You could probably fill in this conversation with your own details. I know I’ve played every role in this story many times before. I bet you have, too. Maybe Terry Pratchett put it best when he said: “WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?” I hope I can wield the courage to walk with empathy and fight with grace. I hope you can too. Ps: this “Angry DM vs Bad DM” arc counts as the backstory/intro to the new character “tired of your sh*t” DM. K time for more silly stuff. love you byeeee
Best advice I have ever gotten is "Failure is not an option. It is mandatory. The option is on whether or not you let failure be the last thing you do." And the simple observation that.. if it is, for whatever it is you failed at, *that's okay.* You're allowed to. We're human. We iterate, we try, we fail, we learn, we apply that to the next thing or the next attempt. We're all just people trying to get along and have fun together, and no matter what game it is, it's important to keep that in mind. So you can get burnt out, quit for a bit, or take a break from a bad scene to try and find a new one down the road. Or a new hobby or game that you like better! Just try to remember everyone's on that same grindset.
The combination of the song and the voiceless talking (and the fact that I haven't slept in over 26 hours), I started to tear up, and IMMEDIATELY there were tears on screen and it made me laugh a bit haha
Get some rest! If there's one thing I'd hope people take away from this hobby, it's the value of a long rest. Even heroes need 8 hours to recharge, so the rest of us need all we can get!
The best wisdom I can offer is... take a break while you're still angry. Once burnout progresses to the apathy stage, no one is having fun, and the recovery time to find joy in gaming or GMing again is a lot longer.😊😊
Great advice! I gave up the mantle of the DM a little over a year ago after holding onto the reins too long and burning myself out completely. I haven't run a game since, but lately that old itch is starting to itch again.
Cinderblocksally is in another level, the power of synthesis and the aesthetic sensitivity of this fella is just top notch, hat's off to you Sir. I'm deeply admired by your talents
From the bottom to the top of my heart, THANK YOU! I think what you've shared with us in the TTRPG community means so much to me and all of us. ❤ I didn't expect to be so deeply touched.
I'm extremely new to D&D (like, I'll be starting my first campaign in December new.) and your content is so fun and helpful. It's actually helped me with a lot of different things and made me a bit less nervous to dive into this huge world. Keep being awesome, man!
Honestly, most of it is emotional and heartfelt, until I saw the Angry DM's pissed off stone face with a single manly tear XD "It's enough to make a grown man cry.... But not this man! Get back in there, tear!"
Okay, i did not expect the bad dm to not be the bbeg of the story... *_I FCKIN LOVE THESE VIDS_* keep it up plz!!! Edit: Also we need that player to become the real bbeg and all the dms end up as players in the bad players own campaign, i know it sounds crazy but it would be awesome
Maybe the Bad DM was just a tired DM that needed a change of pace, and our beloved angry DM was just the man for it. That's why he is the best DM out there
Wow. To put into perspective the changes you have put into your content to make it more fun for everyone is so obvious. You do content, not just for the money, but because it is fun. Kudos to you man!
I wish you had left in the original audio. I was able to read the lips for about 70% of it, so I know you wrote a script for this, but still would be nice to hear the conclusion and resolution of the story.
I know it's supposed to show the hard work that goes into being an arbiter but it would be funny to have another version of this with a murder hobo going to town (village?) in the background. With the same music. Or maybe it's just behind bad player and tired dm, while images of community and rebuilding show behind positively angry dm.
Dude , I loved this series! It covered so much and gave insight without being preachy. Love it Cinder, keep up the good work man! Also know you hate these comments, but you truly make good content!
There was a person I met once who I just clicked with. It was the first time I’d ever felt any connection to the idea of two people made from one being. Everything about us that wasn’t identical was perfectly opposite. Including our sex drives. He wanted it. I didn’t. I don’t. I’m Ace and he wasn’t. Equal and opposite. We broke up after less than a month and never saw each other again, since apparently he was so unbearably attracted to me that he couldn’t be around me if we weren’t having sex. I want love, I want Eros, but not sex. And for some ungodly reason that means I can’t have it.
One of my players stopped existing & Im torn appart, not knowing how much longer to wait for him to return to the campagn and when to cut our losses and start a new one... Long story: 9 months ago one player said that he'd like to play less often, as he's got a lot going on, which is perfectly normal and we all agreed. But "less often" became "never around", became "ghosting everyone", became actual concern for his wellbeing. 2.5 months after the last session we managed to get in touch again and he said, that he's really doing fine, just has a lot to do for his studies and doesnt find much free time. He promised to get back to us, once the exam period is over, and he'd have more time again, but that was 5 months ago. Life happend in between, but now that Im really eager to DM again, & he still hasnt answered, I feel lost... The story I planed revolves around his character, so we're not continuing without him. We could make a side adventure with the remaining characters, that would require lost of new preparations. The module it's based on, would still be fun if readapted to another party, but would cut off the possibility to ever come back to the original story I planed. Or scratching everything and looking for a new passion in a new corner of the world with new characters, possibly never getting to play through the module that got me so excited in the first place. ...
Thank you! I talked to the other players & the consens is to wait some more and give him another chance to return. It feels great though, coming back to see someone took time to help me sort out my feelings :)
God dang it, you can’t make funny skits about aggressive dm’s into a heartfelt story about burn out and the struggles of DMing. Now I just feel sad and bad for the DM
🥹 I have sent this to a chat where older brother who I DMed for is in. He had to leave the group in the past because in a way the group would have fallen apart, literally but I am using open language. I would like to build a bridge with him again so he can come back to the group, but as it seems sometimes it’s not all the DM’s responsibility, the player sometimes needs to help build the bridge too.
I'm crying. I had a terrible day, week, month, year... My father has cancer, my mother has health problems, I didnt see my sister in two years because i live too far and i have no money. Im Mental Disabled, in my house i have 7 dogs that need my care. I just want everything end. The last time i was really happy was long time ago.😢
Honestly... while I have no idea what I would ever put here, in the conversation, there is a whole range of emotion that you can see. I do still most identify with Aggressive Support DM, though: The story is a collaborative effort.
Mtfk thank you, i live like a gazzillion miles away, in a country that you have never heard of. I have been feeling very lonely since i was pretty young, my act of rebellion and unbrided rage against this fkup world is to love, to encourage love and growth and to take the ugly of us and fucking love it until things start to feel like healint, like hope. For me that is sleeping on the streets with homeless people at times, giving food other times, fucking fights with cops on horses, others it is to hear with patience assholes who will clearly make everyones days worse, thiefs, murderers, hugging friends who have never been said i love you by a man bc in here we afraid af to look gay, to be cringe, to work trough the deep shame that slices off pieces of our soul, until we can reclaim ourselves, and in a place fkd up, most people will turn to deformed monsters to avoid all of the things that hurt. I know this is art, perfomance, but your eyes destill the kindness of a person who has been profoundly ashamed of themselves at some point, and still gliter in a mundane way, in a cup of coffe and a hi while walking by. I feel you as part of me, this feeling you may have experienced as well, of knowing that you are not alone, that there are more like you, that cling to that thing than we are going to die trying to encourage. Thanks man, would really love to be your friend, would love to hear your stories, hit me up whenever. Thanks for teaching us
Hey i know this is kinda a weird vid to comment a question on but I’m wondering how do I build a stalking predator? I wanna feel like I follow my enemy, jump out and stab em in the back before scampering back into vegetation. I was thinking Lycan blood hunter or beast barbarian but neither are very good at stealth. I’m considering home brewing but I don’t want to overuse homebrew so I’d rather keep it at in-game stuff. Idk I just wanna be the predator who sees you but you can’t see them
Kinder rock kelly, I have a question. My brother is running a game for us. Last time we were together we went to the beach and at an arcade I got a couple of plastic dragon toys, conveniently the same size as a mini. He worked a baby dragon into the game and we wanted to try and tame it, but alas it was a black dragon. We have a camp cook from a bandit camp we cleared early into the campaign that we recruited aas been with us since. I suggested making Alphonse ( the cook) a baby dragon in disguise. And making the dragon have a curse or collar or something that operates like an ever stone in Pokemon so the dragon can't age. I think that way we get a baby dragon, it doesn't break the game (too bad) and we have the character sheet for Alphonse that it can use if we go into a town or something and the dragon needs to disguise. Thoughts?
Is there a vid that puts all these shorts into a single vid? I have someone who I would like to send this series to, amd a single video might get the point across more effectively.
Maybe the video was all done but the script didnt deliver on the expectation the last part set up so you put a sentimental song, and leave the dialoge to the viewers imagination
Cute,but would have been way more satisfying if angry dm burried bad dm n thought the initial dude that was complaining about the bad dm as his pupill ,showing him the love for the game and how to be a good dm
I can only read parts of it Something to the effect of Angry DM asking Bad DM if he likes having Player around, then telling BDM that Player needs to hear it. Then ADM tells Player to apologize to BDM, which he does. BDM says "I love playing with you, and I love playing with your characters" and ADM tears up
I'm gonna the eel but most of "bad" DM point were valid if we take into consideration we're playing between adults. The self importance some of us can give themselves just because half a dozen people get into what you have to say about fake peoples in fake places living non occurring event some times baffle me! If you playing with minors forget what I've just said, We're forging those youngling for the chalenge of tomorrow and it's to us to show them the right way... ...to play D&D.
You could probably fill in this conversation with your own details. I know I’ve played every role in this story many times before. I bet you have, too.
Maybe Terry Pratchett put it best when he said: “WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?”
I hope I can wield the courage to walk with empathy and fight with grace. I hope you can too.
Ps: this “Angry DM vs Bad DM” arc counts as the backstory/intro to the new character “tired of your sh*t” DM.
K time for more silly stuff.
love you byeeee
Love you too man, your content is as wholesome as it is entertaining and informative
Looking forward to it!
What's the song?
@@5sibROBLOXBridges by Volcan Peaks
Great work, cant wait to see whats next. God bless ny guy.
This started out as just funny videos of an aggressive supportive DM but turned into an emotional masterpiece
Just like a lot of campaigns
Best advice I have ever gotten is "Failure is not an option. It is mandatory. The option is on whether or not you let failure be the last thing you do." And the simple observation that.. if it is, for whatever it is you failed at, *that's okay.* You're allowed to. We're human.
We iterate, we try, we fail, we learn, we apply that to the next thing or the next attempt. We're all just people trying to get along and have fun together, and no matter what game it is, it's important to keep that in mind. So you can get burnt out, quit for a bit, or take a break from a bad scene to try and find a new one down the road. Or a new hobby or game that you like better! Just try to remember everyone's on that same grindset.
The combination of the song and the voiceless talking (and the fact that I haven't slept in over 26 hours), I started to tear up, and IMMEDIATELY there were tears on screen and it made me laugh a bit haha
(And of course the build up to this, watching this uploaded daily, added to it)
Go to sleep 😴
Get some rest! If there's one thing I'd hope people take away from this hobby, it's the value of a long rest. Even heroes need 8 hours to recharge, so the rest of us need all we can get!
I got good sleep thankfully!
@@Lurkleninstructions unclear. Learned the lesson that getting a proper long rest can really be a pain in the ass sometimes. Lol
I wasn't expecting serious drama, but bravo. You had a better story arc in 6 shorts than a lot of movies have.
The best wisdom I can offer is... take a break while you're still angry.
Once burnout progresses to the apathy stage, no one is having fun, and the recovery time to find joy in gaming or GMing again is a lot longer.😊😊
Great advice! I gave up the mantle of the DM a little over a year ago after holding onto the reins too long and burning myself out completely. I haven't run a game since, but lately that old itch is starting to itch again.
This is truly, a worldlessly impactfull series.
It seems they've come to an understanding and are moving forward with honesty and fairness. Beautiful.
This is amazing. I'm looking forward to the "tired of your shit DM" 😂
"Bad" DM is evolving???
As someone who’s never played dnd but wants to I love your shorts
Cinderblocksally is in another level, the power of synthesis and the aesthetic sensitivity of this fella is just top notch, hat's off to you Sir. I'm deeply admired by your talents
From the bottom to the top of my heart, THANK YOU! I think what you've shared with us in the TTRPG community means so much to me and all of us. ❤
I didn't expect to be so deeply touched.
That's good. And a great way to show everyone involved was just human.
Thanks. I needed it more than I thought.
I love how I understood the mouthing of: "Now, you have to apologise to him"
I'm extremely new to D&D (like, I'll be starting my first campaign in December new.) and your content is so fun and helpful. It's actually helped me with a lot of different things and made me a bit less nervous to dive into this huge world.
Keep being awesome, man!
Honestly, most of it is emotional and heartfelt, until I saw the Angry DM's pissed off stone face with a single manly tear XD
"It's enough to make a grown man cry.... But not this man! Get back in there, tear!"
Okay, i did not expect the bad dm to not be the bbeg of the story... *_I FCKIN LOVE THESE VIDS_* keep it up plz!!!
Edit: Also we need that player to become the real bbeg and all the dms end up as players in the bad players own campaign, i know it sounds crazy but it would be awesome
Maybe the Bad DM was just a tired DM that needed a change of pace, and our beloved angry DM was just the man for it.
That's why he is the best DM out there
My guy... thank you! That was a helluva journey, I feel better for it😅
I've come to the conclusion that the real villain was the Druid player all along.
Wow. To put into perspective the changes you have put into your content to make it more fun for everyone is so obvious. You do content, not just for the money, but because it is fun. Kudos to you man!
The Angry DM said it all in the begining, 'It is Our Story.' The Player wasn't in to said story... 😢😢😢
I wish you had left in the original audio. I was able to read the lips for about 70% of it, so I know you wrote a script for this, but still would be nice to hear the conclusion and resolution of the story.
I need to KNOW
I know it's a little like peeping or metagaming, but I have to know too,I promise I'll act surprised if it comes out 😇
I cannot believe I nearly cried at this. Fantastically done
I know it's supposed to show the hard work that goes into being an arbiter but it would be funny to have another version of this with a murder hobo going to town (village?) in the background. With the same music.
Or maybe it's just behind bad player and tired dm, while images of community and rebuilding show behind positively angry dm.
When ever I'm having a rough go I can always count on Cinder to brighten my day Thanks
Ngl, this is hitting in the feels. Top notch sketch
Im too unstable rn for you to be dropping these emotional masterpieces man 😭
Dude , I loved this series! It covered so much and gave insight without being preachy. Love it Cinder, keep up the good work man! Also know you hate these comments, but you truly make good content!
Stellar, spectacular!
There's my funch... Right in the heart. Right in the feels.
This is Top Drawer Sir, Top Drawer!
The single tear was nice touch
Love you man. Great content. This one made me tear up. Keep being great 👍
There was a person I met once who I just clicked with. It was the first time I’d ever felt any connection to the idea of two people made from one being. Everything about us that wasn’t identical was perfectly opposite.
Including our sex drives. He wanted it. I didn’t. I don’t. I’m Ace and he wasn’t. Equal and opposite.
We broke up after less than a month and never saw each other again, since apparently he was so unbearably attracted to me that he couldn’t be around me if we weren’t having sex.
I want love, I want Eros, but not sex. And for some ungodly reason that means I can’t have it.
You are TRULY the ally of cinder blocks EVERYWHERE! Thank you for your content
I can't wait for their duel on Mustafar.
Looks like angry positive DM is giving a giant stern but fair talking to everyone involved, both the burnt out DM and players who caused it.
I can't wait for the combined video of this saga
Beautiful song ❤
Your videos are fun. Thank you for sharing.
You are just great man! 😭😊
One of my players stopped existing & Im torn appart, not knowing how much longer to wait for him to return to the campagn and when to cut our losses and start a new one...
Long story: 9 months ago one player said that he'd like to play less often, as he's got a lot going on, which is perfectly normal and we all agreed. But "less often" became "never around", became "ghosting everyone", became actual concern for his wellbeing. 2.5 months after the last session we managed to get in touch again and he said, that he's really doing fine, just has a lot to do for his studies and doesnt find much free time. He promised to get back to us, once the exam period is over, and he'd have more time again, but that was 5 months ago. Life happend in between, but now that Im really eager to DM again, & he still hasnt answered, I feel lost... The story I planed revolves around his character, so we're not continuing without him. We could make a side adventure with the remaining characters, that would require lost of new preparations. The module it's based on, would still be fun if readapted to another party, but would cut off the possibility to ever come back to the original story I planed. Or scratching everything and looking for a new passion in a new corner of the world with new characters, possibly never getting to play through the module that got me so excited in the first place.
...
people drift apart. it sucks but it's life.
you do you, but I'm personally used to people wordlessly dropping stuff that I'd suggest just moving on
Thank you!
I talked to the other players & the consens is to wait some more and give him another chance to return.
It feels great though, coming back to see someone took time to help me sort out my feelings :)
I love your content dude, just need you to know
I'm not crying you are crying 🥲
I know this is the end of an arc, but I do hope we'll see a little of PalaDM once in a while in the future!
The GM has a gun and is now a hostile GM!
God dang it, you can’t make funny skits about aggressive dm’s into a heartfelt story about burn out and the struggles of DMing. Now I just feel sad and bad for the DM
Everyone has the right to enjoy the game.
Such an amazing story that brings in emotional investment
😢what was said doesnt matter. I hope everyone got to take a breath and come to a resolution. Take a break you three, you deserve it.
🥹 I have sent this to a chat where older brother who I DMed for is in. He had to leave the group in the past because in a way the group would have fallen apart, literally but I am using open language. I would like to build a bridge with him again so he can come back to the group, but as it seems sometimes it’s not all the DM’s responsibility, the player sometimes needs to help build the bridge too.
Im so very incredibly confused
Maybe the mad dm was the friends we made along the way
What a Rollercoaster! BRAVO! BRAVO!
Nooooo I want to hear the conversation!! 😥
Dude. Beautiful.
Cmon dude, I'm crying
I'm crying. I had a terrible day, week, month, year... My father has cancer, my mother has health problems, I didnt see my sister in two years because i live too far and i have no money. Im Mental Disabled, in my house i have 7 dogs that need my care. I just want everything end. The last time i was really happy was long time ago.😢
Words of support.
😢❤ I love them.
Silly guy😢
Honestly... while I have no idea what I would ever put here, in the conversation, there is a whole range of emotion that you can see. I do still most identify with Aggressive Support DM, though: The story is a collaborative effort.
Man im bad at ready lips 💀
Mtfk thank you, i live like a gazzillion miles away, in a country that you have never heard of. I have been feeling very lonely since i was pretty young, my act of rebellion and unbrided rage against this fkup world is to love, to encourage love and growth and to take the ugly of us and fucking love it until things start to feel like healint, like hope. For me that is sleeping on the streets with homeless people at times, giving food other times, fucking fights with cops on horses, others it is to hear with patience assholes who will clearly make everyones days worse, thiefs, murderers, hugging friends who have never been said i love you by a man bc in here we afraid af to look gay, to be cringe, to work trough the deep shame that slices off pieces of our soul, until we can reclaim ourselves, and in a place fkd up, most people will turn to deformed monsters to avoid all of the things that hurt. I know this is art, perfomance, but your eyes destill the kindness of a person who has been profoundly ashamed of themselves at some point, and still gliter in a mundane way, in a cup of coffe and a hi while walking by. I feel you as part of me, this feeling you may have experienced as well, of knowing that you are not alone, that there are more like you, that cling to that thing than we are going to die trying to encourage. Thanks man, would really love to be your friend, would love to hear your stories, hit me up whenever. Thanks for teaching us
Wish I took observant
Hey i know this is kinda a weird vid to comment a question on but I’m wondering how do I build a stalking predator? I wanna feel like I follow my enemy, jump out and stab em in the back before scampering back into vegetation. I was thinking Lycan blood hunter or beast barbarian but neither are very good at stealth. I’m considering home brewing but I don’t want to overuse homebrew so I’d rather keep it at in-game stuff. Idk I just wanna be the predator who sees you but you can’t see them
Kinder rock kelly, I have a question. My brother is running a game for us. Last time we were together we went to the beach and at an arcade I got a couple of plastic dragon toys, conveniently the same size as a mini. He worked a baby dragon into the game and we wanted to try and tame it, but alas it was a black dragon. We have a camp cook from a bandit camp we cleared early into the campaign that we recruited aas been with us since. I suggested making Alphonse ( the cook) a baby dragon in disguise. And making the dragon have a curse or collar or something that operates like an ever stone in Pokemon so the dragon can't age. I think that way we get a baby dragon, it doesn't break the game (too bad) and we have the character sheet for Alphonse that it can use if we go into a town or something and the dragon needs to disguise. Thoughts?
Is there a vid that puts all these shorts into a single vid?
I have someone who I would like to send this series to, amd a single video might get the point across more effectively.
What's the song?
Maybe the video was all done but the script didnt deliver on the expectation the last part set up so you put a sentimental song, and leave the dialoge to the viewers imagination
Will we ever get the answer to why he's so angry ?
Fuck offfffff I heard every fucking word each of them said its too fucking late this AAAGGHHHH😭
Someone lip read this!
Cute,but would have been way more satisfying if angry dm burried bad dm n thought the initial dude that was complaining about the bad dm as his pupill ,showing him the love for the game and how to be a good dm
😢
Honestly, good ending
Theres no right way to dm
No I want to see you on Broadway
❤
🤣😂😆😃😀🙂🥲
and then they kiss
Qngry DM was wrong all along
Dam
😢
Any lip readers? Can someone do a transcript? I only got "now you apologize to him"
I can only read parts of it
Something to the effect of Angry DM asking Bad DM if he likes having Player around, then telling BDM that Player needs to hear it.
Then ADM tells Player to apologize to BDM, which he does. BDM says "I love playing with you, and I love playing with your characters" and ADM tears up
Hi
anyone can read lips?
o7
I'm gonna the eel but most of "bad" DM point were valid if we take into consideration we're playing between adults. The self importance some of us can give themselves just because half a dozen people get into what you have to say about fake peoples in fake places living non occurring event some times baffle me! If you playing with minors forget what I've just said, We're forging those youngling for the chalenge of tomorrow and it's to us to show them the right way...
...to play D&D.
15th
❤