D&D General D&D Survivor - Dungeon Masters: Matt Mercer Wins!

[OB1]

Dave Arneson, "Blackmoor" 26
Jasmine Bhullar, "Shikar" 23
Celeste Conowitch, "Venture Maidens" 18
Monte Cook, "Praemal" 21
Matt Colville, "The Chain of Acheron" 18
Neal Erickson, "Missclicks" 16
Dale Friesen, "Dice Friends" 20
Ed Greenwood, "Forgotten Realms" 18
Gary Gygax, "Greyhawk" 23
Aabria Iyengar, "Exandria Unlimited" 19
Will Jones, "Encounter Roleplay" 12-2=10
Todd Kenreck, "Heroes of the Planes" 16
Troy Lavallee, "Glass Cannon" 20
Katie Mae, "Generation Fantasy" 20
Montgomery Martin, "The Dungeon Dudes" 19
Griffin McElroy, "Adventure Zone" 14
Matt Mercer, "Critical Role" 22+1=23
Brennan Lee Mulligan, "Dimension20" 21
Chris Perkins, "Dice Camera Action" 27
Satine Phoenix, "Maze Arcana" 27
Aram Vartian, "Godsfall" 24
Dave Walters, "Black Dice Society" 21

 

[Maxperson]

Dave Arneson, "Blackmoor" 26
Jasmine Bhullar, "Shikar" 23
Celeste Conowitch, "Venture Maidens" 18
Monte Cook, "Praemal" 21
Matt Colville, "The Chain of Acheron" 18
Neal Erickson, "Missclicks" 16
Dale Friesen, "Dice Friends" 20
Ed Greenwood, "Forgotten Realms" 18
Gary Gygax, "Greyhawk" 24
Aabria Iyengar, "Exandria Unlimited" 19
Will Jones, "Encounter Roleplay" 10
Todd Kenreck, "Heroes of the Planes" 16
Troy Lavallee, "Glass Cannon" 20
Katie Mae, "Generation Fantasy" 20
Montgomery Martin, "The Dungeon Dudes" 19
Griffin McElroy, "Adventure Zone" 12
Matt Mercer, "Critical Role" 23
Brennan Lee Mulligan, "Dimension20" 21
Chris Perkins, "Dice Camera Action" 27
Satine Phoenix, "Maze Arcana" 27
Aram Vartian, "Godsfall" 24
Dave Walters, "Black Dice Society" 21

 

[Yardiff]

Dave Arneson, "Blackmoor" 26
Jasmine Bhullar, "Shikar" 23
Celeste Conowitch, "Venture Maidens" 18
Monte Cook, "Praemal" 21
Matt Colville, "The Chain of Acheron" 18
Neal Erickson, "Missclicks" 16
Dale Friesen, "Dice Friends" 20
Ed Greenwood, "Forgotten Realms" 18
Gary Gygax, "Greyhawk" 24+1=25
Aabria Iyengar, "Exandria Unlimited" 19
Will Jones, "Encounter Roleplay" 10-2=8
Todd Kenreck, "Heroes of the Planes" 16
Troy Lavallee, "Glass Cannon" 20
Katie Mae, "Generation Fantasy" 20
Montgomery Martin, "The Dungeon Dudes" 19
Griffin McElroy, "Adventure Zone" 12
Matt Mercer, "Critical Role" 23
Brennan Lee Mulligan, "Dimension20" 21
Chris Perkins, "Dice Camera Action" 27
Satine Phoenix, "Maze Arcana" 27
Aram Vartian, "Godsfall" 24
Dave Walters, "Black Dice Society" 21

 

[Malmuria]

Dave Arneson, "Blackmoor" 26
Jasmine Bhullar, "Shikar" 23
Celeste Conowitch, "Venture Maidens" 18
Monte Cook, "Praemal" 21
Matt Colville, "The Chain of Acheron" 18
Neal Erickson, "Missclicks" 16
Dale Friesen, "Dice Friends" 20
Ed Greenwood, "Forgotten Realms" 18
Gary Gygax, "Greyhawk" 23
Aabria Iyengar, "Exandria Unlimited" 20
Will Jones, "Encounter Roleplay" 10-2=10
Todd Kenreck, "Heroes of the Planes" 16
Troy Lavallee, "Glass Cannon" 20
Katie Mae, "Generation Fantasy" 20
Montgomery Martin, "The Dungeon Dudes" 19
Griffin McElroy, "Adventure Zone" 12
Matt Mercer, "Critical Role" 23
Brennan Lee Mulligan, "Dimension20" 21
Chris Perkins, "Dice Camera Action" 27
Satine Phoenix, "Maze Arcana" 27
Aram Vartian, "Godsfall" 24
Dave Walters, "Black Dice Society" 21

 

[chrisrtld]

Dave Arneson, "Blackmoor" 26
Jasmine Bhullar, "Shikar" 23
Celeste Conowitch, "Venture Maidens" 18
Monte Cook, "Praemal" 21
Matt Colville, "The Chain of Acheron" 18
Neal Erickson, "Missclicks" 16
Dale Friesen, "Dice Friends" 20
Ed Greenwood, "Forgotten Realms" 18
Gary Gygax, "Greyhawk" 24
Aabria Iyengar, "Exandria Unlimited" 20
Will Jones, "Encounter Roleplay" 8
Todd Kenreck, "Heroes of the Planes" 16
Troy Lavallee, "Glass Cannon" 20
Katie Mae, "Generation Fantasy" 20
Montgomery Martin, "The Dungeon Dudes" 19
Griffin McElroy, "Adventure Zone" 12
Matt Mercer, "Critical Role" 23
Brennan Lee Mulligan, "Dimension20" 21
Chris Perkins, "Dice Camera Action" 27
Satine Phoenix, "Maze Arcana" 27
Aram Vartian, "Godsfall" 24
Dave Walters, "Black Dice Society" 21

 

[Tinker-TDC]

Dave Arneson, "Blackmoor" 26
Jasmine Bhullar, "Shikar" 23
Celeste Conowitch, "Venture Maidens" 18
Monte Cook, "Praemal" 21
Matt Colville, "The Chain of Acheron" 19
Neal Erickson, "Missclicks" 16
Dale Friesen, "Dice Friends" 20
Ed Greenwood, "Forgotten Realms" 18
Gary Gygax, "Greyhawk" 24
Aabria Iyengar, "Exandria Unlimited" 20
Will Jones, "Encounter Roleplay" 6
Todd Kenreck, "Heroes of the Planes" 16
Troy Lavallee, "Glass Cannon" 20
Katie Mae, "Generation Fantasy" 20
Montgomery Martin, "The Dungeon Dudes" 19
Griffin McElroy, "Adventure Zone" 12
Matt Mercer, "Critical Role" 23
Brennan Lee Mulligan, "Dimension20" 21
Chris Perkins, "Dice Camera Action" 27
Satine Phoenix, "Maze Arcana" 27
Aram Vartian, "Godsfall" 24
Dave Walters, "Black Dice Society" 21

 

[RealAlHazred]

Dave Arneson, "Blackmoor" 26
Jasmine Bhullar, "Shikar" 23
Celeste Conowitch, "Venture Maidens" 18
Monte Cook, "Praemal" 21
Matt Colville, "The Chain of Acheron" 19
Neal Erickson, "Missclicks" 16
Dale Friesen, "Dice Friends" 20
Ed Greenwood, "Forgotten Realms" 18
Gary Gygax, "Greyhawk" 24
Aabria Iyengar, "Exandria Unlimited" 20
Will Jones, "Encounter Roleplay" 6 - 2 = 4
Todd Kenreck, "Heroes of the Planes" 16
Troy Lavallee, "Glass Cannon" 20
Katie Mae, "Generation Fantasy" 20
Montgomery Martin, "The Dungeon Dudes" 19
Griffin McElroy, "Adventure Zone" 12
Matt Mercer, "Critical Role" 23
Brennan Lee Mulligan, "Dimension20" 21 + 1 = 22
Chris Perkins, "Dice Camera Action" 27
Satine Phoenix, "Maze Arcana" 27
Aram Vartian, "Godsfall" 24
Dave Walters, "Black Dice Society" 21

To be fair to Matt, strongholds and followers is really good.

Hang on, are we rating these guys based on their DMing, or on their writing? Because those skills are remarkably different.

 

[CleverNickName]

Hang on, are we rating these guys based on their DMing, or on their writing? Because those skills are remarkably different.

That's a great question, and it's very easy to answer. From the first post:

1. This is a pure popularity contest, and is meant to be fun. You can cast your votes for whatever reason you want; spite, irrational love or hatred, huge creature envy, gameplay mechanics, barometric pressure, coin flips, strategic voting, and so on are all perfectly acceptable. You can comment for the reasons for your vote, or not - up to you! But this is for enjoyment only.

2. This is a list of famous Dungeon Masters, which is to say they are real flesh-and-blood people who happened to became famous (or infamous) for running D&D games. Some of them are actual play streamers, some of them are podcasters, and some of them predate the Internet altogether. Some are still actively playing, some have retired, some are on hiatus, and some are deceased. But they are all DMs.

So really, it's up to you!

Most folks appear to be voting based on DMing style or pop-culture relevance, since all of the higher-scoring options are for live-streamers and podcasters. But there are several DMs on the list who predate the Internet and don't have recorded performances to watch, and not a single one of them has been eliminated yet...so it's pretty obvious that for a good portion of us, writing style or nostalgia is having an effect on voters as well.

Me? I'm just here for the popcorn. I'm spreading out my upvotes among my half-dozen favorites, whichever one has an even-number of points (I've convinced myself that odd-numbered scores require one extra downvote to eliminate.) And I'm focusing my downvotes on the first option that reached a score of 30, because I want a close contest.

 

[RealAlHazred]

So really, it's up to you!

Well, I'm sticking with DMing style. And of those listed, I've only seen two (and I thought both were fantastic DMs) so those are the ones I'm voting for. After running hundreds of games for conventions, I'm no longer a fan of watching other people play/run, but occasionally I'll catch a stream that I find cool or where I think I'll learn something. And those deserve updoots!

 

[Omand]

Dave Arneson, "Blackmoor" 26
Jasmine Bhullar, "Shikar" 23
Celeste Conowitch, "Venture Maidens" 18
Monte Cook, "Praemal" 21
Matt Colville, "The Chain of Acheron" 19
Neal Erickson, "Missclicks" 16
Dale Friesen, "Dice Friends" 20
Ed Greenwood, "Forgotten Realms" 18
Gary Gygax, "Greyhawk" 24
Aabria Iyengar, "Exandria Unlimited" 20
Will Jones, "Encounter Roleplay" 2
Todd Kenreck, "Heroes of the Planes" 16
Troy Lavallee, "Glass Cannon" 20
Katie Mae, "Generation Fantasy" 20
Montgomery Martin, "The Dungeon Dudes" 19
Griffin McElroy, "Adventure Zone" 12
Matt Mercer, "Critical Role" 23
Brennan Lee Mulligan, "Dimension20" 22
Chris Perkins, "Dice Camera Action" 27
Satine Phoenix, "Maze Arcana" 27
Aram Vartian, "Godsfall" 24
Dave Walters, "Black Dice Society" 21

One correction to the thread. Will Jones was voted to 10 twice in Post #191 by @OB1 and again in Post #193 by @Yardiff. Should be at 2 as a result instead of 4.

Everything else appears to track correctly.

Cheers