Chris Perkins on working with Matt Mercer to create the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount 

Funny story as per Chris Perkins, Matt Mercer actually exists in D&D canon. He appears in one of the full art pieces present at the Yawning Portal Tavern in Waterdeep in the book Tales of the Yawning Portal.

I have seen that, but I more alluding to written lore. He has a book that Matthew Mercer is now enshrined with all the other amazing writers of D&D lore.

I understand. I think it is absolutely wonderful that Matthew Mercer is going to have Exandrian Lore in official D&D canon.

Well. Technically, Tal’Dorei is now an official book. Since his world is now tied in.

@@EmmettF.W. True enough, but prior to this those in the camp of not using anything but first party published Wizards books (they wouldn't touch the previous book will a ten foot barge pole because it was third party published, some wouldn't even use Unearthed Arcana because it hadn't appeared in a Wizards publish book) can use it without the same reservations they had before.

Brian Seguel and both Chris and Matt are the most humble and sincere people/DMs/creators we’ll ever see.

I had no idea he worked at Wizards tbh. I really got check out whatever he DM'd for

Guff P. MacGuff do you recommend a particular adventure he DMed? I really wanted to watch and experience his style, but am not sure about what to start with

@@trollpatsch. i know this is kind of old but check out the dice camera action series to see Chris Perkins really shine especially around episode 50 or so.

"I win!" --Spurt! Lol

I thought that Spurt was a bit flat as a character.

Jean Lannes sorta all over the place

get Bananad Yeah I really thought he was spread a little thin

Favourite comment I saw on the videos was "How old are you? 11 days How long do kobolds live? 11 days." Well...... He wasn't wrong

Omg yes please

Does Chris dm a streamed game?

@@nroke1684 Yes. He's the DM for Dice, Camera, Action and Acquisitions Incorporated, so search for those.

He did for Dice Camera Action , but that stream ended. I think he is going to start another game sometime this year , but I am uncertain when exactly. It will probably go through dungeons and dragons official you tube channel so look for it there.

Yep

so does that mean matt is pure id?

If one works toward the dissolution of the ego, it is to rebuild it as an enriched pure engagement with reality. If it must be constructed from scratch, it should be done on the basis of the above principle

xr7fan bro u just posted cringe... ur going to loose subscriber

xr7fan ah you are commenting on the fact that he has a social conscience and opinions online? People with right wing tendencies may disapprove of those. I do think his super-ego if these terms reflect reality at all is stronger than his ego or id

And how long do Kobolds live?

@@matcauthon9669 - About 15 minutes?

@@tylermc3031 - March is what I've been hearing. Which is fitting because I can get it for me for a birthday present!

The funny thing is that Spurt could only count to 11, he has 10 fingers and anything above is, sorry was, eleven for him.

I just binged your videos with the wife, was awesome!keep it up!

I think he's talked about it, but he seems to have a bit of an imposter syndrome and doesn't feel worthy of praise or credit, though it's something he's worked on and improved over time. I absolutely love that man, and he's inspired me in so many ways. He deserves all the love.

@@mikehorne4053 What is the imposter syndrome? :O

@@bonbondurjdr6553 It's a psychological pattern where one doubt's one's accomplishments and has a persistent, internal fear of being exposed as a fraud. As much as Matt's praised for his world-building or his DMing or his voice acting, on some level he doesn't think he deserves it and is waiting for people to figure out that he's just a hack. He's not, of course, but it's something he can't help but feel to some extent.

@@fitzlock8349 Ah, thanks for the answer: I feel bad for the guy! He's awesome, he shouldn't be afraid! :D

OoziHobo I’ve met Chris. He’s even more awesome in person

Don't provoke my father issues like that

Everything about him melts me. He seems authentic and his mannerism just...

Obi Wan just the monsters and spells alone is worth it. Let alone the cool lore we can get inspiration from.

Tyler Andersen totally agree, never know where a cool idea can come from.

And the unveiling of the Mercer Perkins Academy of Dungeon Mastery!

He basically already has. Between campaign 1 and 2 and both guide books. He has done what few have. Just like Tolkien, orson Scott card, and hubord. He has created a deep expansive lore filled world full of story and life. A story that never ends. With a beautiful attention to detail. Matt is this centuries dreamer.

His mind is truly one of the greatest in our generation

@@bobtouflow4020 I wholeheartedly agree, though I get the feelig he's just getting warmed up...

Evalynn I don’t know, his friend Matt Colville is doing good work as well, and he’s on his second full book at this point. I’ve helped kickstart both

@@tylerpeacock8245 Colville is also a great , I agree, and I don't see that there has to be an exclusive competition between those two. But Mercer's charisma,humour and improv is fluid in a different way, plus he he has his family feed him gold ore on a conveyor belt. But all kudos to Mister Colville, and swift winds to his boat as well!

Is it a west marches game? Always been interested is running one but haven't heard of anyone doing one, how is it?

@@deathgodfire It is indeed a west march style game, however to give the players a sense of cohesiveness, we the DMs decided on a joint final boss encounter which will be the 2 final sessions of this academic year. They also encounter some of the same characters and locations albeit not during the same session.

the next exciting addition to Idle Champions!

@@zippomage Actually I believe he's already been in idle champions for a while. Arkhan the oathbreaker, Joe Manganiello's character is also there.

Hype game son

Because all the studies that have been done say this works. More times than not, this early push system does end up selling more product. Annoying for the rest of us, but since it makes money...

Not sure when it was planning to be announced, but it was leaked the same day they did the announcement, and some of what I’ve heard makes me think they did announce it early bc if that. To be fair, I have to imagine they were gonna announce it pretty soon.

Because they want preorders. Preorders help them figure out how many copies they should print. If they launch the campaign a week before product launch they have no clue how many copies they need.

Still got five books left this year might get it

We WIN!

Middle aged bald white guys are always good at MMA

So since you’re not a Critter I’ll give you some info. Wildemount is a continent on the world of Exandria

Didn't expect this here lmao

Thought I was in the wrong comment section for a second

DNDthony Beyondtano

Delay your game, get the book, study study study. Add onto what you built

Nope. Matt brought his own team for this book, and he even posted about on Reddit, that this book doesnt takes place away from other setting books

Critical Role uses the Dawn War pantheon but I think that’s it

@@ffwydriad Does that mean the Raven Queen is a true goddess, and the souls of the dead go through the Shadowfell?

Millstone1985 Yep! She’s straight 4e RQ, none of the 5e backstory stuff.

@@ffwydriad I like that a lot!

I doubt Green Ronin will ever give up Tal'dorei which sucks cause that's 4 subclasses and 1 class that will never be d&d canon.

@@thornelson1411 That all depends on the contract they signed, whether or not green ronin got the exclusivity to those creative works, which they may not have. Either way, I doubt Matt would bother republishing the same subclasses and class in a new book. He'd rather come up with some new stuff.

That idea, is literally, the best idea, I have ever heard.

@@christiantafolla3606 thank you.

I love that chris has too say everyone’s full name

I can even hear the voice 😆

Over the entire Critter community cold dead hands

@@LeBigsou my feelings as well, but our feelings don't mean squat to corporate agendas.

@@companyoflosers definitely true but in the end the property is critical role's and I can't see them selling it off for money, at least I think so

@@LeBigsou not for money, but eventually whatever licensing deal they have is going to get re-examined. theyll say they can either sell them the rights or they wont keep making more content under the D&D brand. this will either be a temporary thing, or Exandria will have to be sold to Hasbro to keep getting made. Matt will probably still be a key part of the process. he will probably maintain creative rights to lead the world in whatever direction he wants, but Hasbro will have the rights to publish and distribute at least for a while until they start thinking they can do it better, which they wont. im trying to see his involvement and the current canon of Exandria within the D&D multiverse as a good thing, but there are a lot of ways this could go badly and Matt could end up losing Exandria to corporate greed, especially being as good-natured as he is. on the other hand, if he keeps exandria, itll fade into eventual obscurity like all the other third party settings. we can all pretend to be as big of fan as we want, but we wont keep exandria alive past our generation if it isnt owned by the people who make D&D.

As someone who doesnt own baldurs gate, but plans to maybe buy it, whats wrong with the book?

Eincoolername there are a few encounters in it that are difficult, especially the very first one. It’s not impossible but there is work to be done on the DM’s side not to overwhelm the first lvl party. I’d say the book is not to be recommended for a DM that’s new to D&D but it’s a beautiful book after all! There is so much detail in the places the players visit and also in the plot to make it a very immersive and definitely enjoyable experience.

Can't be. The thumb symbol is a right hand.

What do you mean?

I think they've always had a good relationship, I think they are just wording things in certain ways because of some of the backlash about this particular book. For whatever reason, some people just REALLY don't like Critical Role and don't want it to be a part of "regular d&d" or something. Idk, but yeah pretty sure their relationship is perfectly fine.

@@Goomyx1492 which I find odd. Since in D&D lore every game ever played is a part of "regular d&d".

I think it's because when the book was announced and nobody knew yet what the content of the book was going to be, some of the D&D puritans immediately reacted negatively towards it so Wizards want to reassure players that are not Critical Roll fans that it's still an official D&D book and a useful resource for them.

@@flameknightdragon For sure! I think there's just too much negativity in the world in general. For whatever reason people like being upset by stuff but it's so much better to just enjoy whatever you can.

0mega Zer0 well this is definitely not predicated on pre orders but it does give them a minimum to create and up front capital which can be nice

0mega Zer0 don’t worry about the pre-orders. There is more pre-orders for this book then any other book in 5e. That’s from Todd him self.

this isn't a video game, the preorders aren't much of a cancer on the industry

A ton of fans wanted this may not be exactly what you wanted but hopefully you can still get that this year I think there are five more books for saying that fans didn’t want this is just silly

It probably did. That, however doesn't change the fact that this isn't necessarily a bad decision.

@@bartocblackwell3391 ​ I dont think its a bad decision. In fact as a UK citizen wizards publishing instead of green ronin will make the book much more accessible to me. I just think its disingenuous to answer "How did this book come about?" as if it was a happy coincidence based on scheduling alone. I dont like it when companies and their reps avoid the whole truth for PR purposes. The fact this is Matts second published guide seems to be a big elephant in the room in all these videos, a lot like the wayferers guide seemed like a big elephant in the room for the majority of the lead up to the Last War book.