I love that Andy found a way to play both a badass and a comedy relief character in a way that makes sense in-universe - also, it's really impressive that he's nailing both of these roles!
@@mariequeerie4645 I guess you're right:D And as much as I love Corazón, I do like how different Morwen and Robin feel - not sure if their levels of "no- nonsense" and "good natured, but kinda clueless" would works as well if they were bound to a single personality:)
the stuff he did in this episode were pretty heroic! he killed one of the monsters and went back to help one of his companions. He could have run away, but he chose not to!
Part of me appreciates it but part of me wants to be a player at the table and go "oh, does he have a stupid hat?" which would almost certainly not be a wise thing to say in this setting lmao
this is what makes them such a strong group of players, they know each other so well that it's super easy for them to just riff endlessly. we see the same sort of dynamic between the players in other well known and popular actual play groups like D20 and CR, and it's also one of the things that makes those groups so fun to watch
Andy's decision to do this "two characters in one" thing is such a fun and interesting idea. Robin is a genuine and likable lad who didn't ask for this so the party wants to keep him safe, and Morven is very useful so the party likes having her around. What a cool concept that I can't remember seeing elsewhere, huge props to Andy for cooking that one up. Can't wait to see how it develops
I love the bit where everyone is trying to comfort Robin except Cressida who joyfully says "well I mean it's a bit bad 👀" about Morvin killing people. Her comical facial expressions are excellent. Stir up some ✨ _drama!_ ✨
I like the debt rolls at the end. I don't mind no one has an envelope yet. It puts me more on edge during the session. Everytime they cast I'm practically yelling "Magic is unstable! Your debt your debt!" 😂
I almost wonder what it would be like if Johnny were the one keeping marks for everyone’s debt and rolling the die… all the players would be casting spells and know it will bite them at some point, but not knowing what will tip them over the edge, or even if they’ve tipped at all, until Johnny hands them an envelope. Would probably be less exciting for the players since they don’t get to roll the cool die at the end. But I imagine having that tension of unknown would be really cool, and also make it feel like magic going awry is even more out of their control when the dm as a third party is the one knowing when they’ve overstepped, like the vibe of the characters not knowing that a deal has been broken until the wildfolk get angry
@@Gggly2513 That would also allow Johnny to roll the debt die each time the character's debt increases, which I feel is more in line with how the debt consequence has been shown to us through NPCs. That guy at the Folkmoot, for example, didn't turn into the monster late at night after he'd gone to bed having racked up his debt so much, he faced the consequences immediately after provoking the wrath of magic. Rolling the die at the end of each session is more of a mechanic decision than a lore/worldbuilding/story decision. Which is well within Johnny's rights as the DM and creator of the setting, of course, but it is inconsistent in a noticeable way for me.
@@dominateeye I like the idea of Johnny knowing the number to beat, and they still have to roll at the end of the episode. and Johnny tells them if they must stay to be given an envelope or be "released"
@@dominateeye They don't open the envelope as soon as they get it (i.e. "late at night"), they get the envelope and the have to open it the next time they use magic.
I'm so glad I saw a clip of this campaign while doom scrolling social media, this is my first introduction to Oxventure and I'm super hooked already! Waiting for new episodes is made much easier knowing I have their entire back catalogue to keep me busy!
the whole convo with cresida about taking care of money and so on felt like a call back to Merilwen becoming the treasurer I was so sure they were going to make a joke about the gold lake 😂
True. If you watch Cressida's facial expressions, though, you get a sense there's more to her and her family than meets the eye. More like, "you might get had..."
He's picked up a few things here and there, but he's definitely still channeling our Eggbert! Lug's a level 5 barbarian with not a single ability score above 15. With up to 4 points available to boost a single ability by that level, he either did not roll a single ability above 11 (astoundingly unlikely), or he's decided to keep the Careless party rolling!
Johnny has pulled off an absolutely brilliant episode here with references to real English and Irish folklore. The gabbleratchets are, exactly as described, wolven creatures with the head of a human, whose howls are supposed to portend death in the folklore of northern England, particularly East Yorkshire around the Calder Valley, but reaching up to Cumbria and down to Sheffield. The Dullahan or Dullachan is an Irish folklore of a headless rider who bears a whip made of a human spine, and who brings death. And the “death cart”, sometimes called the cart-a-bower or the silent cart is supposed to be a cart which collects the souls of those who have been decided to die in Irish, English, and Scottish folklore. In Ireland it was believed to be driven by a Dullahan, and it was said that ‘once the death cart and Dullahan had come to earth, they cannot return empty’ as a folklore for the inevitability of death. It’s believed to occasionally be seen on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh collecting the souls of the dead. All told a fantastic story blending real life folklore into the world, and mixing different stories together to make something chilling - a much scarier version of the ‘death on his white horse carrying a scythe’ motif people would be familiar with.
Mike muttering "It better not be one of the kids" when he asks if there's an offering they can make to the forest has really got to me, bringing Dad Mike energy to Wyrdwood.
The tension in this episode was _exquisite_ - hats (and heads) off to Johnny for managing to allow space for the hilarious bucket throwing talk while maintaining a superbly intense atmosphere and genuinely gripping adventure! Also, whoever is doing the music/sound deserves a round of applause! 👏👏👏
You all have LEVELLED UP! The scene as the mules take off with the wagon is maybe the most heroic thing in Oxventure yet (and I do NOT say that lightly). Everyone was just on point. Robin rushing to the reigns without hesitation, Lug leaping off the wagon to protect the NPCs, not knowing if he would survive himself or what will happen on the cart but trusting these strangers to handle it, Willowfine instinctually and instantly protecting the young boy, with Happen firing arrows from the moving cart and Cressida getting over her travel objections and diving right into the fray. I could see it all the way Luke said he wished he could see DnD in real time and I was completely caught in the moment. It was so incredible to watch this episode. The first episode was all anticipation and meeting the new world with the new characters and learning how this was all going to look and feel. The second episode was the first little intro to the adventure and I was hooked on the mystery of the story and wondering what the heck was going on in the great wide yonder. But THIS episode showed me the team; the characters and the players. Everyone is smooth as fuck and I am so excited for the rest of this campaign.
“Can you throw a bucket over your house?” is a surprisingly ingenious question, in terms of getting to know your travel companions’ strengths and backgrounds.
I can't decide whether I hope Robin eventually gets class levels or not (getting to add his proficiency bonus to to *something* would be cool at least), but he's really growing on me out of nowhere. : ] He got a lot of time to shine in this one, and imo he made good use of it.
I personally hope robin does level up in some way. Maybe a custom class for "normal." Maybe extra features that are appropriate to "normal" guys, like developing artisan skills, things that don't require magic, cooking like a chef, or just developing strength.
@@jamesrichards2720 honestly, even gaining weapon proficiency with stale bread would be funny 'XD tbf tho, gaining levels would mean gaining HP, meaning it'd get harder to bring Morven out
@@knowlessman It would also mean increasingly creative ways to get Morven out! 'Drat, it seems the boy's been inoculated against head-bonking. Anybody have any drow poison on hand?'
@@knowlessman if they don't want robin gaining much hp, they could nerf it like rolling a d4, so robin can only gain 1 to 4 hp a level. If the others are getting a lot more hp when they level up, I think gaining at least a little would be fair. Even 27 hp is super vulnerable against certain enemies. I had a super weak level 7 character with only 27 hp, and they died. I think robin only has 10 hp, maybe less? I just looked it up, and he only has 4 hp. I'm guessing his extremely low hp is intentional to allow a switch, still, I think a point or two would be nice when all the characters level up. It's kinda sad that Robin's own body lacks all the hp and skill that it somehow has when morwen takes control. Robin does like honey in his official description, so maybe he'll become more adept at bee keeping, collecting honey, or something sweet or food themed. Or maybe robin will never level up but will just develop his personality and utility as a weak but resilient normal man. Apparently, they already recorded the 1st season.
The sound design in this production is just the PERFECT cherry on top to the vibes Johnny’s story telling is creating. SO excellently spooky, only ever complimentary/additive, never distracting/subtractive. Chef’s kiss to Zack/Jon/James/whoever is responsible!
Another amazing episode! I was really creeped out when the truth about the cart was revealed 😰 Also, whoever has written the music and done the sound design for wyrdwood, you have done an absolutely stellar job! The musical sting at 28:30 is spine chilling.
Johnny, once again, this setting is awesome, you all are doing wonderful things, and please please please I want a campaign book when this is all done!
This is my favourite episode of Oxventure ever I think??? I love everything about this campaign I was kicking my feet and giggling the whole episode just thank you to everyone who made this happen ig
57:42 “it was an ‘off-white’ cart, which is a WEIRD colour for a cart now I think about it” Something about Jane’s delivery, on top of the horrible situation, really made me laugh. Another great spooky episode! As soon as I heard ‘dullahan’ I went “ohhhhh nooooo”
You guys should listen to their Podcast for episode 2 which just came out, they mentioned at the end there about Lug's AC, they are acknowledging it, probably not going to be fixed though until the start of Season 2 because they were already record all 8 episodes for season 1 (I think if I get that right). Okay now you guys in the comments, should also told Mike about that Lug's Reckless Attack too, because that was the main attribute for playing Barbarian which Mike not used at all in this 3 episodes, so he could start using it on Season 2 just in case he didn't use it at all for the remaining episodes of Season 1.
I feel like there might be a slight misunderstanding of how percentile dice work. I could clear it up for you, I'll type it out below, but of course if you're not interested in that then please feel no obligation to click on "read more". . . . . . . When you roll percentile dice and you toss the two d10s, they will produce one of 100 different and unique combinations to give you a number between 1 and 100. Every single one of those combination numbers has an equal chance to be rolled, exactly the same as when rolling a d100. The chances of rolling a 00 on the first percentile die are 1 in 10. Rolling that 00 means that whatever you get on the second die will leave you between 1 and 9 (and then also 100 if you get 00 and 0 because we want these going from 1-100 instead of 0-99, so we treat 000 as 100). Rolling a d100, you still have a 1 in 10 chance to roll any of the numbers that you could get from a 00 on the percentile die. That's 1-9 and 100, 10 numbers over 100 possibilities. Equal to 1 in 10. Exact same probability, not a thing changes. You can feel safe making your 2d10 percentile rolls, they are identical to the 1d100! Just without the dramatic *thud.*
Wyrdwood is really fun. I liked the character moments during the carriage ride this episode and the moment. That music sting when they first sighted the enemies in the distance was so freaky. This setting in general is just so great. The moment of the kids crying was so unnerving too.
loved how we got that moment everyone talking about where they are from looking forward to finding more out about this man that keeps showing up can't believe no one got invited to the better table this session
I cannot express how much I am loving this campaign so far. The vibe is so wonderfully creepy and tense almost all the time. As soon as the travelling family appeared I was immediately suspicious they were going to turn into a horror 😆 Also, the Gabbleratchets... Easily one of the creepiest creatures I've come across in anything recently. Beautiful stuff. Bring on next Friday!
@12:16 Happen, rule one of the cult is never call the cult a cult. That's like cult 101. Every cultist in the cult knows not to refer to the cult as a cult.
Ladies and gentleman of the Oxventure club: wear more eyeliner. The rest of my advice may be the meandering thoughts of a life well lived, but the benefits of eyeliner have been scientifically proven to be advantageous to your health and lifestyle
Luke had to find another way to throw away the party gold since he’s not Dob anymore. 😅 Andy is just so funny as Robin. As much as I love Morven, Robin is a real pleasure as well. Happen is just great too. I am loving this series!
I love how much fun they're having with their characters so far. They've come so far since their first DND campaign! This, Blades and Deadlands have all been amazing.
Every episode in this series gets better and better. I originally played this while doing some housework and life admin... 20 minutes in it had my undivided attention and everything had stopped, bravo!
I know this doesn't seem to be their style, but I would love it if Johnny released this setting to buy. They've built such an engaging, rich, genuinely scary world here, and the debt mechanic is one of the most interesting twist's I've seen in a game in ages. Give me more of this world please!
Im not questioning why you got the giant D-100 at all. This game mechanic is super exciting. Even if it only happens once this season I'm going to cheer. Hopefully it will hit Happen. Praise Cadence.
My favorite episodes of the last Oxventure series were the social stealth ones where the gang had to interact with members of high society in crowded social gatherings, but Johnny's doing so well with the overall tone of the folk horror setting that I'm probably not gonna miss those episodes as much as I thought I would!
I adore Cressida. My favourite so far. She's hilarious out of combat, but the seriousness of being an ultimately self-serving character really came out in this episode. I was not expecting her to turn invisible and essentially say 'you know what, you guys are on your own'. That was a fantastic moment.
I came here looking for a liveplay in my favorite campaign setting (Mystara) & rules edition (BECMI), in order to vicariously re-live the games of my youth that other more famous liveplays haven't satisfied. Although Wyrdwood is neither BECMI nor Mystara, the tone of your game very much filled that feeling I've been missing. After catching up with this episode, I went back to watch your early games back in 2017... and I've got to say, it's quite fun and amazing to see how each of your group has changed over the years. You have definitely earned yourselves a new regular viewer! Thank you for sharing your creations with me.
I love how they describe the guy with the leather circle with twine every single time. It’s a fantastic way of describing the guy while keeping the mystery alive.
I'm so excited to see a Dullahan in this setting! They are my favourite mythical creature, so creepy and evocative. I never have trouble picturing the scenes Johnny conjures up, but this one in particular was perfect.
I feel bad for Robin; without much consideration everyone just decide to try to knock him unconscious when they want to talk with Morven. What a cruel thing.
Really enjoying this one and I'm having to play catch up with the episodes. We lost power on the 27th thanks to Helene and while we finally got it back on the 4th, I only just got internet back yesterday and have had a lot of catching up to do with various things. It's nice to be able to finally watch these and relax a little bit. I have to chime in that I love y'all giving Jurassic Park III some love. It's my second favorite of the trilogy after Jurassic Park itself. Oh no. The amount of swearing I did with the hunting party, and then what Michael had. Nice twist there. I'm relieved the kids and the father weren't part of the party. I felt sure they would turn on the group. Loving the weird guy repeatedly showing up and I can't wait to find out more about him. The failed roll to knock Robin out absolutely sent me.
I love that Andy found a way to play both a badass and a comedy relief character in a way that makes sense in-universe - also, it's really impressive that he's nailing both of these roles!
I mean, that was kinda who Corazon was
@@mariequeerie4645 I guess you're right:D And as much as I love Corazón, I do like how different Morwen and Robin feel - not sure if their levels of "no- nonsense" and "good natured, but kinda clueless" would works as well if they were bound to a single personality:)
Comic relief?! Robin is a himbo, he’s my perfect normal man. He is precious and must be protected.
the stuff he did in this episode were pretty heroic! he killed one of the monsters and went back to help one of his companions. He could have run away, but he chose not to!
always been my goat from day 1
The fact that dunking on the validity of Cadence in the cart immediately produced a Guiding Bolt natural one for Jane. Praise Cadence.
I love how Johnny describes the old man the same way every time he shows up
Part of me appreciates it but part of me wants to be a player at the table and go "oh, does he have a stupid hat?" which would almost certainly not be a wise thing to say in this setting lmao
Its similar vibes to the repetition of "We're simple folk" in Rootbound.
@@kinyt3887 Johnny's description of the man in the hat is that character's leitmotif
I totally could have listened to them just talk about religion and buckets for the whole hour and twenty minutes. 😂
The party banter was immaculate
this is what makes them such a strong group of players, they know each other so well that it's super easy for them to just riff endlessly. we see the same sort of dynamic between the players in other well known and popular actual play groups like D20 and CR, and it's also one of the things that makes those groups so fun to watch
OX could go grocery shopping and I'd watch it
Andy's decision to do this "two characters in one" thing is such a fun and interesting idea. Robin is a genuine and likable lad who didn't ask for this so the party wants to keep him safe, and Morven is very useful so the party likes having her around. What a cool concept that I can't remember seeing elsewhere, huge props to Andy for cooking that one up. Can't wait to see how it develops
I love the bit where everyone is trying to comfort Robin except Cressida who joyfully says "well I mean it's a bit bad 👀" about Morvin killing people. Her comical facial expressions are excellent. Stir up some ✨ _drama!_ ✨
I actually laughed out loud at her expression afterwards 😂
I like the debt rolls at the end. I don't mind no one has an envelope yet. It puts me more on edge during the session. Everytime they cast I'm practically yelling "Magic is unstable! Your debt your debt!" 😂
I almost wonder what it would be like if Johnny were the one keeping marks for everyone’s debt and rolling the die… all the players would be casting spells and know it will bite them at some point, but not knowing what will tip them over the edge, or even if they’ve tipped at all, until Johnny hands them an envelope. Would probably be less exciting for the players since they don’t get to roll the cool die at the end. But I imagine having that tension of unknown would be really cool, and also make it feel like magic going awry is even more out of their control when the dm as a third party is the one knowing when they’ve overstepped, like the vibe of the characters not knowing that a deal has been broken until the wildfolk get angry
@@Gggly2513 That would also allow Johnny to roll the debt die each time the character's debt increases, which I feel is more in line with how the debt consequence has been shown to us through NPCs. That guy at the Folkmoot, for example, didn't turn into the monster late at night after he'd gone to bed having racked up his debt so much, he faced the consequences immediately after provoking the wrath of magic. Rolling the die at the end of each session is more of a mechanic decision than a lore/worldbuilding/story decision. Which is well within Johnny's rights as the DM and creator of the setting, of course, but it is inconsistent in a noticeable way for me.
@@dominateeye I like the idea of Johnny knowing the number to beat, and they still have to roll at the end of the episode. and Johnny tells them if they must stay to be given an envelope or be "released"
@@dominateeye They don't open the envelope as soon as they get it (i.e. "late at night"), they get the envelope and the have to open it the next time they use magic.
I'm so glad I saw a clip of this campaign while doom scrolling social media, this is my first introduction to Oxventure and I'm super hooked already! Waiting for new episodes is made much easier knowing I have their entire back catalogue to keep me busy!
There's seven years of existing content - you could watch from the beginning, bit-by-bit, while waiting for the fresh episodes.
Welcome to the fold
Welcome and have fun!
Happen muttering "praise Cadence" after jabbing himself in the eye with his eyeliner pencil
We need fanart of that pretty please
Timestamp please? I missed that!
@conlon4332 57:00
Accidentally read that as "Praise Prudence" and now I need that crossover.
the whole convo with cresida about taking care of money and so on felt like a call back to Merilwen becoming the treasurer I was so sure they were going to make a joke about the gold lake 😂
True. If you watch Cressida's facial expressions, though, you get a sense there's more to her and her family than meets the eye. More like, "you might get had..."
The ads of Luke and Andy has the same energy in their podcast and i love it
Wow, it's weird seeing Mike actually know all his abilities. Proud of you, man
Shouldn't his AC be 13, though? Barbarians calculate it as 10 + Dex + Con after all.
@@jackelliott6685 Look, any amount is more than Egbert and his moped
@@jackelliott6685 yeah, he's only got +1 CON so I guess they forgot to add it. I don't think it would have mattered for the rolls?
He's picked up a few things here and there, but he's definitely still channeling our Eggbert! Lug's a level 5 barbarian with not a single ability score above 15. With up to 4 points available to boost a single ability by that level, he either did not roll a single ability above 11 (astoundingly unlikely), or he's decided to keep the Careless party rolling!
@TheJakeJackson I'm not sure if The Oxventure as a whole has ever optimized a stat other than Prudence's Charisma tbf
Not ashamed to say that I think Robin is my most favorite character out of all of them
Love how he’s still somewhat useful even without class levels and that Andy doesn’t just switch to Morvin as soon as combat starts.
Poor guy needs a hug. =3
Johnny has pulled off an absolutely brilliant episode here with references to real English and Irish folklore.
The gabbleratchets are, exactly as described, wolven creatures with the head of a human, whose howls are supposed to portend death in the folklore of northern England, particularly East Yorkshire around the Calder Valley, but reaching up to Cumbria and down to Sheffield.
The Dullahan or Dullachan is an Irish folklore of a headless rider who bears a whip made of a human spine, and who brings death.
And the “death cart”, sometimes called the cart-a-bower or the silent cart is supposed to be a cart which collects the souls of those who have been decided to die in Irish, English, and Scottish folklore. In Ireland it was believed to be driven by a Dullahan, and it was said that ‘once the death cart and Dullahan had come to earth, they cannot return empty’ as a folklore for the inevitability of death. It’s believed to occasionally be seen on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh collecting the souls of the dead.
All told a fantastic story blending real life folklore into the world, and mixing different stories together to make something chilling - a much scarier version of the ‘death on his white horse carrying a scythe’ motif people would be familiar with.
Thank you for this piece of info! I visited Calder Valley several times, learning a bit of (ooold) local folklore is much appreciated.
You’re my new best friend I think I got the rabbit but I’m going to let it play out
Damn, I've spent an inordinate amount of time studying this stuff, and even I've never heard of gabbleratchets. Thank you!
Would be cool to see the nucelavee some time
@benhramiak8781 Couldn't agree more. That one is a personal favorite of mine. It's also a go-to messed-up folklore creature of mine.
Mike muttering "It better not be one of the kids" when he asks if there's an offering they can make to the forest has really got to me, bringing Dad Mike energy to Wyrdwood.
And then Johnny says Michael is crying differently lol
The tension in this episode was _exquisite_ - hats (and heads) off to Johnny for managing to allow space for the hilarious bucket throwing talk while maintaining a superbly intense atmosphere and genuinely gripping adventure!
Also, whoever is doing the music/sound deserves a round of applause! 👏👏👏
Love that Cressida’s Strength -1 is turning into Egbert’s Wisdom -1. Those zero damage slaps are divine
I think someone in their party should learn "sleep", as to not needing to hurt Robin all the time to speak to Morvin.
A sleep spell kills no brain cells, but a quick blackjack to the back of the head doesn't incur Debt.
Sleeping draughts are a literal solution!
@@timidwolf Unless Alchemy counts as magic and incurs debt, otherwise yes! potions for the win
Yeah. Sleep medication/drugs.@@timidwolf
Maybe some poppy seed tea.
Opiates ftw.
To feed the algorithm, because this new series deserves all the views: Praise Cadence!
I'm so glad we got to hear Andy say "crepuscular" in his Robin voice.
The ideal situation for Ellen: important point being made to everyone so they can't really complain, but also pun.
Actually I'm amazed she could say that without laughing 🤣😂
@@nicolalanti449 If you look at just the second before it cuts away from her, you can see the start of a laugh
Exactly; had them locked in 😂
You all have LEVELLED UP! The scene as the mules take off with the wagon is maybe the most heroic thing in Oxventure yet (and I do NOT say that lightly). Everyone was just on point. Robin rushing to the reigns without hesitation, Lug leaping off the wagon to protect the NPCs, not knowing if he would survive himself or what will happen on the cart but trusting these strangers to handle it, Willowfine instinctually and instantly protecting the young boy, with Happen firing arrows from the moving cart and Cressida getting over her travel objections and diving right into the fray. I could see it all the way Luke said he wished he could see DnD in real time and I was completely caught in the moment. It was so incredible to watch this episode. The first episode was all anticipation and meeting the new world with the new characters and learning how this was all going to look and feel. The second episode was the first little intro to the adventure and I was hooked on the mystery of the story and wondering what the heck was going on in the great wide yonder. But THIS episode showed me the team; the characters and the players. Everyone is smooth as fuck and I am so excited for the rest of this campaign.
Robin is one of the funniest characters ever made! I love this series so much!
“Can you throw a bucket over your house?” is a surprisingly ingenious question, in terms of getting to know your travel companions’ strengths and backgrounds.
“With great interest” - I see what you did there, Cressida…
I feel like this needs to be a T-shirt
"Is there..."
"Well actually, I have some lore about that."
I can't decide whether I hope Robin eventually gets class levels or not (getting to add his proficiency bonus to to *something* would be cool at least), but he's really growing on me out of nowhere. : ] He got a lot of time to shine in this one, and imo he made good use of it.
I personally hope robin does level up in some way. Maybe a custom class for "normal." Maybe extra features that are appropriate to "normal" guys, like developing artisan skills, things that don't require magic, cooking like a chef, or just developing strength.
@@jamesrichards2720 honestly, even gaining weapon proficiency with stale bread would be funny 'XD tbf tho, gaining levels would mean gaining HP, meaning it'd get harder to bring Morven out
@@knowlessman It would also mean increasingly creative ways to get Morven out! 'Drat, it seems the boy's been inoculated against head-bonking. Anybody have any drow poison on hand?'
@@knowlessman if they don't want robin gaining much hp, they could nerf it like rolling a d4, so robin can only gain 1 to 4 hp a level. If the others are getting a lot more hp when they level up, I think gaining at least a little would be fair. Even 27 hp is super vulnerable against certain enemies. I had a super weak level 7 character with only 27 hp, and they died. I think robin only has 10 hp, maybe less? I just looked it up, and he only has 4 hp. I'm guessing his extremely low hp is intentional to allow a switch, still, I think a point or two would be nice when all the characters level up. It's kinda sad that Robin's own body lacks all the hp and skill that it somehow has when morwen takes control. Robin does like honey in his official description, so maybe he'll become more adept at bee keeping, collecting honey, or something sweet or food themed.
Or maybe robin will never level up but will just develop his personality and utility as a weak but resilient normal man. Apparently, they already recorded the 1st season.
@@jamesrichards2720 I mean, being raised from a commoner to say a guard stat block maybe
The sound design in this production is just the PERFECT cherry on top to the vibes Johnny’s story telling is creating. SO excellently spooky, only ever complimentary/additive, never distracting/subtractive. Chef’s kiss to Zack/Jon/James/whoever is responsible!
Oxventure really has gotten a lot creepier! I loved the description of the headless horseman, the sounds, the music. Also, Robin’s accent is lovely.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Chauncey is such an amazing character concept
Another amazing episode! I was really creeped out when the truth about the cart was revealed 😰
Also, whoever has written the music and done the sound design for wyrdwood, you have done an absolutely stellar job! The musical sting at 28:30 is spine chilling.
Yesss that's freaked me out so much
I believe Luke writes the music
I have been fascinated by the Dullahan and the Cóiste Bodhar ever since I was very little, so having them be a part of this episode was such a treat!!
Andy managing to shoehorn a Shenmue reference into the "talk about our sponsors" bit is a prime example of why I love you guys so much.
I really like all the characters that they are playing. Can't wait to see where these Wyrdventures go
Johnny, once again, this setting is awesome, you all are doing wonderful things, and please please please I want a campaign book when this is all done!
Yes! A Wyrdwood setting book or zine or something would be amazing
This is my favourite episode of Oxventure ever I think??? I love everything about this campaign I was kicking my feet and giggling the whole episode just thank you to everyone who made this happen ig
Ngl I’d watch an entire episode of Wagon talk.
Ok, this one gave me unsettling chills - the chase, the creature, the wood - Wyrdwood is so good! Kind of terrifying, but I'm on the edge of my seat
57:42 “it was an ‘off-white’ cart, which is a WEIRD colour for a cart now I think about it”
Something about Jane’s delivery, on top of the horrible situation, really made me laugh.
Another great spooky episode! As soon as I heard ‘dullahan’ I went “ohhhhh nooooo”
You guys should listen to their Podcast for episode 2 which just came out, they mentioned at the end there about Lug's AC, they are acknowledging it, probably not going to be fixed though until the start of Season 2 because they were already record all 8 episodes for season 1 (I think if I get that right).
Okay now you guys in the comments, should also told Mike about that Lug's Reckless Attack too, because that was the main attribute for playing Barbarian which Mike not used at all in this 3 episodes, so he could start using it on Season 2 just in case he didn't use it at all for the remaining episodes of Season 1.
This show makes Friday more Friday than when Friday was just Friday.
I mean percentiles are so much more likely to roll 00 on a ten-sided die, but the drama of the giant gold d100 is top-tier.
I feel like there might be a slight misunderstanding of how percentile dice work. I could clear it up for you, I'll type it out below, but of course if you're not interested in that then please feel no obligation to click on "read more".
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When you roll percentile dice and you toss the two d10s, they will produce one of 100 different and unique combinations to give you a number between 1 and 100. Every single one of those combination numbers has an equal chance to be rolled, exactly the same as when rolling a d100. The chances of rolling a 00 on the first percentile die are 1 in 10. Rolling that 00 means that whatever you get on the second die will leave you between 1 and 9 (and then also 100 if you get 00 and 0 because we want these going from 1-100 instead of 0-99, so we treat 000 as 100). Rolling a d100, you still have a 1 in 10 chance to roll any of the numbers that you could get from a 00 on the percentile die. That's 1-9 and 100, 10 numbers over 100 possibilities. Equal to 1 in 10. Exact same probability, not a thing changes. You can feel safe making your 2d10 percentile rolls, they are identical to the 1d100! Just without the dramatic *thud.*
@@TheJakeJackson cool beans! Thanks for the explanation!
Wyrdwood is really fun. I liked the character moments during the carriage ride this episode and the moment. That music sting when they first sighted the enemies in the distance was so freaky.
This setting in general is just so great. The moment of the kids crying was so unnerving too.
loved how we got that moment everyone talking about where they are from
looking forward to finding more out about this man that keeps showing up
can't believe no one got invited to the better table this session
Robin is such a gem to watch ❤️
D100 makes a nice clunk when they role it, clunk quality is the only reason to by extra dice in my opinion making that dice extra worth it.
Never thought I'd say this, but I'm totally here for the bucket throwing discussion.
I cannot express how much I am loving this campaign so far. The vibe is so wonderfully creepy and tense almost all the time. As soon as the travelling family appeared I was immediately suspicious they were going to turn into a horror 😆
Also, the Gabbleratchets... Easily one of the creepiest creatures I've come across in anything recently. Beautiful stuff. Bring on next Friday!
@12:16 Happen, rule one of the cult is never call the cult a cult. That's like cult 101. Every cultist in the cult knows not to refer to the cult as a cult.
Can't describe how much I'm addicted to this story... I need more now!!!!
Honestly, I feel you, thumbnail Lug. That is exactly the look I would give Happen.
The stare...the glare...the eye makeup!
Ladies and gentleman of the Oxventure club: wear more eyeliner. The rest of my advice may be the meandering thoughts of a life well lived, but the benefits of eyeliner have been scientifically proven to be advantageous to your health and lifestyle
Loving this new series so much, having to wait a week for new episodes is so tough now
Robin's tales of his home life are so Johnny Vegas.
Luke had to find another way to throw away the party gold since he’s not Dob anymore. 😅
Andy is just so funny as Robin. As much as I love Morven, Robin is a real pleasure as well.
Happen is just great too.
I am loving this series!
I love how much fun they're having with their characters so far. They've come so far since their first DND campaign! This, Blades and Deadlands have all been amazing.
Every episode in this series gets better and better. I originally played this while doing some housework and life admin... 20 minutes in it had my undivided attention and everything had stopped, bravo!
I’m obsessed with this series! The ability for these episodes to alternate between being funny and a literal waking nightmare is so impressive 💕
The awkward silence at 17:30 brought me to tears 😂
I know this doesn't seem to be their style, but I would love it if Johnny released this setting to buy. They've built such an engaging, rich, genuinely scary world here, and the debt mechanic is one of the most interesting twist's I've seen in a game in ages. Give me more of this world please!
Im not questioning why you got the giant D-100 at all. This game mechanic is super exciting. Even if it only happens once this season I'm going to cheer.
Hopefully it will hit Happen. Praise Cadence.
My favorite episodes of the last Oxventure series were the social stealth ones where the gang had to interact with members of high society in crowded social gatherings, but Johnny's doing so well with the overall tone of the folk horror setting that I'm probably not gonna miss those episodes as much as I thought I would!
I adore Cressida. My favourite so far. She's hilarious out of combat, but the seriousness of being an ultimately self-serving character really came out in this episode. I was not expecting her to turn invisible and essentially say 'you know what, you guys are on your own'. That was a fantastic moment.
I came here looking for a liveplay in my favorite campaign setting (Mystara) & rules edition (BECMI), in order to vicariously re-live the games of my youth that other more famous liveplays haven't satisfied. Although Wyrdwood is neither BECMI nor Mystara, the tone of your game very much filled that feeling I've been missing. After catching up with this episode, I went back to watch your early games back in 2017... and I've got to say, it's quite fun and amazing to see how each of your group has changed over the years. You have definitely earned yourselves a new regular viewer! Thank you for sharing your creations with me.
Oh my God absolutely love this the violin is so creepy it's making me so anxious I love it so much whoever did the music is amazing
The mysterious stranger feels right out of english folklore, I love the mystery of this series!
The monster descriptions were creepy and out of this world once more. *shivers*
Ok, one episode of this a week is decidedly not enough! I'm loving this, well done to the whole team! And sound design+ music are just chef's kiss
This episode already has me howling 😏
Love Johnny getting to flex that medievalist degree loading this new setting with the folklore
I could have listened to the bucket conversation go on for hours and be completely entertained the entire time honestly, haha 😄
the moment they said they found the carriage abandoned i just knew that broke some wildfolk pact or other
I love how they describe the guy with the leather circle with twine every single time.
It’s a fantastic way of describing the guy while keeping the mystery alive.
Just getting caught up after moving out of my apartment and I am riveted. This setting is absolutely badass.
How is it possible these just keep getting better? Love it, can't wait for more
Retrospective inspiration for ‘where are the wolves? There are the wolves!’ 👏
The last 20 minutes are so tense. Absolutely fantastic stuff from all of you!
I have to say- props to the sound recordist on this series- some brilliant sound effects that really add to the spookiness!
I absolutely love the music in this series, chef's kiss
Another superb episode of Wyrdwood. This place feels so dangerous and I love it.
So I'm thinking Ellen has seen Young Frankenstein at some point:
Frankenstein 'Werewolf?
Igor, pointing, 'There. Wolf. There. Castle.'
I would hope she has. That movie is an absolute classic!
The joke is pretty obvious, to be fair.
It's a Millennial requirement that you have to have watched at least one Mel Brooks movie
Actually, the name is Fronkensteen. It's on his office door and everything.😁
Wyrdwood drinking game, do a shot everytime Johnny says uncertain times :P
What a perfect thing to watch late at night on a cabin trip by a roaring fire. Super cozy/spooky vibes.
I am loving this series so much. Not that oxventure has ever done something I don't love.
Truly brilliant story-telling! And praise Cadence!
Andy has clearly been reading the book and is now the player that basically keeps everyone right and safe. Quite the departure from corrazon 😊
I'm so excited to see a Dullahan in this setting! They are my favourite mythical creature, so creepy and evocative. I never have trouble picturing the scenes Johnny conjures up, but this one in particular was perfect.
An amazing campaign. I've had a wonderful time so far and can't wait for the next one!
I feel bad for Robin; without much consideration everyone just decide to try to knock him unconscious when they want to talk with Morven. What a cruel thing.
This is so good. These episodes have become my Saturday morning cartoon. So, SO good. 💖💖💖
My favourite thing about Andy and Luke this season has been how many Mom Can't Cook references they've worked in. It's glorious.
Really enjoying this one and I'm having to play catch up with the episodes. We lost power on the 27th thanks to Helene and while we finally got it back on the 4th, I only just got internet back yesterday and have had a lot of catching up to do with various things. It's nice to be able to finally watch these and relax a little bit.
I have to chime in that I love y'all giving Jurassic Park III some love. It's my second favorite of the trilogy after Jurassic Park itself.
Oh no. The amount of swearing I did with the hunting party, and then what Michael had. Nice twist there. I'm relieved the kids and the father weren't part of the party. I felt sure they would turn on the group. Loving the weird guy repeatedly showing up and I can't wait to find out more about him. The failed roll to knock Robin out absolutely sent me.
I’m enjoying this show very much.. good job everyone
52:13 it's getting dark, and the monsters mostly come out at night, mostly
This is like my new way of reading 😂This is amazing, I’m new to D&D, and I’ve learnt so much already
Don't worry I'm sure it will happen eventually as well Johnny. They'll keep casting more spells as things get higher.
Release the 20 min. Bucket Talk cut!
Well done. The sound design is exceptional.
NGL I would definitely buy some of those Cadence skull coins if they made them as merch, the skull with dice for eyes motif on Luke's hand looks sick.
They're now Checkhov's coins, if someone doesnt at some point flip them to make an impactful decision I will be sorely disappointed.
@@donkthekongjr4670 I kind of want to see Robin flip his to make an utterly banal, day-to-day, consequence-less decision, though :D
THIS IS SO GOOD!
I look forward to the new episode every week fr ❤