Acquisitions Inc. D&D Podcast Season 1 - Episode 1 

RUdigitized Indeed. This is a truth of the universe. The world is forever changed once entered by that scion of the New Hampshire Darkmagics ...

RUdigitized From such simple words, a tale of epic arcane power is woven into being by the will of the most prodigious wizard of our time. To quote another powerful wizard, "That's how it always starts, from something very small."

TheWIBoiler

+Exhausted Elox That quote sounds incredibly familiar, but I can't for the life of me figure out/remember which wizard..

DevilJinKazama It was the last line by Egg Shen in the prologue for "Big Trouble in Little China". I thought it was fitting after Perkins made "Green Flame" a thing at one of the live shows.

Have a magical day!

Doves appear!

Jim Darkmagic, of the New Hampshire Darkmagics

This is the only rp podcast I enjoyed listening to (one of the few podcasts at all). Just something about the laid back atmosphere, Chris Perkins memorizing descriptions and voice, Jerry Mike and Jerry still figuring most of the stuff out.

@UC0ifWhT48Fh8duHfmvvtVfA It's so good. I'm very frustrated with what it has turned into today. Generic, cookie cutter, too safe, over production. Alas...

They had no idea

It must be harder for Chris because he has a 2 hr. time crunch for the live events. DM's dont usually have to cut down the game to make time slots.

The Magician +++ dito! P

they say that you can make a woman fall in love with you with only seven words

@@johngaete2413 I have lots and lots of money?

I’m pretty sure he came up with "Omin" because Scott Kurtz said the word "ominous" teo seconds earlier 😀

@@Idziemel1 uh yes.

+samouflage99 just audio

... flash forward!

AD&D had it the other way around for certain rolls...

Its my understanding that Jerry had meetings with the WotC guys and had alot of say in the overall flavor of the campaign. The WotC guys handed out pregens with empty slots for the character names/backgrounds but had everything else made before hand and Mike was basically being bribed to even sit down to play.

RUdigitized I don't mean to be rude, but where did you hear that?

PAtv Season 4 Ep 09. They talk about everything behind the scenes Aquisitons Inc. Also it shows footage of Jerry discussing the direction of the 'show' with the Wotc guys. Concerning the pregens, you can hear them talking about it at the beginning of the first podcast itself. Here: www.penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/acq.-inc

I don't understand why it would make you sad! They were approached by wotc to make something fun!

Well that was 5 years ago. Jerry had been trying to get him to play for years but he really had no desire to play dnd at all. Now he's a fully fledged dungeon master with a several year-long campaign and is designing his own tabletop system.

Check out Greetings Adventures!

tbh, after being so used to ac inc and their comedic focus I wasnt really able to get into critical role. however I only gave it a shot once and didnt have the patience to get into something new at the time. for me the fun component was kinda missing but it couldve very easily been that I just caught an episode that was very plot heavy so the players took it more seriously. would you recommend giving it another shot ?

@@frankie9373 100% recommend it. It is much more serious, but they get up to some less serious stuff like Grog the barbarian talking to his sentient evil sword in a porta potty and trying to play it off as talking to the dump he's taking when one of his party members overhears him in there. Lol. They aren't too far into the third campaign now so it would be the one to get into if you want to watch it when it comes out every week. But my favorite by far was their first campaign. The second campaign was good but it was very political and didn't feel like it really got good to me until about the midway point of the entire campaign after they got out of the foreign country where all the politics were.

@@duttdits aight, I'll give them another try. thanks for the tips.

+Rifleman Moore 2016 PAX season coming up...we can only hope.

Rifleman Moore oh my god yes

too bad he ruined it by trying to go solo.

IT IS 2020 AND I GET THIS JOKE!

@@companyoflosers what happened?

@@marcoboscarol2420 the binwin player left the group with the comment, “Why should I spend my time building someone else’s brand when I could be out here building my own?” …and failed miserably at building his own brand.

@@TheOdditee Ah... pity he left since I found him funny and thanks for the answer

+cavalier973 it's actually Bruenor Battlehammer that is in the d&d 5e players handbook though binwin is based on Bruenor (I think) (and if you dont know who that is it is one of the Companions of the Hall from the Drizzt Do'Urden books. If you have not read those books I would highly recommend them they are written by R.A Salvatore)

Same

Awesome stuff huh?

The full ride to today is incredible. Take that ride my friend

+Absurge Don't we all?

+Marian Moss Because anything that happens in game counts as cannon or as dnd world facts

He does have mastery of the DM arts. I wish he would run a DM workshop. I am good but I know I could learn some tips and tricks from him.

It also foreshadows the hamburger nominators!

BaSH PROMPT Actually quite a few honor the character and in fact this entire party. They have grown to such a degree that many reference them in passing. As in "We couldn't get the wonderful party of Acquisitions Inc. so we had to hire you." Or even someone might say "He is no Jim Darkmagic, but he will do." It is a form of respect to them that others use them in at least a phrase, and of course it is a good way to let your players know what world or timeline you are currently playing in. And on another note, I understand this is the internet and you can easily hide behind your keyboard, but I do have one question "Why do you have to be so rude?" Well, either it be such harsh criticism or some friendly advice, everyone is welcomed to come view the videos being posted on my channel. Check out the new table top RPG called #Shantup

BaSH PROMPT To much rage. You need to step away from the table in mom's basement and go outside more.

ShantupWOG There is always one troll like Bash on the post's. Slay , use fire and he won't regen and come back. And on a side note all you said is true but to use Jim Darkmagic and Acquisitions Inc. also just add's some laugh's and a light note to any world or campaign. But remember if Jim is used to describe him correctly...because we all know Jim is 7 feet tall and sharts lightning bolt's out his arse!!!!!!!!!

This is like reading an Origin Story.

It would have made for a decent one-person-controls-a-party RPG game, like the Baldur's Gate series. But then again, most of the mods for Baldur's Gate 3 are focused on making the game as much like DnD 5e as possible, so **shrug**

It's actually a Interesting concept, especially for a comedy character

You actually can do that. Instead of adhering to a deity, you follow a concept, like good or chaos.

Riplee86 I would make the atheist cleric adhere to the magic-user style of magic, having to read spell books and use material components since there's no deity to grant the powers.

Considering that there is atheist clergy in the real world. Why not?

Sure....no spells though

Kur Norock ROLE playing at its finest

avbsvideo i wanna know how he got that name!

Menard Shortypants as his trusty side-kick.

there's a website called Meetup.org where you can probably find fellow gamers

+Kat K right on, thanks for the info!

:) the internet makes being a nerd easier than ever :) I remember the days when I had to rely on luck to find fellow gamers. so much easier online

+Kat K this is true! Unfortunately in my backwards town, computers are misunderstood luxuries, the Internet is something they fish with and D&D is a movie about Jim Carrey... It's tough being me in this one horse town!

Yuck, I'm sorry. Small towns are the worst for people like us. At least internet is a thing now, though. Hang in there.

I thought you were talking about a dnd monster but after I heard them talk about it I had to google it too. Cray

*Wil

If you listen through all the AI podcasts there are alot of situations in games that are foreshadowed in previous campaigns. I'm convinced that Chris re-listens to these and picks out one or two things that were said and builds on or around them

joey gautreau The best DMs are the most evil hobbitses

joey gautreau Do you think the grey-haired man in the tavern who is talking to the commander and raises his glass to the party in 2014 is Nathan Fairingray?

Hmmm idk, it's possible I guess, the only problem with that theory is the party switched from grey-hawk to faerun. If his 2015 campaign is any hint, then the grey - haired man could be anyone from Elminster to Isteval

+Jude Lucas fell-magic i believe, same meaning

I hope you found it that way.

was it good?

Look like a D20 to me. So why do you say this?

Simon Beaudoin Because it's actually a 'life spin-down counter' normally used in Magic the Gathering TCG. Notice how the numbers are pretty much in sequence? A true D20 wouldn't be that way, so ShantupWOG has a point, but some people use them. I used it for the photo because it's 'giant' in size and easy to photograph : )

***** The reason this dice does not work is because if I were to have this dice in a D&D or #Shantup game I would could easily have the higher numbers on one side and try to make sure it spins like a top with lower numbers at the bottom instead of just letting it role naturally. That way I may not always get a 20 on it but I can get anything from 16-20 on a regular basis and have better chances of success. But I see why Vital Blurs DnD used it, I agree much easier to photo.

Simon Beaudoin Too easy to slightly weight to give an advantage. Also if you get good at throwing it's easy to get in the general area.

ShantupWOG So, what you're saying is, you have no problem with the die itself; just with people who would use it to cheat? So... your problem is actually with cheaters? Hmm. I agree. Cheating is bad.