Acquisitions Incorporated Live - PAX South 2020 

I'd watch a weekly series of Morgaen running around the D&D universe and just not putting up with anybody's bullshit.

I’ve watched Acq Inc since the beginning, and I honestly love every member of the cast for different reasons. What happened with Scott Kurtz was a heavy hit, and I was especially worried for the show after Chris Perkins was replaced. Luckily for me, as a huge fan of the series, the show is just as good as a it’s ever been. I could rave about how phenomenal a DM Jeremy Crawford is, or how much I love Patrick Rothfuss’ Viari, and Xavier Woods’ new innocent enthusiasm for the hobby, but no. This post is a tribute to the Original Jim Darkmagic. I’ve never seen a genuine nerd look as badass as Mike Krahulik does every time he takes the stage. He’s always creative, effective, and hilarious in his approach to solving the crazy ass problems we all face in D&D, and after the last two episodes I just had to give him a shout out. He’s the Daryl Dixon of Acquisition Incorporated. Omin may be the Rick Grimes like main character, but everyone would stop watching if Jim were to leave.

Xavier is considered "small" by WWE standards, I often forget how huge even the smallest WWE guys are when compared to regular people.

I love the fact that the Lich Jim Darkmagic now has a face on his cape where the Real Jim Darkmagic used to have a skull. It's all in the details!

"I also am very cool and good and I am going to roll well this time!" Nat 1

"On account of all the cheese, Bobby, I'm going to need you to make a constipation saving throw." "You mean constitution?" "You heard me."

40:53 and Jeremy's reaction might be the hardest I've ever laughed at this series. Xavier Woods is a treasure.

Only Evelyn Avalona Helvig Marthain could successfully proselytize someone to Lathander at the litteral feet of the unholy Zariel lord of Avernus.

I feel like Evelyn is an Evangelical Lethandrite, where as Bobby is a Southern Baptist Lethandrite.

Preliminary timestamps 0:19 content warning 0:26 animated recap 4:37 welcome, 5:34 cast intros 7:16 in front of the war machine 9:11 the dressing room, 10:43 you got him?! 12:01 doing this myself, 13:53 locked the door, 14:41 fan art 16:12 kidney shot, mirror smash, 19:02 favorite toes, 19:37 channel divinity 21:52 lich info dump 23:00 awfully quiet 23:18 Morgaen on top of a war machine, 24:10 mad Maggie, 25:08 new party member?, 25:41 hellrider motorcycle 27:20 blood & cheese, 27:44 soul coins, 28:48 lets ride 29:35 Evelynn, Bobby & Viari 32:19 Zariel, Lord of Avernu, 34:38 Arcana check & elevator pitch 35:58 Evelynn has a job, Bobby haggles, 38:12 one last offer, 39:24 Bobby accepts the morning lord into his heart, 40:23 by the light of the morning lord..., 40:59 Bobby feels Lathander 41:36 time resumes 42:32 back in the dressing room, 43:16 Whelm, 45:15 a crack, 46:46 Omin’s save, 48:04 Omin looks terrible, 49:04 rigor mortis 50:54 Charging the Calvary line, 52:16 Popping devils, 53:55 Maggie’s warmachine, 55:28 Omin owes Morgaen money 57:00 feather fall, 58:25 cure wounds 58:54 Pat Rothfuss bullshit, 1:00:48 Mankini, 1:01:23 landing on the cosmohopper, 1:02:33 leaves, 1:03:12 Evelynn is moved 1:04:28 branches & leaves, 1:05:46 moving island, 1:06:37 fixed in place, 1:07:03 Morgaen hears new hires, 1:08:35 the island crashes, 1:09:53 down the tongue ramp, 1:10:43 nine gnolls a leaping, 1:12:26 Blood war! 1:13:15 lightning bolt, 1:15:16 Mike’s math teacher, 1:16:47 Is using a bong a free action? 1:21:18 Leaping, 1:22:56 the island leaps, 1:23:38 self care, 1:24:44 animal handling, into the portal, 1:26:24 steering, 1:27:34 a bottomless pit, 1:28:26 guiding the cycle, 1:29:50 Morgaen meets Evelynn, 1:30:14 pushing the cycle, 1:30:56 Demon gorillas, 1:31:38 mad Maggie, 1:32:54 Jim animates object, 1:34:37 what’s our god’s name? 1:36:53 keep us safe song 1:38:31 Viari is in Bobby, 1:39:44 Who’s Lathander?, 1:40:47 Bobby is a green Saiyan, 1:41:33 the cosmohopper controls, 1:43:05 world tree fuel song, 1:45:12 full tank verse, 1:45:42 faerun setting? 1:47:41 pushing the button, 1:48:32 waterdeep, 1:49:06 what day is it? 1:49:26 Evelynn is inspired by Omin’s piousness, 1:50:16 two years, 1:50:52 Vi 1:52:58 that is a pious man 1:53:53 business person to business person 1:55:29 hostile take over

Jeremy Crawford has a gift for describing the magical and mystical.

The Bobby Evelyn friendship is my new favourite thing now

You all need to do another short series with Jeremy Crawford. We need more Acq Inc.

I hope Xavier decides or is able to keep playing with the group

Omin: "It's a four!" (meaning his plus) Rolls a four Me: "Well he called it"

I kinda want to see a Pat Rothfuss reaction video to this. Seeing how others can also utilise his PRBS ways, he has to feel proud.

Morgæn has a “Dark Fate”-era Sarah Connor vibe to her, and I’m all for it.

Well, who needs sleep anyway.

Every time one of these comes out I make myself a good meal just relax and really have a moment it's only a couple times a year so I really enjoy them and watch them over and over.

Kris Straub, when Bobby turns his underwear in a make-shift mankini: “are you kidding me??”

My life is kind of going to shit around me, it is after 4 am because I'm genuinely too anxious to sleep and I'm watching this on my pc because I lost my phone so believe me when I say: I have never needed this show more. THANK YOU!!!

Xavier and Anna are such a wholesome delight to watch!

sweet. always great to get more of these. they're so few and far between and short! :(

Great session! Xavier and Anna are an awesome comic duo.

Lathander the god of sun and dawn... or a "New Day" :P

Love this! Did Xavier Woods just multi classed to paladin? And it’s great to see Morgaen again.

crazy, i didnt know there was a new pax game comin out today...been watchin the celebrity dnd game with the robot chicken writers today

I am living for Evilynn and Bobby’s friendship, so cute. She totally converted him 😂

I was thinking about the new Critical Role book while watching this and realized something. They went to Ravnica for a while to hype up the Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica... THIS IS THEIR CHANCE. THE TWO GREATEST D&D RU-vid SHOWS OF ALL TIME MUST CROSS OVER. CRITICAL ROLE AND ACQ INC MUST COLLIDE.

I honestly had some doubts about AI having a WWE Champion on the show. But Xavier Woods freaking nails it every time! I love how Bobby and Evelyn play off of each other so well and make an awesome duo. 39:36, 1:35:06, and 1:43:13 show this perfectly and had me crying with laughter. I absolutely love Acq Inc!

How did it take till the end of the animation to notice that "The Real Jim Dark Magic's" pendant was a picture of Jim's human face instead of the skull! lol

I just realised that I really liked everyone who has been on this campaign so far (both DMs included). Everyone is doing a really great job and playing their characters really well. Also while Will kinda overdid some things overall he was still fun to listen to. And ngl I wasnt too sure about Strix at first because I got a wrong first impression of her character but after watching her play for a bit she grew on me aswell. Youre all amazing, keep up the good work.

Morgan Webb forever!

I STILL MISS CHRIS PERKINS

"Have we determined if using a bong is a free action?" The very next video in my RU-vid que is entitled "*NSFW D&D Night Gone Wrong". I guess I can skip that now.

Acquisitions Incorporated needs a Hamilton style musical

Really fun to see Morgaen back. Morgan is the queen of deadpan. Good work again guys!

Bobby got bit by a radioactive rules bargainer

And suddenly Bobby had an immense desire to swing from chandeliers. FROM CHANDELIIIIIIEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSS!!!

When someone wants to jump to the moon, 1:22:00 is the perfect DM response.

Someone in marketing has to tell Crawford how much money they make off “Green Flame”.

Holy shit am I dreaming?! After the literally worst day of work in a year this gets uploaded. Just what the doctor ordered!

I love these opening animations so much

Bobby + World Tree leaves + Viari's spirit = Some epic shit

Xavier Woods is proving to be a real asset to the AI game. Also Jeremy Crawford is astounding in his control of the game

what is the intromusic, i love it!

46:52 that laugh made my day and, probably, a whole week.

YES! I rewatch their show all the time and it just never gets old.

SO cool I just caught up on all of the AI recently. Glad this dropped

Bobby has a D-20 spinner ring just like my wedding ring, I love it!!! Great vid as always keep up the amazing world Acq Inc!!

I like the fact that Evelyn Markain was back after the problems with dice camera action

Jeremy is the king of the cliffhanger!!!!

Disappointed the intro “previously on” cartoon didn’t feature Jim saying “I’m the real fucking Jim Darkmagic” as he exploded the fake one’s head.

11:20 Jerry's face lmfao!

The first game of the decade!

I literally have so much homework to do but this takes priority

its not Christopher Darkmagic, his middle name is Winifred

could have just put the phylactery in a bag of holding.... as long as the lich's soul was in it, I can't think of a way it would be able to escape that extra dimensional space unaided.

WHAT YEAR IS IT

"I am also very cool and good and im gonna roll well this time" I died XD

Loved the beard on Mike

HOOOOLD UP! Does this mean Viari is completely dead, or does it mean that his essence/spirit/whatever that is in Bobby can be transferred into a Warforged? Now I'm trying to imagine Warforged Rogue Viari trying to seduce the Cosmohopper 😅

When Morgan sat on the Hellrider I really wanted to hear Space Truckin in the background and for her to just say "Groovy".

It was a fantastic show, I’m just wondering why it was so short this year... Nice job uploading the next day!

41:00... You get to see Jeremy's brain Break. Xavier Woods is the best thing to happen to AI in like 3 years.

For some stupid reason I watched this while intoxicated and I thought, "I put all my points into art," was the funniest thing ever.

A Bard-barian

1:40:58 LOL amazing

I literally just finished the last one

1:08:12. “Let’s go in this magical hole...”

Just befor covid god what a time to be alive

Someone PLEASE tell me the name of the song in the beginning cinematic

Ya ya fight demons for every , become a hell rider , but seriously do you have any cheese ? Lol killed me

2 years have past. Meanwhile, at the Waffle House, Strix has locked herself in the basement, Paultin's living the burnout rockstar lifestyle, and Diath has been sneaking around at night using an assumed identity named Xander.

40K Ork rules say take the red ride, it goes faster!

41:00

4:04 Credits say James Christopher DarkMagic not James Winifred .. did the Real DM not the OG write this?!

I want a character with Anna's hair, maybe a fire genasi?

Oh snap they Xavier Woods up in here. Dudes D&D series on his channel literally introduced me to Tabletops rp 😁

You know what would've been perfect as Bobby got the Viari bullshit powerup? Playing a strain of "The Touch" from the 80's Transformer's movie :)

yes!

Wow this was the first dnd acq in post Chris perkins that I really enjoyed, especially Evelyn and the other dude :D

I enjoyed this one even more than I usually do, which is a helluva lot. A great job by all.

Dice really run the narrative

I was there for Pax Unplugged last December. So sorry I couldn't make it to South this year.

The show predates 5e, and I get that, but that also means they've had the entirety of the game's life to familiarize themselves with its rules... and they kinda just haven't. Every time they look at a character sheet it's like the first time they've ever seen one.

So glad Mad Maggie made an appearance in this campaign!

I appreciate the bobby juice just in the corner of the screen.

seeing as they use these shows to showcase new materials was half hoping they would end up in tal'dorei :) but i also understand why they did not

1:14:15 "The two Barlgura .." surely you mean Barlgurii ?

Absolutely amazing. I cannot wait for the next installment. I wish could see one of these live.

The introduction of this episode is so crazy poetic and epic. I adore this group and it's part of why I love dnd to this day.

Wonder if omens sister is the one heading up the hostile takeover

"I am also very cool and good, and I am going to roll well this time"

Okay can someone please direct me to the episode before this one? There's a lot of info I want to know about.

I miss Binwin bornzebottom and Chris

I'm into guys, but I'd marry Môrgæn any day. DAMN that gurl is the whole package. She's strong, capable, determined, intelligent, cunning, she can conjure tigers and giant eagles, and she can pincushion all your enemies with arrows. Môrgæn YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!

Like I get this is a business venture and all... but can we have a little longer between the commercials? Just seems like every 5 minutes boom commercialS.

1:54:55 YES, EBERRON! *I scared everyone around me at work while listening to this. I would love to see A.I. square off against The Twelve. Cooperate calamity, incoming.

As I listen to this while playing a game, whenever "Bobby" talks, i swear I hear "Viari". They sound so much alike. I wonder if it's on purpose. xD It fits so well with what's going on, is what I'm trying to say. Which makes this that much better. Looking at the guy playing bobby, he even looks like the guy playing viari. It's uncanny.