I love how hard Mike RPs Jim Darkmagic (of the Newhampshire Darkmagics). He does ZERO meta-gaming he just runs with it. He kisses random women, he tips up jars of dangerous ooze, he frost-bolts a temple of holy learning. Jim is a beast. I love Jim. I usually play warrior but Jim Darkmagic is excellent.
MrMcBobb AqI ep 6 was amazing because of just that. When you get to meet Jim's family and he just runs through it all nonchalantly. Everything Chris tried to throw at Mike to throw him off was deftly handled and RP'd out. It was magnificent.
Matthew Brown I want to love ep 6 because it's all Jim but I can't stand those bards. I know some people love them, and that's fine, but they really bug me.
Oh yeah, Al's ego led to his death, but, historically, there are 3 options for how Acq Inc "finds" a trap. I would wager that the vast majority of tabletop gamers that have gamed with a DM that enjoys pushing them to the limits have had those moments when you turn to the rest of the table and plead "DO SOMETHING!!!!" This instance, due to Al's "I keep walking farther from the party" strat, the answer was "We listen to you die...." Remember kids, ALWAYS know and provide your DM's favorite treat at the beginning of the session. It's not a bribe, it's an insurance policy
XainMexi Poor Al :( Yea, me and my buddies are about to embark on our first ever DnD adventure and I am gonna ply the DM with so much chocolate and toffee popcorn you would not believe.
What I kept thinking when Chris talked about Blackcloak's level of magic is, did any of them realize that Jim had all three volumes of the Manual of Awesome at one time or did they just forget about it between 2011 and 2012?
They ignored it so that Jim wouldn't be some OP level 20 Wizard who steamrolls every adventure, making the game very boring to play and to listen/watch.
I'm not gonna lie; I'm super disappointed that, after Viari stabbed the acidic ooze, nobody made the joke that he just turned his gear from pristine to Aeofel-grade.
I love how hard Mike RPs Jim Darkmagic (of the Newhampshire Darkmagics). He does ZERO meta-gaming he just runs with it. He kisses random women, he tips up jars of dangerous ooze, he frost-bolts a temple of holy learning. Jim is a beast. I love Jim.
I usually play warrior but Jim Darkmagic is excellent.
MrMcBobb AqI ep 6 was amazing because of just that. When you get to meet Jim's family and he just runs through it all nonchalantly. Everything Chris tried to throw at Mike to throw him off was deftly handled and RP'd out. It was magnificent.
Matthew Brown I want to love ep 6 because it's all Jim but I can't stand those bards. I know some people love them, and that's fine, but they really bug me.
I like to think that any meta gaming that he does is in fact in character, he's just talking to himself
Chris voicing the ooze falling onto the floor is probably my favourite moment in the whole series!! =)
11:04 You missed an option:
How Acq Inc finds traps:
a) Binwin steps on them
b) Binwin falls on them
c) Binwin lets Al fall INTO them ;)
Al split the party you guys! It wasn't Binwin's fault! Jeeeeezus!
Oh yeah, Al's ego led to his death, but, historically, there are 3 options for how Acq Inc "finds" a trap.
I would wager that the vast majority of tabletop gamers that have gamed with a DM that enjoys pushing them to the limits have had those moments when you turn to the rest of the table and plead "DO SOMETHING!!!!"
This instance, due to Al's "I keep walking farther from the party" strat, the answer was "We listen to you die...."
Remember kids, ALWAYS know and provide your DM's favorite treat at the beginning of the session. It's not a bribe, it's an insurance policy
XainMexi Poor Al :(
Yea, me and my buddies are about to embark on our first ever DnD adventure and I am gonna ply the DM with so much chocolate and toffee popcorn you would not believe.
XainMexi his name is Aeofel!
Luna
That's what I said. "Poor Al" XD
The 16th minute is quite epic thanks to everything that has come before.
I wish they would video these sessions.
"This is the kind of door best of by a Dwarf"
Me: Ah, a Door of Dwarvenkind
ty for the upload
I wish they'd video these too.
They've come out with a new series on PennyArcadeTV that's filmed! The next one I believe comes out on the 27th of July.
MOAR!
"who the fuck are you and what did you do with Jerry?" LOVE IT.
"who the F are you and what have you done with Jerry? " lol, epic
What I kept thinking when Chris talked about Blackcloak's level of magic is, did any of them realize that Jim had all three volumes of the Manual of Awesome at one time or did they just forget about it between 2011 and 2012?
They ignored it so that Jim wouldn't be some OP level 20 Wizard who steamrolls every adventure, making the game very boring to play and to listen/watch.
I assume they lost those when they crashed Jim's magical house and were almost sacrificed at an altar.
Knowing Jim Darkmagic, he probably decided they were too much of a slog to get through, regardless of the power they held.
26:00 XD, No Pat Kvothe is not going to get patronage from a pseudo-pod and slime
So im assuming jim never read his books that his grandfather gave him?
Thervan Firahel he was already awesome, and he can’t read or share
I'm not gonna lie; I'm super disappointed that, after Viari stabbed the acidic ooze, nobody made the joke that he just turned his gear from pristine to Aeofel-grade.
+Xel Tanni That joke has been beaten to death. Would have just been annoying.
Well, that's the pits...
OwenTheBlonde I love it.