Acquisitions Incorporated: Switcharoo 

Pat’s Advantages-2013-2018

Man I don't know how to feel about this. Perkins has been the face of all this stuff ever since I first got in to d&d. I grew up watching this Acq Inc stuff and it's just so weird to see him go. I'm going to miss him. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to bring down Jeremy's entrance and I'm looking forward to it, but I guess it's a bittersweet feeling.

SPOILERS.... Dude, sad to see Chris go. I assume he wants to focus more on his own group/streams, and you know, his actual job at Wizards. Still, thanks so much for the years of fun and inspiration Chris. Come back and see us sometimes.

I know Perkins probably had something to do. But I feel like his leaving was a bit anticlimactic. He deserved more of a farewell.

1:49:40 the moment that made a lot of hearts sink

Once more for the road...... GREEN FLAME Thanks Chris. You are not gone but we will miss you in this yearly celebration of D & D.

Chris is done? Gone? That's truly a pity. I loved the Chris/Pat interplay. Honestly, he was one of the main reasons I watched. The way he would handle the players and how he'd allow himself to enjoy the progress and tangents that came up was classic.

Chris should rejoin as a player! That would be epic.

So... With Perkins leaving..... How long is Viari going to stay alive...?

I'm really going to miss Chris, especially his rapport with the players. There's just a right amount of balance of humor, seriousness and drama in the game that really got me hooked 5 years ago.

Spoilers! Well this was a bit sudden, I’m very pleased we have so much Perkins but I’m just saddened that it finally had come to an end. Farewell DM to the stars, you will be missed at least until the next episode of DCA.

Opening has DM Daddy 10/10

Goddamn Perkins, that was harsh... I started dnd thanks to your wit and storytelling in acquisition inc, so it's hard to see you go. Thank you Chris for all you've done.

We love you Chris. Stay golden, and don't forget about us! Come back and be Drizz't every now and then.

I'm going to miss Chris Perkins. Best dungeon master ever. The new guy seems very good though so I am looking forward to seeing what happens next. Very impressed with the new DM's introduction performance.

As with many of the other comments, a tear came to my eye at hearing of chris's departure. He was the DM that brought me back to the game, and showed me the true potential of tabletop RPGs. I still suggest those early podcasts to anyone interested in learning about d&d. I can certainly say it was chris and AI that convinced me to spend tons of money on rule books, modules and lore books. Wizards and PA should be very proud of the work they've done. We'll miss you Chris and good luck! Still staying on for DCA right?

Damn. It's how I feel when The Doctor regenerates. "NOOO, I DON'T WANT A NEW ONE. BRING HIM BACK"

I think Perkins makes any game he is running 10 times funnier, creating some amazing npc's and letting all sorts of shenanigans happen for the sake of fun. He will be missed, but then again I can always watch Dice Camera Action if I need my Perkins fix. Crawford, on the other hand, I haven't seen DM much, but his intro in the game was great. Looking forward to what he does with this group. On another note, I love how loosely set the timeline for Aqc Inc and the C team is, allowing a lot of crossovers between the two because so much time happens between arcs and episodes.

THANK YOU KRIS STRAUB FOR BRINGING BACK THE RECAPS!!!! (Also, nice job on sneaking in the "better show" :D)

I admire how Jeremy Crawford describes magical effects very much like how the late great Carl Sagan described the wonders of the cosmos! 🤩😍🤩

So... Might we see Chris as a player in a future Acq Inc game?

The tv show format!! Not that I don’t love the pax shows, but I’m stoked about the commitment

I hope they had a freshly baked pies party for Chris after the show! XD He deserves a place in the D&D mithology, his 11 year long campaign will never stop teaching me new nuances to be a better DM and person. It was super sad to see him go but this makes it amazing to be alive. Now, I love the style Jeremy Crawford brought uncerimoniously like a blizzard. He's got the good stuff and I hope to see more of it!

Perfect timing! I started binge listening to the show since PAX West 2018 and just caught up a couple days ago!

Perkins - thanks for every idea i stole from you. You are amazing DM, gonna miss you so hard!

I wish Chris the best of luck, wherever his own adventures might take him

The End of an era, makes me little bit sad, it want be the same anymore, but change is part of life. The show is running for a very long time, i dont know the reason wy he quit, but i think it doesnt matter really, where this ended an era of entertaiment and enjoiment, a new era has started. Iam sad and at the same time happy and excited what is comming next. Thank you Christopher Perkins and the rest of Acquisitions Incorporated for all the years of fun.

I love watching Chris Perkins DM after DMing my own 5e session. This month marks my first year playing D&D and I don't know how I lived without it for so long. I now DM three games a week for roughly twenty people. Monday's in the Shackled City and we're still in Chapter 1 ""Life's Bazaar" written by the Perkins. Wednesday's is Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and they are in THE vault right now. And my new Friday games are always oneshots. Even tonight's session, which was lack luster due to some poor DMing on my part, was still awesome. Thank you Wizards and thank you Mr.Perkins.

While this is a huge change, I think this breaths some life and a new dynamic into the Acq Inc Brand. He's not gone, he's not forgotten. He'll cameo again at some point. And with the change of venue, I think this is the perfect opportunity to throw caution to the wind and see how another Master can handle their improvisational nuttery and bullshit. I am sad, but excited at the same time! LETS ACQUIRE THINGS, BOYS!

Standing ovation to you Mr. Chris Perkins. Watching you DM Acquisitions Incorporated is what brought me back into Dungeons and Dragons, and for that, I thank you!

Thank you Chris Perkins for getting me into D&D. I will always be a fan!

I loaded this video a little bit after it first came up, and the comments were basically a 50/50 split between people who just saw the intro and people who saw how it ended. I just refreshed this page and I'm very proud of who came out on top. Acq Inc will miss you, CP.

Chris, it’s been a privilege to participate in these adventures with you, these are memories I will always cherish and I look forward to the next arc Jeremy brings to us. x

Thank you Chris for DMing Acquisitions Inc! Super good time. Hello Jeremy, welcome and eager to see you DM this team of intrepid heroes!

This episode illustrates the pygmalion effect quite well. Walnut is treated as a good and ambitious employee, and she tries harder and succeeds more, whilte Viari is treated as a poor employee, causing him to fel bad about himself, hence perform poorly. This is why you should always expect the best from everyone, even and maybe especially people who do not come with the best recommendations. Something to think about.

Sooooooo great you're back to the table! I love the live shows but I miss the table games!!! Please bring these back! I know y'all are super busy but I need more OG AI with mah C Team!!!

Why am I crying rite now? Thank you Chris Perkins. I care in late in the game but I have listened to every AI podcast and past show RU-vid has. You are one of the main reasons I got into D&D. Your story telling is amazing and I hope to see more of you in the future! Love you man.

All the best. I know Im 10 years late but PAX Unplugged will be my first Acq Inc I hope Ive been a massive fan all those years. . Wish you all the best Chris and thank you for such a good time. Time for me to get caught up with Dice Camera Action :D

It's weird to see the PA studio table at this angle.

Starting this video: Super excited! Can't wait for Saturday! This is going to be great! Ending of video: No more Chris :'( not as happy about Saturday now :-(

SPOILERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So... Chris Perkins SHAPED the direction of AQI, becoming one of the Holy Trinity of DMs. His adaptive style that remains unphased by hijinx sets the standard for the relaxed DM. I will miss him. Chris, I know you'll rock everything that you do. I tip my DM screen to you sir. Jeremy, you may have written the rules - now let's see if you rule the writing. Second....Walnut? Um. C-Team? She...ah...is one of their core four? Is she leaving the C-Team to become a AQI main player? I can only guess there will be some sort of reset that gets the team back, but their switch from the Nentyr Vale (excuse the spelling if in error) to Forgotten Realms set the stage for several seasons of play, and this is also how Viari joined the team. I could also see it as the pinnacle for Walnut's career - working with Omen. Is this where we discover why she adores him?

Now there'll be enough DMs to run next year's team-up of the A-Team, the C-Team and the Waffle Crew.

Rip Chris Perkins. dmigorgon head 1, DM to the stars. God among players. Holder of iPad. You will be sorely missed

Its been so long. I am so happy this came out today. Screw going to bed early.

Thank you Chris Perkins for 11 years of fun. I'm sure Jeremy will do a great job and I'm stoked for the next live game.

Pax Unplugged in 3 days, so cheers for 2 new AI events in such a short period of time, glad they finish up the Apothecary story early. Can't wait to see what's in store for Pax. Jeremy Crawford is the lead D&D rules creator at Wotc so I'm excited to see his DM style.

chris perkins the best DM I ever seen. Been playing since 1989 and didnt find him on youtube until 2016. You will be like Sublime to me, something I should have went to see live while they where still there.

It is so fffen funny to see this amazing this mini house is and how ready Perkins was for that last live game

Thank you Chris; thank you for this amazing era. Let's see what happens next.

please do as many podcasts like this as you can!

32:11 that omin powercry

Preliminary timestamps 0:03 content warning 0:10 animated recap 6:10 at the bank, 6:44 succubi, 7:17 succubois 7:43 Viari, Jim & Strix, 9:50 small naked man, 10:26 Jim & the old tiefling, 11:41 the chandelier, 12:25 Tiny Viari, 13:03 Strix in the kitchen, 13:38 cure wounds, 14:25 dispel magic, 16:02 Jim at the kitchen door, 16:29 Viari & Omin have a team huddle, 18:20 healing, 19:24 opening an account, 20:09 pies 21:33 where I left my clothes.. 21:51 gout of fire, 23:21 clothes, tossing the apothecary, 24:37 entering into the ledger 25:02 second pair of eyes, 25:40 puppet show, 26:18 note to Redlarch, 27:20 Viari’s appearance, 27:54 beauty parlor, 28:57 rush job, 30:16 fast travel, 30:39 pie talk, 31:04 terrifying creatures, 31:57 permission to cry, 32:47 a sparkle, 33:14 Pie sphere, 34:16 waiting for Omin, tiefling small talk, 35:06 another note to Ac Inc, 35:28 crime family advice, 36:11 Walnut, Cra-craw 36:57 Walnut in the big leagues, 37:53 Pat Rothfuss BS, 38:46 crossing the street, 39:29 Walnut meets Viari, 40:02 Omin preps Walnut, 41:07 Walnut in the bank, 41:44 Jim’s never met Walnut, 42:04 A particular set of skills, 42:51 proper paperwork, 44:52 insight check, 45:28. , 46:10 puppy dog eyes, 47:15 Jim leaves, 47:58 access codes, 49:22 bumped, 49:59 document specialists, 50:47 security consultant, 52:00 access 52:45 creating a work space, 53:45 lets do good work, 54:53 assistance, 55:37 sleight of hand, 57:49 advantage, 58:39 wrecked, 59:14 mechanism, 1:01:17 it was supposed to be special, 1:02:21, 1:03:00 1st round of inspection, 1:03:44 1st 3 words, 1:05:25 magically sealed, 1:07:26 the alarm, 1:10:20 the reveal, 1:11:32 like a cool wizard, 1:12:08 arcana check, 1:13:54 Viari volunteers, 1:14:43 meaning of the runes, 1:16:01 dances into doom, 16:50 immovable rod, 1:17:33 wall of fire, 1:18:49 sleep is a form of death.. 1:20:22 deeper into hell, 1:20:53 normally I have to pay for this.. 1:21:26 the reverse, 1:23:09 fire damage, 1:23:53 smoldering, 1:24:48 fail forward, 1:25:40 tracks & triage, 1:28:29 Castlelanters? 1:30:12 the spikes, 1:33:29 through the fire, 1:34:04 antechamber, 1:34:35 lizard in a glass, 1:37:08 tail attack, 1:37:54 death from above, Chippy, 1:39:19 A barbed devil, 1:40:18 initiative, 1:40:35 moonbeam, 1:43:16 Barbed devil, 1:43:51 Sneak attack, 1:44:46 magic missile, 1:45:21 Chippy, 1:46:04 everybody in, 1:46:50 the room beyond, 1:47:22 statue, 1:49:20 the globe & Goodbye to Chris, 1:50:41 a lurch 1:52:09 Strix is not allowed to leave 1:54:20 launched, 1:57:00 Ravnica

( 1:49:38 ) ...... I knew something was going to happen, I just knew it.... From one Dungeon Master Chris to another, you've done well. Thank you for getting me back into D&D after my dry-spells

Chris Perkins you are one of the best DMs at rolling with Patrick’s requests!

Let me add to the public outcry: Chris!!!!! Noooooooo!!!!!! We will miss you a lot man, the way you run these games is the single biggest inspiration on how I run D&D that I can think of. Wouldn’t have started playing again without you and these games.

I've come from the future to deliver an important message. Jeremy is a fantastic DM. He's extremely quick witted, his npcs are very articulate, grounded and fleshed out. As someone who commutes to classes, I absolutely adore his extremely descriptive nature as it really immerses me in the world even as I'm driving. As for the people who don't like the new setting, a new setting is just that, a new setting. Even if it is a tie in, any world is just a sandbox in the realm of D&D. The players are free to do as they wish. Without spoiling too much, he really brings the pain with some Gygaxian Funhouse of Horror fun. It's truly a treat.

Acq Inc?!? SWEET! Perfect after Thanksgiving gift. Thanks guys and girls

Damn, you know these opening sequences are the best part of their game. I really wish they'd animate whole sessions.

Jerry looking at the camera while Pat is pulling his bullshit is gold.

Dear Mr Perkins. Thank you

Gonna miss you Perkins. You've made the last decade of watching these nerds very enjoyable. You are a gentleman and a scholar and I'm sad to see you go :( BUT Crawford did a pretty good job!~

The intro was better than gold

Good night my sweet Perkins. I am grateful that the story continues on. Good luck new guy.

I could not even focus on the last 10 minutes of this game, Chris leaving is such a punch in the gut. I've been listening and watching him DM for AI for ten years and his story building and great nature will be sorely missed in these games. I want to support the team and keep watching but this is such a hard pill to swallow.

"... Your hair, if you have it, begins to stand on end." 2 sentences in and Jeremy's already roasting Omin...

Chris, you made me love DnD ... AcqInc made me love DnD and inspired me to play. Enjoy ... life, I guess? And all your future projects. Also, welcome to the Jeremy ... can't wait what his energy will bring.

Aww Man chris i grew up watching these helped me through alot of tough times and its sad to see you go please come back and play a character with the group sometime

GREEN FLAME!!!!!!!!

I'm sad to see the old guard pass, but I can honestly say I'm interested in seeing what the new guard brings. And I mean, hell, at least we can all be glad it wasn't Mearls.

Wow. I paused this with 11 minutes left to catch episode 5 of game of thrones tonight... and that was all I got? Would much rather have listened to another hour and a half of this tables game. Good show guys. More entertaining and genuine story than all of HBOs money and 7 seasons of build up could give to the fight between queens. You guys kick ass... now to listen to the last 11 minutes!

First Binwin now Chris... I've been following Acq.Inc since the beginning and Chris was like the keystone... He's left an enormous void in this show. Guess we'll have to wait and see how it pans out, but my hopes are not high... Thanks for over a decade of phenomenal DMing Chris! You're the real hero and you'll be missed...

Farewell Chris, and hello Jeremy!! Loved Chris in Acq Inc, still love him in DCA, but Jeremy’s a wonderful choice to succeed him. Looking forward to more from him & AI!!

oh a what a glorious day! I finish work 6 hours early and there's brand new A team Acq Inc! YaY!!

I enjoy watching Chris Perkins just have so much fun DM'ing for these awesome people. However I do think the new DM is doing an amazing job.

Although Chris leaves us with legendary memories, can we take a moment to reminisce about the good old days by taking note of the remake of the Intellivision over Pat’s right shoulder on the back shelf. I love my era...

Thanks for everything, Chris

1:04:07 I figured it out The phrase is "Terrifying Villain enraged just get out of the shop"

Yikes, Acq Inc was the first real group I got into when I started playing DnD. And I always tried to emulate "DM to the stars" Chris Perkins. Don't really know if I'll have the same interest as before, nothing against Jeremy Crawford I do hope he changes my mind but damn. Been literally watching Jerry, Mike, and Chris since I was a kid. I know it was bound to end and Chris has plenty of other content but it is sad to see him go. Especially with all the people that have come and gone through Acq Inc in the year.

So... first... -spoilers?- Thank you Chris for the time that you've spent as the DM to Acq. Inc. Really enjoyed the ride... Second... Acq. Inc. landing in the world of Magic the Gathering was not expected.

1 minute into this and it sound like your best action was a DWARFinaBOX!!

Holy Crap! Why did Chris....? What?!?! He's AI's DM, why the change? I wish him well in whatever he's doing. I mean wow 11 years I've been so attached to him. Well done sir. Well done.

Wow. Cannot wait for Saturday, to see where this goes.

It's great to have Chris Perkins DMing again! We missed you!

I miss Chris Perkins... And Holly. And DCA.

Oh my god yes! The intro is perfect!

I like this session just because everyone is having fun and seems really relaxed - I would guess since they aren't playing in front of a huge crowd Also, Chris's voice for that tiefling sounds EXACTLY like Marcus Brody from Indiana Jones

I love the camera movement, it helps my drunk mind see better lmao

Hail the great Perkins, Master of all Dungeon Masters

The Great Chris Perkins!

and hour and 59 minutes of pure laughter

Really weird choice, and I'm starving for more context here. I can't say that it didn't feel like this was coming. The last few live shows, Chris would open with an opining comment like "I feel like we keep getting older but they (the audience) stay the same age" or "It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years". The multiverse jump to the WOTC offices in Renton where they meet Perkins in game at the end of the ToA arch screamed finale. That being said, maybe the right choice would have been to let Perkins wrap up the Acq Inc storyline and retire those characters from regular play. One last epic arch before Omin, Jim, and Viari retire from field work, except for the occasional cameo in DCA or C-Team. Maybe they'd even talk Scott Kurtz into dusting off Binwin's character sheet for one last dance. As it stands, I have no doubt that Jeremy Crawford is a talented DM who could outmaneuver Phoenix and Mercer with one hand behind his back. Regardless, I think it's folly to think that the feeling of Acq Inc can be maintained when the person who plays every supporting character and narrates the story changes, but I hope they prove me wrong. No matter what happens, it should be said that it's been a blessing having what we have from Acq Inc. I wish Chris the best, and I wish Jeremy the best luck.

Thank you for existing

I'm living for the new art style

"Because thats what my party does all the time". Strix. Every Hour since joining the Acq Inc table

I’m on the verge of tears! I am so upset that Chris is standing down! AI will not be the same without him! I salute you sir, you are what all DMs aspire to be! You will be missed💜💜💜💜

Gonna miss you chris. You deffiantly made this show great

57:58 I love these two so much

Wow, the feels. Just all the feels.

Best intro so far!

I'm so excited, the opening is PERFECT