I still can't get over the fact that Mike happened to pick "scared of horses" as a character trait without knowing what the reveal would be. Just so perfect.
There's definitely a tricky balancing act to over-planning vs. improvising everything when running a TTRPG; I definitely fall into the over-planner stereotype, but I try to make sure I can always reuse things later if the players don't take the bait.
@@jamesrichards2720 Yeah, I'm not so good at improvising as a DM (weirdly better at it as a player). NPCs are especially hard; I have dozens prepared for shopkeepers etc., with just enough specific detail so I can make them a bit interesting, but the exact shop they're running and the location become canon only when I actually need them. At least that's the idea; one NPC was only supposed to tell a player where they needed to go next and ended up being dragged into mortal peril in the sewers after the player rolled four 20+ rolls (with bonus) in a row to keep convincing him. Now he's a key NPC, was supposed to just be helpful informant for session one. But that's part of the fun!
I just realized, each of the party avoided the nature of the horsemen Victoria assigned them in their individual battles. Silas makes a mockery of the duel by shooting Bellows in the dick, avoiding the ruthlessness of War. Nate overpowers his possession by refusing to bring Death to someone. Delacey's part in his dual encounter with Nate is him surrendering and not fighting back, the antithesis of Conquest. Edie refuses to cling to the fading memory of her brother when she realizes it isn't him, ending the fight quickly rather than pretend for a while. (She was a stretch for Pestilence anyway) And Garnet ignored the absence of magic and fought straight-on with her gun, even though she had a way to refill it. Victoria had assigned her Famine because of a perceived obsession with that magic. It obviously wasn't intentional, but it's still a cool narrative perspective I thought of.
I'd have switched jane and Ellen's character oppositions tbh: garnet's "infected" with demonic powers and edie's "hungry" to avenge her brother's death
When Nate first died, my first thought was, "ok, Johnny has come in to die so they can establish that there is legitimate threat of death" Did not expect him to come back
Andy had about half a dozen stellar characters for the universe. I think he really outdid himself with the characterization of his NPCs and his world building. Great job, mate!
Barely 5 minutes in and already enjoying Johnny's "Thats what we call karma" face. Loving this Q and A and breakdown after the session, would be great to see more after each season of Oxventure/Blades and other series that might come up
Johny with that savage ending line, that should be on a T-Shirt ^^ Also, I want a video that's just luke reading the alternative blades in the dark ending ^^
You know what would be fun? A meta-narrative. Maybe the Oxventure or Blades characters are actually playing Deadlands, and we get the Deadlands characters through the eyes of those other characters. If it's just a one-shot, it could be a chance to try it with few or no lasting consequences.
@@samward7539 Maybe they can't kill the Horseman, they can only destroy the body and the power flows out into the world and eventually (like 100 years) coaleses into a new horseman. Maybe they are trying to reforge rings to lock away the horseman behind 7 seals (for fun)
Andy, for a 1st time GM, you did good. And while they say “oh the worst thing is over-preparing!” A) they never define what extent is over-preparing. B) it is better that you have things that you do not use this time that can use elsewhere Also good on you Luke for Roleplaying well and NOT looking at the sessions you were not a part and not looking at fan theories
I'm surprised that some of them at least looked at the theories. I could understand watching the other sessions but if know know what's happening it's harder to predend you don't have an idea
So good. I love the intersection of wild west and horror in Andy's cultural references. Love the hospital being In the Mouth of Madness. Missed Harker being Croneberg in Nightbreed, but that is such a choice reference
I'm so glad I picked up on the Carousel of Progress from Disneyland reference at the World's Fair. I honestly only knew about that ride from watching a Fascinating Horror vid on the accident that happened with that one. Given how much Disney stuff Andy knows, particularly with the Haunted Mansion ride, I'm not surprised that he pulled in another reference. I love that Johnny knows everyone so well to know that they'll all choose the worst option. I'm sometimes that way when gaming. I'll sort of just shrug and go for it even though I know it's a stupid idea. Mike having Silas be afraid of horse just made sense to me given his love of cars and what all happened when he, Jane, and Andy had that race in Red Dead Online for a Christmas challenge and just how badly it went for Mike (and how much he complained about the horses).
Johnny saying that they don't need to plan an alternate choice because the Oxventurers allways choose the worst possibility made me laugh so hard!!! What an ending to this stream! It was perfection!!!!
Andy absolutely crushed it this season. Many of the NPCs were brought to life by his performances and the story was top notch. I've got a few thoughts on this series: - I think we could get new seasons, but instead of being one continuous story, each season is a self contained narrative. This season was about the tragedy of Victoria's story. Scaling it up to finding her boss would make her a step along the way and risk the story being less personal. At the same time, the apocalypse has just been stopped, so how do you scale it down successfully with the same characters. The story of this season serves best as an isolated narrative, rather than the beginning of a series like their D&D adventures - In hindsight, I probably did notice that the hollowing was intentional and just chose not to believe it. The belief that it was legit really amped up the stakes of the series. While I love the D&D series, it rarely feels like the characters are in danger of having long-term consequences for their actions (Prudence briefly losing magic being one of the exceptions). - I'm probably in the minority, but I didn't connect the Four-Horsemen thing until the final episode. I don't think that's a bad thing either. It made the final episode more of an "Ah-ha!" moment in my opinion, and I loved it.
Honestly, I would love these same characters to come back, but kind of just wander around the West with no overarching narrative. Hunters for Hire: An Oxventure Deadlands Anthology, something like that.
This campaign was brilliant. It really took over as my top comfort piece of fiction and as a non-player, it felt so balanced between tense excitement and powerful glory.
You need to give the Dollars Trilogy a watch. Especially “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. Lone Plains Drifter is also really good, and a lil bit spooky.
@cappinjocj9316 Oh, I've seen those. It was more the distinctly 90s westerns I hadn't seen. Apart from Young Guns. Thanks for the recommendation though
Prepping for my Deadlands campaign all those years ago, I was inspired by the original Red Dead Redemption, but I also watched so many westerns to get in the mood: The Magnificent Seven, The Quick and the Dead, Silverado ... but my best memory is watching The Wild Bunch in the middle of a massive thunderstorm. Rain was pouring down, lightning was flashing constantly and eventually a transformer across the street exploded causing all the power to go out! It drove me to write a bit where the posse was hunkered down in a saloon during a similarly powerful storm and besieged by monstrous creatures. You could almost smell the rain and feel the wet on your skin.
I really enjoyed the Deadlands series, and doing this Q&A after is a good 'peek behind the curtain' experience as well as getting MORE of the series even though it's ended. I do think it's a shame that we didn't get to experience more of the gunslingers Andy created for Episode 2, as he's clearly so into Wild West lore, media and history that they were all solidly inspired and fleshed out. Ditto with the extra bits of the World's Fair that he mentioned. Bellows was and remains my favourite villain from this series, the combination of Andy's characterization and acting of him, and the choice of music (which he discusses more on the podcast) made him menacing and deeply unpleasant in a very compelling way that paradoxically made me want to have him around more. Great stuff. Now, do a season 2 please!
Knowing what we do now about the 4 horsemen angle, I’m impressed Andy resisted dropping in the likes of ‘What’s causin’ all this?’ or ‘Being a Horseman isn’t something you put on in the morning and take off at night, it’s a state of mind.’ 😂 Loved this Q&A and the campaign itself!
I’ve been in and out of commenting up to speed; but I’ve watched this series, and all the Oxventures in recent weeks while I try and get back up. From the horsemen to the orbpocalypse the beauty of it has been seeing aspects of self come through in characters curated to bring joy. Mike loves humour, Luke loves heart, and everyone brings their own flavour to the table and world being curated. Also love that Jane loves my favourite western. Doc Holliday is my huckleberry. 🙌
I literally grew up and live in the “Wild West.” Actual cowboy country. I was so effing excited for this campaign for fantastical relatability (?) and let me tell you it did not disappoint. Everyone was amazing! So SO good.
The comments under the last episode had a few people point out that the posse could have taken the rings and then just not done the apocalypse. I wonder if Andy had planned for that, and if that would have been possible, or if he would have made them become the Horsemen (however railroad-y that seems), or if there would have been some kind of corruption they would have had to endure/fight off to keep the apocalypse at bay.
This was great and I love having a Q&A after the season now that we're rolling with stories and plot lines it's cool to hear what you all loved or for the DM/GMs planned out and I think it'd be a nice thing after future seasons of games or even the one shots getting some of the personal stuff there as well. Keep it up, can't wait to see/hear what's coming up next for y'all. *tips 10 gallon hat, then rides off toward the sunset*
I loved this entire season Andy told a brilliant story that left me wanting more. I’ve watched this season three times and listened once on the Oxventure Podcast every time all I can think is Andy needs a season 2 the world he was building was well thought out and truly inspiring. Just knowing the story aspects he thought of that weren’t used. This man came prepared to deliver a story to knock socks off.
Like most other commentators, I’ve found this season (of Deadland) to be absolutely captivating, must-watch TTRPG content. While I love D&D and BitD, I suspect the Weird West allows for the perfect blend of ‘serious narrative/stakes’ with comedic interludes (basically any interaction with a coerced NPC; the charmed security guard at the wellness centre and the hapless actor in the Wheel of Progress spring to mind). I’m happy enough with the narrative that I’m okay if a season 2 follows another set of Wildcards; I trust in the creative process of the crew and look forward to being taken away on a journey. P.S: There have been enough ‘oh beans’ moments in all the non-Johnny led RPGs that I’m ready for some more list videos - specific ideas include “7 pet peeves you notice after going from player to game runner in a tabletop RPG’ or 6 needlessly convoluted ways a party completed a mission’. P.P.S: ‘Oh Beans’ Hat and ‘powerbomb that child’ pins please!
I don't usually like anything Western so I wasn't prepared for how much I loved this season, when I watched the last episode I felt that same kind of emptiness when you finish a great book, I especially loved the characters and thought part of the greatness was that there was a planned ending to the story I still hope we can get a second season.
I can't get over how I thought they were on a video call or something in this Q&A and then in the final minute of the video Luke leaned forward while adjusting his position and the top of his head appeared on Johnny's panel.
Just got to point out, every single person said "I play" not PLAYED which means they're still playing which means there's...... Going to be another season! Yay! I seriously love this series. I can't wait for more!
I kinda thought the most pressing question from the community was going to be about the potential for a second season. But it was only passively mentioned in a noncommitment sort of way. Guess I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
I think, as much as it would be great to have confirmation of future plans, it's best to let the crew have the flexibility to feel out what they want to do without us setting expectations. This way, they feel more in control of their tabletop experience and are more likely to have fun with it and fight off burnout. I think it's a safe bet to say that whatever the OX crew decides to do next, we'll enjoy it.
Ngl i was genuinely shocked both when Nate died and when he came back sense I didnt knew anything about those harrowed. Also the four horseman twist works really well especially retrospectively.
An amazing q&a to top off an amazing series 🥰 As a lot of people have said I'd also love a s2 but am looking forward to whatever comes next regardless. I did think in the Bellows arc that if I was playing it I would have tried to get that woman who spared the prisoner as an ally and take down Bellows with trickery or something during her duel, but hey the Delacy Ace was such a good moment especially after setting up Bellows with the Nate murder! He was definitely my top pick for favourite npc when the question was brought up
Me either... I feel like in today's world, there's always a few people who get too into something and guess right... But I like the show to be naturally revealed. And even when I'm right about something, I just say, oh I thought that might be it. Because why ruin it for everyone else who didn't guess it. I saw that comment and was like oh... Spoilers... that's why Andy's reaction was so great. He's like, yeah people guessed it but that was the easy part to guess. Haha
Two questions I thought would be answered in Delacey’s backstory but weren’t: What is Delacey’s first (or last?) name and how did he get ahold of a powerful army-service revolver in the first place? The latter I suspect to be a family heirloom but through all the introductions, Luke is only one that never gave their character’s full name.
This probably won't be seen but I'm curious if Andy had any inspiration for the voice of Bellows. It reminded me of an actor Richard Brake. He's played a lot of things but the most recent thing I've seen him in was the mandalorian. He plays an imperial officer.
Only just got around to watching this series and ended up binging it in a couple days flat. I loved the new dramatic dimension that these stories had, Andy being a more strict GM was a welcome change, it allowed for extremely tense situations where I genuinely wondered how the Wild Cards were going to get out of this one. My favourite PC was Edie, Ellen's acting with her was so good that I managed to piece together the backstory with her brother before she directly referenced it, based purely on her mannerisms and interactions with Delacey. Andy did some real all-star performances with the five prinicple villains, Bellows and the Hanging Judge like Johnny said made me viscerally uncomfortable and Victoria had a lot more depth than just a simple card-carrying bad guy. Since Johnny has now said that soon a new Oxventure D&D campaign will start, I hope they take on board the new elements that Andy introduced to the Oxventure format, D&D 5E is my favourite system and there's endless depth to be pulled from it, the kind of which that Andy achieved with this campaign.
I agree with Jane, Slim Hawkins was incredible; I LOVE an ultimately "inconsequential" side character who has this massive implied depth and character and humanity, made more poignant by the very fact they are temporary and not the hero of this particular story, and it especially helps when they carry themselves with that devil-may-care, come-what-may fatalism too
We've seen five out of six members run at least one session so far. Is Jane planning on trying her hand at being a game master? It's perfectly fine if she doesn't want to, as GMing isn't for everyone. With Jane's affinity for Prudence, I'd be interesting to see her run Vampire (a lot of people enjoy Masquerade, while I've only played Requiem). Edgy goth fantasies for everybody! EDIT: Originally said Mike hadn't run anything either.
Mike did run the Blade Runner one-shot (and did quite well with it!) but I got rather the feeling it may not be his particular bag. So, I am not anticipating seeing Mike run a whole season of anything, but he may pop in for a one-shot now and again. :) So yes, that does leave only Jane to run anything if she does actually want to. Yes, VtM (or VtR, I supose :) ) would be great and is highly anticipated, I'd be thrilled to see her run just about anything, really. I could see Shadowrun as a nifty follow-on from the BitD; magic returns to Geth kind of thing.
regarding the oily judge type... given the accent, and mannerisms, i was picturing someone very much like... can't remember the name of the actor, but he played the slimy perv in the doom movie & i know he's played utterly slimy cowboy analogues in the past too..
one shot/short campaign concept related to deadlands but DnD... each character is human and living *in appearrance* at the start of the campaign, awakening in the ruins of their town/village, with the strange, innate knowledge of the distance and direction of those responsible for it's destruction. They are all actually risen revenants, vampire spawn or other lesser undead, but are, at the start of the campaign, unaware. the DM either randomly, or by choice, assigns the type to each, and slowly reveals their powers as the events of the campaign/session unfold, until near the end, when the full extent of said abilities, and their nature, becomes completely apparent.
Ellen rolled some emotional damage on Andy with that comment about how people saw it coming lol. That was payback for all the lost Pikachu drawings during Christmas lol
Planning parrales between the characters and the bosses can be difficult, without tipping them off, especially when the bosses already have themes going for themselves. That said I really do hope for a season 2 because i love dead lands, more than DND.
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I still can't get over the fact that Mike happened to pick "scared of horses" as a character trait without knowing what the reveal would be. Just so perfect.
Genuinely when he growled 'horses' after the reveal I absolutely lost it.
so far this series was a success with 4 raises.
Andy didnt overplan, he was professionally prepared, and made it a great game to watch.
There's definitely a tricky balancing act to over-planning vs. improvising everything when running a TTRPG; I definitely fall into the over-planner stereotype, but I try to make sure I can always reuse things later if the players don't take the bait.
@@haravikk I tried running 5 games, and I was definitely underplanned, and I felt it.
@@jamesrichards2720 Yeah, I'm not so good at improvising as a DM (weirdly better at it as a player).
NPCs are especially hard; I have dozens prepared for shopkeepers etc., with just enough specific detail so I can make them a bit interesting, but the exact shop they're running and the location become canon only when I actually need them.
At least that's the idea; one NPC was only supposed to tell a player where they needed to go next and ended up being dragged into mortal peril in the sewers after the player rolled four 20+ rolls (with bonus) in a row to keep convincing him. Now he's a key NPC, was supposed to just be helpful informant for session one.
But that's part of the fun!
I mean the backstories he might not have needed for the other dullest but everything else made sense to prepare
It was Andy's first time running a game at least for a public audience. He made the right call, the campaign felt good.
I just realized, each of the party avoided the nature of the horsemen Victoria assigned them in their individual battles.
Silas makes a mockery of the duel by shooting Bellows in the dick, avoiding the ruthlessness of War.
Nate overpowers his possession by refusing to bring Death to someone.
Delacey's part in his dual encounter with Nate is him surrendering and not fighting back, the antithesis of Conquest.
Edie refuses to cling to the fading memory of her brother when she realizes it isn't him, ending the fight quickly rather than pretend for a while. (She was a stretch for Pestilence anyway)
And Garnet ignored the absence of magic and fought straight-on with her gun, even though she had a way to refill it. Victoria had assigned her Famine because of a perceived obsession with that magic.
It obviously wasn't intentional, but it's still a cool narrative perspective I thought of.
That was very insightful thank you. I never thought of it that way.
A great take on the scenes!!
In other words, the curtains are blue- and have several bullet holes in them.
I'd have switched jane and Ellen's character oppositions tbh: garnet's "infected" with demonic powers and edie's "hungry" to avenge her brother's death
When Nate first died, my first thought was, "ok, Johnny has come in to die so they can establish that there is legitimate threat of death"
Did not expect him to come back
Them*. All of their pronouns are on screen through out the video.
@@dadefrost2059 they for Johnny, pretty sure Nate's him though
"Canon crime, the next thing up from gun crime" had me in shambles 🤣🤣
It took me a second and then it killed me.
Chaos is, I have been reliably informed, a ladder
Blew me away.
Andy keeping Nate "alive" instead of dying to a heart attack I think shows he's a natural in making a well fleshed out story/characters.
Nate's flesh definitely turned out by the end of it, too.
The thing i love most about these things is that Johnny just looks like a proud parent 😅
Andy had about half a dozen stellar characters for the universe. I think he really outdid himself with the characterization of his NPCs and his world building. Great job, mate!
Gotta say Luke was cold blooded. Shooting the wagon rental guy in the leg and how he took out the dualists.
Barely 5 minutes in and already enjoying Johnny's "Thats what we call karma" face.
Loving this Q and A and breakdown after the session, would be great to see more after each season of Oxventure/Blades and other series that might come up
It is great to see Zack. Now we know him and love him
To know him is to love him
I hope there's a season 2 with Zack playing a character
Johny with that savage ending line, that should be on a T-Shirt ^^
Also, I want a video that's just luke reading the alternative blades in the dark ending ^^
Followed by that glorious pokerface… ^^
I’m taking Ellen’s shocked expression at the jest about Season 2 revealing Victoria’s boss that we are getting season 2 :)
I think we should at least have an additional oneshot episode for the hallowstream this year
You know what would be fun? A meta-narrative. Maybe the Oxventure or Blades characters are actually playing Deadlands, and we get the Deadlands characters through the eyes of those other characters. If it's just a one-shot, it could be a chance to try it with few or no lasting consequences.
They really should do a season two with the series it was so good. Not sure how they would do a season two but I'm sure they could figure it out
Yeah, hard to go anywhere when the characters killed the 5 horsemen of the apocalypse
Yeah! That was the biggest question they didn’t answer! T-T
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I think Ellen kinda did with her facial reaction when season 2 was kinda mentioned in jest.
@@Viglin123 I am not fluent in “facial expression”. Please teach me, sensei.
@@samward7539 Maybe they can't kill the Horseman, they can only destroy the body and the power flows out into the world and eventually (like 100 years) coaleses into a new horseman. Maybe they are trying to reforge rings to lock away the horseman behind 7 seals (for fun)
Andy, for a 1st time GM, you did good. And while they say “oh the worst thing is over-preparing!” A) they never define what extent is over-preparing. B) it is better that you have things that you do not use this time that can use elsewhere
Also good on you Luke for Roleplaying well and NOT looking at the sessions you were not a part and not looking at fan theories
I'm surprised that some of them at least looked at the theories. I could understand watching the other sessions but if know know what's happening it's harder to predend you don't have an idea
As Ellen said, it’s ok if your episodes have already been shot.
I did not spot the four horsemen story line and found that an extremely satisfying twist at the end. Well played Andy!
So good. I love the intersection of wild west and horror in Andy's cultural references. Love the hospital being In the Mouth of Madness. Missed Harker being Croneberg in Nightbreed, but that is such a choice reference
I'm so glad I picked up on the Carousel of Progress from Disneyland reference at the World's Fair. I honestly only knew about that ride from watching a Fascinating Horror vid on the accident that happened with that one. Given how much Disney stuff Andy knows, particularly with the Haunted Mansion ride, I'm not surprised that he pulled in another reference.
I love that Johnny knows everyone so well to know that they'll all choose the worst option. I'm sometimes that way when gaming. I'll sort of just shrug and go for it even though I know it's a stupid idea.
Mike having Silas be afraid of horse just made sense to me given his love of cars and what all happened when he, Jane, and Andy had that race in Red Dead Online for a Christmas challenge and just how badly it went for Mike (and how much he complained about the horses).
Well as we all know, “Horses are dangerous at both ends, and crafty in the middle.”
Johnny saying that they don't need to plan an alternate choice because the Oxventurers allways choose the worst possibility made me laugh so hard!!! What an ending to this stream! It was perfection!!!!
Andy absolutely crushed it this season. Many of the NPCs were brought to life by his performances and the story was top notch. I've got a few thoughts on this series:
- I think we could get new seasons, but instead of being one continuous story, each season is a self contained narrative. This season was about the tragedy of Victoria's story. Scaling it up to finding her boss would make her a step along the way and risk the story being less personal. At the same time, the apocalypse has just been stopped, so how do you scale it down successfully with the same characters. The story of this season serves best as an isolated narrative, rather than the beginning of a series like their D&D adventures
- In hindsight, I probably did notice that the hollowing was intentional and just chose not to believe it. The belief that it was legit really amped up the stakes of the series. While I love the D&D series, it rarely feels like the characters are in danger of having long-term consequences for their actions (Prudence briefly losing magic being one of the exceptions).
- I'm probably in the minority, but I didn't connect the Four-Horsemen thing until the final episode. I don't think that's a bad thing either. It made the final episode more of an "Ah-ha!" moment in my opinion, and I loved it.
Honestly, I would love these same characters to come back, but kind of just wander around the West with no overarching narrative. Hunters for Hire: An Oxventure Deadlands Anthology, something like that.
I thoroughly enjoy these aftermath, Q and A videos or d&d leveling up videos.
This campaign was brilliant. It really took over as my top comfort piece of fiction and as a non-player, it felt so balanced between tense excitement and powerful glory.
I watched The Unforgiven, The Quick and the Dead and Tombstone because of this series and I'm glad I did. Thanks Andy!
You need to give the Dollars Trilogy a watch. Especially “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. Lone Plains Drifter is also really good, and a lil bit spooky.
@cappinjocj9316 Oh, I've seen those. It was more the distinctly 90s westerns I hadn't seen. Apart from Young Guns. Thanks for the recommendation though
Prepping for my Deadlands campaign all those years ago, I was inspired by the original Red Dead Redemption, but I also watched so many westerns to get in the mood: The Magnificent Seven, The Quick and the Dead, Silverado ... but my best memory is watching The Wild Bunch in the middle of a massive thunderstorm. Rain was pouring down, lightning was flashing constantly and eventually a transformer across the street exploded causing all the power to go out!
It drove me to write a bit where the posse was hunkered down in a saloon during a similarly powerful storm and besieged by monstrous creatures. You could almost smell the rain and feel the wet on your skin.
I'm not even that much of a Western fan, but that scenario sounds _so cool._
I really enjoyed the Deadlands series, and doing this Q&A after is a good 'peek behind the curtain' experience as well as getting MORE of the series even though it's ended. I do think it's a shame that we didn't get to experience more of the gunslingers Andy created for Episode 2, as he's clearly so into Wild West lore, media and history that they were all solidly inspired and fleshed out. Ditto with the extra bits of the World's Fair that he mentioned.
Bellows was and remains my favourite villain from this series, the combination of Andy's characterization and acting of him, and the choice of music (which he discusses more on the podcast) made him menacing and deeply unpleasant in a very compelling way that paradoxically made me want to have him around more. Great stuff.
Now, do a season 2 please!
Mom can't cook slid right in for a second and I loved it haha
Please do a season 2. Im hooked.
Knowing what we do now about the 4 horsemen angle, I’m impressed Andy resisted dropping in the likes of ‘What’s causin’ all this?’ or ‘Being a Horseman isn’t something you put on in the morning and take off at night, it’s a state of mind.’ 😂
Loved this Q&A and the campaign itself!
I’ve been in and out of commenting up to speed; but I’ve watched this series, and all the Oxventures in recent weeks while I try and get back up. From the horsemen to the orbpocalypse the beauty of it has been seeing aspects of self come through in characters curated to bring joy. Mike loves humour, Luke loves heart, and everyone brings their own flavour to the table and world being curated.
Also love that Jane loves my favourite western. Doc Holliday is my huckleberry. 🙌
I literally grew up and live in the “Wild West.” Actual cowboy country. I was so effing excited for this campaign for fantastical relatability (?) and let me tell you it did not disappoint. Everyone was amazing! So SO good.
The comments under the last episode had a few people point out that the posse could have taken the rings and then just not done the apocalypse. I wonder if Andy had planned for that, and if that would have been possible, or if he would have made them become the Horsemen (however railroad-y that seems), or if there would have been some kind of corruption they would have had to endure/fight off to keep the apocalypse at bay.
Please do more of deadlands , also please do more of these q&as we want to ask more questions
was great to hear all these answers but also it's great to see Producer Zack on camera for the first time and he did such a great job running this
I appreciate this as a youtube only guy it’s hard to catch the Q&A on your podcasts
This was great and I love having a Q&A after the season now that we're rolling with stories and plot lines it's cool to hear what you all loved or for the DM/GMs planned out and I think it'd be a nice thing after future seasons of games or even the one shots getting some of the personal stuff there as well.
Keep it up, can't wait to see/hear what's coming up next for y'all. *tips 10 gallon hat, then rides off toward the sunset*
Horseman...HORSES!, I knew it. One of the many laugh out loud moments while watching the show.
That was one of my favourite moments too 😂
Johnny's "I know you’ll always pick the worst option " *chef's kiss*
I loved this entire season Andy told a brilliant story that left me wanting more. I’ve watched this season three times and listened once on the Oxventure Podcast every time all I can think is Andy needs a season 2 the world he was building was well thought out and truly inspiring. Just knowing the story aspects he thought of that weren’t used. This man came prepared to deliver a story to knock socks off.
Amazing, I must rewatch every episode again. Andy did sutch an amazing job for each episode
Loved this series so much! Could have listened to hours of q&a's about it 😄
Like most other commentators, I’ve found this season (of Deadland) to be absolutely captivating, must-watch TTRPG content.
While I love D&D and BitD, I suspect the Weird West allows for the perfect blend of ‘serious narrative/stakes’ with comedic interludes (basically any interaction with a coerced NPC; the charmed security guard at the wellness centre and the hapless actor in the Wheel of Progress spring to mind).
I’m happy enough with the narrative that I’m okay if a season 2 follows another set of Wildcards; I trust in the creative process of the crew and look forward to being taken away on a journey.
P.S: There have been enough ‘oh beans’ moments in all the non-Johnny led RPGs that I’m ready for some more list videos - specific ideas include “7 pet peeves you notice after going from player to game runner in a tabletop RPG’ or 6 needlessly convoluted ways a party completed a mission’.
P.P.S: ‘Oh Beans’ Hat and ‘powerbomb that child’ pins please!
I don't usually like anything Western so I wasn't prepared for how much I loved this season, when I watched the last episode I felt that same kind of emptiness when you finish a great book, I especially loved the characters and thought part of the greatness was that there was a planned ending to the story I still hope we can get a second season.
I truly enjoyed this series and hope to see more adventures in this world
Hi, Zack! Good to meet you! 😁
I can't wait to go through this adventure again, I hope y'all make another season!
Fantastic as always. It’s fun to see some of the things that were planned for that never quite make it into play. Brilliant job everyone!
I'm very glad you fine folks did this video. I love to know the "behind the scenes" stuff.
I did 100% NOT see the Four Horseman thing coming! I was blown away by that reveal and really enjoyed it! It was an effective "twist" for me! :D
This was the best oxventure yet! Amazing characters, amazing Marshall, amazing locations and plot twists 🎉
I can't get over how I thought they were on a video call or something in this Q&A and then in the final minute of the video Luke leaned forward while adjusting his position and the top of his head appeared on Johnny's panel.
it's still a video call. Looked like greenscreen shenanigans to me
Just got to point out, every single person said "I play" not PLAYED which means they're still playing which means there's...... Going to be another season! Yay! I seriously love this series. I can't wait for more!
Missed it live. Oh well. Time to watch it EDIT: Thanks for the Q&A. The entire thing was an adventure :)
I love watching this group so much. It makes me happy they are taking a chance with different GM’s & games. I’ll watch anything they play
Aww, we love you, Zack! (And those of us from Luke and Andy's D&D In A Castle table happen to know you, too!)
Thanks all, super interesting. And after a rough day at work it put a shine on my day to see my question come up!
I kinda thought the most pressing question from the community was going to be about the potential for a second season. But it was only passively mentioned in a noncommitment sort of way. Guess I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
I think, as much as it would be great to have confirmation of future plans, it's best to let the crew have the flexibility to feel out what they want to do without us setting expectations. This way, they feel more in control of their tabletop experience and are more likely to have fun with it and fight off burnout. I think it's a safe bet to say that whatever the OX crew decides to do next, we'll enjoy it.
Ngl i was genuinely shocked both when Nate died and when he came back sense I didnt knew anything about those harrowed.
Also the four horseman twist works really well especially retrospectively.
After that introduction, it was love at first sight, don't you worry
An amazing q&a to top off an amazing series 🥰 As a lot of people have said I'd also love a s2 but am looking forward to whatever comes next regardless. I did think in the Bellows arc that if I was playing it I would have tried to get that woman who spared the prisoner as an ally and take down Bellows with trickery or something during her duel, but hey the Delacy Ace was such a good moment especially after setting up Bellows with the Nate murder! He was definitely my top pick for favourite npc when the question was brought up
Andy I had literally no idea about the four horseman until you revealed it
Me either... I feel like in today's world, there's always a few people who get too into something and guess right... But I like the show to be naturally revealed. And even when I'm right about something, I just say, oh I thought that might be it. Because why ruin it for everyone else who didn't guess it. I saw that comment and was like oh... Spoilers... that's why Andy's reaction was so great. He's like, yeah people guessed it but that was the easy part to guess. Haha
"You know and you love them but you may not know or love me!"
20 seconds in and I already like the new guy.
Now that we've seen you Zack, we love you. Tbh you seem like a good fit at the oxboxtra collective
Would 100% like to see the Blessed Nun (or another one) come into the story.
Two questions I thought would be answered in Delacey’s backstory but weren’t: What is Delacey’s first (or last?) name and how did he get ahold of a powerful army-service revolver in the first place? The latter I suspect to be a family heirloom but through all the introductions, Luke is only one that never gave their character’s full name.
🎶Delacey killed the radio star.
This probably won't be seen but I'm curious if Andy had any inspiration for the voice of Bellows. It reminded me of an actor Richard Brake. He's played a lot of things but the most recent thing I've seen him in was the mandalorian. He plays an imperial officer.
Johnny's LOTR reference during the final adventure was 10/10
Yesss, Johnny, that was such a fantastic LotR reference!!
You ran a damn good campaign Andy. ‘‘Twas a joy to watch.
Always fun watching you merry bunch of nerds play D&D, and I always look forward to the next game.
I was so strung along and didn't read the comments or theories so I didn't know about the horsemen until it was mentioned
Only just got around to watching this series and ended up binging it in a couple days flat. I loved the new dramatic dimension that these stories had, Andy being a more strict GM was a welcome change, it allowed for extremely tense situations where I genuinely wondered how the Wild Cards were going to get out of this one. My favourite PC was Edie, Ellen's acting with her was so good that I managed to piece together the backstory with her brother before she directly referenced it, based purely on her mannerisms and interactions with Delacey. Andy did some real all-star performances with the five prinicple villains, Bellows and the Hanging Judge like Johnny said made me viscerally uncomfortable and Victoria had a lot more depth than just a simple card-carrying bad guy. Since Johnny has now said that soon a new Oxventure D&D campaign will start, I hope they take on board the new elements that Andy introduced to the Oxventure format, D&D 5E is my favourite system and there's endless depth to be pulled from it, the kind of which that Andy achieved with this campaign.
Can’t wait! You guys did such a good job! If I had to pick a favourite, it’ll be Mike’s Silas. Mike was clearly having a lot of fun.
Also first!
Yet the biggest question remains unawnsered. When will we get another season of Oxventure plays DEADLANDS
This was super interesting, thanks guys!
Are we going to get a season 2 please 🙏
I agree with Jane, Slim Hawkins was incredible; I LOVE an ultimately "inconsequential" side character who has this massive implied depth and character and humanity, made more poignant by the very fact they are temporary and not the hero of this particular story, and it especially helps when they carry themselves with that devil-may-care, come-what-may fatalism too
Why does Johnny’s hair look so exceptionally good here
We've seen five out of six members run at least one session so far. Is Jane planning on trying her hand at being a game master? It's perfectly fine if she doesn't want to, as GMing isn't for everyone. With Jane's affinity for Prudence, I'd be interesting to see her run Vampire (a lot of people enjoy Masquerade, while I've only played Requiem). Edgy goth fantasies for everybody!
EDIT: Originally said Mike hadn't run anything either.
Mike did run the Blade Runner one-shot (and did quite well with it!) but I got rather the feeling it may not be his particular bag. So, I am not anticipating seeing Mike run a whole season of anything, but he may pop in for a one-shot now and again. :) So yes, that does leave only Jane to run anything if she does actually want to. Yes, VtM (or VtR, I supose :) ) would be great and is highly anticipated, I'd be thrilled to see her run just about anything, really. I could see Shadowrun as a nifty follow-on from the BitD; magic returns to Geth kind of thing.
@@ShauriCheshire I forgot Mike did Blade Runner. For some reason, I misremembered that one as being run by Luke. Post updated accordingly. :)
What did Ellen run? I missed it
@@Nirvanist100 A single session of Teatime Adventures. It was about 6 months ago so the easiest way to find it is in the One Shot Wonders playlist.
@@ShauriCheshire Sad because we are in the damned Cyberpunk era right now it's like people are blind drunk or something.
Would leave to see more of Deadlands and Marshal Andy!
regarding the oily judge type...
given the accent, and mannerisms, i was picturing someone very much like... can't remember the name of the actor, but he played the slimy perv in the doom movie & i know he's played utterly slimy cowboy analogues in the past too..
I loved Ben bellows. He was a perfect Richard Brake impression ❤. Look him up.
I Really like this Q and A style epiloge to teh season, can we do one for Blades in the Dark?
what I want to know is if there are plans to do a season 2 because holy crap that was so much fun
*speaks like Oliver twist* "please sir. Can we have a s2"
MOAR?!
one shot/short campaign concept related to deadlands but DnD...
each character is human and living *in appearrance* at the start of the campaign, awakening in the ruins of their town/village, with the strange, innate knowledge of the distance and direction of those responsible for it's destruction.
They are all actually risen revenants, vampire spawn or other lesser undead, but are, at the start of the campaign, unaware.
the DM either randomly, or by choice, assigns the type to each, and slowly reveals their powers as the events of the campaign/session unfold, until near the end, when the full extent of said abilities, and their nature, becomes completely apparent.
My biggest question of the series: Where did Johnny get their hat from and what's the model? I love it so much, it puts my stetson to shame.
I would love a Lasers and Feelings campaign.
I did wonder what other machinations Marshall Andy had up his black sleeve.
I was hoping Andy would explain the mystery of Bellows train whistle trick. I know it's not important but I'm so curious
How much beans and opium jerky do we have to send to oxbox for a Deadlands season 2?
Season 2!!! Season 2!!!
Can you please do more Lasers and feelings, and also add the missing 3rd episode to the playlist you already have?
Your right Zach I didn’t know you but I do love you. Great self-deprecating introduction.
Ellen rolled some emotional damage on Andy with that comment about how people saw it coming lol. That was payback for all the lost Pikachu drawings during Christmas lol
Planning parrales between the characters and the bosses can be difficult, without tipping them off, especially when the bosses already have themes going for themselves. That said I really do hope for a season 2 because i love dead lands, more than DND.
Woooo. Season 2... Wooooooooo. Yes yes yes
I’m sorry there will never be ttrpg moment to match luke pulling the ace of spades out in that duel. He acted it so well I really thought he’d lost