen and the voices you can do are incredible. You are very welcome.
This channel is so good, I love you guys.
Everyone can agree that Brennan is hands down a master DM……but I’m willing to bet that THATS his “normal”.
Dang i would love to get a chance to be playing as a pc for brennan & he’s our DM 🤤. It’s a bucket list for sure !
Always intriguing and useful to listen to the DM's insight :)
My nephew moved and took his friends with him, so no more D&D for me. I miss it, and these episodes make it worse. Wish I could find like minded folks to campaign with.
Is a crown of candy coming to youtube when its finished
Can this turd host an entire Adventure Zone arch?
Wait is this spoiling stuff that hasn't been released yet?
Oh man not even a spoiler tag for this one. Real classy. Guess I don't have to watch the rest of the season. Jesus fuckin christ.