#also i wish i were kidding about having cry-laughed at that ep of dirty laundry

[dankomanuels]

ok sorry this is so random, but what's the show with guys playing DM and the incredibly funny and charismatic guy whom i've seen in other vids on tumblr is a dm? (purple background on the gifset i've seen you reblog). i've never heard of it and i'm not sure where to look! tia! <3

omg hi it's from something called dimension 20! it's part of a larger media network called dropout that has a ton of really good content (i really love their game show-esque stuff), they either used to be or used to be part of collegehumor. it's a paid subscription service but it's like six dollars a month and tbh with the amount of joy d20 + um, actually (a show where nerds pick out the wrong part of a given sentence about nerd shit), dirty laundry (a show where four people try to guess whose secret is being read aloud while getting progressively drunker, i have actually cried laughing at the linked episode more than once), and game changer (a game show where the game is different every time) bring me it is SUPER worth it.

anyway dimension 20 is a ttrpg show that has different seasons with different plots - my favorite is called a crown of candy and the first ep is on youtube (here!), it's a little silly at first (i think the dm's plot summary is literally "like game of thrones but with food") but watching the participants develop their characters in real time and react to/interact with the worldbuilding is so much fun (and it made me genuinely ugly cry at my desk at one point).

the very funny and charismatic guy is named brennan lee mulligan and truly every video i've seen him in has been delightful. the way his brain works is fascinating and i have never identified more with another human being than watching him explain in GREAT DETAIL the political climate of a mostly-irrelevant location for, and i am not exaggerating, seven minutes while his players just kind of nodded. did they need to know any of that? no. but brennan needed it to make sense to him and they were along for the ride.

(but also emily, siobhan, lou, ally, murph and zac oyama my beloved are very entertaining in their own right and if you end up getting into d20 please message me again and tell me who your fave is because literally any answer is valid.)