Robot Chicken creators play on WotC vidcast

[Scribble]

I know it's been a long time since I saw Robot Chicken, but I recall they had a recurring skit/gag a few years ago that was this one guy who was always in his basement playing D&D. They'd have him in different situations, as a recurring sort of thing. So maybe they'll do more with him if they haven't already.

I think it would go a long way towards re-inserting the brand back into the current "geek mind..."

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

On the WotC forums, someone noted that there are now DM commentary available for the podcasts.

Part 1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFClW2WVmI
Part 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIgdG6FL8ac
Part 3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAiEFBgsCls

 

[tallyrand]

As much as I would prefer these videos to be longer, I understand their brevity. YouTube only allows videos of 10 min or shorter. However their release schedule for these videos is much faster than the weekly releases of the PA/PvP podcasts.

What's driving me a bit crazy is the DM seems relentless in suggesting the players make basic attacks, I don't know that the players understand their At-Wills.

 

[DEFCON 1]

What's driving me a bit crazy is the DM seems relentless in suggesting the players make basic attacks, I don't know that the players understand their At-Wills.

Well to be fair... the two players who have made the most melee attacks (the goliath and the warforged) I believe are both completely new players to D&D (and it sounds like rpgs in general). So getting their feet wet on just learning how to attack and roll damage in itself is a good thing for them to become comfortable with... before telling them all about the special attacks they can make with at-wills and such.

And while I do agree that the 10-minute maximum for YouTube has the unfortunate side effect of feeling as though the episodes can't build a real momentum before all of a sudden they're done... the fact that they seem to be coming out three times a week (thereby giving us the equivelant of the 30-minute podcasts of the last PA/PvP/Wheaton gamercasts) means that if I just hold off to the end of the week, I can watch a whole bunch at once and keep the flow going.

 

[darjr]

I think that if you subscribe to the feed that in itunes you can start them as a group and watch them all the way through.... the embeded starts and endings will be annoying.

 

[Windjammer]

On the WotC forums, someone noted that there are now DM commentary available for the podcasts.

Thanks for linking these! I'm esp. looking forward to part 4 where Chris will comment on the section that drew the ire in the "This mentality is video-gamey and it got to stop" thread ("nope you can't use your powers on the door - only on creatures!.... say yes!")

 

[Windjammer]

Dark Sun

While it would have been cool for us (ie current D&D players - i know I would have liked it!) remember that these are all mostly first time RPG players (only 2 of the 5 said they'd played RPGs before, and one of those 2 said it had been many years since he played). So sticking to a more standard fantasy setting probably makes it easier for those unfamiliar with it to understand what's going on. At least that's my guess.

No need to guess. As Chris Perkins explains in the first commentary video (just linked by Mustrum), the reason they put it in Undermountain is to have it as a tie-in to their D&D Wendesday Night program to draw in new players. Which is basically Delve Night for newbs, and set in Undermountain.

 

[Jhaelen]

As much as I would prefer these videos to be longer, I understand their brevity. YouTube only allows videos of 10 min or shorter. However their release schedule for these videos is much faster than the weekly releases of the PA/PvP podcasts.

What annoys me most (now that I can actually watch them on my iPhone) is that it takes me 1-2 hours to download one of them. That's not a good ratio, at all.

 

[Moon_Goddess]

I find it hillarious that all of us are talking about, look at the great table and awesome chairs they got to play at,

While in the DM Commentary he's all like, "yeah this is this terrible dingy club and they luckily managed to pull together the few chairs that actually looked alike while I sat on the world's most uncomfortable stool while a puddle grew under the table from the leaks"

 

[darjr]

the DM commentary is awesome! I'm totaly stealing the dead floating beholder full of spiders idea!