Just to let you know, Chris, you have never screwed up. You have always held up the game fabulously and made it so enjoyable. You have kept it real, while keeping it magical and adventurous and perfectly paced. You have brought so many smiles and laughter to us. You are going to be so missed, but I hope we see your face in new places of comfort and creativity!
I'd like to preface the following with Chris is ABSOLUTELY great and performs very well on stream and live (I frequently watch his streams and have seen him live once). That being said, he has "screwed up." But that's okay, to err is human. His "screw ups" are really rare but we shouldn't say they don't happen, we should say that it is perfectly okay when they do.
I would just like to say that as a fan of Chris Perkins, I would have never known that he suffered from anxiety. He always seemed so confident and sure of himself. Thank you for sharing and I wish wish you well Dungeon Master.
The god of DMs is human after all. Lol. Chris is my absolute FAVORITE dm. I love his style and honestly thought he radiated confidence. I never would have suspected he suffered from that level of anxiety. Anxious or not, the man is infinitely triumphant and will always be my inspiration and my hero.
Chris is why I play d&d again, and not for his work behind the scenes but his performances on camera. Easy to like, funny, fast, witty and all around world greatest DM.
I'm a University lecturer and I get more anxious before a D&D game than before giving a lecture! Overall though I find running & playing D&D is good for reducing my feelings of anxiety (I get it bad enough for medication), I mostly get it bad when I'm on my own and especially when some bad email arrives.
Thank you for allowing to see this human moment Chris. I have been watching ACQ INC since the original podcast. I have not been blessed with the opportunity to play dnd having left around 3rd edition or so. You have brought me back in your improve to those stories and times. Your stories along with the team seem so natural they feel real and can definitely see not scripted. Thank you humbly from a fan. Your vulnerability gives us more confidence even going back watching each show now. Thank you.
Dear Chris, It is your performance, predominantly, that makes me love watching the live D&D games. Please don't feel like an impostor. You're a true positive role model.
The normalization of mental illness, mental issues, etc. which has been emerging in parallel with the rise and popularity of D&D is beyond heart warming. ;-)
Honestly Chris, you're kind of the best DM I've ever seen. You've impacted my own game so much more than you can ever know. Owe you a lot man. *tips hat lamely
Thank you, Chris, for everything you do. As someone with anxiety I completely relate to the struggle of whether something that freaks you out is ultimately worth it, and I’ve had times when I’ve had to say no, I need to put my mental health first. If it ever comes to a live D&D show and it just becomes too much to deal with, we’d all understand and forgive if you bailed! I can’t imagine having to do one of those shows, and every time you go on stage you have my utmost respect, but missing a show would never diminish that respect.
If you only knew how much those Acquisitions inc. games has helped me and others. If only to take one's mind of things and have something to smile about. Thanks for that and you made a good choice with who you passed the torch to. It's not the same but it's just as good.
Chris, you are an inspiration. However you feel about yourself, the vast majority of people do not think you're an impostor. In fact, the culture feels like they're impostors of you. You are THE textbook example of a DM in the mainstream community. You have done so many good things for me, personally. And for that, words cannot express my gratitude. Do not feel guilty for stepping down.
What a fantastic interview. I can definitely relate. For 15 years I DJ'd weddings. With being a DJ, all of the experiences you described factored in... The anxiety would kick-in about a week or two before the wedding. The stress and pressure I put on myself always made me question why I chose this path. The day of the wedding was the worse, but right before everything started I tossed back a shot of some good stuff and went out and performed. About an hour into the gig the anxiety subsided and when it was over, the feeling of accomplishment was extraordinary. Today, I no longer DJ, but still feel that same intensity when running a Live Stream on my channel or DMing a handful of players in a game.
It's funny. DMing is the best feeling out there, seriously. If you told me it was a drug, I'd believe you... but damn, if the anxiety wasn't INSANE before starting a game. Half an hour into it and all is forgotten, but before that.. shivering, voice breaking, super tense. Edit: Plus, DJing probably scratches the same itches. You put work out there and you aren't sure whether your clients/players will like it and until you do, everything is just uncertain... The whole "If I fail everyone will hate me and the day will be ruined." thing is present in both the DM's and DJ's mindset. But if you pull it off, you get the satisfaction of having your clients/players compliment you on how awesome it was and how much they've enjoyed it.
Wow this was very unexpected. To hear something so relatable from THE Chris Perkins is very inspiring, and makes me feel I might just be able to conquer my anxiety and DM my own game someday. Thank you for the honesty and great advice.
Thank you for sharing this! I think this is something I deal with (not at the public level that Perkins does) but feel DMing in a group situation helps gain confidence and alleviates anxiety.
Chris is one of my inspiring dms of all, I feel so fortunate too see his play at the table. His way of peformance is awesome and so ennjoyable and really a fun guy. Love ya Perkins!
Thanks Chris, I'll miss you greatly as a DM for AI, but as a person whose been a fan for DnD and always promising friends I'll eventually run a game I get anxious too... So totally understand why you would tap out with PAX happening as often as it does now. Your shows have always gone great, even when they `crash and burn` and go completely off script it's still incredibly entertaining and you are so gifted. Thanks for getting me properly interested in role playing games.
This sounds all normal to me. I made myself take Drama 6 years in a row in jr high and high school, and I did a lot of improv. You may claim anxiety, and maybe it is, I called it adrenaline. I don't remember much from what I did, but I remember laughter, so I think I hit it. Thank you for the differing points of view to mine, and just opening up about your fears.
Thank you very much for sharing this, Chris! (and also thanks to the interviewer, whose name I unfortunately am unaware of). As a newbie GM playing mostly with people I've never met, I also always feel anxious - I can imagine how it must feel to face a room full of people all of which expect a great performance always.
I'm kinda, the opposite of Chris with my anxiety, but end up in the same place. I started DMing by watching him, and it always felt like he had a plan. In normal reality, it's anxietal depression - that everything I do is going to be a problem, and i can't fuck up, so when something fucks up the depression takes me sooo low. When behind the screen, and i'm actually in control, the worst my players can do is just...not their fucking job. Clerics that refuse to heal, Hexblades that don't understand their weapon talks to them....the rogues....learned to bullshit from Virari. It's been a learning experience, and someone might die to a black dragon soon.
As a fledgling DM also with anxiety, hearing that my favorite DM also has (performance) anxiety and impostor syndrome is kind of a relief, in a strange way. It’ll still be there, which sucks, but Chris DMs well with both, so maybe I can DM well with both too (not in spite of them).
Thanks for the video, love it! I always look up to Chris, love his games and my biggest dream is to play with him. Maybe someday. :) As for anxiety, my work pushed me to talk about it on stage, and I'm still terrified to do it, every time. It is very comforting to know that Chris, who looks so confident and so great on stage, can be frightened too. Thanks again!
Thank you for sharing your experience! Your honesty dealing with anxiety help me push through being more creative publicly, DM for my friends and get help when I needed it. This video was a great.
Not everyone has performance anxiety, or that on top of an anxiety disorder. You seem to have misinterpreted the conversation-or, hey, you might have anxiety, and that’s totally cool. Therapy and/or meds can curb the effects!
I believe that he is worried that the crowd will turn against him.... sadly it is likely but not because of anything he does. There are lots of people who want to hate raid over misunderstood concepts or ideas. How do you play the bad guys without being seen as one. I am sure there is plenty more to the story of his anxiety but not knowing how people will take what you say is very nerve racking. You aren't perfect Mr.Perkins, despite what others may say, but you are a great person and excellent DM. Your faults are pebbles next to your monumental success and achievements.
What he is describing is 'stage fright', not so much 'social anxiety'. The difference between social anxiety, and stage fright is on par with the difference between shooting someone, vs. throwing a bullet at them.
unless he's had the cripply finger "death scene" of paralyzing panic and imagined heart attacks.... but ya.... mild compared to the full on stuf, unless he just didn't want to get into grity detail
Chris Perkins fear that he shouldn't be the DM on stage and there might be someone better, no, there is no one better. It's hard to describe the soft-skills that Chris has, but I've watched all the other top DM's and he is the best of the best of the best... so...Sorry Chris, please give us more public DMing... Sorry for your anxiety, but please push through it and keep being the best DM out there!
After a dark point in my life I started watching the PAX games,and than the Dice,Camera,Action. I felt your storytelling has really made me want to start playing again and even have the confidence to DM. Thank you very much Chris Perkins I would have never know you struggled with anxiaty, and i this video helps people the way you have helped me.
Chris is such a good guy (I'm thinking of what he said at 13:30). Thanks for chatting with him! I know I get nervous about DM-ing, and that's just with my wife and 2 kids!
I doubt this will ever reach Chris and I know syndromes like Imposter's aren't simply treated by saying "Nu-uh!", but nonetheless, I will still write this little thing. If it weren't for Chris and his absolutely brilliant performance at the AI live games, I would never have found DnD. I remember years ago I would ask myself a few times "What *is* DnD even?... You can do anything? That surely can't be right, one person sits down and tells a story and other people play characters, but... how? Does the person (DM) have a book, or how does he define somebody doing something?!". At some point this confusion ate me up and I just searched for a game of DnD to maybe get a better grasp of it, as I couldn't find proper, easy to consume rulings. I stumbled upon the AI games and while his players were great (Viari's chandeliers are still stuck in my brain, Omin's excellent negotiations, coupled with the other characters), but something stuck with me. Something I carry on in every game I play and something that I think about on a daily basis. Fun. When Perkins DM'ed the AI games, shit would go down. The players would experiment and try super weird things that no rule book would have in mind, but Perkins handled these things in the way I see DnD to this very day. It's okay to break rules, if it means players will have more fun. Who cares about the fact that a human shouldn't be able to jump on a chandelier, break it down and kill 10 enemies? If it makes things more fun for the players, that is the right thing to do - granted your players want this, not too serious type, of game. I've tried getting into Critical Role about a dozen times, and while I am a pretty hardcore fan now (watched all of C1, every one shot, most of C2), the first few episodes just weren't for me (I love them now, but if I didn't skip the first 8 episodes, I could NOT have gotten into CR). This applies to most podcasts about DnD, except for AI. Chris' DMing was different than any other and he is, and always will be, the God of DMing to me. While I was very saddened by Chris leaving, I understand it to the fullest and hope that one day we can see him in action again, even if it means we only see him in front of the camera, without the PAX shebang around it.
@chris perkins Barry McDonaghs DARE program literally kicks the ass out of anxiety. Same with Dennis Simseks program. I strongly recommend reviewing their work. REMEMBER "Hope is like the bird who senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark."
He’s been doing them for ten years. Probably wants a break. He has the Waffle Crew, he live streams with and does live games with them as time allows. He probably has a home group, he’s the busiest guy at Wizards these days. He has a lot going on.
I think this video helps explain it... and I've heard he didn't like traveling so much. After watching this video, I feel especially blessed to have had so many years of Perkins DMing!
Chris, you’re the best, and you’re not the only one who has to deal with this kind of thing. Thanks for your honesty, and thanks for many many years of amazing D&D games. I, like many others, found the courage to embrace the hobby again in adulthood because of the Acq Inc games you run, and my GM style is very heavily influenced by your incredible storytelling and sense of fun. We’ll miss you and save our Wish spells to magick you back onstage one day when you’re ready!
you should learn about mindfulness.. Your thoughts are what create chemicals in your body and mind that have you then feel the anxiety.. If you learn how to not do that through mindfulness you won't have to deal with the results of those thoughts.. Each to their own n all that just saying... The reason it goes is because your thoughts turn to the game...and comes back because the crowd turn your thoughts back.. So it's acknowledging and accepting the thoughts and dealing with them in a mindful way that will stop it ... Edit.. BTW if you should happen to see this Chris, thank you for years and years of great d&d
Just to let you know, Chris, you have never screwed up. You have always held up the game fabulously and made it so enjoyable. You have kept it real, while keeping it magical and adventurous and perfectly paced. You have brought so many smiles and laughter to us. You are going to be so missed, but I hope we see your face in new places of comfort and creativity!
I'd like to preface the following with Chris is ABSOLUTELY great and performs very well on stream and live (I frequently watch his streams and have seen him live once). That being said, he has "screwed up." But that's okay, to err is human. His "screw ups" are really rare but we shouldn't say they don't happen, we should say that it is perfectly okay when they do.
I would just like to say that as a fan of Chris Perkins, I would have never known that he suffered from anxiety. He always seemed so confident and sure of himself. Thank you for sharing and I wish wish you well Dungeon Master.
You are no imposter. You are an inspiration and a gifted performer.
The god of DMs is human after all. Lol. Chris is my absolute FAVORITE dm. I love his style and honestly thought he radiated confidence. I never would have suspected he suffered from that level of anxiety. Anxious or not, the man is infinitely triumphant and will always be my inspiration and my hero.
"Mental Maelstrom" sounds like a nice concept for a new spell.
Chris is why I play d&d again, and not for his work behind the scenes but his performances on camera. Easy to like, funny, fast, witty and all around world greatest DM.
I think I could listen to Chris Perkins talk on any subject
I'm a University lecturer and I get more anxious before a D&D game than before giving a lecture! Overall though I find running & playing D&D is good for reducing my feelings of anxiety (I get it bad enough for medication), I mostly get it bad when I'm on my own and especially when some bad email arrives.
Great interview Doc.
Nerdarchist Dave
Thank you for allowing to see this human moment Chris. I have been watching ACQ INC since the original podcast. I have not been blessed with the opportunity to play dnd having left around 3rd edition or so. You have brought me back in your improve to those stories and times. Your stories along with the team seem so natural they feel real and can definitely see not scripted.
Thank you humbly from a fan. Your vulnerability gives us more confidence even going back watching each show now.
Thank you.
Dear Chris,
It is your performance, predominantly, that makes me love watching the live D&D games. Please don't feel like an impostor. You're a true positive role model.
now now chris perkins i say you are the best gm preformer and actor i ever seen you drawn people attention to the game in a whole new way for me
Absolutely love Chris! Honestly he is one of my heros :D Thank you for the 11 great year of acquisitions incorporated
Thank you Chris. Your Aquisitions Inc. games on TH-cam are what pulled me back into the game of D&D. I appreciate all of your efforts!
Much Love to Chris Perkins -- AI is never going to be the same without you and I love your narrative! Love it!
The normalization of mental illness, mental issues, etc. which has been emerging in parallel with the rise and popularity of D&D is beyond heart warming. ;-)
Agreed 👊
Abnormality is the new normal
Can I LOVE this post? Agreed 100% This is so normal
My all time favorite DM...Thank you so much for all you do Chris!
Thanks for still persevering and facing your fears Chris. You have brought a great escape, adventure, and enjoyment to so many people.
Honestly Chris, you're kind of the best DM I've ever seen. You've impacted my own game so much more than you can ever know. Owe you a lot man. *tips hat lamely
came for perkins, stayed for the share... thank you both :D
Thank you, Chris, for everything you do. As someone with anxiety I completely relate to the struggle of whether something that freaks you out is ultimately worth it, and I’ve had times when I’ve had to say no, I need to put my mental health first. If it ever comes to a live D&D show and it just becomes too much to deal with, we’d all understand and forgive if you bailed! I can’t imagine having to do one of those shows, and every time you go on stage you have my utmost respect, but missing a show would never diminish that respect.
If you only knew how much those Acquisitions inc. games has helped me and others. If only to take one's mind of things and have something to smile about. Thanks for that and you made a good choice with who you passed the torch to. It's not the same but it's just as good.
I have so much respect and love for this guy it's hard to express. He's just such a great person and DM.
Chris, you are an inspiration. However you feel about yourself, the vast majority of people do not think you're an impostor. In fact, the culture feels like they're impostors of you. You are THE textbook example of a DM in the mainstream community. You have done so many good things for me, personally. And for that, words cannot express my gratitude. Do not feel guilty for stepping down.
What a fantastic interview. I can definitely relate. For 15 years I DJ'd weddings. With being a DJ, all of the experiences you described factored in... The anxiety would kick-in about a week or two before the wedding. The stress and pressure I put on myself always made me question why I chose this path. The day of the wedding was the worse, but right before everything started I tossed back a shot of some good stuff and went out and performed. About an hour into the gig the anxiety subsided and when it was over, the feeling of accomplishment was extraordinary. Today, I no longer DJ, but still feel that same intensity when running a Live Stream on my channel or DMing a handful of players in a game.
It's funny. DMing is the best feeling out there, seriously. If you told me it was a drug, I'd believe you... but damn, if the anxiety wasn't INSANE before starting a game. Half an hour into it and all is forgotten, but before that.. shivering, voice breaking, super tense.
Edit: Plus, DJing probably scratches the same itches. You put work out there and you aren't sure whether your clients/players will like it and until you do, everything is just uncertain... The whole "If I fail everyone will hate me and the day will be ruined." thing is present in both the DM's and DJ's mindset. But if you pull it off, you get the satisfaction of having your clients/players compliment you on how awesome it was and how much they've enjoyed it.
Dice Camera Action inspired me to do my own D&D campaigns and after over a hundred 2 hour long episodes im still enjoying the show!
what makes him a perfect DM the imperfections. No worries Chris Perkins just be you.
Wow this was very unexpected. To hear something so relatable from THE Chris Perkins is very inspiring, and makes me feel I might just be able to conquer my anxiety and DM my own game someday. Thank you for the honesty and great advice.
Thank you so much for this beautiful interview Megan! Powerful to see Chris in his vulnerability.
Thank you for sharing this! I think this is something I deal with (not at the public level that Perkins does) but feel DMing in a group situation helps gain confidence and alleviates anxiety.
Chris is one of my inspiring dms of all, I feel so fortunate too see his play at the table. His way of peformance is awesome and so ennjoyable and really a fun guy. Love ya Perkins!
Chris Perkins is the absolute best
Thanks Chris, I'll miss you greatly as a DM for AI, but as a person whose been a fan for DnD and always promising friends I'll eventually run a game I get anxious too... So totally understand why you would tap out with PAX happening as often as it does now.
Your shows have always gone great, even when they `crash and burn` and go completely off script it's still incredibly entertaining and you are so gifted. Thanks for getting me properly interested in role playing games.
This sounds all normal to me. I made myself take Drama 6 years in a row in jr high and high school, and I did a lot of improv. You may claim anxiety, and maybe it is, I called it adrenaline. I don't remember much from what I did, but I remember laughter, so I think I hit it. Thank you for the differing points of view to mine, and just opening up about your fears.
Amazing information! Stay up with the videos, excited about looking at even more of them
Thank you very much for sharing this, Chris! (and also thanks to the interviewer, whose name I unfortunately am unaware of).
As a newbie GM playing mostly with people I've never met, I also always feel anxious - I can imagine how it must feel to face a room full of people all of which expect a great performance always.
Chris Perkins 👍❣🕊👏 You are great! Thank you.
wooooooooo Chris Perkins you're amazing and I'm so grateful to you for pushing through your stuff to bring us your amazing ideas and game every week.
Thank you. I wish as humans we had a better communication system to "rate" the level of thank you. DM level... 20 natural 20's
I'm kinda, the opposite of Chris with my anxiety, but end up in the same place. I started DMing by watching him, and it always felt like he had a plan. In normal reality, it's anxietal depression - that everything I do is going to be a problem, and i can't fuck up, so when something fucks up the depression takes me sooo low. When behind the screen, and i'm actually in control, the worst my players can do is just...not their fucking job. Clerics that refuse to heal, Hexblades that don't understand their weapon talks to them....the rogues....learned to bullshit from Virari. It's been a learning experience, and someone might die to a black dragon soon.
As a fledgling DM also with anxiety, hearing that my favorite DM also has (performance) anxiety and impostor syndrome is kind of a relief, in a strange way. It’ll still be there, which sucks, but Chris DMs well with both, so maybe I can DM well with both too (not in spite of them).
Thanks for the video, love it! I always look up to Chris, love his games and my biggest dream is to play with him. Maybe someday. :) As for anxiety, my work pushed me to talk about it on stage, and I'm still terrified to do it, every time. It is very comforting to know that Chris, who looks so confident and so great on stage, can be frightened too. Thanks again!
Weird Quote from Margaret Thatcher, Darth Sidious also famously said "DO IT!" and he was a much more beloved super villain.
Thank you for sharing this! Love hearing Chris's take on this.
Perkin's Mental Maelstrom sounds like a very potent spell.
This was an absolutely great video.
Thank you for sharing your experience! Your honesty dealing with anxiety help me push through being more creative publicly, DM for my friends and get help when I needed it. This video was a great.
This is how almost everyone feels before they hit a stage, it is the scariest thing ever but man that rush is additive.
Not everyone has performance anxiety, or that on top of an anxiety disorder. You seem to have misinterpreted the conversation-or, hey, you might have anxiety, and that’s totally cool. Therapy and/or meds can curb the effects!
No Chris. You're the best.
I believe that he is worried that the crowd will turn against him.... sadly it is likely but not because of anything he does. There are lots of people who want to hate raid over misunderstood concepts or ideas. How do you play the bad guys without being seen as one. I am sure there is plenty more to the story of his anxiety but not knowing how people will take what you say is very nerve racking. You aren't perfect Mr.Perkins, despite what others may say, but you are a great person and excellent DM. Your faults are pebbles next to your monumental success and achievements.
What he is describing is 'stage fright', not so much 'social anxiety'.
The difference between social anxiety, and stage fright is on par with the difference between shooting someone, vs. throwing a bullet at them.
unless he's had the cripply finger "death scene" of paralyzing panic and imagined heart attacks.... but ya.... mild compared to the full on stuf, unless he just didn't want to get into grity detail
Chris Perkins fear that he shouldn't be the DM on stage and there might be someone better, no, there is no one better. It's hard to describe the soft-skills that Chris has, but I've watched all the other top DM's and he is the best of the best of the best... so...Sorry Chris, please give us more public DMing... Sorry for your anxiety, but please push through it and keep being the best DM out there!
After a dark point in my life I started watching the PAX games,and than the Dice,Camera,Action. I felt your storytelling has really made me want to start playing again and even have the confidence to DM. Thank you very much Chris Perkins I would have never know you struggled with anxiaty, and i this video helps people the way you have helped me.
Well then Chris since you dont remember what you did on stage you have 10 years of great entertainment to watch :) thank you for each one
Chris is such a good guy (I'm thinking of what he said at 13:30). Thanks for chatting with him! I know I get nervous about DM-ing, and that's just with my wife and 2 kids!
I doubt this will ever reach Chris and I know syndromes like Imposter's aren't simply treated by saying "Nu-uh!", but nonetheless, I will still write this little thing.
If it weren't for Chris and his absolutely brilliant performance at the AI live games, I would never have found DnD. I remember years ago I would ask myself a few times "What *is* DnD even?... You can do anything? That surely can't be right, one person sits down and tells a story and other people play characters, but... how? Does the person (DM) have a book, or how does he define somebody doing something?!". At some point this confusion ate me up and I just searched for a game of DnD to maybe get a better grasp of it, as I couldn't find proper, easy to consume rulings.
I stumbled upon the AI games and while his players were great (Viari's chandeliers are still stuck in my brain, Omin's excellent negotiations, coupled with the other characters), but something stuck with me. Something I carry on in every game I play and something that I think about on a daily basis. Fun. When Perkins DM'ed the AI games, shit would go down. The players would experiment and try super weird things that no rule book would have in mind, but Perkins handled these things in the way I see DnD to this very day. It's okay to break rules, if it means players will have more fun. Who cares about the fact that a human shouldn't be able to jump on a chandelier, break it down and kill 10 enemies? If it makes things more fun for the players, that is the right thing to do - granted your players want this, not too serious type, of game.
I've tried getting into Critical Role about a dozen times, and while I am a pretty hardcore fan now (watched all of C1, every one shot, most of C2), the first few episodes just weren't for me (I love them now, but if I didn't skip the first 8 episodes, I could NOT have gotten into CR). This applies to most podcasts about DnD, except for AI. Chris' DMing was different than any other and he is, and always will be, the God of DMing to me.
While I was very saddened by Chris leaving, I understand it to the fullest and hope that one day we can see him in action again, even if it means we only see him in front of the camera, without the PAX shebang around it.
Everybody loves you and what you do CP!!!
wonderful.
Thank you for this interview and this video!
She quoted from both Harry Potter and Friedrich Nietzsche
@chris perkins Barry McDonaghs DARE program literally kicks the ass out of anxiety. Same with Dennis Simseks program. I strongly recommend reviewing their work. REMEMBER "Hope is like the bird who senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark."
Does any one know why Chris took of the Crown as DM for acq inc? Im really sad to see him go because he made the show so awesome!
Likely what he talks about in this video - anxiety! (especially in Acq Inc live games)
He’s been doing them for ten years. Probably wants a break. He has the Waffle Crew, he live streams with and does live games with them as time allows. He probably has a home group, he’s the busiest guy at Wizards these days. He has a lot going on.
I think this video helps explain it... and I've heard he didn't like traveling so much. After watching this video, I feel especially blessed to have had so many years of Perkins DMing!
Chris, you’re the best, and you’re not the only one who has to deal with this kind of thing. Thanks for your honesty, and thanks for many many years of amazing D&D games. I, like many others, found the courage to embrace the hobby again in adulthood because of the Acq Inc games you run, and my GM style is very heavily influenced by your incredible storytelling and sense of fun. We’ll miss you and save our Wish spells to magick you back onstage one day when you’re ready!
Yeah.. Chris might just love terror xD I mean the first thing he says is about lighting yourself on fire xD
Typical DM moment I would say :D
I love the way he DMs, I started using cap to DM sometimes in order to mimic his style, haha. He makes the game flow so smooth and simple.
Great interview. Hopefully you can interview Matt Mercer about the things he deals with at some point.
you should learn about mindfulness.. Your thoughts are what create chemicals in your body and mind that have you then feel the anxiety.. If you learn how to not do that through mindfulness you won't have to deal with the results of those thoughts.. Each to their own n all that just saying... The reason it goes is because your thoughts turn to the game...and comes back because the crowd turn your thoughts back.. So it's acknowledging and accepting the thoughts and dealing with them in a mindful way that will stop it ... Edit.. BTW if you should happen to see this Chris, thank you for years and years of great d&d
Alright, alright, alright. I agree with pretty much what everyone else is saying... but... Margaret Thatcher???