The War of Bugs and Rats (Ep. 6) | The Unsleeping City

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  • @muscatiellon3005
    @muscatiellon3005 2 роки тому +1380

    The Imperial Axiom/Sinatra's Law joke is so damn subtle and funny.
    "Because of the extreme difficulty of creating a permanent magical effect within the tumultuous arcane landscape of New York, an object or enchantment which is abjured or ensorcelled from being able to be crafted, conjured, or created within a given location CAN be crafted, conjured, or created within it's abjured locality if it is first crafted, conjured, or created within the Five Boroughs of New York City."
    Or in other words, "If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere."
    Damn.

    • @baegelandcheese4431
      @baegelandcheese4431 Рік тому +77

      :O
      That is so awesome! i never would have caught that!

    • @70austin98
      @70austin98 Рік тому +68

      Thanks for catching that one for me man, I woulda missed it otherwise.

    • @Blasted2Oblivion
      @Blasted2Oblivion Рік тому +25

      That is a good catch.

    • @abacate4492
      @abacate4492 Рік тому

      I can't understand the imperial axium

    • @stephenryan1912
      @stephenryan1912 Рік тому +1

      Brilliant! I missed that one, thank you!

  • @jackattack8472
    @jackattack8472 3 роки тому +5307

    That construction beetle gets me every time
    "Uh, hey bud, this is a construction zone, I'm gonna have to kill ya."

    • @the_exodusrex3385
      @the_exodusrex3385 3 роки тому +20

      @yes thank you

    • @jamesreitmeyer2215
      @jamesreitmeyer2215 3 роки тому +76

      Brennan’s delivery is on point

    • @addibro4284
      @addibro4284 2 роки тому +32

      13:24

    • @Thommy2n
      @Thommy2n 2 роки тому +109

      Speaking as someone who worked in construction for nearly a decade and a half,
      That is very much the vibe of most guys in the industry.
      “Hey bud, you were 30 seconds late on your lunch break and this lumber is laid out all wrong even though that’s exactly how I told you ta do it.
      I’m gonna have to eat ya.”

    • @angusmarch1066
      @angusmarch1066 2 роки тому +17

      Pretty much every construction worker ever.

  • @brennaderbish2400
    @brennaderbish2400 3 роки тому +4105

    I love how Siobhan just dresses more and more like Misty every episode

    • @jessarisetty5448
      @jessarisetty5448 3 роки тому +252

      Calling it now, she comes to the season finale with elf ears

    • @evildeathcuddles886
      @evildeathcuddles886 3 роки тому +79

      @@jessarisetty5448 And full old lady prosthetics

    • @norton660
      @norton660 3 роки тому +47

      Fully thought you meant the one from Pokémon

    • @jadeyu7197
      @jadeyu7197 3 роки тому +9

      YES!!!!!!!!

    • @Nixahma
      @Nixahma 2 роки тому +215

      Broke: Siobhan wanted to play a bard
      Woke: Siobhan wanted to use her extensive clothing collection
      Bespoke: Siobhan wanted to play a fairy bard to smooth over the transition of turning into a real life fairy bard

  • @nicheekin3492
    @nicheekin3492 3 роки тому +4091

    Planned or not, I absolutely love the "Yes, and" improv that Brennan does, like when Sophie asked if there was a cat in the bodega, and it turned out to be a cat deity.

    • @bennyfarbstein6511
      @bennyfarbstein6511 3 роки тому +302

      It doesn’t seem planned at all but also why else would Brennan have just a random cat deity figure?

    • @quinnsinclair7028
      @quinnsinclair7028 3 роки тому +530

      @@bennyfarbstein6511 You have trouble believing Brennan just has cat deity figres on hand?

    • @nekonyx
      @nekonyx 3 роки тому +202

      to be fair. all/mostl bodegas have cats

    • @alexanderson6961
      @alexanderson6961 3 роки тому +617

      Actually Brennan has stated in a FAQ that La Gran Gata was a pre-planned part of the city's lore, but Emily just guessed correctly, because "OF COURSE".

    • @Opheiliac
      @Opheiliac 3 роки тому +62

      @@alexanderson6961 which FAQ was that? I wanna hear more about this campaign and also the cat 🐱

  • @petrikillos
    @petrikillos 2 роки тому +1219

    Sofia literally just woke up hungover, saved the day while completely wasted and petted a magical cat. She's living THE life.

    • @leviqueen1504
      @leviqueen1504 Рік тому +27

      Minus the whole her husband left her thing

    • @tragictraveller
      @tragictraveller Рік тому +10

      fucking. legend.

    • @tragictraveller
      @tragictraveller Рік тому +23

      at the end when she asks the cat to change her eyes different colors, Emily is so random hahaha

  • @simjhsim
    @simjhsim 3 роки тому +4152

    Brennan using an infestation as a parallel to the gentrification of a neighborhood is such a nice touch

    • @swiftlymurmurs1825
      @swiftlymurmurs1825 3 роки тому +469

      If there's anything I've learned about Brennan it's that every move he makes is meticulously planned and makes sense in about every way possible

    • @caystedman
      @caystedman 2 роки тому +331

      representing gentrification as a parasite is absolutely hilarious and kinda sad at the same time, it's just so accurate

    • @introxgrunt
      @introxgrunt 2 роки тому +21

      @@dew7555 so so smart

    • @at5203
      @at5203 2 роки тому +26

      @@dew7555 Holy shit, so well done.

    • @crowbard
      @crowbard 2 роки тому +20

      @@dew7555 👏👏👏👏👏
      Applause for Brennan too 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @TheGIJew.
    @TheGIJew. 3 роки тому +3004

    I always knew in my heart that bodega cats were magical spirits that defended the heart of New York City
    Just like I always knew somehow that the lions outside the public library are a posh gay couple

    • @andrewdiaz3529
      @andrewdiaz3529 3 роки тому +318

      There's a reason it's called a Pride

    • @Opheiliac
      @Opheiliac 3 роки тому +44

      @@andrewdiaz3529 lmaoooo love catching people watching this the same time as me

    • @andrewdiaz3529
      @andrewdiaz3529 3 роки тому +32

      @@Opheiliac Nice seeing someone else was watching this at the same time as me 2 weeks ago.

    • @Fab4Sunrises
      @Fab4Sunrises 3 роки тому +63

      That's my favorite thing about this setting so far, tbh. Everything Brennan establishes about the world feels right and true.

    • @notpenumbra1342
      @notpenumbra1342 3 роки тому +45

      Bodega cats are benevolent fey, the same kind as brownies and home guardian spirits from Ancient Greece. Don’t tell them I told you 🤫

  • @reihino7582
    @reihino7582 3 роки тому +2193

    “Kingston Brown from uptown” dear god I love that part

    • @Kaanfight
      @Kaanfight 3 роки тому +37

      Gets me every time

    • @clockworkkirlia7475
      @clockworkkirlia7475 2 роки тому +176

      Every time Kingston rolls a nat 20 or interacts with a random downtime NPC, Brennan and Lou hit us with some absolutely golden roleplay. Kingston Brown from uptown is basically a minor god of NYC and it shows.

    • @daniellins4114
      @daniellins4114 2 роки тому +88

      @@clockworkkirlia7475 he is playing a cleric, but he acts like a minor god or demigod, specially because he doesn't worship anything, more like he serves the city

    • @clockworkkirlia7475
      @clockworkkirlia7475 2 роки тому +80

      @@daniellins4114 Exactly! He's like a Roman-style genius loci in human form, or a nature spirit where the 'nature' is the vast ecosystem of his city. It's such a cool twist on a cleric that is masterfully performed by Lou and Brennan basically every episode.

    • @kingofpoliwhirls7464
      @kingofpoliwhirls7464 2 роки тому +16

      Every time I hear it, I just get this nice little warm feeling

  • @poutinemcflurry3544
    @poutinemcflurry3544 2 роки тому +459

    I love that the official term in Dimension 20 for badly damage is "pretty fucked up"

  • @MrHamsterism
    @MrHamsterism 3 роки тому +1193

    The fact that they put a crown on the Kugrash figure makes me very happy.

    • @fearsomefawkes6724
      @fearsomefawkes6724 2 роки тому +69

      I love when they update the figures as the characters change

  • @dew7555
    @dew7555 2 роки тому +2216

    Can we appreciate that the neighborhood is literally being gentrified by W.A.S.P.s?

  • @may.k222
    @may.k222 2 роки тому +1207

    i love that Sofia doesn’t necessarily have magic but she has successfully charmed every single person the party has come across and made them allies just by being herself

  • @CareyGrace
    @CareyGrace 3 роки тому +1423

    There was a lot talk about Fabian being the "captain" of the part in Fantasy High and I don't he ever really WAS, however Kingston FEELS like the leader of this group, and it was never discussed.

    • @kingofpoliwhirls7464
      @kingofpoliwhirls7464 2 роки тому +332

      Kingston is the leader, the *Rock*, the guy everyone turns to, and Pete is the Main Character, the new guy who must learn the ways of the world to save everyone

    • @Nixahma
      @Nixahma 2 роки тому +68

      @@kingofpoliwhirls7464 I actually really don’t like that? I don’t know I feel like I’d like Pete better if he wasn’t so “main character” it feels out of place in a DnD setting

    • @oddacity5883
      @oddacity5883 2 роки тому +130

      Nixahma That makes sense, but Pete definitely is a main plot intrigue, same with Kingston

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx 2 роки тому +60

      What? Most of the talk was about how Fabian was NOT the leader of the group. It was, like, the focus of the most emotional moments with his dad.

    • @clockworkkirlia7475
      @clockworkkirlia7475 2 роки тому +134

      ​@@Nixahma I personally feel like every single character in Unsleeping City is pretty "Main Character" in their own story, which is really cool with the themes of the series imo. Every story is a totally different genre, but they all have big time protagonist moments.
      That might not be standard for a D&D adventure, but I feel like it really works here, with this group.

  • @weirdguy7451
    @weirdguy7451 3 роки тому +1902

    So is no one going to mention the sheer buffet of looks that Siobhan has been serving? Like first the little embroidered jacket and now this lovely thing? I love it

    • @julesking1303
      @julesking1303 3 роки тому +95

      the hair just slays every time and I live for it

    • @kylebear8101
      @kylebear8101 2 роки тому +27

      Wolf button up will always be my favorite

    • @strangerdanger9395
      @strangerdanger9395 Рік тому +26

      The hair has been EVERYTHING every ep but ‘teen enby lesbian wolf button down shirt styled with old lady artist necklace’ has been my fave look so far. So so good.

    • @MaximusChivus
      @MaximusChivus Рік тому +11

      Lou and Siobhan are always on point with their outfits

  • @winnl6994
    @winnl6994 3 роки тому +3274

    sofie just absolutely effortlessly decimating every single fight is my absolute favorite part of TUC so far

    • @undeniablySomeGuy
      @undeniablySomeGuy 3 роки тому +159

      it was very clear too in the sewer fight because they struggled pretty hard when she was separated from the group

    • @hariodinio
      @hariodinio 3 роки тому +44

      Another reason i really wanna play a monk character if i ever get to play dnd

    • @hariodinio
      @hariodinio 2 роки тому +60

      @@andygilmore8511 i know its mainly emily, i have seen fantasy high. I just like that monk has the ability to do shit this bonkers

    • @Kma99107
      @Kma99107 2 роки тому +3

      @@hariodinio monks are my favorite class to screw with people

    • @thespianmask8451
      @thespianmask8451 2 роки тому +14

      @@andygilmore8511 wait, it's been over a year since I listened to NADDPOD, but I didn't realize they were there! I stopped at like episode 90 something.

  • @jauxro
    @jauxro 2 роки тому +866

    Sofie, an apparently otherwise normal hairdresser, beating the everliving fuck outta supernatural creatures never fails to crack me up 😂🤣

    • @TaliPolk
      @TaliPolk 2 роки тому +71

      my grandmother was a hairdresser and was the toughest bitch I know. im not even surprised.

    • @lumitylove
      @lumitylove Рік тому +6

      Ayy another person with a lumity pfp

    • @littlebreadlive6232
      @littlebreadlive6232 Рік тому +2

      @@lumitylove what is that this is the only series I have watched on this channel

    • @lumitylove
      @lumitylove Рік тому +4

      @@littlebreadlive6232 are you asking about lumity Or are you asking about something else?

  • @nicholaswong2184
    @nicholaswong2184 3 роки тому +1991

    The thing I really enjoy about watching this is that it's really a lesson from Brennan about how to be a cool DM, about how to make your players feel special and make them feel like they're doing cool and amazing things, to really roll with the punches and to avoid saying no when you can.

    • @elizabethgatchell4546
      @elizabethgatchell4546 3 роки тому +119

      Yeah, I’ve really worked on my improve for DMing, it’s not that easy to put your want for the story aside for the sake of fun,
      but my players are so nice they always say “will this be too inconvenient for you to work around?” I always tell them that they can do whatever within reason(we’ve all agreed that murderhoboing is kinda annoying) I’ve stopped really planning that much outside the settings for each session. They have no idea how much I improv.
      Brennen is a great DM in that, and every other regard.

    • @undeniablySomeGuy
      @undeniablySomeGuy 3 роки тому +46

      he is such an amazing DM, and the way he always finds a way to make everything the PC's do very cool is awesome

    • @wyattlohr8199
      @wyattlohr8199 2 роки тому +27

      Where's the Brennan Lee Mulligan effect, though?
      Please note: This is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously.

    • @Badartist888
      @Badartist888 2 роки тому +51

      Yeah. Letting the heroes be heroes is something that a lot of DMs don't do. Sometimes you have to let them absolutely ruin a few minions and exaggerate how cool the finishing blow on the big boss is. I know too many DMs who make every fight a super struggle with no let up and I'm here like.... we defeated a Demon Prince last week, how are these random bandits downing us?

    • @FlatOnHisFace
      @FlatOnHisFace 2 роки тому +28

      To highlight that in your games, as DM, simply do not get attached to your Big Bads. You can make any number of baddies -- the players (typically) get one figure each. Build up the Big Bad to be awesome so that there is satisfaction in their defeat, but they don't need to win for the game to continue or for you to have fun; the heroes do. That said, don't give the players the win -- make 'em earn it. But making them earn it isn't the same as trying to preserve the Big Bad.
      Also of note, there's usually something else going on in these fights that isn't directly related to slaying monsters. Releasing the sewer valve or freeing the Gato are recent examples. You can have your fights scaled so that they are really tough, until the players figure out how to turn the tide in their favor, which shouldn't be tied directly to dealing damage.

  • @lazprayogha
    @lazprayogha 3 роки тому +1074

    "Fireball is 8d6? 5e you crazy" honestly, mood.

    • @mistamemewide
      @mistamemewide 3 роки тому +114

      Welcome to 5e, where **FIREBALL FIREBALL FIREBALL**

    • @aldar8240
      @aldar8240 3 роки тому +141

      fun fact: the designers of 5e actually intentionally made Fireball and Lightning Bolt unbalanced for their level due to how iconic they are as spells

    • @evelynbarker512
      @evelynbarker512 3 роки тому +42

      @@aldar8240 lightning bolt use to be better cause you could bounce it off walls and stack dmg

    • @uhkingdom
      @uhkingdom 2 роки тому +12

      @@evelynbarker512 is chain lightning kind of as good?

    • @lordfelidae4505
      @lordfelidae4505 2 роки тому +11

      @@evelynbarker512 holy shit that is awesome.

  • @lacatan6664
    @lacatan6664 3 роки тому +1165

    mild spoiler but i'll never forget the sheer childlike glee and wonder i felt when the roofs came off the map that was so fuckin cool and this as well as the sewer map were some of my favorite encounters

    • @gamedungeonmastermaster2879
      @gamedungeonmastermaster2879 3 роки тому +64

      Yeah my favourite maps are, This one, and the House in Fantasy High, Also another place coming up in this campaign in episode 10.

    • @joeyfromschool
      @joeyfromschool 3 роки тому +11

      @@gamedungeonmastermaster2879 that house battle was so cool

    • @daniellins4114
      @daniellins4114 2 роки тому +6

      This canpaing seems to have more creative combats than Fantasy High

  • @shag24
    @shag24 3 роки тому +1035

    The way Zac breaks character and just tells Brendan to “stop.” after the flat white joke made me laugh way harder than it should’ve

    • @jamesreitmeyer2215
      @jamesreitmeyer2215 3 роки тому +11

      When was that

    • @rachelldonohue8960
      @rachelldonohue8960 2 роки тому +40

      Omg I was wondering if that was Ricky or Zac. I love it even more that it was Zac lol

    • @paragonjones13
      @paragonjones13 2 роки тому +40

      4:45

    • @patario5977
      @patario5977 2 роки тому +1

      Was that an annoyed stop or what?

    • @macpackl
      @macpackl 2 роки тому +76

      @@patario5977 didnt read like an annoyed "stop" to me, more like a joking "come on" (cause he was laughing a second afterwards)!

  • @chuggiesmalls4203
    @chuggiesmalls4203 3 роки тому +558

    That was sick when Lou rolled that nat 20 when he needed a 19, just beautiful

    • @uhkingdom
      @uhkingdom 2 роки тому +53

      My Kingston Brown, voice of the people, hype meter cracked when that happened

  • @matt-mason-new-music
    @matt-mason-new-music 3 роки тому +913

    The War On Bugs would’ve also been a funny title given Pete’s profession

    • @iambuttdix9692
      @iambuttdix9692 3 роки тому +51

      Im so mad i didnt think of this

    • @InsomniacXIII
      @InsomniacXIII 2 роки тому +30

      @@iambuttdix9692 It's because you got complacent and rested on your laurels after thinking up the gem that is "Buttdix" 😂🤣

    • @lotjepetatje
      @lotjepetatje 2 роки тому +7

      I wanted to upvote your comment, but instead I'll keep it on 420 upvotes

    • @shineyluna1268
      @shineyluna1268 Рік тому +2

      I'm confused, what does drug-dealing have to do with bugs?

    • @idontwantmynametobepublic1539
      @idontwantmynametobepublic1539 Рік тому +13

      @@shineyluna1268 it's because of the war on drugs

  • @reihino7582
    @reihino7582 3 роки тому +449

    LA GRANDE GATA, GUARDIAN OF THE BODEGAS AND DEAR FRIEND OF SOPHIE BIKES

  • @edgar-sama642
    @edgar-sama642 3 роки тому +1480

    Brennan, your spanish is excellent!
    Emily...you´ve got the enthusiasm!

    • @ryderstover275
      @ryderstover275 3 роки тому +193

      Brennan probably rehearsed that in advance but I will not take away from how fluent he was

    • @yfar7550
      @yfar7550 3 роки тому +146

      He probably learnt basic Spanish to use fo Alejandro

    • @adios__bb
      @adios__bb 3 роки тому +130

      I was so shook by how good his Spanish was. The more I learn about this man the more I like him hahaha

    • @elizabethgatchell4546
      @elizabethgatchell4546 3 роки тому +79

      He also does comedy, my favorite bit of his is called “Civil War Ghost” he’s really good at not only improv but also character creation. He’s so cool

    • @Fab4Sunrises
      @Fab4Sunrises 3 роки тому +46

      Brennan really puts in the time, love that about him.

  • @seraphinaedan1033
    @seraphinaedan1033 2 роки тому +260

    "you know you're a good boy" i'm going to CRY Ricky is so sweet

    • @grutarg2938
      @grutarg2938 17 днів тому +1

      I like that an alligator bit his leg and now he’s biting the bug’s leg.

  • @anne7678
    @anne7678 2 роки тому +305

    Siobhan helping Ally with their action only to praise them with "Look how cool you are" after is such a frickin sweet thing.

    • @eloweez8798
      @eloweez8798 2 місяці тому +1

      Omg yes!! Raising our friendship standards everyday, you can see they all work really well as a group and therefore party

  • @k80_
    @k80_ 3 роки тому +717

    You know, Ricky the himbo is really growing on me

    • @Kaanfight
      @Kaanfight 3 роки тому +111

      “Guys, I wasn’t always a firefighter”

  • @SweetiesSys
    @SweetiesSys 3 роки тому +515

    I love that, in a show where one of the characters is literally a drug dealer, I get NOTHING but ads for those “smoking kills your lungs” things

    • @a.bookmonkey6790
      @a.bookmonkey6790 2 роки тому +37

      The way I can recite all the little lungs in a great big world commercials after bingeing this and fantasy high

    • @rustyshackle8000
      @rustyshackle8000 2 роки тому +13

      Wait...I'm not the only one?

    • @AnathemaXIII
      @AnathemaXIII 2 роки тому +9

      @@rustyshackle8000 you’re not the only one. I don’t understand it lmao

    • @clockworkkirlia7475
      @clockworkkirlia7475 2 роки тому +28

      Kingston got Misty to hex the ads to spite Alejandro

  • @themysticmango5969
    @themysticmango5969 Рік тому +135

    Emily’s cute little sneeze and then Murph saying “bless you” without pausing his turn is adorable.
    True love lmao

  • @geoffreykirby3761
    @geoffreykirby3761 3 роки тому +765

    Kingston Brown is the coolest character ever

    • @Yattatt
      @Yattatt 3 роки тому +26

      I know this comment is 5 months old, but damn right he is.

    • @Kaanfight
      @Kaanfight 3 роки тому +23

      Kingston Brown from Up town

    • @moonrock_al8257
      @moonrock_al8257 3 роки тому +29

      Kingston Brown is the type of person people want to pay for when they go to restaurants, but he insists that he pays and will insist that he pays for the next one if the people he’s with pay for this one.

    • @gxtmfa
      @gxtmfa 2 роки тому +8

      As someone who grew up near Chicago, I have an innate hatred and inferiority complex when it comes to NYC; however, Kingston Brown may have completely undone that.

    • @dersauresgeber6028
      @dersauresgeber6028 Рік тому +3

      Imagine meeting him and he calls you "My man".

  • @bennyfarbstein6511
    @bennyfarbstein6511 3 роки тому +712

    I love that when Emily says she thought she would get a familiar out of it Murph goes “always with the familiar” because it just makes me think of PawPaw and I love our little scramble man

    • @GerardInandan
      @GerardInandan 3 роки тому +35

      Also Obsidian and Bookvar. 😂

    • @myra_4
      @myra_4 3 роки тому +26

      The best lawyer in town

    • @Kaanfight
      @Kaanfight 3 роки тому +24

      Murph’s paw paw impression is the best

    • @bobthemouse6668
      @bobthemouse6668 2 роки тому +12

      @@GerardInandan and that dragon plant when she was playing Taragon Snakeroot

    • @holyhandgrenade3
      @holyhandgrenade3 2 роки тому +12

      On one of the short rests, they mention that even in home campaigns and stuff not aired, Emily tended to get familiars on all her characters. I think she said it's just an easy way to "interact" with the game beyond npcs and combat.

  • @cyprusmiraque
    @cyprusmiraque 2 роки тому +142

    This is the first episode where I realized that Sofie is Drunken Master Monk. It fit so well into the roleplay that I never noticed that it had a mechanical benefit!!

  • @GwenTheWitch
    @GwenTheWitch 3 роки тому +694

    I was sorta hoping the questing blade would turn into a bone when Ricky turned into the dog

    • @florphy1237
      @florphy1237 2 роки тому +28

      ngl that would have been a wonderful little touch, i wasnt thinking of that at all, but that sounds amazing :)

    • @vkm8300
      @vkm8300 2 роки тому +31

      I was amazed he didn't turn into a Dalmatian

    • @fenix0992
      @fenix0992 2 роки тому +22

      @@vkm8300 I for sure thought that he was gonna become a Golden Retriever

    • @jedinxf7
      @jedinxf7 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@fenix0992no way dude he's a firedog , gotta be a dalmatian

  • @alicesproul8155
    @alicesproul8155 Рік тому +268

    one of these days Brennan needs to lead in with “Hi, my name is Intrepid Heroes, and I’m an alcoholic.” and they all respond with the characteristic AA style “Hi Intrepid Heroes”

  • @t-r3y
    @t-r3y 3 роки тому +619

    Sioban's hair has been looking SO good in the last few episodes

    • @SkulkingSkullKid
      @SkulkingSkullKid Рік тому +4

      It *always* looks good. All of these people do, really. Brilliant *and* beautiful crowd.

    • @danzackblack5829
      @danzackblack5829 6 місяців тому

      ​@@SkulkingSkullKidand then you look at her hair in the space one and you rethink the statement

  • @agiddysea
    @agiddysea 3 роки тому +922

    Unsleeping City is my favorite campaign. Something about the characters, the lore and the themes really just do it for me.

    • @katherinegrace9724
      @katherinegrace9724 3 роки тому +71

      It reminds me of Percy Jackson, love new York magic

    • @nymla313
      @nymla313 3 роки тому +4

      @@katherinegrace9724 definitely!

    • @ThePa1riot
      @ThePa1riot 3 роки тому +29

      Urban fantasy is always fun. Dresden Files inspired me to follow this.

    • @daniellins4114
      @daniellins4114 2 роки тому +1

      American Gods also has incredible urban fantasy

    • @kylebear8101
      @kylebear8101 2 роки тому

      It’s kind of inspiring me to do a campaign with my coworkers…?

  • @jadync.5971
    @jadync.5971 2 роки тому +167

    Emily actually petting Zac like he's the dog is the highlight of this whole thing

  • @DaemonInWhite
    @DaemonInWhite 3 роки тому +491

    man, Rick Perry and the production team knocked it out of the park on this set

    • @uhkingdom
      @uhkingdom 2 роки тому +8

      It’s unbelievable how good this is

    • @MovieReviewsFast
      @MovieReviewsFast 11 місяців тому +1

      Perry the pigeon?

  • @justsomeloser
    @justsomeloser 3 роки тому +311

    I love the DM’s little “bu-bu-bum”s when he’s thinking 10/10 relatable and cute

  • @adamxei9073
    @adamxei9073 3 роки тому +240

    I love it when you get to turn it around on the DM. "Does a 26 hit?"

    • @Dishonest89
      @Dishonest89 2 роки тому +47

      And then he looks you dead in the eye and says “no”

    • @daniellins4114
      @daniellins4114 2 роки тому +67

      @@Dishonest89 this reminds me of the fight with the dragon in Fantasy High:
      "Does a 19 hit?"
      "No"
      *Surprised Pikachu face*

    • @hydra1259
      @hydra1259 2 роки тому +6

      @@Dishonest89 my lvl 4 fighter currently has AC 23 and shield so😂

    • @daniellins4114
      @daniellins4114 2 роки тому +3

      @@hydra1259 out of curiosity, how did you do it?

  • @teridactyl1250
    @teridactyl1250 3 роки тому +360

    Brennan has just summed up every DM’s first thoughts when one of the PCs casts fireball

  • @MatthewBrpg
    @MatthewBrpg 3 роки тому +331

    1) Amazing sound design. The pulsing sound effects bouncing back and forth from right to left tripped me out.
    2) Ricky Matsui has so much Golden Retriever energy.

  • @yfar7550
    @yfar7550 3 роки тому +261

    The way Sophia Is fighting really reminds me of Fabian with all of the jumps

  • @flandomaltrizian4603
    @flandomaltrizian4603 3 роки тому +967

    HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing
    0:55 ‘Previously On’ ends
    1:30 Recap Ends
    3:00 Battlemap close ups
    3:35 Becky with the gentrification
    5:35 Combat starts
    7:35 Kingston only likes some of his friends
    13:20 Construction zone
    14:30 Gross Nightcrawler
    15:10 Rise of the rats
    17:30 Coming for the hole
    20:50 Sofie senses a cat
    21:25 Murph can’t roll
    23:05 Dehydration is not a healthy form of weight loss
    24:35 Inside the bodega
    28:00 5e, you crazy
    29:10 Bugster
    33:35 An incredible pun
    37:20 Murph’s dice need a moon ritual
    42:05 Emily punches a cat
    43:35 La Gran Gata
    45:00 Sexy rat to sexy cat
    50:00 Kingston files an injunction against new construction
    51:05 Kingston is a scramble boy
    56:00 Socialist Community Organizing! RUN!!!
    59:10 Brennan burns post-modernism
    1:00:00 Misty shops
    1:01:00 Inspiring Kingston
    1:02:20 Kingston sentenced the rats to death
    1:05:40 Sofia shops
    1:07:30 It really is har not having your own machines. Can relate
    1:09:55 Change
    1:11:30 Ricky is honestly not that different
    1:15:20 Emily pets Zac
    1:17:40 Drunken master
    1:20:35 Ally Ally’s their dice
    1:22:50 Bye doggy
    1:24:55 Inspiring Ricky
    1:29:55 Alternate universe
    1:30:55 Kugrash summoned cowards
    1:35:05 Sofie stumbles through holes
    1:40:30 In the Heights
    1:46:00 Sofie’s fatality
    1:47:35 Improv really messes you up
    1:48:05 Adam Ruins Everything crossover
    1:48:55 Sofie gets a patron
    1:51:05 Powerful eye magic
    1:52:30 Episode Ends
    I’ve been here the whole time!
    Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Bye intrepid heroes

  • @imei2006
    @imei2006 3 роки тому +249

    I love that Zack has played such wholesome characters between Ricky and Gorgug.

  • @naydra_6169
    @naydra_6169 10 місяців тому +32

    i think its really cool how its always a good idea to help people out who aren’t from the party during battles, it adds to the sense of community and general caring for others in the city. they helped santa, the statue and the bodega cat, and they always jumped in to help. so lovely

  • @ddubmomo
    @ddubmomo 3 роки тому +813

    You see the interior of a dark bodega
    "Okay, is there a cat?"
    ....Roll a purr-ception check
    (GOD DAMMIT BRENNAN YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD)

  • @ashlloy0803
    @ashlloy0803 2 роки тому +152

    Kingston is the most athletic, nimble, poweful old man he's just amazing everything about him.

  • @Electru522
    @Electru522 2 роки тому +72

    I find it very interesting that they gave the most powerful but also the most unstable character to the newest player in the group....only to solidify the fact that Pete doesn't have a fucking clue as to what he's doing.
    I fear the day that the wild magic surge rolls badly.

  • @LiraelBlack
    @LiraelBlack 3 роки тому +435

    I absolutely adore Sofia/Sophia and I absolutely want her to succeed in all things especially in romance cause forget her scum bag ex.

    • @coollittlegremlin7243
      @coollittlegremlin7243 3 роки тому +32

      oh my god reading this comment after watching that™ future episode is so funny

    • @LiraelBlack
      @LiraelBlack 3 роки тому +18

      @@coollittlegremlin7243 UGH I know! I felt so bad after I got there.

    • @sarahanonymous3770
      @sarahanonymous3770 3 роки тому +37

      I ship her with Em the statue

    • @moonrock_al8257
      @moonrock_al8257 3 роки тому +10

      @@coollittlegremlin7243 off topic but I love ur username, do you have any gender to spare?

  • @GaryBoyles342
    @GaryBoyles342 3 роки тому +262

    I love the 'it feels right' that gets used. It shows a level of in character consideration I appreciate.

    • @Opheiliac
      @Opheiliac 3 роки тому +35

      Exactly. A good DM is at heart a competent an engaging storyteller. And if they catch a vibe or sense from their team, to let the team explore that and build on it is so much fun

  • @clockworkkirlia7475
    @clockworkkirlia7475 2 роки тому +95

    I love the way the casters handle Construction Beetle. Clearly one of the biggest threats on the map, but it doesn't get a hit on the party because of clever tactical play.

  • @humannomore7759
    @humannomore7759 2 роки тому +42

    Sophia's Liu Kang combo on Becky is absolutely legendary. And sounds like something that could happen in New York:
    "Drunk divorced lady quadruple kicks giant gentrifying bug to death"

  • @gusttheopulos5419
    @gusttheopulos5419 3 роки тому +549

    Whenever Brennan says, "Oh hell yeah", I thought I would start being annoyed by it, because he says it so frequently, but holy shit was I wrong! I love the enthusiasm everytime. Well done!

    • @kylebear8101
      @kylebear8101 2 роки тому

      Idk I don’t like how often he says “uh Uhm uh”. But I push through it. The story is worth it.

    • @aaronmazzoleni5252
      @aaronmazzoleni5252 2 роки тому +2

      @@kylebear8101 Right? Especially from an improv teacher. Not using uh and um is practically rule number 1 lol

    • @kylebear8101
      @kylebear8101 2 роки тому +1

      @@aaronmazzoleni5252 exactly! Maybe saying it once is fine, but he says it so often it spins my head. Still, imma watch all these campaigns

    • @aaronmazzoleni5252
      @aaronmazzoleni5252 2 роки тому +2

      @@kylebear8101 Agreed. His campaigns and the way he doesn't like to tell his players no makes it worth it

    • @RukoHanaji
      @RukoHanaji 2 роки тому +64

      I know it might sound weird, but as a new player I find the uhs and ums reassuring.

  • @vailynbanks8159
    @vailynbanks8159 Рік тому +58

    As a DM for 3.5, the confusion Brennan had when the fireball did 8d6 instead of 5 was endearing, I love it

  • @MrCellatus
    @MrCellatus 3 роки тому +245

    This man is one of the greatest DM's of all time.

  • @jaimecarter3988
    @jaimecarter3988 3 роки тому +132

    "you know you're a good boy" i'm dYING

  • @christianconrad242
    @christianconrad242 3 роки тому +161

    Brennan's a good friend and DM. He just takes a minute to improv a plug for Adam, Emily, and Murph's show just because the subject of TruTV came up.

  • @StNick119
    @StNick119 2 роки тому +81

    Oh my god, the wasp is a White Anglo Saxon Protestant. What a perfect setup.

  • @graysinwarren985
    @graysinwarren985 3 роки тому +66

    “Like he’s this f*cking dog, right here” for some reason is now my all time favorite line in any dimension 20 show and i have no idea why.

  • @spider-man8775
    @spider-man8775 3 роки тому +176

    Sometimes I just cant help but wonder how some of them roll so high all the time. I personally and unfortunately seem to roll just like Murphy most of the time lmao

    • @vivixion
      @vivixion 3 роки тому +55

      Lol maybe your dice need a moon ritual too

    • @mcmonkey26
      @mcmonkey26 2 роки тому +32

      try buying a leopard skin case for ur dice

    • @InsomniacXIII
      @InsomniacXIII 2 роки тому +12

      @@mcmonkey26 Alligator skin.
      "FASHION IS CYCLICAL 😡" 😂🤣

    • @scz1770
      @scz1770 2 роки тому +8

      yeah i was in a game last year and rolled a 3 for athletics and long story short yeeted myself off a 40 foot cliff after tripping on a rope. LUCKILY only took 2 fall damage after my barbarian rolled a nat20 and caught me.

  • @chelspapaya43
    @chelspapaya43 9 місяців тому +22

    Brennen finally found the one enemy (insects) this party won’t call cuties

  • @shadowofthewind9432
    @shadowofthewind9432 3 роки тому +323

    I feel like there was a missed moment where Ricky should’ve been a Dalmatian.

    • @kevinbarnard355
      @kevinbarnard355 3 роки тому +67

      Absolutely. Especially when Brennan said "You know you are a good boy, and still a firefighter."

    • @omgsomeonesomewhereonearth5936
      @omgsomeonesomewhereonearth5936 3 роки тому +112

      I was expecting him to be a golden retriever, especially becauseit was Pete's magic and Pete was the one to make that joke in the first episode about him.
      But Akitas are a Japanese breed which is also pretty cool and relevant to Ricky's character!

    • @Faeriiexx
      @Faeriiexx 2 роки тому +23

      @@omgsomeonesomewhereonearth5936
      And Akitas are such an adorable breed. Like my cousin has one and he's just cute. Like he just jumps on everyone and wants pets

  • @shelbyridley9960
    @shelbyridley9960 3 роки тому +419

    Respect to the man of a million voices. And the fact he can do the sound affects and everything too is awesome.
    :IF HE EVER READS THIS: Did doing all the voices and affects hurt?

    • @deejeh9494
      @deejeh9494 3 роки тому +26

      Affect is touching, feelings or changing. It affects you. People were affected.
      Effect is a result, a possession or visual/ audible display. It's effective. Their personal effects. Sound effects.
      Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

    • @gsus485
      @gsus485 3 роки тому +25

      Pretty sure they ad some effects for our amusement, but I do love how much brennan gets into character for his npcs !

    • @andygilmore8511
      @andygilmore8511 2 роки тому +32

      @@gsus485 I mean, they do, but it's usually just a filter on the sound he already made. He's legit gifted; just go back and try to count all the different accents he's done (and nailed)

    • @gsus485
      @gsus485 2 роки тому +12

      @@andygilmore8511 Yeah, don't worry, I 100% agree ! The effects are only a slight improvement to his amazing base performance!

    • @jakeloranger1023
      @jakeloranger1023 2 роки тому +16

      Speaking from experience, doing voices and especially scratchy voices really hurts after a while. Brennan has more experience than me so it's likely that he feels much less pain than small time VA's and whatnot.

  • @DaniKoi13
    @DaniKoi13 2 роки тому +47

    Siobhan's "Look at how cool you are" to a clearly less experienced player is such a cool thing. And to see the player Ally has become now, its awesome.

  • @ramonortega1637
    @ramonortega1637 3 роки тому +103

    Anyone who knows New York knows the bodega cats. I am absolutely worshipping them and leaving offerings from now on

  • @Raxi1218
    @Raxi1218 3 роки тому +180

    I'm new to Dimension20! Just started watching a few weeks ago. Finished with Fantasy High and Escape from the Bloodkeep and currently watching this campaign!
    Just wanted to say that I really appreciate how Brennan turns every nat 20 into a really special moment for the characters. I know it's not the most popular way to do ability checks/saving throws, but every nat 20 gives the players complete agency and victory over their decisions. It's amazing. :)

    • @seanocd
      @seanocd 3 роки тому +15

      I'm following the same viewing path, a month behind you.
      Absolutely agree - Brennan's world building, willingness to adapt, and ability to embrace both the chaos of his players and their dice rolls has completely changed my perception of how ttrpgs should be played.
      I have been mostly ambivalent to the whole genre (except for Harmontown's games, which I enjoyed mostly because they were barely playing the game) but D20 has shown me a middle ground between traditional ttrpgs and chaotic ignore-the-rules games that has absolutely captured my imagination.
      Perhaps there is some occasional "massaging the dice" that goes into these campaigns, but regardless I consider it brilliant.
      If every DM was able to think like Brennan very few people would be able to resist playing.

  • @avitallichtenfeld813
    @avitallichtenfeld813 2 роки тому +63

    Brennan just looking straight into the camera and giving a promo for Adam Ruins Everything and then Murph and Emily looking so proud makes me so incredibly happy

  • @peterdanior4538
    @peterdanior4538 3 роки тому +101

    I really hope that a future scene has Sophie waking up in her Staten Island home, very happy, as the bodega Cat leaves & says goodbye

    • @donovanfaust3227
      @donovanfaust3227 2 роки тому +4

      That's.....disturbing. I don't mind the jokes about it but if she actually has sex with a cat, even if it is charming and magical, that's just gross honestly.

    • @oscarpines7927
      @oscarpines7927 2 роки тому +37

      @@donovanfaust3227 I thinks it's more a joke of "Oh shit somebody finally came to Staten Island."

    • @BestBetterBestest
      @BestBetterBestest Рік тому +10

      @@donovanfaust3227 this is a year old but I think it was just meant as like, the bodega cat is her outdoor house cat....

  • @patrick3431
    @patrick3431 3 роки тому +78

    I dont know a thing about this game really but everytime they get a nat 20 I get very excited with them

  • @afriendlyheart
    @afriendlyheart 3 роки тому +37

    "You can't take other people's reality away to be real." Slaps to that

  • @Hyacinth828
    @Hyacinth828 2 роки тому +50

    Zach saying "I don't think that's how the job works!" about mean beetles is so underrated.

  • @curtislegault614
    @curtislegault614 3 роки тому +234

    Murph really does have horrible rolling luck

    • @fearsomefawkes6724
      @fearsomefawkes6724 2 роки тому +22

      Someone buy the man some new dice

    • @JeremyBearimy913
      @JeremyBearimy913 2 роки тому +9

      STATISTICALLY HE HAS JUST AS GOOD A CHANCE AT ROLLING GOOD AS ANY ONE OF THEM!!

    • @sisterfister7891
      @sisterfister7891 8 місяців тому

      ​@@JeremyBearimy913
      _No, he's pretty bad. It is what it is._

    • @JeremyBearimy913
      @JeremyBearimy913 8 місяців тому

      @@sisterfister7891 ... not a fan of Sophomore Year?

    • @sisterfister7891
      @sisterfister7891 8 місяців тому

      @@JeremyBearimy913
      _I haven't even seen it cuz I'm too poor, so honestly really fucked up reply. Thank you._

  • @ferth2315
    @ferth2315 7 місяців тому +8

    1:03:31 *camera pans to Emily to catch the sneeze* *switches back to Murph to catch him saying bless you* props to the editing team to just include that cute little moment

  • @BestBetterBestest
    @BestBetterBestest 2 роки тому +34

    Every single magical being ends up befriending Sophia

  • @dankacademia1865
    @dankacademia1865 Рік тому +16

    I absolutely love how Brennan gives the bug people these normal ass voices like theyre just some new people moving into the neighborhood lmaooo

  • @mrsthreepwood5934
    @mrsthreepwood5934 3 роки тому +84

    As they say : "Give the dog a bonus" XD

  • @lemake72
    @lemake72 3 роки тому +63

    Brennan's disbelief at fireball's damage-I felt that in my soul

  • @davetoms1
    @davetoms1 2 роки тому +35

    Lou Wilson playing Kingston Brown is simply the coolest cat in town

  • @gohanr1271
    @gohanr1271 3 роки тому +93

    Siobhan looks so pretty this episode!!

  • @tuckerstewart3733
    @tuckerstewart3733 3 роки тому +108

    Ricky should have been a Dalmatian! The classic firehouse dog!!!!!

  • @kathryniredale6152
    @kathryniredale6152 3 роки тому +37

    I love that kugrash's mini still has the crown on

  • @kdb774
    @kdb774 10 місяців тому +4

    THIS CAMPAIGN REMINDS ME SM OF N.K. JEMISIN’S ‘The City We Became’ and idk i feel really emotional about it. This book is so similar to the premise of this campaign. Basically, each borough has their own human but magical representative that get assigned by the city’s power and energy. After NYC’s rep gets into a coma the borough reps all band together to fight against the energy attacking the city. Also N.K. Jemisin is a kickass Black woman in the fantasy writing space. As a born and raised NYer I love anything reimagining this city I love so much.

  • @edgar-sama642
    @edgar-sama642 3 роки тому +87

    I love the little nod to Adam Ruins Everything

  • @NeilSonOfNorbert
    @NeilSonOfNorbert 2 роки тому +29

    1:11:11 I love that Ricky knows he is a good boy.

  • @teddyasdf9783
    @teddyasdf9783 3 роки тому +40

    Sofia bikes... MVP of this fight and my absolute character

  • @octubre_lilaka
    @octubre_lilaka 2 роки тому +23

    I love how Emily can just get really into these diverse Dnd characters. Fig and Sophia are both unhinged in their own ways and I love it

  • @bennyfarbstein6511
    @bennyfarbstein6511 3 роки тому +69

    I was browsing the wiki and saw the like (formerly) tag on sophias eye color and was so confused

  • @heyitshannahmay
    @heyitshannahmay Рік тому +15

    Misty’s “omg I love this” about the mirror killed me shes so cute

  • @boss5718
    @boss5718 2 роки тому +45

    Doesn’t Pete have a gun? I’m surprised he hasn’t used it at all after he shot at the wizard guy in a previous episode.

  • @jacobwalker8730
    @jacobwalker8730 9 місяців тому +6

    Kugrash not giving a single shit about the worship and glory of his very impassioned rats cracks me up

  • @havenperry9426
    @havenperry9426 4 місяці тому +3

    Brennan saying "good boy" in a breathy voice does something to me 1:11:08

  • @MochiKomi
    @MochiKomi 4 місяці тому +3

    CAN WE JUST APPRECIATE BRENNAN'S AND PLAYERS SKILL TO LEAD TO ENCOUNTERS SO NATURALLY?
    The moment when Sofia's flask from M started to burn hot and she immediately thought that something bad happened to her?? It was such an amazing craft from Brennan and Emily
    I'm talking also about how Pete let unknowingly these insectoids in?? Brennan is such an amazing DM for narrating the story and leading PCs so subtly on correct path to move with flow and oh my god I feel like I watch the masterpiece

  • @wobble.1587
    @wobble.1587 2 роки тому +37

    Kingston seems like the dad that Pete never had.

  • @13Jjay27
    @13Jjay27 3 роки тому +29

    kugrash: "Hey Ricky we're so fucked
    we're so fucked you know my luck
    Hey Ricky!"

  • @chaotic_hungry8049
    @chaotic_hungry8049 3 роки тому +134

    I want to know how many times they said “Hell Yeah” in this campaign.

    • @ChrisCox-wv7oo
      @ChrisCox-wv7oo 3 роки тому +9

      In! Sane!

    • @InquieteNightshade
      @InquieteNightshade 2 роки тому +3

      Take a drink every time Brennan says “Hell yeah” or “incredible.”

    • @microwaav
      @microwaav 2 роки тому +5

      @@InquieteNightshade
      i took a hit everytime brennan said his favorite phrase (you see). i stopped after about half an hour (mainly bc i forgot what i was doing) but it was fun!

    • @baldrickthesphereofamusement
      @baldrickthesphereofamusement Рік тому

      Not as much as in Fantasy High, surprisingly

    • @chaotic_hungry8049
      @chaotic_hungry8049 Рік тому

      Or “buh buh BUH!” As a time filler.

  • @underscore3836
    @underscore3836 3 роки тому +65

    i think this is one of my favourite combats from Dimension 20, there is just always more to see/discover in this combat that keeps me engaged

  • @liannsmith7317
    @liannsmith7317 Рік тому +9

    this sounds so stupid but dimension 20 gives me hope for finding a good social group even though I’m not in school anymore. It just makes me want to have a group of people I see fairly regularly who hang out and are goofy even though we’re all adults. like yes I know this is partly work for this cast but it still makes me happy

    • @thezeronelite
      @thezeronelite Рік тому +5

      It doesn't sound stupid at all.
      I hope you find those people.

  • @lillianwyckoff4022
    @lillianwyckoff4022 3 роки тому +76

    Siobhan is the prettiest person on this Earth I can't-

    • @icantpretend726
      @icantpretend726 Рік тому

      Good on you for leaving the possibility of prettier people on other earth's open, stay open minded
      On a more serious note highkey agree

  • @miamikes7087
    @miamikes7087 2 роки тому +13

    I hope Emily’s Mr March bit continues because I fucking love it. It makes me laugh every time. It reminds me of something fig from fantasy high would say.