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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    https://youtu.be/ih6_YisTqas

    Dropout is dipping into the stand-up special arena with all of your favorite people. I see the cast advertise these shows all the time on instagram, so it will be great to finally see some of them!

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  • Lord PalingtonLord Palington he.him.his History-loving pal!Registered User regular
    Big fan of Demi since the September days, really glad to see him on Dropout. He had the best reaction when Vic dropped the bomb on their presentation, vegetables don't exist.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Dropout is submitting episodes fo VIP and Gamechanger for emmy consideration

    D20 wanted to submit Dungeons and Drag queens but the minimum episode count is 6 which seems odd given most episodes are longer than One and a half houre

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    D20


    Blimey

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  • ZomroZomro Registered User regular
    New Junior Year
    I get that it's basically "win or it's end of the world" time, but I do feel bad for the Rat Grinders. At the end of the day, they're just kids who were desperate for recognition and were used and misled by an authority figure who should have been looking out for them. They're Porter's victims as well as his accomplices.

    Buddy was murdered and given a "choice" to either serve or be cursed like Lucy and Yolanda to be unable to be revived and tortured eternally in Ankharna's domain. It's not surprising that he chose to live, he was just a scared kid who didn't want to die. I imagine it might have been a similar situation for the other Rat Grinders.

    Hoping that Ankarna, when she's purified and revived, brings them back so they can get another chance. It'd just feel wrong to leave them dead after all this.

    Porter and Jace can die and stay dead, though.

  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    edited May 17
    Zomro wrote: »
    New Junior Year
    I get that it's basically "win or it's end of the world" time, but I do feel bad for the Rat Grinders. At the end of the day, they're just kids who were desperate for recognition and were used and misled by an authority figure who should have been looking out for them. They're Porter's victims as well as his accomplices.

    Buddy was murdered and given a "choice" to either serve or be cursed like Lucy and Yolanda to be unable to be revived and tortured eternally in Ankharna's domain. It's not surprising that he chose to live, he was just a scared kid who didn't want to die. I imagine it might have been a similar situation for the other Rat Grinders.

    Hoping that Ankarna, when she's purified and revived, brings them back so they can get another chance. It'd just feel wrong to leave them dead after all this.

    Porter and Jace can die and stay dead, though.
    I don't know, I don't think any of them get an easy out. There's no indication any of them were brought up in bad situations, and this is only roughly a year on since their fateful trip to the Mountains of Chaos. Even then, whatever happened then wasn't enough to even precipitate Lucy's murder until weeks later. So it clearly wasn't an instant corruption event/TPK for the whole group. That's plenty of time both before and after for any of them to recognize how fucked up it was and go to Augefort or any other authority for help. And that is being generous and assuming that Lucy was fully just Porter taking out a centuries long grudge, and not Kipperlily et all dealing with a dissenting voice.

    Buddy especially doesn't get any slack because he got brought into their plans (and was going well along with them) before the Last Stand. That he got predictably betrayed, tough decision or not in the moment, he knew what the end goal was and didn't move to stop it because it didn't directly affect his deity.


    But as for the episode itself, going from Blimey and Cowgirls with the Blues into hyper-competent battle mode is such a flipping of a switch (in a good way). It is wild watching everyone progress over the years and years of the show and how far they have come along. Where the Freshman Year kinda was Murph coaching folks on what would be a good idea to use, to Starstruck Oddessy with the first big "we as a group are getting one on Brennan with this" moment via Slippery Puppet (where even Murph was out of the loop and caught off guard by Siobhan and Emily drawing up complex plans), to now it feeling like everyone knows their kits and mechanics so well that each turn is an exciting "what kind of amazing bullshit are they going to pull now?" moment that Brennan just cannot account for everything with (like Rizz just happily diving into the lava because Brennan gave them a fire immunity spell earlier in the season).

    And we haven't even had Fabian bring out Bakur yet!

    Mvrck on
  • Lord PalingtonLord Palington he.him.his History-loving pal!Registered User regular
    More Fantasy High Junior Year up to episode 19 spoilers:
    I get wanting to cut the Rat Grinders some slack given their age, but we should also remember that the Photosynthekids are that same age. Absolutely agree this bullshit is on Porter and Jace.

    I saw someone on Twitter post a fan cast of a sidequest they called "Rat Grinders climb out of hell," which would be a really cool way to give them more screen time, flesh out the characters, and allow them to complete their own arcs.

    Finally, so excited for everyone's final episode outfits!

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    https://youtu.be/yMFzjVP17RQ?si=gMIe3RFrBoGrWU5x

    I love the number of people they're getting in these. Pete Holmes! Rachel Bloom! Ben Schwartz!

  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Um , Actually its Ben, Schwartz

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    Fantasy High Junior Year, Finale:
    Holy shit, that held Hold Person to dump Kipperlilly in the lava. That's so clutch.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Twitter is losing it over the fate of certain characters. If you haven't watched yet Id recommend staying off there.

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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    This whole season has been wildly high level DnD play like mechanically, on top of all the really good roleplaying they all do.

    Brennan is going to get to start being way meaner.

    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    I like to ART
  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    Fantasy High Junior Year, all season spoilers:
    I feel like there was a conspiracy thread that followed Kipperlilly's parents and their land dealings that wasn't completely explored. The explanation was that they are just thoroughly unspecial and mundane people, but there was a lot of stuff going on with purchasing Loam Hall and stuff.

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    Doodmann wrote: »
    This whole season has been wildly high level DnD play like mechanically, on top of all the really good roleplaying they all do.

    Brennan is going to get to start being way meaner.

    Another smart play that I really liked:
    Both times Adaine used Scatter. Those were key moments and with a spell that most people don't even think about.

    Also, Riz's Slow effectively took Mary Beth out of the combat entirely.

    Gorgug tanking and corralling the big bad (both Porter and the Purple Worm during the Last Stand) was huge, too.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Screen Rant Plus has interviews with Ally and Brennan up for this season I assume everyone is getting one

    https://youtu.be/ebYmqmmZlVA?si=_iJY35R20-uFSefg

    https://youtu.be/eV-oQY5OO9s?si=aa6EDdziOIRpgNoQ

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  • GnizmoGnizmo Registered User regular
    I enjoyed the new Thousandaires show well enough. Some of them were way better than others. I do have to wonder if legal is going to regret letting that chant stand though. It shouldn't be a problem, but it involves a group that are famous for not having a sense of humor.

  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    As these go on they'll inevitably get weirder and Im gonna enjoy that.

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  • GnizmoGnizmo Registered User regular
    As these go on they'll inevitably get weirder and Im gonna enjoy that.

    More stuff like Lisa's and less like Jacob's will hopefully be the norm.

  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    The first half of the Gamechanger finale is up:
    I like that the game is pretty much all of the cast members trying to make each other laugh via text.

    Also, I KNEW someone was going to be Brennan Lee Mulligan. That would be either Zac or Ally. If Lou or Siobhan was playing, maybe.

    And actual Brennan is totally overthinking and 4D chessing it, trying to bluff that he's Rekha.

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  • BogartBogart Streetwise Hercules Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    Grant screwing himself and immediately realising was very funny. Brennan's long-suffering sighs as he received more and more psychic damage from Ally's bad impression of him was very funny.

    The final reveal is ever so slightly unimpressive if you have no idea who the guy is.

  • TcheldorTcheldor Registered User regular
    Who is he?

    League of Legends: Sorakanmyworld
    FFXIV: Tchel Fay
    Nintendo ID: Tortalius
    Steam: Tortalius
    Stream: twitch.tv/tortalius
  • ChallChall Registered User regular
    Tcheldor wrote: »
    Who is he?

    It took me a second but he's
    Eric, of Tim and Eric fame
    but I never really watched their stuff

  • ThawmusThawmus +Jackface Registered User regular
    Yeah I never watched that show and what little I've seen of it did not interest me even a little bit.

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  • Anti-SeanAnti-Sean Registered User regular
    Game Changer:
    For me at least, the final reveal is even more unimpressive knowing who it is; their schtick is so, so dreadfully painful to me.

    Loved everything else about the episode, though!

  • Lord PalingtonLord Palington he.him.his History-loving pal!Registered User regular
    Gamechanger player decisions
    Brennan making a play to make a character that everyone would assume is Rekha and then everyone immediately assuming it was Rekha was so funny.

    I knew it was going to be The Circle when the trailer first hit, but I wasn't sure how they were going to do the catfishing aspect. Having them create characters was such a good way to do that!

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    For the last character
    I have also not been a fan of Tim and Eric but I looked into his IMDb and holy shit he's been an executive producer of SO MANY THINGS.

  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    https://youtu.be/xYeXpbHnGEM?si=R7zp5r6-BodY66Vg

    Oh this looks like way too much fun

  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    https://youtu.be/xYeXpbHnGEM?si=R7zp5r6-BodY66Vg

    Oh this looks like way too much fun

    OMG. They got Wysocki in the dome.

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  • SchadenfreudeSchadenfreude Mean Mister Mustard Registered User regular
    '80s Action-movie Jumanji. They better be using a system that has exploding dice or they've missed a trick!

    Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe
  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Its a modified version of Kids on bikes so it is that system

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  • ZomroZomro Registered User regular
    Brennan's wardrobe and makeup getting more and more messed up (ala Die Hard) is such a fun visual for the genre they're doing.

  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    I decided to dip my toe in this after not really clicking with Critical Role and I like it! I started with Fantasy High season one?

    It feels edited, which thank God I do not have time for three hour episodes like CR.

    Just did the character introductions and I like it.

    I am in the business of saving lives.
  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    Fantasy High hits the gas so hard and makes it so clear what kind of TTRPG show it is so early it's incredible.

    Arthur Aguefort is the greatest wizard (or at least the most wizard ass wizard) in all of media.

    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    I like to ART
  • GnizmoGnizmo Registered User regular
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    I decided to dip my toe in this after not really clicking with Critical Role and I like it! I started with Fantasy High season one?

    It feels edited, which thank God I do not have time for three hour episodes like CR.

    Just did the character introductions and I like it.

    Fantasy High is a great series, although I think Sophomore Year was a bit of a let down. The love format doesn't work as well. That is before we get into all the audio issues. Junior Year does amazing things though right out of the gate.

  • ThawmusThawmus +Jackface Registered User regular
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    I decided to dip my toe in this after not really clicking with Critical Role and I like it! I started with Fantasy High season one?

    It feels edited, which thank God I do not have time for three hour episodes like CR.

    Just did the character introductions and I like it.

    You are in for a good time. Fantasy High Season One is when a lot of the players were new to the game, but the worldcrafting is brilliant, and the arc throughout the season is quite good, as is the season finale!

    Season Two went with a format similar to Critical Role, I think for Covid reasons, and I didn't like it as much, it was harder to track what was going on with the audio issues and everything else.

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  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    If I recall correctly, the final episodes of Crown of Candy ran into the initial wave of Covid shutdowns, and everything else up to Starstruck was affected by Covid restrictions.

    I'm not sure if the plan for Sophomore year was to always to try to go to a Live format since they had been for a while at that point or if it was trying to work through Covid restrictions, but it does seem like as soon as they could go back to doing longer filming sessions in person and editing, they did right away. Losing the battle maps and stuff was definitely a step back for the show. While I've watched enough live play stuff with the Acq Inc seasons that even with them not using maps, I've been able to keep track of things, it is definitely an inferior experience, and it does feel like it limits the battle shenanigans a little bit when the players don't have that discrete spatial data to play with.

    That being said, it's still good. It's just not top tier.

  • ThawmusThawmus +Jackface Registered User regular
    Mvrck wrote: »
    If I recall correctly, the final episodes of Crown of Candy ran into the initial wave of Covid shutdowns, and everything else up to Starstruck was affected by Covid restrictions.

    I'm not sure if the plan for Sophomore year was to always to try to go to a Live format since they had been for a while at that point or if it was trying to work through Covid restrictions, but it does seem like as soon as they could go back to doing longer filming sessions in person and editing, they did right away. Losing the battle maps and stuff was definitely a step back for the show. While I've watched enough live play stuff with the Acq Inc seasons that even with them not using maps, I've been able to keep track of things, it is definitely an inferior experience, and it does feel like it limits the battle shenanigans a little bit when the players don't have that discrete spatial data to play with.

    That being said, it's still good. It's just not top tier.

    Yeah I've tried following this timeline: https://time.graphics/line/519155

    But it's still weird because they place Covid-19 on the tail end of Sophomore Year (which as you said, was live), and the filming of Crown of Candy many months prior to Covid-19.

    I know they had to film the final episodes of Crown of Candy in a warehouse and Siobahn was sick, but...yeah.

    Anywho, doesn't really matter.

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  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    No, that timeline looks right. I might be confusing them getting kicked out of their original filming space by the Fire Marshal with Covid for the CoC finale.

  • GnizmoGnizmo Registered User regular
    Thawmus wrote: »
    Mvrck wrote: »
    If I recall correctly, the final episodes of Crown of Candy ran into the initial wave of Covid shutdowns, and everything else up to Starstruck was affected by Covid restrictions.

    I'm not sure if the plan for Sophomore year was to always to try to go to a Live format since they had been for a while at that point or if it was trying to work through Covid restrictions, but it does seem like as soon as they could go back to doing longer filming sessions in person and editing, they did right away. Losing the battle maps and stuff was definitely a step back for the show. While I've watched enough live play stuff with the Acq Inc seasons that even with them not using maps, I've been able to keep track of things, it is definitely an inferior experience, and it does feel like it limits the battle shenanigans a little bit when the players don't have that discrete spatial data to play with.

    That being said, it's still good. It's just not top tier.

    Yeah I've tried following this timeline: https://time.graphics/line/519155

    But it's still weird because they place Covid-19 on the tail end of Sophomore Year (which as you said, was live), and the filming of Crown of Candy many months prior to Covid-19.

    I know they had to film the final episodes of Crown of Candy in a warehouse and Siobahn was sick, but...yeah.

    Anywho, doesn't really matter.

    I watched Sophomore Year recently so it is a bit fresh in my mind. It was definitely before COVID for the most part. I think the last two episodes were impacted? It was right around the time College Humor went out of business and they made mention of that at one point. I think Sophomore Year being live was an attempt to bring in some easy extra revenue focusing on the stuff that worked best while keeping costs lower. A Crown of Candy was fully before COVID and I think the last one they recorded before that. The Seven being an extra weird one because it was filmed in person while distanced.

  • ThawmusThawmus +Jackface Registered User regular
    Gnizmo wrote: »
    Thawmus wrote: »
    Mvrck wrote: »
    If I recall correctly, the final episodes of Crown of Candy ran into the initial wave of Covid shutdowns, and everything else up to Starstruck was affected by Covid restrictions.

    I'm not sure if the plan for Sophomore year was to always to try to go to a Live format since they had been for a while at that point or if it was trying to work through Covid restrictions, but it does seem like as soon as they could go back to doing longer filming sessions in person and editing, they did right away. Losing the battle maps and stuff was definitely a step back for the show. While I've watched enough live play stuff with the Acq Inc seasons that even with them not using maps, I've been able to keep track of things, it is definitely an inferior experience, and it does feel like it limits the battle shenanigans a little bit when the players don't have that discrete spatial data to play with.

    That being said, it's still good. It's just not top tier.

    Yeah I've tried following this timeline: https://time.graphics/line/519155

    But it's still weird because they place Covid-19 on the tail end of Sophomore Year (which as you said, was live), and the filming of Crown of Candy many months prior to Covid-19.

    I know they had to film the final episodes of Crown of Candy in a warehouse and Siobahn was sick, but...yeah.

    Anywho, doesn't really matter.

    I watched Sophomore Year recently so it is a bit fresh in my mind. It was definitely before COVID for the most part. I think the last two episodes were impacted? It was right around the time College Humor went out of business and they made mention of that at one point. I think Sophomore Year being live was an attempt to bring in some easy extra revenue focusing on the stuff that worked best while keeping costs lower. A Crown of Candy was fully before COVID and I think the last one they recorded before that. The Seven being an extra weird one because it was filmed in person while distanced.

    Okay! I am currently watching The Seven and I keep being really confused as to how the table is laid out for them.

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