Balketh

I love it when people can go from zero to 100% acting drama for a bit/improv/etc. My favourite example, of course, is pretty much anything Brennan Lee Mulligan says or does.

Like, some default-char-gen-lookin' guy, someone you'd expect to talk about fucking stocks or something just on sight alone, slings a flawless 'distraught, soulwrenching panic about an invading army of pickles'.

That perfect combination of honed, realistic seriousness combined with the absolute silliness of the situation, and they go they whole hog into becoming the character for like, 5 seconds, and then they're out again.

LOVE that shit.

Internet's been spotty b/c of a big fiber fault in the city today. Played Bloodborne for a bit today, died in a silly way, then put the controller down again. Can't bring myself yet to regrind back to the DLC again after losing my save.

Been watching Dimension20: A Crown of Candy, and it's fucking good. Brennan is SUCH a good fucking dungeon master. And not in a Matt Mercer 'oh but his table are all also professionals engaged in attempting to make a cohesive and good story as well' kinda way - no no, Brennan's table might be filled with improv professionals, but they're about as real as real players get, stupid fuckin' ideas and all, and it's a joy to watch.

No spoilers, but we just finished ep 9, Safe Harbour, and boy howdy can these fucks make silly candy people dramatic as all hell. I haven't been this gripped on Actual Plays since I first saw Critical Role, and given the unedited nature of CritRole, I'm gonna have a hard time not watching it on like 2-3x speed now.

The fact that Dimension20 episodes are edited into their most succinct forms without losing any of the good bits is so good. Ugh. Loving it. So glad to have all this great content to enjoy right now.