D&D with High School Students S01E04 - THE FINALE - DnD, Dungeons & Dragons, newbies
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Last episode of this first season features the end of the adventure AND a post-game interview with the newbies about their experiences playing D&D!
I'm a media teacher and a lifelong gamer. For their final class project, my students decided to make a mini-series about a group of high schools students playing D&D. #DreamComeTrue
The 4 students have never played D&D before, so in this first episode I outline the game and help them create characters. The circumstances for season 1 were VERY last minute - this was literally an impromptu "final project" for these advanced media students. I chose to set the adventure in my original world, on a continent and region where specifically there are only humans. I provided them with limited options because of the SETTING; not because I'm a control freak. The limited time we had to do all of this (literally the week before final exams and the end of the semester) prevented us from leisurely exploring all of the PHB options.
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I love it how you have enslaved a bard to play the magical music of imagination in the back ground
Shout out to Tony who got as nervous as the other player and started playing faster and faster with every roll.
That really catchy tune in 16:45 is from Gorillaz!
It was OK for a bit then it got annoying.
That was game I have played somuch in the past! Cool!
Lmao this comment is gold.
Sign of a true gamer, "Is is going to stay dead?"
Paul Kline Forever !?? Hehehe
Yep! Loved that one! Now you're thinking like a gamer!
Big gamer energy
I loved that! Lol
"you can see this trapdoor........ is trapped"
hahaha
Dun dun daaaa!
Admiral Ackbar: It's a trap!!!!
What I really enjoyed about this series is how they began sitting awkwardly together and not very assertive in the beginning, but by the end they are immediately involved and into it. This was nice.
Really though watching teens play this is really fun. I mean they're not critical role or anything but I almost had more fun watching them than professionals.
That’s what DnD is it’s literally the greatest game of all time or up in till now. If more people just tried it with someone who knows how to play it’s straight Nirvana at the end lol
Heather is a natural roleplayer
yup she wages on what to do. And i feel like the DM for learning purpose holds her a bit back. If it was for her they would have never followed the old guy to find his fake child.
Is not that they would "never" helped him, but rather that she had "press for more info" him before running in the middle of the night with strangers (since none of the 5 knew each other beforehand; besides maybe some "friendly chat" between the Hunter and the Rogue).
-> Perhaps some of the locals the Inn or the town knew Malcom (or his wife), so to at least verify that his story was true.
Of course, there was also the option to wait for daylight [they had no reasons to believe that there would be much difference on the "survival chances" of either the child or the woman if wolves tracked/attacked them for one full day].
No-one could know about the demon ritual, so they would be dead (and the party would had a much bigger challenge); but is unlikely that they could say "for sure" when the demon was summoned.
-> For the quest_giver it would just turn from "rescue" to "avenging" his family.
@@adolfodef It was their first Adventure Man. And they are young. I liked it. You cant just throw some noobs together and give them some complex Murder-Cases to solve or something like that. It was a good adventure, small, easy to get behind. I dont know, it felt right for this composition of players. Like
@@HerrMatom Sure. The "time for the ritual" was basically set up by the DM as "whenever the party manages to find the place" (the "backstory" of the wife and the child would change to adapt to the situation retroactively).
-> My analysis was based on Osjey´s _"If it was for her they would..."_ [that necesary needs a "set in stone" world, otherwise it would be recursive].
@@adolfodef I would run it that way, with MY Players. Not with newbies. But i understand what you mean. And you are right. Im just saying that in that specific setup i would say it was tailored to them. Of course it was. They need to be successful. If they start with losing, they wont try it again. :D
Again, no bad blood. You are right - if the setting of the adventure and Players are ready for that.
"this is ridiculous" *rubs mustache* "oh no, it´s not."
'I gotta catch a bus...'
'I'll drive you.'
Hahaha god damn DMs...
I read this comment at the exact time it happened in the vid. Thought that was humorous
what time was this at? I missed it
That was so funny! "I need to catch a bus". (DM): "Paul will drive you".
Is there a Paul in the room? lol 😂 Anyone?
Or you could roll a 1d20 against your DEXTERITY to see if you make the bus in time. lol
@@parveena976 28:24
It was super heart warming to see Brian who was rolling like hot garbage the first couple of sessions and was probably a bit frustrated save the party with the clutch 20 and then sleep.
Yeah. I like Brian.
clutch performer of the dungeon goes to Brian
Especially because he's a sorcerer (my favorite class)
Hot garbage is right haha
I love how Heather went from low-key bored in the first episode to fully invested and excited in this one. That's the power of DnD.
Indeed! Check out season 2, where she becomes one of the leaders of the group!
@@BillAllanWorld I certainly will, sir.
@@BillAllanWorld there's another season! Woo
@@BillAllanWorld where is t
It's not bordem it's social anxiety I get it everytime I get on a new table but the game brings out everyone's personalities 😊
Tony, the Bard of the party, provides musical accompaniment.
It was about as effective.
At 16:40 when he started playing feel good Inc. was super funny
"Shh, you're not there." I laughed.
Suddenly, guitar. Nice touch.
did you notice he played gorrillaz?
@@isaiahf-d846 I did
@@isaiahf-d846 he did?
@@HavenBriar yes
HyaenodonFilms He played Feel Good Inc when shit started to get real
Oh my God, the live guitar adds so much to the experience!
The Initiative dispute between the professor and the werewolf really sold the idea to me!
Well, the part in wich he literally does the same 4 chords for 5 minutes made me want to kill myself tho
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+Hanki Agreed. It was rather lackluster imo Also playing some mainstream stuff too...
Back in MY DAY we never had a live performer make music for our campaigns!
Nairo Camilo Isi
That moment where you gave Brian his moment to persuade Malcolm was pretty great. It was nice to see how you drew him out a bit since he's a quiet person. Props to you sir.
"I got to take a bus home!"
"PAUL WILL DRIVE YOU!"
Trafalgar D. Water Law That was so funny! "I need to catch a bus". (DM): "Paul will drive you".
Is there a Paul in the room? lol 😂 Anyone?
Or you could roll a 1d20 against your DEXTERITY to see if you make the bus in time. lol
😂😂
The druid is your healer, she is dying! Why isn't she the one you're trying to save?? Picking up the unconscious rouge? psshhh.This is like foraging for food but you're dying of thirst
I think she said early this video that she was out of heals. Guessing that means spell slots.
@@marks2807 naw this is later on in the episode, near the end
Yea. Was not sure. He did not really explain spell slots to the kids, but I think he was taking thing slow with them.
*Rogue
The fact that she was tanking damage at all was the real issue. Support stays out of danger usually right?
I love how the teacher/DM authority transitions so well...
*Bell goes
“Nah son sit down, we ain’t going no where”
The next time I create a character, I'm gonna make sure that he has the title of "Professor."
As someone who has introduced my entire circle of friends to this game I’m obsessed with, I admire the way you taught them. By overlooking many of the rules, you brought to them the most important aspect of D&D which is that there *are* no rules, only guidelines. I’m excited to see what’s in the future.
Thank you. Season 2 is much more open-ended. I hope you'll check it out.
Bill Allan good job on teaching it in such an easy to follow way! I’ve had a hard time reading myself up on everything “that I need to know” without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of information. This helped a lot!
Tony needs to roll a bard and make him actually play the guitar for his bardic abilities.
"I cast dominate!" *Plays Feel Good Inc.*
Bill: "Roll initiative." *Faint tune of Feel Good Inc.*
"You walk into the tavern and order an alert..." *Feel Good Inc.*
And I'm only joking. The live music was great and Tony played well. Really though, make him PLAY a bard.
thank you someone else noticed the song
Feel Good Inc seems like it would be the song for Cure Wounds lol
Have you seen the next season :D
Heather seems a liiiitle done with Coop being so overbearing in the beginning and honestly... I feel for her. He’s really been bossing over the other two guys...
Also just wanna mention how much Heather has changed in attitude in this series. She went from silent and just going with the flow to being very into it and its so fun to see someone starting to enjoy a tabletop game in such a way.
i feel like coops controlling all chaacters, like when he said no use a dagger me a man
@@blasonovich I was watching that part, thinking like... "why the hell would a magic user _not_ use a spell that can do double the damage AND be cast at range?"
@@CoffeeGoblyn me and my friends would have gotten through this in 1 session but i guess its because they did not try to learn anything on their own they just listened to the dm
@@blasonovich It's not a race dude
@@blasonovich DnD ain't a race, it's about the journey not the destination broski.
The change from episode 1 to the finale is crazy. They all really got into it, especially Heather!
If you liked season 1 - definitely check out season 2. The growth is amazing!
I'm a French Teacher in Canada, and I've been trying to use D&D as a learning tool to help students learn French. I try to have the NPCs be all French-speakers and all the writing, spells, and treasure they find be described in French.
Instead of Proficiency Bonuses, I have students recite conjugations tables or answer a question to see if they get a Bonus to their roll and to see the extent of the bonus depending on how difficult of a question they answered.
Watching your videos here helped to inspire me to keep going; I'm still experimenting with the concept but watching this helped me to motivate me to keep experimenting to see what I can make from all this. Thanks for the vids and look forward to Season 2!
That is an amazing idea! I love the alternative methods to encourage language use. Tres bien fait!
To be honest I fear this may backfire heavily. If my French teacher would have done that when I still was in school this would have not only failed in raising my interest for French but would have also actively driven me away from D&D, creating unnecessary aversions contra a usually great game. I don't think roleplaying should be done in any language you're not speaking at least at a C1 (CEFR) level of speaking and hearing. Any level below would massively impose the ability to immerse in the game world and therefore crush the possibility to truly enjoy the campaign while also giving a feeling of 'this is work' instead of 'this is fun'. Not a good idea for high school in my opinion. But it might work for universities who teach foreign languages as main subject.
RougeMer damn i wish my french teacher was like that
RougeMer i took Japanese in high school and i gotta say that sounds awsome we would have loved to play with all npc's speeking in Japanese
RougeMer your name looks like red sea
"This is ridiculous!"
"No it's not."
Boi this is why I love this series.
This was so fun to watch, Bill!
I think Cooper nailed one big reason why D&D is better than playing video games--you can do anything you want!
It's great to see how much these high school students have enjoyed the game, and I'm sure this is just the beginning for them.
I think you got something started with this concept.
Now we're all expecting 15 seasons of D&D with High School Students! :)
Thanks man! We're planning on doing more 2nd semester.
+Bill Allan Meh I wish I went to your school when I was younger playing D&D for class would be awesome lol.
@@BillAllanWorld you can tell you had a lot more fun during this episode mainly because it was more you know high octane
when the shit on Brian in the beginning , but comes in clutch at the end.
haha 16:40 is the base line for feel good inc. by gorillaz
Tony was so happy someone caught it! Well done!
I was like "oh hey that's familiar and then he added the "eh-eh" and i was oh yup it's feel good inc.
I noticed it too and searched the comments to see if any one else noticed XD
I was looking in the comments to see if anyone else noticed lol!
Jesus listens to cartoon satanists?
This was about the most wholesome game i've ever witnessed.
DM: "so what we do is roll initiative"
Party: "so what we could do is"
DM: am i a joke to you
LoL
Bill- "Welcome... to dungeons and dragons. We're going, we're going."
Brian- "I gotta catch a bus home....... unless someone can drive me"
Bill- "Paul will drive you"
Haha didn't miss a beat! Just discovered this series, this is awesome
And that exchange is 100% true to the "With High School Students" part of the title
Yuri and The Professor is like the crime fighting duo of the century.
Thanks I've got to keep the people happy
There's a lot of inferred backstory just from their names, so the characters felt a lot more compelling right off the bat
This was great. Subbed for the semester 2 adventures. No joke but this is my second favorite D&D series after Critical Roll. Dunno if that will still be the case after I checkout The Handymen. Cheers to Tony K for the dynamic music.
Just a suggestion, you should also check out The Adventure Zone, it got me hooked on dnd. The first part is a bit slow but as soon as you get to the second one, it really pick up and takes you on an amazing adventure of imagination!
I'm not talking about just session 0, i mean the first part until the black spider
True that. Critical role is my fav (starts in an hour on alpha!), but this is quickly becoming 2nd.
Just dropping in to let you know Dimension 20 is a thing. A lot shorter than Critical Role, but very much enjoyable for those who don't have as much time on their hands. Leans a bit more on the humor side, considering it's a College Humor show.
I hope the kids have kept their character sheets and can explore the classes further! Once they hit level 3 and get some of their class features, they'll have more options and spell slots and can become bigger heroes!
The interview at the end was very valuable. The perspective of newbs is always fascinating and very retro. Great job with the intensity. The kids did a great job at letting the story take control of their emotions. THUMBS UP YO!
I did. It's at the end of this episode.
Yeah, I changed my comment after I made it to the end. Sweet job from all of you.
Agreed. I thought that was very insightful into how new players think about the game.
Bill, I am late to the comment train, but this series has been exceptionally brilliant. I'm a 23 year old D&D player that's loved the game since I was 14, but I've always had trouble getting my non-initiated friends into the game. I often feel like a crappy DM, but this series helped me come up with some ideas and strategies to get my college mates together for some great D&D fun. In fact, my friends and I are starting a weekly campaign next month because they loved the game so much. Thanks for the great content.
Feel good Inc. hell yea!
ikr
Malcolm runs down the ladder
Cooper: shoot him...
Me and Heather simultaneously: shoot Malcolm?!
I love how Heather is opening up more
Tony was so into it and the professor ruin the vibe. 🤣
After Immense Investigation you follow a wire and discover that the trapped door is... *Trapped*
15:30 props to the guitarist for making the beat drop on the suspenseful roll
Brian came in clutch after missing throughout the entire campaign. What an arc
Bill, Bravo, Bravo (applaud). I wasn't going to comment, but the more I thought about it. I think some things need to be said. 1) What a great twist on bringing a live game to youtube with high school students. It's simply a great idea for many reasons. Passing "the game" as I like to call it, down to people who have never played for one. And for two, paying it forward to young kids where it's obvious to me they truly enjoyed themselves on their first little adventure you conjured up or got somewhere...whatever...it was great dude. 2) Attempting to bring as much as you could (I assume you were on the road for this gig and had to pack everything you were going to need to play, it showed a lot of dedication on your part) to "the game" and exposing them to a new game, story telling, terrain, and you truly blew me away with this last video on allowing one of the kids to play live guitar as background music for special effect. Dude...that's awesome. Being a guitar player myself, I especially thought that was extra special. 3) In as much as I don't know you personally, it really makes a statement of what a cool/great guy you are to take the time to spend with kids/people who don't know "the game" like we do and expose them to a world of adventure. I really got the feeling in the wrap up that each of them got something out of the experience and the fact that this was fun, and if they continue with this, there is a lot more adventure in their future. And they're right for thinking so. All seemed to have fun. I believe you hooked them, as even Heather stated that she would want to see how more experienced players play. If she only knew what a big subject that was. lol Didn't mean to get wordy here and there is tons more to talk about. So I'll close with, Bill, you should be very proud of yourself and your idea, I think you did a lot of great things for your channel, the d&d community as a whole, and for those kids that had a great time learning and playing a new game. Well done Bill, well done...Cheers.
Thank you so much Ron. Your words ring true, so true. All of the kids had fun and more of them want to play now. I love that YOU love Tony playing guitar - that was totally unplanned; about 3 minutes before the session started Tony suggested he play guitar. I talked him through the kinds of vibes I'd want, and everything else was improvised by Tony. It was awesome!
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.
Also, here's Tony's channel -
ua-cam.com/video/WXCdjG-C3L4/v-deo.html
I have been playing since I was 16 years old I am 52 now and going strong I feel like this is one of the singular best social experiments going some of your house rules are interesting but then that is why this game is so great customization too the end
*splits party and stumbles into a creepy ritual*
“I think we got this.”
Aw, you sweet baby boy smh you don’t got this at all lol
I love that Cooper was so self conscious about his rolling form. In the past episodes he has gotten so into this game. I think it is great to see how these four students have become into their characters and have started to be invested in the game. I look forward to the next season in the coming semester! Subscribed
Same
12:18 "Some guy on youtube told us we're like really good at like planning, and problem solving, we're really good at D&D."
14:15 - The team can't decide what to do...
22:09 - DM after several consecutive disagreements "I'm going to give you guys five seconds to decide what to do.."
This was really great. The players were really into it. This shows that the DM does not need to come up with a crazy story, It is more about everyone staying in the mood and really carrying about the game. Good job everyone!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed and hope you'll tune into all of the other episodes.
As both a DM and a player I think this is an amazing way to have the community grow and expose people to a new creative way to substitute the troubles of the every day life. If you also did a separate series on a D&D club to expand further the end results could be even greater. Truly amazing work sir, I applaud you.
16:28 the bard decided the best combat music was “feel good inc”, and I kind of agree
Good ear.
If Cooper comes back in, feel free to make him a Dragonborn. But as the PHB says, most people ARE wary around Dragonborn, as they look like monsters thanks to their draconic heritage ;D Something to keep in mind if he stays deadset on being a Dragonborn character in the future.
Potato Party both Dragonborn and Teiflings are my favorite races
Has your DM ever made you receive negative feedback from npc's because of it?
Oh I have a character that's a Dragonborn Oath of the Ancients that I want to play; wants to keep the peace in the world, or at least the vivaciousness of life after having been on the battlefield. But there would be the risk him losing hope himself, even though he's supposed to be a symbol of hope himself
Dragonborn and Aasimar are my favorite races, half-elves sound fun too, and has anyone made a half-orc barbarian?
- Malcolm climbs down to nearly certain death -
"OK guys, now we can go back to the village."
Not only you can do whatever you want but also the quests, characters and locations are limitless. Thanks to the DM's creativity, players never need to wait for 5 years or so for the next aventure pack to get released (let alone DLC).
I love the live music... especially at 24:55, when he has a full rest right as Malcolm whiffs his attack. Perfect timing.
I thought it was absolutely terrible for the mood, too loud, and detracted from the atmosphere entirely. The kid was playing top 30 pop stuff from the last few years, totally ill framed for the setting, and was playing really loud overpowering all the audio and distracting from even the DM.
bashpr0mpt Agree to disagree: to me (or maybe on my speakers) it was a faint background pleasant music and only got loud during the final battle, when loud was appropriate. Sure, acoustic guitar wouldn't have been my first choice, but you take what the kids in the class can give you in this kind of situation. As for top 30 pop stuff, I didn't recognize any, but even if that's what he was doing, do you expect a high schooler to be able to improvise an appropriate soundtrack for over half an hour? I just figured it was random strumming, but if he managed to flow from song to sing instead, I think that's more impressive.
Very dramatic.
Was it too loud? Yep! Did it improve, embellish or enhance the game in anyway? Nope! Was it distracting and annoying to the point that the DM had to intervene? Yep! Then maybe loose it for next time! Music can be a resourceful tool when used correctly. In this case it was not necessary, but nice try. (Subjective opinion of course).
Need....more...DND! Great mini series, looking forward to seeing more.
This was awesome to watch, I am now wondering, did these kids after they tried this wonderfull game actually find another table to play at? Did they create their own? So many questions. Tell them they did an awesome job.
hi, did you see the second season yet? :)
The Nat 20s are perfectly timed. Best class to attend.
Okay, so I skipped to this video and was like "why is there a dude with a guitar?" but man what a FANTASTIC addition!
Not only a great idea but well executed with some nice lighting and angles. You seem like a great teacher!
hands down to the bard on the background for setting the mood right on spot
I love how guitar kid didn't know what to play so he rallied with feel good inc. Good music taste
"keep playing , just bring it down a bit" while the bard was spazing in the background using his powers of annoyance
yep
I'm loving the guitar mood music. Especially breaking into Feelgood Inc for the "wolf-thing" fight. Classic.
I felt the stress of the combat with the guitar, totally adding that to my games! You kids are great! keep playing and forget what people say about dice rolls! The way you roll is the way you roll!
Hey did we have homework over break
Yes, your homework is to work crew on Saturday for "The Bards' Tale" - 11 am crew call!
Bill Allan are y'all gonna continue with this campaign? Maybe with 1 or 2 other characters/players playing different characters.
Its so impressive how in 4 episodes they became more and more a group! They all come to talk and making fun together! I think more teachers should try more to achieve things like this! :)
Thank you so much (and apologies that my response is 5 years late - UA-cam hid a bunch of comments for some reason).
I myself played DnD for the first time around half a year ago. I love watching other people play for their first times too.
It's so much fun. I've GMed 3 campaigns since then. I'm so happy to have DnD in my life.
I hope to see these kiddos again too and watch them grow into super-intent roleplayers!
Its amazing right? I wish i found this in the 2000s when i was a highschooler xD
SAME. I'd be so amazing at it nooowww. q___q
Remuko the biggest problem is time commitment and getting ENOUGH people. Having a small group of friends kinda hurts when it’s only 3 people.
Dat production value going up, you got a bard, more figures/terrains, audio... etc.
What an excellent game! Been playing D&D for 30 yrs or so and this reminds me of my younger days just learning. I have sub'd because of this adventure and can't wait to look at your other stuff as well. I have long employed the B.A.D.A.S.S. method in my games but ti never had a cool name until now. Keep up the great work. I hope to see even more content from you in the near future.
Wow, thank you! I'm honored - I will share your awesome comment with the kids.
Stay tuned: we're in pre-production for season 2 right now!
Thanks for subbing!
I can’t believe Malcolm was actually a troubled peasant. The drama! The death! Paul’s missing water bottle of milk! I can barely cope. The inclusion of a bard really solidified this finale. Great job Mr Allan. Hard to believe these kids are certified grown ups by the time I’m watching this.
Thank you! Welcome to the fun! Hope you'll stick around and watch the other seasons of D&D with High School Students. Each season has a different cast, but all of the adventures take place in my original world of Kikapulan, with interconnected storylines and NPCs.
this is great to see someones first crack at this game, but i really feel they need more of the roleplay side of things, let them explore that and settle into it, because i think it very quickly becomes more of a meta gaming experience otherwise revolving around numbers trying to achieve the best results instead of choices from their characters, and to do that i think you need to let them come up with a backstory for their character and make them have characteristic flaws either through backstory or a bad stat in their character sheet.
but considering time limitations etc i think this was a valiant effort.
also heathers idea of bringing a student to an actual game where the people actually get into it would probably make the newcomer open up a lot more and see what's normally the case if you're running a good game let them immerse themselves a lot more.
how you could introduce them? maybe one of the players could get a protogé, a squire, a disciple or something of the sorts. they could teach them about their class or race as they played. anyway that sounded like a fun idea.
Heather is gonna be a great player one day!! Not gonna lie as awesome as live music is during a game, in the video at points I found the gutair to be to loud over what was happening
Thanks!
Just found your channel, and I really enjoyed this. I think my favorite part was the students' initial reactions when you started using the minis and terrain in episode 2.
I know it was a couple of years ago but great job, Bill!
I'm considering starting playing myself & have watched lots of vids. I was a little intimidated by how much character acting seemed to be involved but I can now see how much easier it is with the right DM. Thanks!
First of all, thank you. Second, if you think Season 1 was good, PLEASE watch all the seasons afterwards, because they are significantly better. Third, I'm so glad you are jumping into the game. Have fun and have adventures!
@@BillAllanWorld Season 2? I'm on it! :-D
there are so many times when i think of good strats and im like how can you not think of this
yeah
when the guitar stopped at 15:30 it was some good background music
LoL!! I just got the joke! Coffee nearly shot out of my nose!
ok I just binge watched all 4 episodes and I am looking forward for S2! I want to learn more as I still haven't played my first game. Thank you for creating this mini series! Subbed Cant wait for more!
it's amazing how much they're getting into it, over just 4 short sessions!! and the quality is clearly increasing every episode, this mini series is a gem! you guys rock, I'll be watching season 2 x)
That music helps so much. Like when he made that build up when they were all rolling initiative to stop Malcolm, that really made the moment.
Sorry it took me 3 years to reply; something weird with my comments.
just wanted to say i really enjoyed this and looking forward to DM-ing for the first time for my wife and kids. you could tell the party had lots of fun. great job being a DM that focuses on fun and excitement.
I love the guitar player just chilling in the background
Cheers to the folk backing action on strings! Pluckity pluckity fellow Bardling.
That's Tony! You'll see him return in season 2, and then as a player in Season 3.
That was very cool ! I just binged the 4 episodes and I'm seriously considering doing 2nd season right away.
Good idea from the DM to have tailored the players' skills around the adventure (or the other way 'round) and not overwhelming them either. The adventure had a nice flow to it, and you could just feel them getting more and more engaged with the game. To be honest, this one got me biting my fingers a bit !
Shout out to Heather for fantastic RP on the first try, to Brian for saving the day with Sleep, to Cooper for scoffing at danger like a true hero and to Rory for the sneakiest of intrusions.
Big shout out to Bill for the perfect "I'm about to TPK my students grin".
The guitarist shreds on 1.5 video speed.
Hoping to see more of these guys, see how they develop with more experience.
Starting up a game with a group of new players in the next week. I love introducing new players to the game (one of them is still in highschool). It's awesome to see these students of yours go from knowing absolutely nothing to loving the game.
so crazy how everyone became so interested and in to it around (23:17) when time got seriously so suddenly.... omg I love this
Cooper says he's the heart and soul of the team, when really it's Heather.
not fineshed does he actually say that? jesus
curious
Malcom, the hero we need but don't deserve... =___= **dusty wind runs past**
Watching these kids makes me remember my first D&D adventures, looks like everyone had a really great time!!! Awesome job!!!!
I feel like Brian would be a passionate Dungeon Master - Like he'd put so much into it!
yeees! hahah been waiting for this :P
nice background music!!
Glad you liked it! That's Tony K on the guitar - check out his channel, he's a talented kid -
ua-cam.com/video/WXCdjG-C3L4/v-deo.html
I want to see more, get these kids back in the game Bill! :P they deserve it!
Bill, I'm a big fan of your Bill Allan Dungeon Alternative Scoring System for crits. I think we'll start running that in our games. Thanks for uploading these!
Thank you! Glad you find them helpful and/or entertaining! We appreciate the support.
The Gorillaz on acoustic guitar when the wolfmen attacked cracked me up.
What a great series man. This and Call of the Wild by Node have to be my favorites. Have we get to see the same awesome team in Season 2! (and why not, maybe even a new addition! :D)
Wow, this was awesome! Still haven't played my self, but I can't wait to find a dungeon master at my school.
This was one of the most entertaining games I've ever seen, I love these kids and the intensive use of miniatures. Also the live guitar was genius!
I hope you check out season 2. It's much longer and shows a wider arc of development.
Man, I just watched the whole shabang, from character creation all the way to the end. You guys were awesome. It was interesting to see how you kept on getting more and more into the story and really enjoyed all of it. Great way to be introduced into the world of DnD. DM was amazing and did a grat job preparing everything. Also, Heather is super cute!!
You just earned yourself a sub! This is an awesome idea for team built, problem solving, and more. Plus its an awesome idea to help kids get involved in something they wouldn't have ever thought to try before. keep it up!
Did they earn enough XP to get to level 2?
That was the best intro campaign I've ever seen. Well done to the DM and the players you guys are all flipping boss.
@TheBillAllan , returning to this series is a wonderful thing because it shows the innocence and the purity of new players. As the season's progress the players get into a different mindset. Not to say they don't have their take on their character's persona but it's not the same as RAW play from an inexperienced player. So fun to revisit these episodes. Wondering what these players are doing now 3 yrs later.......