WotC New D&D Stream Replaces Dice, Camera, Action!

The official D&D streaming campaign Dice, Camera, Action!, run by WotC's Chris Perkins, ended somewhat ignominiously earlier this year. WotC has just announced its replacement -- "DnDPresents", featuring some of the same cast.

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According to the official Twitter account Chris Perkins returns as DM for a new show, DnD Presents, featuring. Anna Prosser, Nathan Sharp, Mica Burton, and ShadyPenguinn. More information will be revealed at PAX Unplugged next week.

WotC confirmed "We are excited for you to experience the new show, but that means [Dice, Camera, Action!] will not be returning. We congratulate the cast on 141 episodes of wonderful storytelling."

Chris Perkins added "I will have thoughts to share about DCA at some point, but for now I’ll just say how much I love the whole DCA cast, in particular Anna Prosser, Nathan Sharp, Jared Knabenbauer, and Holly Conrad. We are a family, and their happiness matters to me."

 

[Zarithar]

A somewhat bittersweet resolution. I look forward to the new stream but am going to miss DCA. I wish Holly and Jared all the best and hope to see them back in some official capacity at some point. Good that Anna & Nate are a part of it... but damn if I won't miss Evelyn in particular. I hope she continues to show up for random AI games at least.

 

[Parmandur]

I think it has a lot to do with streams being D&D as performance art, rather than D&D as game. I’ve noticed that these campaigns tend to have a lot more acting than your typical D&D session, and a lot less narrating over large swaths of downtime. In actual play, the players are participants, they’re there to make decisions and take action, so it is good policy to focus on that. In a stream though, the players are performers. They’re there to entertain the audience, who are passive viewers.

Honestly, what I've seen in streams matches my experience in play since the early Aughts.

 

[vecna00]

One thing in particular that's been noted during the Pax Unplugged panel, they will be previewing the big adventure during the summer. Perkins also mentioned bringing in stuff from other campaign settings, including Spelljammer, which is being worked on. Whether that last part is a part of Nathan Stewart's continuous trolling remains to be seen.

 

[Parmandur]

One thing in particular that's been noted during the Pax Unplugged panel, they will be previewing the big adventure during the summer. Perkins also mentioned bringing in stuff from other campaign settings, including Spelljammer, which is being worked on. Whether that last part is a part of Nathan Stewart's continuous trolling remains to be seen.

Spelljammer Confirmed? I'll believe.

 

[Ristamar]

I don't know anything about the show. I sure do hope the muppets are always there. I switched it on while I did some prep for my game and I've done zero prep. Dammit.

The channel has been going for quite a few years. I haven't kept up with it recently, but it looks like they've recently added more shows, some of which don't use the puppets, I believe.