The big smile on Brandon's face as he rubs his hands knowing he's roped in his friends to play D&D is the best thing ever. Good luck with the campaign guys!
Im a little sad everyone didnt play unarmed grapling specialists and the game wasn't more like that old 80s Cartoon with Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant
@@magermankenify Brandon Cutler guest starred in a D&D wrestling game similar to that. It was mostly focused on the wrestling, but the story around the matches was fascinating. It was called Drooam and Defiance Wrestling on the Hyper RPG channel.
Orange either did his homework and genuinely wanted to learn DnD mechanics or he's played before, knows what he is doing, and just wanted to cause mass rougely chaos.
Prepare to be timestamped! 0:12 Introducing the Cast 1:31 The Bard of Wrestling with Orc Halfington 1:51 LOL 2:23 Doc has a stick, among other things 3:07 What is Rick? 3:42 Copper's first fan art 4:15 JTT 4:50 He's literally half Orc half Cabana 5:14 The Adventure Begins 6:44 First Roll 10:30 DnD isn't fair 15:46 Sorry, he's a little dunce 17:06 He's cool, but not to Copper 18:29 The Slow Spit 20:07 The Bar Fight 24:31 "Cut it out." 25:10 We are all accomplices 27:11 Nothing teaches Dnd mechanics better than cold blooded murder 31:54 Orc doesn't know what year it is 33:10 "Can I kill Orc Halfington?" 37:32 Jail and Chicken Wings 42:13 Nothing intimidating about a bird 45:28 Copper and Lorelei 47:05 DnD BnB 50:29 Yeah, I think they're murder hobos 53:00 The Grand Plan 55:44 Water-skin 57:21 The "A New Hope" plan 58:39 Orcshank Redemption 1:02:09 The BnB Plot 1:05:36 Seductive Bird Leg 1:11:50 Is Lorelei dirty? 1:15:21 Critical Botch 1:17:29 Fighting the Guards 1:20:38 Orc Learns what Water-skin is 1:25:07 Back to the BnB plot 1:30:27 Team Jailbreak 1:31:21 I could pick this lock, but I want to see how this plays out 1:33:52 Anything for Lorelei 1:35:00 More Water-skin 1:38:36 This is what Copper does 1:40:36 Need more Water-skin 1:42:32 Flipping onto the 3 Horsemen 1:45:09 Riding off into the night How much of this will they remember? Will they check their bags? Does anyone remember that Lorelei has a pet mouse? Will Colt remember what water-skin is? And how long will it take for them to learn how to play? Find out next time on, Critical Botch!
You see other D&D streams and they're slickly produced and people tend to not do some of the dorkier stuff....AEW's D&D Stream: Orc Halfington the Half-Orc, " My initials are LOL", Doc Marten the Lizardfolk, A Stick-Figure with Shades and a Dagger, and Jonathan Taylor Tortuga....*chef's kiss* This is fantastic.
I really need to know if Orange has played before now, or just did really good prep work. A+ rogue is A+. I also get the sense Leva's played some too, or must also have read up on it/watched some things as well. And bless Colt's adorable self for trying. Brandon, you were a wonderful DM at helping the precious newbies through their first session. Good luck controlling the chaos from here on out.
I'm a simple person. When I'm not suffering from a nightmarish crippling depression because Orange Cassidy isn't on my screen and I see Orange Cassidy on my screen, I click.
Brandon, when you finish this campaign, publish it as a module book and I will buy it. I just showed this video to my gaming group, trying to turn my D&D friends onto AEW.
This in not a good way to introduced them into AEW, almost all of these guys are baby faces but in this they are just murder hobos and a bounty hunter who gave up her lively-hood in her town, her alignment, home etc... All for not immediately subduing and turning in her supposed friends, which based on alignment alone shouldn't be possible. As for the campaign this is a classic how not run a dnd campaign video. lol They are not even acting as thier characters. Almost everybody I know would never play with anyone acting like this. I can't wait for them to actually get railroaded to the plot. These guys are just GTA-ing in a midevil setting.
@@wavemaster4891 I get why it looks that way, but fondness of modern wrestling tropes has a big effect on how much I'm enjoying this. They spent the first half hour trying to pop the NPCs with highspots, then lost the plot and scrambled to string some moves together while actively commenting on how little their own motivations make sense- it's like Joey Janela's Spring Break but with tiny bird guys and maybe a few more successful dives.
Chuck Civil that sounds a lot like their in ring shit. A few highspots with no storyline. These guys dont know the first rule of wrestling: the marks should be in the seats, not in the ring.
i really love how easily they all jump into their characters, especially most being so new to the game, been playing D&D for years and i still have trouble with it. also the fact that orange counts with his fingers makes him even more my favorite haha
Brendon definitely had all these maps and traps and monster encounters prepared but they're just fighting their way out of Racoon City police station while a subplot develops in the Countryside.
I need to see this animated. Especially the part where Trent keeps suggesting they stay cause it might be alright after murdering someone in full view of a crowded bar.
I've been in Leva's place, and it is never fun. It is entertaining! I have to admit that Leva's reactions are so hilarious! This was so very entertaining!
Yay! More Botch. Colt playing Ork Halflngton Bard. Leva is LOL Moon elf Ranger! Woot! Chuck T Is Doc Martin the Druid Lizardfolk, Trent is Ric the Kenku Barbarian! Orange is Copper Nightflare the Human Rogue! And Peter A is the great is a Tortle Wizard named JTT. This is going to rock.
This is literally all my favorite AEW members playing my favorite game together! Best of luck to you all and your campaign. The ring may not have been kind you The Initiative, but I hope the d20 favors you all
Only just found this and I can't believe two of my favourite franchises have come together like this. Will be binging immediately. Hope you guys get a cameo in the Crit Role cartoon!
Kenku Barbarian. I'm picturing John Silver being part-bird. Also, Colt Cobana reminds me of Dylan when we were playing my brother's campaign. The best part about that is him calling us out for doing a home invasion on a spectator just because his room is closer to the boss room.
I love AEW and I love D&D. This is gonna be awesome. I saw a little bit of the second episode before finding the first and the new layout and stream design with Cutler looks awesome compared to just the zoom calls. I have a feeling the presentation is just gonna keep getting better. Hopefully you can pick up some audience from the massively growing D&D community too.
I've always wanted to check out D&D but never had any friends that were interested. This has been so much fun watching/listening to you guys play! On to episode 2~
This is about the most correct example of what most D&D games would be like. The new players are like WRF is happening, the experienced ones are either trying to derail the campaign or facepalming all night, but in the end everybody had fun playing the game.
If I had known about this earlier I would have been up to date by now. Props to Brandon for some how recruiting the AEW wrestlers I most want to see play DnD together.
This is absolutely fantastic. B Cutler I've been following your tag team since the start (I think). You definitely should've gone with the BookWyrms 😁😁😁
Can't wait for more sessions! Also a little piece of advice, you should probably look into to some online virtual tabletop sites like Roll20, so things can be more streamlined for the boys.
I want a squad of Paladin's and clerics (EMS & town's guard) to roll up and just start smiting and reviving the dead. Gotta start fixing all this, after all they are supposedly commonly found at this bar every night. Then they start one night causing a bar fight and murder spree
Orange HAD to know what he was doing. Nobody derails a D&D game that effectively if they havent played before
He did have his own dice
I love how he takes forever to add lol
Most definetly. He is a pro.
Oh yeah, he was too confident saying things like “do a front flip and spit in his drink”
You don't have a case for dice like that if you aren't a player. I've been playing for decades and I don't even buy nice dice like that.
The big smile on Brandon's face as he rubs his hands knowing he's roped in his friends to play D&D is the best thing ever. Good luck with the campaign guys!
And then Orange happened...
@@aramanon No no, Copper Nightflair happened
I like that Cassidy immediately started doing rogue stuff.
Im a little sad everyone didnt play unarmed grapling specialists and the game wasn't more like that old 80s Cartoon with Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant
He would.
I'm actually playing a fighter with the UA Unarmed combat fighting style as a masked wrestler called The Roc.
@@magermankenify there is a Wrestling rpg.
@@magermankenify Brandon Cutler guest starred in a D&D wrestling game similar to that. It was mostly focused on the wrestling, but the story around the matches was fascinating. It was called Drooam and Defiance Wrestling on the Hyper RPG channel.
Orange either did his homework and genuinely wanted to learn DnD mechanics or he's played before, knows what he is doing, and just wanted to cause mass rougely chaos.
He had his own dice with a fairly nice case; he's a player
Brandon's ability to teach D&D is almost as impressive as his players inability to quell there murderous intent.
Finally, I found my people!!! Fellow Murderhobo
You can't stop any players from being murder hobos. XD
D&D 5 it's not that difficult to teach
They're wrestlers, what did you expect?
Congrats Brandon, you finally found a way for Best Friends to vent their murderous intentions. You might be safe for a little while.
I feel so bad for Leva but i love how Colt is trying.
Prepare to be timestamped!
0:12 Introducing the Cast
1:31 The Bard of Wrestling with Orc Halfington
1:51 LOL
2:23 Doc has a stick, among other things
3:07 What is Rick?
3:42 Copper's first fan art
4:15 JTT
4:50 He's literally half Orc half Cabana
5:14 The Adventure Begins
6:44 First Roll
10:30 DnD isn't fair
15:46 Sorry, he's a little dunce
17:06 He's cool, but not to Copper
18:29 The Slow Spit
20:07 The Bar Fight
24:31 "Cut it out."
25:10 We are all accomplices
27:11 Nothing teaches Dnd mechanics better than cold blooded murder
31:54 Orc doesn't know what year it is
33:10 "Can I kill Orc Halfington?"
37:32 Jail and Chicken Wings
42:13 Nothing intimidating about a bird
45:28 Copper and Lorelei
47:05 DnD BnB
50:29 Yeah, I think they're murder hobos
53:00 The Grand Plan
55:44 Water-skin
57:21 The "A New Hope" plan
58:39 Orcshank Redemption
1:02:09 The BnB Plot
1:05:36 Seductive Bird Leg
1:11:50 Is Lorelei dirty?
1:15:21 Critical Botch
1:17:29 Fighting the Guards
1:20:38 Orc Learns what Water-skin is
1:25:07 Back to the BnB plot
1:30:27 Team Jailbreak
1:31:21 I could pick this lock, but I want to see how this plays out
1:33:52 Anything for Lorelei
1:35:00 More Water-skin
1:38:36 This is what Copper does
1:40:36 Need more Water-skin
1:42:32 Flipping onto the 3 Horsemen
1:45:09 Riding off into the night
How much of this will they remember? Will they check their bags? Does anyone remember that Lorelei has a pet mouse? Will Colt remember what water-skin is? And how long will it take for them to learn how to play? Find out next time on, Critical Botch!
Thanks!
Poor Colt, Peter and Leva have to deal with Best Friends trio antihero antics
Hey now, Colt is a tweener.
Also, JTT has poisoned an Orc and helped shake down an old woman. The only person who's having a mid-life alignment crisis is Leva
You see other D&D streams and they're slickly produced and people tend to not do some of the dorkier stuff....AEW's D&D Stream: Orc Halfington the Half-Orc, " My initials are LOL", Doc Marten the Lizardfolk, A Stick-Figure with Shades and a Dagger, and Jonathan Taylor Tortuga....*chef's kiss* This is fantastic.
Right off the bat there's a definite chaotic energy from this group. xD
Especially from best friends
"Goddammit nightingale"
Fully expecting to hear this in a Chris Jericho promo on Cassidy next week
Orange is such a ringer. Dude even had his own dice.
I’m loving the All Inn by Brandon. Sweet setting
Yo, Leva's kind of adorable though. Love that Brandon got the crew into some DnD. Good shit, bro. 🤙
Orange Cassidy: Murder Hobo
I really need to know if Orange has played before now, or just did really good prep work. A+ rogue is A+. I also get the sense Leva's played some too, or must also have read up on it/watched some things as well. And bless Colt's adorable self for trying. Brandon, you were a wonderful DM at helping the precious newbies through their first session. Good luck controlling the chaos from here on out.
Normally playing table top RPGs with newbs is blindingly frustrating, but Colt was a riot this whole episode.
I'm a simple person. When I'm not suffering from a nightmarish crippling depression because Orange Cassidy isn't on my screen and I see Orange Cassidy on my screen, I click.
relate
@@Hoiux Give me back my psychee
Halfway through, I forgot their classes and just imagined it was literally them.
I just imagined Trent with a bird beak and claws 😂 and orange is straight up orange no matter what, jacket and glasses included
@@UniversalWrestlingAlliance meanwhile, colt is this young lad who just wants to fit in
I’ve literally just been doing that with the while series
Brandon, when you finish this campaign, publish it as a module book and I will buy it.
I just showed this video to my gaming group, trying to turn my D&D friends onto AEW.
This in not a good way to introduced them into AEW, almost all of these guys are baby faces but in this they are just murder hobos and a bounty hunter who gave up her lively-hood in her town, her alignment, home etc... All for not immediately subduing and turning in her supposed friends, which based on alignment alone shouldn't be possible.
As for the campaign this is a classic how not run a dnd campaign video. lol They are not even acting as thier characters. Almost everybody I know would never play with anyone acting like this. I can't wait for them to actually get railroaded to the plot. These guys are just GTA-ing in a midevil setting.
@@wavemaster4891 calm down brother.
@@wavemaster4891 I get why it looks that way, but fondness of modern wrestling tropes has a big effect on how much I'm enjoying this. They spent the first half hour trying to pop the NPCs with highspots, then lost the plot and scrambled to string some moves together while actively commenting on how little their own motivations make sense- it's like Joey Janela's Spring Break but with tiny bird guys and maybe a few more successful dives.
Chuck Civil that sounds a lot like their in ring shit. A few highspots with no storyline. These guys dont know the first rule of wrestling: the marks should be in the seats, not in the ring.
^and yet your clicked on a video featuring AEW performers.... 🤣🤡
Cassidy would have the most extra dice. XD also, "some tables, chairs. No ladders. We're a bit out of our element."
i really love how easily they all jump into their characters, especially most being so new to the game, been playing D&D for years and i still have trouble with it. also the fact that orange counts with his fingers makes him even more my favorite haha
Dreams do come true: Brandon Cutler DM'ing some D&D. With AEW talent no less. Now, where's my Cutler dice set?
Brendon definitely had all these maps and traps and monster encounters prepared but they're just fighting their way out of Racoon City police station while a subplot develops in the Countryside.
Colt: I wanna do a shooting star press and land on my horse 🐎 🤔
This is a thing in my life that I didn't know I needed.
Kudos to Brandon for dealing w/ the immediate derailment of his campaign so well haha.
"Let's murder this whole bar."🤣
I need to see this animated. Especially the part where Trent keeps suggesting they stay cause it might be alright after murdering someone in full view of a crowded bar.
I bought the comic book adaptation of this from Colt last night at a Wrestle Pro show. Its awesome.
Take a shot everytime Leva says "I hunt people like you" to her own party! 🤣🤣 This is so fun.
I've been in Leva's place, and it is never fun. It is entertaining! I have to admit that Leva's reactions are so hilarious! This was so very entertaining!
I play over Discord all the time and Avalon is one of the most courteous player
I am so into this!
Look at the babies learning DND 😍
Dude, poor Leva! I've been in games like this, but they were preteens...
To no suprise at all the best friends dive head first into the murder hobo lifestyle
Oh hell yeah I've been waiting on this hitting RUclips.
Colt Cabana on Hello From The Magic Tavern was fucking magical. Glad to see him do some more stuff
Buncha murder hobos ::shaking head:: Thanks Colt for having recording this as backup. 🤘🏻CritBotch🤘🏻
To be fair, Peter and Chuck went Murder Small Business Owner
Peter barely says a word then helps murder that guy out of nowhere lmao
One more reason I love the folks at AEW
Yay! More Botch. Colt playing Ork Halflngton Bard. Leva is LOL Moon elf Ranger! Woot! Chuck T Is Doc Martin the Druid Lizardfolk, Trent is Ric the Kenku Barbarian! Orange is Copper Nightflare the Human Rogue! And Peter A is the great is a Tortle Wizard named JTT. This is going to rock.
How Brandon got these wrestlers to do a 2 hour show for free? 😂😃 that's what you cal ^ real^ friends in the business.
Well, there might be friendship but this "game" is an acting class, also corona is real :O
@@easychange2345 how real? As trump's tan? 😜
Aew coming through with content for everyday of the week and it’s got stuff for all fans! I love this!
*Colt:* Wait, are we getting appetizers also? Is that a no? I'll take chicken wings.
This is too much haha.
This is literally all my favorite AEW members playing my favorite game together! Best of luck to you all and your campaign. The ring may not have been kind you The Initiative, but I hope the d20 favors you all
This makes up for all of the weeks that Best Friends didn't have a bit for BTE
Only just found this and I can't believe two of my favourite franchises have come together like this. Will be binging immediately. Hope you guys get a cameo in the Crit Role cartoon!
1:45 Leva Bates, Moon Elf Ranger
2:19 Chuck Taylor, Lizard Folk 🦎
3:03 Trent, Birdman Barbarian
3:42 Copper Nightflaire, Rouge
I don’t have the time to watch this now, BUT I WILL ABSOLUTELY WATCH THIS!
If the party doesnt start calling themselves "Ye Elite" then they need a slap :D
Aww yeah!! Was waiting for this, thankyou for uploading, love from the UK 💖
Kenku Barbarian. I'm picturing John Silver being part-bird. Also, Colt Cobana reminds me of Dylan when we were playing my brother's campaign. The best part about that is him calling us out for doing a home invasion on a spectator just because his room is closer to the boss room.
This is awesome! All my favorite wrestlers playing DnD with Brandon being a great DM and teaching the game really well.
I was having such a hard day at work and then orange flips on the table and makes my day.
Oh my Gawd!! This is the BEST D&D session I have ever seen!! With the exception of Leva, y'all went murder hobo!!
I love AEW and I love D&D. This is gonna be awesome. I saw a little bit of the second episode before finding the first and the new layout and stream design with Cutler looks awesome compared to just the zoom calls. I have a feeling the presentation is just gonna keep getting better. Hopefully you can pick up some audience from the massively growing D&D community too.
"what's happening? Do I have a puppet?"
You're over with me buddy, I love the the initiative and your content, hope to see you guys get that first win. Even bought a T Shirt.
Thanks for putting up the video for us folks who couldn't catch the live show. Everyone is such a good sport
Does Trent ever take his headband off?
This is literally the best thing. I remember Brandon's wiki said he was a dm. This is awesome
Wish I would have known about this along time ago!!!! 3 weeks late but oh well im here now gonna binge watch until Im caught up
I've always wanted to check out D&D but never had any friends that were interested. This has been so much fun watching/listening to you guys play! On to episode 2~
www.reddit.com/r/lfg
you'll find a group easily
Colt cracks me up he is so sincere with everything.
This is about the most correct example of what most D&D games would be like. The new players are like WRF is happening, the experienced ones are either trying to derail the campaign or facepalming all night, but in the end everybody had fun playing the game.
Colt is such a cool guy. The littlest idea, what to do but is totally invested!
If I had known about this earlier I would have been up to date by now. Props to Brandon for some how recruiting the AEW wrestlers I most want to see play DnD together.
LOL of course Leva's Charachter's initials is "L.O.L"
D&D _and_ AEW? OMG!!! Now then, let's have Matt Hardy in here. He can play a whole party. Each of his headmates can have a character sheet :)
Wonderful!
This video is the highlight of my week! Thanks @Brandon ! BTW I hope Trent's mom makes a cameo! "Keep it down in there Trent!" 😂
I can already tell, this is going to be an amazing series.
This is absolutely fantastic. B Cutler I've been following your tag team since the start (I think). You definitely should've gone with the BookWyrms 😁😁😁
The chicken leg squeeze of acknowledgement and pride was what made me bust out laughing hahahaha
this is awesome! I was hooked as soon as Copper flipped into the table the first time
Hits the D&D itch. Brilliant start, laughed loads. Just what I needed in between Crit role antics. Looking forward on how this develops
Finally. I'm too broke to be a subscriber on twitch but I love everything you guys do
You can follow them if you want
This is the first thing that youtube has ever suggested that I have ever liked. Immediate subscription. I lost it when Colt said his character name.
This is very cool. Love it guys! A bunch of my favorites in AEW!
Wow. I did not know how much I need this.
Really a cool group!
Instantly subscribed!
Can't wait for more sessions! Also a little piece of advice, you should probably look into to some online virtual tabletop sites like Roll20, so things can be more streamlined for the boys.
Yea, use Roll20. Its a god send. It would help you guys tremendously.
Orange Cassidy is just my favorite person.
Orange is a savage hahaha!!!!! Wrestler's creativity to create stories on the fly is second to none.
It's gonna be a very fun ride xD
Half the group is murderhobos, the other half are just there. Hahahahaha 😂
What in the world am I watching.......lol. This is ridiculous, and loving every minute of it.
What's alignment Were they
1:32:20 is the moment Lorelai wonders how her life ended up with her stuck with this bunch of psychopaths.
Colts reaction when Cassidy says I’m gonna kill him😂
Orange with his wrestling flare rolls a 15+8 and kills it with a 23
Just learned about this... thank you so much.
Lizardfolk Monk Hesk Feral Hand
Busted out laughing from the start and the hilarity continued throughout the episode.
possibly the greatest thing ever to happen on youtube!
Brandon: Walking towards you is...
Trent: Ok, so we kill him
This is brilliant! Thank you all!
This is a lot of fun please keep the series going
This is such a great idea!!!!! Great crew! Thanks yall!!!
Have you thought of using Roll 20 or something like that?
I have so much love for this. My two favourite communities together ❤
Using a Waterskin as a Weapon? BRILLIANT!
This is the best game of D&D I have ever watched
I want a squad of Paladin's and clerics (EMS & town's guard) to roll up and just start smiting and reviving the dead. Gotta start fixing all this, after all they are supposedly commonly found at this bar every night. Then they start one night causing a bar fight and murder spree