#adventuring academy

[transgenderfabianseacaster]

she has a point !

[foolsfortune]

Wake up our favorite couple is talking about us!!!!!!

[dimension20official]

Out now on Dropout: the season premiere of Adventuring Academy, with guest Isabella Roland! 🚨

[professorfcknmoriarty]

out of context adventuring academy

[theboywiththepurplesocks]

"The Summer of Aabria was happening at the time."

The Summer of Aabria has never stopped.

It is a universal constant.

[ghostlyeris]

i am truly fucking obsessed with them

[heytherecentaurs]

I think Izzy on Adventuring Academy is correct that “chaotic” is an adjective disproportionately attributed to women players. Aside from Ally Beardsley, but that’s a whole other discussion regarding queerness and women in nerdy gaming spaces.

That being said here are some examples of men who are chaotic players:

Lou Wilson - Besides the Fabian almost dying example mentioned in the Adventuring Academy episode, we have Pinocchio’s whole hotdog bit, the pole dancing on his own nose, and his entire presence in the first episode. (“I’m the prince of Shoeberg, motherfucker”) Then there’s Squak who loves starting chaotic shit. Even Gunnie has to get in on the chaos.

Caldwell Tanner - If you’re not listening to Naddpod you’re missing out. He is incredibly chaotic. The shenanigans Beverly gets into is peak chaos. (Also Emily Axford is there to egg him on.). Early examples include a bullywug mating call and goofing a god. Even as a DM he’s chaotic. Look at Trinyvale, which is designed through pure chaos. (He, as video game character Gex, said the immortal words “I’m young, hung and full of tongue” which will live etched into my soul forever.) The world isn’t flat, it’s a cube!! Then there’s Hungry Dave in Hot Boy Summer who flings Frisbees and eats a spell. (Zac, Murph and Jake are also very chaotic in this too.)

Freddie Wong - D20 fans know him from Mentopolis in which he killed a police captain and has super hard testicles. But if you listen to Dungeons and Daddies you know he’s pure chaos. He takes huge cartoony swings and they are usually chaotic. Truly one of the most uncontrollable players out there. I’m more shocked when Freddie makes a grounded decision than a chaotic one.

Brian Murphy - I know what you’re thinking. “But but but he’s the rules guy. He’s a plot hound.” True but he’s also very chaotic. He makes the choice to eat the dragon that ate his dad. (Delicious in Dungeon style) Also Barry 6 has unhinged chaos moments equal to anything Emily does. What about Cody Walsh? Everything he does. He sold his soul in .25 seconds and smashed his face with a brick. Then there’s Jens Lyndelle, quite possibly the most wretched and chaotic piece of shit ever invented. Murph is sneaky chaotic. Yes he loves being a plot hound but so does Emily. The story and the game mechanics are vehicles for both of them to behave chaotically.

In a lot of these examples these guys are playing with Emily Axford and bringing a very similar energy. Yet she’s the one labelled chaotic. Lou is the more chaotic of the duo in ACOFAF. Caldwell and Murph match her freak on Naddpod. So, I do think there’s a disparity here and it does seem sexist. When Ally started playing they were a more female-presenting queer person. Or as they’ve phrased it, they “come from lesbianism”. So, I think you can certainly view it as a sexist label that stuck. But also let’s not overlook how queerness is viewed through the patriarchy as a feminine trait. Like misogyny and homophobia are spidermen pointing at each other. So it comes as no surprise the very openly queer person whom we watched transition on D20 is also labelled chaotic.

[orions-aether]

just me whenever I eat a new food or something with even a little bit of flavour / variation in texture or also sometimes just when my brain decides that the same plain food I've been eating without issue daily for six months is the most overstimulating and painful thing to ever exist in the history of the universe

I have never felt more seen than I did in "sad, sad fish, sad fish"

[deconstructthesoup]

Knowing that Brennan gameified Real Housewives for Izzy makes me want to see a Real Housewives-themed season of Dimension 20

[dropoutdottv]

This week on Dropout: on Monday, go learn about how Game Changer's You-lympics was made in a new behind-the-scenes featurette; on Tuesday, it's the season premiere of Adventuring Academy with guest Isabella Roland; on Thursday, a new Smartypants with presenters Hank Green, Paul Robalino, and Lorena Russi; and on Friday, a new episode of Parlor Room, with guests Angela Giarratana, Lou Wilson, Kimia Behpoornia, Vic Michaelis, Talia Tabin, and Jacob Wysocki!

[autogen-brainrot]

the new adventuring academy was just brennan and izzy making heart eyes at each other for almost 2 hours straight and i love them for it

[song-of-baldy-ron]

Watched the latest Adventuring Academy and fully agree with Izzy's thoughts on femme-presenting or nb "chaotic" players

I really think it at the very least amplified some of the common critiques of C3, and shines a light on how I've viewed C2 for a while.

Almost on the flip side of that comment, I think Sam is an example of a chaotic player but one who still receives praise for committing to role play. One of my favorite PCs is Veth Brenatto and she's inspired at least one of my personal DND PCs but I just imagined what the fandom discourse would have been if Marisha, Laura, or Ashley would have played her.

Actively giving yourself disadvantage due to your (extremely valid with eventually disclosed backstory knowledge) drinking problem, even in high stress situations? intentionally forgetting about halfling luck or multiclassing into a class that isn't super helpful? endangering the party on numerous occasions with Sam's full knowledge or even intent?

Literally none of this should be seen as a hit on Sam or to say he did anything wrong, I am just recalling the pushback Marisha got when she leaned into Laudna's toxic/abusive relationship to Delilah, or Ashley (intentionally or otherwise) not using some class features frequently (cuz druids are complicated man), or Laura's decision to pursue Predathos/ make attempts to rebuild Imogen's relationship with her mother knowing the potential consequences on the party.

I know what you're about to say- what about Jester, wasn't she kind of chaotic? Sure- but she hadn't fully intercepted "the main plot" and kept her chaos mostly to side quests/ opportunistic moments- then again a lot of people lost touch with C2 over the Travelercon arc, where she was much more in focus, so maybe this dynamic was in play a bit (just like it absolutely was in C1).

I am not saying a male/masc player would not receive pushback, I am saying that the pushback would absolutely not be as extreme as it has been for these three especially in Campaign 3 where at least 2 of the 3 players played a more prominent role.

[klenda-v]

Adventuring Academy is good

[masterkeynobi]

izzy roland is so fucking funny

[professorfcknmoriarty]

someone has to save these poor comedians from Sam Reich

[gayforzachreino]

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD THIS IS NOT A DRILL